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“The campaign has impacted every student. It’s impacted every faculty member. It’s impacted every program at Augustana College, and for that we are eternally grateful.” — President Steve Bahls

"From the moment he set foot on campus, Steve has always insisted on excellence as the goal, for himself and for Augustana." — Dr. Jeff Abernathy

Augustana’s new president showed that serving the Quad-City community as well as the college was important to him — though no one is sure how he found the time.

"In the nearly two decades that I’ve been in the diversity, equity and inclusion space, Augustana is the healthiest place I have worked." — Dr. Monica M. Smith

President Bahls’ greatest impact on diversity, equity and inclusion has been “his intentional engagement with diverse students and willingness to acknowledge that an opportunity exists." — Collis Jones '88

Campus has been transformed and modernized more in the past 20 years than probably any other time in Augustana history, without losing its history, beauty and charm.

Reflecting recommendations from the campus community, the investment of nearly $115 million in new and improved facilities is about more than bigger spaces.

As president, Steve Bahls crisscrossed the country to meet with alumni and friends of the college, successfully completing two ambitious fundraising campaigns.

Despite revenue losses since the pandemic closed campus in March, the college has added three varsity sports and a major, and launched a master’s program in speech-language pathology.