Scandinavian Studies alumni fika
Augustana Scandinavian Studies alum are invited to enjoy fika in the Swenson Center (Denkmann). Fika is immediately following the program "Sweden as Our Classroom: Partnerships with Uppsala University and Beyond" at 9:00 a.m. in Wallenberg Hall. These events are part of Augustana College Homecoming and the inauguration of Augustana's ninth president, Dr. Andrea Talentino.
RSVP requested for adequate refreshments
Mahjong Tournament
The Mahjong Club hosts its official semester tournament. People can compete for a spot as a finalist in the tournament for prizes. There will be traditional food/snacks provided for all who attend.
For those who cannot come each week or are still learning, there will also be non-competitive tables, and people do not need to be fluent in Chinese to play.
Augie Acres succulent night
Augie Acres is hosting a free succulent night. In order to receive a free succulent, you must attend three Augie Acres events, such as a meeting or work party.
Conference panel: 'Youth Are Calling for Action'
Jack Hughes, an Augustana College geology major, will be part of a panel, "Youth Are Calling for Action," at the Upper Mississippi River Conference.
The conference runs Oct. 19-20 with a schedule of speakers that includes academics, students, government officials, planners, journalists and conservationists.
Art Cullen, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of the Storm Lake (Iowa) Times, will speak Wednesday evening.
Pearce retiring from WVIK; reception Oct. 25
Jay Pearce, chief executive officer and general manager of Quad Cities NPR affiliate WVIK, will retire Oct. 28 after 11 years at the station.
DeSimone to lead Viking Club fundraising, engagement
David DeSimone, Augustana College head tennis coach, is adding fundraising and booster engagement to his duties.
Texas Medical Center internships info meeting
An informational session and application workshop will be held for juniors interested in the Texas Medical Center Summer Research Internship Program.
This is a paid full-time, 10-week research internship in Houston., open to all major.
The application deadline for summer 2023 is 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 2022.
Texas Medical Center consists of 49 member institutions, employs more than 93,500 people, and serves approximately 6 million patients. It is the largest medical complex in the world. The heart of the program is located at two primary institutions: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor college of Medicine.
Previous Augustana students have been placed at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world's leading treatment and research centers; Texas Children's Hospital, an international leader in pediatric medicine; as well as Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center's prestigious Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care.
Internships are available in all majors. Students who have participated in the program have majored in art, business, communications, English and psychology, in addition to science fields.
Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, to speak at Augustana
Arun Gandhi, a socio-political activist, journalist and philanthropist, will share his grandfather’s message of the transformational power of channeling one’s anger into an agent for doing good.
Students kick off inauguration festivities
The celebration of President Andrea Talentino's inauguration started Sunday with an Inauguration Kickoff Student Picnic, a special event just for students.
Pride in Memory reception
Quad Cities Pride in Memory will host a reception in honor of its first display of local LGBTQ historical artifacts.
In collaboration with the Putnam Museum, Augustana College, Sarah Robb and Fourth Wall Films, Pride in Memory will unveil a set of six history panels representing the lives of local LGBTQ+ residents from a variety of perspectives and relevant topics from the 1960s through the 2000s.
The panels were created under the direction of Robb, a local artist.
Augustana students Hannah Weber, Mackenzie Sullivan and Katie Zenisek are taking individual histories for the project, and producing multi-media presentations such as public radio podcasts made available online, a published booklet and more.
The students will be present to answer questions, along with a representative of Moline-based Fourth Wall Films, which is collaborating with Pride in Memory on a full-length documentary film.