April 2020

Dr. Emily Landon ’99, speaking at Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s news conference March 20.

Vikings vs. COVID-19

Our alumni are helping in their communities in many ways during this unprecedented time. May the dedication and resourcefulness shown by these Vikings, and so many others, inspire us all.

• Dr. Emily Landon '99, and Ryan Landi '09 help lead during a pandemic

• Dr. David Walton '98 coming at COVID-19 with a global perspective

• Dr. Rebecca Heick ’96 spreading facts, not fear

• Dr. Randy Heinzel '98 calmly explaining mortality rates

• Dr. Max Petersen '10 offering encouraging words

• Dr. Rhonda Sowards '00 using her teamwork experience

When Augustana announced it would move to remote learning on March 18, the campus community joined forces to ensure our students would not miss a beat — virtually speaking. (more)

Reporter Ricossa ’19 interviews Dr. Fockler

KWQC-TV's Montse Ricossa ’19 interviews geography professor Dr. Matt Fockler about ways to make distance learning work…because as he says, we’re all in this together. (Watch)

Construction begins on $18M Lindberg Center

The new Peter J. Lindberg, M.D. Center for Health and Human Performance next to Evald Carlsson Hall is scheduled to open in 2021. The academic/athletic center with a new pool honors 1961 grad Dr. Peter J. Lindberg. (more)

For the young, or the young at heart, this packet is geared to bring a little Blue and Gold love to your home. Print the pages, or work the puzzles on your favorite device. Either way, be sure to use tagging or hashtags (#augustanacollege) in your posts.

Vikings to add three sports in 2021-2022

Augustana will add women's wrestling and men's and women's water polo beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year, bringing the total of varsity sports to 14 each for men and women. The new pool in the Lindberg Center allowed the college to add water polo to its varsity lineup.

Olson ’79 offers career advice webinars

Shelby Olson ’79, a leadership and career management consultant, is offering one-hour webinars for Augustana alumni on key career management topics.

The free webinars will be from 7-8 p.m. (CST) on:

April 14 — LinkedIn Best Practices for Proactively Managing Your Career
April 21 — Networking Strategies to Support Career Success
April 28 — Top Interview Strategies for Success in Today's World of Work

Efforts on the career front

The staff of Augustana's Office of Career Development is working hard to help students in this changing job market. Among other efforts, they are monitoring Hiring Freezes, a resource that lists employers who are hiring, freezing hiring or laying off workers.

CORE also is encouraging students to meet virtually with career coaches and with alumni through Viking Connections.

Alumni whose employers are hiring are asked to contact Career Development.

Gen Z is made for Lutheran higher education

Generation Z’s defining traits — socially responsible, purpose-driven, cost-conscious and culturally open — seemed to fit perfectly with the mission of Lutheran higher education. Read more at Intersections.