11/20/09 Christmas at Augustana Expands Performances
Christmas at Augustana, a holiday concert featuring choir, band and orchestra ensembles, will return to Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave.) in early December with an expanded schedule. Augustana student musicians and vocalists will perform on Friday, December 4, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, December 5, at 4 p.m. The music department added another concert this year after the ensembles played to a sold-out crowd at last year’s inaugural concert.

11/20/09 H1N1 clinic on campus Dec. 1
Health officials are encouraging everyone – and especially those living and working in close proximity with large numbers of other people – to learn about the A (H1N1) influenza virus, commonly known as swine flu.

11/19/09 Augustana announces new Board of Trustees members
Augustana College welcomes two members to its Board of Trustees, Christopher R. Coulter and Dr. Lois Levine-Mundie.

11/19/09 Augustana appoints Kim Brunner as Chair of Board
Augustana College is pleased to announce Kim M. Brunner has been elected chair of the college's Board of Trustees.

11/16/09 Center for Polar Studies inaugural lecture Dec. 2
Augustana will celebrate the opening of the new Center for Polar Studies with an inaugural lecture by Dr. William Hammer, director of the center and discoverer of the first dinosaur in Antarctica. The lecture is entitled “From Giant Amphibians to Dinosaurs: Antarctica during the Age of Reptiles” and will be held on December 2 at 6:30p.m. in the John Deere Lecture Hall (820 38th St.).

11/06/09 Augustana adds lacrosse as 11th women's sport
Augustana College is pleased to announce the addition of women's lacrosse to the Vikings' varsity roster. Lacrosse will become the 11th women's varsity sport, joining volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, golf, basketball, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, softball and swimming.

11/05/09 Augustana in the news: 200th birthdays
Recent news stories about Augustana College students, faculty and alumni, and events happening on campus.

11/05/09 Professor's research prods state to save flower
Illinois taxpayers and the research of an Augustana professor and student are helping protect one of the state's native plants. The wild blue larkspur of the hill prairies, which is found only in three Illinois counties, may soon be on the state's threatened plant list with the approval of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board this month.

11/04/09 40% of Augustana students now study abroad

11/04/09 Families build new Christmas tradition with Handel’s Messiah
The Handel Oratorio Society will share a special Christmas tradition with families throughout the Quad-City community with its performances of Handel’s Messiah on Saturday, December 12, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, December 13, at 2 p.m.

11/03/09 Opera@Augustana brings Christmas alive
Augustana’s opera singers will delight audiences with their heartwarming performance of “Little Thieves of Bethlehem” from Friday, November 20, through Sunday, November 22, at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall at Denkmann Memorial Building (3520 7th Ave.).

11/03/09 John Deere Planetarium Presents Holiday Show
The Quad City community is invited to add a meaningful note to their holiday season with the John Deere Planetarium’s (820 38th St.) annual holiday show “Season of Light.” The show will be offered at 7 p.m. on weekdays and at 2 p.m. on weekends from December 5-17, 2009.

10/27/09 College to host psychology conference
Augustana College will host the 19th annual Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology research conference Saturday, Oct. 31. The conference provides psychology students who have completed research projects with an opportunity to present their work to peers and faculty from schools in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

10/26/09 Joined by a mural: Students paint to connect
Students are painting a large, bright mural along 38th Street to promote the connection between cultures, the college and the community.

10/20/09 Intern comes back from Uganda with a big idea
Senior biology major Troy Curtis isn't waiting until after medical school to make a difference in international health care. An internship in Uganda, Africa, this past summer inspired him to initiate a life-changing service project: planning and funding the construction of a tuberculosis clinic to serve more than 1.5 million impoverished Ugandans.

10/20/09 Student experiences go with STAND film
STAND, a new campus organization that works to stop genocide, will show a documentary on the civil war in Darfur Oct. 21 that was inspired by two current Augustana students.

