Campus Update: Jazz concert tonight

March 10, 2023

🎺 Endre Rice returns for jazz concert

Former jazz director Endre Rice will join the Augustana Jazz Ensemble for a free concert on Friday, March 10. The group will perform music made famous by the Count Basie Orchestra.

"Once you become a part of the Augustana family, you have the great fortune of experiencing that love for a lifetime," Rice said. "I am excited to reunite with my Augustana family to perform with the dedicated students and outstanding faculty."

The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall. → more

📌 COVID-19 update

Augustana has seen a slight uptick of COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks, with seven students currently isolating in on-campus isolation housing.

As all of our community members have done this year, please continue to take personal accountability for your health and well-being. Be mindful of close contacts, inform them of your illness, wash your hands regularly and be aware of COVID symptoms. 

If you have COVID symptoms, isolate yourself from others and take a COVID test. If you are confirmed positive, contact Public Safety at 309-794-7711 to report it. Students with a positive COVID result should isolate for five days (and continue to isolate until receiving a negative test result) and mask through day 10.

📰 Announcements

🌸 Brunch and Bloom is the theme for this year's Shades of Beauty Summit, a space dedicated for women to share, discover and celebrate their beauty. Register for this free event by March 12.

🌳 Support local park cleanup efforts through the Make It Yours program, managed by the Waste Commission of Scott County.

📽️ Catch "Coco" for free at the Olin auditorium Friday or Saturday at 7 p.m.

🎼 The Augustana Flute Choir, student ensembles and string quartet will perform a St. Patrick's Day concert on Tuesday, March 14.

📰 News from around campus

Augustana College expands access to gender-affirming voice therapy

A $10,000 grant will allow Augustana College to increase access to gender-affirming voice therapy for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.

Forging women's equality

Xong Sony Yang, director of the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, and Marthalyn Zarwolo, a senior communication studies major, joined Local 4 News on Wednesday to talk about the International Women's Day celebration at the Gerber Center. 

The event included a resource fair, feminine products, door prizes and a photo booth.