22 Jun 2023

Augustana Students Recognized by Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 22, 2023) — The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program has announced the winners of the 2023 Audre Lorde Prize and department awards.

The awards are named in honor of Audre Lorde (1934-1992), an intersectional feminist writer and civil rights activist who wrote the foundational text "Sister Outsider" (1984). Awards are given annually.

16 Jun 2023

Augustana College's Niah Tyler of Silvis, Illinois, Interning in New Mexico

By Nicole Lauer

Augustana College junior Niah Tyler in New Mexico interning this summer on a geophysical research program in New Mexico with RESESS (Research Experiences in Solid Earth Science for Students

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 16, 2023) — Augustana College junior Niah Tyler, a Geology major from Silvis, IL, is interning this summer on a geophysical research program in New Mexico with RESESS (Research Experiences in Solid Earth Science for Students).

15 Jun 2023

City of Rock Island, Augustana Launch Water Service Lines Survey

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 15, 2023) — The city of Rock Island and Augustana College are seeking to engage Rock Island residents in an inventory of water service-lines in the city. Rock Island residents, both homeowners and renters, are asked to complete an online survey by the end of July.

01 Jun 2023

Augustana Possible Grant Leads to Record-Breaking Enrollment

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 1, 2023) — Augustana College announces a record-setting first-year enrollment, driven in part by the great success of the Augustana Possible grant, which will go to 183 incoming first-year students who will enroll this fall.

26 May 2023

Local students Admitted to Augustana College's Brenda Barnes Leadership Academy

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 25, 2023) — Augustana College admitted 29 women to the Brenda Barnes Leadership Academy, a series of leadership experiences and opportunities for networking to engage and uplift future female leaders.

This cohort is the inaugural class of women invited to the program. Participants, all first-year students who will enroll at Augustana this fall, were selected by a committee based on their application and essay.

24 May 2023

Augustana College, Rock Island Break Ground on Lincoln Park Tennis Complex

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 24, 2023) — Together with the City of Rock Island, Augustana College has broken ground on a tennis complex at Lincoln Park Wednesday, May 23. College and city administrators dug in with ceremonial shovels to kick off the project that is slated to open for college and community in the fall of 2023.

22 May 2023

Augustana College to Recognize 624 Graduates May 27

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 22, 2023) — Augustana College will recognize 624 students at the college's 163rd commencement ceremony Saturday, May 27.

22 May 2023

Augustana College's Evan Juarez of Moline, Illinois, Nominated for “More than I Imagined” Series

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 22, 2023) — Augustana College senior Evan Juarez, an International business and French double major from Moline, Illinois, was nominated to submit a “More Than I Imagined” profile by Dr Kiki Kosnick, assistant professor of French.

16 May 2023

W Kent Barnds to Lead Strategy, Innovation at Augustana College

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 16, 2023) — W Kent Barnds has been named executive vice president for strategy and innovation at Augustana College. Barnds, who has served as executive vice president of external relations, will now oversee all enrollment management functions and lead the college in institutional strategic planning efforts.

15 May 2023

Vikings e-Sports Wraps Spring Season with Two Championships

By Nicole Lauer

The Vikings' Rocket League claimed the NECC Navigators Great Lakes conference championship with a 4-1 victory over the Lions of Finlandia University. The Vikings wrapped a successful spring season by claiming two conference championship wins and multiple runner-up finishes in the National Esports Collegiate Conference and the Eastern College Athletic Conference

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