Campus Update: Speakers, stargazing and student awards

April 27, 2023

💡 The Celebration of Learning is May 10

This year's Celebration of Learning, which showcases work by Augustana students, faculty and staff, is Wednesday, May 10.

Featured presenters include Dr. Carolyn Yaschur and Sarah Walton '23 on their teaching experience in Nepal; alumni Angie Mitchum '08 Sharp and Jordan Delp '09 on finding careers to match their passions; and first-year students Madi Greenwood, Graham Hunt, Emmet Johnson and Hannah McKoon on their research experiences in the Mojave Desert and Ecuador. → more

📌 Deadlines

• Honor Council applications are due tomorrow. All non-graduating students are eligible.

🗣️ Guest speakers

• Coty Fournier, author and consultant, will share her inspirational journey to executive leadership Monday at 6 p.m. in the Olin auditorium. Presented by Her Campus.
• Megan Irwin, artist and professor at East Carolina University, will discuss the future of archives and the importance of physical objects in a digital world Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Wilson Center.
• Michael Reddington, author and president of InQuasive, Inc., will present on strategic listening techniques Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Centennial Hall. Presented by the accounting department and the local IMA chapter.

📅 Events

🎭 "The God of Vengeance" will have four performances at the Brunner Main Stage Theatre this week: today, tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday.

🎉 Celebrate Diversity Week with the annual Diversity Celebration in the Gävle rooms tomorrow.

🎶 The Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble and Concert Chorale will perform their program "And I Can Sing" this Saturday in Centennial Hall.

🌐 Experience immersive, interactive art and technology at the first annual Vibrant Augie TechFest this Saturday at 5 p.m.

🌠 Augustana's John Deere Planetarium will be open to the public this Saturday, 8:30-10 p.m., for a viewing of Venus, Mars and the moon.

🤚 This year's Take Back the Night rally this Sunday at 7 p.m. will feature a presentation from poet and spoken word artist Aubrey Barnes.

⚽ Sign up for the Cardio Sport workshop next Wednesday and get certified to teach sports-based workouts on campus. Registration required.

👏 Congrats to these students!

• Junior bowling student-athlete Delaney Walsh received the 2023 Chris Martin Perseverance Award from the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
• Senior Carly Davis won the Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award with her poem "Seattle Song."
• The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program announced the winners of the Audre Lorde Prize and department awards.

→ See more student awards and recognition.