Around the Quad
Pedestrians take priority
This fall, Open Streets Minneapolis allowed community members to stroll, skate, and cycle on roads closed to cars near Augsburg鈥檚 campus. Open Streets events held across the city throughout… more >
From the ground up
Groundbreaking ceremony unites AuggiesThis bug鈥檚-eye view captures the April 2016 groundbreaking ceremony for Augsburg鈥檚 Norman and Evangeline Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion… more >
The Augsburg Choir joins Barry Manilow on stage
The exceptional talent and hard work of the Augsburg Choir was rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing backup during Grammy-award winner Barry Manilow鈥檚 farewell… more >
Notes from President Pribbenow
On thoughtful stewardshipAugsburg鈥檚 mission statement says that we educate students to be 鈥渢houghtful stewards鈥� as well as 鈥渋nformed citizens, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.鈥� I imagine some may read 鈥渢houghtful stewards… more >
New residents set Memorial Hall abuzz
Hives installed to bolster honey bee populationIt has been decades since the last students moved out of Memorial Hall; the dormitory was converted to office space in the late 1960s. However, a new group of inhabitants… more >
$50,000 grant funds recycling program expansion
Student-faculty-staff collaboration improves campus sustainabilityAugsburg College can boost its efforts to divert organic and compostable items from trash and other recycling thanks to a $50,000 recycling grant from the Hennepin County Environment and… more >
Honoring retiring faculty
Several聽faculty members retired following years of dedicated service to Augsburg聽College. Kathy Accurso |聽Instructor, Department of Education鈥攚ith the College since 2012 Katherine Baumgartner |Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing… more >
Commencement 2016
Students of color, award winners, and former KARE 11 anchor stand out at graduationAugsburg College celebrated students completing degrees in the traditional undergraduate, adult undergraduate, and graduate programs through commencement ceremonies held April 30. The 2016 traditional undergraduate class is the most diverse… more >
Augsburg exhibition shines in Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover
World-renowned feminist art activists the Guerrilla Girls recently 鈥渢ook over鈥� Minneapolis and St.聽Paul to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Augsburg College was among more than two dozen arts and… more >
Teaching and learning award winners
Augsburg recognizes individuals or groups who have made exemplary contributions to creating an engaging academic learning environment. The 2016 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning awards are… more >
On the spot: Bill Green discusses Minnesota history
鈥楧egrees of Freedom鈥� in the state’s past and presentWhat does it mean to matter? 鈥塛hat does it look like to matter? With the Black Lives Matter movement, questions of racial equity have ignited important鈥攁nd difficult鈥攃onversations in… more >
ELCA college conference
Students, faculty members, and staff from two dozen colleges and universities affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America came together this summer as Augsburg hosted the annual Vocation of… more >
Pribbenow keynotes Cargill’s ethics week
Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow delivered the keynote address for Cargill鈥檚 annual ethics week this spring. Pribbenow is recognized as one of the nation鈥檚 most engaging commentators… more >
LeVar Burton encourages the next generation
Scholarship Weekend welcomes future studentsActor, director, writer, producer, and educator LeVar Burton鈥攂est known for his roles in 鈥淩oots,鈥� 鈥淪tar Trek: The Next Generation,鈥� and 鈥淩eading Rainbow鈥濃�攊nspired prospective students to make positive change… more >