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Learn About Where a Fulbright Can Take You – Zoom Info Session Thursday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 5

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Fulbright Information Sessions

Thursday, April 30, 4:30-5:30 pm on Zoom

Tuesday, May 5, 12 to 1 pm on Zoom

A Fulbright Award gives you the opportunity to teach, research, or study abroad for an academic year after graduation. The process of applying is invaluable and winning the award is a life-changing experience. The Augsburg URGO office provides support to you in the application process, even if you’ve already graduated.

To be eligible and competitive you need to:
– Be a U.S. citizen or national
– Have a 3.0 or higher GPA for serving as an English Teaching Assistant
– Have a 3.5 or higher to conduct research or attend graduate school abroad
– Be an active member in the Augsburg community or your home community
– Have effective skills to adapt to another culture and serve as a cultural ambassador of the U.S. to your host country

If you are a junior, senior, or recent graduate, you would start working on your application this summer. The campus deadline is Friday, September 4, 2026. Winners are announced in Spring 2027 for placement in Fall 2027.

If you would like to learn more, please schedule an appointment with Prof. Jacqui deVries, Augsburg’s Fulbright Program Advisor, by emailing her: devries@ausgburg.edu.

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/

General Announcements

Short Survey on Civic Engagement – 30 Students Will Win $50 Gift Cards

submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu

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!

Mental Health Impact of Operation Metro Surge—Participate & Invite Others

submitted by velamcco@augsburg.edu

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.

Flyer: The Mental Health Impact of Operation Metro Surge

Seeking Asian-American College Students to Participate in a Survey About the Model Minority Myth

submitted by yangss7@augsburg.edu

Hello, my name is ShaShee Yang, and I am a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at Augsburg University. I am conducting a research study about the internalization of Model Minority Myth stereotypes and their impacts on depressive and anxiety symptoms in Asian-American college students. I would love for you to be a part of the study! The study will consist of a brief demographic survey and three standardized questionnaires asking questions about internalization of the Model Minority Myth, current depressive symptoms, and current anxiety symptoms. The entire survey should take approximately 15 to 30 minutes to complete. To thank you for your participation, upon completing the surveys, you will have the option to enter your information in a raffle for one of two $25 Caribou Coffee gift cards. If you are interested in participating, please contact me at the email address listed below. I appreciate you taking the time to consider being a part of my project. If you have any questions, please contact me at yangss7@augsburg.edu.

Survey Link Here

Garden Curious?

submitted by klawiter@augsburg.edu

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

New Student Positions This Week (4)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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
04/17/2026: Student: Auggie Admissions Ambassador, 2026-27
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000121516754-student-auggie-admissions-ambassador-2026-27
04/17/2026: Summer Student Research Assistant 2026
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000121506207-summer-student-research-assistant-2026
04/17/2026: Student: Community Garden Assistant 2026
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000121441398-student-community-garden-assistant-2026

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Thó Wiŋ Magazine Submissions Close TODAY 11:59 pm

submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu

Thó Wiŋ Magazine is looking to publish works of all forms from Augsburg students and faculty. If you have artwork, photography, poetry, short stories, or academic writing you want to see published in Augsburg’s literary arts magazine, please visit thowinmagazine.com/submissions to find out more.

We are looking to include a wide variety of Augsburg community voices, and all submissions are welcome. If you have any questions, reach out to us at twmagazine@augsburg.edu.

Submissions close April 24th at 11:59pm. Multiple submissions are welcome.

Submit here!
thowinmagazine.com/submissions

Event Announcements

Chris Dixon Shares His Story of Thriving

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

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

Monday: Art Education Celebration

submitted by alekna@augsburg.edu

Please join the Augsburg University Education Department as we celebrate two of our student artists. Bella Olson and David Mejia spent last summer and fall designing two large wall paintings that now hang in our office hallway. The students created the art in memorial of our dear colleague, Dr. Jennie Diaz, who sadly passed away in spring 2024. The students used Dr. Diaz’s values as inspiration for the pieces. You can read more about the inspiration and intent for this art installation at the link below.

