
Mapping coral reefs to study and help a critical ecosystem
Community-based learning on a large scale: Augustana geology students travel with faculty to the Caribbean island of Bonaire to research environmental change in coral reefs.
The Lucken Environmental Geoscience Scholarship was established by John E. and Mary Thorson Lucken, both '62 Augustana graduates, in recognition of their Augustana education.
The scholarship provides recognition and financial assistance, up to $8,000 ($2,000 per year), to full-time students who will enroll at Augustana College and major in environmental geoscience. The scholarship is awarded based on academic merit and financial need.
This year's application deadline is March 3, 2025. First-time recipients are notified within a week or two of the application deadline.
Scholarships may be renewed provided that the conditions of eligibility are met and funds are available. The criteria by which the award may be renewed for the subsequent year is reviewed at the end of each academic year by the geoscience faculty.
The scholarship recipient must take the natural progression of geoscience and supporting courses during the first year; declare a geoscience major and continue with the sequence of geoscience courses in a timely fashion in the second year; participate in departmental activities such as Udden Geology Club and various field trips; and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the courses required for the major.
Note: A student majoring in Environmental Geoscience is not precluded from completing another major. Many students also pursue a major in Environmental Studies and Geography!
Community-based learning on a large scale: Augustana geology students travel with faculty to the Caribbean island of Bonaire to research environmental change in coral reefs.
Augustana College's John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum will be open to the public on Saturday, May 3, for the annual spring open house. Indoor and outdoor programs will be offered in the planetarium, observatory and geology museum.
Augustana College students take a break from their 15-week semester schedule to engage in a month-long period of intensive learning during January Term, or J-term. This three-and-a-half week course was added as part of the college’s transition to semesters in 2019-2020.