Stanley Hubbard, the chairman of Hubbard Broadcasting will headline the fifth annual Clair and Gladys Strommen Executive Speaker Series for 2014-2015. The purpose of the series is to bring local business leaders to the Augsburg campus to share their insights and expertise with students, alumni, and the general public. The Series is offered three times annually, and has featured Doug Baker, CEO of Ecolab; Richard Davis, CEO of US Bancorp; Chris Policinski, CEO of Land O’Lakes, Mary Brainerd, CEO of HealthPartners and many others. The program begins at 5 p.m., November 13, 2014 in the Sateren Auditorium. All are welcome to a networking reception immediately following Hubbard’s presentation, hosted in the Christensen Center.

Hubbard will speak about his vision for broadcasting and expand on his lifetime of success in broadcasting: “Success from any angle: lessons learned from a lifetime in broadcasting.” For more than 80 years, Hubbard Broadcasting has stayed on the industry’s cutting edge, pioneering innovations in radio, television, and satellite broadcasting. Hubbard Broadcasting owns 13 television stations serving Minnesota, New Mexico, and New York, and 30 radio stations in Washington D.C., Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Seattle, Phoenix, Cincinnati, and St. Louis. Mr. Hubbard is also active in community and broadcasting affairs. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of St. Thomas, the Board of the University of Minnesota Foundation, and the Board of Visitors of the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Register for this event by calling, 612-330-1720, email scherera@augsburg.edu, or register online at our Events page.

The Tradition Lives On. Augsburg College Athletics will honor nine Auggies at this year’s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony on Thursday, September 25, at 7 p.m., in the Hoversten Chapel. Come together with the Augsburg athletic community as we celebrate the athletic achievements and contributions of these treasured Auggies.

Hall of Fame Inductees
C.J. Beaurline ’94 (Hockey and Baseball)
Nick Fornicoia ’93 (Wrestling and Cross Country)
Joseph R. Hoialmen ’94 (Wrestling and Cross Country)
Tully Kaiser ’00 (Softball)
Julie Christine Roff ’82 (Volleyball)
Taunya Tinsley ’89 (Basketball and Volleyball)
Dan Wenzel ’93 (Baseball)

Excellence in Coaching Awards
Mike Eayrs ’72
Ron Petrich ’69

Join your fellow Auggie alumni on campus the evening of Friday, September 26, for Auggie Hours. This Welcome-back Bash will be a great time for socializing and reuniting in the city where so many of us already live, work, and play. This is a casual social event—a time to catch up with friends, meet new people, and welcome the young alumni (2004-2014) back to Minneapolis as we kick off Augsburg’s Homecoming weekend. This year the class years of 1964, 1974, 1989, and 2004, in addition to Lutheran Youth Encounter alumni, will celebrate their reunions.

The evening will conclude with the Homecoming Fireworks over Murphy Park.

Are you an Auggie graduate with a current Auggie? Do you have a prospective Auggie—even entering in the fall of 2020 or 2030? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Office of Parent and Family Relations would like to welcome you to stop by the Admissions Suite to celebrate your legacy family.

When: Saturday, September 27, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Where: Admissions Suite, Christensen Center

On Friday, September 26, from 5 to 9 p.m., the Augsburg College Music Therapy program will be honoring the achievements of many of our Music Therapy alumni, welcoming Annie Heiderscheit, Ph.D., as the director of our new Master of Music Therapy program, and celebrating the beginnings of the “Ode to Joy” Music Garden on the Augsburg College campus. Register today.

Roberta Kagin, Ph.D., and Jana Skrien Koppula will co-host the event, and Karen Reed ’90 will provide gospel music on her saxophone. Doug Schmitt, vice-president of Schmitt Music Co., will be our emcee for the event. Other student musicians and alumni will also be featured.

Support for this anniversary weekend is provided by the Schmitt Music Company.

Join us for more:
In collaboration with the Music Therapy Association of Minnesota, the anniversary celebration will continue on September 27 with a daylong workshop featuring Alan Turry as guest clinician.

Augsburg College Assistant Professor Stephan Eirik Clark will be the featured author at this year’s Auggie Author Reading. In July, Clark’s book, Sweetness #9, was recommended on the Comedy Central TV show, The Colbert Report. Since the show, Clark has garnered significant media attention by both local and national outlets. 

The Auggie Author Reading will be held in the Lindell Library on September 26 at 4:30 p.m. Register today to hear from Clark.