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From the Archives: Augsburgians Offer Windows into Cedar-Riverside During the 1970s

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Digital Archives Librarian Stewart Van Cleve shares his thoughts on a robust collection of Augsburg’s archives.

When I started as the Digital Archivist last summer, I was fortunate to inherit a large number of collections that had already been digitized by my predecessor, Bill Wittenbreer. This included a full set of The Augsburgian, Augsburg鈥檚 yearbook published from 1916 to 2010. For nearly a century, these yearbooks documented the buildings, faces, and events that stood out each year on campus.

They also reflect the graphic design aesthetics of their period. I particularly enjoy the and the , but my favorite yearbooks all date from the 1970s. Looking at the , you can almost hear the music transform from folk to disco.

You can also see how the decade ushered dramatic changes in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. Beginning with its heady days as the epicenter of the , Cedar-Riverside transformed with the construction of Riverside Plaza and the It is also interesting to see the histories of familiar places, such as the (once Mama Rosa鈥檚).

To view the entire Augsburgian Collection, .

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The University Archives preserve Augsburg鈥檚 legacy and make its historical information available to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and researchers. The archives include information related to the university鈥檚 history and provide limited information about administrators, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Alumni in the Spotlight: Jazmine Darden

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Jazmine Darden鈥�13 graduated froJazmine Darden鈥�13m 绿茶直播 with a double major in Mathematics and Physics. During her time at Augsburg, she was passionate about helping people and was heavily involved with the GISE and GEMS program (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science and Guys in Science and Engineering are after-school and summer programs designed specifically for K-8th-grade girls and boys in the Minneapolis Public School District). After graduating, Darden worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for 2 years.

鈥淎ugsburg drew me out of my shell,鈥� said Darden, 鈥淚 was incredibly shy before I started at Augsburg, but I gained confidence during my time there and the University made me feel like I could do whatever I wanted with my life.鈥�Jazmine Darden in graduation cap and gown

鈥淎ugsburg is such an open-minded place, and one of the key lessons I learned during my time studying was to follow my heart鈥� Darden added.

Darden was unsure of what career path she wanted to pursue, and on a whim, she decided to have a look at Dunwoody College. After taking a campus tour and realizing she was interested in 3D printing technology, she enrolled in the Engineering, Drafting and Design program.

She started the program in August 2015 and was accepted into the Women in Technical Careers scholarship program in her second semester. During her time at Dunwoody, Darden had some internships in the technology sector but soon realized she didn鈥檛 envision herself working in the corporate world. She spoke to the dean of her program and told him she wanted to start her own business.

Darden then took a class at Hennepin Tech where they collectively built 3D printers. Recently, she purchased a second 3D printer and began working alongside her mother who runs an embroidery business. Darden now works on custom projects included 3D Printing, screen printing t-shirts, and Jaz Music Boxsublimation printing.

To enhance her printing skill, she decided to undertake a certificate program at Dunwoody specifically for 3D printing. At that time, Dunwoody was looking for someone to teach the class, and Darden was instead offered the instructor position.

鈥淚 built this class from the ground up. I got to design the curriculum and make it so that this certification program was unique and cutting edge.鈥�

In a full circle, Darden is currently partnering with the Minneapolis Public School system with the GISE and GEMS programJazmine Darden with drums (and eventually other schools) to host a new and exciting project this summer. This summer project will give middle school students a college experience and the opportunity to learn more about 3D printing technology. In this summer project, participants will design and 3D print a Bluetooth speaker, including the outer shell and setting up speaker wiring.

In her spare time, Darden also works as a lead tech hand, makes merchandise and is the website coordinator for Prince Tribute band, Chase and Ovation, and spends her weekend touring the United States (and soon internationally) with the group.

鈥淐hase and Ovation are like family to me. I鈥檓 always busy, but I love everything I am currently doing鈥� she added, 鈥淭here鈥檚 no such thing as busy when you鈥檙e always having a good time.鈥� said Darden.

As an alumna, Darden makes it very clear that she believes her confidence, ability to follow her heart and only do what she loves, stems from her time here at Augsburg.

鈥淎ugsburg creates honest and open-minded people, who are taught that anything is possible, and to always follow your dreams.鈥�

Alumni in the Spotlight: Janeece Oatman

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When Janeece (Adams) Oatman 鈥�05 worked with a late-phase clinical research company, she shared some lab results with a potential study participant. Picking up on one indicator that could be a sign of high blood sugar, she urged the woman to undergo a diabetes test. A week later, Oatman found a voicemail from the woman, who had gone to the doctor to be tested and, indeed, received a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. She said the doctor had told her that she should be grateful to know she had the disease so that she didn鈥檛 end up having complications, like losing a limb. 鈥淵ou saved my life,鈥� she said in the voicemail.

