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November 21, 2025

Vikings Rank Top 10 Nationwide for NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Honorees

Augustana University student-athletes are not only excelling on the playing field, they’re getting it done in the classroom. In Academic Year 2024-25, three Augustana University student-athletes — Ella Bakken ‘25, Liz Dierks ‘25 and Ryan Hartman ‘24 — earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, which recognize the association's most accomplished student-athletes.

Since 2018-19, Augustana is tied for the most scholarships won (11 in total) compared to all schools in NCAA Division II and ranks in the top 10 among all NCAA schools nationwide.

November 18, 2025

Augustana Student Becomes Second South Dakota Student to Receive Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarship

This past September, Augustana University student Zouhera Mahamed ‘27 was named a recipient of the Obama Foundation’s Voyager Scholarship (also known as the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service). Created by former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama and Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Mahamed is only the second South Dakota student and third South Dakotan to have been awarded the scholarship.

November 13, 2025

Augustana University Theatre Department to Present 'Urinetown: The Musical!'

The Augustana University Theatre Department will present “Urinetown: The Musical!” Directed by Dr. Jayna Gearhart Fitzsimmons, shows begin on Thursday, Nov. 20, and run through Sunday, Nov. 23 — all taking place in the Edith Mortenson Center Theatre.

For showtimes and to purchase tickets, visit augie.edu/TheatreTickets.

Mike Murray, Artificial Light, oil and cold wax on wood support, 2024. 18” x 18”

November 12, 2025

Augustana Eide/Dalrymple Gallery Presents ‘The Beauty of the Mundane: Paintings by Mike Murray’

The Augustana University Eide/Dalrymple Gallery presents “The Beauty of the Mundane: Paintings by Mike Murray,” which will be on view beginning on Friday, Nov. 14, through Wednesday, Dec. 10. A gallery reception, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Friday, Nov. 21, from 7-9 p.m., with an artist talk at 7:30 p.m. in the Fryxell Humanities Center Room 123.

November 10, 2025

A Half-Century of Learning, Laughter and Love: Augustana’s CLC Celebrates 50th Anniversary

This past September, during Augustana’s homecoming week, the CLC invited family and friends of the CLC to help celebrate its 50th Anniversary. The celebration provided an opportunity for those who had a connection to the CLC to reminisce — whether their memories were made at Old Main, OSL or somewhere in between.

November 03, 2025

Augustana University Continues Time-Honored Tradition With 2025 Christmas Vespers

In collaboration with the Office of Faith & Spiritual Life, the Augustana School of Music (SoM) invites the public to join the university community for its 88th annual Christmas Vespers concert. This year’s theme, “O Come Let Us Adore Him." The 2025 Christmas Vespers performances will take place at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The first performance will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. along with two performances on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

To learn more and get tickets, visit augie.edu/vespers.

October 29, 2025

Nancy Dickinson Writing Center Sees 1,600+ Students Annually

The Nancy Dickinson Writing Center on the second floor of the Fryxell Humanities Center on campus. Since being established by former instructor and director Nancy Dickinson ‘79 in 1984, the center has amassed 20 tutors — helping an average of more than 1,600 students per year. The Writing Center is also proud to have renewed its College Learning and Reading Association (CRLA) certification — the only Augustana campus group to have this accreditation.