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  • Senior Megan Baker Awarded Fellowship to Work in Moldova

    Monday, August 6, 2012

    Senior Megan Baker has been awarded the prestigious American Cultural Ambassadors Fellowship for her project, “Bringing the World Together – One Ability at a Time,” a camp for people with special needs in Moldova.

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  • Augustana Students, Faculty Present Posters at Regional, National Biology Conferences

    Tuesday, July 31, 2012

    Augustana students Courtney Moore, Brook Woelber, Claire Bestul, Ashley Schmidt and Morgan DePerno; alumni Nicole Lindsey '11 and Adrienne Conley '12; and Biology Professors Dr. Daniel Howard and Dr. Carrie Hall presented their research earlier this summer.

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  • Wright Discusses 'Financial Booms and Busts' on C-SPAN Panel

    Monday, July 30, 2012

    Watch Dr. Robert Wright, Nef Family Chair of Political Economy and director of the Thomas Willing Institute at Augustana, discuss "Financial Booms and Busts in American History," a C-SPAN3 special featuring a discussion by economic historians on the impact of boom and bust periods in U.S. financial history, with a focus on the banking industry in New York City.

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  • Recent Grad Working in London as Olympic Volunteer

    Monday, July 30, 2012

    Meet Megan Erspamer, a 2012 graduate from Madison, Wis., now in London as a volunteer for Team USA at the 2012 Olympics. Working on the Welcoming Committee, she's assisting athletes as they pick up their gear, get their photos taken and fill out important medical information.

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  • Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (EDHH) Program Approved for Expansion

    Thursday, July 26, 2012

    Following a recent vote of approval by the South Dakota Department of Education, Augustana’s K-12 Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (EDHH) Program will expand to a Birth through Age 21 program. Augustana continues to be the only Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program in the region.

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  • In the News: Augustana Senior Designs JazzFest T-shirt

    Monday, July 23, 2012

    At JazzFest this weekend, thousands will wear a t-shirt designed by Augustana senior art major Sarah Goette. In addition to the shirts, the three-day music festival will feature performances by members of the JazzFest Jazz Camp, held at Augustana under the direction of Dr. Paul Schilf, alumni Jon and Jeremy Hegg of The Hegg Brothers and class of 2012 grad Chris Borchardt. Read the history of JazzFest art and more in this Argus Leader feature.

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  • Friendship Families Sought for International Students

    Monday, July 23, 2012

    Calling all Sioux Falls-area families interested in learning about other cultures, languages and traditions. Augustana is seeking area families to support its Friendship Family Program, a welcome initiative designed to provide a support network for new and returning international students.

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  • Vice Admiral Lyle Bien to Grads: 'Nurture Your Conscience'

    Friday, July 20, 2012

    In honor of Navy Week in Sioux Falls, this is the story of a kid from the tiny town of Veblen, S.D., who went to college thinking he might want to be a pastor. Instead, after graduation he answered America’s call to serve and spent the next three decades protecting and defending her from the bad guys. He doesn’t have a cape but he can fly. And he is, without question, one of the good guys. Meet Lyle Bien, class of 1967, a real-life superhero. And read his remarks from Commencement 2012.

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  • In the News: Tupper Discusses Sioux Falls Airshow

    Thursday, July 19, 2012

    Watch the KELO-TV segment featuring Augustana's Rick Tupper, director of Campus Safety and a member of the Executive Board of the Sioux Falls Airshow 2012. The Airshow runs Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the South Dakota Air National Guard Base.

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  • Augustana Math Professor Flies with the Blue Angels

    Wednesday, July 18, 2012

    As a kid, Dr. Timothy Sorenson always wanted to be an astronaut. Early Wednesday, he got a chance to experience the next best thing when he flew in a $28 million Blue Angels FA-18 ahead of the Sioux Falls Airshow 2012. View pre-flight photos of Dr. Sorenson here.

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