Oatman contemplated the situation and decided to call the ADA (American Diabetes Association) and ask for a job. As a pre-med graduate, she had both the passion and desire to better the lives of other people and knew that raising money to prevent and cure聽diabetes聽and to improve the lives of all people affected by聽diabetes would be a fulfilling career. Although the ADA didn鈥檛 have a position immediately available for Oatman, eventually a spot within the Tour de Cure team opened up, and she got the job.

Oatman has now been employed with the ADA for approximately nine-and-a-half years and is currently the Development Director and the Director of the Tour de Cure. She still harbors the same passion for curing diabetes today, as she did the day she started.

鈥淭hirty million Americans have diabetes,鈥� she continued, 鈥渁nd an additional 84 million have pre-diabetes (meaning they are at a significant risk of developing type 2 diabetes within ten years.) Why wouldn鈥檛 we want to find a cure for an illness that affects so many people?

It鈥檚 a scary reality that every 21 seconds someone will hear the three words that will change life as they know it: You have diabetes.”

鈥淎ugsburg was instrumental in shaping my values, including a deep sense of community and stewardship. The fact that my career path brought me to a non-profit is a testament to Augsburg鈥檚 emphasis to serve others鈥� said Oatman, regarding her time working with the ADA.

Oatman has remained active within the 绿茶直播 community and is a member of the Alumni Board. When asked what she loves the most about Augsburg, Oatman replied 鈥淎ugsburg is a second home to me. It鈥檚 a place I love to go back to as in my mind it represents faith, family, and friends.鈥�

On Saturday, June 2, 2018, the Tour de Cure will take place at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. Tour de Cure is a fundraising event, where participants bike-ride, run or walk to raise money and show support for all people living with diabetes.

For more information on how to sign up for the Tour de Cure, , contact the Augsburg Alumni Office at alumni@augsburg.edu聽or聽Janeece Oatman directly at joatman@diabetes.org.

 

An Auggie Love Story

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Beth Florence 鈥�08 was an Augsburg golden girl, from a family filled with Auggies, with a glowing reputation as both a campus leader and a hard worker. FlorenceBeth Florence and Aaron Wells , a Spanish major, made such an impact in her time at Augsburg, she received the Marina Christensen Justice Award for her civic engagement when she graduated. Florence later attended the Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies.聽 She is currently employed at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.

Aaron Wells 鈥�08 was recognized around campus for being incredibly funny.聽 In addition to writing many hard-hitting stories for The Echo, he also penned the popular, joke, horoscopes which caught the eye of Florence (鈥淚 just thought they were hilarious鈥�).聽 Wells balanced his love of fun, by working hard and completing his Political Science degree in 2008.

He later attended Washington and Lee School of Law and is a partner at STG, a policy and public affairs consulting firm.

Wells and Florence were introduced eventually through a mutual friend and developed their own friendship at Augsburg. This friendship eventually blossomed Beth and Aaron engagedinto a romantic relationship in 2013.

When the time was right, Wells knew the perfect location for the proposal to Florence was the Christensen Center on August 12, 2017.聽 She said yes! The couple now live together in Washington D.C. and they embody the true spirit of Augsburg both individually and as a couple.

鈥淎ll we do, we credit to Augsburg,鈥� they agree. 鈥淲e credit our strong moral and personal compasses to the time we spent at Augsburg. Nothing else measures up to it.鈥� Both Wells and Florence acknowledge that the time and effort they spent searching for perfect jobs stemmed from the emphasis on vocation at Augsburg. They are both in careers that are service focused and continue to serve the community around them.

绿茶直播 wishes Wells and Florence all the best for the future, and we are touched that 绿茶直播 has played such an integral part in their story.

Both Wells and Florence will be attending our exclusive regional alumni event at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Washington D.C. We invite you to join Augsburg, President Paul C. Pribbenow, members of Augsburg staff and Wells and Florence for this evening of exciting conversation and connections. For more information on this event click here.

