Fall-Winter 2019
Minnesota’s only varsity women’s wrestling team
Augsburg announced earlier this year the addition of a varsity women鈥檚 wrestling team. This new team continues the pioneering tradition in women鈥檚 athletics at Augsburg, which now has… more >
Awards and honors 2019
Best Regional Universities by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report again named Augsburg one of the Best Regional Universities in the Midwest in 2019… more >
Quiz: Older or younger than Augsburg?
In honor of Augsburg鈥檚 founding in 1869, the university is celebrating the past and the present with sesquicentennial events all year long. Think you know history? Test your knowledge… more >
German scholars and artists join River Semester
海角社区鈥檚 third River Semester launched in August as part of a prestigious German initiative to explore the Mississippi River. 鈥淢ississippi. An Anthropocene River鈥� is a German research project… more >
Augsburg hosts inaugural Human Rights Forum
The Human Rights Forum at 海角社区 welcomed about 800 students, thought leaders, global changemakers, and activists this fall. In partnership with the Human Rights Foundation, which also produces the… more >
Oren Gateway Center lobby renovation provides aesthetic convenience
The Oren Gateway Center lobby and adjoining Nabo cafe were redesigned and renovated during the summer, creating more inviting campus meeting spaces. The Nabo security gate was relocated to allow… more >
Take a limited-edition campus tour
Two walking tours are available on campus this year: 鈥淎ugsburg Nooks and聽Crannies鈥� and 鈥淎ugsburg Campus: Past and Present.鈥� Led by Kristin Anderson,聽university archivist, each tour lasts one hour… more >
Augsburg enrolls historic first-year class
A record-setting 636 undergraduate first-year students started at 海角社区 this fall. The Class of 2023 marks the third year in a row in which a majority are… more >
You chimed in: favorite faculty in focus
Augsburg Now staff asked the university鈥檚 Facebook followers for their most memorable professors. Here are a few of their responses, edited for length and clarity.鈥淢ary Lowe鈥擨 had a lot of memorable professors, most of them dear to me, but she and I worked so closely together in my last years of my degree… more >
Create inclusive and engaging experiences for fellow Auggies
Serve on Augsburg鈥檚 Alumni BoardThe Alumni Board is the governing body of the Augsburg Alumni Association. The board exists to guide the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations in serving the valued alumni, parents… more >
Sesquicentennial heritage trips
In honor of Augsburg鈥檚 150th anniversary, three trips hosted by expert faculty guides will celebrate the university鈥檚 heritage in Germany and Norway.NORWAY ARTS AND CULTURE May 8鈥�18, 2020 $4,800 Hosted by Theater Professor聽Darcey Engen 鈥�88 and聽Luverne Seifert 鈥�85 GERMANY July 15鈥�26, 2020 $5,300 Hosted… more >
Augsburg鈥檚 first all-school reunion
Mark your calendar for the All-School Reunion聽during Homecoming: September 26, 2020.聽Editor’s note: The All-School Reunion has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (updated October 13, 2020) More than 150 enthusiastic Sesquicentennial Stewards have聽committed to… more >
In memoriam
Gladys I. (Boxrud)聽Strommen 鈥�46, Edina,聽Minnesota, age 93,聽on May 27. Omar N. Gjerness 鈥�47,聽Fergus Falls, Minnesota,聽age 97, on July 19. Prudence V. (Hokanson)聽Nystuen 鈥�47, Lakeville… more >