A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Fall 2004 Vol. 67, No. 1 EEditor’sDITOR’ Snote NOTE Augsburg Now is published What is an Augsburg education? quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Joan Griffin, Augsburg’s director of service-learning, study abroad, or other Minnesota 55454. general education, writes that an off-campus immersion activities. Augsburg education is an education for Augsburg’s leadership role in this area Editor action. It is an education to prepare has been affirmed repeatedly—most Betsey Norgard students to become effective, informed, recently and importantly by the honor Assistant Editor and ethical citizens. It asks students to bestowed upon sociology professor Lynn Mena explore answers to the big questions Garry Hesser as Minnesota’s Professor of Graphic Designer within the context of values and beliefs the Year, from the Carnegie Foundation Kathy Rumpza that matter. At Augsburg students are for the Advancement of Teaching and Class Notes Coordinator challenged to discover the very best in the Council for the Advancement and Sara Kamholz ’04 themselves. Support of Education (CASE). Hesser Photographer The new Augsburg Core Curriculum, has also received national awards for his Stephen Geffre highlighted in this issue, truly gives pioneering work in developing President distinction to an Augsburg education. experiential education and continuing William V. Frame The result of several years of thoughtful national presence in promoting it. Director of Alumni and Parent Relations and deliberate collaboration, the new Augsburg’s Center for Global Amy Sutton core curriculum offers a blueprint for a Education and service-learning program Director of Public Relations learning community that connects each have also received national and regional and Communication and every element of the College’s awards for their excellence in programs. Dan Jorgensen mission with its vision. It respects and The new Augsburg Core has good Opinions expressed in reflects the College’s heritage, including reason to make all Augsburg alumni Augsburg Now do not necessarily its vital role in the community, working proud of their Augsburg education. reflect official College policy. in partnership to prepare students for Enjoy reading about it, as well as about ISSN 1058–1545 responsible citizenship. some important events in our campus Postmaster: Send address Augsburg has long believed, before life—Homecoming 2004, Advent Vespers corrections to: many other colleges around the country, 25th anniversary, and the upcoming Advancement Services that students learn best when combining Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Festival Augsburg College, CB 142 2211 Riverside Ave. their classroom learning with experience in February. Minneapolis, MN 55454 outside the classroom. In the Augsburg [email protected] Core, every student is required to E-mail: [email protected] complete an Augsburg experience— Telephone: 612-330-1181 through internships (and student Fax: 612-330-1780 teaching, practica, cooperative Betsey Norgard education, etc.), faculty-student research, Editor Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, Greetings of the season religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Fall 2004 Vol. 67, No. 1 Features The Augsburg Core Curriculum: 15Educating for work, educating for life This special issue introduces readers to the new Augsburg Core Curriculum—the broad general education that forms the foundation for an Augsburg education. Signature elements of the Augsburg Core draw on the College’s heritage, values, and mission. 11 Vision The newsletter for Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College FEATURES 4 Advent Vespers celebrates 25th anniversary year Departments 2 Around the Quad 6 Sports 8 Homecoming 2004 Awards 27 Alumni News 30 Homecoming 2004 Photos On the cover: 34 Class Notes Over 300 first-year students begin their educational journey through the Augsburg Arch, the visual 40 In Memoriam representation of their Augsburg education, at the Opening inside Calendar Celebration, where they are back welcomed into the Augsburg community. Photo by Stephen Geffre. cover 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post—consumer waste) DEPARTMENTS AROUNDAround THEthe QuadQUAD Namibia center Notes in brief celebrates 10 years Convo series PA students excel on exam explores social justice themes The May graduates in the Physician Assistant Program received among the highest scores in the country on the “Justice for All,” the