Swap Don’t Shop
Sierra Club and Campus Closet will be in the Quad with free secondhand clothes from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for you to browse through and take home. Bring your own clothes that you would like to donate. (Please donate only items that are in good condition and have been washed.) Shoes and accessories are also welcome. Save money, avoid waste and reduce the demand for raw materials.
Augustana student groups will host hands-on activities and events for Earth Week, April 22-28. All are invited to connect with nature and help make an impact on campus.
Earth Week in the Brew
It's Earth Week in the Brew:
Augustana student groups will host hands-on activities and events for Earth Week, April 22-28. All are invited to connect with nature and help make an impact on campus.
Augie Acres fundraiser
Augie Acres will be selling art prints, seed balls, succulents, stickers and baked goods to support spring planting day.
Featured drinks in the Brew
Trail Mix Latte – Hazelnut, mocha and caramel
Pollinator's Paradise – Honey lavender and strawberry matcha
Penny Wars
Groups will be collecting money for Penny Wars at each Earth Week event and in the Brew. The environmental student leader with the most coins will jump in the Slough to conclude Earth Week. Organizations include Augie Acres, Sierra Club, Campus Closet, Office of Student Cultural Connection, Student Government Association, Film Club and Delta Chi Theta sorority.
Afcon
The African Students Association will host its version of the African Cup of Nations. Students form teams representing an African country and play a soccer match, and the winners get a trophy! There will be board games and food as well.
Community Survey review
The campus community is invited to a review of the results of the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium Sense of Community Survey that was conducted last fall.
These presentations are designed to show how respondents perceive the campus community and to generate meaningful conversation regarding the feedback that was received.
Thank-A-Donor
Swing by the Brew to write thank you notes to Augustana donors who made a gift on A Day of Giving.
Snacks and sodas will be provided at the event from 5-7 p.m. Participants will be entered in a drawing for Viking Bucks.
From Dubuque to Selma & Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism
Dr. Dave Markward '71 will discuss his memoir, "From Dubuque to Selma & Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism in America."
He is a former Moline teacher and coach, and superintendent of Rock Island-Milan schools.
He will be featured at the Rooting Out Poverty Book Club discussion. Participation is free.
Student recital: Evan James, jazz
Evan James, a music education major, will perform a jazz recital.
Student Recital, trombone
Senior JT Gawron, a music education major, will perform a bass trombone recital.
Senior Alex Sell, a biochemistry major, will perform a bass trombone recital.
Senior Adi Walker, a biology major, will perform a tenor trombone recital
Student Recital: Sylvia Hughes, mezzo soprano
Senior Sylvia Hughes, a multimedia journalism and mass communications and communication studies major, will perform a vocal recital.
Student Recital: Aaron Randolph, double bass, guitar, tenor
Senior Aaron Randolph, a sociology and anthropology major, will perform a recital.