  {"id":3544,"date":"2012-08-09T11:02:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T11:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=3544"},"modified":"2025-06-03T19:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:01:55","slug":"benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits &amp; Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Alumni Tuition Discount<\/h2>\n<p>Augsburg graduates taking classes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adult Undergraduate program<\/a> receive a discount of $50.00 per credit. Augsburg graduates enrolled in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">graduate programs<\/a> receive a discount of $80.00 per credit.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/header-make-paymentaccount-activity\/payment-plans-and-discounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Financial Services<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<h2>Career Services<\/h2>\n<p>The <a title=\"Strommen Center for Meaningful Work\" href=\"\/strommen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strommen Center for Meaningful Work<\/a> provides career planning services and graduate school information to alumni.<\/p>\n<h2>E-Mail for Life<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cEmail for Life\u201d is a free service provided by Google and offered to graduates of Augsburg University. This private email account will be established for you by our IT Tech Desk. To request an account email\u00a0<a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;t&#x6f;:&#84;&#x65;&#99;&#x68;D&#x65;s&#107;&#x40;&#97;&#x75;g&#x73;b&#117;&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;e&#x64;u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#84;e&#x63;h&#x44;e&#x73;&#107;&#x40;&#97;&#x75;&#103;s&#x62;u&#x72;g&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;&#117;<\/a> and tell them your name, your name when you were a student, and your graduation date. Login and password information will be emailed to you.<\/p>\n<h2>Lindell Library Lifetime Access<\/h2>\n<p>A free Augsburg library card available to alumni with limited services available. Contact the circulation desk in the <a title=\"Lindell Library\" href=\"https:\/\/library.augsburg.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lindell Library<\/a> for information.<\/p>\n<h2>Loan Repayment Help<\/h2>\n<p>Augsburg has partnered with Lutheran Social Services to offer free Student Loan counseling for alumni and students.\u00a0 A counselor will help you review your payment options. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lssmn.org\/studentloancounseling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/lssmn.org\/studentloancounseling\/<\/a> to review their services and schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Student Financial Services counselors are also able to assist alumni with loan repayment questions. \u00a0They also hold group sessions annually typically in May and December. Look for upcoming dates on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/events\/\">alumni event page<\/a>. Questions for Student Financial Services? Call 612-330-1046.<\/p>\n<h2>TurnSignl partnership<\/h2>\n<p>Augsburg University is partnering with Turnsignl, a Black-owned mobile app, created by two Augsburg alumni, Mychal Frelix &#8217;19 MBA and Andre Creighton &#8217;19 MBA, to offer subscriptions to Augsburg alumni while supporting current students.<\/p>\n<p>Turnsignl is a mobile app that connects drivers with lawyers to de-escalate police interactions during traffic stops. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnsignl.com\/augsburg\">Claim your annual TurnSignl subscription<\/a> and support the Augsburg University Sankofa Circle Fellowship.<\/p>\n<p>Augsburg alumni, TurnSignl is here to protect you on the road while uplifting future leaders through the Sankofa Circle Fellowship. Subscriptions are $60 annually, with 30% of the proceeds going directly to Sankofa. Be part of something bigger \u2014 and stay empowered during accidents and traffic stops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnsignl.com\/about\">Learn more about Turnsignl<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnsignl.com\/augsburg\">Purchase or gift a Turnsignl subscription<\/a> through Augsburg&#8217;s Turnsignl page<\/p>\n<h2>Staples Discount<\/h2>\n<p>Now Augsburg University alumni can benefit from the Augsburg University special pricing through Staples Advantage\u00ae for your personal purchases. Get deep discounts on everything from office supplies to technology. <a title=\"Staples Discount Flyer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/AugsburgStaplesDiscountAlumni.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Test Prep Courses &amp; Graduate School Application Help Offered to Alumni<\/h2>\n<p>Studying for the GRE? Want to participate in Application Bootcamp to help when applying for further research or graduate study opportunities? Check with Augsburg\u2019s <a title=\"Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity\" href=\"\/urgo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity Office (URGO)<\/a> for GRE courses offered in the summer for very affordable, discounted costs. Courses are open to current students, alumni, and others in the Augsburg community. Application Bootcamp is free though space is limited!<\/p>\n<h2>Transcript<\/h2>\n<p>To request a copy of your transcript visit:<a title=\"Enrollment Center website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/registrar\/transcripts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/registrar\/transcripts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<p><em>Who should I contact about auditing a class?<\/em> For information about class audits, please contact the registrar&#8217;s office at <a href=\"ma&#105;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x72;eg&#105;&#115;&#x74;&#x72;&#x61;&#x72;&#64;a&#117;&#103;&#115;&#x62;&#x75;&#x72;&#x67;&#46;e&#100;&#117;\">&#x72;&#x65;&#x67;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#x61;&#x72;&#x40;&#x61;&#x75;&#x67;&#x73;&#x62;&#x75;&#x72;&#x67;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni Tuition Discount Augsburg graduates taking classes in the Adult Undergraduate program receive a discount of $50.00 per credit. 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