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Established in 1910 by Norwegian settlers, under the name Camrose Lutheran
College, Augustana is still inspired by convictions that are part of its pioneer
legacy: that personal wholeness emerges from a liberal education, that the
proper end of leadership is service to others, and that the spirit of
cooperation so crucial to rural life invigorates human endeavor. As a Faculty of
the University of Alberta, Augustana continues to build on its reputation for
high-quality teaching in a friendly, caring, residence-based setting. In doing
so, it provides a distinctive small-campus undergraduate experience within one
of Canada s leading universities. Augustana remains mindful of its heritage,
open to a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds, and responsive to the rural
region in which it is located.
Augustana Faculty is characterized by a
lively, collegial academic culture of research, creativity, and public
engagement in which students are invited to participate. It values
interdisciplinary inquiry, teaching, and learning. Augustana offers the
opportunity of a memorable, life-changing education through small classes,
personal attention from professors, a challenging, innovative curriculum founded
on the liberal arts and sciences, experiential learning in wilderness and
international environments, and a range of campus-life programs. In this
academic community, students are more than narrow specialists, spectators, or
strangers.
Augustana aspires to educate the whole person in an intimate,
small-campus setting so that students and mentors alike are capable of engaging
life with intellectual confidence and imaginative insight, equipped for
leadership and service, and committed to the betterment of their world. |
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