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Norm Moline discusses Asian Studies history

Abbey Mondi April 24, 2024

Augustana’s Historical Society (AHS) recently hosted its spring talk, featuring speaker Norm Moline, Augustana’s emeritus professor of geography. On Wednesday, April 17, Moline discussed the history...

Lindsay Adolphs in her office in CORE.

CORE welcomes new director Adolphs

Jack Brandt April 24, 2024

Careers, opportunities, research and exploration (CORE) has found a new director: Lindsay Adolphs. Adolphs began work on Monday, April 15, and she will lead the department in connecting with students as...

Ken Brill leaves behind a legacy in OSL

Maranda Bargren April 24, 2024

After serving Augustana for almost 40 years, Ken Brill, the associate dean and director of the Office of Student Life and Leadership (OSL), will be retiring in late June of this year.  Brill first...

SGA hosts Presidential/Vice Presidential debate

SGA hosts Presidential/Vice Presidential debate

Abbey Mondi April 23, 2024

SGA held its annual presidential and vice presidential debate on Monday, Apr. 22 in the Gävle rooms. Present were running mates Neleigh Rush and Tsion Nigate along with running mates Kelly Moore and Izzy...

Vike app now offers a new feature

Vike app now offers a new feature

Abbey Mondi April 17, 2024

Vike, the student-created app designed to promote events and programs on campus, now allows users to register for events early. The app received an update on March 29 from developers and seniors, Hung...

The Defense Minister of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur, visits Augustana
College professor Xiaowen Zhang’s political science class on Apr. 9.

Estonian defense minister visits Augustana

Jack Brandt April 17, 2024

Hanno Pevkur, the Estonian minister of defense, visited Augustana on April 9 where he spoke to Xiaowen Zhang’s political science class in Old Main regarding foreign relations. Zhang’s class was joined...

SGA campaign gives voice to the student body

Sylvia Hughes April 17, 2024

This year’s SGA presidential and vice presidential candidates are running mates Neleigh Rush and Tsion Nigate as well as running mates Kelly Moore and Izzy Blanford. Announced Wednesday, April 10, both...

Augustana College women’s tennis team practices on the new Lincoln Park Tennis Court near Swanson, equipped with benches.

Despite paint mishap, tennis team has a ball on the court

Sylvia Hughes April 10, 2024

Augustana tennis’ spring season is underway, and men’s and women’s teams have had two matches on their new courts, located in Lincoln Park, despite a previous paint mishap in the fall of 2023.  According...

Inflation underlies college cost

Inflation underlies college cost

Jack Brandt April 10, 2024

The United States has faced significant inflation in recent years, as shown in a 2023 report on personal consumption expenditures (PCE) and consumer price index (CPI) from the White House. PCE and CPI...

APEP hosts community re-entry simulation

APEP hosts community re-entry simulation

Abbey Mondi March 20, 2024

The Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP) held a re-entry simulation in the Gavle rooms to immerse community members into a scenario that showed them what re-entering the world after incarceration...

Pastor Melinda Pupillo, who had the second highest score, pies first-place Nathan Frank on Pi Day, March 14, in the Hanson Lobby.

Professor pied for student clubs’ clothing drive

Maranda Bargren March 20, 2024

The Augustana Physics and Engineering Society (APES) club and Psychology and Neuroscience Club partnered to host a “Pi week” clothing drive. From March 11-14, the clubs collected clothing donations...

New 2+2 nursing program welcomes students

Sylvia Hughes March 20, 2024

Augustana College partnered with Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences to create a direct-entry nursing program. The program allows students to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing...

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