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Westerlin Residence Hall

Westerlin project in final phase

A three-year, $13 million project to upgrade a 1960s-era residence hall on the Augustana College campus is in its final phase.

River Bandits scholars

Home run for QC Bandits scholars

Sports, academics and community service converge in River Bandits internships

Zombie Prom

Mississippi Bend Players debut with 'Zombie Prom'

The Mississippi Bend Players' inaugural seasons starts Friday with "Zombie Prom" at Augustana College's Brunner Theatre Center.

Mitchell Johnson, Isaac Smith and Tanner Osing

Three in track are Academic All-Americans

Three members of the Augustana men's track and field team were named Academic All-Americans today. Seniors Isaac Smith and Tanner Osing and junior Mitchell Johnson were recognized, moving  Augustana's all-time total number of Academic All-Americans to 170. 

Colonel Davenport House

Tracking Davenport history through household objects

Jordan Kirkbride '14 knows each and every object in the Colonel Davenport House on Arsenal Island.

Sierra Kindley ’19

Kindley ’19 sets a course in freshwater conservation research

New data won Sierra Kindley ’19 a top award at the Mississippi River Research Consortium.

Yarn installation by Carol Hummel

National Endowment for the Arts funds community art project at Augustana

The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art a $15,000 Art Works grant to fund a community yarn bomb project on campus this fall. This is the first National Endowment for the Arts grant awarded to the college.

lauren goggin

Goggin comes in as 167th Academic All-American

Lauren Goggin, the winningest women's tennis player in Viking history, is Augustana's 167th Academic All-American.

Sam Dunklau in WVIK

Beating the pros as an undergrad

Sam Dunklau ’17 earned the award for overall excellence in professional radio from the Iowa Broadcast News Association. Dunklau interned as a news reporter at WVIK 90.3 FM, Quad Cities NPR, based on Augustana’s campus.

Slough

Repairs to Slough begin; college plans improvements

City workers arrived this morning to begin repairs to the Slough on campus, which was drained after a pipe under it collapsed about 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

slough

Broken pipe drains slough

A drainage pipe beneath the slough on campus failed Saturday morning. As a result, water from the slough was released down-campus, which resulted in water damage in many areas.

2016 photo from the Genesius Guild Facebook

Great opera in the great outdoors with Genesius Guild and Augustana

“Selections from Menotti” at the Genesius Guild will feature talented Augustana alumni, students and staff. 

Carter Amundsen

Amundsen becomes Academic All-American 166

Augustana junior outfielder Carter Amundsen is the 166th student-athlete in Augustana history to win Academic All-America honors.

Career outcomes

double majors

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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