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Celebration of Learning 2025

Schedule overview

The annual Celebration of Learning showcases work by students, faculty and staff at Augustana.

This year's celebration on May 7, 2025, includes poster presentations, interactive sessions, panel presentations and special events.

Here is a schedule of posters and oral presentations by area of study or program.

Note: Due to ongoing maintenance to the elevator in Olin, some session locations have changed. Any sessions that were in Olin 209 will now be in Olin 105, and any sessions that were in Olin 305 will now be in Lindberg 205. The information below has been updated accordingly.

Poster presentations, session I

9-10 a.m.
Gerber Center, Gävle rooms
Poster session I descriptions

  • Biology
  • Biology and Environmental Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Education
  • Public Health
  • Scandinavian Studies

Poster presentations, session II

1-2:15 p.m.
Gerber Center, Gävle rooms
Poster session II descriptions

  • Biology
  • Business
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Geography, Geology and Environmental Studies
  • Physics and Engineering
  • Psychology and Neuroscience

Oral presentations, session I

10-11:15 a.m.
Session I descriptions

  • Olin Auditorium: Featured presentation, "Transgender and Lutheran: A Journey of Self-Acceptance" (10-11 a.m.)
  • Olin 105 (new location): Physics and Engineering
  • Hanson 102: Honors
  • Old Main 132: Texas Medical Center
  • Brunner Theatre, Black Box: Creative Writing
  • Lindberg 205 (new location): Political Science, Economics, Biology
  • Centennial Hall: Senior Art Show 2025 (Art History, Graphic Design, Studio Art)

Oral presentations, session II

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Session II descriptions

  • Olin Auditorium: Featured presentation, "Called To Reckon: Replacing History and Reclaiming Mission at a Midwestern College" (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
  • Old Main 117: Music, Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Olin 105 (new location): Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Hanson 102: Honors
  • Old Main 5, 21, 22, 28: Religion
  • Wallenberg Hall: Augustana Leaders in Vocational Exploration (Lifeboat Challenge)
  • Old Main 132: Texas Medical Center
  • Lindberg 205 (new location): French
  • Evald 104: Sociology and Anthropology

Oral presentations, session III

1-2:15 p.m.
Session III descriptions

  • Old Main 117: Communication Studies; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Olin 105 (new location): Sociology and Anthropology
  • Hanson 102: Honors
  • Wallenberg Hall: Theatre Arts
  • Old Main 132: Texas Medical Center
  • Lindberg, Murabito Commons: Communication Studies
  • Lindberg 205 (new location): French

Oral presentations, session IV

2:30-3:45 p.m.
Session IV descriptions

  • Olin Auditorium: Featured presentation, "Complete Streets? Mapping Bikeability and Safety in Moline, IL" (2:30-3:30 p.m.)
  • Old Main 117: Philosophy and Religion
  • Olin 105 (new location): Sociology and Anthropology
  • Hanson 102: Honors
  • Old Main 028: Art History
  • Old Main 132: Film
  • Lindberg 205 (new location): Augustana Prison Education Program

Special events

  • 9-11 a.m., Evald 017, 018, 021, 027: "NeurdFest: Engaging Elementary and College Students in Brain Awareness," presented by faculty Dr. Rupa Gordon, Dr. Scott Gehler, Dr. Ian Harrington and Dr. Shara Stough; and students Kiana Breuer, Ella Check, Cristina Costa, Akla Gebreselassie, Lizzy Hughes, Edgar Ortiz-Flores, Ximena Osorio Rodriguez and Maitreyi Shrikhande
  • 9-10:30 a.m., John Deere Planetarium Auditorium: "Developing Key Communication Materials and Strategies to Successfully Launch Your Career," presented by Shelby Olson and CORE
  • 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lindberg labs: Kinesiology Fitness Clinic, presented by Kinesiology 300 students
  • 9 a.m.-4 p.m., outside Tredway Library: "Promoting Cultural Sensitivity Across Diverse Social Interactions at Augustana College," presented by COMM 260: Communication and Culture and Tredway Library
  • 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Wallenberg Hall: "Lifeboat Challenge," presented by ALIVE (Augustana Leaders in Vocational Exploration)
  • 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hanson 127: Engineering Senior Design (Bergstrom) presentations, presented by Aman Chaudhary, Armando Salas-Salas, Jimmie Kucaba, Daniel Witkowski, Ricardo De Vicente Fernandez, Colin McDowell, Arthur Hermange, John Melton and Louis Huynh. Note: Because of non-disclosure agreements, these presentations are open only to Bergstrom employees, members of the panels, and Augustana engineering faculty.
  • 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Old Main first floor rotunda: "APEP Greece Trip Journals," presented by Dr. Kirsten Day with APEP students  Ben, Aaron, Chris, Drew, Jereme, Jorge and Matt
  • 1-2:15 p.m., Wallenberg Hall: "Rag Doll on a Bomb Site: Behind the Music" (performance and talkback), presented by Shelley Cooper
  • Lindberg 204: 2025 Business Plan Competition, presented by Albert Buvary, Philip Exl, Lina Maatouk, Dante Rinaldi, T.Y. Stone, Jake Weinberg and Paulos Million Zeyede. Note: This event is not open to attend. It is a closed event to protect the intellectual property of the student presenters.