Augsburg University News and Announcements
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submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
If you use the Riverside Ave. bridge over I-94 in Minneapolis, make sure to include extra travel time to take a detour starting May 8.
Beginning 7 a.m. Thursday, May 8, the Riverside Ave. bridge will be closed to all traffic through Thursday, May 29.
Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians can bypass the closure using the 25th Ave. South bridge.
The closure is necessary to allow crews to safely complete bridge maintenance work along westbound I-94.
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
YST 210: Rethinking Children and Youth
Fall 2025, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30pm to 5:10pm
Instructor: Kao Nou L. Moua, PhD, MSW, LGSW (mouakao@augsburg.edu)
Society often expects children and youth to be seen and not heard. This course will develop an understanding of children and youth that will allow us to engage them as assets and agents of positive change.
This class is great for future youth workers, social workers, educators, coaches, and youth mentors!
submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu
Dear Augsburg Community,
Progress continues on implementation planning for the new general education curriculum to start in fall 2025. Updated general education resources will be shared with faculty and staff during the upcoming Days in May session on Wednesday, May 14th from 9-10am, and available to everyone soon on the General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page.
Thank you to the undergraduate students and advisors for considering whether or not to switch to the new general education curriculum; the overall response has been positive. Thank you as well to Alex Fink, Mike Grewe, Lori Brandt Hale, Morgan Knutzen, Daleana Phillips, Tina Maria Tavera, and Leah Spinosa de Vega for their guidance and wisdom on updated Augsburg Experience Guidelines.
With gratitude,
Stacy Freiheit (freiheit@augsburg.edu)
– General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available)
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
submitted by maruggi@augsburg.edu
RLN 295: Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs. Science fiction literature and film is an ideal laboratory for philosophical questioning because it allows us to imagine worlds where what we take for granted may not hold. This course explores sci-fi stories about robots, androids, and cyborgs to help us think about what it means to be human. Topics include the shrinking distinction between agency and technology, whether artificial intelligence is really intelligent and, if so, how should we treat it, and the ways in which our growing dependence on information technology may be rewiring our brains.
submitted by devries@augsburg.edu
Get paid to teach, research, or study abroad after graduation with the Fulbright program. This prestigious program was founded in 1946 by Senator J. William Fulbright as a cultural exchange program with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through mutual exchange of people, knowledge, and skills.
College graduates can get paid to teach, research, and study abroad through the Fulbright program. Current juniors, seniors, graduates, and graduate students should start planning their applications now. Typically, students work on their applications over the summer to prepare their essays. The campus deadline for submission will be Friday, September 5.
For more information, contact Prof. Jacqueline deVries, who provides support and guidance in the process: devries@augsburg.edu.
submitted by hansonjl@augsburg.edu
The Eyrie Film Festival, celebrating the work of Augsburg filmmakers, was held Sunday May 4th to a sold out crowd! Eleven films were selected out of over 50 submissions. Awards were given out based on artistic and technical merit. Additionally, an Audience Choice Award was given out by a vote of those in attendance – this year there was a tie! Here is the list of award winners:
Best Editing – Danielle Russell for “Thick Skin”
Best Cinematography – Braden William
Best Sound – “Nodrophobia” by Braden Williams
Best Story / Screenplay – “Duel” by Lily Douglas
Best Director – Savanna Gorbunow for “Dandelion”
Best Horror – “Lurker” by Jaxon Millette
Best in Show – “Thick Skin” by Danielle Russell
Audience Choice TIE – “Dandelion” by Savanna Gorbunow
Audience Choice TIE – “Nodrophobia” by Braden Williams
Please congratulate these students and all the other students selected for the festival.
submitted by longj@augsburg.edu
As we near the end of another year please don’t forget to take care of your campus mailbox. This includes checking it for any mail, returning your lock and filing out the survey for what you would like us to do with your mail after this semester.
Two weeks after the spring semester ends (on May 23, 2025) we will close all student campus boxes unless they responded to the End of Year survey. If you would like your mail forwarded or would like to keep your mailbox open for the summer, please fill out this survey
(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSen8Hb9X2VU3VbQWqr9sPleUUk0pJROmx7iM6sr-lfY4vjgMw/viewform?usp=sharing).
Before the fall semester starts we will reassign campus boxes to all residential students. Without completing the survey, it will most likely be a different number.
