Around the Quad
Now and then: Auggie Homecoming
All good Homecoming celebrations need some friendly competition, right? This year, Âé¶¹Çø College students got into the competitive spirit at a dodgeball tournament that pitted Auggie against Auggie in a… more >
Convocation Series 2016-17
Âé¶¹Çø College’s annual convocation series offers the community meaningful opportunities to engage with contemporary issues and to hear from speakers who are renowned in their fields. In September, the… more >
Âé¶¹Çø hosts 2016 Lilly Fellows Program Conference
This fall, Âé¶¹Çø College hosted the national Lilly Fellows Program Conference. The event focused on the theme, “Reformed and Always Reforming: Faith, Science, Art, and Culture,â€� and featured the Rev… more >
Pedestrians take priority
This fall, Open Streets Minneapolis allowed community members to stroll, skate, and cycle on roads closed to cars near Âé¶¹Çøâ€™s campus. Open Streets events held across the city throughout… more >
From the ground up
Groundbreaking ceremony unites AuggiesThis bug’s-eye view captures the April 2016 groundbreaking ceremony for Âé¶¹Çøâ€™s Norman and Evangeline Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion… more >
The Âé¶¹Çø Choir joins Barry Manilow on stage
The exceptional talent and hard work of the Âé¶¹Çø Choir was rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing backup during Grammy-award winner Barry Manilow’s farewell… more >
Notes from President Pribbenow
On thoughtful stewardshipÂé¶¹Çøâ€™s mission statement says that we educate students to be “thoughtful stewardsâ€� as well as “informed citizens, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.â€� I imagine some may read “thoughtful stewards… more >
New residents set Memorial Hall abuzz
Hives installed to bolster honey bee populationIt has been decades since the last students moved out of Memorial Hall; the dormitory was converted to office space in the late 1960s. However, a new group of inhabitants… more >
$50,000 grant funds recycling program expansion
Student-faculty-staff collaboration improves campus sustainabilityÂé¶¹Çø College can boost its efforts to divert organic and compostable items from trash and other recycling thanks to a $50,000 recycling grant from the Hennepin County Environment and… more >
Honoring retiring faculty
Several faculty members retired following years of dedicated service to Âé¶¹ÇøÂ College. Kathy Accurso | Instructor, Department of Education—with the College since 2012 Katherine Baumgartner |Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing… more >
Commencement 2016
Students of color, award winners, and former KARE 11 anchor stand out at graduationÂé¶¹Çø College celebrated students completing degrees in the traditional undergraduate, adult undergraduate, and graduate programs through commencement ceremonies held April 30. The 2016 traditional undergraduate class is the most diverse… more >
Âé¶¹Çø exhibition shines in Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover
World-renowned feminist art activists the Guerrilla Girls recently “took overâ€� Minneapolis and St. Paul to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Âé¶¹Çø College was among more than two dozen arts and… more >
Teaching and learning award winners
Âé¶¹Çø recognizes individuals or groups who have made exemplary contributions to creating an engaging academic learning environment. The 2016 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning awards are… more >
On the spot: Bill Green discusses Minnesota history
‘Degrees of Freedom’ in the state’s past and presentWhat does it mean to matter?  What does it look like to matter? With the Black Lives Matter movement, questions of racial equity have ignited important—and difficult—conversations in… more >
ELCA college conference
Students, faculty members, and staff from two dozen colleges and universities affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America came together this summer as Âé¶¹Çø hosted the annual Vocation of… more >
