During the summer, Augustana is home to numerous conferences, camps, and events. This week's events include musical theatre summer camps and new student registration.
The Augustana Sam Milanovich Golf Tournament supporting endowed scholarships awarded to student-athletes will be Friday, June 21, at Willow Run Golf Course. Register at www.augielink.com/thesammy.
The second annual Ladies Day at Augustana features “An Evening with Garrison Keillor” on Sunday, October 17, beginning at 3:00 p.m. on the Augustana campus. Reserve your place today at www.augietickets.com.
Prior to the Viking Days football game, many of Augustana's faculty authors will be signing books outside the Morrison Commons Concourse beginning at 11:30 a.m. Stop by for an autograph on your way to the game.
The alumni art invitational at the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery in the Center for Visual Arts features an exhibit of more than 100 alumni through November 6. Works from the past and present are displayed.
The Writing Center, Augustana’s internationally certified tutoring program, will celebrate its 25th anniversary during an open house at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The Center is located in Humanities 220.
Hear Guatemalan rain forest guardian Aderito Chayax Tesucún speak on current rain forest issues in that country on Tuesday, September 28, at 7 p.m. in Augustana's Gilbert Science Center.
Families of first-year Augustana students will join us for Freshmen-Parent Weekend on September 24-26. Planned weekend activities include football and soccer games, a workshop event, and more.
On Saturday, Sept. 18, the faculty recital “Dual Excursions” by Dr. John Pennington and Katherine Voegele is a three-movement work taking three musical snapshots of Asia, including Bali, Japan and South India.
The “8 in 48” Claire Donaldson Short Play Festival, featuring eight previously unproduced 10-minute plays, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Edith Mortenson Center. Admission is free.
Augustana will mark the celebration of its 150th anniversary, and the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year, on Sesquicentennial Day, Wednesday, Sept. 8.