Nursing info session
Dr. Dara Wegman-Geedey will lead an info session for students interested in a career in nursing, and outline the different paths into nursing.
The Google Meet will run from 6:30-7:15 p.m.
• Register and a link will be sent to you.
Bike Club first meeting
The Bike Club will be have its first (virtual) meeting at 8 p.m. Oct. 13. All are welcome.
The group will talk about goals for the club and future bike rides. Bike Club explores the Quad Cities and takes frequent casual rides.
Contact Siena Oliveri if you would like the link to the Google Meeting.
Racial Justice and Equity: The Politics of Identity on Tuesday
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host virtual town hall, Racial Justice and Equity: The Politics of Identity.
Professionals and scholars in law, political science, sociology, history and religion will talk about justice and equity in the U.S., biases in social institutions,how identity is linked to systemic inequality and solutions to racial injustices.
Augustana panelists will include Steven C. Bahls, president; Dr. Paul Croll, associate professor of sociology, anthropology, and social welfare; Dr. Lauren Hammond, assistant professor of history; Dr. Harwood McClerking, assistant professor of political science; and Dr. Michelle Wolff, assistant professor of religion.
Other panelists will be Dwight L. Ford, M.Div., senior pastor Grace City Church and executive director of Project NOW, and Dr. Corey J. Miles, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, Morgan State University.
You can submit questions for the panelists in advance.
More about the panelists:
Steven C. Bahls has been president of Augustana College for sixteen years, has taught corporate law and written extensively about higher education and shared governance.
Dr. Paul Croll's research examines attitudes and beliefs about race in America through the lenses of whiteness, white privilege, and colorblindness.
Reverend Dwight L. Ford is an innovative leader, author, thought-provoker, and public theologian who is known for his commitment to vulnerable populations and impoverished community.
Dr. Lauren Hammond current work examines African American diplomatic and intellectual engagement with the island of Hispaniola and its peoples as part of a global search for racial democracy for black people. In the community, she focuses on racial equity and racial reconciliation with the church.
Harwood K. McClerking has a Ph.D. in the academic discipline of Political Science and works in one of the discipline’s major fields: American Politics. America is an intriguing laboratory. He believes that some of the most interesting parts of the American experience are how we as a people have tried to come to grips with our differences. Trying to understand those experiences with difference shapes his work in social science.
Dr. Corey J. Miles is the recipient of a 2018-2019 American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship and the 2018-2019 Diversity Fellowship at Augustana. He is an engaged activist for All Black Lives, where he works alongside community members to change the structural conditions of Black people.
Dr. Michelle Wolff was born in in South Africa during apartheid, raised in the US, and became a first-generation college student. They make regular research trips to their homeland and are currently writing their first book-length biography of intersex scholar, priest, and activist Sally Gross.
Symposium Day: What is truth?
Every fall, Augustana devotes a day to an alternative approach to learning.
Symposium Days include invited speakers, faculty, students, alumni, and opportunities to practice the liberal arts and be involved with the community.
The fall 2020 Symposium Day will center on the question: What is truth? It will be virtual via Google Meets or Zoom.
Four featured speakers will participate in live sessions.
There also will be asynchronous sessions (pre-recorded sessions posted to a Moodle site with opportunities for asynchronous interaction via forums, etc.).
On Symposium Day, the recordings will be distributed to the campus community.
Log in to Augustana Moodle to choose a session and get a link to view it.
Ander Lecture focuses on Swedish divas
This year's O. Fritiof Ander Lecture in Immigration History will focus on the 19th century Swedish divas Jenny Lind and Christina Nilsson.
Javier Avila pre-show
The Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity will host a Javier Avila pre-show with trivia, treats and prizes. Students can go to any of the following rooms: Olin auditorium, Hanson 102 or Hanson 304.
Javier Avila: "The Trouble with My Name" begins at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Other pre-show hosts are the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Office of Student Life and Leadership; Office of International Student and Scholar Services; Multicultural Programming Board; OSL Leadership Academy; Latinx Unidos; and Greek Council.
Tri Beta first meeting
Tri Beta (Beta Beta Beta) will have its first meeting of the year. Students who are biology majors/minors or who are thinking about majoring/minoring in biology or a biology-related field are especially invited.
This meeting will be to discuss plans for the year, hear ideas, and introduce the executive board.
Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society is a group for those students who dedicate themselves to improving the overall understanding and appreciation of biology, while also striving to achieve further knowledge of the subject through scientific research and individual student projects.
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