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

12 May 2023

Augustana College's Elizabeth Sloan of Rock Island, Illinois, Nominated for “More Than I Imagined” Series

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 12, 2023) — Augustana College senior Elizabeth Sloan, a computer science major from Rock Island, lllinois, was nominated to submit a “More Than I Imagined” profile by Dr Forrest Stonedahl, associate professor of computer science.

11 May 2023

Twenty Students Elected to Augustana College's Student Government Association

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 11, 2023) — Twenty Augustana College students were elected to the college's Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The 2023-2024 SGA senate includes:

Tsion Nigate, a Data Analytics, Business Administration-International Business major from Rock Island (61201), will serve as Inernational Senator

10 May 2023

Legal Scholar Anna Reosti to Present 2023 Curtis Lecture May 18 at Augustana College

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 10, 2023) — Persistent problems of housing affordability, access, and security in America will be among the themes explored by Anna Reosti, a research professor at the American Bar Foundation in Chicago, when she presents the Ellwood F. Curtis Family Lecture in Public Affairs at Augustana College on Thursday, May 18.

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