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Six Alumni to be Honored at the Blue and Gold Gala

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Six Augustana alumni will be honored for outstanding contributions to their fields of endeavor and for exemplifying the College’s values, including Christian faith, excellence, the liberal arts, community and service at the Blue & Gold Gala during Viking Days in October.

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Students Present Summer Research Findings

Thursday, September 13, 2012

The hallways of Augustana’s Gilbert Science Center were jam-packed on Wednesday for the College’s annual “Undergraduate Summer Research” poster presentations, featuring scientific and biomedical research findings. See photos here.

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U.S. News Ranks Augustana No. 3 Among Best Regional Colleges

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Augustana is ranked No. 3 among the "Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest" according to the latest edition of “Best Colleges 2013,” an annual ranking of more than 1,800 schools nationwide by U.S. News Media Group. The College is also ranked No. 2 in the Midwest in the report’s analysis of schools that offer students the best value.

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Class of 2016 Video

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Watch the video created on campus by more than 400 Augustana freshmen and New Student Orientation (NSO) ambassadors. Augustana alumnus Andrew Kightlinger was behind the camera.

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O'Hara to Class of 2016: 'Cultivate Your Curiosity'

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

"Let me offer some advice that I wish I’d had when I was beginning my studies," said Dr. David O'Hara, associate professor of philosophy and classics, while delivering his address, "Boredom and Curiosity” before members of the class of 2016 at the 2012 Opening Convocation. Read his remarks and view photos from Opening Convocation.

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2012 Graduate to be Commissioned as Air Force Officer

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

When class of 2012 graduate Lynae Fisher is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force later this week, she will become Augustana's first Air Force ROTC program graduate to be commissioned as an Air Force officer. Next up, she'll report to California for six months to train for her new role as a Space and Missile Operations Officer.

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State Department Innovator, Internet Activist Jared Cohen to Speak at Boe Forum Nov. 8

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Internet activist Jared Cohen, former advisor to Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, author, member of the Council on Foreign Relations and director of Google Ideas, will speak at the 2012 Boe Forum on Public Affairs on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Elmen Center.

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Welcome to the Class of 2016

Sunday, September 2, 2012

With music pumping and a sky full of sunshine, members of the class of 2016 moved their sneakers, futons, plastic tubs, rolls of carpet and stacks of clothes into Bergsaker and Solberg Halls Sunday morning, feeling excited and nervous about beginning the next stage of their lives. View photos from freshman move-in day and the New Student Orientation (NSO) Kickoff.

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Thompson Presents Paper at Futures and Illusions Conference

Friday, August 31, 2012

Senior English major Hal Thompson, a native of Sioux Falls and a member of Augustana's Civitas Program, presented his research at the international Futures and Illusions conference, held last weekend at the University of Iowa.

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In the News: Augustana Students Learn Fire Safety Measures

Thursday, August 30, 2012

With the start of classes just days away, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue officials conducted fire safety education with Augustana peer advisors Wednesday on campus. PAs learned about general fire safety, participated in a hands-on fire extinguisher training and took part in a high-rise, aerial truck-assisted rescue from the top floor of Stavig Hall.

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