10/15/09 Active Minds founder encourages students to start talking
Active Minds Inc. Founder and Executive Director Alison Malmon will speak at Augustana’s community convocation on Thursday, October 22, at 10:30 a.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave.). Her lecture entitled “What do you wish you could talk about?” is free and open to the public.

10/07/09 Guest Curator Offers Snapshot of Andy Warhol Exhibition
A newly donated Andy Warhol collection at the Augustana Art Museum will be the focus of a lecture by guest curator Dr. Gregory Gilbert on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Larson Hall in Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts (3701 7th Ave.).

10/01/09 Geography symposium to mark 60 years of learning
The Augustana geography department will mark its 60th anniversary by hosting a special two-day symposium on Friday, October 16, and Saturday, October 17 in the John Deere Planetarium lecture hall (820 38th St.). More than a dozen alumni and professors will speak on geography related topics to celebrate the formation of the program. The symposium is free and open to the public.

09/28/09 Speaker to tackle ‘dumb swede’ Stereotype
Anne-Charlotte Harvey, an accomplished performer and Swedish-American of the Year, will present the 2009 Fritiof Ander Lecture in Immigration History at Augustana College on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m. in Room 102 in the Science Building (726 35th St.). Harvey, a professor emerita of theater at San Diego State University, will explore the “dumb Swede” stereotype in popular American culture through the comic character Yon Yonson. The lecture is free and open to the public.

09/28/09 Planetarium open house Oct. 24
The Quad-City community is invited to take a close-up view of Jupiter and other wonders of the night sky at the John Deere Planetarium’s (820 38th St.) Fall Open House on Saturday, October 24. The event, which runs from 7:30 to 9 p.m., will give visitors of all ages an opportunity to see Jupiter through Augustana’s telescope and attend educational programming led by planetarium director Dr. Lee Carkner. Admission is free.

09/28/09 Archaeologist’s lecture brings Ancient Rome to Quad Cities
Archaeologist Dr. Naomi Norman will share her discoveries of excavation at a famous ancient Roman burial site at the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) lecture on Tuesday, September 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 of the Augustana Science Building (726 35th St.).

09/25/09 Cramer lauds Augustana’s Gerber
Augustana College trustee and alumnus Murry Gerber was back in the spotlight this week, answering questions from Jim Cramer on CNBC’s “Mad Money.”

09/21/09 Augustana welcomes diverse experiences of 14 new professors
Augustana College welcomed 14 new full-time professors from a variety of disciplines into its classrooms this fall. Augustana students and faculty look forward to the fresh perspectives and increased diversity these new faculty members will bring to the Augustana community.

09/18/09 Uncovering mysteries of the past

09/17/09 Symphonic Band Hosts Conductor Sendoff Concert
The Augustana Symphonic Band will offer a special sendoff concert for conductor Dr. James Lambrecht on Saturday, September 26.

09/16/09 Constitution Day topic is Marshall legacy
Students and the community will join together to celebrate Constitution Day with a free public lecture by Justice Tom Lytton of the Third District Appellate Court, Illinois.

09/16/09 Professor discussed his role in revealing Michelangelo documentary
Augustana will host a special screening of the PBS documentary “Michelangelo Revealed” on September 24 at 7 p.m. in the Franklin W. Olin Center for Education Technology auditorium (773 35th St.). The showing highlights the work of Augustana’s Dr. Thomas Mayer, history professor and consultant to the film. The event is free and open to the public.

09/14/09 Galvin up next in River Readings at Augustana
Poet, prose writer, and novelist James Galvin will read from his work in The River Readings at Augustana on Thursday, Oct. 1.

09/10/09 ProFair 2009 offers vital networking opportunities
In partnership with St. Ambrose University, Augustana College will host ProFair, an invaluable career networking opportunity for students of all majors and alumni, in PepsiCo Recreation Center on Thursday, September 24 from noon to 4 p.m.

09/09/09 Dr. J and families work against rare speech disorder
Dr. Kathy Jakielski in the Augustana Communication & Speech Disorders program is a nationally recognized authority on a rare and baffling neurological disorder called Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS).

