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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 09
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Search Result: Jeroy Carlson ’48, "Mr. Augsburg," recounted stories from his many years at Augsburg at the Homecoming Dinner. The Distinguished Alumni of 1998 (L to R) E. Milton Kleven ’46, James G. Lindell '46, President Frame, Jeroy Carlson ’48 and David Steenson ’63. (Clockwise, starting top left) Leland...
Show moreJeroy Carlson ’48, "Mr. Augsburg," recounted stories from his many years at Augsburg at the Homecoming Dinner. The Distinguished Alumni of 1998 (L to R) E. Milton Kleven ’46, James G. Lindell '46, President Frame, Jeroy Carlson ’48 and David Steenson ’63. (Clockwise, starting top left) Leland Sateren ’35 and Robert Karlén were guests of | 85th and 75th birthdays, respectively. Ida Simon, vice president for institutional advancement and community relations, shares enthusiastic conversation with alumni board president, lohn Jenneke '71 (right), and james G. Lindell ’46 (left). Auggie Pride — what should we celebrate? The Augsburg 2000 fundraising project, “Pride in Place and Purpose,” the Homecoming '98 theme “Auggie Pride,” and the "Awesome Auggies” have given many opportunities recently to consider just what it is about Augsburg that gives us pride. Dr. Oscar Anderson, Augsburg’s president from 19634980, shared his thoughts on “Auggie pride" in his chapel homily during Homecoming Week. Excerpts are printed here. What about Augsburg makes you proud? We'd love to hear from you and will share your thoughts in afuture issue. Write to Editor, Augsburg Now, 2211 Riverside Ann, Minneapolis, MN 55454 or send e-rnuil to . Excerpts from Chapel talk, October 12, 1998 President Emeritus Oscar A. Anderson "I resonate to the Homecoming theme, ‘Auggie Pride.’ The operative word here is pride. it takes sober judgement to consider the ramiﬁcations of pride. It is one of the deadly sins. It has often been called the basis for all of the fallenness of human nature and our human condition. Pride can be pernicious because of the perpendicular pronoun ‘l.’ That pronoun is in the middle of‘pride,’ in the middle of ‘sin,’ in the middle of ‘crime.’ “On the other hand, there is another condition just as deleterious as pride — the condition of shame. It is that which saps the inner spirit, robs one of self- esteem, and creates negativity. Between arrogance and shame, sober judgement ﬁnds healthy pride, made so by the leaven of humility and the seasoning of gratitude. “Today a humble and grateful pride is in order, because of the persons who made this theme possible. August Weenaas, back in 1869, took his little band of stu- dents from Paxton, 111., and founded Augsburg. He spent a couple of years in Cooper’s Attic, in Marshall, Wis., trying to keep the institution alive, and then moving it to Minneapolis. Seven years of struggle, seven years of pain. But, we’re proud of what he did The pep rally at the picnic ﬁred everyone up for the b Classmates from 1973 swap stories and catch up on t Crowds gathered in Christensen Center lobby before Distinguished Alumni. “We can be proud of those who moved Augsburg forward. For example, did you know that Dr. Ted Hanwick left his posi- tion on the faculty of Rutgers University and came to this small institution to establish a physics department? Did you know that there was a time when resources were so low that an oﬁering had to be taken to pay the coal bill? Augsburg is what it is because of persis- tent people. “We can consider also a healthy pride in place, and here 1 am referring to loca- tion. There was a time when we were ashamed of this neighborhood. Too people said, that this College had to be m the middle of Minneapolis. Too bad the College couldn‘t move to the campus that was planned in Richﬁeld (now Augsburg Park). That’s not too bad — AUGSBURG NOW MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 04
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: Housing shortage prom By Susie Gilhoi In response to current and projected on- campus housing shortages, a new residence hall is under construction and scheduled for completion by September 1999. The 145—bed apartment—style residence hall, being built on 20th Avenue between 7th and 8th Streets,...
Show moreHousing shortage prom By Susie Gilhoi In response to current and projected on- campus housing shortages, a new residence hall is under construction and scheduled for completion by September 1999. The 145—bed apartment—style residence hall, being built on 20th Avenue between 7th and 8th Streets, will increase Augsburg’s on—campus housing capacity from 800 to 945. “We’re trying to create a greater sense of community, a critical mass of students on campus,” said Rick Thoni, vice presi- dent for institutional research and pro— gram development. “If we get close to 1,000 students living here, at least in a three-block area, then we’ll have some real campus activity.” Thoni noted that the demand for hous- ing positively reﬂects increased enroll- ments at Augsburg, a trend that is pts new residence hall CAMPUS NEWS 0 3 '5. The new apartment-ster residence hall, scheduled to open next fall, is designed to ﬁt into the neighborhood, giving the feel of an “urban village.” The architects are Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc. of Minneapolis. bedroom suites. Operating and building costs for the $6.4 million complex will be expected to covered by rent paid. £22232: "WE‘RE TRYING TO CREATE Targete‘ﬁvtizion indicates A GREATER SENSE or COMMUNITY. “agar the “547 A CRITICAL MASS OF STUDENTS Ennis]? ON CAMPUS" 5‘5 percent designed to meet increasein »--Rlcx THONI. Vle PRESIDENT FOR student Prefer. the num- INSTITUTIONAL REsEARCH AND PROGRAM encesasidentj- berofhigh DEVELOPMEN' ﬁedinastudent school stu- . . residence study. dents graduatinginthe next ﬁve years. “The new residence hall will allow The new “market-sized” apartment com- plex will feature three residence ﬂoors over an underground heated parking area. It will be built in two wings con- nected by common utility space and will contain 53 units in a variety of ﬂoor plans, ranging from efﬁciencies to four- Augsburg to maintain its investment in its student leaders by giving them the oppor- tunity to live on campus their junior or senior years while still respecting the needs that upper class students have,” said Sam Walseth, student body president, at the Nov. 14 groundbreaking ceremony. The versatility of the unit designs is also attractive to faculty, staff and non— Augsburg residents who have expressed interest in Augsburg housing, said Thoni. “We’re building more aggressively than what we can immediately ﬁll,” he said. Given the housing shortage at the University of Minnesota and in the area, some of the units could be rented out to Augsburg faculty and staff, as well as University students, should Augsburg students not ﬁll it. Aesthetimlly, the brick facade, bay windows and wrought iron fences will be consis— tent with the look of the neighborhood and will create a permeable edge to the campus, Thoni said. Augsburg’ 5 master plan seeks to create an “urban village” for living and learning. Peeling the big apple: two students intern at ABC and PBS By Julie Hogan Last summer Augsburg seniors Rebecca Jones and Susan Boothby went to New York to intern with ABC and PBS respec— tively. Both are mass corru'nunication majors seeking Out of her experience, Boothby was able to decide that the role of producer, instead of talent, suits her best, saying that producers control the whole show and the angle it will take, which demands strong organizational skills. f‘mee{inTV “THIS IS A HIGHLY COMPEIITIVE Rebeca! 1°“ma115mand MARKET AND vou REALLY loneswalked “Ruled” HAVE TO WATCH EVERY MOVE 3W3Y_ﬁ'°m fromamong you MAKE." herstintat thousandsof ABertha applicants_ — REBECCA JONES. Aussnum: fumdecision COHMUNILATIONS MAJOR After consult- as weu' She sawPeter ing with mass communication professor Deborah Redmond, they cold—called various stations in New York and Los Angeles, hoping to break into the interview process, recognizing they were up against students from Columbia, Harvard, Yale and other big league uni- versities. Redmond says, “Every year I see a few people with the talent and motiva- tion to make it, and they’ve got it.” After short visits for interviews, the two headed to New York after spring semester for a three-month stay in the Big Apple. They sub-leased an apartment and began working at two prominent stations. At PBS—afﬁliate WNET-Channel 13, Boothby worked on a documentary titled “A Walk Down 42nd Street With David Hartman,” which aired in the New York area in August. Boothby was on hand during the ﬁlming on New York’s busy streets to help the talent, do research and compose interview ques- tions. She met former Mayor Ed Koch, Broadway stars Chita Rivera and Audra McDonald, and others whose names are synonymous with New York. While she was excited with the whole process, she also felt it was crowded and stressful. But, Boothby says, “I was amazed when I saw the ﬁnal product.” Jennings getting ready for his nightly broadcast and knew she wanted to sit in his chair someday. She was fortunate to have the opportunity to tell him as much, saying that the experience was like meeting a favorite celebrity. Making phone calls, researching, forming questions and helping with shoots were part of her duties. But what Jones really learned from her internship, she says, is how to interview people in a direct fash- ion without offending them and to roll with the punches. “This is a highly competitive market and you really have to watch every move you make,” says Jones. When her internship ended, ABC offered her an entry~level position after gradua- tion, which she is considering. Both Jones and Boothby say their intern» ships were invaluable for their careers and for ﬂieir education. Jones credits much of her success to Augsburg’s pro- fessors and the technology resources in Lindell Library. Nearly 800 students from the Seward Montessori School visited Augsburg in October to kick off a partnership that indudei scholarships up to $8,000 for qualiﬁed Seward Montessori students who come to Augsburg College. Keeping track of faculty, staﬂi students Publications M.L. Fuehrer, philosophy, translated Freiberg’s Treatise on the Intellect, pub- lished by Marquette University Press. Norma Noonan, political science, Russian Women in Politics and Society, 1996. John Mitchell, English, edited and wrote the introduction to Temporary Help by John Engman ’71, published by Holy Cow! Press. Exhibits/Performances Jill Dawe, music, recorded chamber music by Stephen Paulus, available nationally from D’Note. Susan Druck and Barbara Lundervold, music, sang “God’s Trombones” with the Minnesota Chorale at First Baptist Church, November. Stephen Gabrielsen, music, was the guest organist at the Dakota Valley Choral Festival in Burnsville, Minn., October. Bradley Greenwald and Merilee Klemp, performed Bemstein’s White House Cantata with The Plymouth Music Series, Orchestra Hall, October. Awards/Honors Francoise duRivage, modern lan- guages, received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to attend a six—week cross— disciplinary seminar “Mind, Self and Psychopathology” at Cornell University last summer. Lori lohman, business/MIS, is included in the ﬁfth edition of Who’s Who Among/America’s Teachers, 1998. Diane Pike, sociology, received the Distinguished Sociologist Award from the Sociologists of Minnesota. Norm Holen, art, the Best of the Show award for his drawing “Corn Bales" in the Extremely Minnesota exhibition. Merilee Klemp, on behalf of the music department, was awarded $500 in the private school category from the National Federation of Music Clubs for programming and supporting con~ temporary American music. The awards are made possible through the support of ASCAP. Beverly Stratton, religion, was selected for participation in the Rhodes Regional Consultation on the Future of the Church‘Related College, funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc. Papers/presentations Nora Braun and Kathy Schwalbe, business/M18. presented “launching New Academic Programs to Address the IT Labor Shortage” at the Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON) in San Antonio, Texas. Tara Christopherson, art, seed- embedded, recycled-paper technique presentation at the Bard Hunter Paper Conference, Burlington, Vt, July. WINTER 1998-99 AUGSBURG NOW
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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 03
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: 2 0 CAMPUS NEWS . , .. , in ' $25,000'frorn Lutheran Brother I k tosupportthel999PeaoePrizejPoi1nn.‘ ' $100,000 from the Randolph Hearst Foundation for scholarships for underrepresented students. ' $350,000 ﬁom the Teagle Foundation to support the strategic plan, which includes an...
