news

Honorary Degree Recipient Dedicated Life to Serving Native Americans

Friday, May 8, 2009

Rev. Larry Peterson will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters and address the graduating class at Augustana’s 149th Commencement Service May 24 at the Sioux Falls Arena.

Read more
Sioux Center Junior Wins Library Associates Research Award

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Amy Hulstein, a junior from Sioux Center, IA, is the recipient of the 2009 Augustana Library Associates Research Award. Her winning paper is entitled “In the Steps of a Soldier: Captured at the Bulge.”

Read more
Nef Family Gift Creates Augustana’s First Endowed Faculty Chair

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Dr. Robert E. Wright, acclaimed writer and economic historian, has accepted the appointment as Nef Family Chair of Political Economy. Dr. Wright currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University.

Read more
Student Research Presented at National Physics Meetings

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

On May 21, research work completed by current and former Augustana students will be delivered at an invited talk at the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (DAMOP) meeting in Charlottesville, VA.

Read more
May 14 Proclaimed Augustana College and Community Band Day

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson has proclaimed May 14, 2009, as Augustana College and Community Band Day. Twenty-five people attended the first rehearsal in the fall of 1989. Today, there are more than 100 members.

Read more
Mark Hecht Receives NIRSA Regional Award of Merit

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Mark Hecht, Director of Recreational Services at Augustana College, received a Regional Award of Merit from the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) for outstanding contributions made on a regional and statewide basis.

Read more
Together in Ministry South Dakota Gathered on Campus

Monday, May 4, 2009

Twenty-seven pastors and other ministry professionals from across South Dakota met at Augustana for the first large group gathering of Together in Ministry South Dakota (TiM) last week.

Read more
Augustana Has Teamed Up With Club Colors

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Augustana College announces a new partnership with Club Colors, Inc. to offer a wide selection of customized, high-quality, Augustana-branded products and apparel for alumni and discerning fans.

Read more
Sioux Falls Senior Wins Covenant Award for Excellence

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Joe Coppock, a senior from Sioux Falls, is the recipient of the Augustana Covenant Award for Excellence. Coppock has pursued a double major—chemistry (ACS) and biology—and will graduate cum laude on May 24.

Read more
KSFY: Augustana Senior Art Show

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

It's an event that features the 14 graduating seniors in the Augie art department. At the show, you will find everything from classic or traditional styles of work to more contemporary styles.

Read more