09/08/09 Guest Artist Series will start with Lyrebird
Augustana College will welcome Lyrebird Ensemble, an innovative flute and harp duo based out of Chicago, to perform a free, public recital on Tuesday, September 15 at 8:00 p.m. in Wallenburg Hall (3520 7th Avenue).

09/01/09 Rebecca Wee ushers in the River Readings
Introducing this year's River Readings at Augustana, associate professor of English and poet Rebecca Wee will read from her work on Thursday, September 10.

08/28/09 Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift shares her story to aspiring students
Eleanor Clift, the nationally-acclaimed contributing editor of Newsweek, will share her experience as a political journalist in an upcoming lecture in celebration of Augustana’s new multimedia journalism and mass communication major. Clift’s free public lecture will be held on Wednesday, September 2, at 7 p.m. in Larson Hall at the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts (3701 7th Ave.).

08/27/09 Augustana sponsors ethics symposium
Illinois college students, faculty and alumni will have a chance to talk face-to-face with state political leaders during an upcoming ethics symposium, “Restoring Trust in Government,” to be held at Elmhurst College Sept. 19.

08/26/09 New majors prepare students for changing work world
Future college students are influencing the mix of majors being offered to Augustana students this fall. The college decided to add multimedia journalism and mass communication, environmental studies and Africana studies to the list of over 60 majors and related areas of study.

08/21/09 Augustana dedicates Swanson Great Hall
The children of the Rev. Dr. Reuben and Darlene Swanson will honor their parent’s philanthropic spirit with a dedication of the Swanson Great Hall of Evald Hall on Monday, August 24, at 5 p.m.

08/21/09 Augustana students experience life in Latin America
Fifty-nine Augustana students are heading back to school over 3,000 miles away for a 10 week international studies program in Latin America next week.

08/20/09 Distinctive class of 2013 focuses on connecting with QC community
More than 600 first-year students will give back to the Quad-City community this Saturday as part of Community Connection, after moving to campus in preparation for the 2009-10 academic year.

08/19/09 Mortar Board chapter wins award
Augustana received the Silver Torch Award at the 2009 Mortar Board National Conference July 24-26.

08/18/09 Students will see Luther's Germany
Wittenberg, Germany, the hometown of Martin Luther and center of the Lutheran Reformation, will be the classroom this fall for 13 advanced Augustana College German students and their professor.

08/12/09 2009-2010 Convocation Series
Will you be a future leader of America? Lawyer, professor and writer Adrien Wing will pose that question at Augustana’s first convocation lecture on Aug. 27. She will explore the Augustana Reads selection for 2009, “Dreams from My Father” by President Barack Obama. Other speakers for the 2009-10 fall term convocations include Kamran Pasha, Hollywood screenwriter, director and novelist; Joe Riley, mayor of Charleston, S. C. and an expert on urban design and livability issues; and writer and former Peace Corps volunteer Josh Swiller.

08/09/09 In the news: Cool Beanz
Headlines and articles with links to Augustana College

07/30/09 Augustana, Longfellow are liberal arts partners
The neighbors show up when there's a party, and that's what happened at Longfellow Liberal Arts School this week. Augustana College representatives were on hand for a ribbon-cutting and cake in honor of the school's expansion and remodeling. But the school and the college are more than neighbors. Beginning this fall they will be full-time partners, working together to institute a liberal arts curriculum at Longfellow.

07/22/09 Burkett wins spot in Olympic leadership program
Augustana senior Anton Burkett will eat and sleep with athletes-in-training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in August. He is one of only 30 students in the country chosen for the Olympic Committee's Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere (F.L.A.M.E.) program.

07/08/09 Volunteer caught in Honduras struggle

07/06/09 Augustana takes care to Nicaragua
Twenty-two aspiring doctors and nurses, one biology professor and an Augustana alumna spent two weeks in June providing medical care to people in five small Nicaragua towns. The service trip was organized through JETS (Joining Education Through Service), a student organization at Augustana

06/30/09 Augustana offers free tuition to veterans
Augustana College is honoring U.S. military veterans once again with the opportunity to pursue a four-year degree for free. The college is partnering with the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program to offer full tuition beginning this fall to any veteran who has served in the military for at least three years since September 10, 2001.

