09 Oct 2023

Maitreyi Shrikhande of Davenport, Iowa, Named ALIVE Fellow at Augustana College

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 9, 2023) — Augustana College student Maitreyi Shrikhande, a Pre-medicine and Biology major from Davenport, was named an ALIVE fellow for the 2023-2024 year.

ALIVE, Augustana Leaders in Vocational Exploration, is a residential program that provides weekly discussions prompting fellows to discuss life-long work and live-giving relationships to which they feel called.

09 Oct 2023

Augustana College’s Symposium Day Highlights Transformation

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 9, 2023) — Can a person – or an organization or college or culture — truly change? That is one of many questions that will be posed at Augustana College’s Fall Symposium Day, Wednesday, October 11. The event includes visiting speakers from across the nation as well as student and faculty presentations on the theme of transformation.

02 Oct 2023

Augustana College's Swenson Center Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 2, 2023) — A $50,000 grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities will study how the records of the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College can be better preserved.

02 Oct 2023

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Dr Corey DB Walker to Address Urgent Climate Crisis October 2

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2023) — Augustana College will host Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Dr Corey DB Walker on Monday, October 2. His presentation will begin at 7PM in Wallenberg Hall, located inside Denkmann Memorial Building, 3520 7th Ave, Rock Island.

The lecture is free and open to the public, and will also be livestreamed.

18 Sep 2023

Augustana’s John Deere Planetarium to Host Solar-Eclipse Viewing

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 18, 2023) —Augustana College’s John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum invite the public to view the partial eclipse of the sun 11AM-1PM, Saturday, October 14.

The planetarium, located at 820 38th St, Rock Island, will offer indoor and outdoor programs in the planetarium, observatory and geology museum. Admission is free.

29 Aug 2023

Augustana College Ready to Welcome the Class of 2027

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 29, 2023) — Augustana College will welcome new students to campus on move-in day Friday, September 1. The Class of 2027 is among the largest and most diverse in the college’s 163-year history, with 800 first-year, transfer and exchange students from thirty states and 35 countries.

25 Aug 2023

Vikings Football Players Lend a Hand to Water Line-Inventory Project

By Nicole Lauer

Vikings football players talk with a Rock Island resident about the water line inventory project. The project is a partnership between Augustana College and the city of Rock Island

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 25, 2023) — More than 100 Augustana Vikings football players took a break from practice to assist the water line inventory project.

16 Aug 2023

Augustana Alumni and Friends’ Giving Hits $16.9 Million During 2022-23

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 16, 2023) — College alumni, parents and friends helped Augustana College raise $16.9 million during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The support comes as the college prepares to enroll one of the college’s largest and most diverse classes this fall, with new Vikings hailing from nearly thirty states and forty countries.

04 Aug 2023

Augustana Officials, Students Canvas Neighborhoods for Lead Drinking-Water Pipes Survey

By Nicole Lauer

Augustana students, faculty and staff gathered before a day of canvassing Rock Island neighborhoods for the water service lines project

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 4, 2023) — Student research assistants were joined by President Andrea Talentino and Dr Dianna Shandy for a morning of knocking on doors in Rock Island to encourage residents to report the material of their water-service lines.

12 Jul 2023

Augustana College's Spring Semester Dean's List

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 12, 2023) — Augustana College announced more than 1,000 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2022-23 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.

Recognized students include:

Shannon Kenney, a Public Health major from Taylor Ridge, IL (61284)

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