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			<title>Music students in Nigeria, Japan share work ethic</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:43:59 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. James Lambrecht, Augustana College director of bands, spent three months as a guest conductor of the Musashino Wind Ensemble of Nerima, Tokyo. Dr. John Pfautz, Augustana College professor of voice, vocal literature and director of Opera@Augustana, taught at Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary in Ogbomosho, Nigeria.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana dean elected Alma College president</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:52:20 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jeff Abernathy, vice president of academic affairs and dean of Augustana College, has accepted a new position as President of Alma College in Alma, Michigan. His appointment will begin Ju1y 1, 2010.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana Choir Tour 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:14:35 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>In the news: Student election</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:30:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>New creative writing major encourages "imaginative risks"</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 19:55:18 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Augustana is pleased to announce the addition of a new major in creative writing to the more than 60 majors and related areas of study to be offered in the fall of 2010. The new major builds on the already successful English major and meets the growing demands for the academic field among students, graduate schools and employers.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Grant helps students serve community</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:06:21 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Augustana students and Quad-City non-profit organizations are the benefactors of a $25,000 Riverboat Development Authority (RDA) grant. The money will fund the RDA Reflective Leader Internship Program at Augustana, which provides students with the opportunity to work as interns for non-profit organizations in Scott County.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Christian environmentalist to speak at convocation</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:47:33 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Calvin B. DeWitt, an environmental studies professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will address the ethics of environmental science on Thursday, February 4 at 10:30 a.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave.). DeWitt’s lecture, entitled “What Do the Bible and Science Have to Say About Caring for Creation?” will use scientific and biblical sources to examine how we should deal with the dramatically changing Earth and the key role we play in preserving it.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Old Main to undergo renovations</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:21:24 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Augustana College will begin a multi-phase restoration project to Old Main this year, the 150th anniversary of the college’s founding. The historic academic building usually catches the eye of visitors and the Quad-Cities community because of the its dome located along Seventh Avenue and overlooking the Mississippi River.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Archaeologist will talk about pre-Eskimo culture</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:31:25 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Augustana’s new Center for Polar Studies welcomes Dr. Christyann Darwent, associate professor at the University of California, Davis (UCDavis), who will present her findings on the unique culture of early Eskimos in Greenland in a lecture on Thursday, February 4, at 7 p.m. in the John Deere Lecture Hall (820 38th St.). Her lecture, entitled “Ultima Thule: Archaeological Investigations in Northwest Greenland,” is part of a special lecture series celebrating the new center and Augustana’s 150th anniversary.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Skeptic to speak on aliens, mind reading and New Age hokum</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:46:04 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and director of the Skeptics Society, will speak at Augustana’s weekly convocation on Thursday, January 28, at 10:30 a.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave.). The goal of his lecture, “Why People Believe Weird Things,” is to reveal why so many people, including countless “smart people,” believe in weird myths like alien abduction, past life regression and ESP (extrasensory perception). The event is free and open to the public.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana Alumnus, Doctor to Haitians to Speak at Spring Commencement</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:34:10 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. David Walton, a 1998 alumnus, will be the keynote speaker at Augustana College’s 150th Commencement Convocation on Sunday, May 23, at 3 p.m. in the i wireless Center (1201 River Dr., Moline, Ill.). The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana Begins Sesquicentennial Celebration</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:39:09 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Augustana will commence a year of celebration in honor of its 150th birthday with the Founder’s Day Convocation on Thursday, January 14, at 10:30 a.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave). Augustana President Steven Bahls and President Emeritus Thomas Tredway will talk about the college’s past accomplishments and the upcoming year of exciting sesquicentennial celebrations. The event is free and open to the public.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana announces 2010-2011 tuition</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:00:17 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Considering the current economic climate, Augustana College is announcing its tuition rates for the 2010-2011 school year. The early announcement, which is several months ahead of higher education peers, offers potential students and families more time to prepare their financial plan and evaluate the distinctive academic and extra-curricular opportunities offered at Augustana, a premier liberal arts college.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana presents classic family musical The Secret Garden</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:37:22 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Augustana Theatre Arts and Music Departments invite the Quad-City community to their upcoming performances of the classic family musical The Secret Garden at the Potter Theatre in Bergendoff Hall (3701 7th Ave).  Performances will run January 29, 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m.; February 5 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and February 6 at 1:30 p.m. These shows will be the first in ten years to reflect collaboration between the Theatre Arts department and Augustana’s opera company, Opera@Augustana.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana Photographers Featured in 2010 Sights and Sounds</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:45:34 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The artistic and musical talents of Augustana students will be the focus of the third annual Augustana Sights and Sounds at Bucktown Center for the Arts (225 E. 2nd St., Davenport) on Friday, January 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. The free event will feature distinctive student photography from both Augustana and Quad-City area high school students and a raffle fundraiser for the Fistula Foundation.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana in Australia: 'Experience of a lifetime'</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:29:11 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>International Students Inspire Popular Celebration of Cuisine</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:42:08 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Office of International Programs invites the Quad-City community to celebrate international culture through cuisine at the International Food Festival on Saturday, January 30, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Augustana College Center (3703 7th Ave.) dining room. The annual event attracted a record-breaking 526 guests last year and features recipes selected and food made by members of the college’s Dining Services.]]></description>
			
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			<title>Center for Polar Studies lecture Dec. 2</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:35:48 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[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.).]]></description>
			
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			<title>Scientist explains how giant IceCube reveals extreme Universe</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:06:28 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Astrophysicist Dr. Francis Halzen will explain how he transformed a cubic kilometer of ice at the South Pole into a multi-million dollar astronomy project in a free, public lecture on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the John Deere Planetarium lecture hall (820 38th St.).]]></description>
			
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			<title>Augustana students spend winter in Cascade Mountains</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:44:06 CST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Nineteen adventurous students from Augustana College will make a cross-country trek on January 3 ending in Holden Village in the Cascade Mountains. The students and three faculty members will spend five weeks living and studying in Holden, a tight-knit mountain community with no phones, television or roads connecting to the outside world.]]></description>
			
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