theme of the National Commission on Certification of 2004-05 Augsburg Convocation series, Physician Assistants board examination. challenges consideration of how The Class of 2004 received a mean issues of justice bring into focus one’s score of 613, ranking in the 99th Center for Global Education Namibia gifts, interests, desires, and passions; percentile, as compared to the national director Pandu Hailonga welcomed and connects them with diverse mean score of 510. guests of the center’s 10th anniversary careers, occupations, and ministries celebration, with associate dean Orv Augsburg’s program is Minnesota’s Gingerich and President William Frame that benefit others and self- only PA training program; in 2002 it looking on. fulfillment. became a graduate program and received The remaining presentations are: full accreditation. The Class of 2004 is the first to graduate at the master’s level. New MBA program • JAN. 17—Martin Luther King Jr. in full swing Convocation, with speaker Victoria Jackson Gray Adams, a spiritual, Augsburg moves up social, political, and civil rights Forty-four students filled two cohorts to activist. in college rankings launch the new Master of Business Administration program this fall, and • FEB. 11—In conjunction with the Once again, U.S.News additional cohorts will begin in winter and 2005 Peace Prize Forum, former & World Report has possibly spring. About 30 percent of the United Nations high commissioner included Augsburg in first class is made up of Augsburg alumni. for human rights and former the top tier of its The 20-month MBA program includes president of Ireland Mary Robinson annual ranking of best several cross courses with the Master of will speak about security in an universities, tied for Arts in Leadership program and a strong unsecure world. 20th place—a move emphasis on application of classroom up from 24th place learning to the business environment. last year. The College is ranked among • FEB. 16—Jane Jeong Trenka ‘95, 142 institutions in the category “Best award-winning author, will speak Midwestern Universities-Master’s” and is Garry Hesser is prof on transracial adoption and compared with other area colleges and of the year in memory/writing as a site of universities that offer both resistance. undergraduate and graduate degrees. Minnesota Also, The Princeton Review has once • MARCH 4—Craig Kielburger, again included Augsburg among the 170 Nov. 18 was designated “Dr. Garry children’s rights activist and colleges named “Best in the Midwest,” Hesser Day” in the state of Minnesota in founder of Free the Children, based on student responses as well as on honor of the announcement that Hesser in the 2005 Batalden Seminar recognition by the media, other had been named Professor of the Year in in Applied Ethics. institutional leaders, and educational Minnesota by the Carnegie Foundation organizations. Augsburg was recognized for the Advancement of Teaching and • APRIL 11—2005 Sverdrup Visiting for its dedication toward diversity. the Council for the Advancement and Scientist lecture, to be announced. Support of Education (CASE). Hesser was lauded in the citation for For further information, THE 17TH ANNUAL his pioneering efforts in developing call 612-330-1180 or visit NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FORUM experiential education, a hallmark of an <www.augsburg.edu/convo>. February 11–12, 2005 Augsburg education. www.peaceprizeforum.org See the next issue of Augsburg Now for the full story. 2 Fall 2004 Access to Excellence: Fourth annual Scholastic Connections celebration The Campaign for Augsburg College Goal: $55 million $33 million News: • 3M is partnering with Augsburg to Five new scholarship recipients and six returning scholars were honored along with raise $600,000 in support of the their mentors at the fourth annual Scholastic Connections dinner and program in Science Center that will come through October. a combination of gift and challenge This program pairs student leaders of color with alumni mentors of color. The emcee for the evening was Vineeta Sawkar, news anchor at 5 Eyewitness News. The match. welcome was presented by actor and vocalist T. Mychael Rambo. Front row (L to R): Xia Xiong ‘05, Eloisa Echávez ‘94, ‘98 MEL, Melat Woldegebriel Read more campaign news in Vision, the ‘05, Vineeta Sawkar, and Renzo Amaya Torres ‘05. Back row (L to R): Franklin Tawah ‘83, campaign newsletter, on p. 11. Alex Gonzalez ‘90, Nhia Lee ‘02, Saroja Thapa ‘06, Robert Amaya ‘05, Chris Adams ‘07, Maria R. Johnson ‘94, Adela Arguello