We’re excited to announce the six faculty members who will be joining us in January for the Faculty Fellowship. These faculty members were nominated by the school directors, department chairs, and their colleagues across campus. Please congratulate them and keep an eye out for Days in May when our fellows will be presenting their work!
The fellows are:
Gabriella Amberchan; Chemistry
Nimanthi Atukorala; Computer Science and Data Science
Jeffery Clement; MIS
Kaamil Haider; Art & Design
Melissa Hensley; Social Work
Amy Nelson; Nursing
Shayna Sheinfeld; Religion
Faculty accepted but unable to join this cohort:
Mallory Alekna; Music, Human Development, and Learning
Did you know that 9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English? Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
We’re excited to announce the six faculty members who will be joining us in January for the Faculty Fellowship. These faculty members were nominated by the school directors, department chairs, and their colleagues across campus. Please congratulate them and keep an eye out for Days in May when our fellows will be presenting their work!
The fellows are:
Gabriella Amberchan; Chemistry
Nimanthi Atukorala; Computer Science and Data Science
Jeffery Clement; MIS
Kaamil Haider; Art & Design
Melissa Hensley; Social Work
Amy Nelson; Nursing
Shayna Sheinfeld; Religion
Faculty accepted but unable to join this cohort:
Mallory Alekna; Music, Human Development, and Learning
We’re excited to announce the six faculty members who will be joining us in January for the Faculty Fellowship. These faculty members were nominated by the school directors, department chairs, and their colleagues across campus. Please congratulate them and keep an eye out for Days in May when our fellows will be presenting their work!
The fellows are:
Gabriella Amberchan; Chemistry
Nimanthi Atukorala; Computer Science and Data Science
Jeffery Clement; MIS
Kaamil Haider; Art & Design
Melissa Hensley; Social Work
Amy Nelson; Nursing
Shayna Sheinfeld; Religion
Faculty accepted but unable to join this cohort:
Mallory Alekna; Music, Human Development, and Learning
The writing center is here to help you with all of writing needs for final papers and projects. We are open Wednesday and Thursday this week 5-8pm (in-person only). We will close for the semester on December 19th.
We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Did you know that 9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English? Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
Did you know that 9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English? Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
Did you know that 9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English? Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
Dear Faculty,
We wish you well as you wrap up the semester. It is a busy time of year, so we wanted to share a couple of quick, high-impact ways to use NotebookLM, as a follow up to our introduction of the tool. We hope you take a moment to try them out!
1. Create Study Guides: Upload a dense reading and ask NotebookLM’s Studio feature to generate custom Flashcards or a full FAQ document for your students.
2. Audit Your Readings: Put all your course sources into one notebook and ask it to identify overlap between readings or highlight key debates for class discussion.
Here is an easy way to get started using Notebook LM:
Upload: Choose one long PDF or Google Doc you’re using in your next lesson.
Prompt: Use the chat to ask: “What are the five most essential points in this document?”
Save: Pin the response as a Note in your notebook to use as a quick prep summary.
For a complete overview of features and how to use the Studio mode for things like video overviews and reports, watch this guide: The Ultimate Guide to Google NotebookLM -All 2025 Updates
As always, feel free to reach out to one of us if you have any questions or have any exciting new examples of eLearning tools you’d like to share!
Did you know that 9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English? Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Hello Auggies! In this month’s URGO Newsletter, we are drawing your attention to upcoming
deadlines for two nationally competitive scholarships: Boren and Goldwater. These are great
opportunities for undergraduates. As you may recall, last year, two Auggies received the
prestigious Goldwater Scholarship! Additionally, URGO 2026 Summer Research Applications
are now open! You can learn more about them in our newsletter and access the link to apply!
Time: Today (Tue 12/9), 2:00–2:50 pm
Format: Zoom session led by a BoodleBox representative
Session is open to faculty from ALL divisions. It will be especially relevant for SoNS and HSS faculty who are participating in, or considering, the AI-Informed Assignment Pilot, but any Augsburg faculty member curious about the tool is welcome to attend.
We have a *limited pool of pre-paid* BoodleBox seats for early adopters in the pilot. SoNS and HSS faculty who are developing Spring artifacts will be prioritized for those seats; if there is additional capacity, interested colleagues from other divisions may also be able to use the tool.
If you would like to attend, please email me (yoon@augsburg.edu) by 1:30 pm today, and I will send you the Zoom calendar invite.
