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SGA hosts Presidential/Vice Presidential debate

SGA hosts Presidential/Vice Presidential debate

Abbey Mondi April 22, 2024

SGA held its annual presidential and vice presidential debate on Monday, Apr. 22 in the Gävle rooms. Present were running mates Neleigh Rush and Tsion Nigate along with running mates Kelly Moore and Izzy...

Augie cuts faculty course load

Molly Sweeney March 6, 2024

Decreased enrollment from 2020-2023 during the COVID-19 pandemic has left Augustana with a deficit of around $7 million, according to Kirk Anderson, chief financial officer and vice president of administration....

Katie Frese, SGA Vice Presidential candidate, speaks during the debate.

By students for students – presidential debate at Lindberg

Jack Brandt April 20, 2023

SGA hosted a debate on Tuesday, April 18, between the two tickets vying for president and vice president of next year's student government in the Lindberg Center. Sophomores Neleigh Rush and Katie Frese...

Search for new provost involves Augustana students

Gavin Nicoson February 22, 2023

Augustana College is nearing the final stages of its search for a new provost. During the search, the college had a selection committee composed of faculty, staff, board members and a student representative.  One...

Studying abroad in 2021-2022 has a lot of uncertainty

María Fernanda Rubí March 19, 2021

Currently, there are no concrete plans regarding the study abroad programs for summer and fall 2021 and J-term 2022. However, the school and faculty are promoting different programs for the upcoming terms. Pedro...

Micheli Oliver, sophomore, discusses with Kai Swanson, special assistant to the president, the importance of ethnicity and family history in creating more global citizens. Photo by LuAnna Gerdemann.

Campus reflects on election results

November 14, 2016

On Sunday night, faculty and staff hosted discussions for dialogue in the main lounges of the dormitories for students in reaction to the outcomes of the election and how it will be taken in the Augustana...

Faculty discuss how to talk about terrorism on campus

December 17, 2015

Mariano Magalhaes, interim chair of the Political Science department, said, in light of the attacks in Paris, Beirut, Nigeria, at Planned Parenthood in Colorado and in San Bernardino, one of the most important...

U.S. and Cuba normalize diplomatic relations after 54 years

December 19, 2014

President Obama and Raul Castro, president of Cuba, have settled diplomatic resistances between Cuba and the US at 54 years, which Professor of Political Science Mariano Magalhaes says is about time. “The...

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