18 Dec 2023

Augustana Junior Niah Tyler of Silvis, Illinois, Presents at American Geophysical Union Meeting

By Nicole Lauer

Niah Tyler at the annual American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, December 11-15

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 18, 2023) — Augustana College junior Niah Tyler, of Silvis, Illinois (61282), presented at the annual American Geophysical Union, AGU, meeting in San Francisco. The event, held December 11-December 15, is attended by more than 25,000 attendees from 100 countries.

18 Dec 2023

Augustana Students Perform in Sankta Lucia Festival

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 18, 2023) — More than 45 Augustana College students participated in the annual celebration of the Festival of Sankta Lucia on December 4 at the college's Ascension Chapel.

The celebration, held at Augustana's Ascension Chapel, commemorated the Sankta Lucia Festival with traditional Scandinavian Christmas carols, lessons and poetry.

14 Dec 2023

Emma Bowes of Bettendorf, Iowa, Participates in Augustana's Annual Geology Field Trip

By Nicole Lauer

Incoming first-year Augustana College students camped in the mountains of Wyoming and South Dakota on the annual Geology 105 trip August 4 to August 20 before starting their academic year

12 Dec 2023

Anonymous Gift Benefits Seventeen Augustana Students

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 12, 2023) — For the third consecutive year, an anonymous donor has made a gift to pay for the outstanding tuition balance for Augustana College students. This year’s gift of $50,000 benefited seventeen Augustana College seniors.

08 Dec 2023

Erik Bergren of Geneseo, Illinois, Presents Water-Line Inventory Research to Rock Island City Council

By Nicole Lauer

Augustana College faculty and student researchers at an August 1 canvassing event for the water line inventory project

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 8, 2023) — Erik Bergren, an Economics and Public Health major from Geneseo, Illinois (61254), was one of three Augustana College student leaders to present water-line inventory project research at the November 27 Rock Island City Council meeting.

08 Dec 2023

Augustana Students Perform in Christmas at Augustana

By Nicole Lauer

Students perform at Christmas at Augustana

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 8, 2023) — The Augustana College Department of Music presented Christmas at Augustana on December 2 and December 3, 2023.

07 Dec 2023

Augustana Selects Jill Johnson as Assistant VP of Marketing and Brand Communication

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 7, 2023) — Augustana College has selected Jill Johnson to serve as Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Brand Communication. Johnson was one of several qualified candidates from across the nation.

01 Dec 2023

Augustana Staff, Alumni Named to Most Influential List

By Nicole Lauer

Honorees, pictured from left to right, President Emeritus Steve Bahls, Heidi Huiskamp Collins (’85), Melissa Pepper (’09), Haley DeGreve (’20), Dr Sangeetha Rayapati, and Kai Swanson (’86)

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 1, 2023) — Three Augustana College staff members and three alumni were named to the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal’s Most Influential list.

30 Nov 2023

Rachel Nandelenga Named Lincoln Academy Student Laureate

By Nicole Lauer

President Andrea Talentino nominated Rachel Nandelenga as this year's Lincoln Academy student laureate

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 30, 2023) — Rachel Nandelenga, a senior pre-medicine and neuroscience major from Cary, Illinois, was selected as a student laureate for The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. She was nominated by Augustana College President Andrea Talentino.

28 Nov 2023

Augustana Campus Ministries Hosts Mayan Poet Daniel Caño

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 28, 2023) — Spiritual leader Daniel Caño will share his experience as a Mayan author, timekeeper, professor and poet today, November 28, 7PM, at the meditation room of Augustana’s Lindberg Center, 3501 7th Ave.

The public is invited to this event which will be presented in both Spanish and English.

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