For background on the AI-Informed Assignment Pilot, visit the hub at go.augsburg.edu/aipilot.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Hello Auggies! In this month’s URGO Newsletter, we are drawing your attention to upcoming
deadlines for two nationally competitive scholarships: Boren and Goldwater. These are great
opportunities for undergraduates. As you may recall, last year, two Auggies received the
prestigious Goldwater Scholarship! Additionally, URGO 2026 Summer Research Applications
are now open! You can learn more about them in our newsletter and access the link to apply!
Who: SoNS and HSS faculty
What: AI-Informed Assignment Quick-start workshop (update one existing assignment)
When/where: *Today* between 3:30–4:30 p.m., Marshall Room
Details and sign-up: http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
Stipend: for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member)
Description
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
At the Quick-start workshop, please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment.
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot. The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
Did you know that 9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English? Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Hello Auggies! In this month’s URGO Newsletter, we are drawing your attention to upcoming deadlines for two nationally competitive scholarships: Boren and Goldwater. These are great opportunities for undergraduates. As you may recall, last year, two Auggies received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship! Additionally, URGO 2026 Summer Research Applications are now open! You can learn more about them in our newsletter and access the link to apply!
Did you know that 9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English? Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
Who: SoNS and HSS faculty
What: AI-Informed Assignment Quick-start workshop (update one existing assignment)
When/where: Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Marshall Room
Details and sign-up: http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
Stipend: for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member)
Description
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
At the Quick-start workshop, please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment.
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot. The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
The Writing Center will be closed today, 12/4. We will reopen for the week on Sunday 12/7. Please come see us!
The Augsburg University Writing Center is ready to support your final papers and projects this semester! Our hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only). We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
Who: SoNS and HSS faculty
What: AI-Informed Assignment Quick-start workshop (update one existing assignment)
When/where: Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Marshall Room
Details and sign-up: http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
Stipend: for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member)
Description
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
At the Quick-start workshop, please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment.
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot. The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English! Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
URGO SUMMER RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY PROGRAM: All disciplines welcome!
Phase 1 applications are due February 6th at 11:59 PM, so start talking with your faculty members now to learn about the research or creative activities happening in your department.
The URGO Summer Research/Creative Activity Program is an 11-week, on-campus program (May 18th – July 31st) where students are funded to conduct research with a faculty mentor. URGO provides full-time summer researchers (400 hours) with a $6,000 stipend and housing discount, while half-time researchers (200 hours) receive a $3,000 stipend and a housing discount.
URGO SUMMER RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY ASSISTANTSHIPS
URGO also provides funding for students to work for a professor as a research assistant on an ongoing research project. This is a 100-hour commitment over the course of the summer and comes with a $1,500 stipend. This is an excellent opportunity to try out research for the first time or focus on a specific aspect of a research project.
The Summer Research Info Packet and Phase 1 application can be found on URGO’s website, linked below. If you have questions, email urgo@augsburg.edu
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Who: SoNS and HSS faculty
What: AI-Informed Assignment Quick-start workshop (update one existing assignment)
When/where: Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Marshall Room
Details and sign-up: http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
Stipend: for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member)
Description
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
At the Quick-start workshop, please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment.
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot. The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
9 out of 10 employers rely on employees with language skills other than English! Study a language to enhance your resume and your future.
As you finalize your registration plans for spring semester, keep these ideas in mind:
In the 2025 catalog, both SPA 111 and 112 fulfill EITHER Language & Oral Communication OR Local & Global Perspectives. Take 111 and 112 and you will complete both of these General Ed. requirements!
In the pre-2025 catalog, SPA 111 fulfills Modern Language 1 and SPA 112 completes Modern Language 2.
To see language classes offered in the spring semester, go to the Registrar’s site and search for Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing! Our current hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only). We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
Who: SoNS and HSS faculty
What: AI-Informed Assignment Quick-start workshop (update one existing assignment)
When/where: Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Marshall Room
Details and sign-up: http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
Stipend: for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member)
Description
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
At the Quick-start workshop, please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment.
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot. The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
Who: SoNS and HSS faculty
What: AI-Informed Assignment Quick-start workshop (update one existing assignment)
When/where: Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Marshall Room
Details and sign-up: http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
Stipend: for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member)
Description
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
At the Quick-start workshop, please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment.
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot. The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Quick info…
Who: SoNS and HSS faculty
What: AI-Informed Assignment Quick-start workshop (update one existing assignment)
When/where: Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Marshall Room
Details and sign-up: http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
Stipend: for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member)
Description
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
At the Quick-start workshop, please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment.
