Archives for June 1, 2022

Reflecting on Psalm 104:30, Tom Junkert ’78 M.Div. sees the Spirit’s work through a weekly food distribution event. Read today’s God Pause.

I hope you’ll join me in welcoming Douachee Lee to the university and seminary communities. Douachee joins us from the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, where she served as marketing director, and will play the same role on our shared services marketing and communication team. She has also served on the board for College Possible Minnesota, a nonprofit college access and success organization.

Douachee has extensive experience in marketing management and strategy, along with a deep commitment to the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging work that is so important at both institutions. I am confident that she will become a trusted partner to our colleagues on both campuses. 

Douachee’s first day was Tuesday. She can be reached at leedoua@augsburg.edu.

Luther Library’s website has several new theologian bibliographies for your research, from A to Z (Ambrose to Zwingli, almost 100 brief bibliographies); most recently added, a Reformation theologian and a liberation theologian. Recently, many faculty-recommended theologian biographies have been added to the site. Check them out and let us know if you have others you’d like to suggest!

Congratulations to our colleagues celebrating work anniversaries in June!

Tim Larson – 3 years – Seminary Relations
Beverly Wallace – 3 years – Associate Professor of Congregation and Community Care
Michael Chan – 3 years – Associate Professor of New Testament
Sam Schwartz – 3 years – Seminary Relations
Jacob Fredrickson – 3 years – Office of Technology
Robin Steinke – 8 years – President
Tony Herrera – 8 years – Business Office
Ben McDonald Coltvet – 11 years – Contextual Ed

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