Film: 'The Eternals'
The Student Life Programming Board hosts a movie night featuring "The Eternals".
Description:
“Eternals,” the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a two-and-a-half-hour epic that introduces nearly a dozen new characters, hops back and forth through time over thousands of years, and begins with an opening text crawl that reveals a previously unknown origin of the human species.
This film will be reshown on March 11 and March 12 at 8:00 P.M. in the Olin Auditorium.
The Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Dr. William Reisinger of the University of Iowa will discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is a guest of the Augustana political science department.
The campus community may attend in person or virtually.
Dr. Reisinger is know for his expertise on Russia and recently was interviewed on National Public Radio.
Jazz masterclass with Matt Wilson
New York-based drummer Matt Wilson, named 2018 Musician of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, will offer a free masterclass/clinic for students from Augustana College and St. Ambrose University The clinic is open to the public.
At 8 p.m., Wilson and his Arts & Crafts ensemble will perform a free concert in Wallenberg Hall.
Originally from Knoxville, Ill., Wilson joins Gary Versace on piano, Martin Wind on bass, and Mike Rodriguez on trumpet in a highly regarded jazz quartet.
The class and performance are sponsored by Augustana College and St. Ambrose University, with additional financial assistance from the Augustana Humanities Fund.
Poem to Song
Poems by seven area poets become new songs by nine composers. Poets will include Augustana's Farah Marklevits and Beth Roberts, and composers include Jacob Bancks, associate professor of music, and Monica Gil '17.
Davenport native Lily Arbisser, soprano, will make her Chamber Music Quad Cities debut.
Other poets are Audra Kerr Brown, Joe Chambers, Therese Guise, Carl Herzig and Johnnie Woods> Poets will read their poems aloud; each reading will be followed by a song using that poem as text.
Other composers include Brian Baxter from the Quad City Symphony, William Campbell, St. Ambrose University, Patrick Castillo, Monica Gil, Robinson McClellan, Thomas Sauer, Nathan Shields and Suzanne Sorkin.
Well-Being Lab: Controlling your ants (automatic negative thoughts)
Jacob Romaniello will share practical advice for calming the mind and gaining control over negative thoughts.
Well-Being Lab: Q&A with counseling services
The Augustana Director of Counseling Services, Dr. William Iavarone, to learn about Augustana's services, how to get a referral, and ask any questions regarding therapy or mental health.
Class Notes
Alumni share their news and photos!
'The 39 Steps' zooms onto stage March 10-13
Augustana College will present “The 39 Steps” March 10-13, a Hitchcock masterpiece crossed with a spy novel and a dash of Monty Python.
Why I chose a local college
All Justin wanted after high school was to get as far away from the Quad Cities as possible for college. But when he found Augustana, his plans changed.
Creators of musical will explain their process March 12
The writers and a leader actor in the upcoming "Aaron Power!", an Irish-American musical of diversity, will talk about their work at 2 p.m. March 12 at the Brunner Theatre Center on campus.