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Augsburg Applies to You is changing the game
Augsburg’s shift to direct admissions eliminates barriers and shows the nation the power of more equitable enrollment policies.Elsy Cruz Parra â26 had planned to attend college for as long as she can remember. After neither of her parents were able to complete school through the middle school… more >
Looking at water through a global lens
Augsburg alumna leads a team of water security experts in solving access issues around the world.Whether for sanitation, drinking, growing crops, or even putting out a fire, everybody in the world relies on access to water. Many donât have to think about it. But… more >
A place to thrive
New Augsburg program supports students with foster care backgrounds.For most of her life, Madelyne Yang â26 thought sheâd never go to college. âDuring my senior year of high school, I was like, âI donât want to… more >
Confronting the health care shortage
With new grant, Augsburg students provide health care to rural and underserved communities.Itâs later in the evening, but Augsburg physician assistant student Alyssa Raiolo â23 happily takes the time to journal. Gratitude flows into her as she reflects on the experiences… more >
Artful connections
The Augsburg Galleries create meaningful experiences for students, artists, and the community.Olivia House â20 knew something was bubbling up inside of herâsomething she had to get out. âEveryone was finally decompressing from a lot of what had happened in 2020… more >
âHistory doesnât repeat itself, but it rhymesâ
Augsburgâs history department makes the past relevant to the future.Kay Carvajal â23 grew up surrounded by storiesâher parentsâ journey from Mexico to Minneapolis, her neighborsâ traditions, and her friendsâ dreams for better. âOur lives are stories, and collectively… more >
An educator and catalyst for change
Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz focuses on equity and civic engagement in her partnership with Augsburg.In 2019, Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz joined Augsburg University as special assistant to the president for strategic partnerships and as a fellow in the Sabo Center for Democracy and… more >
Creating connections
New data science major gives students an opportunity to make sense out of copious amounts of complicated information.Driving directions on a cell phone, coupons for 25 cents off pretzels at the grocery store, and weather alerts warning of potentially serious storms share one common thread: data. From… more >
Meeting the needs
Auggies work to serve Twin Cities residents without homesIn separate efforts to help unhoused people in Minneapolis, two members of the Augsburg community take a similar approach. They ask a simple question: âWhat do you need?â Then, they… more >
Be the change
Environmental activism takes many forms for Auggie advocatesWildfires raging across hundreds of thousands of acres cause devastating environmental and property damage. No matter if someone is watching from the next town or from thousands of miles away… more >
Sowing seeds for tomorrow
Many alumni focused on environmental justice credit their depth of understanding to opportunities they received at Augsburg. Monica McDaniel, Augsburg’s sustainability officer, said the university community uses a… more >
All-female Hall of Fame class marks 50 years since passage of Title IX
Three Augsburg students walked into the office of Joyce Anderson Pfaff â65Â in the fall of 1972. âWhen are volleyball tryouts?â they asked the health and physical education instructor. Pfaff… more >
Literacy is freedom: How one Augsburg alumnus is working to empower and educate Black boys
Top image: Keenan Jones â13, founder and executive director of Literacy for Freedom. (Photo by Rebecca Slater… more >
From a small-town book club to paddling the Mississippi River, learning gets bigger outside the classroom
Experiential education immerses students in a nuanced worldJust outside Hallock, Minnesota, in the skies that stretch above dormant sugar beet fields, charged solar particles meet the earthâs magnetic shield, exciting those atoms into the awe that… more >