Yearly Archives: 2020
How to Build a Women’s Wrestling Program from Scratch
Augsburg Athletics continues trailblazing trend with Minnesota鈥檚 only collegiate women鈥檚 wrestling teamEditor鈥檚 note: In late July, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced plans to postpone competition in cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball until the spring. Winter and spring sports… more >
Mistaken Identity: How Reliable is Eyewitness Identification?
National Science Foundation grant fuels Professor Nancy Steblay and Augsburg students鈥� research of the reliability of eyewitness identification and law enforcement proceduresYou鈥檝e seen the story on TV or heard it on a true crime podcast. A crime is committed. An eyewitness identifies a suspect in the lineup. The suspect is… more >
Commencement 2020 and One Day in May
Augsburg’s first virtual commencement included a theme from the university’s history
Notes from President Pribbenow: 鈥楾hrough Truth to Freedom鈥�
As we conclude our yearlong celebration of Augsburg鈥檚 150th anniversary, in the midst of these historic times, I have been reflecting on some of聽the mottos and slogans Augsburg… more >
Editor’s Note: Augsburg Now’s First Digital-Only Issue
Sharing Auggie stories during the COVID-19 pandemicWhen we began making this magazine in early 2020, the world was markedly different than the one we inhabit today. Augsburg Now staff delayed the magazine鈥檚 timeline due to… more >
Augsburg Wins Campus Compact Impact Award
Campus Compact, a network of universities across the United States that are committed to public engagement in higher education, honored 海角社区 as an inaugural聽recipient of the Richard Guarasci… more >
On the Spot: Hana Dinku
How One Day in May in 1968 forced Augsburg to reevaluate its posture and practices regarding racism and educationHana Dinku served as director of 海角社区鈥檚 Pan-Afrikan Center from March 2019 to July 2020. Her most recent project at Augsburg, 鈥淥ne Day in May,鈥� was featured… more >
The Augsburg Podcast: Season 3
The first two seasons of the Augsburg Podcast featured faculty and staff sharing stories of their work with students. The third season, launched in March, takes a new approach and… more >
The Art of Augsburg, 1950s to Today
As part of the university鈥檚 yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary, Kristin Anderson, professor of art history and archivist, curated an exhibition of works by Augsburg art faculty dating… more >
President Paul Pribbenow shares Augsburg鈥檚 Story at the Forum on Workplace Inclusion
On March 11, Augsburg聽University鈥檚 President Paul聽Pribbenow (pictured) shared the聽Augsburg story during a session聽called, 鈥淗ospitality is Not聽Enough: An Institutional Journey From Diversity to Inclusion and… more >
New Augsburg Pastors Installed
At a special chapel service during the January 2020 海角社区 Board of Regents meeting, Bishop Ann Svennungsen of the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America… more >
The Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Degree Launches to Meet Growing Demand
This past November, the university introduced its second doctoral program: a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology. Augsburg鈥檚 first, the Doctor of Nursing Practice, began in 2010. Augsburg worked… more >
Rick Steves Partners with Augsburg鈥檚 Center for Global Education and Experience
Plan ahead for travel to GuatemalaWhen well-known travel author, activist, and media personality Rick Steves went to Central America to film segments for his new public television special, 鈥淗unger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia… more >
Hearst Foundation Awards Augsburg $75,000 for LEAD Fellows Program
LEAD Fellows, a program of 海角社区鈥檚 Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, this winter received $75,000 from the Hearst Foundation, Inc. to support students as they pursue… more >
Urban Investors Finds New Home at Augsburg
Last November, 海角社区鈥檚 Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship and the Strommen Center for Meaningful Work welcomed聽a new campus partner: Urban Investors. Formerly known as Urban Adventure… more >