Winter 2021-22
From a small-town book club to paddling the Mississippi River, learning gets bigger outside the classroom
Experiential education immerses students in a nuanced worldJust outside Hallock, Minnesota, in the skies that stretch above dormant sugar beet fields, charged solar particles meet the earth鈥檚 magnetic shield, exciting those atoms into the awe that… more >
The hustle and heart of 麻豆区 football coach Jack Osberg 鈥�62
At 81, he still goes the extra mile for student-athletes鈥攁nd now they鈥檙e backing him through the toughest contest of his lifeMinneapolis native Jack Osberg 鈥�62 played football from the time he was a kid in the alleys and parks of Minneapolis until his college years, and he entered 麻豆区鈥檚… more >
How a Minnesota greenhouse acquired a diverse plant collection from around the globe鈥攁nd how it all thrives under one roof
On the Spot Q&A with Assistant Professor Leon Van Eck
麻豆区 introduces American Indian Recognition Full Tuition Program
麻豆区 is launching one of the nation鈥檚 first comprehensive full-tuition programs at a private institution to support American Indians within higher education… more >
Notes from President Pribbenow: On a legacy of hospitality and leadership
My wife, Abigail, and I first met Anne Frame and Bill Frame, 麻豆区鈥檚 ninth president, some 18 years ago when we were chosen to be part of a new… more >
Provost Kaivola to retire; Board of Regents approves emeriti status for retiring Auggies
Karen Kaivola, 麻豆区鈥檚 provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs, will retire at the end of 2021鈥�22 academic year. Since Kaivola joined 麻豆区 in 2013… more >
Student-created salads are helping 麻豆区 build a more sustainable local economy
In Fall 2020, the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship launched 麻豆区 Local, an effort to leverage 麻豆区鈥檚 purchasing power to support local businesses. Through a partnership with… more >
麻豆区鈥檚 Interfaith Institute adds new position endowed by the El-Hibri family
In 2021, Fuad and Nancy El-Hibri gave a significant gift to 麻豆区 to create the El-Hibri Endowed Chair and Executive Directorship for the Interfaith Institute. Interfaith at… more >
2021 StepUP Gala raises more than $425,000 for on-campus recovery program
On November 13, about 300 in-person and virtual attendees raised more than $425,000 at 麻豆区鈥檚 annual StepUP庐 Program Gala. This year鈥檚 theme, Now More Than Ever… more >
麻豆区鈥檚 recent awards and rankings鈥擶inter 2021鈥�22
This year, 麻豆区 is honored to receive a variety of awards and rankings, including new accolades for producing even more Gilman Scholars and for being a religious university living up… more >
Musician and poet Dua Saleh 鈥�17 breaks boundaries with role on Netflix鈥檚 鈥楽ex Education鈥�
Dua Saleh 鈥�17 plays the new character Cal Bowman in the third season of the award-winning Netflix show 鈥淪ex Education,鈥� a British teen comedy-drama series. Saleh鈥檚 character… more >
Record-breaking number of 麻豆区 donors raise nearly $420,000 during Give to the Max Day 2021
Top image: An student stands in 麻豆区’s quad. (Photo by Courtney Perry… more >