Auggie Voices
Higher education as a public good
In January, Augsburg joined the White House Office of Public Engagement, the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the U.S. Department of Education, other education organizations, philanthropies, and businesses… more >
Neighborhood resource broker: Mary Laurel True
By wendi wheeler ’06 Mary Laurel True conducts business wherever she goesâwhether she’s headed to lunch at the Afro Deli on Riverside and 20th avenues, walking… more >
Katie Edelen ’11: Treating the system instead of the symptoms
By WENDI WHEELER ’06 Katie Edelen ’11 wanted to be a doctor from the time she was five years old. She watched surgery on the Discovery Channel before… more >
Vocation in an interfaith context
LORI BRANDT HALE is associate professor of religion and director of general education. The following is adapted from devotional thoughts she presented at Augsburgâs Leadership Council. I think about… more >
Exploring Our Gifts — looking back over 8 years
In 2002 Augsburg received a $2 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to integrate a theological understanding of vocation into the life of the College over a five-year period… more >
How girlfriends do theology
WENDI WHEELER â06 âDoing Theology with Girlfriends,â or DTwG as it is known, is not your typical Bible study. Sonja Hagander, associate pastor at Augsburg, started DTwG because students told… more >
From tending flocks…to tending phlox
By Betsey Norgard At age 77, Herb Chilstrom â54 got an offer he couldnât refuse. The retired ELCA presiding bishop was invited to serve as interim director of the… more >
An accountant or a pastor?
by Cody Warren ’09 Cody Warren was introduced to Dietrich Bonhoefferâs writing on vocation in the seminar taught by Professor Lori Brandt Hale (see page 29). He developed… more >
Engaging in the big questions
By Betsey Norgard In their monthly seminar, Professor Mark Tranvik (left, in blue shirt) seeks to create a comfortable atmosphere for the Lilly Scholars to discuss and explore vocation. (L… more >
Street pastors bring care and hope to the streets
Glendine Soiseth graduated from Augsburg and Luther Seminary in 2004 with a dual degreeâMaster of Social Work and Master of Arts in Theology. She was ready for the challenge… more >