Show more2 0 CAMPUS NEWS . , .. , in ' $25,000'frorn Lutheran Brother I k tosupportthel999PeaoePrizejPoi1nn.‘ ' $100,000 from the Randolph Hearst Foundation for scholarships for underrepresented students. ' $350,000 ﬁom the Teagle Foundation to support the strategic plan, which includes an interdisciplinary initiative concerning “the relationship of liberal with professional studies and faith with reason.” ' $300,000 from the Bush Foundation to enhance teaching and learning and to promote the professional develop- ment of faculty, staﬁ and students. "Nuggets" on the Web Augsburg’s physics research program in Arctic Canada, MACES, is featured on the National Science Foundation Web site on a page called “More Nuggets.” Check it out at Faculty promotions and tenure As of September 1, 1998 Promoted to full professor: Douglas Green, English Rosemary Link, Social Work Nancy Steblay, Psychology Promoted to associate professor: Anthony Bibus 11], Social Work Mid-iael Bard, Speech, Communication and Theatre Cass Dalglish, English Suzanne Doree, Mathematics Joseph Erickson, Education Anne Jensen, Education Lori Iohman, Business, Accounting and M15 Robert Sfacke, Music Faculty tenured: Virginia Allery, Education, American Indian Studies David Apolloni, Philosophy Anthony Bibus III, Social Work Suzanne Doree, Mathematics William Green, History Dale Pederson, Biology Robert Stacke, Music Beverly Stratton, Religion Regents approve "Vision 2004” document At their January 15 meeting, the Board of Regents approved the document, “Vision 2004,” developed by Mark Five new regents begin six-year board terms Kathy Tunheim, chair of the Board of Regents, announced the election of ﬁve new board members who will serve six— year terms. Kurt V. BlueDog Kurt BlueDog, a partner at the law ﬁrm BlueDog, Olson 8r Small, RL.L.P., received his juris doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1977 and has been active in federal Indian law practice for the past 20 years. BlueDog is also an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St Paul. [ackie P. Cherryhomes ’76 Jackie Cherryhomes graduated cum laude from Augsburg in 1976 and received her . Kurt V. BlueDog M.B.A. from the University of k_ P h h Minnesota’s lac le .C72ny omes Hubert H. Humphrey Institute in 1980. She worked at Northside Residents Redevelopment Council until 1989 when she was elected to the Minneapolis City Council, Fifth Ward. In I994, Cherryhomes was voted president of the council. Her civic activi- ties focus on issues of affordable housing, economic development and public safety. Dean C. Kopperud Dean Kopperud has served as pres- ident and chief executive ofﬁcer of Fortis Financial Group since 1994. He joined the - company in 1989 Dean C. Kopperud as senior vice president of sales and marketing, with 20 years of experi- ence in the ﬁnancial services industry that began as an account executive at PaineWebber. The Rev. losé Antonio Machado The Rev. Jose Machado is pastor of Todos Dos Santos Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, a congregation he began as a mission The Rev. José Antonio Machado developer and has built into a worship community of 250. Machado earned his B.S. degree in polit- ical science from City College of New York and his M.Div. from Luther Northwestern Seminary, where he was honored in 1996 with the “Race, Church and Change Award.” He has also been recognized by Dade County, Fla., for his work with the Center for Rural Education. Ronald]. Peltier Ronald Peltier graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota in 1971 and received an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, grad- uating cum laude. He taught high school and was a head hockey coach in Minneapolis until 1977, when he joined Edina Realty as a sales associate. He is now the president and chief executive oﬂ‘icer of Edina Realty Home Services. The regents were elected by the Augsburg Corporation, comprised of representatives from the four governing ELCA synods — Minneapolis, St. Paul, Southeast Minnesota and the Northwest synod of Wisconsin. Ronald J. Peltier Faculty prove to be in ’the best of what’s happening nationally’ By Julie Hogan The fact mat three Augsburg faculty members across disciplines were chosen to contribute to a monograph series about service-learning exhibits not only Augsburg’s commitment in this ﬁeld, but its achieve- mentaswell. Auesnums DOES, WE’D BE Facul‘l’mem' MANY STEPS AHEAD or hem” WHERE WE ARE Now.” Erickson, education, —EDWARD zLOTKOwSKI‘ EDITOR OF CassDalglish, AAHE‘s SERIES, “SERVICE LEARNING in THE DlschiNES" English, and Garry Hesser, sociology, were selected by Edward Zlotkowski, editor of the 18—volume American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) series, “Service- Learning in the Disciplines,” from faculty across the nation who are considered pioneers in this ﬁeld. “People like Joe, Garry and Cass have really done the institute a huge service,” says Zlotkowski. “If every school did what Augsburg does, we’d be many steps ahead of where we are now.” Zlotkowski says that higher education institutions are beginning to require service-learning in the classroom, citing, for example, the state university system in California, “IF EVERY SCHOOL DID WHAT have co-published these works with r AAHE, thereby recognizing all three pro- fessors as leaders in their ﬁelds. From this have come invitations to lead work- shops on how to link civic engagement with a liberal arts education. Erickson co«edited the volume on teacher education, Learning Mth the Community. The book has done well, selling double the amount expected. Erickson suggests that this popularity may be traced to Augsburgs unique approach, teaching student- teachers to incorporate service-learning into their own classrooms after they graduate. Dalglish is cited in Writing the Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Composition as the instructor of a model journalism course. Students in Dalglish’s Introduction to Journalism class gather information from the community and choose a social issue “beat” as the basis for their writing assignments. In December, she led a workshop based on this course. Hesser has been both co-editor and a AUGSBURG Now Vlhnter 1998-99 0 Vol. 61,7No. 2‘ Augsburg Now is published by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnaota 55454. Betsey Norgard —. Editor, Director of Publications Klmberiy Hoversten _ Design and Production Specialist Julle Hogan _ Staff Writer, Alumni Notes Editor Susie Gllhoi — Staff Writer Dan Benson _ News Service/ Media Relations Director Don Stoner — Sports Information Coordinator William V. Frame _ President of Augsburg College Barbara Nagle _ Director of Public Relations and Communication Donna McLean _ Director of Alumni] Parent Relations and Annual Fund Opinions exprssed in Augsburg Now (ISSN 1058- 1545) do not necessarily reﬂect ofﬁcial college policy. Send conspondence, name changes and addras corrections to: Augsburg Now, Office at Public Relations and Communication, Campus Box 145, Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Bagel)"th and 1°“ Grimm based ' . . . . . Mwupois, MN 55454. Telephone: (612) am on. P'apers Prepared by Planning com_ g:1::::te:n;llleagietsi::e plans for other contributing- writer in the volurine titled "w EM mm. misSions over the past year and a half. . ' CO’f'm‘W'W Ba“? Lefm'mg a" ’h‘ Wag Nov, 5, "or copyrighted, Unless 0M. The r . Mary Laurel True, assoctate director for Sociological ImaginatioruConcepts'and wise "and, mid“ maybe ,ewinwm Pen egenis Passed a refolunon , the Center for Service, Work and Models for Scmce—Leamrng in Sacraler. mm" a, long a, ane Hedi, is give, to mm?“de everyone Involved m Learning, who speciﬁcally handles ser- He has since been invited by the the writer and to Augsburg College. the “you Planmng Process’ and . vice-learning issues, says, “To have three American Sociological Association to Postmaster: If undeliverable as addressed, please W m Engebmn and Gum“ professors from Augsburg in this series organize a workshop, “Setting Up a :1; “an: $2 0‘ for the" papq' says something really signiﬁcant about Service—Learning Program in Your BOX "16' “93;” “"2321”; 1 1 ' Between now and the Mayhem-d the College, These books thalre the Department.’. Avenue, “mews, MN 55454. meeting. staﬁ'and ﬁcultywillwork resources for faculty on '5 issue: Zlotkowski sa hels also ve intensth with the regents’ They're ths best of what’s happening in looking at rugs]:ng fault]; for the A collegeolthe manual. in I to develop ﬁlm‘s“: Plans m Wk‘ "mommy volume based on the arts, noting the ser- W‘sm' meat the mm" ~ ' ' I l ' What makes the volumes that Erickson, vice-learning opportunities in the music AuplmlgNow of 3 Dalglish and Hesser worked on particu- department. The book series is available mew/m ‘VisithZOinn ‘ ' larly noteworthy is that the professional in Lindell Library. . v .,, ‘ ' ' associations representing their dismplines AUGSBURG NOW MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 01
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Search Result: Nobel laureates speak at Peace Prize Forum, Feb. 19-20 Story on page 1 J Winter 1993-99 o Vol. 61 o No. 2 . Augsburg College, Minneapolis ~THE' MINI T I-txsawewse

Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 05
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: 4 0 CAMPUS NEWS Keeping track of faculty, staﬂi students Papers/presentations cont. Jacqueline deVries, history and women’s studies, served as a panelist for “Planting on Hallowed Ground: Women’s Studies at Religiously Afﬁliated Colleges,” at the National Women’s Studies Convention, June. Bridget...
Show more4 0 CAMPUS NEWS Keeping track of faculty, staﬂi students Papers/presentations cont. Jacqueline deVries, history and women’s studies, served as a panelist for “Planting on Hallowed Ground: Women’s Studies at Religiously Afﬁliated Colleges,” at the National Women’s Studies Convention, June. Bridget Doak, music therapy, present- ed a workshop at the National Healing Conference on Music Therapy, Des Moines, Iowa, in June. Ann Garvey, student affairs, “Regulating Hate Speech: First Amendment Issues on Campus” at the Association for Student Judicial Aﬁairs Conference, St. John’s University, October: Doug Green, “Out of the Closet and Into the Curriculum: lesbian and Gay Studies at Augsburg College,” at Association of Lutheran College Faculties Conference at Dana College in Blair, Neb., October. Norm Holen, art, drawings included in the December issue of Artist’s magazine. Ken Huber, studio artist in music, performed Busoni‘s Transcription of (Bach’s) Chaconne in D minor, at the New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Lisa King, CLASS, presented “Disabling Attitudes: The Invisible Barriers to Empowerment for Women With Disabilities” at the Eighth Annual Women’s Studies Conference at Southern Connecticut State University. Roberta Kagin, music therapy, present- ed “Motor Coordination for Stroke Patients Through Rhythmic Patterns,” at the 7th Annual lntemational Music Medicine Symposium, at the University of Melbourne (Australia), July. Rosemary Link, social work, presented “Global South and Global North: Social Worker’s Role in Promoting Unity Through Social Justice," at the Peace and Social Justice World Congress in Jerusalem, last summer. Vicki Littleﬁeld, psychology, presented “Individual Differences and Emotion: Lessons from Physiology and Evolutionary Psychology” at the Minnesota Psychological Association, St. Paul, October. Milo Schield, business/M15, presented “Using Baynesian Strength of Belief in Teaching Introductory Statistics,” at the International Conference on Teaching Statistics in Singapore, June. Nancy Steblay, psychology, presented research on pretrial publicity effects and juror decision-making at the International Congress of Applied Psychology in San Francisco, Calif, last summer. Joan Thompson, English, presented “The Ambivalent Western Landscape of Mary Hallock Foote’s The Chosen Valley at a joint meeting of the Western Literature Association and the Canadian Association for American Studies, Banﬂ', Alberta, October. Newsnotes Martha Johnson, theatre arts, visited the new Globe Theatre in London as research for her theatre history course. Angela Wyatt, music, received her master of music degree from Northwestern University and was awarded program honors for saxophone performance. Open house for ’new’ physics facilities About 100 students, alumni, faculty, faculty emeriti and friends crowded into the halls of the science building on Homecoming Weekend to ofﬁcially celebrate the renovation of the physics facilities and to hear renowned Norwegian researcher Dr. Alv Egeland’s illustrated talk on aurora borealis. After an ofﬁcial ribbon-cutting ceremo— ny, Brian Anderson ’82, spoke on behalf of NASA, one of Augsburg’s primary research funding agencies. He stressed the signiﬁcance of Augsburg’s 20—year relationship with NASA and the value of research to generate good students. “Augsburg has taken a major step to ensure that it will continue to play a major role [in science training]. It will remain a source of inspiration and talent well into the future,” he said. A challenge grant from the National Science Foundation provided initial a”. Brian Anderson ‘82 spoke about the importance of undergraduate science research, with Prof. Mark Engebretson listening. funding with $525,000 needed in gifts from donors to reach the nearly $1 million total cost. Renovation includ- ed equipment, space and furnishings to Llnda Cullen Dr. Alv Egeland presented to Augsburg a pair of Norwegian kroner notes depicting the history of Northern Lights research. adequately support not only ongoing research, but also general physics educa- tion and training labs for elementary educators. Science Hall celebrates a half century By Betsey Norgard “You must feel like new creatures to have this amazing Science Hall.” “This should mean much richer teaching and greater enthusiasm among students as well as teachers." fellowship touching and enveloping each one who has fallen heir to the heritage of Augsburg,” wrote “D” in an article in The Augsburg Bulletin, September 1949. The prayer and meditation chapel on the top ﬂoor was a unique feature of the new Science Hall, and even served as the site While these could of several wed— havc been com- dings. But, during ments heard at m the 1960s it gave Homecoming ’98 “é :: AUGSBURG way to a chemistry about the newly- ‘t ' library, and the renovated physics Harbo Meditation facilities (see Chapel in above), they were Christensen Center actually heard nearly 50 years ago at the opening of Science Hall, as reported in the Augsburg Echo. The completion of die science build- ing was sorely needed to provide classroom and ofﬁce space for a campus popula- tion that had dou- is its successor. French Professor Emerita Ruth Aaskov remem- bers rescuing sev- eral of the light oak pews from the chapel when it closed, some of which are still in the lobbies of Old Main. Although the bled in the post- war years. The College also need- The Augsburg Bulletin of September 1949 pictures the new science building as looking from the Admissions House, with space open on the left for the planned Sverdrup Library. opening of Science Hall did not immediately translate into ed better facilities to add credibility to its academic program as it was seek- ing national accreditation. Ground for the science building was broken in summer 1948. The corner» stone was laid in March 1949, and the building was completed the following summer when the remainder of the original Old Main was demolished. Carl Chrislock wrote in From Fjord to Freeway that the cost of the new science hall “counting furnishings and ﬁxtures" was $575,000. For those curious, among the contents placed in the cornerstone were: Luther’s Catechism, the Lutheran Free Church 1948 Annual Report, the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, various catalogs and publications of Augsburg, and information about the project's fundraising. The 1949 Homecoming theme, “Progress Made Manifest,” reﬂected the sense of accomplishment. “At last it is there for all to see — a beautiful new ediﬁce dedicated to help fulﬁll the unending desires of intellect and spirit; and with it grows the intangible spiritual accreditation for the College, it certainly gave it a needed state-of-the- art facility at the time. As Augsburg begins planning for the next new science building, it faces the task of planning for unimaginable changes over the next 50 years that will inﬂuence science education. "And as your next governor .. . ” Augsburg junior Jennifer Rensenbrink interviewed Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura when he spoke at Augsburg as Candidate Ventura just a few days before the election last fall. While on campus, Ventura also visited wiﬂi his high sd'rool football coadr, now Auggie coach Jack Osberg. ’Meeting human needs’ is topic of ethics seminar “Meeting Human Needs: Private, Corporate and Public Responses” is the title of the 17th annual Augsburg Seminar on Applied Ethics, April 8 and 9, at Foss Center. Representatives from the public, private and corporate sectors will reﬂect on intellectual aspects of the conﬂicts and moral dilemmas that can arise when var- ious sectors are involved in meeting human needs. Questions to be discussed include: ° Does corporate philanthropy get in the way of government attempts to meet human needs. or - Is it because of government failures that the corporate sector has to be involved in meeting human needs? ° Is one sector more effective than another and why? The Thursday evening session will focus on the public and corporate sector participation. Featured will be Peter McLaughlin, a Hennepin County Commissioner; and Ron James, former business executive with US WEST and Ceridian Corp. On Friday, the morning convocation will feature Mark Peterson from Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota. Following the convocation, special tribute will be paid to Abner and Martha Batalden for their lifelong commitment to service and philanthropy around the world. See the calendar listing on page 7 for the seminar schedule. Unda Cullen AUGSBURG NOW MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 11
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Search Result: TO 0 CLASS REUNIONS CLASS OF 1948 (above) (L to R) ROW 1: Carroll N. Anderson, Esther Bakken Crosby, Stephen Halvorsen, Dorothy Quanbeck Johnson, Alton Knutson, Helen Hegge Bertness, Paul R. Kilde, Adeline Aos Marty. ROW 2: Jeroy Carlson, Llewellyn Rustad Smith, Jean Tibke Vane, Midge Nelson Foss...
