The Augustana Board of Trustees approved six faculty members for promotions and/or tenure at its December meeting.

Augustana alumnus Kofi Gunu (class of 2017) has been named the 2019 Rhodes Scholar for West Africa.

Augustana University and the Center for Western Studies announce the 23rd annual Boe Forum on Public Affairs:
 “Power, the Press and the Presidency,” with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein is sold out.

Augustana University (AU) nursing student Amy Brandt is a recipient of the Sanford Health Military and Veteran Scholarship worth $5,000. Brandt is one of only four students who received the scholarship in the region. Recipients are chosen based on leadership, character, academics and community service.

Following a week of fun and festive homecoming events, hundreds lined the streets near campus on Saturday, Oct. 19, for the Viking Days parade.

Seniors Darwin Garcia of Honduras and Julie DeWitt of Yankton, South Dakota, were crowned the 2018 Viking Days King and Queen at Coronation on Wednesday.

Augustana has announced Nikki Troxclair as AU’s new vice president of strategic communications and marketing. She will lead the University’s public relations, marketing, editorial, web communications and central services areas for Augustana.

Money has again ranked Augustana among the nation's best colleges. The ranking is based on cost, graduation rates, academic offerings and social scene.

Kyle '93 and Katie (Clymer) Pederson of Eagan, Minnesota, have been named the 2018 "Friends of Augustana Music."

The countdown to Viking Days has officially begun. Meet the members of the 2018 Viking Days Royal Court and make plans to attend Coronation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, to see the crowning of the king and queen.