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From FYI to foreign service: Melinda Pavek '92
Melinda Pavek ’92 recently visited the studios of WVIK, Quad Cities NPR, to record an interview with Augustana's "Life of the Mind" podcast.
Advanced Standing
Information on transfer credits, dual enrollment
Winning research from two geology seniors
Matt Harrington ’19 and Josh Pearson ’19 took home research awards from this spring’s joint Geological Society of America meeting
Augustana Possible grant leads to record-breaking enrollment
The Augustana Possible grant has spurred the college’s largest applicant pool and largest first-year cohort in the school’s 163-year history.
Jenny Lind Chapel Committee (Andover, Ill.) records
The Jenny Lind Chapel Committee is concerned with the operation, programs, and preservation of the Jenny Lind Chapel in Andover, Illinois. The Chapel is the “mother church” of the Augustana Synod and of Swedish-American Lutheranism, established by Lars Paul Esbjörn in 1950. Many of the materials in this collection came from Dr. Conrad Bergendoff, Birger Swenson, and Hortense Lindorff.
Luther Academy (Wahoo, Neb.) records, 1883-1950
Luther Academy was founded in 1883 in Wahoo, Nebraska. Samuel Magnus Hill served as acting president and helped shape the history of the school. This collection includes meeting minutes for the board of the Academy, two student groups, and of several meetings of the Nebraska Conference of the Augustana Synod. Also included are news articles related to the school, correspondence with presidents and reports of the Nebraska Conference, and some student and religious writings.
Written Information Security Program (WISP)
The Augustana College Written Information Security Policy (“WISP”) is intended as a set of comprehensive guidelines and policies designed to safeguard confidential and restricted data maintained at the College, and to comply with applicable laws and regulations on the protection of Personal Information and Nonpublic Financial Information, as those terms are defined below, found in records and in systems owned by the College.
Funding & Support
The Swenson Center is a nonprofit organization. We depend entirely on donations from generous people like you. There are several ways of supporting the Swenson Center. Gifts of all sizes are welcome and gratefully received.
Resources by Subject
Here are examples of some of the many subjects that can be researched using the Swenson Center's collections.