Show moreTO 0 CLASS REUNIONS CLASS OF 1948 (above) (L to R) ROW 1: Carroll N. Anderson, Esther Bakken Crosby, Stephen Halvorsen, Dorothy Quanbeck Johnson, Alton Knutson, Helen Hegge Bertness, Paul R. Kilde, Adeline Aos Marty. ROW 2: Jeroy Carlson, Llewellyn Rustad Smith, Jean Tibke Vane, Midge Nelson Foss Nokleberg, Camille Sivensen Forness, Gloria Greguson Johnson, Betty Westphaul Peterson, Judith Bergh, Arline Stapel Thomas. ROW 3: Bud Gallop, Jean M. Helland, Arne Simengaard, John Hanson, Bobb Miller, J. Bernhard Bretheim, William S. Hesselgrave, Barbara Carlson. ROW 4: Gordon D. Ahlquist, Edman J. Saland, Red Lindgren, Arnold Skaar, Robert Tharp. CLASS or 1958 (at left) (L to R) ROW 1: Sonja Johnson Enstad, Mabeﬂr Saure Gyllstrom, Elyce Lundquist Arvidson, Phyllis Knudson Seim, Betty Johnson Hass, Doris Johnson Deml, Margaret Peterson Langness, Grace Kemmer Sulerud. ROW 2: Gudwren Ellingson Belkholm, Gwen Johnson Krapl‘, John Miskowiec, Alice Lindell Lindgren, Mary Erickson Lockwood, Al Reesnes, LaVone $tud|ien,Lydia Dyrlid Quanbeck, Birgit Birkeland, Jo An Bjorson Johnson. ROW 3: Ken Belkholm, Rhoda Dahl Myrvik, Ron Stave, Wes Sideen, Phil Heide, Elaine Nelson Bernards, Jim Ahmquist, Joanne Stiles Laird. ROW 4: Hugh Gilmore, Ken Hagen, Bill Schonebaum, Erwin Christensen, Robert Bagley, Dennis Barnaal, Vernon Berkness, Don Myrvik. The Class of 1958 Reunion Committee is pleased to announce a total of $4,435 from 34 class members given to the 40-year reunion gift, which has been designated to the Bernhard Christensen Endowment. If you would like to make a contribution to the class gift, call Nancy Carlson at (612) 330-1525 or (800) 260-6590. CLASS OF 1973 (above) (L to R) ROW 1: Carol Sime, Merja \Mlenius Fox, Jan Weum Philibert, Paul Holmes, Karen Levisen Zeimis, JoAnn Berg Bablitch, Katie Berglund Becker. ROW 2: Bonnie Peterson, Vonnie Pearson, Dawn Strauch Holmes, Linda Wahlberg Jenneke, Jesse Lee, Brian Rokke, Bill Ogren, Becky Smith Christianson. ROW 3: Dennis Johnson, Dallas Croten, Gary Anderson, Jim Bodunha, Dan Peterson. CLASS OF 1988 (at left) (L to R) ROW 1: Doug Chizmadia, Anne Panning, Connie Wendland Bouley, Jennifer Snater Olson, Dan Wright, Darcey Engen, David Bicha, Timothy Hanson. ROW 2: Sandra Smith, Jim Damiani, Brenda Bauerly Damiani, Birgit Olsen Kelly, Lori Kleven, Julie Sabo, Jerry Dieffenbach. ROW 3: Micheal Moore, Scott Peplinski, James 'Bugs' Malone, Brent Loigren, Dean Klenz, Jon Daniels. AUGSBURG NOW MINNEAPOLIS, MN ‘
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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 16
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Search Result: ALUM NOTES 0 15 Kari and Eric. Roger Tweiten “I learned the max! about my pmﬁssional (if: from writhing the impart I can haw on sludtnlr present and past.” Occupation: Teacher Family: Married to Verna (Stokke) '61. Children: Troy. Alumni Honors Roger Cweitcn won the Outstanding educator of the...
Show moreALUM NOTES 0 15 Kari and Eric. Roger Tweiten “I learned the max! about my pmﬁssional (if: from writhing the impart I can haw on sludtnlr present and past.” Occupation: Teacher Family: Married to Verna (Stokke) '61. Children: Troy. Alumni Honors Roger Cweitcn won the Outstanding educator of the Year Award and serves as director for 0 semi-professional chorus. Name: Roger Tweiten. B.A., music ('62). Lives in River Falls. Wis. Honors /Awards: Outstanding Educator of the Year Award Community/Volunteer Activities: I entertain regularly at nursing homes and serve on a community aru board Favorite Augsburg memory: Meeting my wife of 32 years on the 1960 Alaskan Band Tour. What I appreciated the most about Augsburg: I transferred from a large, state university and really appreciated feeling a part of the close—knit Augsburg family. Favorite professor: Dr. Joel Torstenson The biggest challenge I've had to Face is: Staying vital in public education when the age gap between me and the students widens. The accomplishment I'm most proud of is: Being asked to audition as director of a large, semi-professional chorus and being chosen for the position from a field of 10 others. To nominate a graduate of achievement for Alumni Honors, contact the Augsburg Alumni Ofﬁce at 2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454. Tel. (612) 330-1178 or (800) 260-6590. Mary Mobley married Kevin Kuehner in June. Susan Pace, Chicago, 111., is working on her master’s degree in art therapy at The Adler School of Professional Psychology. Molly Rivers, Lake Nokomis, Minn., married Bryan Baldwin in May. She is currently employed with Vanwagenen 00., and he is with State Farm Insurance. Rachel Roth, Minneapolis, married John Erkkila in May. She is an assistant registrar at Walden University, and he is a corporate training representative at National American University. Alysa Sylvester, St. Cloud, Minn., married Lars Swenson in August. They both work at Fingerhut — she is a human resources representative and he is a lead programmer. Christa Barnard, Minneapolis, is a unit lead in the trading division of Dain Rauscher Corporation. DeAnn Scherfenberg, Morristown, Minn., married Cory LaCanne in September. She works for Rice County Community Corrections. Ryan Carlson, Minneapolis, received an M.S. degree from the University of Minnesota and is an engineer for Seagate. Iouise Goetz, Palm Bay, Fla., is an in- home counselor for Circles of Care. Jason Hanson, St. Paul, married Janine Barrett in September. He is a photojour- nalist for KSTP-TV, and she is an account executive for Karwoski 8t Courage Public Relations. Dan Hatzung, Golden Valley, Minn., married Kasey Worrell in October. He is working at Hatzung Insurance Agency, and she is a senior designer at Yamamoto Moss. Holly Kolander, Wayzata, Minn., mar- ried James Choat in July. She is the head dance-team coach at Edina High School. JoAnne Middaugh, Minneapolis, is a coordinator of support services at Minnesota Life College, a residential/transitional program for young adults with learning disabilities. Jean K. Peebles, Chaska, Minn., is a sci— ence teacher at Minnetonka Senior High and is working on her master’s degree in experiential education at Mankato State University. Cari Terrio, St. Cloud, Minn., is pursu- ing a master’s degree in gerontology at St. Cloud State University. 1997 Kim Clausen, Eden Prairie, Minn., mar— ried Christopher Hrabe in September. She is a marketing communications specialist in Eden Prairie, and he is a production engineer in Golden Valley. Michael Marxhausen, Bloomington, Minn., married Heather Lieberg in June. He is a network administrator/systems analyst with CNS, Inc. Mari Price, Fridley, Minn., is a kinder— garten teacher at Earl Brown Elementary School. Chris Stanton, Northﬁeld, Minn., teach— es sixth grade and serves as assistant football coach at Randolph Elementary School. Births Mary (McNevin) Saari ’83 and husband Kenneth, Ramsey, Minn.-— a son, Joseph Reino, in May. Janet (Griffith) Sandford ’83, and hus— band Dave, Minnetonka, Minn. — a daughter, Annika Marie, in August. Cindy (Winberg) Sisson ’83, and hus- band, Richard, Minneapolis — a daugh- ter, Haley Erin, in June. Blaine ’84 and Kathleen (Adams) ’85, Minneapolis — a son, Duncan, in August 1997. Crystal Crannell-Moberg ’85 and hus- band Ward Moberg, Hopkins, Minn. — a son, Keegan Alexander, in February. James Maertens ’85 and wife Sarah Peterson, Minneapolis — a daughter, Linnea Kristina, in August. Todd Anderson ’86 and wife, Roseville, Minn. — a son, Robert Michael, in September. D’Anne (Privette) Briggs ’86 and hus- band, Edina, Minn. — a daughter, Paige Lillian, in April. Colleen (Herr) Gray ’87 and husband Doug, Hartland, Mich. — a son, Carson, in April. Kiel Christianson ’88 and wife, Jennifer, Lansing, Mich.— a daughter, Sophia Louise, in August. Mark Morken ’88 and wife Tamie, Apple Valley, Minn.— a son, Adam Mark. in July. Amy (Johnson) Hanson ’89 and hus- band John, Falcon Heights, Minn.—— a son, Bennett Paul, in May. Barbara (Westerlund) Heen ’89 and hus- band Les, Minneapolis — a son, Christopher Alan, in May. Leah (Parker) Maves ’89 and husband Jon, Amherst, Wis. — a daughter, Karlee Marie, in September. Kirk Haefner ’92 and wife, Susan, Marion, Iowa — twin daughters, Madison and Avery, in May. Rachel (Bol) Nyenhuis ’92 and husband Gordon ’91, Minneapolis — a daughter, Kayla Colleen, in November. Terry Neneman ’97 and wife Karen, Woodville, Ms. — a daughter, Sabrina Elizabeth, in August 1997. In Memoriam Russell Hanson ’36, 84, LaVeme, Calif, died in May. He taught aviation technol- ogy courses at Chaffey College and at Mt. San Antonio College. He was active in the aviation industry for almost 60 years. Survivors include his wife, Viola; daugh- ter Sharon McKinley; son Mark and ﬁve grandchildren as well as two sisters, Edith Flugstad and Ruth Lillehei. The Rev. Leonard Anderson ’38, 89, New London, Minn., died on April 12. He was ordained in 1946 and served in various churches and retired in 1978 but contin- ued to serve in the ministry as an inter- im pastor of Braham Covenant Church and as visitation pastor at Crossroads. Survivors include his wife, Virginia; three daughters, Shirley Muesing, Sheila Langston and Sandra Nelson; nine grand- children and nine great-grand children. Robert Bravinder ’41, 76, Howard Lake, Minn., died in February. He worked as an insurance adjuster, truck driver, and warehouse supervisor. Survivors include his wife, Muriel; chil- dren, Robert Jr., Christine Correa, Mary Pilant, Daniel, and Paul; eight grandchil- dren; and sisters Dorothy Ludwill, Vivian Timmerman, Eugenia Schmidtke and brother Alfred. Elrie Knudson ’50, 74, Harris, Minn., died at his home in February. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; children Heidi, Rene Strand, Kathy Asp, Larry, Barbara and Wendy Ritchison, and Craig; eight grand- children and his sister, Eunice lverson. Curtis Anderson ’55, 64, died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease in September. Survivors include two children, Chris Anderson and Kathryn Bourgerie, and eight grandchildren. Donald Eckhoff ’56, 67, Benson, Minn., died in March at his home. He taught social studies and driver’s training, coached and was the athletic director. He retired in 1995. Survivors include his wife, Joyce; two sons, Scott and Jeffrey; two daughters, Melissa Hampton and Kristin Bausman; 12 grandchildren and one brother. Louis. Gail Peterson ’70, 50, Fargo, N.D., died of cancer in July. She was in private prac- tice as a psychologist and served as a psy- chologist with Lutheran Social Service in both Minnesota and North Dakota. Survivors include Her parents, Darrow and Elinor Beaton; sisters lane Barrow and Kathleen Knutson and other close family members. Fern Martinson, St. Peter, Minn., dean of women at Augsburg from 1964 to 1972. died in January. From Augsburg, she went to Texas Lutheran College until retirement in 1980. Her immediate survivors are two brothers, Floyd and Dayton. I998 Robyn Hiestand, Washington, DC, joined Rep. Martin Olav Sabo’s Washington staff as staff assistant, after completing a six-week internship. Julie Johnson, Minneapolis, is one of four ﬂute players from around the world chosen to play with the Rome Festival Orchestra in 1999. Charles Stephan. St. Paul, is coordinator of accounts receivable at Ergodyne Corporation. Stacy (Turner) Johnson, Farmington, Minn., is a program coordinator for WomanKind at Fairview—University Medical Center. Annette (Turck) Peterson was recently named “Caregiver of the Year" by Minnesota Nursing Homes. She is a music therapist at Woodbury Health Care Center. WINTER 1998-99 AUGSBURG NOW
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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 02
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Search Result: The Alumni Publication of Augsburg College Nobel laureates to speak at Peace Prize Forum 11th annual forum will focus on issues of conflict By Susie Gilhoi Augsburg College will host the 11th Annual Peace Prize Forum, “The Morality and Machinery of Modern Conﬂict” on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19...
