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  • Campus Commemorates Anniversary of King's 'I Have a Dream' Speech

    Wednesday, August 28, 2013

    At 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, Augustana joined in a nationwide bell-ringing event to mark the exact time Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.

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  • Augustana Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant

    Friday, August 23, 2013

    Assistant Professor Dr. Nathan Grau has been awarded a three-year, $149,312 physics grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will support three students each summer from 2014-2016, including a month at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.

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  • Concert by United States Marine Band Canceled

    Thursday, August 22, 2013

    The concert by the United States Marine Band, "The President's Own," originally scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Washington Pavilion, has been canceled. The event, co-sponsored by Augustana, was scheduled as a part of this year's Viking Days festivities.

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  • Maya Angelou to Appear on Campus

    Monday, August 19, 2013

    Dr. Maya Angelou, renowned poet and writer, will speak at Augustana at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Elmen Center. This will be the second time Angelou has appeared at the College. She previously spoke on campus in 2007. Purchase Tickets.

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  • Two Augustana Vikings Working Together on Capitol Hill

    Tuesday, August 13, 2013

    Learn how a recent grad paved the way for a current student to find an internship in Washington, D.C. Meet Adam Jorde ’13, a native of Cando, N.D., and Jesse Fonkert ’14, a native of Mobridge, S.D. – two Augustana Vikings working together on Capitol Hill.

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  • Princeton Review Ranks Augustana Among Best in the Midwest

    Friday, August 9, 2013

    The Princeton Review, a nationally known education services company, has again ranked Augustana among the best colleges in the Midwest. The ranking takes into account a number of factors including, Academics, Admissions Selectivity, Financial Aid, Fire Safety, Quality of Life, and Green.

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  • Forbes Gives Top Marks to Sioux Falls, Augustana

    Friday, August 9, 2013

    The business news and analysis organization has ranked Sioux Falls the No. 1 "Best Small Places for Business and Careers" and has included Augustana among its most recent list of "America's Top Colleges."

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  • Exploring Augustana Offices

    Tuesday, August 6, 2013

    With the start of the 2013-2014 academic year less than a month away — and students moving in even earlier — all of campus is preparing for the new semester, including the faculty and staff. View faculty and staff offices and the unique objects found inside them.

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  • Recent Grad Interns at Naval History and Heritage Command

    Tuesday, July 30, 2013

    Meet John Detlie ‘13, a native of Dexter, Iowa. After graduating from Augustana with majors in history and philosophy, he spent time this summer serving as an intern for the Navy Historical Center in Washington, D.C. Detlie shares his journey from Augustana to the nation’s Capital.

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  • Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Members Train at Augustana

    Thursday, July 25, 2013

    Sioux Falls Fire Rescue team members conducted high-rise fire training at Granskou Residence Hall on Augustana's campus Thursday morning. The event involved real-time training scenarios in full firefighter gear simulating real high-rise fire conditions in- and outside the eight story building.

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