University Calendar

To promote creative thinking about reuse and repair, ShareShop has sewing drop in hours. During Spring 2023 semester, join Spanish Professor Dr. Degner Riveros and the ShareShop team, on Mondays from 10:30am – 12pm to sew in the ShareShop. Supplies are available to use in the ShareShop during this time. Or bring a project you … Continue reading "Sewing in the ShareShop"

Augsburg Local presents a pop-up shop 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.Contact: Xena Wolf, Food Justice Program Associate (wolfx@augsburg.edu)

Event Description: What are the politics of nature? Who owns it, where is it, and what role does it play in our lives? Does it need to be tamed? Are we ourselves natural? Erin Sharkey and Michael Kleber-Diggs will discuss, A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars, a collection of personal and lyric … Continue reading "From Soil to Stars, A Reading & Conversation with Erin Sharkey & Michael Kleber-Diggs"

This event will encourage discussions on climate change in the United States and in countries in South America. By being informed, we will also give the opportunity to craft a terrarium and enjoy a snack with it. This gives the Augsburg community an opportunity to learn about the environment and bring something with them to … Continue reading "El Mundo Esta En Tus Manos"

Special features for Earth Month! The wild ancestors and cousins of our domesticated crops still exist in many places around the world. These crop wild relatives represent  valuable genetic resources that we can use to breed crops more resilient to climate change, such as drought or flood resistance. Ironically, human activity is now threatening the … Continue reading "Greenhouse Open House: Earth Month edition"