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Today's update: Rapid tests available
Oct. 27, 2021
Is it a cold or COVID? Rapid tests now available
You now can get a COVID-19 rapid test at the Augustana Convenient Care with results in as little as 15 minutes.
The rapid test will eliminate the need for people to quarantine for the 2-5 days often required to receive the results of lab-based tests.
"There should be no concerns about long result wait times or long unnecessary quarantines, and individuals who are a close contact or symptomatic should not hesitate getting tested," Dr. Wes Brooks, dean of students, said in yesterday's campus briefing.
Anyone who is not vaccinated is required to test weekly. The clinic also tests employees and students who are symptomatic or who have been exposed to COVID-19.
If you have COVID symptoms, or test positive, or are exposed to someone who tested positive, call Augustana Public Safety, 309-794-7711.
Today's updates:
• Dr. Jinyu Liu of DePauw University is translating the Roman poet Ovid into Mandarin. You can hear from her today at 4:30 p.m. in Cross-cultural Translation of Exile Literature: How Would Ovid Lament in Mandarin?
Kara West is the winner of the 2021 Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research for her paper, "Queer Even in Safe Spaces: Homelessness, Shelter Failures, and the Queer Community." The award comes with a $400 prize.
The Study Away Fair is tomorrow from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Gerber Center Gävle Rooms.
Friday's the deadline for the Augie Halloween pet costume contest. Send a photo to the Augustana Instagram (@augustana_illinois) or email Kirby Stockwell for a chance to be featured on our social media channels.
Although not officially launching until 2022, Augie Esports players are competing now and you can watch their games via Twitchtv. The team is 22-8 so far this year!
Congrats to seniors Evan Webber, Valorant Rookie of the Week, and Mobby Ali Naqvi, FIFA Player of the Week. Schedule, game links, roster and news.
Get some free financial advice
Dennis Norling, assistant professor of business administration, will offer his popular one-credit course, Personal Finance BUSN 380, in the spring semester.
This is your chance to learn about understanding financial statements, the time value of money, credit, student loans, investments, taxes and budgeting.
There are no prerequisites. Section 01 will meet Mondays from 1:45-2:45 p.m. and section 02 will meet Tuesdays from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Kirby Stockwell in Communication and Marketing made sure we did not fail to observe National Pumpkin Day yesterday.