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Lacey King
Art major Lacey King sent an email pitch asking to illustrate an author's new book and won the job. Now she's a published illustrator before even finishing her first year at Augustana.
College Theater Festival
Three actors from Augustana College's production of "A Green River" were recognized for distinguished performances at this year's Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival regional.
Commencement Speaker
Executive Director of Gallup Education Brandon Busteed will deliver the commencement address at Augustana College's 155th Commencement Convocation on Sunday, May 24. Kathryn Lohre, assistant to the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and executive for ecumenical and inter-religious relations for the ELCA, will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon earlier that day.Learning Commons builds skills
Located in the Center for Student Life, the new Learning Commons is designed for students to build skills in areas that are critical to success in college.
Meet the team
As the Augustana men's basketball team heads to the Division III national championships, here's a look at the players and their coach.
'93 men's basketball
The Augustana men’s basketball team scored 100 points in Saturday’s sectional championship to reach the NCAA Division III Final Four. In 1993, the last time the Vikings reached the national semifinals, they also hit the century mark.
Carver Watch Party
Augustana College invites the community to join the campus at a free watch party as the Vikings men's basketball team plays in NCAA Division III Final Four this Friday.
Men's basketball interviews
Augustana director of public relations Sam Schlouch catches up with several Vikings at a recent practice ahead of their second-round game of the NCAA tournament. Augustana takes on Mount Union at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Arianna Quartet
The Arianna String Quartet will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. March 20 in the Denkmann Memorial Building, Wallenberg Hall. Founded in 1992, the St. Louis-based string quartet are faculty of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
As You Like It review
Director Jennifer Popple’s decision to set her Augustana College production of As You Like It in the 1960s is one of the most appropriate changes in time-setting for theatrical material... Such shifts sometimes seem gimmicky, or are better in concept than execution, but here it works, and works well.
As You Like It
Augustana's Department of Theatre Arts will put a groovy spin on Shakespeare’s "As You Like It" during the first two weekends of May. “The pastoral comedy of 'As You Like It' and the revolutionary decade of the 1960s bring forth such similar themes," said sophomore Trevor Jablonski, who is dramaturge for the production.
Take Back the Night
More than 70 students took part in the first "Take Back the Night" event on campus in at least five years, during national Sexual Assault Awareness Month. "The threat of violence prevents all of us from enjoying life as free individuals," said Dr. Jane Simonsen, who teaches women and gender studies classes. "We gather tonight to protest, because fear should not be a way of life."
Tea Talks: Havard
Assistant professor of Spanish Dr. Megan Havard discusses her Tea Talks presentation, "Medieval Chick Lit? The Myth of Gender-Exclusive Readership in 15th-century Castile."
How Senior Inquiry helps students stand out
Every Augustana geography major has completed an extended, original research project since 1971, making geography the forerunner for Senior Inquiry.
It's Just a Race
A member of the women’s track and field team designed a poster for her graphics design class that caught the attention of coaches, professors and college administrators. A banner with Kayla Bushey’s design now hangs at Augustana’s Paul V. Olsen Track. As she explains, the message is simple: don’t get nervous about “race,” whether it’s a run or a different skin tone.