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot. The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
On behalf of the Batalden Fellows of Applied Ethics, I would like to invite you to participate in a survey about ethics at Augsburg. This survey will ask you about your experiences with and hopes for conversations on ethics in your courses and around the institution.
We would request that you complete the survey by Wednesday Nov. 26th.
Please note there is also an option to indicate your interest in participating in upcoming focus groups where we can delve deeper into key areas identified by the survey. If you do not wish to include your email with the survey but would like to participate in the focus groups, please send an email to any of the fellows or reply to this email.
Thanks so much for your time; we look forward to learning from you!!!
Best wishes during this busy time of the semester,
The Batalden Fellows
(Jacqui deVries, Soebin Jang, and Tara Mader)
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing! Our hours this week will be 5–8 p.m on Tuesday 11/25 and on Wednesday 11/26 (in-person only). We are closed for the rest of the holiday week, but will open again on Monday, 12/1.
We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
HIS 440: Black Migrations to the United States (Prerequisite: ENL 111)
Spring 2026
Tuesday / Thursday 10:10 11:40AM (on campus)
Taught by Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi
Course Description
An estimated 48 million people in the United States identify as Black. Their migrations—forced and voluntary—began in 1619 and continue to the present day. They came from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. Many are descendants of enslaved people; others have emerged from places like Somalia and Ethiopia and Ghana and Jamaica. This course provides an overview of the journeys and experiences of African Americans and Black migrants and examines their unbroken ties—imagined and real—to the African continent. The course draws from a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, exposing students to major historical themes and significant Black figures. Through lectures, discussions, and thesis-driven writing assignments, students gain a substantive understanding of the African diaspora’s historical formation and develop critical reading and writing skills essential to successful careers.
Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi is completing his Ph.D. in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota, after working as a journalist for the Sahan Journal, MinnPost, and Minnesota Public Radio. In addition to English, he speaks Somali, Arabic, and Swahili.
Who: SoNS and HSS faculty
What: AI-Informed Assignment Quick-start workshop (update one existing assignment)
When/where: Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Marshall Room
Details and sign-up: http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
Stipend: for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member)
Description
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
At the Quick-start workshop, please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment.
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot. The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
On behalf of the Batalden Fellows of Applied Ethics, I would like to invite you to participate in a survey about ethics at Augsburg. This survey will ask you about your experiences with and hopes for conversations on ethics in your courses and around the institution.
We would request that you complete the survey by Wednesday Nov. 26th.
Please note there is also an option to indicate your interest in participating in upcoming focus groups where we can delve deeper into key areas identified by the survey. If you do not wish to include your email with the survey but would like to participate in the focus groups, please send an email to any of the fellows or reply to this email.
Thanks so much for your time; we look forward to learning from you!!!
Best wishes during this busy time of the semester,
The Batalden Fellows
(Jacqui deVries, Soebin Jang, and Tara Mader)
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
HIS 440: Black Migrations to the United States (Prerequisite: ENL 111)
Spring 2026
Tuesday / Thursday 10:10 11:40AM (on campus)
Taught by Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi
Course Description
An estimated 48 million people in the United States identify as Black. Their migrations—forced and voluntary—began in 1619 and continue to the present day. They came from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. Many are descendants of enslaved people; others have emerged from places like Somalia and Ethiopia and Ghana and Jamaica. This course provides an overview of the journeys and experiences of African Americans and Black migrants and examines their unbroken ties—imagined and real—to the African continent. The course draws from a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, exposing students to major historical themes and significant Black figures. Through lectures, discussions, and thesis-driven writing assignments, students gain a substantive understanding of the African diaspora’s historical formation and develop critical reading and writing skills essential to successful careers.
Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi is completing his Ph.D. in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota, after working as a journalist for the Sahan Journal, MinnPost, and Minnesota Public Radio. In addition to English, he speaks Somali, Arabic, and Swahili.
Posted on November 21, 2025 Email a correction for this post: Need Another Upper-Division Course? Consider HIS 440: Black Migrations to the United States
The Strommen Center is launching a fellowship for faculty members! This three-day fellowship workshop will help faculty members identify the role they play in fusing career development in the Augsburg experience through curriculum development integration and, in doing so, provide equitable career development for all students. This fellowship will help develop skills in articulating how curricula aligns with the world of work and ensures that all students have access to the tools and resources necessary for post-graduation success.
