Search Results
“Dr. Mahn and Pastor Kristen helped me tremendously to think about my calling in the world, and they challenged me to grow. I had no idea I'd end up as a religion major.”Read More
“I never thought I would be doing research abroad, speaking at local and national conferences or graduating with two majors and a minor.”Read More
“So many professors are engaging and stimulating with the way they teach.”Read More
The importance of community service
Many institutions encourage or even mandate community service for their students. At Augustana, we consider service to be part of our mission to help students grow in mind, body, and spirit and to find their vocational calling in life.
Faith as a foundation and a commitment
Fifteen years ago, while being interviewed for the presidency of Augustana College, I was asked what it meant to be a college that is related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Then, if you had asked 20 different people that question, you’d have gotten 20 different answers.
Reflections on the Liberal Arts
For those of us in the business of being a 21st century liberal arts college – business and liberal arts not being an oxymoron in this instance – the question of how to remain true to the humanities is forever at top of mind.
Shared governance and the empowering creation of new programs
When much of the country was reeling from the Great Recession of 2008, Augustana was no different. A dip in enrollment had come with a commensurate drop in net revenue. With not only the college but our students, their families, and the community at large hurting, we knew we had to respond decisively as well as creatively.