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Norwegian Landscapes in Retrospect Exhibit

Monday, January 19, 2009

A photograph exhibit showing the landscape changes in Norway in the 19th and 20th centuries is on display at Augustana College. The exhibit, located in the Morrison Commons Siverson Lounge, is free and open to the public.

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Alumna Named President of Wyoming State Board of Nursing

Monday, January 19, 2009

Questioning certain decisions made by the board led Jennifer Zettl ('93) to apply for an open position in 2007. That same spirit of questioning everything is one of the reasons Zettl was elected board president earlier this month.

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Augustana Booster Organization Gets New Name

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Changing the name of its athletic fund-raising organization is the latest development in Augustana’s renewed institutional commitment to NCAA Division II.

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Food Drive, Program Honors King and Obama

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

“From I Have a Dream to Yes we Can” is the theme of a weekend celebration at Augustana honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.

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Band, Wind Ensemble Tour Features Soloist Dr. John Pennington

Monday, January 12, 2009

Dr. John Pennington, professor of percussion at Augustana, is the featured soloist with the Augustana Band and Wind Ensemble during the group’s January Interim Tour through South Dakota and Colorado.

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Argus Leader: Augustana Alum to Speak at B'nai B'rith

Friday, January 9, 2009

Mel Antonen, an Augustana '79 alum, will be the guest speaker at the 43rd annual B'nai B'rith Sportsman of Year Banquet. Antonen has been at USA Today for 22 years, primarily covering baseball.

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Enrollment VP Gives Advice to Families on KELO TV

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Private colleges everywhere are closely watching the numbers, to see just how the economy is impacting enrollment and enrollments nationwide are down. At Augustana College in Sioux Falls, the story's a little different.

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Press & Dakotan: Augustana Senior Selected for NASA Student Ambassadors Program

Monday, January 5, 2009

Dan Johnson, an Augustana College senior, has been selected among 43 “NASA Student Ambassadors” nationwide. He will promote astronomy and NASA activities in 2009, the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s discoveries with the telescope.

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History Professor Has Book Published

Monday, January 5, 2009

Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, assistant professor of history at Augustana, is the author of “They Are All Red Out Here: Socialist Politics in the Pacific Northwest, 1895-1925,” published by University of Oklahoma Press.

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Argus Leader: 'TheTom and Gerry Show' Reveals New Side of Artists

Friday, January 2, 2009

A kinder, gentler Tom Shields emerges through his current abstract oil paintings. And a more daring ceramic artist Gerry Punt is revealed, his formerly symmetrical wheel-thrown works now pushed, pulled and distorted.

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