River Semester

The nation's only full semester program on the Mississippi River.

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Excited to be working with my colleagues and friends at Macalester and schools all along the Mississippi River studying racial justice. https://t.co/5tFm5nQyBE #humanitiesforalltimes @AugsburgU

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All smiles from “Team Gumption” as they wrap up the 2021 River Semester! Come hear about their experience on Mon, Dec. 13 at 7:00pm in the East Commons, Christensen Center @AugsburgU

[Paul Pribbenow @paulpribbenow]

I’m in New Orleans with these amazing ⁦@AugsburgU⁩ students who have spent the fall semester on the Mississippi River as part of our #RiverSemester. They are courageous, resilient, smart, and so much more. Go Auggies!

[Anthropocene Curriculum / Anthropocene Commons @anthrocommons]

#Courses 0 ON CURRICULA w/ the AC Team @HKW_Berlin @jamieallen, @RiverSemester, #EgoAhaiweSowinski

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The River Semester students have been updating the 2021 expedition log. See what they’ve been up to at https://t.co/Mggz41UFEo @AugsburgU

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So pleased to have “living legend” and true river rat John Ruskey join us in Helena to share some of his river wisdom (and fresh persimmons!) he even had the requisite red hat. @QuapawCanoeCo @AugsburgU

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A new educational adventure begins. Sailing down the Lower Mississippi from Memphis to New Orleans. Pretty exciting! @AugsburgU

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Perspective: 'Saiddling' the Mighty Mississipp https://t.co/oIAbD5Wthc thanks toChris Fink for this nice piece about his time with us on the River Semester @AugsburgU

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Camp north of Dubuque on Day 36. @AugsburgU #riverlife

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Augsburg students stop in La Crosse during 'Semester on the River' https://t.co/wPbzO0FTE5 via @LaCrosseTribune @AugsburgU

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The 2021 River Semester homage to Wes Anderson’s Life Aquatic.

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Hearing from Natalie Warren, author of Hudson Bay Bound, about what she learned on her canoe trips on the Minnesota, Mississippi and other rivers. @AugsburgU

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Learning about efforts to revive the endangered and extirpated mussels in the Mississippi. Exciting to hear that there has been progress in re-establishing these amazing creatures in their native habitat.

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Cooking with a wood fuel stove at camp. Learning how to minimize our carbon footprint! @AugsburgU

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See what the students are writing about their experience on the 2021 expedition on the river sem blog. https://t.co/Mggz41UFEo updated every few days.

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Under sail as we exit St. Paul. @AugsburgU

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Docked at St. Paul and it is all systems go for the River Semester students on this fall’s expedition @AugsburgU

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The crew of the maiden voyage of the Water Strider. She sails just fine!

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Rigging for the first Water Strider is done and we are ready for the sea trials. Students will have a whole learning experience this fall. Mississippi River, here we come! @AugsburgU

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Staging the mast and sail in the black box theater. Starting to look like something now @AugsburgU