Commencement 2010
By Jeff Shelman May 1 Commencement 416 undergraduate day students and physician assistant graduate students Speaker鈥擥overnor Tim Pawlenty Honorary degree鈥擣ather Fernando Cardenal, SJ, educator and activist, Nicaragua Marina… more >
Out-of-the-box Auggies
On paper, Augsburg College looks a lot like most other liberal arts colleges. We have similar courses, departments, and programs. We teach students to think critically and to lead responsibly… more >
Aquila Tapio ’10 MAE
Naadamaadiwin — Helping one another When she was growing up, Aquila Tapio said she never really knew what she wanted to do. 鈥淚 just wanted to help people,鈥� she said… more >
A young woman meets her many grandmothers
BY WENDI WHEELER ’06 Last year, Krystal Mattison 鈥�10 studied in Korea. Many students who study abroad are profoundly affected by the experience. For Mattison, a history and American… more >
How girlfriends do theology
WENDI WHEELER 鈥�06 鈥淒oing Theology with Girlfriends,鈥� or DTwG as it is known, is not your typical Bible study. Sonja Hagander, associate pastor at Augsburg, started DTwG because students told… more >
Auggies on the ice
BY DON STONER Chris Johnson ’10–A third-generation hockey star Chris Johnson certainly has an impressive hockey pedigree. Chris is the son of Mark Johnson, a member… more >
The Lutefisk Dinner gatherings: Looking back over the years
1984鈥擜t the Lutefisk Dinner at West Immanuel Lutheran Church, (left to right) Lori Christianson, Ruth Helland, Phil Quanbeck 鈥�50, Jim Pederson 鈥�56 (Left to Right) Phil Quanbeck 鈥�50 and… more >
IGNITE-ing Auggie spirit
By Betsey Norgard One student heard about a fire that broke out in one of the houses on campus in the 1970s. Another enjoyed hearing perspectives from a studio art… more >
Connecting the dots for good
By Bryan Barnes 鈥淚 read this article in Time magazine, interviewing all of these 80- and 90-year-old people,鈥� said Jacquie Berglund 鈥�87. 鈥淭he overwhelming feedback from their question… more >
Learning to learn – without any A, B, Cs
By Jeff Shelman It isn鈥檛 quite a chicken or egg kind of question, but it is an academic conundrum along the same line. Just how important are grades on… more >