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Augsburg University educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. #WeAreCalled

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Today we recognized our custodians' hard work and dedication to this campus at our first ever Custodian Appreciation event. Thank you for making Augsburg University a better place!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Augsburg’s supply drive was a success! Thank you to all who donated and volunteered to help out our so loved Cedar-Riverside community. It is in times like these where we must all come together as the thoughtful stewards that we are. #AuggiePride ❤️
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
This is a historic moment. –> Augsburg becomes #AugsburgUniversity effective September 1, 2017.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
This is what our largest, most diverse first-year class looks like! Welcome to Augsburg, Class of 2023! 🎉 We're excited to be part of your journey. #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
The Augsburg community is grieving the loss of our beloved Campus Pastor Emeritus Dave Wold. He touched thousands of lives with his ministry, humor, and passion for music and athletics. He will be missed by Auggies around the world.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Very sweet seeing Auggies and community members come together to support our beloved professor. Despite the situation, Dr. Mzenga Wanyama kept a smile on his face. #AuggiePride #WeAreCalled
@mcguirereports
Mary McGuire
6 years
Large group gathered at @ICEgov HQ in Saint Paul, say officials are threatening to deport @AugsburgU professor Wanyama and his wife @WCCO #wcco
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Auggie graphic design major Olivia House wins prestigious $10K John Olson Scholarship @TheBrandLab award ceremony. Way to shine, Olivia!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
This is the face of an Auggie who knows all their hard work just paid off #Commencement2019
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Wishing Auggies peace and joy this holiday season! 🎄
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Edor Nelson Field is now sporting Augsburg's new Eagle Head symbol. #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
. @Vikings Safety Harrison Smith is leading a camp at Augsburg. Usually we stick to maroon, but we can root for the purple today, too! 🏈
@Augsburg_FB
Augsburg Football
7 years
Great to have @HarriSmith22 on campus today for his youth camp. Great job as camp director. @_de_en_ #auggiepride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Congratulations to the Class of 2018! #AuggiePride 🎓
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
9 years
Join the #NobelPeacePrizeForum 's #PeaceItForward campaign on 2/24. Be part of international video! http://t.co/UHLJrtinLP
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Today's the day! On September 1, 2017, Augsburg officially becomes "Augsburg University." #WeAreCalled | #Auggies
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
This much was raised at the Sesquicentennial Gala last night! Thank you for investing in our students! 🙌🏽 #Augsburg150
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Things are A-ok!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
“It turned out to be an amazing fit because I could talk about being gay there. For the first time, I felt like I could be myself” says @thescottiecoop about transferring to @Augsburgu , where he was a linebacker on the football team:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Shiny new monument signs are comin' along. @augsburgcollege becomes #AugsburgUniversity Sept. 1❗️
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
31 days remain until @AugsburgCollege officially becomes "Augsburg University." There are lots of changes taking place across campus.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Student researcher and graphic designer Olivia House presents her topic "Where are all the Black designers? We’ve Been Here" at day 1 of URGO Summer Research Conference! Her research helped her find her personal design style and inspired her to write a book to share her findings!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Augsburg is organizing a supply drive for the Cedar-Riverside community. We invite you to join us Monday, June 1 from 1–3:00 p.m. at Parking Lot L at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and 25th Ave S. See details here:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
It is with great excitement we share that Commencement 2019 will be held in the U.S. Bank Stadium! 🎓🎉 The ceremony, set for Friday, May 10, at 6 p.m., will combine both undergraduate and graduate program graduates. More details to come at:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
. @AugsburgU is excited to welcome the largest, most diverse first-year class on Sept. 3. This class is the third in a row in which students of color are expected to make up the majority. Students will be serving the community for their first day.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
It's finals week! Good luck, Auggies!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Infinite thanks to our amazing team of custodial staff. We’re extremely proud and thankful for the work you do. #FinishStrong2020
@paulpribbenow
Paul Pribbenow
4 years
Heroes and heroines abound in these pandemic times, and here @AugsburgU I am especially grateful to our custodial staff who are on the front lines keeping us healthy! Thank you so very much. #auggiepride #finishstrong2020
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
Funding was approved for universal @MetroTransitMN passes to all Augsburg day students. Nice work by Augsburg Environmental Action Committee for making this transportation equity initiative happen: @AugsburgEAC
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
Augsburg University has canceled classes and suspended normal operations Tuesday and Wednesday at both the Minneapolis and Rochester locations because of severe cold. See link for additional info:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Today students in Augsburg's Monster Movies course visited the @RealGDT "At Home with Monsters" exhibit at @artsmia .
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
We have been receiving many media inquiries about Dr. Wanyama. Here is the @AugsburgU statement from President Paul C. Pribbenow
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Amazing view of #Minneapolis from the roof of Mortensen Hall! Auggies love having a small school experience in the heart of a big city.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Congratulations to Lex Dorfman and Kristian Evans for being selected as Augsburg University's 2018 Peace Scholars. They will spend 7 weeks in Norway this summer to deepen their understanding of injustice, conflict and peace: #AuggiePride #WeAreCalled
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Get a little peek at the logo, and other marks, we will begin using Sept. 1 when we become "Augsburg University!"