Show moreThe Alumni Publication of Augsburg College Nobel laureates to speak at Peace Prize Forum 11th annual forum will focus on issues of conflict By Susie Gilhoi Augsburg College will host the 11th Annual Peace Prize Forum, “The Morality and Machinery of Modern Conﬂict” on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20, I999. The Peace Prize Forum is presented in cooperation with the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, and is co-sponsored by Augsburg College, Augustana College (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.), Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) and St. Olaf College (Northfield, Minn.). Jody Williams and Steve Goose, representing the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Prize co~recipients, are featured in the Forum. Williams is the founding coordinator of ICBL and is the chief strategist and spokesperson for the campaign. In 1997 ICBL, working in an unprecedented cooperative effort with governments, UN bodies, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, established an international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines. Goose is the program director of the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch, the largest U.S.-based, non-governmen- tal, human rights organization and a founder of ICBL. The two-day forum will also include plenary sessions led by Larry Rasmussen, Ph.D., the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union J Theological Seminary; Jan Egeland, special advis- er to the Norwegian Red Cross and International Peace Research Institute of Oslo; and John I-Iamre, Ph.D., deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Defense. Participants will also hear from Rebecca Larson, Ph.D., of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; Gunnar Stalsett, Bishop of Oslo and a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; and Knut Vollebek, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs. lilm'rnlli Annual Igace I126 Forum Integral to the forum are workshops and seminars which provide opportuni- ties to explore questions and issues relating to the forum’s theme and to the peace prize selection process. Friday’s workshops include presentations by the featured speakers; Saturday’s seminars are led by faculty from the sponsoring colleges and representatives from a variety of organizations. All plenary sessions will be held in Si Melby Gymnasium. Fees are $15 for Augsburg students and their spouses; $20 for Augsburg faculty/staff members and their spouses; $20 for high school or non— Augsburg college students; and $30 for the general public. For registration materials contact Betty Arnold at (612) 330-1171, or e-mail . To visit the Peace Prize Forum Web site, go to The 1999 Peace Prize Forum is supported by a major grant from Lutheran Brotherhood, with air transportation provided by Northwest Airlines Augsburg launches Rochester nursing program Four alumni play key roles in planning By Betsey Norgard Augsburg’s ﬁrst academic program out- side of the Twin Cities began last fall when 65 nurses in Rochester, Minn, mostly employed by the Mayo Clinic, began evening classes leading toward a bachelor’s degree. What is remarkable in the creation of this program is the College’s close collab- oration with four Augsburg alumni in Rochester — Dr. Ruth Johnson ’74, the Rev. Gary Benson ’70, the Rev. Norman Wahl ’75 and Dr. Paul Mueller ’84. Johnson and Benson serve on the Augsburg Board of Regents. Johnson suggested the idea to President Frame that Augsburg seek an educational presence in Rochester, the largest city in the us. without a four—year college or university, said Rick Thoni, vice presi- dent for institutional research and pro- gram development. Further encourage- ment for the idea was given by Mueller, an Augsburg alum at Mayo who had served on a higher education task force for the community. Conversations with other alumni and friends in Rochester were also positive. Program feasibility was explored by mar- ket research mrried out by an adult study group at Bethel Lutheran Church, where Wahl is pastor. Augsburg Business Professor Lori Lohman developed a phone survey of 400 adults to learn about education needs and interests not being addressed by other programs and Augsburg in Rochester “3,5, in nursing, '65 students last 3-yr, comple. fall, 82 enrolled tion track for winter I Classes I Courses in Monday, both liberal arts Thursday and nursing evenings, . Piloting a alternate technology week‘ assisted program trained Wahl’s church group to conduct the survey. Thoni said that this survey, state demographic data and interviews with community leaders indicated one niche that was not being covered by existing programs — nursing. A subsequent mail survey of 2600 nurses in the area without four-year degrees indicated a high level of interest in a bachelor degree completion program. Johnson, director of the Mayo Breast Clinic, was aware of that need and knew that Augsburg already offered a nursing completion program in Weekend College. She also pointed out that Mayo Clinic had in place an attractive tuition reimbursement plan to help their nurses complete their degrees. The question of class facilities was resolved by Benson, senior pastor at Zumbro Lutheran Church. Located close to Mayo Clinic, the church had space available during evenings in its new edu- cation building and Benson offered it for Augsburg’s use. The fall students responded favorably to the program, and 17 additional students were admitted for winter study. While some Augsburg instructors are in Rochester only during class time. technology makes it possible for students and faculty to stay in close touch. Students are required to have computers with e-mail and Internet access, and with this they can communicate directly with instructors, participate in online class discussions, review assignments, read scanned library materials on reserve and access the library’s online references and resources. Given the program’s early success, a pro- posal to start a master’s degree nursing program in Rochester is now under con- sideration. Thoni quicldy adds, however, that the College is proceeding cautiously. “That's what we did with Weekend College — we built it slowly, starting with only three majors at first," he said. VWnter 1998-99 0 Vol. 61 - No. 2 Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN 1999 Peace Prize Forum Program Friday, Feb. 19 11 a.m. Registration Christensen Center Lobby Opening Ceremony and First Plenary Session: “Just Peacemaking: Recent Christian Revisions” Larry Rasmussen, PhD. 1 p.m. Concurrent workshops Dinner of Thanksgiving for participating colleges 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 6:45 p.m. Second Plenary Session: “The Campaign to End Landmines: From Vision to Reality" “The Ban Treaty and Beyond: Undiminished Momentum" 1997 Nobel laureates lady Williams and Steve Goose representing the ICBL Saturday, Feb. 20 8:45 a.m. Third Plenary Session: “The Secrets of the Oslo Channels — Norwegian Peace Facilitation in the Middle East, Central America and the Balkans [an Egeland 10:15 a.m. Worship Service The Rev. Dr. Rebecca Larson 11:15 a.m. Seminar I 12:15 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m. Seminar 11 Fourth Plenary Session: “Original Sin: Violence Among Nations and the Moral Responsibilities of Democracies” lolm Hnmre, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony and Call to Action 3 p.m. What’s Inside Campus news Development new: Calendar Homecoming ’98 Class reunions Sports Alumni news Class notes On the Cover Key planners for the new Rochester program stand in front of Zumbro Lutheran Church, site for the nursing classes. (L to R) President Frame, Gary Benson '70, Ruth lohnson ’74, Vice President Rick Thoni and Norman Wahl ’75. (Photo by Ben LaBaw) page 2 page 6 page 7 Page 8 page 10 page 11 page 12 page 13 WINTER 1998-99 AUGSBURG NOW
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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99, Page 12
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Search Result: SPORTS 0 11 Hvistendahl brings national record, acclaim to Augsburg By Don Stoner When Augsburg ofﬁcials broke ground for a new residence hall on campus in mid- November, Rick 'I'honi, vice president for institutional research and program devel— opment, introduced himself to the assem— bled...
Show moreSPORTS 0 11 Hvistendahl brings national record, acclaim to Augsburg By Don Stoner When Augsburg ofﬁcials broke ground for a new residence hall on campus in mid- November, Rick 'I'honi, vice president for institutional research and program devel— opment, introduced himself to the assem— bled dignitaries and visitors by saying, “I am not Scott Hvistendahl.” The remark was quite appropriate, for it seems that every time Augsburg has been mentioned in the local or national media lately, Scott Hvistendahl’s name was quick to follow. Hvistendahl, the acclaimed senior wide receiver for the Augsburg football team, broke a record that many observers felt was unreachable — Jerry Rice’s all-time, all-divisions NCAA record for career receiving yardage. Rice’s record, 4,693 yards set during his career at Division I-AA Mississippi Valley State from 1981-84, was felt by many col- lege football observers to be unreachable — including Hvistendahl, who entered his senior season with 2,836 career receiv- ing yards, 1,857 yards away from the record of the San Francisco 49ers player many call the greatest wide receiver ever. “I never thought about it much,” said Hvistendahl. “I had thought about the conference receiving record, which was around 3,800 yards, and going into the season, that was my only personal goal. I thought I might have had a shot at getting to 4,000 yards, but the other records didn’t even cross my mind.” i Augsburg senior Scott Hvistendahl smiles after breaking the NCAA Division III career receiving 1‘ yardage record in the Auggies' last home game of the season against Bethel on Nov. 7 at Anderson-Nelson Field. He broke Jerry Rice's NCAA all-divisions record the following week. But with one outstanding receiving game after another in 1998, the idea of reaching not only the Division 111 record of 4,311 yards, set by Eureka (111.) receiver Kurt Earth in 1997, but the all-divisions record held by Rice became reachable. He reached the Division III record in the ﬁrst half of his penultimate game, a 35-28 loss to Bethel on Nov. 7, ﬁnishing that day with 4,466 yards. The game was stopped as President Frame presented Hvistendahl and his parents, Jim and Bonnie, the game ball and a citation from then-Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson. He had one game left in his career — and 227 yards from reach- ing college football immortality. “A lot of people came up to me and were talking about the (all-divisions) record, and that’s a lot of pressure,” he said. “I was thinking about how much fun it would be to break the record, but the reality was that it was 227 yards. That would be tough.” Tough is a word that could be accurately applied to Hvistendahl, who has had to ﬁght a lot of old stereotypes about foot- ball receivers. Iust 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 180 pounds, Hvistendahl doesn’t have the tall, lanky ﬁ'ame that is seen in many top wide receivers, including Rice. Things came together magically for Hvistendahl and the Auggies. His ﬁnal game, against Concordia-Moorhead, was played in the climate-controlled Metrodome, whose artiﬁcial turf suited Augsburg’s passing offense. Augsburg played its best game of the season, shut~ ting out the Cobbers 25-0. Hvistendahl broke Rice’s record with an MIAC single- game-record 18-catch effort for 230 yards. giving him an NCAA record 4,696 yards on 285 catches with 40 touchdowns — three yards better than Rice. Hvistendahl was named to the ﬁrst team of every All-America squad for Division III football, earned Associated Press Little All—America (Divisions "-1" and NAIA players) ﬁrst team honors, and won the Gagliardi Award, an honor given by the St. Iohn’s University IvClub and the lostens Corp, to the national player of the year in Division III football in Salem, Va. He was a ﬁnalist for the other Division 111 national player of the year award, the Melberger Award (given by the Downtown Wilkes- Barre, Pa., Touchdown Club) and played in the Aztec Bowl, featuring a Division 111 all—star team facing a top Mexican college team in Monterrey, Mexico, in December. Plus, Hvistendahl, a markeﬁng major with a 3.229 GPA, earned second-team GTE Academic All-America honors. While the National Football league may not be calling him because of his size, Hvistendahl admitted, he is pointing toward starting a possible pro career in the Canadian Football League — a game more open than the American game. Winter ’98-99 Sports Previews Wrestling The 1998-99 season will be a special one for the Augsburg College wrestling pro- gram. The Auggies will try to make national history in their 50 season of wrestling competition. The Auggies, along with the College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) and Brockport State (New York), have the most NCAA Division 111 national titles, with ﬁve each. Scoring the school’s sixth national title, and third in a row, would place Augsburg alone as the most domi— nant small-college program in the nation. Augsburg has claimed national titles in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1998. Men ’5 hockey Last year, in the school’s 70th season of men’s hockey, Augsburg College claimed the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season and playoff championships, ﬁnished fourth in the NCAA Division 111 national tournament, and earned head coach Mike Schwartz National Coach of the Year honors. Schwartz’s crew may have just the tools this season for a run at a repeat. Returning ﬁve of six starters from last year’s team, a total of 25 letterwinners. Women’s hockey This season, history will be made in women’s hockey, as the MIAC launches its ﬁrst season of varsity championship competition in the sport, just the second conference in the nation to offer women’s hockey on the varsity champi- onship level. Mth Augsburg College entering its fourth season of varsity com— petition, the Auggies will be considered favorites to claim the MlAC’s ﬁrst women’s hockey trophy in late February. The Auggies return 11 letterwinners from a squad that ﬁnished 11-13-1 last season, playing primarily against Division l-level opponents. University of Tennessee women's basketball assistant coach Mickie DeMoss works with Augsburg women's basketball players at the Minnesota High School Girls' Basketball Coaches Association clinic in Maple Grove, Minn., in October. Augsburg head coach Lauri Ludeman was invited to use her team in demonstrations by DeMoss and us. Olympic women’s basketball coach Nell Fortner lor the more than 300 coaches in attendance. Men’s basketball With one of the top players in the nation returning in forward Devean George (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Beni]de-St. Margaret HS), along with the bulk of a lineup that produced a 22-4 overall record, an MIAC regular-season champi- onship and a berth in the NCAA Division 111 national playoffs for head coach Brian Ammann, 1997-98 Co- MlAC Coach of the Year, the Auggies look to repeat as conference champions and advance farther in the national play- offs. Women ’s basketball Despite losing the top two scorers from the past two seasons to graduation, there is optimism for Augsburg third-year coach Lauri Ludeman. The optimism for this year springs from the fact that 10 letterwinners who saw signiﬁcant playing time last season return. Ludeman has her largest roster ever on the court at Si Melby Hall — 26 players strong. Fall ’98 Sports Reviews Football Augsburg’s football team showed promise for repeating as Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions, but several close losses in the middle of the season dashed those hopes and sent the Auggies to a 6-4 overall ﬁn- ish, 5-4 in the MIAC. Augsburg’s 6-4 record was the ﬂiird—best record in school history. Volleyball Virith ﬁve starters returning from last sea- son, Augsburg volleyball coach Marilyn Florian had high hopes for this year's club — and it showed as the Auggies reversed last year’s record with a 17-11 overall mark and 6-5 MIAC record, end» ing up sixth in the end—of»season MIAC Tournament. The Auggies’ record was the school’s best since ﬁnishing 19-16 in 1994 and 22-19 in 1986. Setter Tasha Hamann (Sr., Perham, Minn.) earned All-MlAC honors for the third year in a row (ﬁrst- team for the second straight year), and earning All-MlAC second-team honors were juniors Jessica Ness ()r., Cannon Falls, Minn.) and Adrianne Rieger (lr., Courtland, Minn/New Ulm HS). Men ’5 soccer Augsburg’s men's soccer team couldn’t catch ﬁre in 1998, despite several big nonconference victories during the course of the season. A 4—12-1 overall record and 0-9~1 MIAC mark was the result. But there is tremendous promise for next season in the results from this year. On a team with no seniors on the roster, several underclassmen stepped forward. Forward Scott Dossett (Fr., Excelsior. Minn/Mound‘Westonka HS) showed the most promise, leading the team with ﬁve goals. Women’s soccer Augsburg’s women’s soccer team suffered from a lack of numbers this season — both on the roster and on the scoreboard — as a season-opening 2-0 win over Wartburg was followed by 15 straight losses, including all 10 in MIAC play. The Auggies only had 17 players on the roster. Heather Wagner (Sr., Shoreview, Minn/Mounds View HS), one of only four seniors on the roster, earned honor- able mention All-MIAC honors. Men’s golf Augsburg men’s golfer Todd Tourand (Sr., St. Cloud, Minn/Apollo HS) saved his best performance for his last at the MIAC Championships in October at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids. The senior earned medalist honors at the MlAC meet. Tourand earned All-MIAC honors for the fourth consecutive year — second in 1995, third in 1996 and seventh in 1997 before this year's championship ﬁn- ish. Mark LaBounty (lr., Vadnais Heights, Minn/Mounds View HS) also earned All-MlAC honors for the Auggies, ﬁnishing tenth. As a team. Augsburg ﬁnished third in the conference meet. Women ’5 golf Augsburg’s Andrea Sievert (Sr., Lakeﬁeld, Minn./HL-O-L HS) made history for the Auggies in October, when she ﬁnished ninth at the MIAC Championships at the Oakdale Country Club in Hutchinson. Sievert became the ﬁrst Auggie women's golfer to ever earn All-MIAC honors with her 89—83—172 ﬁnish. Men ’s/Women’s cross country Augsburg's cross country teams experi- enced marked improvement over last year. Sophomore Eric Bloemendal (So., Brampton, Ontario/Huntsville HS) was the t p runner for the Auggie men, with a 10 -place ﬁnish in the MIAC Championships. Teresa Lewandowski (50., Hastings, Minn.) and Chrissy Baune (Fr., Marshall, Minn.) were the top runners for the women. WINTER 1998-99 AUGSBURG NOW
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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 1998-99
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Title: Augsburg Now Fall 1998, Page 03
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Search Result: 2 0 CAMPUS NEWS Doug Knuuon “WE‘RE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF AN EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION THAT PUTS BOOKISH, OR LIBERAL, LEARNING To- GErHER WITH PRACTICAL WISDOM.” What did you discover during the year about Augsburg’s mission.7 Our mission as a liberal arts educating institution now has to be re...
