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Schwiebert '72 establishes fund to address climate change
Mark Schwiebert '72, a former Rock Island mayor and Augustana trustee, has established a fund that will award grants each year for environmental education and studies.
Augustana will welcome largest class
The more than 800 new students include about 100 students from countries around the world and 237 first-generation students.
Location
Augustana College has been located in Rock Island, Illinois, since 1875.
Students create book for visually impaired
Seniors Kaitlyn Czerwonka and Leesa Potthoff went to Florida for spring break. They spent a week with high school students who are visually-impaired at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in Jacksonville. By the time the two elementary education majors left, they had written and designed a children’s book.
Lorraine Stamberger
Lorraine Stamberger '15 has received the Glenda Laws Undergraduate Paper Award from the Association of American Geographers for the best paper on an urban geographic topic by an undergraduate student. Stamberger is majoring in geography and environmental studies. Her research and paper assessed riverfront accessibility in the Quad Cities.
“My professors, advisors and bosses have helped me immensely by serving as passionate and enthusiastic role models for me as I found my niche at Augustana.”Read More
Millions in upgrades ready for students this fall
More than 700 new students set to arrive on campus this week, Augustana College is wrapping up a $7-million investment in summer construction. Among the improvements to campus is a $5-million remodel of one wing of Westerlin Residence Center, the college’s largest residence hall, housing more than 450 students.