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Sturek '79 finds two apprentice 'swine cardiologists'
Pre-med students Brianna Greiner ’26 and Elise Krumenacker ’28 are conducting research with Dr. Michael Sturek '79 this summer, to study coronary artery disease. They are studying Ossabaw pigs because what they learn from Ossabaw pigs translates very well to humans.
Trio repeats as athletic/academic champs
Three student-athletes remain on top in their sport and studies — Charlotte Frere ’26, Charlotte Newport ’25 and Ocean Akau ’25. All three are repeat Academic All-American honorees, a feat achieved by only a few Vikings through the years.
From Atlas Mountains to the Midwest: Why Augustana College was worth leaving everything I knew
Being an international student means carrying pieces of home with you wherever you go. It also means knowing when it’s time to let go of comfort and chase something deeper.
Mapping coral reefs to study and help a critical ecosystem
Community-based learning on a large scale: Augustana geology students travel with faculty to the Caribbean island of Bonaire to research environmental change in coral reefs.
Teagle Foundation awards $225,000 grant to Augustana
A Cornerstone: Learning for Living implementation grant from The Teagle Foundation builds on progress the college is making to redesign its general education curriculum. The end goal is to create a cohesive, engaging experience for students — from their first year on campus and into their lives beyond college.
Society history
Phi Beta Kappa was founded on Dec. 5, 1776, at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the first college society to have a Greek-letter name, and established some of the hallmarks of the many such academic and social organizations that would follow, including a symbol, mottos in Greek and Latin, a code of laws, and a formal initiation ceremony.
Phi Beta Kappa
The Phi Beta Kappa Society strives to celebrate humane learning, which transcends the mere gaining of knowledge to encompass breadth of interest, depth of understanding, intellectual honesty, and an ability to engage in respectful, educated debate with those of differing views.
Hanson Hall of Science Expansion
The expansion of Augustana’s Hanson Hall of Science will build on the college’s excellent programs and tradition of success in the natural sciences.