{"id":9355,"date":"2019-08-29T19:07:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T19:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=9355"},"modified":"2020-01-27T15:27:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T15:27:27","slug":"media-advisory-augsburg-universitys-largest-most-diverse-first-year-class-serves-community-on-first-day-of-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2019\/08\/29\/media-advisory-augsburg-universitys-largest-most-diverse-first-year-class-serves-community-on-first-day-of-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory: Augsburg University\u2019s Largest, Most Diverse First-Year Class Serves Community on First Day of School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Minneapolis) &#8212; Gardening. Moving. Painting. River and neighborhood cleanup. Augsburg University\u2019s record first-year class of more than 600 students will be working in the community for their first day of college on September 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During Augsburg\u2019s annual City Engagement Day, first-year students traditionally work in the community to launch their Augsburg education. The Class of 2023 is the largest ever as Augsburg celebrates its 150-year anniversary, with more than 650 students expected.. Augsburg is one of the most diverse private colleges in the Midwest &#8212; and this first-year class is the third in a row in which students of color are expected to make up the majority. Official numbers will be finalized mid-September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the first day of school will include (times approximate):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>City Engagement Day lunch<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outdoors in the Augsburg \u201cQuad.\u201d\u00a0 More than 650 students in Augsburg T-shirts geared up to volunteer, along with faculty and Augsburg President Paul Pribbenow &#8211; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working in a Cedar-Riverside<\/span> <strong>community garden<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Augsburg on 20th Avenue South: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>River cleanup<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the National Park Service along the Mississippi River near 34th Street in Minneapolis. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cedar-Riverside cleanup.<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet at Wienery restaurant, 414 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis, at 1 p.m. 1 to 4 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Media are invited to photograph\/film students at work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, contact:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gita Sitaramiah, director of public relations and internal communications. 612-330-1476. 651-353-0061-cell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Augsburg.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Augsburg University offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 10 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/Augsburg.edu\">Augsburg.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Minneapolis) &#8212; Gardening. Moving. Painting. River and neighborhood cleanup. Augsburg University\u2019s record first-year class of more than 600 students will be working in the community for their first day of college on September 3. During Augsburg\u2019s annual City Engagement Day, first-year students traditionally work in the community to launch their Augsburg education. 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