Augsburg students have many opportunities for doing history beyond the classroom.聽 If you are a current student, just talk with your advisor in the History department to set this in motion.
URGO: Every summer, Augsburg’s Office of (URGO) sponsors student research directly with faculty. This gives students 10 fully-funded weeks of time to pursue their own historical interests, or to work with a faculty member on one of their projects. Here’s a sample of recent projects:
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Kay Carvajal Moran, 鈥淥ral Histories of Organizations Supporting Migrant Laborers During the Covid 19 Pandemic鈥� (2021)
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Grant Berg, 鈥淔ight for Your Right: Black St. Paul鈥檚 Struggle for Democracy at Home and Abroad During World War II” (2017)
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Nicholas Stewart-Bloch, 鈥淐hanging With the Times: Midland Cooperative and the Shifting Political Economy of America鈥� (2016)
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) offers many internships for our students. Augsburg currently hosts the ACTC Museum Fellowship Program, a semester-long course on the ins-and-outs of museum work taught by a wide range of museum professionals, followed by a semester-long internship advising students in the public schools on their History Day projects. The MNHS also offers for our students, including working on History Day.
Hennepin History Museum (HHM):聽 The Department maintains strong ties to HHM, where students can find internships and volunteer activities.聽 In 2019, students began developing for the museum in a project-based partnership.
Zyzzogeton, The Last Word: Augsburg’s annual celebration of student research,聽 (named for the last word in most dictionaries),聽 provides an opportunity for students to share their research, whether from an URGO fellowship or an off-campus internship.
There are many more research and internship opportunities, both locally and nationwide. We can help you find the placement that’s right for you.
