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Five more Vikings named Academic All-Americans — 183 total
Five student-athletes — from hometowns in Illinois, Hawai'i, Texas and Tennessee — are the college's most recent Academic All-Americans. Now with 183 Academic All-Americans, Augustana ranks 14th among the NCAA’s 1,100 schools in DI, DII and DIII across the country.
Augustana selects Reynard Benschop to serve as director of Student Activities, Leadership & Engagement
Reynard Benschop will lead the college’s Office of Student Life and Leadership (OSL), which hosts events and experiences that complement Augustana’s classroom learning and leads the way in engaging students in campus life.
Augie Abroad Photo Contest 2023-2024 winners announced
Emma Watts '25 was the grand prize winner for the Augie Abroad photo contest for 2023-2024. The contest was open to all Augustana students who went on a study abroad trip or term between summer 2023 and spring break 2024.
Frere '26 named Augustana's 179th Academic All-American
This is the second consecutive year Augustana has been represented on an Academic All-American team. Charlotte Frere, a biology and kinesiology double major from Preemption, Ill., won the national DIII title this past season in the discus and has a 3.94 GPA.
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Augustana selects Sam Wright to serve as LGBTQ+ coordinator
Sam Wright will work closely with the Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity to implement programming.
Augustana named a ‘Best College’ by Money
Augustana earned a 4.5 star ranking in the 2024 list that analyzed 745 four-year colleges based on graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid, alumni salaries and more in its ranking.
Augustana marks President Andrea Talentino's second year of service
President Andrea Talentino was inaugurated July 1, 2022. The college reflects on her service and celebrates the accomplishments from the past two years.
Augustana hosts Quad City Arts’ Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program
The five-week paid apprenticeship pairs area students with professional artists. This year's projects include film, mural painting and digital storytelling.
Elliott '20 brings home Webby Awards for NASA
Christian Elliott '20 recently traveled to New York City for the 28th annual Webby Awards to accept honors for "Suiting up for Space," the April 2023 episode he wrote and produced as an intern for the podcast "NASA's Curious Universe."
Boelens relocating families from Ukraine to Iowa
When Augustana business faculty member Angela Boelens ran out of space to sponsor Ukrainian families, she started a not-for-profit, IA NICE. So far, IA NICE has brought 18 families to Iowa, and their communities welcome their impact.
First APEP student earns diploma
Augustana celebrated nearly 500 graduates in May at commencement, including David Staples — the college's first graduate to have benefited from the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP).
The call Lindsay Maess '05 had to take
Despite medical complications from a severe malaria infection she survived several years ago, Lindsay Maess '05 has returned to Nigeria to care for two chimpanzee infants and a gorilla infant that were rescued from traffickers.
LaGow '77 memorial scholarship and departmental gift help music education students excel
Music education was always close to the heart of Michael LaGow '77. He studied music education at Augustana and played flute in the Augustana Symphonic Band. Following his graduation, he continued his passion for music education by teaching flute lessons and playing in local music ensembles. LaGow passed away in 2022, and his love for Augustana music education continued with a surprise estate gift directed to support the music education department.