Upon completion of all fellowship requirements, participating faculty will receive a $300 stipend for workshop participation and $200 for completion of career-integrated assignment or activity that the faculty members plan to implement either in the Spring 2026 semester or throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. We will celebrate their work at the end of the semester during Days in May.
The workshops run from January 13th through the 15th from 9am – 11:30am each day.
We are seeking nominations from colleagues, department chairs, and/or school directors for this opportunity. The Strommen Center will share with both the nominator and the nominee if they have been selected for the fellowship. We hope to have one faculty member for each of the five schools for this initial cohort and will be accepting nominations through November 26th.
HIS 440: Black Migrations to the United States (Prerequisite: ENL 111)
Spring 2026
Tuesday / Thursday 10:10 11:40AM (on campus)
Taught by Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi
Course Description
An estimated 48 million people in the United States identify as Black. Their migrations—forced and voluntary—began in 1619 and continue to the present day. They came from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. Many are descendants of enslaved people; others have emerged from places like Somalia and Ethiopia and Ghana and Jamaica. This course provides an overview of the journeys and experiences of African Americans and Black migrants and examines their unbroken ties—imagined and real—to the African continent. The course draws from a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, exposing students to major historical themes and significant Black figures. Through lectures, discussions, and thesis-driven writing assignments, students gain a substantive understanding of the African diaspora’s historical formation and develop critical reading and writing skills essential to successful careers.
Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi is completing his Ph.D. in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota, after working as a journalist for the Sahan Journal, MinnPost, and Minnesota Public Radio. In addition to English, he speaks Somali, Arabic, and Swahili.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
The Strommen Center is launching a fellowship for faculty members! This three-day fellowship workshop will help faculty members identify the role they play in fusing career development in the Augsburg experience through curriculum development integration and, in doing so, provide equitable career development for all students. This fellowship will help develop skills in articulating how curricula aligns with the world of work and ensures that all students have access to the tools and resources necessary for post-graduation success.
Upon completion of all fellowship requirements, participating faculty will receive a $300 stipend for workshop participation and $200 for completion of career-integrated assignment or activity that the faculty members plan to implement either in the Spring 2026 semester or throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. We will celebrate their work at the end of the semester during Days in May.
The workshops run from January 13th through the 15th from 9am – 11:30am each day.
We are seeking nominations from colleagues, department chairs, and/or school directors for this opportunity. The Strommen Center will share with both the nominator and the nominee if they have been selected for the fellowship. We hope to have one faculty member for each of the five schools for this initial cohort and will be accepting nominations through November 26th.
On behalf of the Batalden Fellows of Applied Ethics, I would like to invite you to participate in a survey about ethics at Augsburg. This survey will ask you about your experiences with and hopes for conversations on ethics in your courses and around the institution.
We would request that you complete the survey by Wednesday Nov. 26th.
Please note there is also an option to indicate your interest in participating in upcoming focus groups where we can delve deeper into key areas identified by the survey. If you do not wish to include your email with the survey but would like to participate in the focus groups, please send an email to any of the fellows or reply to this email.
Thanks so much for your time; we look forward to learning from you!!!
Best wishes during this busy time of the semester,
The Batalden Fellows
(Jacqui deVries, Soebin Jang, and Tara Mader)
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
The first CTL Quick-start workshop for this pilot will be held:
Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Marshall Room
Please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment. For this initial pilot round, there is a modest stipend for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member).
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
HIS 440: Black Migrations to the United States (Prerequisite: ENL 111)
Spring 2026
Tuesday / Thursday 10:10 11:40AM (on campus)
Taught by Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi
Course Description
An estimated 48 million people in the United States identify as Black. Their migrations—forced and voluntary—began in 1619 and continue to the present day. They came from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. Many are descendants of enslaved people; others have emerged from places like Somalia and Ethiopia and Ghana and Jamaica. This course provides an overview of the journeys and experiences of African Americans and Black migrants and examines their unbroken ties—imagined and real—to the African continent. The course draws from a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, exposing students to major historical themes and significant Black figures. Through lectures, discussions, and thesis-driven writing assignments, students gain a substantive understanding of the African diaspora’s historical formation and develop critical reading and writing skills essential to successful careers.
Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi is completing his Ph.D. in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota, after working as a journalist for the Sahan Journal, MinnPost, and Minnesota Public Radio. In addition to English, he speaks Somali, Arabic, and Swahili.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
The Strommen Center is launching a fellowship for faculty members! This three-day fellowship workshop will help faculty members identify the role they play in fusing career development in the Augsburg experience through curriculum development integration and, in doing so, provide equitable career development for all students. This fellowship will help develop skills in articulating how curricula aligns with the world of work and ensures that all students have access to the tools and resources necessary for post-graduation success.
