Augustana to host naturalization ceremony
More than 90 new citizens are expected to take part in the ceremony presided by the Honorable Sara Darrow, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central Illinois District. The event is part of Augustana's annual observance of Constitution Day, which was Sept. 17
Vote for SGA fall senators by Sept. 20
Voting has begun for the Student Government Association's fall senators. Voting runs from Tuesday, Sept. 19, until Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 11:59 p.m.
Augustana’s John Deere Planetarium to host solar eclipse viewing
The event will feature safe telescope and naked-eye views of the partial eclipse of the sun from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Free indoor and outdoor programs in the planetarium, observatory and geology museum are planned.
Poetry reading: Yashika Graham
Award-winning Jamaican poet Yashika Graham will perform a poetry reading. This event is presented by the Augustana Jamaica Program and the Augustana English Department.
About the poet:
Yashika Graham is a Jamaican poet and current resident of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Graham is the winner of the 2019 Mervyn Morris Prize for Poetry, has received a Centrum Writer's Residency and has read at literary festivals, including Dodge Poetry (USA), Bristol (UK), the World Festival of Poetry (Venezuela) and Port Townsend (USA). Her poetry, prose and literary criticism have been published internationally; her debut collection, "Some of Us Can Go Back Home," is forthcoming from Blouse & Skirt Books.
Nursing virtual informational meeting
The Biology Department will host a half-hour virtual informational meeting for all students interested in nursing careers.
First-year students and sophomores will get an overview of the different paths into a nursing career. Juniors will learn how to apply to either the BA-BSN or BA-MSN dual degree programs with Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences this fall. Seniors will find out how to apply to a variety of ABSN and direct-entry MSN programs this fall and winter.
Nursing virtual informational meeting (juniors and seniors only)
The Biology Department will host a half-hour virtual informational meeting for juniors and seniors interested in nursing careers.
Juniors will learn how to apply to either the BA-BSN or BA-MSN dual degree programs with Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences this fall. Seniors will learn how to apply to a variety of ABSN and direct-entry MSN programs this fall and winter.
U.S. News recognizes Augustana for undergraduate teaching, best value
The 39th ranking edition from U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 1,500 colleges and universities on as many as 19 measures.
‘The President’s Own’ U.S. Marine Band to perform at Augustana Oct. 13
The ensemble will perform at Centennial Hall Oct. 13. This marks the Marine Band's first Midwest tour in five years and the first time performing at Augustana College.
Order Homecoming shirts by Sept. 22
Homecoming 2023 shirts are now available to order. This year's Homecoming theme is "Homecoming Through the Years."