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Updike: Dad's stories true in essence, not details
Speaking at Augustana, author David Updike said it is hard to determine how much is true in the stories his famous father wrote about him and his siblings. "I think it's true in its essence," he said, "but not in its details." Born in 1932, John Updike was an American author known for his novels, short stories and poetry. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for fiction.
Annual tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe set for Dec. 10
Augustana's annual Tribue to Our Lady of Guadalupe will take place on Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall. The event commemorates the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in 1531.
Journalism student works at Next Generation Radio
Multimedia journalism major Ben Payne '18 spent a week in Minneapolis at the Next Generation Radio project from Oct. 19-24. Payne learned the importance of collaboration in the newsroom and through social media. "I found my people" in public radio, Payne writes in his blog recap.
Frieze Lecture: Literary legacy of 1915's 'great' poems
Farah Marklevits, instructor in English, presents a Frieze Lecture on the literary legacy of the great poems of 1915, which included Robert Frost's "Road Not Taken" and TS Eliot's "Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock." The Frieze Lecture Series is an 18-year partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and Augustana College. It continues this year with the theme "1915 – A Landmark Year."
'Frank Lundahl and the Quad Cities' Nov. 18-Feb.12
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will present work by a local artist in "A Place Called Home: Frank Lundahl and the Quad Cities" Nov. 18, 2015–Feb. 12, 2016. Lundahl (1858-1932) was a Swedish-American artist born in Rock Island. A painter of interior murals by trade, his works in Augustana's collection focus on the world around him, calling attention to the everyday beauty of the region.
Wielenga '16 nails professor role in 'Bingo'
Senior Josh Wielenga "brings an honest maturity and decency" to his role as a college professor in a local theatre's production of "Bingo." The comedy is being staged by Richmond Hill players in nearby Geneseo, Ill., and runs through the weekend.
Students can find support services all in one place
Augustana College is creating a new center for student support services designed to help every student develop more successful habits, both in college and later life, and it's happening on the fourth floor of The Gerber Center.
Students can find support services all in one place
Augustana’s hub for student support services is designed to help every student develop more successful habits, both in college and later in life, and it’s happening on the fourth floor of The Gerber Center.
Frieze Lecture: How racism in entertainment shapes politics
Dr. Christopher Whitt, associate professor of political science, presents a Frieze Lecture on D.W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" and how racism in entertainment shapes politics. The Frieze Lecture Series is an 18-year partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and Augustana College. It continues this year with the theme "1915 – A Landmark Year."
Frieze Lecture: Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis' 100 years later
Dr. Lisa Seidlitz, associate professor of German studies, discusses Franz Kafka's "'The Metamorphosis' 100 years later" as part of the Frieze Lecture Series. The series is an 18-year partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and Augustana College. It continues this year with the theme "1915 – A Landmark Year."
Video: Intro to life at Augie
A look into some of the ways Augustana students spend their time outside class
More Than Words aids parents and children
Jill Brokaw credits the More Than Words program at Augustana's Center for Speech, Language and Hearing for helping her son, Jacob.
Video: Immigration patterns in U.S. history
In the 2015 Ander Lecture in Immigration History, sociology professor Dr. Peter Kivisto discusses immigration patterns in U.S. history and connects these to the politics of the current presidential race.
Culture houses help develop diverse social networks
With the number of students of color on campus more than doubling in the past seven years, a reflection of even broader changes in the nation's demographics, Augustana College is redoubling its efforts to help students build more diverse social networks as a key to their future success.
Augustana to digitize Hauberg materials
John Henry Hauberg was a researcher and photographer active in the Quad-City area in the early 20th century. He compiled some 150 unpublished volumes of Illinois history over the course of his life. This project will target 1,500 of the most historically significant glass plate images related to Native American culture and landscapes, Quad-Cities scenes, the Rock Island Arsenal, Black Hawk State Historic Site, and the Denkmann-Hauberg West End Settlement in Rock Island.
