Join Indigenous Auggies (AISA) community as we offer prayers, songs, and dances for the blessing of our student garden plot. The ceremonial blessing protocol before we transplant any plants. We do this to show respect. Elder Hope Flanagan will be leading us in prayer. The Little Earth singers, along with four jingle dress dancers will … Continue reading "AISA Medicine Garden Blessing"

Come celebrate and support the launch of a new student organization that will start in the fall of 2022: The Canoe Student Organization. This new initiative is an extension of Environmental Studies Professor Joe Underhill’s River Semester, led by and for BIPOC students in the Twin Cities.Location: East Commons, Christensen CenterContact: Monica McDaniel, Sustainability Officer (mcdaniem@augsburg.edu)

Our goal is to shape the conversation at the MN State Capitol and win a downpayment on our future. Through a collective effort from young people, we have organized a Young Adult summit at the state capitol on climate action and funding the downpayment on our future. There is a more than a $9 billion … Continue reading "Summit at the Capitol with the Young Adult Coalition & ISAIAH"

Come learn about city bike riding safety from experts at The Hub Bike Coop. You can also learn from Environmental Action Committee members about other community resources for commuting and traveling with less fossil fuel emissions. Show up to have the chance to win a free bike!!Location: Augsburg Room (Christensen Center 206)Contact: Zoe Barany, EAC Officer & … Continue reading "Go Green: Transportation Event"

Queer Indigenous Students & Queer Students of Color (QIPOC) will be hosting “fashion compassion” on April 8th. Participants can choose either to style or sew a completely new outfit made out of upcycled clothes. Modeling those styles at the event is encouraged and celebrated.Location: Hoversten Chapel, Foss CenterContact: Malachi Owens, QIPOC President & Environmental Stewardship … Continue reading "The Auggie Ball Fashion Show"

Augsburg celebrates the creativity and scholarship of undergraduate students with its annual Zyzzogeton festival. The festival falls at the end of each academic year and is a culmination of achievement featuring work across departments.This year Zyzzogeton will feature posters from about 50 undergraduate researchers in the science, social science and humanity disciplines.Among those featured is … Continue reading "Zyzzogeton Research Symposium: “Finding Intersectional Solutions to Environmental Sustainability & Social Justice"

Augsburg Local's Local Food Initiative will be presenting their newest locally-sourced, student-designed creations: the Red Savory Soup and the Big T Special. Come to The Commons try a sample or enjoy one or both for lunch! Over 75% of the ingredients sourced for these recipes come from local food hub, The Good Acre; the peppers … Continue reading "Local Food Initiative’s Lunch Specials with Free Samples"

Participants will experience combined styles of yoga, Chhau, and Odissi. It is led by intercultural healer, dancer, and University of Minnesota alum Gayatri Narayanan. This Movement Workshop is grounded in healing justice practices and aims to have participants explore movement through their bodies to better understand the complexities of nature’s ecosystems.Location:  Sabo Center Conference Room: Located … Continue reading "Movement Workshop"

Augsburg Local presents a pop-up shop and clothing donation drive with our neighbors at Sisterhood Boutique, a nonprofit run by and for entrepreneurial East African young women in Cedar Riverside. Browse their curated racks of affordable, stylish clothing in Christensen Center Lobby on April 18 from 11am-2pm, and bring your gently used femme ("women's") clothes, too!Location: Christensen … Continue reading "Sisterhood Boutique: Pop-Up Sale & Donation Drive"

Monday 4/18    12-1pm    Presentation on TreatiesBeginning on the first official day of Earth Week, the Environmental Stewardship Committee welcomes MN350 Organizer, Nancy Bealieu, and Augsburg’s Environmental Stewardship Coordinator, Alyssa Parkhurst, to remind us that environmental work is inextricably linked to Indigenous Rights and Sovereignty. Location: Marshall Room, Christensen CenterContact: Nyasa Henderson Meany, EAC Senator … Continue reading "Presentation on Treaties"

Come to the Augsburg Asian Student Association’s last general meeting. They’ll be playing volleyball outside and will have origami and drawing activities. They will be giving away free sustainably-made, fair trade t-shirts!Location: Marshall Room, Christensen CenterContact: Tenzin Rabga, AASA President & Sabo Center Food Programming Intern (rabgat@augsburg.edu)

