Nine Augustana computer science students participated in the 2008 Association for Computing Machinery Computer Science Programming Contest November 15 at the University of South Dakota.

Augustana officials say a good number of their graduates, both South Dakotans and out-of-staters, take jobs here.  “We have a lot of alumni who stay around the Sioux Falls area,” said Mary Toso, director of alumni relations.

Megan Punt may have just graduated from Augustana in 2007, but she is already making a name for herself. She was recently featured in the Argus Leader's "Who We Are" piece.

Alice Kuil King, class of 1991, an English teacher at Campbell County High School, has been named the 2009 Teacher of the Year for Campbell County School District and the State of Wyoming Teacher of the Year.

On November 4, millions of people tuned in to see who would be the new president. Associate Professor Mike Nitz was also watching the coverage, but he did it from Norway.

Parents hoping to send their children to college next fall have historic stock market losses to consider this year in addition to the usual task of helping them choose the right school.

Augustana has been selected to play in the 44th Mineral Water Bowl on Saturday, December 6, in Excelsior Springs, MO.

Dr. John C. Pennington, Professor of Music, has been invited to perform and premier a new work at the Percussive Arts Societies International Convention November 5-8 in Austin, Texas.

Augustana Senior Jessica Rowell was crowned Miss South Dakota USA on November 2, 2008 at the Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center in Brandon, SD.

The Biology Department is having a banner year in 2008 when it comes to publications. Many of the published papers have been co-authored by Augustana students. In addition, there are several collaborators from other institutions.