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Swenson Center receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant
The $50,000 grant was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in the “Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections” category.
Augustana welcomes second largest group of new students
Augustana's fall enrollment includes 723 first-year students and 67 transfer students. This represents a 23% increase in new student enrollment over the last year.
Alumni invited to centennial celebration, ‘Met and Wed’ event
Alumni are invited to mark the 100th anniversary of Ascension Chapel and couples are invited to a "Met and Wed" event.
Augustana to host naturalization ceremony
More than 90 new citizens are expected to take part in the ceremony presided by the Honorable Sara Darrow, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central Illinois District. The event is part of Augustana's annual observance of Constitution Day, which was Sept. 17
Augustana’s John Deere Planetarium to host solar eclipse viewing
The event will feature safe telescope and naked-eye views of the partial eclipse of the sun from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Free indoor and outdoor programs in the planetarium, observatory and geology museum are planned.
U.S. News recognizes Augustana for undergraduate teaching, best value
The 39th ranking edition from U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 1,500 colleges and universities on as many as 19 measures.
‘The President’s Own’ U.S. Marine Band to perform at Augustana Oct. 13
The ensemble will perform at Centennial Hall Oct. 13. This marks the Marine Band's first Midwest tour in five years and the first time performing at Augustana College.
PBK Visiting Scholar addresses urgent climate crisis
On Oct. 2-3, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Dr. Corey D.B. Walker of Wake Forest University will present a public lecture, take part in class and seminar discussions, and meet informally with students and faculty.
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Augustana seeks participants for tinnitus research
The Tinnitus Activities Treatment–Online program includes video-recorded counseling sessions with a focus on the causes, prevalence, mechanisms and reactions to tinnitus. Thirty or more participants can take part in the sessions.
Frieze Lectures to examine feminism starting Oct. 19
The Frieze Lectures series continues for its 26th year, from Oct. 19 to Nov. 9. The free public lecture series was created to celebrate the oldest library in Illinois, the Rock Island Public Library, founded under the Local Library Act of 1872.
Augustana’s Ariano ’25 named a Bandits Scholar
Recognized for excellence in and out of the classroom, Kade Ariano '25 received a scholarship that pays for his junior year’s tuition at Augustana and a paid internship with the Quad Cities River Bandits in the summer of 2024.
Global Ambassadors welcome international students
Augustana welcomes 192 first-year and transfer international students this year. Seven Global Ambassadors, who are returning international students, assist the new students throughout the year.
Ready to welcome the Class of 2027
Faculty, staff and returning students will assist first-year students in moving to campus and beginning their Augustana journey.
Viking football players lend a hand to water line inventory project
More than 100 Augustana Vikings football players hit the streets of Rock Island near campus and Saukie Golf Course to assist with the water service line inventory project.