Upon completion of all fellowship requirements, participating faculty will receive a $300 stipend for workshop participation and $200 for completion of career-integrated assignment or activity that the faculty members plan to implement either in the Spring 2026 semester or throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. We will celebrate their work at the end of the semester during Days in May.
The workshops run from January 13th through the 15th from 9am – 11:30am each day.
We are seeking nominations from colleagues, department chairs, and/or school directors for this opportunity. The Strommen Center will share with both the nominator and the nominee if they have been selected for the fellowship. We hope to have one faculty member for each of the five schools for this initial cohort and will be accepting nominations through November 26th.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
The Strommen Center is launching a fellowship for faculty members! This three-day fellowship workshop will help faculty members identify the role they play in fusing career development in the Augsburg experience through curriculum development integration and, in doing so, provide equitable career development for all students. This fellowship will help develop skills in articulating how curricula aligns with the world of work and ensures that all students have access to the tools and resources necessary for post-graduation success.
Upon completion of all fellowship requirements, participating faculty will receive a $300 stipend for workshop participation and $200 for completion of career-integrated assignment or activity that the faculty members plan to implement either in the Spring 2026 semester or throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. We will celebrate their work at the end of the semester during Days in May.
The workshops run from January 13th through the 15th from 9am – 11:30am each day.
We are seeking nominations from colleagues, department chairs, and/or school directors for this opportunity. The Strommen Center will share with both the nominator and the nominee if they have been selected for the fellowship. We hope to have one faculty member for each of the five schools for this initial cohort and will be accepting nominations through November 26th.
Dear Faculty,
We’d like to introduce NotebookLM, (https://notebooklm.google.com/), a new AI-powered research tool from Google Labs that can help with querying content, research, and streamlining course prep.
The recent overview video — “NotebookLM for Faculty” — highlights how it can accelerate reading, synthesis, and organization.
The video, “NEW NotebookLM Features” highlights recent upgrades.
What NotebookLM Does
Lets you upload PDFs, slides, or docs so you can ask natural-language questions about those resources like “Summarize key themes” or “Outline arguments across these papers.” Importantly, the content you upload is NOT used to train the model, so it remains private and protected!
Offers a Studio mode to streamline turning readings into an audio/video overview, study guides, mindmaps, or briefing notes.
Acts as a virtual research assistant, helping you explore ideas and find patterns across your uploaded materials.
Why It’s Useful for Faculty
Course prep efficiency: Quickly extract key points and discussion prompts from large reading sets.
Research support: Identify major themes, contrasts, or evidence across multiple sources.
Content creation: Build structured notes, slides, or outlines faster.
⚙️ Getting Started
Upload a few core readings or research articles or discipline standards.
Ask targeted questions (e.g., “What are recurring critiques of this model?”).
Use “Customize” option to review and refine the AI summaries for accuracy and tone.
As always, please feel free to reach out to one of us if you have any questions.
The Strommen Center is launching a fellowship for faculty members! This three-day fellowship workshop will help faculty members identify the role they play in fusing career development in the Augsburg experience through curriculum development integration and, in doing so, provide equitable career development for all students. This fellowship will help develop skills in articulating how curricula aligns with the world of work and ensures that all students have access to the tools and resources necessary for post-graduation success.
Upon completion of all fellowship requirements, participating faculty will receive a $300 stipend for workshop participation and $200 for completion of career-integrated assignment or activity that the faculty members plan to implement either in the Spring 2026 semester or throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. We will celebrate their work at the end of the semester during Days in May.
The workshops run from January 13th through the 15th from 9am – 11:30am each day.
We are seeking nominations from colleagues, department chairs, and/or school directors for this opportunity. The Strommen Center will share with both the nominator and the nominee if they have been selected for the fellowship. We hope to have one faculty member for each of the five schools for this initial cohort and will be accepting nominations through November 26th.
Are you passionate about disability advocacy? Want to learn about disability history and gain skills in dismantling systemic ableism? Consider a course being offered for the first time this spring.
EDC 488 / Topics Course: Disability Advocacy in Action (3 credits)
Course Description:
This hands-on course is designed to support students in the Disability Advocacy Scholars (DAS) program as they engage in leadership, reflection, and systems-change work grounded in disability justice. Students will explore both historical and contemporary movements shaping disability advocacy while developing their own advocacy frameworks. They will have the opportunity to design community-based projects that promote inclusion and accessibility. Through a combination of seminars, mentorship, and reflective practice, students will connect theory to action, gaining valuable skills in collaboration, public communication, and policy awareness. This course is open to all students interested in disability studies, education, or social justice.
