1.0Augsburg Now/nowKate H. Elliott/now/author/elliottk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lzN6lA4yyw"><a href="/now/2026/04/23/turning-ideas-into-impact/">Turning ideas into impact</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/now/2026/04/23/turning-ideas-into-impact/embed/#?secret=lzN6lA4yyw" width="600" height="338" title="“Turning ideas into impact” — Augsburg Now" data-secret="lzN6lA4yyw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> /now/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/School-of-Business-Header-Auggie-Cup.jpg900500Last fall, Ryan Harvey ’26 arrived at Augsburg a week before classes began. Typically, he would have already been on campus—running plays as the Auggies’ quarterback—but injuries sacked the Minnesota native’s senior football season. Refusing to wallow, Harvey channeled his competitive spirit into a new opportunity to lead—this time, in the corporate arena. The double