We are only able to forward 1st Class USPS mail. Packages must be looked at case by case. Some USPS will allow forwarding. (Reply to the Augsburg package email and we will look at that package.) Other packages (UPS, FedEx, Amazon, etc.), magazines, non-profit mail and standard mail will not be forwarded. We can also only forward to USA addresses. The forwarding period for the Augsburg Mailroom is two months from when the request is submitted. Afterward any additional mail we receive will be returned to sender.
We request that you contact the people/business sending you mail and update your address with them. Augsburg is classified as a business so you will not be able to do so through the US Post Office itself. Enrolling in online/electronic bills or statements can also be a smart option, it is environmentally friendly, secure and will often save you time (and sometimes money). Asking us to forward your mail does not change your mailing address with the USPS or Augsburg University, just with the Mailroom.
submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu
The Enrollment Center will be closing at 2:00PM Tuesday May 6th for an Event.
We will be open for normal operating hours Wednesday May 7th 10AM-4PM.
Thank you for your understanding
submitted by phalp1@augsburg.edu
CWC is closed for the summer starting at 4:30pm on Thursday, May 8th and will reopen on Wednesday, September 3rd at 8:00am. If you have administrative, consultation, or referral needs, you may email (cwc@augsburg.edu) or call (612-330-1707) CWC or you can reach out to Ellie Olson, director of CWC, at eolson@augsburg.edu. **Email and phone messages to the CWC main line will only be checked periodically between June 1 and August 15.
Even when CWC is closed, students still have access to the following:
–Crisis support and Urgent phone counseling available 24/7, 365 days a year, by calling 844-287-6963.
–Free virtual counseling sessions with licensed providers. Register at bettermynd.com with your Augsburg email and password. Link: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/counseling/bettermynd/
Additional resources:
Crisis support: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/crisis-support/
Walk-in Counseling Center: https://walkin.org/join-counseling-now-by-phone-or-computer/
Self-Help resources: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/self-help/
In an emergency, please contact 911 or the Department of Public Safety at 612-330-1717.
We wish you the best and enjoy your break
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
05/02/2025: Assistant Registrar for Curriculum and Registration
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000057346650-assistant-registrar-for-curriculum-and-registration
04/29/2025: Disability and Testing Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/fb21329f-39d4-42fc-8474-e8edf64bc14a-disability-and-testing-specialist
04/29/2025: 1st Shift Custodian
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000056436420-1st-shift-custodian
04/28/2025: Talent Acquisition Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000056203065-talent-acquisition-specialist
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:
05/02/2025: Student: Supplemental Instructor Sociology, Academic Year 2025-26
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000057274652-student-supplemental-instructor-sociology-academic-year-2025-26
04/28/2025: Student: Community Garden Assistant
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000056119506-student-community-garden-assistant
submitted by gunkel@augsburg.edu
It’s the end of the semester, and that means that not only is your mind feeling cluttered, your backpack is, too! Take care of both issues with JUNK JOURNALING at the library!
Join us on Tuesday, May 6, from 1:00-3:30 PM as we de-stress by making bad art. Turn your random scraps of paper, junk mail, old assignments, class notes, candy wrappers, or whatever you have lying around into a commemorative journal (and give yourself a study break in the process).
Check out Junk Journal Tiktok for inspiration! Bring your trash and we’ll provide the rest.
submitted by phalp1@augsburg.edu
Last Wellness Wednesday of the semester. Join and create your own aromatherapy bracelet!
Wednesday, May 7th
Time: 10:30am-11:30am
When” All Day
Good luck with finals
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submitted by rjohn@augsburg.edu
Please join us today from 3:00-4:30 in the Marshall Room for a send off for John Coskran and to thank him for all of his contributions to Augsburg!
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submitted by isaacson@augsburg.edu
Spring has finally sprung! This beautiful weather means it’s time to start thinking about outdoor baseball in St Paul. Due to college graduation season for family members, I have a two St Paul Saints tickets available for sale for the games listed below. Seats are $18 each and are located in Section 105 Row 10 on the aisle (seats 1 and 2). Normally $22 if purchased online.
Dates Available
Thursday, May 8th at 6:37 pm
Saturday, May 10th at 2:07 pm
Wednesday, May 21st at 6:37 pm
Email me at isaacson@augsburg.edu to arrange payment / electronic ticket delivery
