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  • Commencement Weekend

    Date: May 23, 2013 - May 25, 2013

    Commencement events honoring the Class of 2013 will be held May 23-25 on campus. Learn more about the President's Social, Senior Celebration, the Reception for Civitas Graduates, the Nurse Pinning Ceremony, Baccalaureate and the Commencement Ceremony.

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  • Summer Scholar Camp at Augustana

    Date: June 4, 2013 - July 30, 2013

    Over afternoon sessions starting June 4, high school students of all ages will learn by focusing on relevant and compelling topics, rigorous content and test/college preparation. Space is limited; register today.

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  • April 14: Area Doctors to Perform for Children's Care Fundraiser

    Date: April 14, 2012

    Local area doctor-musicians, inlcluding Augustana Flute Choir member Dr. Dennis Knutson and alumnus Dr. Ron Rossing '68, will be donating their musical talents to benefit children with special needs in the Children's Care Hospital Doctors in Concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at the Orpheum Theatre.

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  • April 14: McWilliams to Discuss "Animals, Plants and Food: Eating Sustainably"

    Date: April 14, 2012

    Dr. James McWilliams, author and associate professor of history at Texas State University, will discuss “Animals, Plants and Food: Eating Sustainably in the Twenty-First Century (and Beyond)” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. The lecture serves as the spring 2012 Iverson Lecture for Augustana’s Civitas honors program and is the first event in the inaugural Augustana Academic Festival.

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  • April 14: Collegiate Chorale Spring Concert to Examine Ancient, Modern Choral Music

    Date: April 14, 2012

    The Collegiate Chorale will perform their spring concert under the direction of Russell Svenningsen at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, in the Chapel of Reconciliation. The concert will present choral music from ancient to modern times and includes selections from Orlando Gibbon's "Hosanna to the Son of David", John Rutter's "Quick, We Have But a Second," and the world premiere of "Alleluia! I Will Sing" by Craig Carnahan.

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  • April 13: Orchestra, Schempp Concert to Celebrate 50-Year-Old Schlicker Organ

    Date: April 13, 2012

    The Augustana Orchestra and organist Marilyn Schempp, instructor of organ and piano at Augustana, will perform Handel's Organ Concerto No. 13 in F "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale" as the final celebration concert for the 50th anniversary of the Schlicker Organ to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13, in Our Savior's Lutheran Church.

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  • April 12: Band Concert to Feature Scott Shelsta on Trombone, Dr. Leland Lillehaug as Guest Conductor

    Date: April 12, 2012

    The Augustana Band's Spring Concert will feature acclaimed trombonist and former U.S. Army Band soloist Scott Shelsta '71, and Dr. Leland Lillehaug, professor emeritus of music and Augustana's Director of Bands from 1956-1992 as guest conductor.

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  • April 11-29: Augustana Academic Festival to Celebrate Scholarship

    Date: April 11, 2012 - April 29, 2012

    The first-ever Augustana Academic Festival, a celebration of scholarship and academic achievement, will be held on campus April 11-29. The festival will feature a number of guest speakers and events, including Brian Turner, an American poet and Army veteran; Dr. James McWilliams, author of "Just Food;" Dr. Randy Moore, professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; the 44th-annual Dakota Conference; the Augustana Symposium; and more.

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  • April 11: Iraq War Poet to Speak on Campus

    Date: April 11, 2012

    Brian Turner, a veteran of the Iraq War and acclaimed poet, will share his work and reflect on his life experiences during "An Evening With Brian Turner" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, in Kresge Recital Hall. The discussion is free and open to the public. 

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  • April 4: "Debating an End to America's Second Civil War"

    Date: April 4, 2012

    Student debaters from opposing political parties will square off in unlikely fashion during "A Call to Peace: Debating an End to America’s Second Civil War," hosted by the Augustana Committee of Undergraduate Political Scientists (COUPS) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, in Kresge Recital Hall.

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  • April 3: Northlanders, All-City Middle School in 'Jazz Time'

    Date: April 3, 2012

    Jazz Time, a concert featuring Augustana's Northlanders Jazz Band and the All-City Middle School Jazz Band will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, in Kresge Recital Hall.

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  • April 2: Recital to Feature String Quartet, Rawlins Trio

    Date: April 2, 2012

    The Augustana String Quartet and the Rawlins Trio will perform a joint chamber music recital at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 2, in Kresge Recital Hall. The concert will feature two pieces by the String Quartet, "Langsamer Satz" by Anton Webern and Sergei Prokofiev's String Quartet no. 2 in F major, Op. 92, and the Rawlins Trio's performance of Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66.

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