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Christmas 2018 photo album
Christmas trees on beams, on stage and on the Quad. A bus ride to a traditional service in Swedish and music! Here's a look at Christmas at Augustana in photos.
And don't miss our annual Christmas video with "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"!
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AUGUSTANA NOW goes on the road
From California to Massachusetts, President Steve Bahls will visit 24 cities to update alumni on the college’s $125 million fundraising campaign, AUGUSTANA NOW: A Campaign for Success in the World, for the World.
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News and photos shared by alumni.
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7 most Instagrammable places on campus
Every part of Augustana’s campus is beautiful, but some locations are perfect for the 'gram. Grab a shot of one of these seven most beautiful places and your followers will be full of campus envy.
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Biology professor teaches climate change through art
Augustana Professor of Biology Dr. Stephen Hager is using art as a tool to teach climate change to Augustana students and the Quad-Cities community.
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Pianist Han found teaching at Augustana an easy decision
Dr. Juliana Han traveled a long and winding road to her new job as assistant professor of music at Augustana College.
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A writer goes ‘along for the adventure’
During a field trip, Jack Harris ’20 takes notes and ‘inches closer to understanding’ why he wants to write.
Augustana receives $50,000 to support vocational reflection
Helping students determine who they are and the work they are called to do...Augustana has received a $50,000 grant from NetVUE to make vocational reflection more intentional in the academic curriculum and connect what’s learned in the classroom to co-curricular activities.
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Tim Faith '11: fastest beer-maker in the world?
Tim Faith '11 ran cross-country and track in college, but kept speeding up as he worked his way through the world of craft beer.
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Mississippi Bend Players season: 'The Military Through the Years'
The Mississippi Bend Players summer theatre company will present a military-themed season in 2019, including a classic comedy, an original work, and a musical.
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Gronewold named 2018 Lincoln laureate
Augustana senior Adam Gronewold was honored with the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award Nov. 17 in Springfield.
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Quad Cities in top 10 places for millennials
When it comes to where young professionals can live and thrive, the Quad Cities stands well above New York, Los Angeles, or any big city. That's according to a new RealtyHop study.
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Augustana to present 'The Children’s Hour'
Augustana will present "The Children’s Hour," a 1934 play by Lillian Hellman set in a girls' boarding school run by two women. Performances will be Dec. 6-9.
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Art exhibit shows Swedish modernism
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will open the exhibition "Världen är Liten: the World is Small. Modern Swedish and Swedish American Works" with a reception Nov. 16.
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PLEN-tiful opportunities thanks to '79 grad
Thanks to Shelby Olson ’79, five students got the chance to be Augustana's first attendees at a national three-day seminar, "Preparing Women to Lead." It was an eye-opener for all, and for one student, at least, a career-changer.