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Shifts in faculty and facilities’ role

Lan Anh (Rosie) Ong October 2, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty members and staff in the facilities department have changed the way they approach their work to adapt to the hybrid learning model. Most faculty members have redesigned...

Caring for mental health in a pandemic

Caring for mental health in a pandemic

Natalie McMillan April 17, 2020

The upheaval in Augustana students’ and faculty’s life can be distressing to some of the community's mental health. Despite the changes in classrooms and pushed back graduation, Augie’s community...

Augustana lacks racial diversity in faculty

Augustana lacks racial diversity in faculty

Olivia Doak April 5, 2019

Out of a total of 261 instructional faculty, 29 belong to minority racial and ethnic groups. This lack of diversity among faculty impacts everyone in the Augustana community and plays a large role in shaping...

Dr. Sonja Hurty directs the Augustana Concert Chorlae, on Thursday, Sept. 20. Photo by Emma Gannaway.

The Hurtys: The Music Department’s Power Couple

Michelle Quinn September 27, 2018

21 years ago, Director of Choral Activities Jon Hurty and instructor of music Sonja Hurty came to Augustana from California State University Northridge. The Hurtys came to the college due to the choral...

Sustained Dialogue hits campus

Rachel Leman September 8, 2016

Sustained Dialogue groups combine students, faculty, staff, and administrators to meet for 75 minutes each week to discuss issues varying from socioeconomic status of students to gender equality on campus...

Faculty recommends switch to semesters

May 16, 2016

Augustana faculty voted last week to recommend to the board of trustees a switch to a semester calendar system. The faculty voted 124 to 47, with six abstentions, to recommend this switch said Sam Schlouch,...

Throwback Thursday: Augustana faculty and administrators talk about their time as undergraduates

October 18, 2015

Wendy Hilton-Morrow, associate dean of Academic Affairs What years did you attend Augustana? 1990-1994 Why did you choose Augustana for your undergraduate career? I grew up in the Quad Cities, and Augustana...

Augustana defers from national trend of administrative increases

October 3, 2015

Augustana’s administration team has grown more than 123.10 percent in the last 38 years, according to data from 2011 released in 2014 by The New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR). The...

Spotlight: Augustana Orchestra director retiring after 41 years

September 10, 2015

When Dr. Daniel Culver, the conductor of the Augustana College symphony orchestra, looked back on his 41 years at Augustana, rather than crediting himself he praised his fellow faculty members. Culver...

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