Augsburg University News and Announcements
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All faculty and staff are invited to join CTL for our annual Days in May Professional Development Conference, with sessions available May 12, 13 & 14. The Diaz Memorial Lecture will be Thursday, May 14, 10:45 am in the chapel, and features Revered Dr. Kelly Sherman-Conroy as keynote speaker. Please register by April 30 to reserve your seat for the lecture and lunch.
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The Campus Wide Initiative (CWI) Undergraduate Student Survey is designed to help our college understand campus culture and track how we are developing “civic fluency”—the ability to engage effectively with community issues and diverse perspectives.
THIRTY students will win a $50 GIFT CARD. ONE student will win a pair of BEATS STUDIO PRO HEADPHONES.
The survey takes LESS THAN 5 MINUTES to complete.
Undergraduate students, don’t miss out on this opportunity to complete the survey and win!
Campus Wide Initiative Survey – complete for a chance to win a $50 gift card!
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Did you know Augsburg is home to a community garden with 65 individual plots for neighbors and 3 student-led communal plots? Does this intrigue you? Does environmental stewardship and radical inclusivity inspire you? Are you interested in learning more or participating? Then you should join the garden committee!!
We are currently looking for students, staff, faculty and community members to be a part of the garden committee to share inspiration, ideas and help make decisions that will shape the future of the garden. We meet once a month for about an hour and a half. For more information, please email Greta at klawiter@augsburg.edu
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Members of the Augsburg Community,
You are invited to participate in a study focusing on the mental health impact of Operation Metro Surge, in which the Department of Homeland Security sent approximately 3000 ICE and Border Control agents to the Twin Cities beginning in December 2025 and officially lasting through mid-February of 2026.
Prof. James Vela-McConnell, in the Department of Sociology here at Augsburg, is conducting an anonymous survey that is intended to further document the impact of this event on our community and ourselves and you are invited to participate. This online survey should take approximately 30 minutes and can be completed at your convenience. At the end of the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for one of six $50 gift cards or one of eight $25 gift. Alternatively, the raffle winners may choose to donate the value of their gift card to a local organization working to support immigrant residents of the Twin Cities metro.
To take the survey, check your emails for your invitation to participate or simply click on the link below for the flyer with the link & QR code.
Also, we are hoping to include as many residents of the Twin Cities area as possible in this research on the mental health impact of Operation Metro Surge. Please feel free forward the flyer and invite your local family, friends, neighbors, etc. to participate. In addition to the entire Augsburg community, anyone who lives and/or works in the Twin Cities metro region and is 18 years of age or older may participate.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
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Students, the study abroad office wants to hear from you!
ALL students are invited to fill out this quick survey about study abroad opportunities and our CGEE Study Centers. You do not have to have gone abroad nor be planning to go; this is a survey for everyone!
The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete. Everyone that submits the survey by May 6th will be entered in a drawing for a gift card.
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The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:
04/21/2026: Student: PsyD Graduate Research Assistant 26-27
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000122075282-student-psyd-graduate-research-assistant-26-27
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The People’s Center Clinic is holding a Patient and Community Speak Out event on Friday, May 1 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM at the Brian Coyle Community Center. Stop by and share your thoughts about community health needs.
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All Augsburg faculty, students, and staff are invited to participate in a Theatre of the Oppressed workshop here on campus in July!
“Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society.” (Augusto Boal, Games for Actors and Non-Actors). Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed is happy to offer this one day workshop on Theatre of the Oppressed, facilitated by PTO Board Member Mark Weinberg from the Center for Applied Theatre in Milwaukee, WI. Designed with local participants in mind, this workshop will run on Thursday, July 23 2026, from 1:00-4:30pm CDT at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. We thank Mark for this voluntary service as a board member.
In this workshop participants will be introduced to the techniques used in Theatre of the Oppressed to not only reveal reality as it is, but more importantly to invent reality as it could be. After some basic theory, the first part of the workshop will focus on demechanization, perception, and community building. We will do some exercises (physical reflections on oneself), play some games, and explore how we create together.
The second part of the workshop will introduce Image Theatre – making sculptures with our bodies and dynamizing them to discover the goals, desires, and possibilities within them.
During the last segment of the workshop, we will become spect-actors in a Forum Theatre scene and raise questions about the power of Theatre of the Oppressed to point to the difficulty of challenging systemic oppression and to promote learning for all involved.
The working language of this workshop will be in English.
Augsburg faculty, staff, and students can register at no cost by contacting Charles Adams at adamsc@augsburg.edu.
This event is sponsored by the Theater Department and the Schwartz School of the Arts.
More information on the Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed Conference here at Augsburg
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Join us on Wednesday April 29th for Chris Dixon’s How We Thrive talk.
Chris Dixon is Augsburg University men’s and women’s track and field head coach as well as the Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Athletic Diversity and Inclusion. Chris has also been a DI college athlete, an entrepreneur, a health and fitness education and wellness consultant, and a dad. Come and hear what Chris has to share about how he thrives in our world.
HOW WE THRIVE: STORIES OF WHAT IT MEANS TO THRIVE – TOGETHER.
Chris Dixon
Wednesday April 29, 2026
12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel
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Students can return rental textbooks and sell used books for cash or buyback credit during the on-campus buyback and rental return event. This in-person option allows students to complete both tasks quickly without shipping materials.
Event Information:
• Location: Augsburg University Campus Store
• Date: 5/4 – 5/8
• Time: 9AM – 4PM
Rental textbooks are due by: May 15, 2026
Students who cannot attend the on-campus event may complete buyback and rental returns online at augsburg.ecampus.com.
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Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:50 am for Rukia Gesaade’s senior chapel service. Senior chapels are an opportunity for students to share about their experiences at Augsburg. Immediately following Chapel will be the Release & Blessing of Pastoral Intern Megan Moroff.
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Hi QIPOC family! To end the school year, we are hosting a farewell bonfire in Murphy Square THIS Wednesday, on April 29th, from 4:30-6:30pm. Please join us for a bonfire, picnic, crafting, yard games, and a fun time with friends.
If it rains, the backup location is the Student Lounge. Pets are allowed in Murphy Square.
We hope to see you at our final event for this year!
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The outstanding musicians of the Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble will perform an exciting evening of music on Thursday! The concert will feature the music of Clifford Brown, Michele Fernández, Yoko Kanno, Reggie Pace, and Booker T. Jones.
Date: Thursday, April 30
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Cost: Free
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Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! Please take a few minutes to complete the First Destination Survey, which captures your post-graduation plans — whether you’re entering the workforce, pursuing graduate school, serving in the military, or something else entirely. Your response helps Augsburg better understand where our graduates are headed.
As a thank-you, students who complete the survey by May 7th at 11:59 PM will be entered to win one of three $50 gift cards!
Access the survey here: First Destination Survey Link
Note: You’ll need your Augsburg email address to access the survey and be entered in the raffle.
This survey is open to students graduating between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. Responses will be collected through December 31, 2026.
Wishing you all the best in your next chapter!
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