 

Update for Parents

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The 2018-2019 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) can be completed online at聽www.FAFSA.ed.gov聽using the student鈥檚 and parent(s) 2016 federal taxes. 聽聽Remember to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to directly import the tax information, and make sure to submit the FAFSA by signing with your FSA ID. Students can go to聽聽and click on 鈥楻eview Your Financial Aid鈥� to check the status of their financial aid or to see what documents are missing or incomplete.

Registration for the summer/fall 2018 term is now open.聽 Students who have unpaid spring charges, or are not up-to-date on their payment plans, will be unable to register.聽聽 Students can go to聽聽and click on 鈥淩eview Your Student Account鈥� to see if they have an unpaid balance.

Tuition accounts must be paid-in-full for a diploma and/or transcript to be released; payments can be made online by going to聽. Please see the聽 Parent Information tab at聽聽聽for instructions on making a payment and obtaining access to discuss your student鈥檚 financial information, etc.聽聽Please note that we will be unable to speak with any parent/guardian that has not been authorized by the student.

Graduating students who have borrowed federal loans must complete loan exit counseling at聽; this is an important tool to help students learn about their loan repayment options.

The Mutuality of Internship

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One of the two presentations led by Fishbowl Solutions reps on April 5 (from left: Jake Ferm, Carmen Williams, Noah Bodner, and Amy Bowar Mellinger).

Student questions following presentations by reps from Fishbowl Solutions yielded some interesting conversation in Professor Larry Crockett鈥檚 computer science class, April 5. For example, 鈥淎s a software consultant, how often do you feel the need to go online to find answers to your own software challenges?鈥�

The answer from Fishbowl鈥檚 Jake Ferm 鈥�12 may have been somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but then again, maybe not: 鈥淓very ten minutes.鈥�

Fishbowl Solutions, a Twin Cities-based software company, creates packaged software and develops custom technology solutions using the latest Oracle, Google, Mindbreeze, and PTC technologies. The company of 40+ employees, founded in 1999, has offices in both the U.S. and the U.K., and serves an international clientele.

The Fishbowl reps, invited to visit two sections of Crockett鈥檚 CSC/PHI 385 class (Formal Logic and Theory of Computation), included Noah Bodner (Recruiting), and three Auggies: Amy Bowar Mellinger 鈥�97 (Fishbowl鈥檚 Director of Services), Jake Ferm 鈥�12 (Software Consultant), and Carmen (Crockett) Williams MBA 鈥�12 (Account Executive, Sales).

After the Fishbowl guests described the nature of their company and work, as well as their take on various current trends in technology, students raised numerous questions. The resulting interaction provided good advice on many issues, such as these comments on interviewing from Williams: (1) Prepare wisely for an interview (always plan on a glitch; arrive ten minutes early); (2) Think ahead about what questions to ask the interviewer (remember, you鈥檙e interviewing the company as much as they鈥檙e interviewing you); and (3) Ask what further education and training the prospective employer is willing to provide.

(from left) Jake Ferm, Larry Crockett, Carmen Williams, Amy Bowar Mellinger

Mellinger stressed the importance of keeping an open mind when deciding on an employer, giving attention to the importance of matching one鈥檚 work-style with the anticipated projects. For example, she recalled working on one seven-year project at an earlier job, which, she said, may not have been as appealing to someone who enjoys working on a variety of projects or technologies.

Fishbowl reps emphasized how valuable a liberal arts education is in their work, since the broad scope of the classes they took continues to provide flexibility and greater opportunity in their work, and in the marketplace in general.

The Fishbowl visit to Augsburg was an excellent opportunity for students who are eagerly seeking internships or employment to connect with a company that is just as eager to find talented interns and employees. As Bodner explained, given the current Twin Cities unemployment rate in the area of computer science (less than 1%), students are in a strong position to find several appealing opportunities, and their thoughtful preparation for interviews can make an offer much more likely. A look at the website for Fishbowl Solutions says, 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking for innovators with a passion for technology and learning to fill a variety of technical and non-technical roles.鈥�

Mellinger, who worked for many years as a consultant prior to taking on her leadership role at Fishbowl Solutions, was surprised to discover recently that her colleague at Fishbowl, Williams, is the daughter of Crockett, who had taught two of her classes at Augsburg.

Larry Crockett with former student Amy Bowar Mellinger

In the April 5 forum, about 50 students had a chance to interact with former students to compare and contrast pre-graduation education with in-field work experience, and to consider how one鈥檚 education must continue in the workplace. Ferm stressed that, especially as a software consultant, he is learning new things daily鈥攐nline and in person鈥攁s he encounters new challenges that push him to continue educating himself. And when new interns come on board, they learn from the staff鈥檚 collective experience, and staff pick up new things from the interns. Nothing like a win-win situation!

