Escape from the infirmary
As Augustana prepares to open an on-campus health clinic, here’s a look back at the years when the college had an infirmary on campus.
Class notes for 2020; most popular feature
Class Notes appears in the monthly newsletter for alumni and friends of the college. It's a popular collection of births, promotions, graduates, and other highlights of daily life.
4 ways to make the most of summer before junior year
You're halfway through your high school career. Now it's crunch time for the college search. Here's how to get the most out of your summer so the next year is a breeze.
Virtual Nordic Book Club, August
Join the Swenson Center book club to discuss books on Nordic topics or by Nordic authors.
Our August book club date is changing to later in the month (and earlier in the day) to allow for the author, Jason Diakité, to join us to discuss his book A Drop of Midnight. He will give a book talk and allow time for Q&A.
"World-renowned hip-hop artist Jason “Timbuktu” Diakité’s vivid and intimate journey through his own and his family’s history—from South Carolina slavery to twenty-first-century Sweden." --from Amazon
Didn't have time to finish the book? That's okay, join us anyway!
College resumes tours for prospective students
Augustana College has begun welcoming prospective students and their families for campus tours.
DiversiTEA: Affirming My Identity
Dr. Monica M. Smith, vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will host a DiversiTEA. She will use Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TedTalk "The Danger of a Single Story" to guide the discussion.
This event is for students only.
Racial Justice and Social Change Campus Conversations: Dr. Drick Boyd
In the second of a series of Racial Justice and Social Change Campus Conversations, Dr. Drick Boyd will speak to the historical and racial implications of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police.
The conversations, hosted by the Augustana Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, are open to the campus community, but registration is required.
Dr. Boyd is a professor emeritus of urban studies at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pa. While at Eastern, he regularly taught courses in race and ethnic relations, social justice, urban theology, leadership and social activism.
He is a co-founder of Heeding God's Call to Prevent Gun Violence, a participant in New Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (NewCORE) and a member of the Education Strategy Team of POWER, an interfaith social coalition in Philadelphia and surrounding counties.
Dr. Boyd is the author of "White Allies in the Struggle for Racial Justice" and "Disrupting Whiteness Talking to White People About Racism."
Racial Justice and Social Change Campus Conversations: Dr. Jason Williams
In the first of a series of Racial Justice and Social Change Campus Conversations, Dr. Jason Williams will speak to the historical and racial implications of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police.
The Conversations, hosted by the Augustana Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, are open to the campus community, but registration is required.
Dr. Jason Williams is an activist criminologist concerned about racial disparity and mistreatment within the criminal justice system.
He is a New Jersey native who was raised by his grandmother in a housing project, which ultimately led him to pursue a doctorate in the administration of justice from Texas Southern University.
In addition to publishing in the academic area, Dr. Hampton’s work also has been published in The Hampton Institution and Truthout. He has conducted ethnographic research in Baltimore and Ferguson, Mo., after the police-involved tragedies of Freddie Gray and Michael Brown.
He is beginning police and community-based research in Newark, N.J., after the installment of a federal consent decree that proved pervasive unconstitutional policing practices.
Dr. Williams has served as a guest speaker at Old Dominion University, Yale University and other institutions.
Local colleges join together for QC Career Fair
The inaugural QC Career Fair—to include students from five local colleges and universities—is planned for Sept. 30.