First Lutheran Church (Rock Island)
41.497608,-90.573262
Women's Lacrosse Clinic
The Augustana women’s lacrosse players and head coach C.J. Durham will host a lacrosse clinic on campus for high school-age student-athletes. The clinic will run from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Capture the Flag Kickoff Party
The Office of Student Life Late Night committee will host a Capture the Flag Kickoff Party, with games, free tacos and T-shirts and a raffle.
Students are invited to meet new people, talk to returning students and have some fun on the first day of classes.
Rural buildings pose greater threat to birds
Augustana professor of biology Dr. Stephen Hager is the lead author of a new paper that finds larger buildings in rural areas pose a greater threat to birds than if those buildings were in an urban area. About a billion birds are killed every year when they fly into buildings.
Polyak '99 loves his job as superintendent
Dr. Nick Polyak '99 is a Chicago area school superintendent. In an interview, he explains why he thought his ultimate goal was becoming a math teacher and coach. But a mentor convinced him otherwise.
Gilman Scholarship winner reaches new heights in the Andes
Summer in Ecuador has given Lydia Lara ’19 her life’s direction, and the Gilman Scholarship got her there.
Augustana Lutheran Church
41.292579,-90.296877
Burrier '12 coaching soccer at Elk Grove
Former Augustana soccer player Dean Burrier '12 will coach girls' soccer this year at Elk Grove High School in the Chicago area.
Disc golf leads back to Haake '74
The Quad-Cities is host to the Professional Disc Golf Association’s Amateur and Junior Disc Golf World Championships. And Dale Haake '74 may be the person to thank.