11 May 2022

Augustana College Choir to Tour Germany and Czech Republic Summer 2022

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 11, 2022) — The Augustana Choir, under the direction of Dr Jon Hurty, will perform in Germany and the Czech Republic during a tour May 24-June 7.

The choir has six musical engagements during the tour, most at historic churches such as the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, which is associated with several well-known composers such as Wagner, Mendelssohn and Bach, who is interred there.

07 Feb 2022

Augustana College's Fall Semester Dean's List

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 7, 2022) — Augustana College announced more than 1,000 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2021-22 fall semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Luke Brinkman of Hillsdale IL

Alison Ogden of Silvis IL

Abby Redlinger of Taylor Ridge IL

Zoe Arvanitis of Rock Island IL

17 Nov 2021

Christmas at Augustana College

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 17, 2021) — The Augustana College Department of Music presents “Christmas at Augustana,” December 4 and 5, 2021, in Centennial Hall.

22 Sep 2021

East Moline Correctional Center Launches Prison Education Program in Partnership with Augustana College

By Kirby Stockwell

EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2021) — East Moline Correctional Center is offering its first four-year Bachelor of Arts program for individuals in custody in more than twenty years. The Augustana Prison Education Partnership (APEP) launched August 31 with a cohort of 10 students.

23 Jul 2021

Augustana College Launches First All-Gender Varsity Athletic Team

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 23, 2021) — Augustana College will add varsity e-sports to its sports line-up. Launching in the fall of 2022, e-sports is the twenty-ninth varsity sport and the first all-gender varsity athletic team at Augustana.

20 Jul 2021

Augustana College to Offer “Income Insurance” for New Transfer Applicants

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 20, 2021) — Augustana College is the first in the nation to partner with Degree Insurance and offer “income insurance” for new students who transfer to Augustana. This effort involves Degree Insurance's flagship insurance product, American Dream Insurance (ADI).

06 Jul 2021

Augustana College's Spring Semester Dean's List

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 6, 2021) — Augustana College announced more than 1,100 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2020-21 spring semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Lucy Adlfinger of Milan, IL majoring in Biology.

25 Jun 2021

Meet Augustana’s New Admission Director: Emma Adebayo

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 25, 2021) — After conducting a national search, Augustana College has hired Emma Adebayo to lead its admissions department after the departure of long-time director, Karen Dahlstrom.

24 Jun 2021

Anonymous Donor Makes Gift of $142,000 to Assist Students with Unpaid Balances

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 24, 2021) — An anonymous donor recently contributed to help pay the tuition and fees of 26 Augustana College students.

17 Jun 2021

Augustana College Announces Engineering Program

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 17, 2021) — For over a decade, students sitting for the Pre-SAT, high-school sophomores and juniors, have reported an increased interest in the field of Engineering. In some specialties, a 67% increase was seen from 2012 to 2018.

Augustana has answered the call from students across the globe and will launch an engineering program beginning this fall.

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