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Davenportillo’s

Did somebody say Portillo’s?

Vallory Farrasso ’09 McCormack tells the Quad Cities to get ready.

 John and Lolly Kindschuh, Roy J. Carver

Kindschuh left legacy of projects at Augustana

John Kindschuh of Rock Island, 92, who served Augustana for 36 years and was among the last senior college administrators to have been ordained in the Augustana Lutheran Synod, died Feb. 15.

Emily Kahm’s American Catholicism class

Q & A with Emily Kahm, a theology teacher with a focus on sisters

Dr. Emily Kahm  teaches an upper-level course in American Catholicism that is centered around the work of women religious.

Becoming American graphic

Becoming American immigration film series coming to the Quad Cities

Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience, an NEH program, is coming to the Quad Cities this spring. Becoming American is a six-week public program featuring documentary film screenings and moderated discussions designed to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our immigration history.

 Austin E. Knowlton Center rendering

Augustana plans new academic program and building, expanded athletics

Augustana introduces kinesiology and the Austin E. Knowlton Center for Innovation in Health, Wellness and Human Performance.  

Mike Wolf

More opportunities with Augustana's move to semesters

Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, Augustana is switching from trimesters (three terms of 10 weeks) to semesters (two terms of 14 weeks).

Vickie Phipps and class

Five Questions: Vickie Phipps

Vickie Phipps, assistant professor of art and graphic design, shares her philosophy on what makes powerful design.

Concert to highlight composition winner’s ‘Galactic Palace’

The musical force is strong with Joshua Iyer. The senior from Aurora, majoring in music composition, will have the public premiere of his orchestral piece, “Music for the Galactic Palace,” Saturday in Centennial Hall.

Nadia Ayensah and Caroline Siaw in the kitchen

The International Dinner: one stew’s story

Students went into the Gerber Center kitchen to make sure their recipe from Ghana was done just right. 

Class Notes

News from alumni – January 2019.

In Memoriam: Nils Hasselmo

Dr. Nils Hasselmo, a scholar who made significant contributions to Swedish-American studies and former president of University of Minnesota, died on January 23, 2019 at age 87.

Darrin Good is latest alumnus to become a college president

Augustana College has had only eight presidents in 159 years, but it has graduated 15 people who became college presidents during their careers.

Conducting the youth choir at St. Paul Lutheran

A musical journey from student to colleague

Augustana mentors have been instrumental to Dan Pepper’s professional life.

Curtis Lecture: 'What Future has the Press in a Free Society?' March 28

British economist, journalist and academic Frances Anne Cairncross will give the 2019 Ellwood F. Curtis Family Lecturer in Public Affairs, “What Future has the Press in a Free Society?” March 28.

Career outcomes

Career Outcomes

Class of 2023 outcomes, of those who responded to the survey. Source: Institutional Research at Augustana; CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) at Augustana



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