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
The Strommen Center is launching a fellowship for faculty members! This three-day fellowship workshop will help faculty members identify the role they play in fusing career development in the Augsburg experience through curriculum development integration and, in doing so, provide equitable career development for all students. This fellowship will help develop skills in articulating how curricula aligns with the world of work and ensures that all students have access to the tools and resources necessary for post-graduation success.
Upon completion of all fellowship requirements, participating faculty will receive a $300 stipend for workshop participation and $200 for completion of career-integrated assignment or activity that the faculty members plan to implement either in the Spring 2026 semester or throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. We will celebrate their work at the end of the semester during Days in May.
The workshops run from January 13th through the 15th from 9am – 11:30am each day.
We are seeking nominations from colleagues, department chairs, and/or school directors for this opportunity. The Strommen Center will share with both the nominator and the nominee if they have been selected for the fellowship. We hope to have one faculty member for each of the five schools for this initial cohort and will be accepting nominations through November 26th.
An exciting course is being offered for the first time this spring, CRS120, “Black to the Future: Afrofuturism as Cultural Aesthetic.” The class will look at Afrofuturism as a tool of exposing issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality and as a celebration of Black resistance to the systems that uphold those issues. The course will consider texts in a variety of mediums including short stories, novels, music, music videos, and film, starting with W.E.B Du Bois’ “The Comet,” touch on the music of Sun Ra and Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, and move to modern examples of the tradition like Rivers Solomon’s The Deep, music from Janelle Monae, and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. CRS 120 fulfills the Equity, Power, and Social Justice or the Humanities GenEd requirement. The class is also cross-listed as ENL 275.
This course will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
An exciting course is being offered for the first time this spring, CRS120, “Black to the Future: Afrofuturism as Cultural Aesthetic.” Coined by Mark Dery, Afrofuturism is an aesthetic theory that many Black writers and artists have used as cultural expression for decades. Lisa Yaszek, scholar of Afrofuturism refers to it as “an aesthetic mode that encompasses a diverse range of artists working in different genres and media who are united by their shared interest in projecting black futures derived from Afrodiasporic experiences.”
This class will investigate this mode of viewing Afrofuturism as a tool of exposing issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality and as a celebration of Black resistance to the systems that uphold those issues. As an introduction to Afrofuturism and Black speculative fictions, this course will look at the key concepts of Afrofuturism by acknowledging how Black people have represented themselves within the field of Science Fiction and Fantasy and relating artistic avenues.
This course will consider texts in a variety of mediums including short stories, novels, music, music videos, and film. Starting with W.E.B Du Bois’ “The Comet,” the course will traverse thematically, touching on the music of Sun Ra and Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower before moving to modern examples of the tradition like Rivers Solomon’s The Deep, music from Janelle Monae, and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. CRS 120 fulfills the Equity, Power, and Social Justice or the Humanities GenEd requirement. The class is also cross-listed as ENL 275.
This course will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
This course will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Eligibility:
First-year Students, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors; US Citizens
Deadline:
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Purpose:
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State that offers fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion programs for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.
The CLS Spark Program is a virtual opportunity that offers introductory language instruction in a number of CLS languages. Spark prioritizes students without access to instruction in the target language at their home institutions, and participation in Spark includes automatic consideration as a semi-finalist for the CLS summer language student (if the Spark participant applies for it). The critical languages supported currently include Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili
Application Process
CLS has great resources available to help you understand the program and application process and write strong essays. Be sure to consult them! Prospective applicants should consult with the campus representative as early as possible. No institutional endorsement is necessary, but Prof. deVries provides support for the application process.
Campus Representative
Jacqueline deVries, Professor of History and Director of Major Grants and Fellowships, Memorial 114,
This course will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Eligibility:
First-year Students, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors; US Citizens
Deadline:
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Purpose:
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State that offers fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion programs for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.
The CLS Spark Program is a virtual opportunity that offers introductory language instruction in a number of CLS languages. Spark prioritizes students without access to instruction in the target language at their home institutions, and participation in Spark includes automatic consideration as a semi-finalist for the CLS summer language student (if the Spark participant applies for it). The critical languages supported currently include Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili
Application Process
CLS has great resources available to help you understand the program and application process and write strong essays. Be sure to consult them! Prospective applicants should consult with the campus representative as early as possible. No institutional endorsement is necessary, but Prof. deVries provides support for the application process.