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Father and son John Evans ’82 and Kristian Evans ’19 find volunteer opportunity unites their Augsburg legacy and desire to serve: #AugsburgNow
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Congratulations to Augsburg faculty member Carol Enke who won the 2020 Allen Burton Award! The award is given to teachers to recognize their outstanding efforts given to students with disabilities in the area of developmental adaptive physical education:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
2 years
Wishing all our Auggies a happy and prosperous 2022 🥳✨. #HappyNewYear
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Congrats to @AugsburgMensBB on the huge win! 🎊 #AuggiePride
@AugsburgAuggies
Augsburg Athletics
6 years
Men's Basketball - AUGSBURG IS NCAA TOURNEY-BOUND! Augsburg wins MIAC Playoff Championship with 81-69 triumph at Bethel! Auggies now 21-7 overall! #d3h #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
2 years
Merry Christmas! Peace and blessings this holiday season 🎄.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Wishing you a blessed Memorial Day.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Great @NBCNightlyNews report on @AugsburgU 's innovative solution to help students like Neil King '18 fight addiction through the StepUp program. @StepUP_Augs @CatieBeckNBC
@NBCNightlyNews
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
6 years
College combats drug addiction and alcoholism with recovery dorms. @CatieBeckNBC has more.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Congratulations to the new President Brandon Williams, Vice President Eli Baker, and all the incoming class senators of Augsburg University’s 2018-2019 representatives of the Day Student Government!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Our hearts are broken for our sister @ELCA school @CalLutheran .
@ELCA
ELCA Lutherans
6 years
God our refuge and strength, we pray and grieve for victims and families traumatized by the shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif. We remember especially the community of @CalLutheran , located nearby. We lament this horrific violence. Make us agents of healing, peace and change. Amen.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Relieved for now. Here is a statement from Augsburg's president about today's developments regarding our faculty member
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
1 year
Congrats, Class of 2023! You did it! We absolutely loved celebrating you this week, and we can’t wait to see how you make a difference in the world. You've made us so proud.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
A $5 million award from the National Science Foundation will support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in STEM. Augsburg will receive $3,075,000 of the total award.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
Have you heard the news? We're adding women's wrestling as our newest varsity sport in the 2019-20 academic year! First program of its kind in Minnesota:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
2 years
We're excited to kick off the school year by welcoming new #Auggies and their families to campus!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
“Augsburg is one of the most thoughtful, reflective partners that we’ve ever had,” @hga architect Bill Blanski said about working on the Hagfors Center in an article by @BusinessMN that highlights the features of the new building:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
It's the fresh start to a new semester.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
That last day of school feeling 🥳. Congrats, Auggies on finishing this academic year STRONG. The last months were challenging, but you showed incredible patience and flexibility during this transition. THANK YOU! #AuggiePride #FinishStrong2020
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
We stand with our #DACA students. #WeAreCalled
@paulpribbenow
Paul Pribbenow
7 years
On Labor Day, a message of support for DACA students seeking education and meaningful work in the U.S:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Happy Holidays! 🎄
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
#FunFact : @AugsburgU welcomed 890 new Auggies this academic year! 🎊 #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Golly, which science tie to wear today? @paulpribbenow had a tough call on his hands this morning, getting ready for the @AugsburgU grand opening of the Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion. Which did he choose??
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
@johnnyasheville
John Reinan
4 years
My kid is a junior at @AugsburgU . I've been wearing this hat while covering #GeorgeFloydProtests . Not for symbolism, I just like the hat. But the fact is, Augsburg has a huge focus on social justice and community building, and is possibly most diverse college in the Midwest.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
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. @AugsburgU was named one of this year's most transformative colleges by , making @AugsburgU the only MN school on their list of the 50 most transformative schools in the country! #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
. @GovMarkDayton proclaims September 5, 2017, Augsburg University Day! Here's the rundown of today's events:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Beautiful @kare11 story of Auggie Mustafa Adam fighting cancer to succeed in college & @AugsburgAthletics #GoAuggies
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Announcing the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship, created to uplift Black student leaders who shape a just and equitable world despite centuries of anti-Black racism, white supremacy, and other forms of oppression. Learn more: Deadline: Aug. 11 2020
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Congratulations to junior biology student @Holly_Kundel on winning the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for science undergraduates! Kundel aspires to earn a PhD in environmental biology, focusing specifically on freshwater ecosystems: … … #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Augsburg Athletics continues trailblazing trend with Minnesota’s only collegiate women’s wrestling team. See how Augsburg is creating opportunities for women to wrestle at the collegiate level: @AugsburgAuggies
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Heid Erdrich, MFA poetry faculty mentor, was featured on the BBC's "10 Books to Read in July" for her work on "New Poets of Native Nations". See @StarTribune 's review:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Thank you Campus Ministry for providing these signs! Wishing a blessed #Ramadan to our Muslim brothers and sisters.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Good morning Auggies! Excited to welcome new and returning students to campus! 😁
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
The spring semester was tough, to say the least, yet a record number of Auggies made the 2020 Spring Semester Dean’s List. That is more than 1,000 Auggies! 🥳 Not even a pandemic could interfere with our Auggies' work ethic. Congratulations! #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Thank you to all the generous @AugsburgU donors: more than $200K on #GTMD17 . Top university and second place overall, another leadership year!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
3 years
Wishing you a very merry Christmas 🎄✨
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Sunshine looks good on you, #Minneapolis . #mondaymotivation
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Augsburg's Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion was awarded with the 2018 Design-Build Institute of America Project of the Year. Many thanks to @McGoughCompany for the submission!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Wishing you a bright and cheerful 2018! #HappyNewYear
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Augsburg alum, former @NBA star, and now founder of @BuildingBlksMN @DeveanGeorge ‘99 develops affordable housing complex in North Minneapolis. So much #AuggiePride !
