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AUGUSTANA NOW campaign to raise $125 million
Augustana College is launching a $125 million campaign to strengthen its endowment and prepare graduates for a world that increasingly needs them.
Bock-style bell tower gets a makeover
As a part of the college’s campus beautification campaign, the venerable bell tower is getting some maintenance and a new paint job.
Campus mourns Dr. Dorothy Parkander
Dr. Dorothy Parkander, an Augustana professor emerita of English whose 50-year teaching career touched an estimated 40,000 students, died Oct. 8 in Rock Island.
A major to make you stand out
Here’s a college major that makes you a serious problem-solver and superior writer. And it’s an attention-getter that shows would-be employers that you are curious and creative.
Anderson '07 to visit campus before rocking the Redstone
An Augustana alumna who's found success in Nashville will speak on campus before performing at Davenport's Redstone Room Friday.
'The Crucible' will move into 2018 at Augustana
Augustana's presentation of "The Crucible," Arthur Miller's drama about the Salem Witch Trials, will take the story out of the 1600s and into the future.
Lecture to reveal myths behind Russian influence
This year's Stanley Erikson Lecture in Public Affairs will address the timely topic of the influence of Russia in American politics and elections.
Frieze Lectures to reveal life and times of 'French Moderns'
The Frieze Lecture Series is a 21-year partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and Augustana College to present four talks in the fall each year featuring Augustana faculty. This year's theme is "modern lives," in conjunction with the "French Moderns" exhibit at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport.
Polar Studies lecture to examine climate change, history
This fall's Center for Polar Studies lecture at Augustana will examine the Arctic's histories of science and colonialism in light of current thinking on climate change.
'Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens' Sept. 27-30
Augustana College will present “Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens,” a dramatic musical theatre piece composed of free- verse monologues and songs that reflect the lives of people who have lived with and died from AIDs.
Augustana welcomes Dr. Wesley Brooks as vice president and dean of student life
Dr. Wesley Brooks has joined Augustana as vice president and dean of student life.
“The Frog and the Princess” Sept. 15-16
Augustana College will present an interactive children's show, “The Frog and the Princess,” at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15-16 in the Brunner Theatre.
Class Notes
News from alumni received as of Aug. 30, 2018.
50 years of making musicians
Janice Budd ’68 Gockel knows how to make a career and a community with music.
