Welcome Week open houses
Students and families are invited to open houses from 10 a.m.-noon at the Augustana College Teaching Museum of Art in Centennial Hall, Thomas Tredway Library, The Gerber Center, Hanson Hall of Science, Brunner Theatre Center, Carlsson Evald Hall, Old Main and the Fryxell Geology Museum in the Swenson Hall of Geosciences.
Christmas at Augustana presented by Quad City Bank & Trust
The Augustana Symphony Orchestra joins the Augustana Brass Ensemble, Ascension Ringers, Augustana Choir, Augustana Concert Chorale and Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble in a celebration of the holiday season. Performances are today and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets will go on sale Sept. 30.
Christmas at Augustana
The Augustana Symphony Orchestra joins the Augustana Brass Ensemble, Ascension Ringers, Augustana Choir, Augustana Concert Chorale and Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble in a celebration of the holiday season.
Program
Serge Prokofiev, Kije’s wedding and troika from "Lt. Kije"
Leroy Anderson, "Sleigh Ride"
Gary Fry, "A Christmas Gloria"
Dan Forrest, "See, amid the winter’s snow"
John Rutter, "Shepherd’s Pipe Carol"
Mack Wilberg, "Joy to the World"
David Willcocks, "Carols"
Top 10% for biology majors
Augustana is ranked in the top 10 percent of four-year college and university programs nationwide for the study of general biology.
Opening reception: Världen är liten/The World is Small
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will hold an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. for "Världen är liten/The World is Small. Modern Swedish and Swedish American Works."
This exhibition highlights works in the collections by Swedish and Swedish-American artists whose practice brought them into conversation with Parisian Modernism. It will run through Feb. 9.
The exhibit is in partnership with the Figge Art Museum’s exhibition of "French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950," and is supported, in part, by a grant from the Swedish Council of America. "French Moderns" will be on view at the Davenport museum from Oct. 9-Jan. 6.
Opening reception: "Five Alumni: Continuing to Create"
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will hold an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. for "Five Alumni: Continuing to Create."
This exhibition features recent work by five alumni artists invited by the art department. It will run through Oct. 27.
Residential Life open house
The Office of Residential Life invites new students are invited to its open house from 10 a.m.-noon. This is an opportunity for students to visit their residence hall rooms before move-in Aug. 30.
Students should go directly to their residence hall.
Here is a map showing nearby parking.
Student Activities Fair
The Student Activities Fair gives new students the chance to connect with nearly 200 student groups and organizations on campus.
Meet your peer group at the location designated by your first-year or transfer mentor no later than 9:30 a.m. Your mentor will accompany your group to the Student Activities Fair.
Bailey’s blog: Climbing cliffs and trapping birds
Senior Bailey Aasen is blogging from Greenland, where she is part of an Augustana field crew along with Dr. Jennifer Burnham, associate professor and chair of geography.
Bandits Scholars score for the home team
In his internship with the QC River Bandits, Daniel Tjaden ’20 can learn ways to connect players with their fans.