Institution name

Augsburg College

Contact address for international enquiries

2211 Riverside Avenue South
MINNEAPOLIS 55454

Telephone

+1 612 330 1101

Venue / office name

Augsburg College

Address

2211 Riverside Avenue South
MINNEAPOLIS
Minnesota
55454

Venue description

Augsburg College was founded in 1869 in Marshall, Wis. The College moved to Minneapolis in 1872. The college has a mission to nurture future leaders in service to the world by providing high quality educational opportunities, which are based in the liberal arts and shaped by the faith and values of the Christian Church, by the context of a vital metropolitan setting, and by an intentionally diverse campus community. The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The college has 18 major buildings, major renovations done in 1979-80 with special emphasis on accessibility. Over 80 percent of the students receive some form of financial aid from the College and many other sources; over 180,000 items, direct access to over 1,300,000 through CLIC, the Twin Cities private college library consortium. The James G. Lindell Family Library opened in September 1997.

Telephone number

+1 612 330 1101

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

This college provides on-campus housing in Anderson Hall, Luther Hall, Mortensen Hall, Oren Gateway Center, Urness Hall. Oren Gateway Center is a multiuse building of 118,000 square feet of living, working, studying, eating, and meeting space, designed by BWBR Architects in St. Paul (who also designed Lindell Library); Anderson Hall offers a unique living experience for upper-class students at Augsburg College. This four-story residential hall provides a variety of on-campus living opportunities including: one person suites, four person apartments, eight person/two story townhouses, and fifteen person floor houses. Suites include a refrigerator, microwave, and shared bathroom. Luther Hall includes studios, two bedroom, and four bedroom apartments. Features of this building include a full kitchen with dishwasher (excluding studios), single bedroom accommodation, and an option to park underground. Participation in the meal plan is optional; Mortensen Hall is named after Gerda Mortensen, who was the long time Dean of Women at Augsburg. This residence hall offers apartment style housing for upper-class students. At 15 stories tall, it is the tallest building on campus; Many first year students reside in Urness Hall and share a lobby with Mortensen Hall. Each of the nine floors has 18 rooms (each approximately 14'x12'), a common lounge, and a community bathroom. There are weekly activities in Urness to provide opportunities for students to meet and interact with each other. Residents are responsible to regularly clean their own assigned living spaces. Custodial services staff cleans all public and/or common areas in residence halls, extra fees may be charged for cleaning in neglected private living areas.