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National spotlight shines on Augustana history professor
Dr. Lendol Calder is no stranger to awards and honors, being named Illinois Professor of the Year in 2010. And now he's a finalist for Baylor University's Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, the top teaching prize in the nation.
Hasselmo Award creates opportunities for Hels, Dalzell
The Hasselmo Award for Academic Pursuit supports students pursuing careers in research or higher education teaching. Find out how this year's award-winners Reigna Hels '26 (psychology) and Luke Dalzell '26 (physics and applied mathematics) will be using their prize money.
Augustana and Palmer College of Chiropractic launch dual-degree program
Set to begin in fall 2025, the program offers qualified students a streamlined journey in which they can save approximately one year in earning their dual degree: three years at Augustana followed by three years and four months at Palmer.
Revitalization begins in College Hill as Augustana launches CDC initiative
Augustana College is leading a collaboration with the City of Rock Island, businesses and citizens to spur mixed-use retail, residential and neighborhood improvements in the College Hill District. The effort aims to create a more vibrant, walkable and economically dynamic neighborhood that serves both Rock Island residents and Augustana students.
2025 Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies winners
The Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies is an annual competition for Augustana students with awards of up to $500. Submissions may include essays, research papers, poetry, drama, film, artwork, musical composition or other creative expressions that focus on the European Holocaust from 1933 to 1945.
Student-athletes inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma honor society
Augustana recently celebrated a proud milestone with the induction of 106 student-athletes into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society. This marks the college’s first class of inductees into the honor society.
Augustana hosts Embrace Race Luncheon
This year’s Embrace Race Luncheon is from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Gerber Center at Augustana College. This is the fifth year Well Suited has organized the luncheon.
Career outcomes for the Augustana Class of 2024
The First Destinations Report, collected from a survey of 2024 graduates, is a tool for the college and families of prospective Vikings to see the value of an Augustana education. The numbers show how Augustana's commitment to experiential learning and career preparation translates into real-world success.
Get involved! Earth Week events on campus April 22-27
Augustana student groups have teamed up to host hands-on activities and events for Earth Week, April 22-27. All are invited to connect with nature and help make an impact on campus. See schedule of events.
Cotturone ’25 awarded for her research in astronomy, astrophysics
Jessica Cotturone ’25 received the Chambliss Award at the 245th American Astronomical Society meeting. The award recognizes Cotturone's work through the CIERA Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at Northwestern University.
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Students recognized for 2024-25 achievements
Congratulations to the following students, who received recognition for their work in the 2024-2025 academic year from off-campus organizations.
Stone Lecture to explore civil rights and the Jews of Selma, Alabama
Dr. Amy K. Milligan will present the 2025 Stone Lecture in Judaism at Augustana, "Navigating History: Civil Rights and the Jews of Selma, Alabama," at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the Olin Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
‘Dynamic Traditions’ brings new perspectives to Native American art
Students in an Augustana Prison Education Program history class curated a new exhibition in the Thomas Tredway Library. “Dynamic Traditions,” which was staged by Augustana’s Center for Visual Culture, will be on display on the library’s second floor until May 23.
Documentary by Watts ’25 featured in QC Times, WVIK
Film/theatre performance double major Emma Watts ’25 is producing a short documentary about the radium girls, a group of factory workers who ingested potentially deadly amounts of radium while working at the Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, Ill., in the 1920s and 1930s.
