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Strategic Plan for Thomas Tredway Library
Goals, Objectives, and Short-Term Outcomes
Spring term 2016-17 dean's list
Augustana College announces the students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2016-2017 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
Holi Festival benefits Water to Thrive
The annual Hindu Holi Festival also raises funds for Water to Thrive, a nonprofit dedicated to “spreading awareness of the global water crisis while raising funds needed to construct water wells” in rural Africa.
Livingston '86 named president of Lewis University
Dr. David J. Livingston has been appointed as the 10th president of Lewis University, a private Catholic school in Romeoville, Ill. He graduated from Augustana College with a degree in chemistry in 1986.
NPR host to give annual Curtis Lecture
Maria Hinojosa, host of NPR's "Latino USA," will give this year's Ellwood F. Curtis Family Lectureship in Public Affairs at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21 in Wallenberg Hall on the second floor of the Denkmann Memorial Building (3520 7th Ave., Rock Island). Her lecture is titled, "The case for owning our power and our voice: Now more than ever." Admission is free.
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Culture houses and organizations
The Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity oversees three cultural houses.
Multicultural events
Annual events on campus include the PACE Multicultural Mentorship Program, the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, the Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration and Day of the Dead.
Hanson '48 remembered for his leadership
Robert A. Hanson, who died May 19, 2016, was at the helm of Deere & Co. as it made the tough choices necessary to weather the farm crisis of the 1980s. He also had a lifelong commitment to his community. In 2010, Hanson and his wife, Patricia Hanson, gave $8 million, the largest single gift in the history of Augustana College, to name the Science Building and the building's lecture hall wing.
PACE Multicultural Mentorship Program
The PACE Multicultural Mentorship Program is a year-long program designed for first-year and transfer students of color. All students are welcome.