Show more2 0 CAMPUS NEWS Doug Knuuon “WE‘RE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF AN EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION THAT PUTS BOOKISH, OR LIBERAL, LEARNING To- GErHER WITH PRACTICAL WISDOM.” What did you discover during the year about Augsburg’s mission.7 Our mission as a liberal arts educating institution now has to be re-considered, and I don ’t President William Frame: LOOKING BACK ON THE FIRST YEAR Last fall President Viﬁlliam Frame told the Now that he believed Augsburg to be "an institution engaged in a great calling.” In this issue, we asked him to reflect on this. What are your thoughts now about the calling you described? When I think of calling, I usually think of it in respect to myself. What brought me here was calling the feeling that I really had to come and do this. And that feeling has strengthened, if any- thing, during the year. I think there are signs that it is working, but there are a lot of things that aren’t here yet that, in a sense, I ’m expected to bring. One of them is ﬁnancial security We’re moving there, but we ’re not fully there. The second is the calling of the institution, the mission, the interest in the question of who we are and what we’re up to. That’s very strong in the institution’s muscle and bone, and maybe the princi- pal reason why this work in respect to [strategic] planning has gone, in my view, so well. We have some very capable people devoting signiﬁcant time to this work. think in a debilitating way; in fact, in an uplifting way. We’re on the leading edge of an educational revolution that puts bookish, or liberal, Ieaming together with practical wis- dom. We have to bring these two together. Augsburg is in the perfect place to do that. To some degree the College still has two minds about this — one believing that we’re a liberal arts school and one believing we’re a professional education school aiming at prac- tical employment for our graduates. One of my objectives is to pull those things togeth- er, and for this the strategic planning work is critical. We have to define ourselves so that those two lines are one. Another gap, which last year we made a tremendous step in removing, is the gap between athletic and academic endeavors. The athletes helped bridge that gap by virtue of their success on the field and their academic credentials. And it wasn’t just good luck. Our alums are mnning those successful athletic programs, and they are very much ”cultivat- ing” the College by virtue of their work. Finally, I think there’s a lot more pride evident in the very appearance of the campus, and that goes back to people — the people who take care of the campus, who worry about the func- tionality and appearance of its buildings. That’s all being driven by a new level of pride. Certificate in Information Technology program wins accolades from students By Jennifer Rensenbrink Augsburg’s newest academic program, the Certiﬁcate in Information Technology, is bringing in rave reviews from its students. “When I started the IT Certiﬁcate pro- gram last September I hadn’t even surfed the Web, and now I have plans to start my own Web design business this fall,” said recent graduate Sandy Iohnson “WHEN I STARTED THE IT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM u. I HADN’T EVEN SURFED THE WEB, AND NOW I HAVE PLANS TO START MY OWN Colleen Devine, who graduated with the cohort class of 1998. “I feel much more conﬁdent with my interactions at work and know it shows in what I am doing.” The program consists of six courses. The completion of the courses can be done in a year or more depending on the pace each individual student sets. When students enter the program, they are placed with a group, or cohort, of students in her evalua— ' mm on,“ pm WEB DESIGN BUSINESS ” gm??? — RECENT GRADUATE SANDY JOHNSON out the entire pro~ 1 0 at gram. Students happen? Well, I take two courses would say with a few good professors and a program that allowed me to pur- sue those dreams.” The Certiﬁcate in Information Technology, developed in January 1997 by MIS Professor Kathy Schwalbe, com- bines aspects of Augsburg’s computer science and management information systems courses into a program that students can complete in one year while maintaining full-time jobs. Students in the program acquire computer programming skills and learn Web page design as well as networking and data communications. These skills can help people switch careers, earn promotions or complete their bachelor’s degrees. “The knowledge I have gained from this program is immeasurable in my eyes,” said with their cohort each Weekend College Saturday or can complete the program by taking the same courses at their own pace. “I really enjoy the cohort format of the certiﬁcate program. Everyone adds dif- ferent skills and knowledge to the mix,” said Earl Miller, who completed the pro— gram in one year. The program is offered through Weekend College and is open to students who have had experience in the workforce, some personal computer background and a good background in math. For more information, see the Certiﬁcate in Information Technology Web page at or call Weekend College admissions, (612) 330—1743. Rev. Sonia Hagander joins the campus ministry team By Jennifer Rensenbrink There‘s a new face in the Augsburg Ofﬁce of Campus the Rev. Sonja Hagander, Augsburgs new associate college pastor, who began her position in July. Hagander grew up in Shoreview, Minn., and attended Concordia College in Moorhead, receiving a BA. in English and Spanish. Hagander studied in Scotland and received a master’s degree in comparative literature at the University of Edinburgh. When back in the United States, she returned to Northwestern Theological Seminary and graduated in 1994. Hagander’s different jobs have included coordinating Cabrini Alive! at a Chicago church, working as a canoe guide in the Boundary Waters and serving as a resi- dent assistant at Concordia while attend- ing college there. Before coming to Augsburg, Hagander was an associate pastor at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in East Bethe], Minn. At Augsburg, she hopes to meet up with stu- dents from her former church. Hagander was attracted to Augsburg by the opportunity to work with young people in a fast-paced college atmos- phere. “I’ve always been excited about campus ministry,” Hagander said. During Hagan— der’s years in Moorhead, she took yearly trips to the BWCA. “I can’t go a whole year without going hiking in the Boundary Waters at least once,” she said. She also enjoys sail— ing, swimming, biking and music. Rev. Sonja Hagander As for long—term goals, Hagander plans to go with the flow. “My ﬁrst goal is to get to know people on campus, then I’ll take it from there,” she said. ’Happy birthday’ concert to honor Robert Karlén and Leland Sateren By Carley Miller On “Auggie Pride” Homecoming week- end, the Department of Music will pay tribute to two individuals who have made signiﬁcant, long-term contribu- tions to the growth and development of the department. Dr. Leland Sateren will celebrate his 85th birthday shortly before Homecoming and Prof. Robert Karlén will celebrate his 75th birthday in December. A special concert on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 8 pm. in Hoversten Chapel, featuring compositions written during their Augsburg tenures, will honor these two professors. Dr. Leland B. Sateren, Class of 1935, directed the choir and served as depart- ment chair from 1950 to 1973. Sateren’s teaching and directing reached both national and international audiences; together with Knut Nystedt, he conduct— ed Norway’s ﬁrst choral school. Sateren received the Saint Olaf Medal, conferred by King Olav of Norway, for contribu- Leland Sateren ’35 Robert Karlén tions to Norwegian music in the US. Sateren also was awarded the ﬁrst F. Melius Christiansen Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association in 1974. He has received honorary degrees from Gettysburg and Lakeland Colleges. Robert Karlén came to Augsburg in 1959 and served as chair of the Department of Music from 1973 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1989. In 1969, he received a fellowship from the American-Scandinavian Foundation to study contemporary Scandinavian music. The following year he was awarded the King of Sweden’s personal gold medal, by H.R.H. King Carl Gustav V, for his contributions to Swedish music. Since 1991, Karlén has spent four spring terms teaching chamber music at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in China. (See story on p. 7.) He has also taught at the National Conservatory of Music in Istanbul, Turkey. Under Leland Sateren’s leadership, the music major was developed and the cur- riculum expanded to include offerings in music history, conducting and music the- ory. He built the choral program into an intemationally—recognized ensemble. Robert Karlén was instrumental in the design and completion of the Music Hall in 1977. Under his leadership, the depart- ment developed the bachelor of science in music therapy and the bachelor of music in both performance and education. Carley Miller is ﬁne arts coordinator. AUGSBURG Now Fall 1998 - Vol. 61, No. 1 Augsburg Now is published by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Betsey Norgard _— Editor, Director of Publications Kimberly Hoversten _ Design and Production Specialist Julie Hogan _ Staff Writer, Alumni Notes Editor Jennifer Rensenbrlnk ’00 _ Student Writer/Designer Dan Benson _ News Service] Media Relations Director Don Stoner _ Sports Information Coordinator William V. Frame _ President of Augsburg College Barbara Nagle _ Director of Public Relations and Communication Donna McLean _ Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Opinions expressed in Augsburg Naw (ISSN 1058- 1545) do not necessarily reﬂect ofﬁcial college policy. Send correspondence, name changes and address corrections to: Augsburg Now, Ofﬁce of Public Relations and Communication, Campus Box 145, Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. Telephone: (612) 330- 1 180. E—mail: . Augsburg Now is not copyrighted. Unless other— wise noted, articles may be reprinted without per- mission as long as appropriate credit is given to the writer and to Augsburg College. Postmaster: ll undeliverable as addressed, please send address changes to: Augsbng Now, Ofﬁce of Public Relations and Communication, Campus Box 145, Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454. AugmurgCoﬂcgeisanaﬂirmliveacﬁon, mer opportunity irutitmion. Augsburg Cokge admits mu 0! arryroce, colorandnationalorethnkorigiri www.augsburg.edu/naw AUGSBURG COLLEGE NOW MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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Title: Augsburg Now Fall 1998, Page 04
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Search Result: CAMPUS NEWS 0 3 FACULTY PERSPECTIVES Mark Engebretson: his laboratories span pole to pole By Betsey Norgard While physics is not usually considered an international ﬁeld, Professor Mark Engebretson’s impressive record of fund- ed research and earned respect have given him, his students and...
Show moreCAMPUS NEWS 0 3 FACULTY PERSPECTIVES Mark Engebretson: his laboratories span pole to pole By Betsey Norgard While physics is not usually considered an international ﬁeld, Professor Mark Engebretson’s impressive record of fund- ed research and earned respect have given him, his students and Augsburg opportunities to collaborate with scien- tists around the world on atmospheric research projects. The story on p. 6 describes the nearly 20 years of research that he and his students in Augsburg‘s Center for Atmospheric Sciences have carried out measuring Earth’s magnetic waves in both the Canadian Arctic and Antarctica. The data posted on the World Wide Web brings daily “visits” from far and near to Augsburg’s Web site. Next winter, Engebretson is looking forward to his ﬁrst visit to Antarctica to monitor these experiments ﬁrst hand. Last year Engebretson spent four months as a Fulbright senior scholar at the Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology in Germany working with German scientists on a satellite project. While in Europe, he presented papers and seminars at international meetings and a NATO institute in Austria, Norway and Germany. He is also a member of intema» tional science teams for a Danish satellite and for the European CLUSTER satellites. Also last year, Engebretson visited Sendai and Tokyo, Japan, to meet with geophysi- cal science colleagues there. The impressive track record of funding awarded to Engebretson and his depart- ment colleagues means that Augsburg can offer opportunities to physics stu- Peace Prize Forum comes to Augsburg The 1999 Peace Prize Forum will be held on the Augsburg campus, February 19- 20, 1999. The theme, “Striving for Peace: The Morality and Machinery of Modern Conflict,” will 4 encourage dia- logue around the contemporary . ’r '- and traditional f '1 t modes of war- " 1' fare, as well as . . / ' the new and tra- ditional avenues of conﬂict resolution. Conﬁrmed speakers include 1997 Nobel Peace Prize co»recipient Iody Williams and Steve Goose, representing lntemational Campaign to Ban landmines; John Hamre, assistant deputy at the Pentagon; and Ian Egeland, retired Norwegian government ofﬁcial. In anticipation of the forum, Augsburg will host two rnini-convocations this fall to raise awareness on campus about peacemaking issues and this year’s theme. Michael Osterholrn, environmental health expert and state epidemiologist, will speak on Wednesday, Nov. 4, about issues surrounding biological warfare. Susan Walker, co—coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and local representa- tive, will speak on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in a convocation to raise awareness of issues surrounding landmines. Both convocations will be held at 10:15 a.m. in Hoversten Chapel and are free and open to the public. dents that exceed what is normally expected at comparably-sized liberal arts schools. “We try to provide all of our majors with federally-funded research opportunities, including some intern- ships,” says Engebretson. He speaks proudly of the successes of Augsburg graduates, which include two prestigious NSF fellowships, a Fulbright scholarship last year and a high percentage of students continuing to graduate school. When not in the laboratory, Engebretson also contributes to his ﬁeld in scholarly writing. He serves as a referee for space physics journals in Great Britain, France, Japan and the U.S., and for research pro- posals submitted to NASA, the NSF and the Australian counterpart to our NSF. This summer he accepted a writing assignment of a different sort. He and English depart- ment colleague Ioan Grifﬁn were asked by President Frame to draft a paper that combines and synthesizes the ﬁve Commission reports written last spring as part of the College’s strategic planning process. Mark I. Engebretson And, his work this summer has also included packing and moving all physics labs and ofﬁces as part of the renovation of Science Hall. The end result will all be worth it to Engebretson. “For the ﬁrst time we can be proud of facilities that are consistent with the quality of pro» grams we have,” he says. Opening play uses real-life stories to explore By Jennifer Rensenbrink Community: what does it really mean? Augsburg’s fall play, “The Ties That Bind,” will explore exactly what commu- nity means to Augsburg and at Augsburg. “The Ties That Bind” is funded through a second grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Augsburg's ﬁrst FIPSE grant made possible “In Vino Veritas," a play that explores true stories of alcohol use and abuse, based on interviews with Augsburg community members. Nancy Guilbeault, director of the Center for Counseling and Health Promotion, is the project coordinator. Given the suc» cess of the ﬁrst play, she applied for a second grant to produce, in a similar for- mat, a play about community. The challenge of approaching the abstract term “community” was given to Scott Rubsam, who compiled, wrote and is directing the play. Rubsam spent this winter and spring interviewing members of the Augsburg community — a wide cross-section of students, staff, and faculty — about their lives. He was looking for a common thread, how members of the community were different and how they were alike. “I started to ﬁnd out that everything is connected," said Rubsam. “I had more ’community’ than 100 people walk into a room with me and bare their souls.” Rubsam gained a stack of information “about one foot high” to sort and orga- nize in order to write a coherent and interesting piece. What he ended up with was something he describes as “honest.” The play’s main character, a young girl who needs to have a heart transplant, goes on a journey where she learns about stages in life: being a child in our “safe place,” growing up and moving out, and ﬁguring out who we are. “Sometimes when you ﬁnd out who you are, you meet monsters,” said Rubsam. “And sometimes if you kill a monster it becomes a part of you.” Some of these “monsters” that the play addresses are racism, war, violence and other true stories of adversity and tri- umph. People whose stories Rubsam used could choose to be recognized or remain anonymous. “ ‘The Ties That Bind’ is about the role of community and home in our lives," said Martha Iohnson, chair of Augsburg’s theatre department. She has been involved with both “In Vino Veritas” and uThe Ties That Bind” and hopes the second is as well-received as the ﬁrst. Theatre season explores peace and conflict The Augsburg College Theatre Arts Program plans a special season to coin- cide with the 1999 Peace Prize Forum at Augsburg College on February 19-20, “Striving for Peace: The Morality and Machinery of Modern Conﬂict.” An original play written and directed by Scott Rubsam will open the season. “The Ties That Bind” (see above) is based on over 100 interviews with students, faculty. staff and regents of Augsburg College. Performances run Nov. 13-Nov. 22. The winter performance is “The Misanthrope," by Moliére. First produced in 1666, the play is a comical and scathing portrait of the “morality and machinery” of the upper-dass society of Louis XIV ’s court and is one of the great comic masterpieces of French classical theatre. Performances run Feb. 5-14. The season will conclude with “Antigone,” by Iean Anouilh. This romantic and poignant reinterpretation of Sophocles’ play about a young woman facing a morally corrupt world was written and ﬁrst produced during the Nazi Occupation. It raises powerful questions about human interaction in regard to collaboration, responsibility, resistance and personal integrity. Performances run April 23-May 2. All performances take place in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theatre. See the calendar on p. 13 for performance and ticket information. .atﬁ.. . . from "é College of Sb Catherine,a ‘ master's degree iannglis‘Ii‘ﬁ'om Loyola University in Chicago and a law‘ . I . . degree ﬁjom the University of- \ ‘ Minnesota. She works as‘a volunteer attorneys for-the County Legal Aid Program. ‘ Garvey has experience‘in residence life programs and in the model of reorga- nization that Augsburg implemented a year ago to bring the student and aca- demic aﬁ‘airs divisions together. Check out Augsburg’s new Web calendar Point your Web browser to to check out the newest feature of Augsburg’s Web site. The calendar is searchable and sortable, which means that the calen- dar can be viewed by category of events and for any speciﬁc time period. It will be continually updated and is a great way to ﬁnd out what’s going on around campus. Look for the bright sign! As part of the College’s three~year effort to increase its general visibility, a new round of bright blue and neon green billboards are posted in the Twin Cities metro area from mid-September to mid-October with the message “Education meets experience.” Outside the Twin Cities, billboards will be posted in St. Cloud, Clearwater, Duluth and Rochester during parts of October and November. For speciﬁc locations, call the public relations oﬂice, (612) 330—1180. Nordic Center closes In June, Nordic Center Board President Marjorie Ierpbak and Augsburg Academic Dean Marie McNeff informed Nordic Center members and friends that the center board had determined it was no longer ﬁnancially feasible to keep the center open. “While we regret the impact of this decision, we should not lose sight of the successes we have achieved in bringing Norden programs to the Twin Cities,” wrote McNeff and Ierpbak in a letter. Programs such as the Nordic Writer will continue under Augsburg’s aus- pices. Next year the 1998 Nordic Council Literature Prize winner, Tua Forsstrom, will visit the Twin Cities. The Nordic Area Studies program also continues, and its faculty are involved in a three-year grant to help high school students learn about Norden. Norwegian language classes continue to he offered at Augsburg by Sons of Norway. For information, call (612) 827-3611. FALL 1998 AUGSBURG COLLEGE NOW
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Title: Augsburg Now Fall 1998, Page 11
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Search Result: 0 AUGSBURG IN THE WORLD Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs I I I I I I Cities as learning laboratories 8y Betsey Norgard “Immerse yourself in urban reality"... “Active, integrated learning”... “Learning on location expanding world views” — these are the phrases used on brochures to...
