{"id":10434,"date":"2020-08-27T23:59:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T23:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=10434"},"modified":"2020-08-28T00:03:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T00:03:11","slug":"auggies-in-nations-capital-begin-series-of-alumni-gatherings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2020\/08\/27\/auggies-in-nations-capital-begin-series-of-alumni-gatherings\/","title":{"rendered":"Auggies in Nation’s Capital Begin Series of Alumni Gatherings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Auggies meet in the Washington D.C. area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last October, a group of Augsburg alumni gathered in Arlington, Virginia, for a dinner and reception hosted by Jeff Peterson \u201963.<\/strong> At the end of the gathering, Jessica Spanswick \u201910<\/strong> suggested the group should spend more time together.<\/p>\n

Spanswick coordinated the group\u2019s next gathering for a social hour and trivia in Washington, D.C., the following month. That\u2019s how the informal DMV-area (the district, Maryland, and Virginia) Augsburg alumni group was born. With help from Augsburg\u2019s Institutional Advancement team, they were able to invite even more Auggies in the area to attend social hours, networking events, and dinners.<\/p>\n

In February, Augsburg staff met with the group to discuss how to increase alumni involvement across the country and support the university through Give to the Max Day 2020.<\/p>\n

Want to plan an alumni gathering in your area when pandemic health precautions allow? Email alumni@augsburg.edu<\/a> to receive help reaching out to fellow Auggies.<\/p>\n

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L to R: Chris Bogen \u201909, Robyn Hiestand \u201998, Kari Arfstrom \u201989, Jonathan Chrastek \u201910, Jessica <\/strong>Spanswick \u201910, Katie Pendo \u201910, Kaia Chambers<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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