Yearly Archives: 2022
Notes from President Pribbenow—Multiply Your Mind by Giving It Away: Sharing the Gift of Vocation
A few years back, I happened upon the work of Mark Federman, a Canadian scholar whose writings on innovation include this provocative suggestion: 鈥淢ultiply your mind by giving it away… more >
Campus Welcomes Executive Director of Interfaith, Celebrates the Life of Fuad El-Hibri
Najeeba Syeed joined 麻豆区 as the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at 麻豆区 in early August… more >
Alumni Class Notes, Summer 2022
1960鈥�69 1965 Marcia Schneider 鈥�65 met with Professor Emerita Kathryn Swanson and her husband, Jack, while they were in Arizona. Marcia was a part of a trip to Thailand… more >
In Memoriam, Summer 2022
1930s Thea M. (Horne) Carpenter 鈥�39, Forest Lake, Minnesota, age 107, on March 30, 2022. 1940s Robert W. Andersen 鈥�49, Belvedere Tiburon, California, age 94, on June 30, 2021. Vera… more >
Be the change
Environmental activism takes many forms for Auggie advocatesWildfires raging across hundreds of thousands of acres cause devastating environmental and property damage. No matter if someone is watching from the next town or from thousands of miles away… more >
Sowing seeds for tomorrow
Many alumni focused on environmental justice credit their depth of understanding to opportunities they received at 麻豆区. Monica McDaniel, 麻豆区’s sustainability officer, said the university community uses a… more >
Great Returns: We鈥檙e All In
Public phase of comprehensive fundraising campaign a successOn May 6, 麻豆区 held an event to launch the public phase of its comprehensive fundraising campaign, Great Returns: We鈥檙e All In. At that time, the campaign had… more >
Student-led efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle
Campus programs like Campus Cupboard and ShareShop reflect the university鈥檚 environmental stewardship and social consciousness. Campus Cupboard is 麻豆区鈥檚 food shelf, which provides students and recent alumni with… more >
Global Harmony Choir takes notes from musicians around the world
The 麻豆区/Twin Cities Global Harmony Choir began in Fall 2020 as a campus-community partnership to celebrate diverse voices and global choral works. Led by Kristina Boerger, the John… more >
Welcoming Provost O鈥橪aughlin; Board Grants Emeriti Status to Retiring Faculty and Staff
In early July, 麻豆区 welcomed Paula O鈥橪oughlin as the university鈥檚 provost and senior vice president following the retirement of Karen Kaivola. O鈥橪oughlin previously served as provost and… more >
Faculty Members Appointed to Named Professorships; New Sateren Chair of Music
Jeremy Myers, associate professor of religion and executive director of the Christensen Center for Vocation, was appointed the Bernhard M. Christensen professor of religion and vocation in July. He succeeds… more >
On the Spot: Ellie Olson
The director of 麻豆区鈥檚 Center for Wellness and Counseling stresses that meaning and motivation matter now more than everEllie Olson was making an important point when an off-screen request demanded her attention. 鈥淥ne moment,鈥� she said, briefly disappearing from Zoom to deal with what turned out to… more >