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Augsburg College
Motto Education for Service
Established 1869
Type Private
Endowment $27,160,101[1]
President Dr. Paul C. Pribbenow
Students 3,785
Location Minneapolis, MN, USA
Campus Urban
Colors maroon and gray
Nickname Auggies
Affiliations Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Website www.augsburg.edu

Augsburg College is a liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded in 1869 in Marshall, Wisconsin as Augsburg Seminary and moved to Minneapolis in 1872. Undergraduate classes first began in the fall of 1874 with the first class graduating in the spring of 1879 In 1893 Augsburg leaders formed the "Friends of Augsburg", which became the Lutheran Free Church in 1897. Women were first admitted to the college in 1921. The school was officially known as Augsburg Seminary until 1942 when the name was change to Augsburg College and Theological Seminary although that name had been informally used since the 1920s. When the Lutheran Free Church merged with the American Lutheran Church in 1963 Augsburg Seminary merged with Luther Seminary in Saint Paul and the name of the school officially became Augsburg College.

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[edit] A college in the city

Augsburg College is located in the center of Minneapolis close to St. Paul with a program in Rochester as well.

As the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) most diverse tertiary institution, Augsburg strives to educate both traditional and non-traditional students, offering undergraduate degrees in over 50 major areas of study. The College also grants six graduate degrees:

Majors in the Sciences, Business-related fields, and the teacher licensure program, which has been preparing K-12 teachers since 1923, are the most popular areas of study.

[edit] Student body

Augsburg's student body totals approximately 3,800 students. Reflecting its Minnesota location and historical roots, 88.5% of students are white, and 32% of students are Lutheran[2]; approximately 90% come from inside Minnesota[3]. However, the College makes strong attempts to diversify its student body and does of a range of students from diverse religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, representing some 40 states, more than 40 foreign countries, and 24 tribal nations/reservations. The College also is a nationally recognized leader in providing services to students with physical or learning disabilities, and to students in recovery through its acclaimed “StepUP Program.” This on-campus diversity is enhanced by Augsburg's location in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, the Twin Cities' most culturally diverse neighborhood. The largest concentration of Somali immigrants in the U.S. is located throughout the Augsburg neighborhood, and one of the largest urban American Indian populations is within one mile. The College has been designated as a Minnesota Indian Teacher Training Program site. The College's location also provides access for all of Augsburg's students to participate in community service, such as through Campus Kitchen, and internship experiences that not only enhance their classroom learning but also prepare them for life's work in a multi-cultural society.

[edit] Opportunities on campus

Augsburg's location in the heart of a major theatre center makes it an ideal place to study theatre arts. Students have the opportunity to explore the connections between theory and application through an annual series of events featuring visiting theatre professionals from throughout the Twin Cities and at attendance and internships at Twin Cities theatres.

Augsburg students have opportunities for involvement in more than 50 clubs and organizations, including student academic societies, publications, student government, Campus Ministry, Pan-African and Pan-Asian Student Union, forensics, cheerleading, Amnesty International, Intertribal Student Union and the Hispanic/Latino Student Association.

[edit] Mission

The Mission of Augsburg College is to nurture future leaders in service to the world by providing high quality educational opportunities, which are based in the liberal arts and shaped by the faith and values of the Christian Church, by the context of a vital metropolitan area, and by an intentionally diverse campus community.

[edit] Presidents of Augsburg

Number Years Name Notes
1st 1869-1876 August Weenass
2nd 1876-1907 Georg Sverdrup
3rd 1907-1911 Sven Oftedal
4th 1911-1937 George Sverdrup
son of the first
5th 1937-1938 Henry N. Hendrickson
interim
6th 1938-1962 Bernhard M. Christensen
7th 1962-1963 Leif S. Harbo
interim
8th 1963-1980 Oscar A. Anderson
9th 1980-1997 Charles S. Anderson
10th 1997-2006 William V. Frame
11th 2006- Paul C. Pribbenow

[edit] Church affiliation

Years Church
1869-1870 Scandinavian Augustana Synod
1870-1890 Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
1890-1897 United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
1897-1963 Lutheran Free Church
1963-1987 American Lutheran Church
1988-now Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

[edit] Notable alumni/alumnae

Nobel Laureate Peter Agre '70
Nobel Laureate Peter Agre '70
  • Peter Agre, M.D. ’70, 2003 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and faculty member at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
  • Rev. Mark Hanson, ’71, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
  • Rev. Herbert Chilstrom, ’54, Retired (and the first) Presiding Bishop of the ELCA.
  • Martin Sabo, ’59, former U.S. Representative.
  • Ruth Johnson, M.D., ’74, Director of the Mayo Breast Clinic.
  • Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann (Johnson) Nelson, ’68, authors and winners of a Minnesota Book Award.
  • Paul Mikelson, ’70, President and CEO, Lyngblomsten Care Center.
  • Richard Green ’59 (Deceased) Minneapolis and New York City school superintendent.
  • Syl Jones, ’71, playwright, author and newspaper columnist.
  • Gene Hugoson, ’67, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture.
  • Devean George, ’99, Professional Basketball, Dallas Mavericks. (NBA Champion with the LA Lakers)
  • Lute Olson, basketball coach at University of Iowa and Arizona, coached Arizona to a national championship.

[edit] Athletics

Augsburg Auggies logo adopted in 2005
Augsburg Auggies logo adopted in 2005

Augsburg College is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Augsburg College participates in NCAA Division III Athletics. The wrestling team has won ten NCAA Division III National team wrestling champions: 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007. The men's hockey team had won 3 NAIA national ice hockey championships in 1978, 1981 and 1982.

  • Men's Varsity Sports (9): baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, soccer, track & field, wrestling
  • Women's Varsity Sports (9): basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming, track & field, volleyball

[edit] conference championships

MIAC Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall football, men's 2 1928c, 1997
Fall soccer, men's 4 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980
Fall golf, men's 1 1995
Winter hockey, men's 8 1928, 1977c, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981c, 1982, 1998c
Winter hockey, women's 2 1999c, 2000c
Winter Basketball, men's 13 1927, 1946c, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1975c, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 1999
Winter Wrestling,* men's 31 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Spring baseball, men's 10 1931, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1959c, 1961, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1987
Spring softball, women's 3 1982, 1983, 1984
Spring tennis, men's 3 1948 doubles, 1951 single, 1968 doubles
Total 77

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Augsburg College, US News America's Best Colleges 2007.
  2. ^ Augsburg College Fast Facts, Augsburg College, Accessed December 14, 2006.
  3. ^ America's Best Colleges 2006, US News & World Report, page 199

[edit] External links

Colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Augsburg • Augustana (IL) • Augustana (SD) • Bethany • California Lutheran • Capital • Carthage • Concordia • Dana • Finlandia • Gettysburg • Grand View • Gustavus Adolphus • Lenoir-Rhyne • Luther (IA) • Midland • Muhlenberg • Newberry • Pacific Lutheran • Roanoke • St. Olaf • Susquehanna • Texas Lutheran • Thiel • Wagner • Waldorf • Wartburg • Wittenberg


Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Augsburg • Bethel • Carleton • Concordia Moorhead • Gustavus Adolphus • Hamline • Macalester • Saint Catherine • Saint Benedict & Saint John's • Saint Mary's • Saint Olaf • Saint Thomas
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