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Augustana's historical books digitized
The Augustana Historical Society has launched an initiative to make the Society’s books freely available through Augustana College’s online Digital Commons.
Walking on the wild side: A zookeeper's day
Kristina Stump '04 has her hands full with two giraffes, two zebras, two Bactrian camels, one dromedary camel, two yellow-backed duikers, four San Clemente Island goats, two dwarf cebu, two alpacas, a llama, and two mini donkeys. She also cares for four domestic chickens, two French lop-eared rabbits and an ostrich.

“Through different classes I took and interacting with people throughout the school, I have come to a place where I feel very comfortable right now.”Read More

From grade-school basketball to Augie: How they got here
Parents of current men's basketball players look back at the journey that led their sons to success at Augustana.

Did somebody say Portillo’s?
Vallory Farrasso ’09 McCormack tells the Quad Cities to get ready.

Kindschuh left legacy of projects at Augustana
John Kindschuh of Rock Island, 92, who served Augustana for 36 years and was among the last senior college administrators to have been ordained in the Augustana Lutheran Synod, died Feb. 15.
Off-campus housing
Augustana College has partnered with Places4Students.com, a company that provides information about available off-campus housing.

Q & A with Emily Kahm, a theology teacher with a focus on sisters
Dr. Emily Kahm teaches an upper-level course in American Catholicism that is centered around the work of women religious.
Marie Johnson Munson letters and scrapbook, 1914
Marie Johnson and Otto Munson were born in Sweden and immigrated separately to Illinois in 1900. They married in 1915. The collection contains seven love letters written by Otto Munson of Rochelle, Illinois to Marie Johnson of DeKalb, Illinois in 1914. Included are English translations of the letters and a scrapbook of photographs.