High School Chamber Choral Fest

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.

The clinic will include skill specific stations and there will also be a goalie coach on site to work with any goal keepers in attendance. In the final hour of the clinic the participants will break down into three-on-three and four-on-four small game scrimmages. There will be prizes given throughout the day.

Stations will include various aspects of lacrosse, such as, the draw, defensive body positioning, midfield defense, sliding, successful clearing, dodging/shooting and many more situations. As well as working with the Augustana coaching staff, students will also have to opportunity to meet some current team members and work with them one-on-one throughout the day.

Campers are invited to come early and watch Augustana’s team conduct a practice from 9-10:30 a.m. There will also be a free recruiting seminar at 3 p.m., following the clinic for students to learn about the recruiting process (in general for all Divisions) and ask questions.

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. 

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.