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Bahls honored for leadership in career development
Augustana College President Steve Bahls has received the 2022 Career Services Champion Award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
2022 Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award winners announced
Kaitlin Jacobson's poem "crooked smile"” won the 23rd annual Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award at Augustana.
Class Notes
The latest alumni news and photos!
Alumnus gives largest gift in Augustana history – $40 million
Murry Gerber 75 has made a $40 million commitment to provide financial aid and scholarships to high-achieving students from families with lower incomes, many of whom will be the first in their family to attend college.
Dworkin brings 'The American Rhapsody' to Augustana April 8
Aaron Dworkin will perform his spoken word composition, "The American Rhapsody," on April 8 with the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Fernanda Lastra conducting.
Istad '98 wins Grammy for Mahler choral performance
Robert Istad '98 was amongst a group of musicians who won this year's Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for "Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand'."
Holocaust survivor?Rodi Glass?to speak May 2
Holocaust survivor Rodi Glass will speak about her experiences as a child in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands at 7 p.m. May 2. Her free talk will be available via Zoom.
Durbin to speak at commencement May 22
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, will deliver the address at the 162nd Commencement Convocation at Augustana College on Sunday, May 22.
Relationship drama 'The Captive' on stage April 7-10
Augustana College will present "The Captive," April 7-10, a 1926 melodrama about a woman who pretends to be with a man but is in love with a woman.
Paraguayan conductor joining Augustana this fall
Augustana College has appointed Paraguayan conductor Ernesto Estigarribia as assistant professor and director of orchestral activities, beginning this fall.
Eipers '23 lands All-American honors in weight throw
With a dogged dedication even a pandemic couldn’t deter, Carson Eipers has become the best thrower Augustana has ever seen.
DeGreve '20 brings mental health support to even more schools
Three years after she co-founded Augustana's The Gray Matters Collective —a mental health support and suicide awareness organization — Haley DeGreve continues to spread the message of hope and healing.
Fashion app wins Business Plan Competition
Students won $9,000 in total prize money in Augustana's 2022 Business Plan Competition.
College will host the 'Beyoncé Mass' April 13
Augustana College will welcome “Beyoncé Mass,” a groundbreaking Christian worship service that celebrates the spirituality of Black women, at 7 p.m. April 13 in Centennial Hall on campus.
A Classics case of an award-winning liberal arts experience
Kira Banks '23 came to Augustana to study biology and public health and, as often happens at a liberal arts school, discovered a passion for a seemingly unrelated major — Classics. Read about her recent award.
