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Environmental Center Features Light Fixtures Designed by Augustana Art Instructor

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Designed by Augustana Art Instructor John Peters, class of 1976, the light fixtures inside the new $1.25 million Sioux Falls Environmental Center are proof that art can transform an object we use every day and raise awareness about significant global issues like the importance of recycling.

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Ten Students Inducted into Communications Honor Society

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Ten students were inducted into the Augustana chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association’s official honor society, on Thursday in recognition of outstanding scholastic achievement and interest in the communication discipline.

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Student Runners Raise $500 for Special Olympics

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Augustana student runners raised $500 for Special Olympics South Dakota through the inaugural Langskip 5k, held on Saturday, Oct. 6, during Viking Days.Nearly 200 students, community members, faculty and staff registered for the run, organized by the Augustana Running Club.

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Center for Western Studies Raises $1.5 Million for Endowment

Monday, October 22, 2012

An aggressive fundraising campaign has raised more than $1.5 million for the Center for Western Studies' endowment. The campaign was boosted by a $300,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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Denver Post Features Alton Research Collaboration

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

A recent article in the Denver Post details the DarkSide 50 experiment, a project that includes Augustana undergraduates, Associate Professor of Physics Dr. Andrew Alton and others working to detect dark matter using a large detector, located deep underground, shielded from cosmic rays and other competing processes.

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Recent Grad Honored by National History Honor Society

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Jake Bury, Augustana class of 2012, was awarded the prestigious Nels Andrew Cleven Founder’s Paper Prize by Phi Alpha Theta, the national History Honor Society, for his senior thesis titled "The Church’s War: The Church of England during the Great War."

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Unveils Floor Mosaic Designed by Scott Parsons

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

A floor mosaic designed by Augustana's Scott Parsons, associate professor of art, was unveiled earlier today at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The 1,800-square-foot floor mosaic features colors and a design that Parsons says reflects Minnesota’s landscape, history and the movement of people through time and space as part of the larger human journey.

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Biologist-Turned-Artist

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Domonique Venzant ’02 planned on a career in medicine or biology research. Then he met Gerry Punt. His story is proof that even the best laid plans are no match for the power of a heart awakened. Learn more about Venzant and his exhibit, “Sine Qua Non” now showing at the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery.

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Bloomberg Features Dr. Wright Op-Ed

Monday, October 8, 2012

An op-ed by Dr. Robert Wright, Nef Family Chair of Political Economy and director of the Thomas Willing Institute at Augustana, that explores how the Woonsocket Investment Company swayed the South Dakota electorate to its shareholders’ advantage, resulting in the decision to locate the capital of South Dakota in Pierre instead of Huron in 1890, is featured in "Echoes," the business history blog of Bloomberg View.

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Hundreds Turn Out for 2012 Viking Days Parade

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Hundreds of Augustana alumni, students and friends lined the streets of campus Saturday morning to watch the 2012 Viking Days parade. Viking Days 2012 continues with Saturday's football game against Minnesota State; the Blue and Gold Gala, where the College will honor its 2012 Alumni Achievement Award Winners; the 59th annual Viking Varieties; and more! See photos!

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