Celebration of Learning 2026

The annual Celebration of Learning showcases work by students, faculty and staff at Augustana.

This year's celebration on May 6, 2026, includes poster presentations, interactive sessions, panel presentations and special events.

Here is a schedule of posters and oral presentations by area of study or program.

Poster presentations, session I

9-10 a.m.
Gerber Center, Gävle rooms

• Education
• Economics
• Psychology
• Environmental Studies
• Geology
• Geography
• Math
• Political Science
• ALIVE program
• Communication Sciences and Disorders

Poster presentations, session II

1-2:15 p.m.
Gerber Center, Gävle rooms

• Biology
• Public Health
• Chemistry
• Education
• Psychology
• Neuroscience

Oral presentations, session I

10-11:15 a.m.

• Lindberg 202: Honors
• Olin 209: Music
• Old Main 117: Religion
• Old Main 28: Political Science
• Centennial Hall: Senior Art Show
• Old Main 132: Texas Medical Center
• Wilson Center: Accounting
• Brunner, Black Box: Creative Writing
• Lindberg, Murabito Commons: Multimedia in Journalism and Mass Communication
• Wilson Center: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Oral presentations, session II

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

• Olin Auditorium: Featured presentation, "Summer Student Research Fellowship: Tracking Residual-Yolk Energy in Hatchling Turtles from the Slough" (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
• Lindberg 202: Honors
• Olin 209: Sociology and Anthropology
• Old Main 117: Religion
• Old Main 28: French
• Old Main 132: Texas Medical Center
• WGSS lounge/Old Main 310: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Wilson Center: Business for Humanity Initiative

Oral presentations, session III

1-2:15 p.m. 

• Old Main 117: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Old Main 117: Philosophy
• Olin 209: Sociology and Anthropology
• Olin 209: American Studies
• Lindberg 202: Honors
• Old Main 28: French
• Old Main 132: Texas Medical Center
• STEM/Q Center, Hanson 202: Accounting
• Swenson Center reading room, Denkmann 140: Scandinavian Studies
• Lindberg, Murabito Commons: Communication Studies        

Oral presentations, session IV

2:30-3:45 p.m.

• Olin Auditorium: featured presentation, "Τελεῖσθαι: Contemporary Music as Ritual Practice", presented by Dr. Randall Hall (Music)
• Lindberg 202: Honors
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Old Main 117: Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Old Main 117: English
• Old Main 117 Scandinavian Studies
• Old Main 132L Film
• Lindberg, Murabito Commons: Communication Studies
• STEM/Q Center, Hanson 202: Engineering