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Augsburg receives Carnegie Foundation鈥檚 Community Engagement Classification
Augsburg College has earned its second聽Community Engagement Classification from聽the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of聽Teaching. Institutions are recognized based on聽evidence of their collaboration with the larger… more >
Augsburg earns dual national community service honors
Augsburg was the only Minnesota college or聽university named a finalist on the Corporation for聽National and Community Service鈥檚 2014 Interfaith聽Community Service Honor Roll as well as on… more >
Bush Foundation grant supports diversity in teaching
Augsburg College鈥檚 Department of Education was awarded a $150,000聽grant from the Bush Foundation through its Teacher Effectiveness聽Initiative. The award will be used to fund a project… more >
Day at the Capitol
During the 2013-14 academic year, more than 34 percent of all Augsburg undergraduates鈥�1,054聽students鈥攔eceived Minnesota State Grants totaling more than $3.4 million. This February, Augsburg… more >
128 Auggies exhibit at the American Swedish Institute
Led by Assistant Professor of Art Christopher聽Houltberg, 128 students and six Augsburg faculty members contributed to a collaborative exhibition, Shaping Peace, at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. The… more >
Presidential sculptures undergo restoration
From 1888 to 1890, Jacob Fjelde, a Norwegian portraitist and creator of聽public monuments, sculpted busts of Augsburg College Presidents Sven Oftedal聽and Georg Sverdrup. For many years, the sculptures… more >
Strommen Executive Speaker Series explores reputation management
During spring semester, Augsburg聽College invited leaders with experience聽in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors聽of the Twin Cities business community聽to share their expertise as part of the… more >
The Center for Counseling and Health Promotion gets new name and location
The Center for Counseling and Health Promotion recently became the聽Center for Wellness and Counseling to better capture the mission of the聽department, which is to support students to 鈥渟tay… more >
Abundance at Augsburg
2015 is off to a remarkable start at Augsburg! The announcement on the facing page about the $10 million gift to name the Center for Science, Business, and Religion certainly… more >
Bill Nye wows audience at Augsburg College
Bill Nye 鈥淭he Science Guy鈥� captivated 1,800 guests at a sold-out, on-campus presentation during Augsburg鈥檚 Scholarship Weekend, a time when high school seniors visit the College… more >
Falling in love with nature’s canvas
The St. Paul Pioneer Press recognized Augsburg College as one 鈥渙f the best spots to absorb fall colors in the Twin Cities area.鈥� While Augsburg鈥檚 entire Minneapolis campus features… more >
$150,000 grant funds internships for nearly 40 Auggies
Learning at Augsburg College is more than textbooks and tests. Augsburg is committed to helping students discern and live their vocations and to inspiring them to explore their gifts and… more >
Convocation Series 2014-15
First held in 1990, the Augsburg College Convocation Series is an annual speaker series that incorporates longstanding endowed and special programs. This fall, the series kicked off with the Bernhard… more >
Cedar-Riverside neighbors launch program
A $200,000 grant awardedto Augsburg College and The Cedar Cultural Center is supporting a program to build cross-cultural awareness, knowledge, and understanding of Somali culture through music. The… more >
