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As 2022 comes to a close, we look back at the top 10 stories from Augustana University over the last year.

Augustana University student Andrew Kronaizl ‘23, of Vermillion, South Dakota, is a journalism and English major. He is interning at South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) in downtown Sioux Falls, where he is reporting, as well as producing radio news stories.

Augustana University is set to welcome one of its largest incoming classes in Academic Year 2022-23. More than 550 full-time undergraduate students have declared their intent to embark on a bold future at Augustana University this fall. 

Augustana University student Janai Crawford ‘23, of Tea, South Dakota, is pre-physical therapy, majoring in exercise science on her way to earning a Master of Science in athletic training (MSAT). Crawford wants to become a physical therapist and specialize in sports medicine. This summer, she fulfilled a goal that had been years in the making — securing an internship with LifeCare Prahran Sports Medicine in Melbourne, Australia.

Augustana University has been named a top regional university by U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best College Rankings. Augustana is ranked No. 9 in Best Regional Universities in the Midwest and listed in other Best Regional Universities Midwest categories, including No. 8 in Best Undergraduate Teaching and No. 9 in Best Value.

The university is excited to announce that a total of 2,086 students — part- and full-time undergraduate and graduate students — chose to embark on a bold future at Augustana.

In late March, Dr. Joel Johnson, Sanford Health Peter Schotten Distinguished Professor of Government & International Affairs and Augustana University’s soon-to-be interim provost, was one of only a few Americans asked to serve as a panelist at a Humboldt-Kolleg workshop at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

Augustana is proud to announce that Stephanie Herseth Sandlin will serve a second term as president of the university. Herseth Sandlin will officially begin serving her second 6-year term on Aug. 1.