Vocational discernment
The Presidential Center for Faith and Learning invites students and educators to connect their own sense of mission and purpose with the vocation of Augustana as a Lutheran college.
Students find vocational reflection infused into the curriculum and co-curricular programming, ranging from the sophomore-year residential life experience to athletic leadership programs and January Term courses on work and Sabbath rest.
Keri Bass, assistant director of vocational exploration, is available to meet one-on-one with students to discuss how their passions and gifts can respond to the needs of the world.
Related: Learn how CORE supports vocational exploration
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. |
Business Education Steeped in the Liberal Arts (BESLA)
The Business Education Steeped in the Liberal Arts (BESLA) program, officially unveiled in Spring 2025 and led by PCFL director Jason Mahn and Business Administration professor Amanda Baugous, will enable Business Administration students to link their careers in business with their broader callings to serve local communities so that whole societies and ecosystems may flourish. BESLA students will regularly meet with QCA business and civic leaders to lead good lives as they also make good money in the world of business. This forthcoming BESLA program is funded by a generous Vocation Across the Academy Grant by the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE).
Augustana awarded $105,000 to launch business-liberal arts scholars program
Augustana will enroll students in its inaugural Business Education Steeped in the Liberal Arts (BESLA) cohort in fall 2025. Business administration majors enrolling in BESLA will pursue a second major or minor in the traditional liberal arts.