
The Mission of the Presidential Center for Faith and Learning is to lift up and live out Augustana's Five Faith Commitments.
The Five Faith Commitments of Augustana College, along with its broader mission and purpose, and the “common calling” among our Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities drives the work of the Center.
About ALIVEAugustana Leaders in Vocational Exploration (ALIVE) gives sophomore students the chance to consider big questions about who they are and who they are called to be for the sake of the world. |
Our Five Faith Commitments
What does it mean that Augustana is a Lutheran College?
Answers from our faculty may surprise you!
Who we are

Jason Mahn, Director of the Presidential Center for Faith and Learning; Conrad Bergendoff Chair in the Humanities.

Sharon Varallo, program associate; Executive Director of the Augustana Prison Education Project.

Keri Bass, program associate; Assistant Director of Vocational Exploration.

Khalil Andani, program associate; advisor of the Interreligious Leadership Experiential Minor.

Chaplain Melinda Pupillo, program associate; coordinator of Augustana's Interfaith Engagement Action Plan.

Amanda Baugous, program associate; co-coordinator of the new Business Education Steeped in the Liberal Arts (BESLA) vocational reflection program.

Michelle Crouch, program associate; faculty-in-residence and mentor of the Augustana Leaders in Vocational Exploration (ALIVE) residential program for sophomores.