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Five Academic All-Americans honored in 2017-2018
Five student-athletes were named Academic All-Americans during the 2017-2018 school year, bringing the total to 175 and securing Augustana’s Top 10 ranking among all U.S. colleges and universities.
Policies & Services
The Swenson Center's policies and services.

Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival Feb. 25 brings guest artist, world premiere
The annual Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival returns to Augustana College Feb. 25, featuring guest artist Jorge Hoyo from Mexico City and the premiere of a new work from the German composer Hainbach.
Enrollment and Graduation Candidacy Verification
Enrollment Verification and Graduation Candidacy Verification processing will typically be completed within five business days.
Augustana Historical Society
The Augustana Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization of professional scholars, amateur historians, and above all friends of Augustana College. We’re bound together by our desire to preserve and tell Augustana’s stories.
Esbjörn Award for Extraordinary Leadership
The Esbjörn Award for Extraordinary Leadership is presented at the discretion of the president of the college.
Hybrid work arrangement for administrators and staff
Augustana College offers eligible employees the option of a hybrid work arrangement as described in this policy.

An unforgettable 12-6 win in an unforgettable season
It was the most successful season in Augustana Viking basketball history. Coach Jim Borcherding’s 1972-1973 squad garnered national attention, evidenced by a Sports Illustrated article titled "The Swedes are Meatballs No More." Given the Vikings’ perfect 16-0 record in conference play, the article’s subtitle said it best: "Everybody used to feast on little Augustana, but now the Vikings are parceling out defeats for all."

Former Vikings athlete now leads an ER team
2000 Academic All-American Rhonda (Brown) Sowards battles COVID-19 in the emergency room.
Swedish American Old Settlers’ Association of Knox County (Ill.) records, 1894-1943
The Swedish American Old Settlers’ Association of Knox County (Ill.) was a social group for the early Swedish settlers of the Knox County area in existence from 1894 until about 1941. The collection contains membership lists, the group’s constitution, annual meeting minutes, necrology rolls (death lists), several obituaries, newspaper clippings, and one photograph from 1935.