{"id":6094,"date":"2015-11-13T03:15:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T03:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2025-04-09T18:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T18:01:22","slug":"riversemester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2015\/11\/13\/riversemester\/","title":{"rendered":"River Semester media attention grows as class travels down-river"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Screen<\/a>[Updated November\u00a013]<\/em> — The Augsburg College River Semester, created and led by Joe Underhill<\/strong>, associate professor of political science, departed from St. Paul’s Harriet Island on September 1. As part of the kickoff, the River Semester class was joined by a\u00a0group of nearly 100 students, parents, high school\u00a0students and members of the Augsburg College community who paddled in\u00a0a flotilla of 24-foot voyageur canoes from St. Paul to South St. Paul. Students participating in the semester-long program will earn as many as 16 credits in the arts, humanities, and sciences as they travel nearly 2,000 miles of the 2,350-mile Mississippi River.<\/p>\n

The River Semester kickoff garnered a range of attention. Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed September 1 “Augsburg College River Semester Day” and many media outlets covered the launch\u00a0of the class.<\/p>\n

Since the students and faculty departed on their voyage, print and broadcast media have been sharing the story of this hands-on, interdisciplinary program. In fact, multiple stories have been picked up by the Associated Press and shared through the AP’s member media throughout the nation.<\/p>\n

A snapshot of the ongoing media coverage is below. As additional coverage occurs, it will be added to this post.<\/p>\n

November 9<\/strong><\/p>\n