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Pearce retiring from WVIK; reception Oct. 25
Jay Pearce, chief executive officer and general manager of Quad Cities NPR affiliate WVIK, will retire Oct. 28 after 11 years at the station.
DeSimone to lead Viking Club fundraising, engagement
David DeSimone, Augustana College head tennis coach, is adding fundraising and booster engagement to his duties.
Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, to speak at Augustana
Arun Gandhi, a socio-political activist, journalist and philanthropist, will share his grandfather’s message of the transformational power of channeling one’s anger into an agent for doing good.
Students kick off inauguration festivities
The celebration of President Andrea Talentino's inauguration started Sunday with an Inauguration Kickoff Student Picnic, a special event just for students.
Augustana partners with PEN America to support free expression
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, during Augustana’s Symposium Day: Civil Discourse, PEN America will present a keynote address and workshop on why free expression matters globally, nationally and on college campuses, especially during an election season.
25th Frieze Lectures: Ideas That Changed Us
Augustana College faculty will present "Ideas That Changed Us" in the annual Frieze Lectures at the Rock Island Public Library.
Post-inauguration Street Party to close 7th Ave.
To celebrate the inauguration of Augustana President Andrea Talentino, 7th Avenue will be closed from Centennial Hall to the Lindberg Center for a post-ceremony Street Party Oct. 15.
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Fall Symposium Day Oct. 12 addresses civil discourse
Civil Discourse is the topic of Augustana's Fall Symposium Day Oct. 12, and presenters will include PEN America, an organization that works protect free expression, and alumni, faculty and students from many disciplines.
Reporters join students in water sampling
Media representatives joined Augustana College students and faculty for a water sampling exercise.
Hispanic Film Festival begins Oct. 26
Augustana College will sponsor its 26th annual Hispanic Film Festival on Wednesdays, Oct. 26-Nov. 30. All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in Hanson Hall of Science, Room 102. Films are free and open to the public.
New Parkinson’s support group opens to the public
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Augustana College invites the public to join a new support group for people affected by Parkinson’s disease.
Augustana launches state's first ‘Second Chance Pell Experimental Site’
Students enrolled in the Augustana Prison Education Program are the first in Illinois to draw upon the new Second Chance Pell awards from the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. News again ranks Augustana among top liberal arts colleges
Augustana College continued its long-standing tradition of ranking in the top 100 for national liberal arts colleges and made big gains in the category of social mobility in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 rankings.
Faculty move quantum science forward in research and classroom
Augustana physics faculty are finding ways to involve students in quantum research and discovery, while moving ahead with their own research.
