Around the Quad
Lights, camera, Auggie!
More than a dozen Augsburg College students took part in prestigious off-campus research opportunities during summer 2014. Promise Okeke 鈥�15, an Auggie biology major, interned and researched at Harvard… more >
Faculty grants
National Science Foundation grants support hands-on student research experienceNancy Steblay, professor of psychology,聽has been awarded $134,219 from聽the National Science Foundation for a聽project investigating eyewitness identification聽errors (NSF SES-1420135).聽Augsburg College will receive funding… more >
Board of Regents welcomes new chair and members
Dr. Paul S. Mueller 鈥�84, staff consultant and chair, Division of General Internal Medicine at聽Mayo Clinic, was elected chair of the Augsburg College Board of Regents at its May… more >
College Awards 2014
鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥� Augsburg College was designated a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥� institution in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings. Augsburg鈥檚 ranking was 23 in… more >
Notes from President Pribbenow
Semper reformanda鈥攖he gift of reformationI am writing these notes on Reformation Day鈥擮ctober 31鈥攖he occasion on which we celebrate the legacy of our Lutheran Christian tradition and the ways in which that legacy… more >
Auggies go green!
Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow was one of several Auggies to take an inaugural ride on the Metro Transit Green Line during its grand opening June 14. The Green… more >
Celebrating student success
Scholarships and fellowshipsAugsburg students earned a range of prestigious accolades during spring semester, including the following: Barry Goldwater Scholarship Eric Bowman 鈥�15, a biology and chemistry major and McNair Scholar, received an… more >
Excellence in Teaching and Learning awards
Each year, the Augsburg College faculty recognizes select colleagues with the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning awards鈥攁cknowledging those who have demonstrated outstanding support for students through teaching, advising… more >
The Great Economic Debate
The Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL)鈥攁 program of Augsburg College鈥攊n May hosted its second Mayor鈥檚 Challenge. Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, Minnesota Department of Commerce Commissioner Michael… more >
Strommen Executive Speakers Series
This April, the Strommen Executive Speakers Series, which brings local business leaders to campus to share insight and expertise, featured Jon Campbell, executive vice president of Wells Fargo. With 36… more >
An alternative narrative of higher education
Our colleague, Harry Boyte, who heads Augsburg鈥檚 Center for Democracy and Citizenship, recently argued in The Huffington Post that America needs an alternative narrative of higher education, one that… more >
New bachelor鈥檚 degree program for working professionals
Augsburg is rolling out a new, evening bachelor鈥檚 degree program for working professionals beginning fall 2014. It will be offered in a flexible, hybrid-learning format, combining traditional weeknight… more >
Book proceeds to benefit Augsburg College
Book describes Augsburg professor鈥檚聽heritage as Norwegian immigrant Author Phillip Formo鈥檚 new book, Papa: A Life Remembered, describes the experiences of his grandfather, Andreas Helland, a Norwegian immigrant… more >
Head Coach Dennis Barker retires
Augsburg College men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 track and field and cross-country head coach Dennis Barker resigned his coaching positions after the fall season. Barker had served as coach… more >
Convocation Series 2013-14
First held in 1990, the Augsburg College Convocation Series is an annual speaker series that incorporates longstanding endowed and special programs. This winter, the 26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr… more >