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Diversity and Inclusion: Amendments to Augustana 2020

October 6, 2016

President Bahls released amendments to the Augustana 2020 strategic plan on Thursday, Oct. 6 that will ensure that Augustana is welcoming to all. A strategy dedicated to diversity and inclusion has been...

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College ready to continue funding construction

October 6, 2016

Augustana president Steven Bahls said Tuesday, Oct. 5 that the college is ready to "release the emergency break" on funding campus construction projects. This comes after a halt to most construction projects...

President Bahls' First Open Hour Brew Meeting Brings Discussion to Student Body

Thea Gonzales September 16, 2016

President Steven Bahls held the first of this year's out-of-office Brew by the Slough meetings on Thursday, Sept. 8. The idea of these open office hours started when President Bahls was a dean at...

Public Relations staff at Augustana College confer in the active shooter drill operations center at the Gerber Center on April 26.

Ops Center: Keeping communication lines open

April 26, 2016

Communication between officials, victims, and emergency crews can break down quickly during a chaotic active shooter situation. The campus community of Augustana College practiced this scenario in Tuesday's...

Diversity forum provides outlook in right direction

April 14, 2016

On Monday, April 11, President Bahls, Dean Campbell, Dean Lawrence and the Office of Multicultural Student Life hosted a diversity forum for students to come and give feedback on the president's diversity...

Financial officer to leave position

April 30, 2015

David English, Augustana’s chief financial officer (CFO) and vice president for finance and administration has announced he will leave his position at the end of this school year. According to the Augustana...

Bahls shares 2015-2016 plans with faculty, students

April 3, 2015

President Bahls has shared the draft of his goal for the 2015-2016 year as he takes the next steps towards the Implement Augustana 2020 plan. His plans included platforms for enhancing student resources...

Advisory council lacking in diverse representation

March 19, 2015

I’ve never been one to hesitate to be a representative of the student body. However, when debating accepting a position on the president’s advisory council, my decision to decline membership marks...

Board of Trustees approves plans for Westerlin renovations

October 21, 2014

Augustana’s Board of Trustees approved architectural plans for Westerlin Residence Hall earlier this month, which include air conditioning in dorm rooms among other renovations for the building. The...

Augie Wells to provide cleaner drinking water in Africa

October 13, 2014

Augie Wells is planning to raise enough money to build two wells in Africa. It will send the money to Water to Thrive, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the need for clean water and...

Bahls creates advisory council

October 10, 2014

President Steven Bahls, in partnership with SGA, is organizing this year’s President’s Advisory Council. The council will be composed of roughly 20 students, recommended by SGA and chosen by Bahls,...

President Steven Bahls spoke to staff and students last week on the decline of liberal arts colleges and the logistics concerning the first-year class. $50 million in financial aid was granted this year.
Photo by Andrew Skalak.

President addresses state of the college

September 3, 2014

During a State of the College address last week, President Steven Bahls discussed the decline of liberal arts colleges in America and his plan to keep Augustana from struggling. Bahls said he expects...

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