Show more0 AUGSBURG IN THE WORLD Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs I I I I I I Cities as learning laboratories 8y Betsey Norgard “Immerse yourself in urban reality"... “Active, integrated learning”... “Learning on location expanding world views” — these are the phrases used on brochures to describe what HECUA pro- grams are all about. In the late 19605, when many city streets were in turmoil, Minneapolis Lutheran leader loe Bash and Augsburg College Sociology Professor Ioel Torstenson took a bold step. In struggling to ﬁnd ways to involve higher education in responding to social problems, they created the Crisis Colony, an opportunity for stu— dents to live in a north Minneapolis neighborhood, to become involved in research, community planning, and neighborhood activities, and to apply it to their liberal arts education. Augsburg Professor Gordon Nelson was one of the earliest faculty to direct the program. Twenty—seven years later, with the joint cooperation of 19 colleges, the Higher Education Consortium for Urban AEairs oﬂ'ers experiential education programs in Minneapolis, Scandinavia and Latin Amerim. The course study is interdisde- nary, integrating economic and political science theory with sociology, the arts and geography. The initial foundation in theo- ry helps students understand how cultures respond differently to urban challenges. l .- fl l .23” HECUA Htcuat Ewemou CMSOIHUM am Unuu Arm“, Inc. In Minneapolis, the Metro Urban Studies Term (MUST) and City Arts both offer internships, research and seminars with people and organizations that form the social structures of the metropolitan area. CityArts explores how the arts address social issues and build community. The Scandinavian Urban Studies Term (SUST) focuses on urban and city plan- ning in the Scandinavian capitals. Begun in 1973, also by Joel Torstenson (see story at right), the program is led jointly by HECUA and the University of Oslo. Adam Buhr, Class of 1998, is one of the 43 Augsburg students who have partici- pated in SUST. Last winter, he wrote in the HECUA Links that his homestay in Tallinn, Estonia, was the most enriching experience of the program for him. “The hospitality shown by my host family was incredible. The father took much joy in showing amazing photographs from his career as an acrobat with his limited English. If I had been more learned, he could have conversed with me in Estonian, Russian, German, French, Finnish or Swedish,” he says. In Latin America, the South American Urban Semester (SAUS) offers a family stay experience for students while they study issues of development, urbaniza- tion and social structure. The Culture and Society in Latin America (CASLA) program studies development and social change through arts and literature. Internships and group seminars in the Community Internships in Latin America (CILA) program provide stu- dents with opportunities for indepen- dent study. In its 27 years, HECUA has served over 1,800 students, now averaging about 100 per year. The HECUA coordinator at Augsburg is Sociology Professor Garry Hesser, a former president of the consortium. Learning how others live: rethinking By lim Webber This spring six other students and I spent four months in Latin America under the auspices of HECUA’s Culture and Society in Latin America program (CASLA). This interdisciplinary immer— sion project, now in its 15th year, com— bines travel and ﬁeld work in Guatemala and Colombia with a rigorous academic curriculum spanning disciplines from lit- erary theory to political economy. From the first day in Guatemala City, where CASLA begins, HECUA faculty connected our more abstract coursework with immediate personal experience. Academic perspectives on domestic and market economies met with our observa- tions on rural markets. Our foundational readings in sociology and epistemology created a framework to help us analyze our indigenous homestays. The struc- tured ﬁeld projects in Guatemala explic- itly connected theoretical models to real life models of investigation. Our travel to Colombia, after one month in Guatemala, expanded the focus of our coursework to include critical self-reﬂec- tion, or the place of one’s self in the world. We studied economies in Latin America, ranging from the Alliance for Progress and other solutions to “under- development” in the Third World, to socialist and revolutionary causes. An appropriately varied approach to lit- erature and art added to this otherwise economic and social focus. Yet the dis- Jim Webber '99 spent four months in Latin America this spring as part of HECUA’s inter- disciplinary studies program. Also pictured here are his host brothers. tinctions between “literature” and “soci- ety" — including political, moral or eco- nomic development — became the very target of our study. What once seemed “political” or simply “outside” literature became fertile ground for meaningful reading and criticism. Our education in Colombia was not entirely academic, though. The period of our stay (March-May) coincided with one of political and military instability in rural areas, and while army-guerilla con- ﬂict never threatened major cities, we could not ignore questions of personal safety. The constant level of volatile politi- cal energy in both city streets and rural areas awakened me to the situation of what’s ’natural’ Colombia: a fragmented country in which divergent political (and economic) pur- poses mesh and clash in a complex whole. What CASLA does in all this is not to press new directions onto students, or send them home as raving Marxists. Instead, the unique interaction of coursework and ﬁeld experience forces students to interact with an “other” — in the context of our indigenous homestays, that “other” could be a family that survives on US $500 per year. Or, in an academic context, such an “other” might be revolutionary socialism. In any case, this interaction with some “other” disrupts our unquestioned or “natural” conceptions of one’s place in the world. Indeed, for some oppressed groups, violence and revolution might seem the only option. The purpose of interaction with such ideas is not to replicate them in another person, but to cause persons like me to re-think the possibility of such an idea. “Re-thinking" the possibility of radical ideas does pose a threat to our estab- lished roles in or out of college, however, and we continue to think critically about what has been natural to us, even after our CASLA experience has ended. This is what CASLA is all about — equipping students to make decisions in a complex and contradictory whole. [im Webber, Class of 1999, is an Honors Program student majoring in English and Spanish. The HECUA Connection Ice! and Allan Torstenson By Betsey Norgard Augsburg College can boast of many uncle and nephew alumni ties, but per- haps in few families did an uncle, the professor, have as great an impact in the career choice of his nephew, the student. Professor Emeritus Joel Torstenson, who graduated from Augsburg in 1938, returned to build a sociology department and taught in it for over 30 years, was one of the founders of HECUA. While on sabbatical in 1966, he visited colleges across the country to study how liberal arts education could be enriched with “hands-on” experience in urban commu- nities. His comprehensive report led to the creation of a metro-urban studies program at Augsburg, as well as to the HECUA Crisis Colony program, designed for students to gain ﬁrst—hand experience in Minneapolis neighborhoods. In 1973, Torstenson transferred this pro- grarnmatic concept to Scandinavia and began a study semester in Oslo that examines social values and choices made in urban environments. lust at that time, Ioel Torstenson’s nephew, Allan Torstenson, was a student at Augsburg. Although sociology was not his planned major, a required course taught by his uncle, “Man and the Modern Metropolis,” piqued his interest Joel recruited him to participate in the ﬁrst Oslo semester program (SUST), and Allan’s career path turned toward urban planning. Allan Torstenson graduated in 1975 and is a city planner in the St Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development. He considers his interest in the human aspects of building community -—- pride and opti— mism — to have been inﬂuenced by his Scandinavian experience. “Helping people with planning that is broader than physical planning,” is how he describes his approach. One of his current major projects is the Phalen Village neighborhood redevelopment eﬂort on St Paul’s east side. AUGSBURG WORLDLY FACT AUGSBURG COLLEGE NOW MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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Title: Augsburg Now Fall 1998, Page 05
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: 4 0 ALUMNI NEWS Distinguished Alumni to be recognized at Homecoming Dinner On Oct. 17, four alumni will join 143 others as Distinguished Alumni of Augsburg College and will be recognized at the Homecoming Dinner. The recipi— ents are alumni of Augsburg College who are recognized for signiﬁcant...
Show more4 0 ALUMNI NEWS Distinguished Alumni to be recognized at Homecoming Dinner On Oct. 17, four alumni will join 143 others as Distinguished Alumni of Augsburg College and will be recognized at the Homecoming Dinner. The recipi— ents are alumni of Augsburg College who are recognized for signiﬁcant achievement in their vocations and outstanding contributions to church and community, through years of preparation, experience, dedication, exemplary character and service. leroy C. Carlson Ieroy Carlson, known as “Mr. Augsburg” to many people in the Augsburg com- munity, has served the College over many years as a staff person, supporter and top fundraiser. Carlson was an active student athlete, winning all-conference honors in both basketball and baseball. After graduating in 1948, he coached in Hendricks, Belle Plaine and Cannon Falls, Minnesota. In 1978 he was inducted into the Augsburg College Athletic Hall of Fame. For the past 35 years, he has been involved with the public relations, devel- opment and alumni relations depart- ments. Upon his retirement in 1991, the alumni and parent relations house was named the Ieroy C. Carlson Alumni Center in his honor. Carlson and his wife, Lorraine, volunteer their time to DART (Dakota Area Resources and Transportation for Seniors), Christ the King Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and his church in Florida. l'“ leroy C. Carlson ’48 E. Milton Kleven Milton Kleven graduated in 1946 with a mathematics degree and began teaching at the Minneapolis Vocational High School. During that time, he started his own business, Kleven Flooring Corporation, which has now grown to over 40 employees. He also served in the Naval Reserves for 30 years before retir— ing with the rank of commander. Kleven and his wife, Dorothy (Lijsing) ‘47, are active members of Normandale Lutheran Church where they volunteer both their own time, as well as materials and workers from their company. In 1958, the Kleven Family Foundation was established, which has endowed over 200 scholarships for Augsburg students over the past 40 years. Other support to Augsburg has beneﬁted the A-Club, athletic department and the building of Lindell Library. Milton Kleven ’46 .4: Iames G. Lindell James Lindell has been a major benefac- tor of Augsburg College for 50 years. He has served as a regent, an an Alumni Board member (promoting alumni events) and as a supporter of major building projects. Seven members of his family have attended Augsburg; in 1997, their family name was given to the new library through the generous support of Lindell and his wife, Jean. Lindell attended Augsburg in 1942—43, prior to entering the Navy during World War II. Afterwards he started a career at West Publishing Company in St. Paul as an entry«level accountant and retired 44 years later as the vice president—chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer and member of the board of directors. James and lean Lindell also actively sup— port many community projects, including Boy Scout camps, physical ﬁtness centers, Little League baseball ﬁelds and a special burn treatment center at Regions Hospital. james G. Lindell ‘46 David K. Steenson '63 David K. Steenson David Steenson graduated from Augsburg in 1963 with a degree in soci— ology. He began his career as a probation ofﬁcer for Hennepin County and has enjoyed a vocation truly demonstrating leadership in service. In 1978, Steenson established a program in juvenile restitution for Hennepin County that continues to serve as a national model, and about which Steenson frequently speaks at confer- ences. Steenson and his wife, Karen (Henry) ’64, are active in church and community activities. He has served on the Richﬁeld School Board and hosts “Spartan View,” a public access cable show featuring faculty, staff and students of Richﬁeld Public Schools. Steenson has been active in Augsburg’s Alumni Association and has served as Alumni Board president. Completing the circle: Travel to the Passion Play of Oberammergau 2000 and chorus, in the spectacular Alpine setting, promise to make this an event of a lifetime. Experienced hosts Rev. Harris ’57 and Maryon Lee, and Rev. Russell ’56 and Helen Lee invite you to join them in June 2000 for a spectacular tour through Switzerland, Austria and Germany. This travel adventure will be highlighted by attending the Passion Play of Oberammergau 2000. Regarded as the longest running play in history, the Passion Play is presented every 10 years in the picturesque Bavarian town of a student’s story of success By lulie Hogan him as a teacher because, he says, “one of the major concepts in Indian culture is ' ‘ ‘ ” " ' l szlnterlachen and that life is Circular. The mnemry mc “d9 Grindelwald in Switzerland; the Tyrol region, Salzburg and the Austrian lakes district in Austria; Oberammergau, Munich and Augsburg in Germany. Steve Luzar’s story is about success done the old-fashioned way: a lot of elbow grease. He graduated from Augsburg College in 1993 with majors in biology and chemistry and planned to enter medical school. Being involved with NAM not only gave Luzar some fundamentals in science but also in his heritage. “The whole program studies all kinds of science, but with an Indian point of view,” says Luzar. “When coma“ the Ofﬁce Of Alum Relauons to be included on the mailing list for more Luzar, who has a visual impairment, worked hard for the grades needed to get into medical school; however, his ﬁrst attempt was unsuccessful. So he I found my culture and heritage, I found myself.” Part of that discovery began at Augsburg through the help “ - - . 0N E or: TH E M AJOR 0f the American seeing“ CONCEPTS IN INDIAN CULTURE Indlén Student advertise- IS THAT LIFE Is CIRCULAR” Semces Program under l-nem {or 3'“ _ STEVE LUIAR' CLASS OF ‘993 the leadership of algklms‘ifnsilk Bonnie Wallace, mer pre-medicine program for Native Americans. From algebra, anatomy and physiology to Native American medicine practices, Luzar supplemented his education and was rewarded with an acceptance letter from the University of Minnesota—Duluth Medical School. He will graduate in 2001. This summer he went back to the pre- medicine courses but this time as a teacher. The program, Native Americans into Medicine (NAM), is sponsored by the UMD Center of American Indian and Minority Health and is a great bene- ﬁt for Native American students because, Luzar says, “Indians don’t think the way that European people teach." Instead of lecturing at the front of the class, Luzar talks with his students at a round table, which was important for who he says “was instrumental in getting me to Augsburg.” And he adds that the American Indian resource center was a fundamental tool in his understanding of his heritage. After graduating from medical school, Luzar plans to practice in a family medi- cine clinic that caters to Native Americans because, he says, there is a need for medical experts who under stand the culture and heritage among the different Native American tribes. Many, while not intentionally, still hold onto stereotypes, says Luzar. While at Augsburg, Luzar participated in the CLASS program, the Peace Prize Forum and was a role model to students in alcohol rehabilitation. He was one of the few students nationwide who received a paid summer internship at the Smithsonian Institute where he carried out research on sea turtles. Oberammergau. The stirring narrative, accomplished cast, and full orchestra information. Call (800) 260-6590, or send e—mail to . An alumni directory reminder for October All alumni with current addresses will receive a questionnaire in the mail during October, giving you an opportunity to be listed in the new Augsburg College Alumni Directory. Please be sure to complete and return the directory questionnaire before the dead— line indicated. Alumni and families Football vs. 3+. Jams oc+obev3 od- 7 pm. ' Join us for coffee —- look for the "Welcome Alumni" banner. Hosted by the Augsburg Alumni Association At a later date, you will be contacted by the Harris Publishing Company to verify that your data is correct. Ifyou don't return your questionnaire, it is possible you may be inadvertently omitted or that the information about you will be incorrect. Ifyou have questions, call the alumni ofﬁce, (612) 330-1178. I , c . AUGSBURG COLLEGE NOW MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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Title: Augsburg Now Fall 1998, Page 02
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Search Result: ﬂu -sbu rg The Alumni Publication of Augsburg College Fall 1998 0 Vol. 61 - No. 1 Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN The Enrollment and Financial Services Center: A new ’team’ By Betsey Norgard The goal is to make it easier for Augsburg students to enroll each semes- ter and access their records....
