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Business Intelligence

Business intelligence (BI) is one of five concentrations in the business administration major. Business administration majors may choose more than one concentration, and also combine with other majors.

Augustana’s academic emphasis in BI replaces a previous focus in MIS (management information systems), with MIS now playing a smaller role within the more advanced, more comprehensive BI processes of data collection, analysis, reporting and decision-making.

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The impacts of liberal arts in the analytics industry

It’s easy to picture computing and analytics as a STEM only discipline, but that is, for the most part, incorrect. Through the years and as the analytics industry evolves, the participation and influence of other disciplines, most notably liberal arts, have continued to grow stronger. In fact, per a LinkedIn report, liberal arts grads are joining the analytics tech workforce at a faster rate than STEM grads. → Continue reading

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Augustana awarded $105,000 to launch business-liberal arts scholars program

Augustana will enroll students in its inaugural Business Education Steeped in the Liberal Arts (BESLA) cohort in fall 2025. Business administration majors enrolling in BESLA will pursue a second major or minor in the traditional liberal arts and learn from mentors from local and nonprofit organizations.

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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.

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How to start a dream job right after (or before) graduating from Augustana

Three 2024 grads show what can happen with curiosity, internships, good challenges and support from their Augustana success team.