In the Midwest, every season brings different weather. Fall, the season in which leaves begin to turn and temperatures drop, is the busiest for grounds supervisor Joshua Becker and his team.
“This...
Augustana’s annual Homecoming concluded on Sunday, Oct. 16 with the return of alumni. The theme was “Welcome to Hollywood,” and students participated in activities coordinated by the Office of Student...
It was only two months ago when mentions of Coronavirus (COVID-19) first appeared in the footnotes of a New York Times morning briefing. Within two months, the virus spread past its origins in Wuhan, China...
This year, Augustana College has begun a “re-beautification” process of the campus and the slough. According to an email sent by Keri Rursch on April 17th, titled "Blue, Gold, and Beautiful," the administration...
In early December of 2017, the college began reconstruction work on the Slough.
According to Kirk Anderson, CFO and vice president of finance and administration, this was the first project of such a scale...
For people walking the Swanson Slough path over the past couple months, erosion has been evident. To solve this problem, Augustana has put together a restoration plan: through the next months, workers...
On November 22nd, 2017, a schoolwide email was sent regarding work being done on Augustana’s Slough. The email regarded this work as an effort to “help preserve the structure of the slough for future...
Facilities and grounds are currently readying the Augustana campus for snowfall.
According to Facilities Director, Joseph Scifo, facilities is presently well-equipped with stores of three types of snow...
Augustana students have been jumping in the campus slough the past couple weeks for Camp Kesem.
Students have been jumping in cold water in an act dubbed a "polar plunge," raising $5 per person who jumps...
