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Image rendering of the Erickson bathroom. Courtesy of Chris Beyer.

Students hunt for housing

Abbey Mondi March 13, 2024

First-Years and sophomores will soon begin selecting housing and roommate groups for the upcoming school year. Housing applications are due March 29, and roommate group selections are due by April 7. With...

Erickson nails down further renovation plans

Abbey Mondi February 28, 2024

Rising sophomores can look forward to an updated residence hall next year. Augustana College was recently granted $6.7 million from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to help cover Erickson's...

Two construction workers ascend on a crane to continue work on Sorensen Halls renovations.

Campus buildings receive needed facelift

Gavin Nicoson March 22, 2023

Bergendoff and Sorensen are seeing changes inside and out as renovation projects on both buildings continue. Though the projects are happening right next to each other, they utilize different contractors...

Blue, Mold and Beautiful campus buildings

Blue, Mold and Beautiful campus buildings

Montserrat Ricossa October 11, 2018

Augustana is said to have two seasons: construction and winter. Walking through the lower quad, you can see construction left and right. The college currently has three main capital projects: the Hanson...

SGA discusses plans for renovations to College Center and Bergendoff

February 17, 2015

Kent Barnds, vice president of enrollment, communication and planning, presented plans for renovating the College Center and Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts at last week’s SGA meeting. The plan to renovate...

Construction to improve Westie, CC

February 8, 2015

During the spring and summer, there will be a large number of facility improvement projects across campus, including renovations in PepsiCo Recreation Center, Centennial Hall and the Thomas Tredway Library....

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