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"