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Augustana College’s Prison Education Program receives million dollar donation

Feven Zewdu February 22, 2023

The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation, a philanthropic organization that provides support for schools and students, gifted the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP) a million-dollar grant and a ten-year...

Augustana students pet therapy dogs in the Thomas Tredway Library on Dec. 5 during the annual Woofapalooza.

Students’ struggle as fall semester comes to a close

Caitlin Campbell December 7, 2022

Although finals season is the one that is typically associated with burnout, for students and teachers at Augustana, it is no exception.  Burnout, as defined by Farrah Roberts, the director of student...

OBScast – The Augustana Observer Podcast – Finals Advice from Professor Hare

November 17, 2022

On this week’s episode, Podcast Director Jaren Smith sits down with Professor Donna Hare to talk about what are some good strategies students can do to prepare for finals this year.

Class participation: Easy points or unfair?

Emmeline Kenealy October 15, 2022

Augustana students are used to reading through their syllabi and noticing that a percentage of their grade is based on participation in some form. While these points may come across as easy to obtain through...

David Staples reads notes during an APEP class at East Moline Correctional Center.

For one inmate, the Augustana Prison Education Program paves a way for freedom

Caitlin Campbell October 12, 2022

David Staples, 54, was released from the East Moline Correctional Center on Aug. 12 after serving 29 years for a crime that he did not commit. He was released early with help from good behavior credits,...

Eat, sleep, focus foster student alertness

December 4, 2014

While the weather outside gets colder, warm classrooms may cause students to nod off this winter. "The warmer a classroom gets, especially after eating a meal, the more likely a student will nod off,"...

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