{"id":10476,"date":"2021-04-19T20:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=10476"},"modified":"2021-11-12T21:16:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T21:16:54","slug":"augsburg-cancels-classes-suspends-operations-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/19\/augsburg-cancels-classes-suspends-operations-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg Cancels Classes, Suspends Operations Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Given all that is happening in the Twin Cities community this week, including closing arguments in the Chauvin murder trial Monday, the likelihood of a verdict being reached in the coming days, increased police presence, and Daunte Wright’s funeral on Thursday, Augsburg has canceled classes and suspended operations on April 22.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize that one day is not enough, but it is clear that this pause offers space that our community needs, in particular our Black students, faculty, and staff,\u201d said Paul Pribbenow, president of Augsburg University. \u201cOn Thursday, please do what you need to do to take care of yourself in the manner that is meaningful for you,\u201d he told students, staff, and faculty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This time of grief and anxiety comes during a pandemic that has changed how we study, live, and work, and makes the challenges of this moment even more difficult for students, faculty, and staff to navigate. Many at Augsburg will want to take time to mourn Daunte Wright, remember George Floyd, and engage in the important work of anti-racism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Essential operations will continue Thursday. Normal class schedules and our COVID-19 modified operations will resume on Friday, April 23. During this time, Augsburg continues to monitor and communicate as needed based on developments in the trial and in our community.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Augsburg
\n<\/b>Augsburg University offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate degrees to 3,400 students of diverse backgrounds at its campus in the vibrant center of the Twin Cities and nearby Rochester, Minnesota, location. Augsburg educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. An Augsburg education is defined by excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies, guided by the faith and values of the Lutheran church, and shaped by its urban and global settings. Learn more at <\/span>Augsburg.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Given all that is happening in the Twin Cities community this week, including closing arguments in the Chauvin murder trial Monday, the likelihood of a verdict being reached in the coming days, increased police presence, and Daunte Wright’s funeral on Thursday, Augsburg has canceled classes and suspended operations on April 22.\u00a0 \u201cWe recognize that one …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":372,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3231,7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty","category-media-advisories","category-staff","category-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/372"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10476"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10728,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10476\/revisions\/10728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}