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Sophomore Kaden Micklos celebrates his victory with other contestants and host Brianna Ebenroth at the annual Mr. Augustana mock pageant on
Oct. 15, 2023, in Centennial Hall.

Mr. Augustana puts inclusivity and charity in the spotlight

Gavin Nicoson October 21, 2023

Cool fall weather has finally started to blow across campus, bringing a surplus of rain, seasonal drinks at the Brew and Halloween-themed window decals. As the Augustana community revels in the changing...

Portrait of David DeSimone, Head Womens and Men's Tennis Coach. Provided by Augustana College.

DeSimone gains a new Augie role

Santiago Cuevas October 20, 2022

David DeSimone, the head women’s and men’s tennis coach, has added fundraising and booster engagement for Viking Club as part of his position here at Augie. His new position will involve full time...

Augustana fundraises for student services and environmental projects

Feven Zewdu March 16, 2022

Augustana’s largest fundraising event of the year occurred last week. On March 10-11, Augustana celebrated the Blue, Gold & Bold event, which is a charity event organized by the Office of Student...

How do sport teams get their funding?

Margaret Cecilio November 9, 2020

Augustana College has 28 varsity sports teams, each of which require funding in order to operate throughout the year. Budgeting for athletics is a constantly revolving process that tries to best cater...

Mortar Board Seeks to Test Knowledge and Get Recognized

Brittnany Nelson January 28, 2018

On Monday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m., in Gavle Room 3 the Augustana Mortar Board hosted the first ever ‘Are You Smarter Than An Augie Student?’. President of the Mortar Board, senior Selena Romano said, “This...

Camp Kesem fundraising continues

Collin Schopp October 6, 2016

The abrupt decrease in temperature during Saturday's Homecoming football game changed Camp Kesem's plan to fundraise with Kona Ice. "We will have a table set up at the football game and we will be handing...

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...

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