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources professionals will share their journeys that brought them to working for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and will provide tips and reflections that helped them along their professional journey. Presenters include: Veronica Jaralambides, Marketing Consultant for Parks and Trails Division; Pooja Kanwar, Ph.D., Water Quality Consultant for Ecological Water … Continue reading "BIPOC Career Stories in Minnesota"

As our changing climate disrupts the rhythms of nature that we’re accustomed to as individuals and communities, anxiety connected to these changes can impact our health and well-being. During this session, the presenters will identify different characteristics of climate anxiety and discuss strategies to navigate our personal well-being in the midst of our changing world. … Continue reading "Climate Anxiety Workshop"

This workshop will be an opportunity to explore addressing climate anxiety through connective practices. Gather together with other members of the Augsburg community to explore place based practices for reconnecting with ourselves, each other, and the rest of the natural world. We will start with a brief introduction at the Center for Wellness & Counseling, … Continue reading "Grounding & Remembering"

Hear from the Assistant to the Director for Diversity Equity and Inclusion from the Missouri Department of Conservation, Chris Kennedy, David Syckle, II, descendant of the Oneida Nation of Thames in Ontario, former Water Quality Specialist for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, and Dexter Armstrong, Park Ranger at Great Smoky Mountains National Park … Continue reading "BIPOC Career Stories from Across the Country"

Augsburg Local presents FREE samples from Rebecca's Bakery and Cafe, one of our favorite local business partners located conveniently on Franklin Ave. Stop by Christensen Center Lobby on April 21 from 11am-1pm for a beautiful and delicious Italian pastry (or two!) from this East African-owned local business. Location: Christensen Center LobbyContact: Xena Wolf, Food Justice Program … Continue reading "Rebecca’s Bakery Showcase & Samples"

Monica McDaniel, Augsburg’s Sustainability Officer, will read Deborah Underwood’s Outside In for this interfaith Earth Day chapel. Monica will share reflection on the book’s reminder that Outside is always there, is waiting for us, and acts in solidarity with us; it is us who need to act in solidarity with Outside. Music will be shared … Continue reading "Earth Day Chapel"

Are you interested in working in state government and/or for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources? Come hear from a representative from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as they present job and career tips for applying to the agency. Internships and job opportunities for students will also be discussed. Hope to see you there!This … Continue reading "Job Tips & Opportunities for BIPOC Students from Minnesota DNR"

People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by climate change but are often underrepresented within the climate movement. While drawing from her own experiences with neurodiversity in private, educational, nonprofit, and movement spaces, Noelle Cirisan from MN350, will share what disabled individuals bring to the environmental spaces, and how the Disabled Community and environmental groups can … Continue reading "Neurodiversity in Green Spaces"

The Muslim Student Association will be hosting their annual iftar dinner during Ramadan, where students and outside guests come together to enjoy a night of food and fun! Awards will be given to leaders inside and outside the Augsburg community for their exceptional leadership roles. Delicious food will also be provided for guests to break … Continue reading "MSA’s Annual Iftar Dinner"

This event is a collaboration between Residence Life and the Environmental Action Committee in an effort to bring the campus community together while also encouraging exercise and environmental awareness. The activities that will be present are: two Inflatable Obstacle Courses, an outdoor Zumba Class, catering from Augsburg Local partner Kilimanjaro Grill, and a campus-wide Scavenger … Continue reading "Spring Fest"

Dr. Anton Treuer (pronounced troy-er) is Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and author of many books. His equity, education, and cultural work has put him on a path of service around the region, the nation, and the world. In this presentation, Dr. Treuer will discuss the inextricable links between environmental and racial healing.“Indians. We … Continue reading "Environmental Healing with Dr. Anton Treuer"

We gather around a bonfire to find unity in community. We bring our bodies, minds, and spirits together in poetry to listen to Mother Earth and to honor our home. Our hearts are on fire for justice that is rooted in healing our planet. The collective struggle for liberation depends on how we treat one … Continue reading "Earth Month Closing Ceremony: Bonfire & Poetry"