Campus Representative
Jacqueline deVries, Professor of History and Director of Major Grants and Fellowships, Memorial 114, <devries@augsburg.edu>
This course will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing this semester! Our current hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only), with plans to expand our hours in October. We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
The Writing Center will be closed on 11/4 for election day!
Eligibility
First-year Students, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors; US Citizens
Deadlines
Official CLS Deadline: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Purpose
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State that offers fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion programs for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.
The CLS Spark Program is a virtual opportunity that offers introductory language instruction in a number of CLS languages. Spark prioritizes students without access to instruction in the target language at their home institutions, and participation in Spark includes automatic consideration as a semi-finalist for the CLS summer language student (if the Spark participant applies for it). The critical languages supported currently include Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili
Application Process
CLS has great resources available to help you understand the program and application process and write strong essays. Be sure to consult them! Prospective applicants should consult with Jacqui deVries as early as possible. No institutional endorsement is necessary, but Prof. deVries provides support for the application process.
Campus Representative
Jacqueline deVries, Professor of History and Director of Major Grants and Fellowships, Memorial 114, <devries@augsburg.edu>
Official Website
The Critical Language Scholarship Program
Seen any job postings that want data analytics or visualization skills, or familiarity with the program Tableau? As you plan your Spring classes, consider enrolling in MIS 361, a 2 credit elective course!
FAQ:
### What’s in it for me?
The key benefit is enhanced data visualization skills with Tableau and some examples to share during job interviews in your portfolio.
### What are the Prereqs?
The only prereq is either MIS 260 or DST 234.
### What will we do in class?
We will spend a lot of time hands on, building visualizations in Tableau and interpreting them. It will be more workshopping than lecture.
### How hard is the class?
The class is technical and will be very hands-on with Tableau so that you can tell employers about your skills. But if you did well in MIS 260 or DST 234 you’ll find this class easier.
### What will I walk away from this class with?
You’ll have a portfolio of Tableau dashboards you can talk about in interviews.
### Does this class fulfill any of the classes required for my major?
This is an elective, so it counts toward your total credit hour requirement, but does not fulfill any specific major requirements.
### When is the class?
The class is MWF from 10:50-11:50am on campus during Time 2 of Spring 2026 (03/09/26 – 05/08/26).
### Who should I contact with questions?
Contact Prof Jeff Clement at clement@augsburg.edu.
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing this semester! Our current hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only), with plans to expand our hours in October. We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
Dear Faculty,
We hope you and yours are well. This week’s eLearning update is about Moodle activities and due dates.
We often hear students really like to know when assignments are due. We have several updates for you about communicating due dates in Moodle! Tutorial link below!
As always, please feel free to reach out to one of us if you have any questions.
Thank you for your interest in URGO’S conference travel grants. As funding is limited, applications are now closed for the spring and fall semesters. See you all next year!
Contact urgo@augsburg.edu with any questions.
Augsburg Faculty,
November 1 is the deadline for proposing domestic and international off-campus courses in academic year 2026-27 (Fall 2026–Summer 2027). If you have any questions about the proposal process or want to talk through a course idea, please contact Leah Spinosa de Vega in CGEE (devega@augsburg.edu).
Faculty Mentors,
As you advise your mentees, please keep in mind the many options students have to study abroad and fulfill degree requirements. There’s still time to apply for Spring 2026 Semester, Spring Break 2026, and Summer 2026 programs.
URGO is offering up to $850 in travel funding for Augsburg undergraduates who have been accepted to present research at a professional conference. These funds can mitigate the high costs of travel such as airfare and lodging.
URGO has a limited amount of travel funding to award this academic year. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so students are encouraged to submit a travel application as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about undergraduate conference travel opportunities, please contact urgo@augsburg.edu
Seen any job postings that want data analytics or visualization skills, or familiarity with the program Tableau? As you plan your Spring classes, consider enrolling in MIS 361, a 2 credit elective course!
FAQ:
### What’s in it for me?
The key benefit is enhanced data visualization skills with Tableau and some examples to share during job interviews in your portfolio.
### What are the Prereqs?
The only prereq is either MIS 260 or DST 234.
### What will we do in class?
We will spend a lot of time hands on, building visualizations in Tableau and interpreting them. It will be more workshopping than lecture.
