The Augustana Vikings football team won their homecoming game against North Park and the rain held off as alumni and students celebrated. (more)
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We're featuring More Than I Imagined 2011 grads to see where they are today, and how they got there.
While working her way up to her current position of senior quality manager at Baxter Healthcare, Lizeth Galarza discovered a hidden passion for mentoring young professionals.
→ See our More Than I Imagined alumni 2011-2021!
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Celebrating our first-gen students Nov. 8
These students are the first in their family to attend college. Augustana will join the National First Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8. Look for emails offering ways you can support our first-gen students!
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New sports marketing internship honors Wrath ’80
Dave Wrath has retired from Augustana athletics, but his legacy will live on in the most appropriate way.
An endowed fund for the Dave Wrath '80 Sports Marketing Internship was announced Sept. 5 in honor of his 40 years of sharing Augustana’s stories and mentoring students. (more)
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When in Rome, kick the ball!
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Anna Fank '20 is playing for REVER Roma in the Series C division of Italian Women's Soccer this summer.
She played her first game Sept. 19 and scored the winning goal in a 2-1 match.
Fank majored in teaching Spanish at Augustana, which may explain her quick grasp of Italian on display in this video interview after her goal.
She was a first-team All-CCIW selection and a United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region honoree three years in a row.
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’71 grad hits hole-in-one at Viking Club outing
Eighty-two alumni, parents, staff and sponsors participated in the Viking Club’s annual golf outing on Sept. 18. John Malvik ’71 hit a hole-in-one on the par 3 16th hole.
The winning team included all former Viking lacrosse players: Alex Crescenti '16, Jeremy Gottardo '15, Taylor McGinnis '16 and Tim Pellus. They scored a 15-under par for the scramble. Funds raised will benefit Augustana’s student-athletes.
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After Dr. Dave Markward ’71 traveled to Selma, Ala., to re-enact the crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in support of voting rights, he began to research social justice.
In 2020, he established the Dr. David C. Markward Fund for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Augustana. (Learn more)
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