06/02/09 New concert grand awaits music students
Augustana students will be able to practice and perform on a world-class concert instrument with the arrival of a new Steinway Model D concert grand piano.

05/26/09 Biology student standout to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies
Augustana senior Mohamed Zak Rajput of Aledo, Illinois is the recipient of the 2009 Glenn T. Seaborg Science Award. The prestigious honor includes a weeklong trip to Stockholm, Sweden this December, culminating with the Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies. Rajput received the award for his outstanding academic achievements during his four years at Augustana.

05/14/09 Ask the hard questions, college president urges
Augustana President Steve Bahls challenged seniors to have the courage to ask “the difficult questions” of society when they go out into the world at the annual Honors Convocation Thursday, May 14.

05/12/09 Dana Swanson named Dahl Scholar
Augustana junior Dana Swanson has been named Dahl Scholar for the 2009-10 academic year. Augustana graduates John Dahl ’68 and Robert Dahl ’74 established the scholarship to honor their parents, Arthur and Dorothy Dahl. The Dahl Leadership Scholarship recognizes a student for academic achievement and student leadership.

05/08/09 Summer classes: a boost for the college-bound as well as working adults
High school students who want a head start on college and adults working on a degree can choose among nearly 100 classes this summer at Augustana. And anyone who simply wants to learn more about a subject of interest can audit a class and skip the homework.

05/07/09 Keeping it beautiful in Rock Island
Augustana Facilities Services recently received an award from Keeping Rock Island Beautiful for maintaining 38th Street through the Adopt-A-Highway program. Augustana Facilities has kept 38th Street clean and beautiful since the initial adoption in April 1998.

05/07/09 ELCA Bishop Mark S. Hanson Speaks at 2009 Augustana Commencement
Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will be the keynote speaker at Augustana College’s 149th Commencement Convocation on May 24, 2009.

04/30/09 Music department overflows in May
In the first three weeks of May, the Augustana music department has 17 performances on its calendar, from student recitals to opera to the culmination of the year, the annual Music Festival of choir, band and orchestra.

04/28/09 River Readings will end, begin with poetry
The River Readings at Augustana literary series will wrap up with a poet laureate and next year’s series will begin with one. Marvin Bell, Iowa’s first poet laureate, will be the last reader for the academic year on May 7. Professor Rebecca Wee, poet laureate of the Quad-Cities from 2003-2005. will begin the series anew Sept. 10.

04/23/09 ‘Hogwarts Professor' delves into Harry Potter novels
Students who thought they knew all about Harry Potter may never view the popular J.K. Rowling books in quite the same way after listening to John Granger. Granger, a self-described classicist professor turned literary critic who calls himself the "Hogwarts Professor," spoke at convocation Thursday.

04/22/09 This week in Vikings athletics

04/17/09 Campus invited to Sustainability Summit
Don't miss the first-ever Quad Cities Intercollegiate Sustainability Summit! There will be things to learn and talk about, a catered reception and IMAX movies.

04/15/09 Anthropologist will discuss changes in pro baseball's culture

04/14/09 Bishop Hanson to speak at commencement
Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will give the address at Augustana College's 149th commencement May 24, 2009. During the ceremony, the college will award honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to Bishop Hanson and to Douglas M. Hultquist, chairman of the college board of trustees.

04/14/09 This week in Vikings athletics
This week in Vikings athletics

04/09/09 Author describes learning about Amish forgiveness
In October 2006, a gunman killed five girls at the West Nickel Mines School, an Amish one-room schoolhouse in Pennsylvania. The world was stunned by the tragedy, and then amazed at the near-immediate response of the Amish community: forgiveness. Donald Kraybill, nationally recognized for his scholarship on Anabaptist groups, spoke at Augustana's April convocation today about his book about the incident: "Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy."