### How hard is the class?
The class is technical and will be very hands-on with Tableau so that you can tell employers about your skills. But if you did well in MIS 260 or DST 234 you’ll find this class easier.
### What will I walk away from this class with?
You’ll have a portfolio of Tableau dashboards you can talk about in interviews.
### Does this class fulfill any of the classes required for my major?
This is an elective, so it counts toward your total credit hour requirement, but does not fulfill any specific major requirements.
### When is the class?
The class is MWF from 10:50-11:50am on campus during Time 2 of Spring 2026 (03/09/26 – 05/08/26).
### Who should I contact with questions?
Contact Prof Jeff Clement at clement@augsburg.edu.
Augsburg Faculty,
November 1 is the deadline for proposing domestic and international off-campus courses in academic year 2026-27 (Fall 2026–Summer 2027). If you have any questions about the proposal process or want to talk through a course idea, please contact Leah Spinosa de Vega in CGEE (devega@augsburg.edu).
Faculty Mentors, as you advise your mentees, please keep in mind the many options students have to study abroad and fulfill degree requirements. There’s still time to apply for Spring 2026 Semester, Spring Break 2026, and Summer 2026 programs.
URGO is offering up to $850 in travel funding for Augsburg undergraduates who have been accepted to present research at a professional conference. These funds can mitigate the high costs of travel such as airfare and lodging.
URGO has a limited amount of travel funding to award this academic year. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so students are encouraged to submit a travel application as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about undergraduate conference travel opportunities, please contact urgo@augsburg.edu
URGO is offering up to $850 in travel funding for Augsburg undergraduates who have been accepted to present research at a professional conference. These funds can mitigate the high costs of travel such as airfare and lodging.
URGO has a limited amount of travel funding to award this academic year. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so students are encouraged to submit a travel application as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about undergraduate conference travel opportunities, please contact urgo@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing this semester! Our current hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only), with plans to expand our hours in October. We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
URGO is offering up to $850 in travel funding for Augsburg undergraduates who have been accepted to present research at a professional conference. These funds can mitigate the high costs of travel such as airfare and lodging.
URGO has a limited amount of travel funding to award this academic year. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so students are encouraged to submit a travel application as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about undergraduate conference travel opportunities, please contact urgo@augsburg.edu
URGO is offering up to $850 in travel funding for Augsburg undergraduates who have been accepted to present research at a professional conference. These funds can mitigate the high costs of travel such as airfare and lodging.
URGO has a limited amount of travel funding to award this academic year. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so students are encouraged to submit a travel application as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about undergraduate conference travel opportunities, please contact urgo@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Writing Center is Now Open!
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing this semester! Our current hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only), with plans to expand our hours in October. We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing this semester! Our current hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only), with plans to expand our hours in October. We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
Thank you for your interest in applying for research funding for Academic Year Research through URGO. Due to an overwhelming number of applications and limited resources, we have reached our funding capacity earlier than anticipated. As a result, we are no longer accepting additional applications.
We greatly appreciate the enthusiasm and commitment to research demonstrated by our applicants, and we encourage you to consider applying in future cycles.
Thank you for your interest in applying for research funding for Academic Year Research through URGO. Due to an overwhelming number of applications and limited resources, we have reached our funding capacity earlier than anticipated. As a result, we are no longer accepting additional applications.
We greatly appreciate the enthusiasm and commitment to research demonstrated by our applicants, and we encourage you to consider applying in future cycles.
Thank you for your interest in applying for research funding for Academic Year Research through URGO. Due to an overwhelming number of applications and limited resources, we have reached our funding capacity earlier than anticipated. As a result, we are no longer accepting additional applications.
We greatly appreciate the enthusiasm and commitment to research demonstrated by our applicants, and we encourage you to consider applying in future cycles.
Thank you for your interest in applying for research funding for Academic Year Research through URGO. Due to an overwhelming number of applications and limited resources, we have reached our funding capacity earlier than anticipated. As a result, we are no longer accepting additional applications.
We greatly appreciate the enthusiasm and commitment to research demonstrated by our applicants, and we encourage you to consider applying in future cycles.
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing this semester! Our current hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only), with plans to expand our hours in October. We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.
At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.
Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!
Thank you for your interest in applying for research funding for Academic Year Research through URGO. Due to an overwhelming number of applications and limited resources, we have reached our funding capacity earlier than anticipated. As a result, we are no longer accepting additional applications.
We greatly appreciate the enthusiasm and commitment to research demonstrated by our applicants, and we encourage you to consider applying in future cycles.