@DeveanGeorge
Devean George
6 years
Affordable housing is the foundation. The stepping stone to get families out of survival mode. That's what @BuildingBlksMN is all about. @PlayersTribune @AmFam #TakeAction #AmFamPartner
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Associate Prof. of Chemistry Vivian Feng has received a new research grant that will allow her to conduct another five years of research in analytical chemistry and will lead undergraduate researchers to collect and analyze the resulting measurements:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
Summer Orientation and Registration (SOAR) begins today. Welcome, Class of 2023! It’s great to see you on campus with our Orientation Leaders. #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
What a magical night! ✨ The Sesquicentennial Gala was a tremendous success! Big thanks to all the attendees and the people who made this night happen. Here’s to a full year of celebrating 150 yrs of Augsburg University! #Augsburg150
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Yesterday, Augsburg was one of the six institutions awarded with the national Campus Compact Impact Award, which recognizes outstanding work pursuing the public purposes of higher education. Learn more at #AuggiePride @mncompact
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Now there's an example of when the future is so bright you gotta wear shades! --> Augsburg soccer players take a look at #solareclipse2017 .
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
This new #Auggie family is excited for @AugsburgCollege to become Augsburg University on Sept. 1. We're getting ready day by day.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
@AugsburgAuggies
Augsburg Athletics
5 years
Wrestling - 4 national titlists. 7 All-Americans. 13 team national championships. AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY WRESTLING! Back on top again in 2019! #d3wrestle #AuggiePride #NattyChamps
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Augsburg University introduces a test-optional admissions policy. Effective fall 2019, submission of ACT or SAT test scores for admission is optional for incoming undergraduate applicants, except in specific circumstances:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
3 years
Today’s the day! 🥳 See yourself on @usbankstadium ’s big screens during the commencement ceremony by adding #AuggieGrad to any photos you share on social media.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
For the first time, @AugsburgU 's commencement ceremony will be held off campus at U.S. Bank Stadium this Friday, May 10. Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will be the commencement speaker. He is currently The Minneapolis Foundation president and CEO:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
We were named one of Campus Pride's Top 30 Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities in the U.S. for 2018! #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
Auggies are thoughtful stewards, indeed. Proud of these students who spent their Saturday giving back to the less fortunate. @FOX9 covered this act of kindness:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
1 year
Thanks to @mwentzel 's leadership, Augsburg is proud to join the #GreenChemistry commitment via @beyondbenign . Learn more about what this commitment means for chemistry education: #STEM #Science #Sustainability #AuggiePride
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Wishing you a blessed and joyful Easter!
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Thank you to the thousands who've shown their support for Dr. Mzenga Wanyama during this time. See the attachment for more:
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
2 years
We’re about to get started! 🥳🎓 @usbankstadium
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Thank you for sharing Minasie's story! He's such a gift to our community. #WeAreCalled
@LindseySeavert
Lindsey Seavert
7 years
Victory of season for @AugsburgCollege men's hockey, surprising custodian w/$💵for trip overseas to reunite with family. More @kare11 at 6p.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
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@AugsburgWSoccer
Augsburg Women's Soccer
6 years
Congratulations to both the Men's & Women's teams for making the playoffs!! GO AUGGIES ✨⚽️
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Our classrooms may look a little different now, but our commitment to you remains the same. Thank you to our students, faculty, staff, parents, and campus partners for your support. Let’s #FinishStrong2020 !
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
5 years
#ThrowbackThursday First photo is from around 1940, second photo is prior to the groundbreaking of the Hagfors Center. See a more detailed image of the 1940 photo here: .
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
6 years
Our @AugsburgU students on Aug. 24 will start paddling down the Mississippi for 100 days. They'll learn about the environment, river politics and history along the way.
@RiverSemester
River Semester
6 years
And so the next adventure begins, here with Kristy working on her paddle for the 100-day journey down the Mississippi. @AugsburgU @UrbanBoatBldrs @WildernessINQ
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
4 years
Thank you for joining us in celebrating our graduates tonight! We topped out at 590 viewers! CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2020! 🎓🎉
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
2 years
These chilling temperatures reminds us how lucky we are for having a dome on campus 🙌🏽.
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@AugsburgU
Augsburg University
7 years
Something seems different here... Check out changes underway to prepare for 9/1 when we become Augsburg University.
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