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Augustana Junior Receives Scholarship to Study in Austria

Monday, January 4, 2010

Augustana College junior Ryan Lee from Cannon Falls, Minnesota, is the recipient of a Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship. Through the American Institute for Foreign Study, he will spend the spring semester in Salzburg, Austria.

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Former Augustana President Authors Book on Norwegian Lutheran Immigrants

Monday, January 4, 2010

Lloyd Svendsbye, former president of Augustana College, reveals the struggles of the early immigrants as he chronicles his ancestors’ saga from Norway to Western North Dakota in his new book, I Paid All My Debts, published by Lutheran University Press.

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Call for Proposals: Dakota Conference on the Northern Plains

Monday, January 4, 2010

A call for proposals has been issued for the 42nd annual Dakota Conference, Western Highways: Journeys through Space & Time, to be held April 23-24 at the Center for Western Studies on the campus of Augustana College.

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Augustana’s Economic Diversity Cited by U.S. News

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

According to U.S. News and World Report "Economic Diversity Among Top-Ranked Schools: Baccalaureate Colleges (Midwest)," Augustana’s mission of providing an education of enduring worth is available to students from varying economic backgrounds.

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Former Augustana Regent Al Schock dies at age 89

Monday, December 28, 2009

Al Schock, 89, who served 12 years on the Augustana College Board of Regents, died December 27, 2009, of complications from cancer. Schock’s longtime association with Augustana included gifts of time, leadership, and financial support.

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Alumni in the News

Friday, December 18, 2009

Four alumni from various parts of the country were recently recognized for achievements in their respective careers. Their education at Augustana prepared them for successful careers in coaching, politics, church ministry, and nursing.

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Christmas Giving at Augustana

Friday, December 18, 2009

Students are headed home for the holidays, but prior to the campus shutting down, and while they were preparing for final exams, students and staff took the time to make sure those less fortunate would experience some joy this Christmas.

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Alumna receives Faculty Excellence Award

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Alumna Sharlene Georgesen, '86, assistant professor of nursing at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, is one of three Morningside faculty members to receive the 2009 Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Award.

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Nursing Major Earns Opportunity to Study in South Africa

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A transition from sprawling open spaces to a teaming city awaits sophomore Lauren Stephens. Stephens will spend next semester studying with the School for International Training’s Community Health and Social Policy Program in Durban, South Africa.

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Twin Cities alumnus joins Augustana Development staff

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Stan Krebs, who graduated from Augustana in 1975, has joined the College’s Office of Development as director of major gifts. Krebs will be based in the Twin Cities, working with current donors and cultivating prospective donors.

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