Coffee and Conversation
Augie NAMI hosts Coffee and Conversation at Cool Beanz to kickoff the beginning of Mental Health Week.
Mental Health Week is a nationwide initiative to increase the awareness of mental health and well-being while decreasing the negative stigma around mental illnesses. Augustana NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a club on campus dedicated to improving the wellbeing and mental health of all Augustana students.
Coffee and Conversation will run from 10 a.m.-noon.
Student flu vaccine clinic
Augustana Community Health Outreach Organization (ACHOO) and AS-MRC will offer flu shots to students from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
There is no charge with insurance. For those without insurance, the fee is $30.
Bring your Insurance card (no cell phone pictures accepted).
If you have any of these insurance providers, your shot is covered:
United Health Care
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
AETNA Coventry/First Health
Humana HFN Healthlink
Health Alliance Meridian (Medicaid)
Molina Land of Lincoln
Illinicare (Medicaid) Medicare Part B
Holden Village 2020 info meeting
Students interested in spending a January term at Holden Village in January 2020 are invited to an informational meeting.
The term includes Comm 311, a 4-credit course on time, nature and technology, team-taught by Dr. Sharon Varallo (communication studies) and Dr. Dara Wegman-Geedey (biology/public health). No prerequisites.
The cost of the entire program (all travel, all lodging, meals) is $2,000. The program is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Augie Choice is available for juniors and seniors.
Swedish Council of America awards banquet
The American Scandinavian Association at Augustana College and the Augustana Historical will welcome the Swedish Council of America during its fall meetings, being held in the Quad Cities.
The three organizations will jointly host a banquet Oct. 12 honoring the Swedish Council’s 2018 award winners and recognizing the contributions of Dr. Dag Blank, director of the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana, and professor of American Studies at Sweden’s Uppsala University.
Tickets are $26.50 and reservations must be received by Oct. 8
The Swedish Council of America, headquartered in Minneapolis, presents awards that recognize contributions by individuals and organizations that further understanding of Swedish heritage and enhance appreciation of Swedish culture in the U.S. and Canada. Its executive director, Gregg White, will announce the 2018 SCA Awards.
Dr. Blanck, a recipient of the Carl Sandburg Medal of the Swedish-American Historical Society, will be honored with a special tribute from the Augustana Historical Society recognizing his contributions to scholarship related to Swedish-American interaction.
Janice Budd Gockel '68: Leveraging the Creative Mind in the World of Work
Janice Budd Gockel '68 will speak on "Leveraging the Creative Mind in the World of Work." This music-focused discussion will include Gockel's life and accomplishments as well as advice for current and aspiring musicians.
Gockel, a viola performance major at Augustana, has focused her career on enriching the lives of others. As the founder of Seattle’s first community music school, Music Center of the Northwest, she established an inclusive organization dedicated to providing high-quality music education and programming to students of all ages and backgrounds, regardless of prior music experience or financial resources.
Janice Budd Gockel '68: Using Our Gifts to Make the World a Better Place
Janice Budd Gockel '68 will speak on "Using Our Gifts to Make the World a Better Place." This music-focused discussion will include Gockel's life and accomplishments as well as advice for current and aspiring musicians.
Gockel, a viola performance major at Augustana, has focused her career on enriching the lives of others. As the founder of Seattle’s first community music school, Music Center of the Northwest, she established an inclusive organization dedicated to providing high-quality music education and programming to students of all ages and backgrounds, regardless of prior music experience or financial resources.
She also will speak on the topic "Leveraging the Creative Mind in the World of Work" at 4 p.m. Friday in Old Main 132.
Figge Art Museum excursion
Augustana students, faculty and staff are invited to free admission and activities to celebrate the Figge Art Museum's exhibition, "French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950."
Events will run from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Davenport museum.
The Office of Student Life will offer free transportation to the museum. Buses will leave from the Gerber Center at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. The last bus to return to the college from the Figge will leave at 3 p.m.
At 1 p.m., Dr. Randall Hall, saxophonist and Augustana associate professor of music, will give a presentation on French modern music.
There will be self-guided art activities in the Figge studios from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Refreshments will be available in the Community Gallery and docents will be available for tours from 11 am.-12:30 p.m.
The exhibition features 60 works of art from the Brooklyn Museum of Art's renowned European collection. It includes pieces by Monet, Cezanne, Chagall, Renoir, Matisse, Morisot and many others. The exhibit will run through Jan. 6.
RWC sundae Sunday
Need some sugar to fuel your end-of-term studying? Stop by the Reading/Writing Center this Sunday, October 7th between 7:00-8:30 p.m. to make yourself a free Whitey's ice cream sundae from our sundae bar.
And while you're here, why not schedule an RWC appointment (or three) for one of your upcoming major papers? Tutors will be on hand to show you how to make an appointment via Starfish and to answer your reading/writing questions.
See you Sunday, sundae, Sunday between 7:00 and 8:30pm... or until we run out of Whitey's!
Meet the Unhuggables of the Forest
Black Hawk State Historic Site will celebrate Halloween with a walk in the moonlight to meet chipmunks, foxes, spiders, snakes, bats and more. The animals, played by Augustana students, tell their stories about living in the forest.
Site naturalist Chuck Wester will have a show and tell program inside, and there will be refreshments.
This event is for all ages. The program is sponsored by Black Hawk State Historic Site in cooperation with Citizens to Preserve Black Hawk Park Foundation.
ITS work order training
The Information Technology department will offer training in how to use the work order portal for non-emergency, non-time sensitive work orders.
Other resources include a video tutorial and help page.