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Get involved! Earth Week events on campus April 22-27
Augustana student groups have teamed up to host hands-on activities and events for Earth Week, April 22-27. All are invited to connect with nature and help make an impact on campus. See schedule of events.
Cotturone ’25 awarded for her research in astronomy, astrophysics
Jessica Cotturone ’25 was recently honored with the Chambliss Award at the 245th American Astronomical Society meeting. The award recognizes Cotturone's work through the CIERA Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at Northwestern University.
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Students recognized for 2024-25 achievements
Congratulations to the following students, who received recognition for their work in the 2024-2025 academic year from off-campus organizations.
Stone Lecture to explore civil rights and the Jews of Selma, Alabama
Dr. Amy K. Milligan will present the 2025 Stone Lecture in Judaism at Augustana, "Navigating History: Civil Rights and the Jews of Selma, Alabama," at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the Olin Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
‘Dynamic Traditions’ brings new perspectives to Native American art
Students in an Augustana Prison Education Program history class curated a new exhibition in the Thomas Tredway Library. “Dynamic Traditions,” which was staged by Augustana’s Center for Visual Culture, will be on display on the library’s second floor until May 23.
Documentary by Watts ’25 featured in QC Times, WVIK
Film/theatre performance double major Emma Watts ’25 is producing a short documentary about the radium girls, a group of factory workers who ingested potentially deadly amounts of radium while working at the Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, Ill., in the 1920s and 1930s.
Biology Department unveils collaborative mural
Augustana Associate Professor Dr. Tierney Brosius said the mural features beetles collected at the local field station by Augustana students as part of her summer research.
Fulbright Scholar to present on family, reproduction trends in Scandinavia
Dr. Elina Nilsson was awarded the 2024-25 Fulbright Hildeman Fellowship in Scandinavian Studies. She joined Augustana in January to teach "Reproduction and Family in the Scandinavian Welfare States.”
Planetarium and geology museum to host May 3 open house
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.
Students map plan to restore Louisiana coastline
Augustana students have been working with the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribal community in Louisiana to develop a spatial database for use in planning how to restore the coast and mitigate rising water.
Augustana surveying women on maternal health care in the Quad Cities
Augustana's Center for the Advancement of Community Health and Wellness is partnering with the Healthy Pregnancy Coalition and the Healthy Outcomes Planning Task Force on Low Birth Weight to better understand maternal health experiences and outcomes for women in the Quad Cities.
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Augustana swears in Officer Craig Weeks
Officer Craig Weeks will attend the part-time police academy in Springfield.
Dr. Jon Hurty honored for excellence in choral music
Augustana's Dr. Jon Hurty has received the Harold A. Decker Award from the Illinois Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association in recognition of his exceptional leadership and contributions to choral music. He has been creating memorable performances with Augustana students since 1996.
