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Swedish Immigration to North America
A brief history of Swedish immigration to North America, written by Swenson Center director Dr. Dag Blanck.
LaGow '77 memorial scholarship and departmental gift help music education students excel
Music education was always close to the heart of Michael LaGow '77. He studied music education at Augustana and played flute in the Augustana Symphonic Band. Following his graduation, he continued his passion for music education by teaching flute lessons and playing in local music ensembles. LaGow passed away in 2022, and his love for Augustana music education continued with a surprise estate gift directed to support the music education department.
Harry S. B. Johnson Endowment for Classics
Dr. Harry S. B. Johnson served and advanced Augustana College in a challenging range of responsibilities
Ander Lecture focuses on Swedish divas
This year's O. Fritiof Ander Lecture in Immigration History will focus on the 19th century Swedish divas Jenny Lind and Christina Nilsson.

Five more Vikings named Academic All-Americans — 183 total
Five student-athletes — from hometowns in Illinois, Hawai'i, Texas and Tennessee — are the college's most recent Academic All-Americans. Now with 183 Academic All-Americans, Augustana ranks 14th among the NCAA’s 1,100 schools in DI, DII and DIII across the country.
How to prepare for a theatre arts scholarship audition
Your audition will consist of either an acting audition or technical portfolio review and interview with Augustana faculty in theatre arts.

“A peak experience for me was translating French for our group of 30 during West Africa Term 2018.”Read More