 December 2019  We're in the spirit!
When Christmas at Augustana fills Centennial Hall, it means we're officially ready for holidays. Get in the spirit yourself by enjoying this photo gallery, or if you need more, the entire performance is available to stream.
WQAD News 8 will air a rebroadcast of Christmas at Augustana on MY TV 8.3 on Christmas Day, and also from 4-5:30 p.m. Dec. 28 on Channel 8.
 (Photo courtesy of Star Courier, Kewanee, Ill.) ’03 grad brings color to Syrian school
Using an iPad, art teacher Marc Nelson ’03 connects his students in Kewanee, Ill., to students in war-torn Syria. Nelson and his wife, writer Jill Bartelt ’02, met when they were tutors at Augustana. (more)
 Mitchum ’75 helps students jump-start careers
Retired CEO Bob Mitchum ’75 took the lead in organizing Chicago Accounting and Finance Interview Day, where more than 90 Augustana students met with representatives from 37 firms/companies. (more)
‘A lot of people thought we were wrong’
The Augustana Observer interviewed Bill Bork, Dale Edlefson and Donovan Larson, who were sophomores in 1969 when the Vietnam War was in full force. Find out what they did. (more)
 Student activism and the murder of Bill Sampson ’70
 Olson ’79 is the lead act for Winter in the Windy City
Shelby Olson ’79, a career management and leadership consultant, will lead a presentation/discussion for current parents and recent graduates from 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 16 prior to the annual Winter in the Windy City reception for alumni, parents and friends from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Both events will be at Holland & Knight, 27th Floor, 150 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago.
Save the date
(The college is closed for the holidays from Dec. 24, 2019-Jan. 1, 2020.)
Dec. 7-13 Season of Light Planetarium shows
Dec. 12-15 Mississippi Bend Players: "Santaland Diaries"
Jan. 16 Parents-only presentation/discussion on careers with Shelby Olson ’79
Jan. 16 Winter in the Windy City
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Celebration
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