Show moreﬂu -sbu rg The Alumni Publication of Augsburg College Fall 1998 0 Vol. 61 - No. 1 Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN The Enrollment and Financial Services Center: A new ’team’ By Betsey Norgard The goal is to make it easier for Augsburg students to enroll each semes- ter and access their records. The proof will be elimination of the lines at the registrar’s window, the waits at the cashier’s window, and the running back and forth among ofﬁces. To accomplish this, the Enrollment and Financial Services Center has been creat— ed, integrating a staff of 11 people in various ofﬁces who provide the front line services to students. This includes the ﬁnancial aid oﬂice, the student accounts and cashier functions of the business ofﬁce, and the front window tasks of the registrar’s ofﬁce. Perhaps the greatest impact on improved services, however, will come from two new technology applications: registration by telephone and student access to computer records. Augsburg Registrar Paul Simmons was instrumental in spearheading the move to telephone registration, so that begin— ning in November students can register without having to come to campus. Computer kiosks on campus make it easier for students to see their records. eases student The new Enrollment and Financial Services Center aims to reduce the red tape of enrolling each semester. Here, center director Herald lohnson helps Meghan Bunio with the paperwork Even though Internet registration is possible, Herald johnson, director of the new center, explained Augsburg’s choice. “We went to telephone registration ﬁrst, because we thought this way we could better accommodate our weekend, grad— uate and weekday student populations — everyone can register on the phone,” he said. Other ways may come later. Another technology improvement makes it possible for students to access their own records from computer kiosks in the residence hall, the library, and the Enrollment and Financial Services Center. They can View and print out copies of their registration, academic transcripts, student accounts, ﬁnancial aid and loan records. “The intent on our part is to give students more access to their own information,” Iohnson said, “and enable them to do more outside of the ofﬁce and normal business hours.” This new Enrollment and Financial Services ‘team’ represents part of President Frame’s vision to integrate functions across College divisions where greater efﬁciency, productivity and levels of service result. Even with a high level of cooperative effort, explained Johnson, the task of bringing together people from three separate divisions of the College, each with differing work cultures, has been difﬁcult. “Our goal is to model a new kind of collaboration to improve student services,” he said. The Enrollment and Financial Services Center, just now getting new signs and ﬁnishing touches, is located in remodeled space on the main ﬂoor of Science Hall, Room 152, and oper- ates with extended hours on Saturday and Sunday to serve Augsburg’s seven-day-a—week student population. Linda Cullen Ether-quakes in dormitories foreshadow changes in Library-IT By Stuart Anderson There’s been a lot of shakin’ going on in the Urness and Mortensen Tower dormi- tories while the concrete ﬂoors get drilled to provide direct Ethernet (the modern standard for computer network- ing) hookups for each and every student housed in these facilities. The drilling, wiring and installation of jacks, and routing electronics should be completed in Urness before classes begin this fall and in Mortensen by mid»semester. With the completion of this project student access to information technology (IT) resources from dormitory rooms will be seamless and fast. This includes easy access to online library reference sources, course materials posted on the network by faculty and materials shared among students for research papers. The dormitory Ethernet project is being realized two years ahead of schedule, in part by coordinating it with a parallel effort to provide cable TV service to each residential unit. Several people have been signiﬁcant players in making this hap- pen, including Heather Tetrault, director of IT systems management; Art Meadowcroft, director of facilities man— agement; and Paul Carlson, vice presi— dent for ﬁnance and administration, as well as Stu Anderson. This coordination, together with the new administration‘s commitment to exploit- ing information technology for improving the education Augsburg students receive, has made the leap forward possible. Another ground-shaker is the expansion of the ﬂeet of laptop computers available for use in the Lindell Family Library. Over 70 (up from 30) laptops, both Macs and PCs, will be available for checkout at the IT Service Center when classes begin this fall. They can be used almost any- where in the Lindell facility, including connection to the campus network, enabling students to work individually or collaboratively in small groups while using these laptops. This arrangement is more ﬂexible than the conventional ‘room—full—of-comput— ers’ model of academic computing. Conventional computer labs will be gradually phased out, starting with the Foss Center Computer Lab, which closed in August. As signiﬁcant as these changes are, they are only part of a broader plan to make effective use of IT campus—wide in pur— suit of the College’s mission. This plan is rooted in extensive information gather- ing efforts carried out by the Education Resources Committee; the Teaching, Learning and Technology Roundtable (TLTR); and the collective efforts of the entire IT staff during the 1997-98 academic year. LeifAnderson, director of IT projects. coined the phrase ‘a network worth connecting to’ to describe one of the key themes that emerged. Torn Morgan, co-director of professional development and director of the TLTR, and Stu Anderson are currently preparing a draft of the plan for use in guiding future IT choices and soliciting funds to support these initiatives. Stuart Anderson is associate dean for library and information technology. Celebrate Homecoming 1998 Homecoming 1998 keeps the “banner year” enthusiasm alive under the theme “Auggie Pride," with events Mon., Oct. 12, through Sun., Oct. 18. Special events include: I Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet on Thurs, Oct. 15, beginning at 5:30 pm. in the Christensen Center. This year's recipients are named on p. 12. I Grand re-opening of physics facilities, after renovation this summer, on Sat, Oct. 17. Festivities begin at 9:30 am. in the Science Hall Auditorium, with a talk by guest speaker Dr. Alv Egeland, University of Oslo, at 10 am. A ribbon- cutting ceremony begins at 11 a.m., with special guests from the National Science Foundation and NASA, followed by a tour of the “new” labs. I Annual Picnic in the Park on Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 pm. A pep rally at 11:45 will ﬁre everyone up before the Augsburg football team plays Macalester College at 1:00. I Homecoming Dinner and awards banquet on Saturday, beginning at 4:30 pm. in the Christensen Center. The 1998 Distinguished Alumni will be recognized at this time. See p. 4 for this year’s recipients. I “Happy Birthday, Robert 8( Lee,” a birthday celebration for Music Professors Robert Karle'n and Leland Sateren on Saturday, at 8 pm. in Hoversten Chapel. See story on p. 2. I Class Reunions for 1948, 1958, 1973 and 1988. Members of those class years should receive a letter from their reunion committee about events. Other events during Homecoming 1998 include the Associates’ Fall Luncheon on Wed., Oct. 14, at the Midland Hills Country Club. The guest speaker is Dave Wood, local author and former books editor for the Star Tribune. Call Deb Hutterer, (612) 330-1180, for informa- tion and reservations. If you would like a Homecoming booklet, or more information, call the Ofﬁce ofAlumni 8: Parent Relations at (612) 330—1173 or (800) 260~6590. What‘s Inside l‘ Campus news page 2 Alumni‘nerrs page 4 Developmentnews ' page .5 Augsburg in the wane page 6 Sports V _ page 12 Calendar page 13 Class Notes page m In Memqn'am .1": ' page 15. On thecmr; .; were Skiilﬁ‘lglliﬁ‘r’“ . FALL 1998 AUGSBURG COLLEGE NOW
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Title: Augsburg Now Fall 1998, Page 16
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Search Result: ELCA. Annelise. Rev. Peter Strommen “17:: bigger! challenge I’ve had tofau 1': mm- ing ll): challenges involth in bring an ﬁlmy: parish pastor It minim signﬁmnt pmonal growl) in a varin 9f arms, imlmfing spiritual, emolianal, psychological and inltllttmal.” Alumni Honors Dev. Deter Strommen helps...
Show moreELCA. Annelise. Rev. Peter Strommen “17:: bigger! challenge I’ve had tofau 1': mm- ing ll): challenges involth in bring an ﬁlmy: parish pastor It minim signﬁmnt pmonal growl) in a varin 9f arms, imlmfing spiritual, emolianal, psychological and inltllttmal.” Alumni Honors Dev. Deter Strommen helps churches expand their ministries and leadership opportunities Name: The Rev. Peter Strommen, B.A., political science and his- tory ('69). Lives in Duluth. Occupation: Bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod, Family: Married to Normajean. Children are Erik. John and Community /Volunteer Activities: Board member of Men as Peacemakers and Lutheran Social Services, Minnesota. Favorite Augsburg memory: Augsburg Choir tours and practices. Favorite professors: Norma Noonan and Myles Stenshoel. What I appreciated most about Augsburg: Augsburg wrestled with the relationship between faith and reason and took serious- ly its vocation to human service. This is not commonplace in higher education. I learned the most about my professional life from: People who did outstanding work "outside the box," often helping me to think in new or more focused ways about what I was doing. The accomplishment I’m most proud is: helping the congrega- tions (and now the synod) which I have served to broaden and expand their ministries and leadership infrastructure. 1' m looking forward to: Making a contribution to the church, which finds itself in a post—Christian era, and to the society, which contends with unrelenting change. To nominate a graduate of achievement for Alumni Honors, contact the Augsburg Alumni Ofﬁce at 2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454. Tel. (612) 330-1178. Jason Koch, Rochester, Minn., received an MD. from the Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minn., on May 16, and began his post-graduate training in pediatrics at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. Falline Sundquist, New Brighton, Minn., is the director of administration at Tanaka Advertising after 19 years with N.B. Fuller as a credit analyst. Nicki (Robinson) Warnygora, Fort Collins, Col., married Todd Warnygora in September 1997. That same year she graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with an M.A. in clin— ical psychology and is a mental health therapist at North Range Behavioral Health Carson Children’s Center. 1994 Soleman Abu-Bader, Salt Lake City, Utah, received his Ph.D. in social work from the University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work in June. He is a research associate/statistical analyst at the Social Research Institute at the University of Utah. Lori Langager, Roseville, Minn., married Lance Higgins in April. Lori is the ofﬁce administrator for U.S. Rep. Bill Luther. Margaret Benson, Albuquerque, N.M., is a teaching assistant at the University of New Mexico while she completes her graduate degree. Susan Conway, Aurora, 111., married Jerome Jackson in September 1996. Karin (Ludwigsen) Rochester, Bloomington, Minn., married Matt Rochester ’98 in 1997. She will complete her MA. at Luther Seminary in the spring of 1999. James Rustad, Scottsdale, Ariz., works at the Golf Pro Shop at the Boulders Golf Club. 1997 Hui-Mei Chang performed and wrote one of the acts in “Ghosts of Love,” which ran at Theater Mu in Minneapolis in June. She begins her graduate studies this fall at the Unversity of Hawii. Aaron Cross, St. Cloud, Minn., started his own professional motivational speak- ing business, Motivation on Wheels. This summer he traveled to England to com— pete in the world championship in archery. Jenni Jacobs (2A.), Silver Bay, Minn., is a physician assistant at Bay Area Health Center. Susan Scott Lundquist, Loveland, Gel, and her husband, Scott, were nominated into the Peace Corps Master’s International Program. She will study national resources/international park management at Colorado State University and begin her Peace Corps service in 2000. Cindy Muggli, South St. Paul, Minn., received her social work license and is now employed at Wedgewood Health Care Center as a resident services direc- tor. Melissa Nelson, St. Louis Park, Minn., is a computer programmer at Lutheran Brotherhood. Nicole Nereson, Andover, Minn., is the facilities coordinator for Charmel 15, CTV’s studio at Irondale. She oversees community productions and produces her own shows and news packages as well as anchors a bi-weekly news show on a rotating basis. Erick Agrimson, Pagan, Minn., was accepted to the physics Ph.D. program at the University of Iowa where he also received a teaching assistantship. ALUM NOTES 0 15 Births Peggy and Paul Sannerud ’80, Mount Vernon, Iowa — a daughter, Kiri Linnea, in March. Paul is the chair of the theater department at Cornell College. Paul and Kiri Linnea Sannerud John Sundbo ’83, St. Louis Park, Minn. — a son, Miles Nicholas, in March. Tom ’84 and Nancy (Olson) Lucas ’88, Eagan, Minn. — a daughter, Jamie Lee, in April. Todd Anderson ’86 and his wife, Heidi, Roseville, Minn. —— a daughter, Marit Paige, in 1996. Sarah (Evanson) Nelson ’86 and her husband, Mark, North St. Paul, Minn. — twins Erik and Anya, in May. Christine (Nelson) Beard ’87, and her husband, Paul, Edina, Minn. — a daugh— ter, Madeline Nelson, in April. Christine is a ﬁnancial planner, specializing in insurance and investments, with Centera Farmers, and Paul is an executive recruiter for Hayden 8r Associates. Sheila (Cohrs) Augustine ’88 and her husband, David, Fort Collins, Col. — a son, Charles Allen, in June. Susan (Young) Campbell ’88 and her husband, Thomas, Maplewood, Minn. — a son, Jack Malcolm, in March. Susan teaches at Oakdale Elementary, and Tom is a production manager at the Fitzgerald Theater and also works at the Guthrie Theater. Jennifer (Snater) Olson ’88 and her hus- band, Mitch, Bloomington, Minn. — a son, Anders Thomas, in June. Kevin ’88 and his wife, Ann (Minks) Paulson ’89, Oakdale, Minn. — a son, Matthew Kevin, in July. Kevin is a vice president at ReliaStar Financial, and Ann is a full-time mom. Mary Ann (Fossen) Vanstrum ’88, Oakdale, Minn. — a boy, John Robert, in April. Kristin Eggerling ’89 and her husband. Paul Blomquist ’88, Minneapolis — a son, Soren John, in February. Amy (Marquardt) Elmer ’90, Eagan. Minn., —— a daughter, Emily Beth, in July. Chuck Hanka ’91 and his wife, Dede, Maple Lake, Minn. — a son, Benett Edwin, in April. Marc McElyea ’92 and his wife, Jenny, Shoreview, Minn. — a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, in May. In Memoriam Clifford Sather ’31, 96, died on June 24. Survivors include sisters Borg Huebner and Ester Kennedy and brothers Arthur and Reuben. Ruben Gjerde ’39, 82, St. Peter, Minn., died on March 1. He was an educator and school administrator for 18 years in North and South Dakota. He later was the junior high school principal in Miles City, Montana, before moving to St. Peter in 1978. He is survived by wife Thora; son Lynn; daughters Ardyce Gjerde and Ruth Fitzke; grandchildren Julie and Jaren Fitzke; and many nieces and nephews. Barbara (Laufenburger) Baker ’57, 62, C sry, N.C., died on July 16. She taught sec— ondary school physical education and home econom» ics in Spring Valley and Milton, Wis; Snyder, N.Y.; and State College, Pa. Diane Love—Scott, St. Paul, works at Hennepin County Children and Family Services as a social worker. David Peters, Maple Grove, Minn., was admitted to the executive M.B.A. program in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Kain Peters, Minneapolis, is a language arts teacher at the Academy of Holy Angels and is developing and implement- ing a program called "Writing Across the Curriculum.” She is also co-directing the competitive speech program at the school. Her basketball teams at Amherst Central in Snyder, NY. were Erie County cham- pions in 1970 and 1971. In 1992, she was inducted into the Augsburg College Athletic Hall of Fame. Survivors include husband Stanley Baker ’57; daughter Susan Baker Murphy; son David Baker; and four grandchildren. Other deaths: Casper Opseth ’25, May 1998 Correction: We apologize for incorrectly listing the survivors of Ernest Tinseth in the spring/summer issue. His sisters are Doris Johnson, Ruby Wolter and Lorraine Eken. Visit- i—he Alumni web Page art-:- ww.augsburg.edu/alumnl ’ «1 New . airline eMéiﬁgml . HQ“, ‘- .‘ ‘llA-ﬂﬁS' 1. “page ah .’ miiugshlirg‘gdu/now FALL 1998 AUGSBURG COLLEGE NOW
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Search Result: AUGSBURC IN THE WORLD 0 11 Managua, Nicaragua: A teacher’s experience By Julie Hogan Jennifer Nelson, Class of 1989, has been living out the saying “necessity is the mother of invention.” As a teacher at the American-Nicaraguan School in Managua, Nicaragua, creativity in the classroom has been a...
