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SAT and ACT are not the KEY to college acceptance

Hailey Glasnovich March 16, 2024

SAT and ACT tests were mandatory for college admissions pre-2020. Many universities waived them during COVID-19 when testing was shut down across the country. Now, four years later, universities are beginning...

The bus after sliding down the hill outside the Swenson Hall of Geosciences on Dec. 5.
Photo sourced from YikYak.

School bus slides down Augie hill

Molly Sweeney December 5, 2023

A school bus that rolled down the hill between the Swenson Hall of Geosciences and the Slough has been safely towed away.  According to Nicole Lauer, Public Relations and Marketing Specialist at Augustana,...

Diversity, equity and inclusion empower students to embrace their culture

Gavin Nicoson October 7, 2023

Following the departure of Monica Smith at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, Augustana’s Office for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) continues efforts to support student-led events, maintain...

Gus welcoming future Viking at the "It Begins with A" event on April 15, 2022.

Building Connections? “It Begins with A”

Allie Rial April 15, 2023

Spring brings lots of prospective students to Augustana’s campus. It’s the season of new beginnings as high school seniors make their final decisions on where they want to be in the fall. Augustana...

Supervisors and skilled positions receive raise

Supervisors and skilled positions receive raise

Jack Brandt April 12, 2023

As of April 28, student supervisors will begin to see a wage increase reflected in their paychecks as they were previously informed in an email sent on March 30. The student body received an email confirming...

Supreme Court threats to affirmative action endanger campus diversity and opportunity

Chloe Baxter November 12, 2022

Colleges across the United States have been free to use affirmative action in admission decisions to contribute to campus diversity, but recent Supreme Court arguments jeopardize this.  Brittanica...

Augie admission gives more time and chances for students

Mia C. Vu March 19, 2022

For high school seniors, applying to college might be a frustrating process. They need to keep up their academic performance, finalize their list of schools and work on necessary paperwork all in a few...

SAGA causes tie and invalid votes in SGA debate

SAGA causes tie and invalid votes in SGA debate

March 6, 2017

The Student Government Association meeting held on Thursday of Week Nine held one of the most eventful debates of the school year thus far after a contingency from SAGA. The debate consisted of six different...

Parents chat with students holding up panels with their respective major.

Augustana hosts scholarship competition

January 25, 2017

The chilly Saturday morning of Jan. 14 found the campus absolutely flooded with visiting students and their families. Aside from being a general visit day, this visit also offered the unique opportunity...

The class of 2020 forms the signature "Augie A" on the football field during the 2016 Welcome Week. (Photo provided by Augustana College Office of Communications)

Class of 2020 arrives to campus

August 18, 2016

The newest class of students could be found walking around Augustana's campus on Thursday, Aug. 18. The class of more than 700 is full of "mixed emotions" as they say goodbye to their parents one last...

Admissions film visits Augustana

March 21, 2016

John Viscount, who is a producer, writer, and composer visited Augustana on March 15. His film Admissions was screened in the Gavle room. In his film three people, an Israeli couple and a Palestinian man,...

Illustration by Ryan Silvola.

Admissions numbers drop slightly

April 24, 2015

The Office of Admissions has noticed new trends in the way people are going about their college search process: students are looking at more colleges than normal and waiting until the last minute to...

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