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On Saturday, May 22, Cole Tessendorf will address the Class of 2021, more than 400 of his fellow students, at Augustana University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony to be held at Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

Lizzie Hansen has been out in the workforce for nearly a year, but on Saturday, May 22, she will have the rare opportunity to come back to her alma mater to speak to her graduating class at Kirkeby-Over Stadium, as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the Class of 2020 from having a traditional commencement ceremony.

Augustana's nursing program has increased its NCLEX pass rate by 4% since 2018, positioning the university at the top of South Dakota’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. 

Augustana University recently honored several faculty members with awards, three of which were announced at the 2021 Commencement Ceremony, held on Saturday, May 22, at Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

Augustana University students elected Courtney Chrystal ‘23 and Mekhi Moore ‘23 as the Augustana Student Association (ASA) president and vice president for the 2021-22 academic year. 

Augustana University today announced students who have been named to the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2020-21 academic year.

The findings of researchers affiliated with 20 universities, including Duke and Augustana Universities, are published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Carrie Olson-Manning contributed to the research in the paper titled, “Ecological Factors Influence Balancing Selection on Leaf Chemical Profiles of a Wildflower.” 

Augustana student Kalle Bushfield ‘23 is double majoring in accounting and finance. She is interning at First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard in Sioux Falls this summer.

Augustana student Rebekah Fyfe ‘22 is a triple major in government & international affairs, data science and Spanish. The Pella, Iowa, native is working as an intern for a research program sponsored by Fulbright Canada and Mitacs-Globalink — a research organization that was founded in Canada in 1999. 

Augustana's most recent faculty retirees made an impact on the hearts and minds of our students and all those blessed to be part of the campus community.