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Augustanas come together to celebrate Synod
In what Augustana President Steve Bahls said likely was the first joint event in 140 years between Augustana College of Rock Island and Augustana College of Sioux Falls, the two schools came together Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church near the Illinois-Wisconsin border to celebrate the 150th anniversary of their founding.
“Augustana has not only changed the way I view things, but also transformed me into a strong leader.”Read More
Clara Youngberg music, undated
Clara Kristina Hammarquist was born in Sweden in 1845. She immigrated to the United States in 1868 and was active in the choir at First Lutheran Church in Rockford, Illinois. Collection contains one handwritten songbook of hymns with both music and text used in First Lutheran Church circa 1868-1870.
Studying insects, sometimes as an artist
Tierney Brosius is an assistant professor of biology professor at Augustana College who combines her passion for entomology — the study of insects — with beautifully detailed drawings.
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Marie Westerberg Vader papers, 1982-1983
Marie Westerberg Vader (1893-1994) was the daughter of Swedish immigrants and attended Iowa Lutheran Hospital’s Nurses Training School in Des Moines, Iowa from 1915 to 1917. Collection includes her remembrances of her time there and a brief history of the hospital.
Augustana's Williams is lone undergrad presenter at American Historical Association
Senior Rob Williams had the distinction of being the only undergraduate to present his research at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.
“As cliché as it may sound, I chose Augustana because it felt like home. ”Read More