Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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The 1981-82 academic year has been a very eventful one; an impor- tant year in the life of the college community. I have been pleased with the man- ner in which students, faculty, and staff members have given consider- able attention to considerations of the Augsburg College of the future. The use of the future as the theme for the Augsburgian is very timely. Dreaming about the future is often taken lightly in our sector. The fu- ture is filled with uncertainty. In bal- ancing present realities against fu- ture possibilities, we most often stress the present. As the famous baseball manager. Leo Durocher, often said, I have to use my best pitcher today, it may rain tomor- row. We assume that we do not know enough about the future to consider it as strongly as we do the present. But. at some point, lack of concern for the future becomes morally irresponsible. The 1981-82 academic year can be looked upon as a year in which the Augsburg College community continued to build upon its founda- tion of a solid Christian Liberal Arts heritage We continued to reaffirm our belief in God and to exercise our responsibility to Him as we consider the future of the planet and the use of it for generations to come Hope- fully. we all have been challenged to struggle with some fundamental questions about the future related to (1) How can we best use our cre- ativity in a contemporary techno- logical society? (2) How are we to live in peace in an ever shrinking world sphere? (3) To what extent are we responsible for the welfare of future generations? We take considerable pride in our graduates and their achievements m today's complex society The success of our program can be measured in terms of the quality of the actions of our students, current and graduated, who consider the ef- fects of present actions on God's generations of the future That qual- ity will be demonstrated by those w o know wnen : :s necessary to 12 INTRODUCTION say a resounding no in the name of God to events which are technically possible but which would be a be- trayal of humanity to carry out. Augsburg College offers guidance for those who will make the difficult decisions of the future. Value cen- tered and divinely inspired, the Augsburg community will have a positive impact on Tomorrow . Who guards the guardians? (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?) may be the over riding question of the world of tomorrow May we be prepared and eager to respond with strength, conviction, wisdom, and the grace of God. — Richard Green Vice President for Academic Affairs Dean of the College i t The processional on Wor-fl aide Cornmu- mon Sunday s led 6y Karsten Nefacn an 3 K nt Kartich as me congregation sings me opening -ymn 2 The AugsCurg community gamers in Si Meifiy n cCseryance of me Wortd Md CcmmunuJn celepration 3 Aug- gia ingenuity, like Minnesota snow comes n hurries as students -a e advantage of me recant snowstorm to a press meir creativity n ouildtng me deal student

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Richard Green Vice President for Academic Affairs Dean of the College INTRODUCTION 13