Show moreAUGSBURC IN THE WORLD 0 11 Managua, Nicaragua: A teacher’s experience By Julie Hogan Jennifer Nelson, Class of 1989, has been living out the saying “necessity is the mother of invention.” As a teacher at the American-Nicaraguan School in Managua, Nicaragua, creativity in the classroom has been a must since she began there in 1991. Nelson, after graduating from Augsburg, scheduled an interview with the school just to practice her interview skills; but it went so well that shortly afterward she packed up her bags and left the us. to teach where she didn’t know anyone and couldn’t speak the language ﬂuently. Nelson mentions that her drive to teach abroad was inspired by Augsburg Education Professor Richard Germundsen, who encouraged her to student teach in England and then to begin a career in Nicaragua. In Nicaragua, Nelson says, “You take what you’re given and you do great things with it.” There are no stores that sell classroom decorations and pre—made teaching aids. She and her colleagues often draw, cut and paste their own read- ing cards and various other teaching aids, sharing their resources. Her classes range from 20 to 30 second, third and fourth graders who come from different cultural backgrounds. The cur- riculum is the same as in American schools except the children are taught one hour of Spanish every day. The school is owned by the parents, many of whom are business owners or ambas- sadors. “There is so much character and spice in the classroom,” says Nelson. Continuing her contract at the American-Nicaraguan School was an easy decision for her. She came back to America for a few years but found that she really missed the people and the ﬂex- ibility to develop her own teaching style. Nelson says she takes a holistic approach to teaching. “A theme for the week may be water,” remarks Nelson. Students will learn how to spell it, about the scientiﬁc properties of it, how it produces electric- ity, about oceans and rivers, and read about swimmers, ﬂoods and ice skaters. One aspect that Nelson says encourages her, and allows her to expand her own way of teaching, is the respect that par- ents have for the teachers. “If parents see me, they say to their children “there’s your teacher, go over and give her a hug’,” says Nelson. The Center for Global Education I I I I I I Three ’homes away from home’ By Betsey Norgard Only part of the work of the Center for Global Education (CGE) has an address in Minneapolis. The center also owns houses in Cuernavaca, Mexico; Managua, Nicaragua and Windhoek, Namibia. A staff of nine run the programs abroad, and for the students who study there, these houses are their “home away from home.” Sixteen years ago, when the CGE began its Mexico program, founding director Joel Mugge saw the need for a “home base” for the program and under the guidance of a CGE intern. A group living experience is one part of the program, and students enjoy living in a neighborhood setting and being able to relax, watch Mexican TV programs and reflect about their experiences. “Most of our students are very pleasantly surprised when they arrive in Cuernavaca and see the the house and taste the delicious Mexican food pre~ pared by the cooks,” said Ann Lutterman, academic director of the CGE’s Mexico program. “Many feel spoiled, but appre‘ ciate the opportunity to live in a com- fortable house with other stu- its staff. The dents going I '3“ CENTER 3322:5333“ was purchased ‘ adaptation expe- originally by B riences.” 33,353,335: In. EDUCATION mime bers,and1..e. 3;“; :13; my urchased b - - Fhe College fi’om them. mung SpamSh In 1990, the center acquired Casa CEMAL (Centro de Educacion Mundial América Latina). After a series of renova— tions, it now contains the program ofﬁce, with ﬁve staff people; study rooms with computers for student use; and a library, housing the largest collection in English in Cuernavaca, During the study semester, however, the six bedrooms of Casa CEMAL are ﬁlled with students in the semester program, classes gives students a chance to develop support networks and a sense of inde- pendence before being plunged into a three»to-four-week stay with Mexican host families. “Alumni often reminisce about their time in Casa Augsburg and Casa CEMAL as some of their best college experiences.” said Lutterman. In Managua, Nicaragua, Casa Iames Mayer is home to the CGE. In addition to accommodations for program partici- The Center for Global Education's house in Windhoek, Namibia, was acquired three years ago and aims to become a resource center. pants, the house has a bookstore with printed materials and Guatemalan crafts. The house in Windhoek, Namibia. has been part of CGE for only three years. A few Namibian students also participate in the study program; it is hoped that this center will grow as a resource center for Namibians as well as American students. The year-round faculty and staff abroad give the global education programs a distinct advantage. Not only can they provide any kind of support the students may need. but their familiarity with the host country’s social, economic and political conditions helps shape the CGE programs. For information, call the Center for Global Education at (612) 330-1159 or go to . Students learn the impact of change on people’s lives By Jennifer Rensenbrink Britta Anderson’s view of the world has changed mightily because of her recent experience studying abroad. EVERYTHING WAS EXPERIENTIAL. ... WE LEARNED FROM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES” — GLOBAL ED STUDENT BRITTA ANDERSON This spring, Anderson spent a semester in Central America, giving equal time to three different countries in the Center for Global Education’s program, “Sustainable Development and Social Change." She studied Spanish at a language school in Guatemala, economics and social move- ments in Managua, Nicaragua, and liber- ation theology in El Salvador. “I was surprised at how much I learned,” said Anderson. “Everything was experi- ential. We didn’t have very many lec» tures, but instead we learned from peo- ple in the communities." Anderson said the most interesting course she took during her three-month immersion into Latin American culture was Liberation Theology. The class involved discussion with religious leaders of the communities where she stayed. As part of her studies, she also had a week’s homestay with a Lutheran family in El Salvador. “1 was surprised at how different the Lutheran theology is down there from the Lutheran church I grew up in,” said Anderson. Youth and family ministry conference draws international participants Augsburg News Service More than 150 church leaders, including representatives from 15 national church bodies and participants from England, Canada, Norway and Sweden, attended “Building the Church for the 21st Century,” the Youth and Family lnstitute’s ﬁrst youth and family ministry leadership conference from July 20-24 on the Augsburg campus. The participants were attracted to the conference because of its theme of “nur- turing faith in children, youth and fami- lies” in a setting that included a combi- nation of research, models. training and resources in addition to worship and fel- lowship opportunities. But what made the conference notewor- thy said David Anderson, program direc- tor for the Youth and Family Institute, was that it brought together a sizable group of church leaders from varied denominational backgrounds to one place to address a vision of the church that will lead us into the next century. Sven Hedenmd, a professor at the Church of Sweden Pastoral Institute in Lund, said the conference was “a power- ful and inspirational experience." Anderson says that her experience has really opened her eyes to the world around her. “I realized how unaware of everything we are here in the U.S.," she said. “I never used to even think about the situations those people are living in.” But Anderson also had a lot of fun spending the last part of winter and spring in Central America. She went to the beach frequently, and even went to Costa Rica for spring break Anderson is a junior this year at Augsburg, majoring in international rela- tions. She had been planning a social work major, but the experience this past semester led her to change her mind. “I learned to be more conscious of what’s going on in the world and to see the big picture.” said Anderson. Dick Hardel, Youth and Family Institute, speaks at their first youth and family ministry conference. FALL 1998 AUGSBURG COLLEGE NOW
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Title: Augsburg Now Fall 1998, Page 17
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Show moreSEND US YOUR NEWS Most of the recent news about alumni you read is contributed by alumni themselves. Let us know about your job changes. promotions or other achievements. Send us news of marriages, births or deaths. Photos are welcome. Send your news items, photos or change of address by mail to: Augsburg Now, Campus Box 145, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454, or by e-mail to . Your Full Name Maiden Name Graduation Year or Last Year Attended Address City State Zip ls this a new address? Cl Yes Cl No Home Telephone (_) Employer Position Work Phone ls spouse also a graduate of Augsburg College? El Yes D No Spouse Name Maiden Name Spouse Graduation Year Class Notes Information: SEND US YOUR NEW ADDRESS Class Reunions: 1 948. 1 958. 1 973. 1 988. 1 993 Homecoming l‘i‘lS’ sir OCi'Obev l2 {-0 l8 Aucseunc Now — Non-Profit Org. A'UGSBURG COLLEGE US Postage 2211 Riverside Avenue PAID ‘ N Minneapolis, MN 55454 Minneapolis, M Permit No. 2031 — Mildred Netson 4lou Parklawn AVE Apt 204 Minneapolis MN 55435-4571
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Title: Augsburg Now Fall 1998, Page 10
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
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Show moreAUGSBURG IN THE WORLD 0 9 .. cg ivld owe N Netherlands H Japan Havue Imnmiya 'GZ knzukc Juwcnji '82 Tltcwns Si-eeubevq ‘ﬂ’ Lerev. (Bilbevi-seii 'iA _levnlA Hnlvcrsen '77 Bahrain Hows .Kéus, Ahlullaiz Anal. '3; lei-“'6‘ 45W ? :val Sumism Kenya Kauai t'n 'btwnc 'Ts' SLelln H» c ‘ wrl-ael and call Kcski V New Zealahdé/ Tanzania [7mm Husth ’ss Jcslmn Me:- the Augsburg Now in distant locations. und the globe and we’d love to hear from them. In May 1997 Dr. Janez Drnovsek (right), prime minister of Slovenia, visited 5., Cal-heft“: chlanJ dCSL‘m: i> Australia Knrax xevscu ’70 w 2! David Anderson and Dick Hardel, Youth and Family Institute. enjoyed visiting an old stave church from northern Norway at the Folk Museum in Oslo. They were key speakers at a conference in May of leaders from the Church of Norway. Music Professor Robert Karlén and colleagues tour parts of China. Karlén has made four trips there to teach music to students at the Sichuan Conserv- atory in Chengdu, China. (See story on p. 7) Augsburg senior Marissa Hutterer (foreground) traveled in South and Central America study- ing literature, ideology, social change and art through HECUA’s CASLA program, Pictured here Augsburg College and met with Slovenian exchange students (L to R), Nina Bandel}, Kosta Mirkovic, Dejan Kostovski and Andre] Brun, among others, as well as Augsburg faculty. (See story on page 7 about the new social work part- is her host family in San lorge, Guatemala. (L to R) luan, Juan Carlos, Luis Eduardo, Carmela and nership between the University of Liubliana and Augsburg College.) in Bergen offered the excitement of the annual festival of sailboat races, music and costumes. And Bergen brought even more excitement as 10 or so Norwegian students who had studied at Augsburg came to hear the choir perform. The two»week adventure through Scandinavia ended with the traditional farewell banquet including an award cer- emony and skits from each section based on memorable tour moments — memo- ries that will last a lifetime for the stu- dents and directors. Carley Miller is Augsburg’s ﬁne arts coordi- nator. Aaron Gabriel, a senior majoring in music and English, is a member of the Augsburg Choir and Gospel Praise. Maria Isabel Ramos. Not the VonTrapp lamily but the Augsburg Choir, inspired by the magniﬁcent Nomegian landscape as they practiced while on tour in lune. FALL 1998 AUCSBURG COLLEGE NOW
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