Sioux Falls holds the largest concentration of Augustana alumni in the world, and it's no wonder why they stay. The job site ZipRecruiter.com recently ranked Sioux Falls as the No. 1 up-and-coming city for college graduates.

Dr. Mike Mullin and Dr. Matthew Pehl were recognized for their commitment to teaching and research at Commencement on Saturday.

Augustana's Class of 2015 celebrated Commencement Weekend May 21-23 while sharing favorites, lasts and bests over social media.

They are tomorrow's doctors, nurses, teachers, artists, innovators, entrepreneurs, pastors and leaders – more than 400 change-makers and problem-solvers from throughout the U.S. and around the world who together make up the Augustana Class of 2015. On Saturday, they celebrated their accomplishments at Commencement.

Augustana today announced that Dr. Christopher Unger has been named assistant professor of music and director of bands. In his new role, Unger will serve as only the fifth director of the acclaimed Augustana Band, which made its debut on campus in 1931.

Five graduating seniors will be missing from Augustana's Commencement on Saturday as they compete in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Allendale, Michigan, later this week. To honor them, Augustana held a special Commencement this morning in the Chapel of Reconciliation.

When searching for colleges from his hometown in Sri Lanka, Augustana junior Madhushan (Madhu)Tennakoon wanted two things: a liberal arts institution and a strong engineering program. Now, he's prepared to take the next step in the 3+2 Dual-Degree Engineering Program and finish his degree at the University of Minnesota.

Augustana students have launched a fundraiser to help their classmate, Dylan Peters, whose family's home and farm near Delmont, South Dakota, were destroyed by a tornado. 

Augustana is the top athletics program in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for the third time in the last six years. Augustana earned the 2014-15 NSIC/US Bank All-Sports Award with 184 points, the conference office announced Tuesday.

The Center for Western Studies recently published a book authored by the Nef Family Chair of Political Economy and Augustana professor, Robert Wright.