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Bailey’s blog: Climbing cliffs and trapping birds
Senior Bailey Aasen is blogging from Greenland, where she is part of an Augustana field crew along with Dr. Jennifer Burnham, associate professor and chair of geography.
Alumni letters welcome new students
Alumni are invited to send a greeting to the Class of 2022 in a short letter. Yes, a real printed letter to give them advice, tell them things they should know or simply send best wishes! The letters will be placed in the students' rooms for them to find when they arrive on campus in August.
'The Glass Menagerie' coming up July 13-15, 20-22
The Mississippi Bend Players will present the Tennessee Williams' classic "The Glass Menagerie" July 13-15 and 20-22. The 1944 play, which catapulted Williams to fame, is the story of officer, dreamer and poet Tom Wingfield, who reminisces about working in a warehouse and living with his overbearing mother and shy sister .
Class Notes
Alumni news received as of June 30, 2018.
Bandits Scholars score for the home team
In his internship with the QC River Bandits, Daniel Tjaden ’20 can learn ways to connect players with their fans.
Five Academic All-Americans honored in 2017-2018
Five student-athletes were named Academic All-Americans during the 2017-2018 school year, bringing the total to 175 and securing Augustana’s Top 10 ranking among all U.S. colleges and universities.
Robinson '01 plays tribute to Paul Simon
Matt Robinson '01 and his band will perform Paul Simon's “Graceland” album Thursday in Davenport. The Chicago musician graduated in finance but left accounting to spend full-time on his music.
Mississippi Bend Players kick off with 'Big River'
The Mississippi Bend Players, led by Broadway director and Augustana alumnus Phil McKinley, will kick off their second season with the musical "Big River: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Caitlin Thom rocks the harp
The 2018 music graduate has a full ride to Baylor University, and she is no foreigner to professional gigs, either.
Geology major scouts and wins dream internship
First-year geology major Quintin Powers will be digging for dinosaur fossils this summer. He landed an internship as the National Eagle Scout World Explorer Paleontologist this year.
The crown: Augie brides get the royal treatment
For more than 50 years, Augustana has kept two crowns secure in a vault on campus. The Swedish bridal crowns — one silver and one gold — only come out for the wedding of an alumnus or student.