When? Monday April 27th, 5–6pm
Where? Sverdrup Education Suite
What? Light refreshments will be served. The students will share a few words about their process and we will all gather to remember Dr. Diaz, and to celebrate these beautiful works of art.
Who? Anyone and everyone who wants to celebrate these amazing artists and their beautiful art.
Questions? alekna@augsburg.edu

More Information Here

“Hollywood Black” with Filmmaker in Attendance – April 29

submitted by hansonjl@augsburg.edu

Emmy Award Winning filmmaker Laurens Grant will be ON-CAMPUS with the powerful new docuseries Hollywood Black. Directed by Justin Simien (Dear White People), this series provides a definitive look at over a century of the African American struggle for representation, both in front of and behind the camera.

Event Information
“Hollywood Black” (Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIlQeQ6Ke4M)
When: Wednesday, April 29th Time: 6pm CST, Snacks and Social Time at 5:30pm
Where: Sateren Auditorium

Parking is available in Lot L.

Reserve Your FREE Tickets

Community Changemakers Showcase & Sabo End-of-Year Party – Next Tuesday

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Please join us in the Sabo Center on Tuesday, April 28th from Noon to 2pm. The first hour will be presentations of the Community Changemakers projects that staff and faculty have done with East Phillips Neighborhood Institute staff over the past semester. The second hour will be for general merriment and an interactive map activity. Cupcakes will be served. All are welcome to attend.

Sabo Offices, Suite 115 OGC (right across from Nabo Cafe
Noon – Presentations
1:00 pm – General Merriment
Please feel free to stop by at two or after, there is no hard stop.
Email gilmerje@gmail.com with questions.

Last Week: Come See Little Shop of Horrors

submitted by gebbengn@augsburg.edu

Come see Little Shop of Horrors performed here at Augsburg!

Book by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith
Directed by Luverne Seifert

A plant that can make dreams come true…
Or is it a mean green monster from outer space?

After a total eclipse of the sun, the meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” – after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination! A hilarious mashup of science fiction, horror, and musical theater, this nostalgic classic boasts Motown-inspired hits like “Git It,” “Suddenly Seymour,” and “Somewhere That’s Green.”

Get Tickets Here!

Intro to Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop Free for Ausguburg Students, Staff, Faculty

submitted by adamsc@augsburg.edu

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 and Pre-Conference Events

TODAY: Art Education Celebration

submitted by alekna@augsburg.edu

Please join the Augsburg University Education Department as we celebrate two of our student artists. Bella Olson and David Mejia spent last summer and fall designing two large wall paintings that now hang in our office hallway. The students created the art in memorial of our dear colleague, Dr. Jennie Diaz, who sadly passed away in spring 2024. The students used Dr. Diaz’s values as inspiration for the pieces. You can read more about the inspiration and intent for this art installation at the link below.

When? Monday April 27th, 5–6pm
Where? Sverdrup Education Suite
What? Light refreshments will be served. The students will share a few words about their process and we will all gather to remember Dr. Diaz, and to celebrate these beautiful works of art.
Who? Anyone and everyone who wants to celebrate these amazing artists and their beautiful art.
Questions? alekna@augsburg.edu

More Information Here

Tangled Roots: A Collaborative Performing Arts Project

submitted by straub@augsburg.edu

Join us for a special screening of Tangled Roots: A Grief and Hope Ceremony. Devised and created in collaboration with visiting artist Emily Lau, this powerful narrative, performing and visual arts project features a 50-minute filmed performance by eight Schwartz School honors students across all disciplines. Blending themes of loss, remembrance, and hope, Tangled Roots offers a moving and reflective artistic response to the socio-political upheaval experienced by our community this past winter. Devised specifically for the Twin Cities as a response and a gift to the community, this project features all original pieces by Augsburg students, developed under the guidance of artist-in-residence Emily Lau.

Friday, April 24. Reception at 6:30p.m., followed by screening at 7:00 p.m., Sateren Auditorium.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Poster Presentations

submitted by ullery@augsburg.edu

You’re invited to attend our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Poster Presentations on Monday, April 27, from 1:30–4:30 p.m. in the Marshall Room of the Christianson Center.

Our eleven Doctor of Nursing Practice–Family Nurse Practitioner students will present their DNP projects, highlighting the impact of their work in the community and how these experiences will inform their future practice as Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

QIPOC: Farewell Bonfire

submitted by kelleyf@augsburg.edu

Hi QIPOC family! To end our school year, we are hosting a farewell bonfire in Murphy Square next Wednesday on April 29th, from 4:30-6:30pm. Please join us for a bonfire, picnic, crafting, 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 the final event for this year!

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