Jamie Horter's passion is protecting the Earth, ensuring its sustainability and viability. And she's just learned that she's one of only six students in the region chosen to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in December.

Thousands gathered at Augustana College Friday night to listen as former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf shared his personal role in the global war on terror and addressed concerns about Pakistan's nuclear assets.

Dr. Murray Haar, Chair of the Department of Religion, Philosophy, and the Classics at Augustana College, is the featured speaker at the Twin Cities Thought Leader Forum on Monday, October 26, in St. Paul, MN.

Mark Meile, Wendell Elliott , and Pam Gohl will be honored at the 2009 Augustana Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet during Viking Days 2009. The Hall of Fame Banquet begins at 6:00 p.m. Friday, October 16, at the Holiday Inn City Centre in downtown Sioux Falls.

Dr. Maria Bell, Rev. David Johnson, Bob Thimjon, and Sayra Siverson Salter will be honored on October 17 at the Blue and Gold Gala beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Morrison Commons Ordal Dining Room on the Augustana campus.
 

Augustana’s volleyball team is hosting a “Dig Pink” event when it entertains the University of Minnesota, Crookston in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match on Saturday, October 10, beginning at 4:00 p.m.

A piece premiered by Augustana’s Northlanders Jazz Band, has received an “Editor’s Choice Award” from J.W. Pepper, the world’s largest retailer of sheet music. “Off The Hook” is the Northlanders’ eighth commission in the last nine years.

Five athletes representing different sports will be inducted into the Augustana Athletic Hall of Fame during Viking Days 2009.The Hall of Fame Banquet begins at 6:00 p.m. Friday, October 16, at the Holiday Inn City Centre in downtown Sioux Falls.

Augustana Theatre announces the New Works Bash, an exciting opportunity for playwrights to share their latest work with an audience at an early stage in the play’s development. The three-day event starts Sunday, September 27.

Augustana College officials announced today that the Vikings have sold a record 2,064 season tickets for the 2009 football season. This figure is 543 more than the previous high of 1,521 season tickets, sold in 2008.