All-campus retreat: Be Well. Together.
The theme of the annual all-campus retreat this year is "Be Well. Together."
Schedule
8 a.m. Buffet breakfast
8:45 a.m. President’s welcome
9 a.m. "A Year Unlike Any Other" with Wes Brooks, Bob Lanzerotti, Fred Kurt, Sarah Lashley and Mike Zapolski
10 a.m. Keynote address: "Beyond Deep Gladness: Coming to Terms with Vocations We Don’t Choose" with Deanna Thompson, director of the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values and Community at St. Olaf College
11:30 a.m. "Stronger Together" with Melinda Pupillo, Monica Smith, Farrah Roberts, Bill Iavarone and Chris Beyer
Noon Lunch provided in the Gerber Center (remember to bring your Augustana ID)
→ Sign up for afternoon sessions, including campus tours, guided meditation and book discussions, during the morning sessions.
QC College Career Fair
The virtual QC College Career Fair will run from from noon-3 p.m. Students will be able to meet with employers and hiring organizations at their virtual booths through one-on-one sessions and interviews.
Local and regional employers offering internships, apprenticeships, and part-time, and full-time positions in business, government, health care, manufacturing, non-profits, science, and social services will be represented.
Students should log in to Handshake, and open the Events link at the top of the page.
Select available sessions with employers based on job or internship, industry, location, etc. Many employers are still adding sessions and jobs.
Alumni mix Sloughfest experience into new music company
Two of the students who organized the first Sloughfest on-campus music festival have started their own music artist management/consulting company.
Second City
Chicago's Second City improv theatre group has been doing live performances for 60 years. Join the Augustana College Office of Student Life Programing Board for some laughter at a fun and interactive show.
Black Hawk and Augustana head back to school, together
Through a new agreement, students applying to Black Hawk with the intention of completing an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree may apply to Augustana at the same time.
Class Notes July-August 2021
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Women's volleyball vs. Carroll
The Augustana women's volleyball team will host the Carroll University Pioneers of Waukesha, Wis.
Upcoming: Pumpkin Bash
Oct. 29: 4 p.m. vs. Benedictine and 8 p.m. vs. Simpson
Oct. 30: 1 p.m. vs. Edgewood
Women's volleyball vs. Millikin
The Augustana women's volleyball team will play the Big Blue of Millikin University.
Home schedule
Oct. 15: 7 p.m. vs. Dubuque
Oct. 20: 7 p.m. vs. Carroll
Pumpkin Bash
Oct. 29: 4 p.m. vs. Benedictine and 8 p.m. vs. Simpson
Oct. 30: 1 p.m. vs. Edgewood
Painted Flower Pots class
The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center will offer a Painted Flower Pots with folk art-inspired designs class for members and nonmembers.
There are two attendance options: in-person or virtual. Virtual does not include supplies or the free Swedish ivy plant, but you will be provided with a supplies list ahead of time.