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Royal Ball Run funding helps Augustana support those with autism
Augustana College’s Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing received $25,000 from the Royal Ball Run in 2016. These funds help provide the center’s services to those with autism spectrum disorder.
Five Questions: Dr. Ann Perreau
Dr. Ann Perreau, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, talks about challenges and rewards in her two professional roles: professor and audiologist.
Students, alumni present Titanic: the Musical
Augustana College will present "Titanic: the Musical" April 28-30 and May 5-7.
Augustana announces commencement weekend speakers
Dr. Al Bowman '75, president emeritus of Illinois State University, will deliver the address at Augustana College’s 157th commencement convocation on May 21. Pastor Paul Bailie '04, pastor at Iglesia Luterana San Lucas in Eagle Pass, Texas, will deliver the sermon at Augustana’s baccalaureate service earlier that day.
Taking research on the road
Augustana students travel to conferences and annual meetings with their faculty mentors each year. They return tired, inspired and more aware of how they can impact what’s happening in their field.
River Readings video: poet Allison Seay
Poet Allison Seay presents at River Readings
Choir joins in massive Bach masterwork
A mighty fortress of sound is guaranteed this weekend as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, the Augustana Choir and others marshal forces for J.S. Bach's "St. Matthew Passion."
Augustana to host speaker for talks about Islam
Augustana College will host internationally renowned author and speaker Zohra Sarwari for two events on April 19 and 20. She will present “No, I am Not a Terrorist” on Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m., and “Are Muslim Women Oppressed” on Thursday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. Both events, which are free and open to the public, will take place in Wallenberg Hall.
Livingston '86 named president of Lewis University
Dr. David J. Livingston has been appointed as the 10th president of Lewis University, a private Catholic school in Romeoville, Ill. He graduated from Augustana College with a degree in chemistry in 1986.
NPR host to give annual Curtis Lecture
Maria Hinojosa, host of NPR's "Latino USA," will give this year's Ellwood F. Curtis Family Lectureship in Public Affairs at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21 in Wallenberg Hall on the second floor of the Denkmann Memorial Building (3520 7th Ave., Rock Island). Her lecture is titled, "The case for owning our power and our voice: Now more than ever." Admission is free.
Student clinicians see approaches to therapy
Many schools, large and small, offer major in Communication and Sciences and Disorders, but it is rare for students to have a campus clinic.
Noffsinger '11 loves variety of tech
What's it really like to work at Chicago startups and tech companies? Becca Noffsinger '11, a user experience designer at Fuzzy Math, gives her view.
Students plan Green Week April 18-23
Augustana student groups are planning a number of hands-on activities for Green Week April 18-23. Their goal is to promote environmental issues and encourage campus to connect with nature.
Learning from women activists in India
“Spending spring break in India with the women’s and gender studies department was never part of my planned curriculum in accounting. But once I got the itch to apply for the program, I began to truly understand the value of a liberal arts education.”
Video: Stone Lecture on Nazi-looted art
Professor and author Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos presents the 2017 Stone Lecture in Judaism. His speech explores the history of Nazi art looting and what can be done to recover lost works.
