Spring-Summer 2017
Preserving Norway’s treasures
Augsburg alumna’s career in object conservation spans continents鈥淎s you can see, I鈥檓 not in my office,鈥� says聽Juliane Derry 鈥�00 answering a video call and聽gazing toward the cell phone resting in her outstretched palm. 鈥淚t… more >
Winning the long game
Meaningful, relevant workshops equip students to excel in the classroom, competition, and their careersStudent-athletes file past tables,聽stacking breadsticks on mounds of聽pasta, but this crew isn鈥檛 carb-loading聽for the next matchup. The nearly 550聽students from Augsburg鈥檚 19… more >
Class notes
1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2015 | Graduate Programs Submit a Class Note 1961 Last year, First Lutheran Church in Red Wing, Minnesota, recognized Arlan… more >
In memoriam
Remembering AuggiesThe 鈥淚n memoriam鈥� listings in this聽publication include notifications聽received before March 15. Helen M. (Anderson) Johnson 鈥�40,聽Hallock, Minnesota, age 96, on聽September 4. Eleanor C. (Christenson) Kline 鈥�44… more >
A gift for Augsburg in Rochester
Louise and Regent聽Emeritus Leland聽鈥淟ee鈥� Sundet will聽help Augsburg鈥檚聽Rochester site grow thanks to a generous聽$1.5 million gift. The Rochester location聽attracts more than 350 working… more >
Tips for the reluctant networker
Augsburg College alumna Jenni Lilledahl 鈥�87 was a featured speaker at the Auggie聽Networking Experience in February. As co-owner of the sketch and improvisational comedy聽theater Brave New Workshop… more >
Summer alumni events
Minnesota United Soccer Night June 21 | 7 p.m. Republic 420 SE 23rd Ave., Minneapolis Meet for an alumni reception at聽Republic from 4:30鈥�6:30 p.m.聽before… more >
Notes from the Alumni Board
Dear alumni and friends, As my second聽year as Alumni聽Board President聽comes to a close, I聽look back on the past聽several months with聽gratitude for what聽the Alumni… more >
Join the Young Alumni Council
Auggies who have graduated from any Augsburg degree program聽in the past 10 years are invited to join the Young Alumni Council聽and help plan year-round activities for recent… more >
Urban arboretum
Join the Alumni Board to sponsor a treeYou can help transform Augsburg into an urban arboretum that serves as an educational聽and community resource in harmony with the environment. Join the Alumni Board鈥檚 effort to sponsor… more >
Steve Wozniak inspires Auggies
Apple, Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak engaged the Augsburg community in a conversation that emphasized the聽importance of creativity, education, and innovation in an increasingly connected world. Wozniak launched Apple… more >
Commencement 2017
Augsburg celebrates last commencement as a college on April 29The Augsburg community聽celebrated the Class of 2017 on聽Saturday, April 29. In a morning聽ceremony, 503 traditional聽undergraduate students were聽conferred their degrees. In the聽afternoon, the school recognized… more >
On the spot: Kaycee Rogers
Education expert describes how an inclusive, agile K-12 model can help Minnesota classrooms make the gradeIt’s simple math: Fewer people are entering the teaching profession, more are聽leaving it, and many educators lack the qualifications required to teach Minnesota鈥檚聽increasingly diverse student… more >