Kruzel shares that about 5 percent of students at Augsburg have some type of learning disability. She hopes that this technology will help students perform at a level that more accurately reflects their capacity.

“These students’ level of intelligence may be above average, but because they struggle with the traditional college notetaking format, they may fail to reach their potential,” she writes.

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Augsburg students in the HPE 254 (Introduction to Development and Adapted Physical Education) class both organize and participate with elementary children in Grades 3-6 from Minneapolis, St. Paul, and other nearby suburban schools.  In this way, Augsburg students give back to their community, gain valuable experience working with children with disabilities, and everyone has fun in the process. Not only do the HPE students teach and interact with these young children, they also share encouraging messages and cheer the children to do their best.

Carol Enke, the director of Sports Extravaganza, is a HPE teacher at Augsburg College.  Enke and Nancy Rude Gordon started this event 9 years ago to create a unique learning experience for the HPE students.  The plan was to create valuable teaching experiences that otherwise could not be provided in the classroom setting.

This year’s Sports Extravaganza is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. in the Augsburg dome.  Since its launch in 1999, the event has steadily grown in numbers.  Some 200-250 children with disabilities are expected to participate in the event this year.

The Augsburg dome, more formally known as the Seasonal Air Structure, is over the Edor-Nelson Athletic Field. .

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The CLASS office is one of a select few college services that offers disability services at no additional cost beyond regular tuition. CLASS’s goal is to assist academically qualified students with disabilities reach their individual potential and access the Augsburg College experience on campus.

The CLASS office began in the early 1980s serving only three students with disabilities. It has since grown to serving some 150 students on campus today.  Any Weekend, graduate, or undergraduate student is eligible to use the CLASS program services.  At the moment, students with ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and students with Autism all use the CLASS office for additional help.

All students that use the CLASS services attend normal classes on campus.  Meanwhile, the CLASS office provides accommodations in the form of scanned exams, extended-time exams, note takers in class, recorded/electronic textbooks, and access to adaptive technology to students with disabilities.

The CLASS staff includes four Augsburg employees who are all experienced in serving students with disabilities.  All staff members have relatively reasonable caseloads of some 30-40 students and have weekly meetings with their students. Small caseloads allow for on-going relationships and personable communication through professor, staff and student.  It is just one example of Augsburg’s promise to provide the best learning experience possible to all its students.

For additional information on the CLASS office, visit .

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