Viking Visit Day
Viking Visit Days help prospective students and their families learn more about what Augustana College has to offer.
Attendees will participate in a campus tour, student opportunities fair and an informational session by Admissions. You'll also hear a special presentation about how CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) connects students with the ways they can bring their career goals and dreams to life.
Fall Visit Day
Fall Visit Day helps prospective students and their families learn more about what Augustana College has to offer.
The day begins with a 9 a.m. check-in at the Carver Center, followed by an academic session in your chosen major led by members of our faculty. You will finish your day with a campus tour and lunch in our main dining hall.
Augustana officials, students canvas neighborhoods for lead drinking water pipes survey
Student research assistants were joined by President Andrea Talentino and Dr. Dianna Shandy for a morning of knocking on doors in Rock Island to encourage residents to report the material of their water service lines.
What to expect your first year at Augustana
A new environment can bring new challenges, but also positive experiences. Here are some things I wish I knew before I came to Augustana College, and how you can prepare yourself before you arrive.
Baseball’s Ozanic wins $10,000 NCAA scholarship
The NCAA honored baseball's Matt Ozanic ’22 with the prestigious $10,000 Postgraduate Scholarship to use for graduate study at a university or professional school.
’16 grad combats newborn mortality in rural Kenya
By developing curriculum to teach neonatal resuscitation protocol to medical practitioners in Mutomo, Kenya, Dr. Alyssa Nelson ’16 Motzel was determined to not only teach her peers, but also help them continue to train others.
Lessons and carols
Enjoy a beautiful, spiritual presentation of lessons and carols within the intimate setting of Ascension Chapel. The Augustana Chamber Singers and Campus Ministries and the Ascension Ringers will present the story of Christ's birth in readings and song.
Visitors should note that Ascension Chapel is on the second floor of the Bahls Center, and there is currently no elevator or chairlift.
Lessons and carols
Enjoy a beautiful, spiritual presentation of lessons and carols within the intimate setting of Ascension Chapel. The Augustana Chamber Singers, and Campus Ministries and the Ascension Ringers will present the story of Christ's birth in readings and song.
Visitors should note that Ascension Chapel is on the second floor of the Bahls Center, and there is currently no elevator or chairlift.
Augustana Jazz Ensemble Christmas concert
The Augustana Jazz Ensemble will perform a holiday concert, "Swingin' Christmas at Augustana," directed by Dr. Joel Lindscheid.
Program:
Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson arr. John LaBarbara)
The Little Drummer Boy (Davis, Onorati, Simeone arr. Joe Jackson)
White Christmas (Irving Berlin arr. Roger Holmes)
Christmas Time is Here (Vince Guaraldi arr. Todd Fronauer)
Nutcracker Suite I: "Overture" (Tchaikovsky arr. Ellington/Strayhorn)
Nutcracker Suite IV: "Sugar Rum Cherry" (Tchaikovsky arr. Ellington/Strayhorn)
Everybody’s Waitin' for the Man with the Bag (Stanley, Taylor, Brooks arr. Rick Stitzel)
The Christmas Song (Torme, Wells arr. Paul Jennings)
Go Tell it on the Mountain (Traditional arr. Alan Baylock)
Jingle Bells (Pierpont arr. Ernie Wilkins)
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.