Augsburg University News and Announcements
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Interested in outdoor education, environmental justice, river studies, and political organizing? Today from 12:00 – 1:00 in OGC 100, we will be discussing several upcoming programs on the Mississippi River. ENV 310: Outdoor Leadership, Justice, and Sustainability will be offered in Fall 2026. The class is offered on campus but includes a five-day trip by sailboat down the river from St. Paul to Lake Pepin in late September. Students in that class will learn about leadership, sustainability, and community building around social justice issues. Jason Lukasik and Joe Underhill will also be offering a short-term summer course in outdoor education on the river in June 2027. And we are working on tentative plans for additional programming in Fall 2027 and Summer 2028. Stop by to learn more about opportunities and possibilities for learning on the river.
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My name is Evan Bloyer, and I am a graduate student in the Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology program here at Augsburg University. My clinical research project is understanding how Tinder use impacts mental health outcomes, particularly self-esteem and body esteem. I have received Augsburg University’s IRB approval and am able to collect data from eligible participants. To participate, please click on the link below. Email me at bloyere@augsburg.edu for any questions or concerns. If you participate, you will be eligible for a raffle for one of four $25 Amazon gift cards.
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We are now taking applications for the 2026-2027 cohort of Christensen Scholars. Apply at the link below by Friday March 27, 2026.
Christensen Scholars spend a year in community exploring questions of faith, identity, and vocation through a Christian theological lens. Students should be open to engaging seriously and openly with these topics, but it is not a requirement that a student be an active member of a faith community. Applicants need only be open to sharing about and listening to a diverse set of perspectives within the Christian tradition.
BENEFITS:
• Develop a deeper understanding of your own vocation in a caring community.
• Create a deeper sense of belonging among your peers.
• Learn new ways to live out your faith on a daily basis within the community.
• Experience a remote mountain retreat center in the middle of winter.
• Receive a small scholarship and a $500.00 stipend to cover expenses.
• All-expenses-paid winter pilgrimage in mid-January.
• 4 upper division Religion credits (can be used toward your major or minor)
NOTE: RLN 100 is a prerequisite for this year-long course. We will gather every other Thursday evening (6pm-8pm), both Fall and Spring semesters. Additionally, the pilgrimage during the end of your winter break in January 2027 is mandatory. Students admitted are expected to have good attendance and participation in the sessions and on the trip in order to earn course credit.
Christensen Scholars program is co-led by Dr. Jeremy Myers (myers@ausburg.edu) from the Christensen Center for Vocation and Rev. John Schwehn (schwehn@augsburg.edu) from Campus Ministry.
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The elevator in Old Main is currently out of order. If you have a class or other business in Old Main that you cannot access without the use of this elevator, please contact KC Gubrud at gubrud@augsburg.edu for assistance. The University is currently working to repair the elevator as soon as possible. (Please note that the Old Main 100/101 chair lift is functioning properly.)
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Join us for this upcoming Wellness Wednesday for variety of different coloring activities.
Wednesday, March 25th
Time: 12pm-1pm
Location CWC Group Room
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The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:
03/19/2026: Student: Public Safety Dispatcher, Academic Year 2025-26
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000115668048-student-public-safety-dispatcher-academic-year-2025-26
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Start your week with 20 minutes of being, not doing. Today Josh Kent from the Center for Wellness and Counseling will lead mindfulness in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 – 12:20 pm.
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Join the PA Program and support the International Institute of Minnesota Saturday April 25th at 10 am for a 5k walk/run to benefit the institution and our PA program! Every participant gets a t-shirt and the first 70 to sign up get a free water bottle!
The event is at Bde Maka Ska and anyone can join, so invite your friends and family. Registration ends April 3rd.
Learn more and sign up below! Registration is $35, students are $25, and kids 12 and under are free!
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Join us for our next How We Thrive talk of the academic year.
Kathy McGillivray, director of CLASS, Augsburg’s Disability resources office for the past 11 years, earned her B.S. in Pastoral Studies at North central University and her Master’s in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas. Blind since birth, Kathy has learned that whatever we are looking for in life, we often just need to feel around until we find it.
HOW WE THRIVE: STORIES OF WHAT IT MEANS TO THRIVE – TOGETHER.
Kathy McGillivray
Thursday March , 2026
11:50 a.m. – 12:10 a.m.
Hoversten Chapel
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Macalester College is hosting an ACTC BIPOC Faculty & Staff Gathering on Tuesday, March 24 at 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Flemming Room at Kagin Commons on the Macalester campus. Anyone can attend.
For more information contact Ebony Aya, Interim Assistant Director of the Jan Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching at Macalester College, at eadedayo@macalester.edu.
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Annual Staff Appreciation
Wednesday, April 1st
3:00 – 4:30pm
The Annual Staff Appreciation Awards Ceremony takes place on April 1st at 3pm in Hoversten Chapel. We’ll celebrate all of the staff’s contributions to the Augsburg community with food, fun, and good company! We’ll announce the winners of the Outstanding Staff and Newcomer awards, the winner of the outstanding team/department award, and give away prizes to attendees.
Thank you to all staff for your hard work and accomplishments this year!
Stay tuned to Amail to see who was nominated this year!
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