{"id":8983,"date":"2018-11-19T16:58:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T16:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=8983"},"modified":"2023-01-18T16:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:58:02","slug":"2017-18-annual-report-to-donors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2018\/11\/19\/2017-18-annual-report-to-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"2017-18 Annual Report to Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Thank you. Your giving supports current and future Auggies as they gain skills and knowledge to thrive in their careers, pursue advanced scholarship, and achieve in leadership roles after graduation. Learn more about opportunities to support an Augsburg education at augsburg.edu\/giving<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As of May 31, 2018, Augsburg University had annual realized and unrealized gains of 10.19 percent on the university endowment. The five-year average annual return on the endowment is 7.11 percent and the 10-year average annual return is 4.70 percent. Augsburg is committed to maintaining the value of the principal to provide support to the university in perpetuity.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”9022″ img_size=”500×500″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”9023″ img_size=”500×500″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\"Graph<\/a>The quality and value of Augsburg\u2019s physical plant is on the rise. The largest recent
\ncontributor is the Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion, which was completed
\nin November 2017.<\/p>\n

Augsburg University is stronger and more vibrant than ever.<\/h2>\n

Investments in priorities like scholarships, experiential learning, research, and faculty mentorship change the trajectories of students\u2019 lives. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends who helped Augsburg raise $18,187,380<\/strong> during fiscal year 2017\u201318. The philanthropy of more than 9,400<\/strong> donors will help the university attract talented students and the dedicated faculty and staff who teach and guide them.<\/p>\n

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THIS IS WHAT GRATEFUL AUGGIES LOOK LIKE<\/h2>\n

This is What a Peace Scholar Looks Like<\/h3>\n

\"Portrait<\/a>Lex Dorfman \u201918<\/strong> spent her summer in Norway studying alongside students from around the world. As one of two Peace Scholars selected at Augsburg this year and funded by the Hoversten Peace Scholarship and other donors, Dorfman\u2019s time in Lillehammer and Oslo was part of a robust program designed to pair academic inquiry with real-world dialogue and to give students an introduction to the fi eld of conflict studies. For Dorfman, the Peace Scholar program aligns with many of the topics she\u2019s explored throughout her college experience. Also an Augsburg Interfaith Scholar, Dorfman called on her own multicultural background to found a Hillel organization on campus and to foster new opportunities to build connections between people from diverse backgrounds. \u201cAugsburg has offered me a personal, hands-on education,\u201d she said. \u201cI have been able to create an organization on campus, interview Jewish leaders, and collaborate with a variety of students because of Augsburg\u2019s engaging and small-but-powerful community.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

This is What an All-American Looks Like<\/h3>\n

\"Portrait<\/a>Alex Wilson \u201919<\/strong> can put the title \u201cAll-American\u201d next to his name in two different contexts. Competing in his first NCAA Division III National Championship tournament last March, the Auggie wrestler earned All-American honors with a fifth-place finish at 149 pounds. He also was among eight Augsburg wrestlers to earn the Division III Scholar All-America distinction from the National Wrestling Coaches Association based on student-athletes\u2019 GPAs. Whether he\u2019s facing an opponent on the mat or looking to ace an exam, Wilson has a drive to excel that will serve him well as he applies to competitive graduate programs and pursues his dream of becoming a physician assistant. For Wilson, Augsburg is a place where there\u2019s harmony between athletic and academic achievements. \u201cAugsburg has helped me develop as a student and as an athlete by giving me all of the resources I would ever need to be successful,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cFaculty support creates an atmosphere where it is possible to succeed in whatever you do.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

This is What an Engaged Citizen Looks Like<\/h3>\n

\"Portrait<\/a>Baoyia Kong \u201919<\/strong> has the guts to just dive in. When she studied at Augsburg\u2019s Center for Global Education and Experience site in Cuernavaca, Mexico, the social work major interned at a grade school, helping administrators infuse inclusive practices into the school\u2019s operations and culture\u2014and honing her Spanish skills along the way. Whether studying in Minneapolis or Mexico, Kong sees Augsburg as \u201ca community with so many opportunities.\u201d Kong has enhanced her academic experience by seeking out opportunities beyond the classroom, completing an additional internship with Hennepin County, volunteering at a medical clinic in Augsburg\u2019s Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, playing intramural volleyball, and joining the Augsburg Asian Student Association and Hmong Women Together campus organizations. Kong said her Augsburg experience has shaped her as a leader because the university encourages students to be engaged in topics that align with their passions and creates \u201cspaces for all to grow and flourish in their education.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Thank you. Your giving supports current and future Auggies as they gain skills and knowledge to thrive in their careers, pursue advanced scholarship, and achieve in leadership roles after graduation. Learn more about opportunities to support an Augsburg education at augsburg.edu\/giving. As of May 31, 2018, Augsburg University had annual realized and unrealized gains of <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":9025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-8983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-the-quad","tag-fall-winter-2018"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8983"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12325,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8983\/revisions\/12325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}