The April 5 event was also an opportunity for three Auggie alums to take in the new Hagfors CSBR facility; they left deeply impressed.

鈥攂y Cheryl Crockett 鈥�89

Auggie Alumnus Named to Florida High Tech Corridor’s 2018 “Faces of Technology”

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Amanda Stramer '12
Amanda Stramer ’12

Amanda Stramer 鈥�12 was named聽recently to the Florida High Tech Corridor鈥檚 2018 鈥淔aces of Technology,鈥� which represents more than 252,000 scientists and technologists. Stramer earned this distinction through her innovative work in the development and commercialization of cancer immunotherapies.

For three years, Stramer has worked at Iovance Biotherapeutics in Tampa, FL. Currently a process development associate scientist, she works to develop immuno-oncology therapies, called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), to fight aggressive cancers.

Stramer says she chose to study at Augsburg because it was the most diverse private school in Minnesota*, and was small enough to provide for enhanced learning that can result from significant relationships with professors and classmates alike. Stramer graduated with a BS in Biology and Philosophy and was a lead volunteer at the Campus Kitchen. She has found that she can thrive in a small and intimate work environment, such as the one at Iovance Biotherapeutics, thanks to the study habits she developed at Augsburg.

Within a week of graduating from Augsburg, Stramer was offered a job. She immediately moved to Florida, where she started her career as a microbiologist at a small biotech company in Sarasota.

When asked if she could offer any advice to current Auggies, Stramer said, 鈥淎lthough there is always talk about academic careers following STEM programs, the science industry is so huge and versatile; Auggies should never fear to branch out.鈥�

Stramer is a fantastic example of an Auggie making a difference, and Augsburg can take pride in its diverse alumni base, which includes a wide range of professions and accolades.

Do you know a great Auggie who should be in the spotlight? Let us know by emailing alumni@augsburg.edu.

 

*绿茶直播 was the most diverse private school in Minnesota at the time of Stramer鈥檚 application.

THANK YOU AUGSBURG DONORS AND ALUMNI

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Many special moments took place at the Grand Opening of the Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion. Thanks to more than 1,200 donors and alumni, Augsburg is providing today鈥檚 students with new laboratories, study rooms, flexible classrooms for hands-on learning, and open places for dialogue and debate.

Please enjoy these of the new spaces in the Hagfors Center where Auggies will develop into scientists, business people, and believers who make a positive impact on our community and in our world. You will sense a deep connection to Augsburg鈥檚 foundation and core identity of deep traditions: durable faith, inclusion, and experiential learning.

Augsburg has always been a college sustained by people like you, who care deeply about this place, and who generously ensure it can embody its mission.聽 Please consider continuing that tradition and getting involved in Augsburg鈥檚 next campaign.

Join us for the St. Paul Saints vs Sioux Falls Canaries game!

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Join Auggie friends on Saturday, June 9 and watch the St. Paul Saints take on the Sioux Falls Canaries at CHS Field.

Included in your $10 ticket is a seat in section 112 (Infield Reserved Seating) and a pre-game picnic and ticket pick up starting at 5:30 p.m. on the聽Minnesoyta Lawn. The game begins at 7:05 p.m.

Tickets will be distributed at the pre-game reception, and please alert the Alumni office if you wish to be seated with a group outside of those in your ticket order.

For further information and to purchase tickets please.

Questions? Email Becky Waggoner, Alumni Program Assistant at waggoner@augsburg.edu.

Join us for the Norman and Evangeline Hagfors Center Grand Opening this Saturday!

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Join the Augsburg community on Saturday, January 27 for the grand opening festivities of the Hagfors Center. The public is welcome to attend the alumni and community open house from 3.30-5 p.m. Enjoy food stations, building tours, and activities.

  • Please allow for extra travel time as we expect extra traffic due to pre-Superbowl activities.
  • Free valet parking will be provided in the roundabout in front of the Hagfors Center on 21st Avenue.
  • Throughout the afternoon, students and faculty will be on hand to provide laboratory tours and to share the transformational difference this new facility makes to their educational experience.
  • Food and refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon including a mac and cheese bar, roasted vegetables and dip, a dessert bar with choke cherry ice cream, meringue and fruit pur茅e, mini lemon tartlets, and more.

For further information please click here.