04/07/09 This week in Vikings athletics

04/07/09 Augustana community, alumni, friends respond to immediate needs
More Augustana students are staying in the classroom thanks to generous gifts totaling $102,618 and more than 400 donors to the Immediate Scholarship Support Fund.

04/06/09 Immediate Scholarship Support Fund reaches $100,000 mark
Augustana College's Immediate Scholarship Support Fund has raised more than $100,000 in three months.

04/02/09 Warren to share thoughts at 'Tecumseh' screening

04/02/09 International collaboration brings Whistler's art legacy to Augustana
Augustana College will celebrate the opening of the new Centre for Whistler Criticism with a lecture and dedication honoring legendary artist James McNeill Whistler on Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts.

04/01/09 College trustee makes BusinessWeek Top 50
Augustana alumnus and board member Murry Gerber’s photo can be found in the most recent issue of Business Week magazine. His company, EQT Corporation, was 34th on the “The BusinessWeek 50” annual ranking of the best-performing companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.

04/01/09 This week in Vikings athletics

04/01/09 Centre for Whistler Criticism dedication will feature international expert Dr. Nigel Thorp
Dr. Nigel Thorp, the former director of the Centre for Whistler Studies, will present a lecture: "Whistler and the Poetry of Sight" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 in Larson Hall inside Augustana College’s Bergendoff Hall. College President Steve Bahls will be on hand to formally dedicate Augustana’s Centre for Whistler Criticism, which will be headed up by Augustana professor Dr. Catherine Carter Goebel.

03/30/09 Art collection getting national exposure
Two pieces from the Augustana College art collection are prominently featured on the Web site of the Association of College & University Museums & Galleries.

03/27/09 Former Fargo residents try to help flooding hometown

03/24/09 Illinois Reform Commission hearing at Augustana March 26
Two professors and a student will help to moderate a meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission from 6-7:30 p.m. this Thursday at the Olin Center at Augustana College.

03/19/09 Augustana will lend its feet to biological anthropologist
Augustana College welcomes Trudi Buck on Monday, April 6, 2009 for her anthropology-focused lecture entitled "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your feet: A study of material culture and biological anthropology in Roman England."

03/19/09 Augustana students make first appearance at Chicago guitar festival

03/17/09 This week in Vikings athletics

03/12/09 Active Minds works on mental health awareness
Grief has turned to good with the birth of the Augustana chapter of Active Minds on Campus, a national organization that encourages mental health awareness, education and advocacy.

03/06/09 French film festival choices aim to challenge, entertain
Gangsters, murder, teen angst and a fictionalized account of a playwright's mysterious missing months all will star in Augustana's eight annual French Film Festival beginning March 12.

03/04/09 African Arts Festival bringing music, art, stories
Performances by a Senagalese musician and storyteller, a visiting world music ensemble, art and poetry will highlight an African Arts Festival at Augustana College March 18-21.

02/27/09 Caught up in RecyleMania!
Can Augustana continue the RecycleMania streak? There’s only one way: Put more cans, bottles and cardboard in the recycling bin and not the trash. After first-place finishes vs. other Illinois schools in 2007 and 2008, the Vikings are looking for the Illinois trifecta in 2009.

02/23/09 Augustana College welcomes new Board of Trustees
Augustana College recently announced five new members to the Board of Trustees

02/17/09 Augustana student group endows scholarship for future entrepreneurs
Augustana Web Authors Guild has established an endowned scholarship for future students with a brain for business.

02/13/09 Augie alum holds court with Obama
Twenty-five years ago, Alan King was a member of the Augustana basketball team. At 5-foot-11, he was “very quick” and could make “things happen from the point guard position,” according to his bio in the 1983-84 game program. Now, he is holding court with the President of the United States.

02/13/09 Public invited to discuss issues of water, oil, ethanol
A discussion on the issues of water use, oil and ethanol will be held at Augustana College on March 19. The panel presentation, “All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water,” is part of a year-long statewide series of free public programs by the Illinois Humanities Council.

