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Biology professor teaches climate change through art

Augustana Professor of Biology Dr. Stephen Hager is using art as a tool to teach climate change to Augustana students and the Quad-Cities community. 

Juliana Han

Pianist Han found teaching at Augustana an easy decision

Dr. Juliana Han traveled a long and winding road to her new job as assistant professor of music at Augustana College.

English and creative writing majors at Art Institute

A writer goes ‘along for the adventure’

During a field trip, Jack Harris ’20 takes notes and ‘inches closer to understanding’ why he wants to write.

Augustana receives $50,000 to support vocational reflection

Helping students determine who they are and the work they are called to do...Augustana has received a $50,000 grant from NetVUE to make vocational reflection more intentional in the academic curriculum and connect what’s learned in the classroom to co-curricular activities.

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Tim Faith '11: fastest beer-maker in the world?

Tim Faith '11 ran cross-country and track in college, but kept speeding up as he worked his way through the world of craft beer. 

Philip Wm. McKinley directing "A Green River" in 2013.

Mississippi Bend Players season: 'The Military Through the Years'

The Mississippi Bend Players summer theatre company will present a military-themed season in 2019, including a classic comedy, an original work, and a musical.

Eric Trimble, Ronald Dean Spears, Adam Gronewold, and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall

Gronewold named 2018 Lincoln laureate

Augustana senior Adam Gronewold was honored with the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award Nov. 17 in Springfield.

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Quad Cities in top 10 places for millennials

When it comes to where young professionals can live and thrive, the Quad Cities stands well above New York, Los Angeles, or any big city. That's according to a new RealtyHop study.

Emma Hydorn and Katie Griswold

Augustana to present 'The Children’s Hour'

Augustana will present "The Children’s Hour,"  a 1934 play by Lillian Hellman set in a girls' boarding school run by two women. Performances will be Dec. 6-9.

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Art exhibit shows Swedish modernism

The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will open the  exhibition "Världen är Liten: the World is Small. Modern Swedish and Swedish American Works" with a reception Nov. 16.

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PLEN-tiful opportunities thanks to '79 grad

Thanks to Shelby Olson ’79, five students got the chance to be Augustana's first attendees at a national three-day seminar, "Preparing Women to Lead." It was an eye-opener for all, and for one student, at least, a career-changer.

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Passionate Augie orchestra conductor is going places

 If you see Daniel Chetel strolling the Augustana College campus, you’d be forgiven for thinking he’s a student. The boyish 34-year-old  embodies the artistic drive and passion of many of his students. And as conductor of the 75-member Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Chetel literally is going places.

Mike Wolf near Bonaire

Geology faculty explore a tropical island for midwinter classes

Dr. Kelsey Arkle talks about a faculty scouting trip to the island of Bonaire, one J-term option for students in 2020.

Augustana board approves $3.5M Brodahl expansion

The Augustana College Board of Trustees has approved a $3.5 million expansion of the Brodahl Building to accommodate the college’s new master’s degree program in speech-language pathology.

Career outcomes

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Class of 2022 outcomes, of those who responded to the survey. Source: Institutional Research at Augustana; CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) at Augustana



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