Augustana understands the value and impact that historically marginalized people have on communities all over the world — recognizing that this university would not be the place it is without these students, faculty and staff. For Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month — which is celebrated from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 — Augustana is featuring Osvaldo “Ozi/Ozzie/Ozzy” Magana-Juarez ‘25.
September 29, 2023
Augustana’s Eide/Dalrymple Gallery Features Photography of Artist’s Journey Through Infertility Treatments
The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University opens “Rachel Cox: Exercises for Control: Part I (an end and a beginning),” which will be on view from Friday, Oct. 6, through Wednesday, Nov. 8. A gallery reception will take place on Friday, Oct. 13, from 5-7 p.m., with an artist talk at 6 p.m. Rachel Cox has created a body of work that examines the personal and cultural stigmas associated with female infertility and assisted reproductive technologies (ART).
September 26, 2023
Tickets Now Available for Augustana University’s Inaugural Colloquium Focused on Critical Inquiry & Citizenship
Supported by Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock and in partnership with the Center for Western Studies (CWS), Augustana University is excited to announce free tickets for the Critical Inquiry & Citizenship Colloquium with Dr. Michael Sandel. The world-renowned philosopher and author will give a keynote presentation to the AU community at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Elmen Center to kick off the 2-day colloquium, with a book signing following the event.
September 21, 2023
‘A moment I will never forget’: Farr, Skarstad Named Augustana’s 2023 Viking Days Royals
Augustana University students JayVian Farr ‘24 and Sam Skarstad ‘24 were crowned the 2023 Viking Days Royals at coronation on Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the Elmen Center. The coronation took place in front of a crowd of students, faculty and staff following the Viking Feast on the third day of AU's homecoming.
September 20, 2023
AU’s Writer-in-Residence Dr. Patrick Hicks Releases Latest Novel 'Across the Lake'
The university is proud to announce the release of Augustana Writer-in-Residence and Professor of English Dr. Patrick Hicks’ novel entitled, Across the Lake, published by SFA Press and distributed by Texas A & M University Press. The launch of the book is set to take place at the 21st annual South Dakota Festival of Books in Deadwood, South Dakota, on Sept. 22-24.
September 19, 2023
Deaf Awareness at AU: Caleb Friesen ‘24
Augustana understands the value and impact that historically marginalized people have on communities all over the world — recognizing that this university would not be the place it is without these students, faculty and staff. For the month of September — National Deaf Awareness Month — Augustana is featuring Caleb Friesen ‘24, who is a child of deaf adults (CODA).
September 18, 2023
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Augustana Top 5 Regional University in Best Value
Augustana is proud to announce that it has been ranked a Top 5 Regional University in the Midwest in Best Value by U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best College Rankings — viewed as the gold standard in college rankings lists.
