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Holi 2024

April 26, 2024

Combining positivity with bright colors, the Global Engagement Team hosted their Holi celebration on April 19. During the celebration, the goal is to spread joy at the start of spring while acknowledging...

Augustana College students celebrate Holi, hosted by the Global Engagement Team, at Upper Quad on April 19.

Dancing in color: Students celebrate Holi

Fatima Martinez Gallegos April 26, 2024

Holi is an ancient celebration that dates back to the fourth century and is often accompanied by diverse mythical stories. However, at a universal level, Holi is a celebration of love, friendship and the...

OBScast – Global Engagement Team

April 18, 2024

Podcast Host, Dippi Sharma, talks with Global Engagement Team’s (GET) Co-president, Americus Mahat Shahi, about GET’s presence on campus. Sharma and Shahi discuss how GET brings students together on...

Augie students join the Open Dance at Diwali, hosted by the Global Engagement Team in Wallenberg Hall.

Diwali lights shine at Augustana

Morin Windle November 10, 2023

This year, Augustana held its third annual Diwali celebration on Friday, Nov. 3, organized by the Global Engagement Team. The event was open to all students and included raffles, performances, sparklers...

Campus bursts with Holi colors on March 21, 2023.

Holi showers students with a colorful custom

Lexi Woodcock March 24, 2023

On Tuesday, March 21, vibrant colors covered the lower quad. Hosted by the Global Engagement Team (GET), Holi is the Hindu festival of colors. Open to all members of campus, students were given an opportunity...

UNYK dancers wait in formation for music to begin on Nov. 20, 2022.

UNYK “Cherry Bomb” tops the Sunday

Allie Rial November 27, 2022

On Sunday, Nov. 20, the UNYK Multicultural Dance Troupe performed their show titled “Cherry Bomb” in Centennial Hall. With a crowd of students and relatives watching, the atmosphere was bubbly and...

Event host Gavinya Wijesekera(left) meets with Grisma Niraula(middle) and Arnav Shrestha(right) discussing what is presented on their table at the International Street Festival.

International Street Fest Represents Multiple Cultures

Connie Krupa April 8, 2022

The Global Engagement Team (GET) put on an important event called the International Street Fest. This event took place on Thursday, March 31 at 6:00 p.m. in the Gavle rooms.  The International Street...

Senior Davis Baxter speaks out at the Internationial Student Life open forum for the Charlottsville Attack. Photo by Corynn Hajdys

Open forum on Charlottesville attack hosted by Global Engagement Team

Shanela Ranaraja September 14, 2017

An Open Forum discussion about the white supremacist attack, which occurred last month in Charlottesville, Virginia, was hosted by the Global Engagement Team and the Office of International Student Life...

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