02/12/09 Tax time is volunteer time each year
Tax time is volunteer time each year for Augustana students. This year they've been stationed at the Martin Luther King Center in Rock Island helping low-income residents of the Quad-Cities prepare their tax returns.

02/06/09 Augustana students embark on inaugural trip to Vietnam
A group of nearly 30 Augustana students will spend the next four weeks on a first-ever Augustana international study experience in Vietnam.

02/05/09 Senior participation is vital for Teagle Study final year
Does an Augustana education give you the skills to succeed in life? This year’s seniors hold some of the answers to that question. That is why it’s important for them to participate once more in the Teagle Study.

02/04/09 Web Guild pays it forward
Some 50 students who worked in the Augustana Web Authors Guild over the past 10 years have paid it forward. The student group has decided to use its proceeds from over the years to establish the Entrepreneurial Leadership Scholarship.

02/02/09 “Ain’t I a Woman!” bringing history to life
A chamber music theater work celebrating the life and times of four powerful African-American women will be performed at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 in Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann building.

01/28/09 Students bring music but kids give the lessons
A group of Augustana music education students have been spending their Wednesday afternoons giving back at the Wide Open Wednesdays (WOW) after-school program at St. John's Lutheran Church in Rock Island.

01/28/09 College aid is out there -- tips on finding it
If you're looking for college financial aid, don't be discouraged by negative economic news. Contrary to what you may have heard, grants and loans are available to help with college costs.

01/27/09 Economist discusses 2009 vs. the 1930s
Students in U.S. Economic History had the chance to talk with someone from an agency helping to history right now on Tuesday. William A. Strauss, a senior economist and economic advisor from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, spoke to the class about the current economic climate and how it compares to the Great Depression.

01/23/09 Ruth Parkander Clokey Goodell, producer of ELCA's Davey and Goliath, dies
Augustana alumna Ruth Parkander Clokey Goodell, producer of the animated television series, "Davey and Goliath," died Dec. 28, 2008.

01/22/09 Augustana student photographers, musicians to showcase talent
Augustana Sights and Sounds will return for a second year to the Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, on Friday, January 30. The free event showcases unique photography and musical entertainment by Augustana College students.

01/20/09 Augie celebrates Obama inauguration
Patriotic balloons, free pizza and a chance to watch history on the big screen welcomed a crowd of students to Westerlin lounge Tuesday morning for the inauguration of the next President of the United States.

01/14/09 Augustana set to host 7th International Food Fest
Augustana College’s Office of International Programs will host the 7th Annual International Food Fest from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 31 in the College Center dining room.

01/13/09 College mourns retired professor Richard C. Anderson
Dr. Richard C. Anderson, who touched the lives of hundreds of young people over a distinguished 40-year career as professor of geology at Augustana College, died peacefully Jan. 8 in Champaign-Urbana.

01/13/09 Dr. Anderson featured after winning national award
Archived story from 1992: Richard C. Anderson won the 1992 Neil A. Miner Award from the National Association of Geology Teachers. The award recognizes a single college or university teacher annually for "exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the earth sciences."

01/12/09 Trekking to the inauguration with high hopes
At least five members of the Augustana College campus community will be among the thousands journeying to Washington, D.C., to see Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th president of the United States Jan. 20.

01/12/09 Augustana receives $300,000 to study student-faculty research
Augustana and three other liberal arts colleges will use a $300,000 grant from The Teagle Foundation to study the educational impact of a capstone experience over the next four years. About 90 percent of Augustana students participate in a capstone experience called Senior Inquiry.

01/09/09 Illinois Hill Prairie Conference here
The second Illinois Hill Prairie Conference will be held May 1-2, 2009, at Augustana College. The event will include talks and a panel discussion, field trips, displays and information tables and vendors.

01/05/09 Class of 2013, get a glimpse of your future
Jan. 24 will be a big day for some 350 young people who will jam classrooms and halls at Augustana College for the annual Open House and Scholarship Competition.