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Augie’s new COVID policies provide optimism, but we still need to be cautious

Kyle King February 26, 2022

As of Feb. 14, Augie’s prior restrictions on the size of group gatherings, student clubs, organizations and visitors at admissions or athletic events have been lifted.  The official email sent out...

Are COVID mitigations finally slowing down?

Brett Kuras February 23, 2022

COVID-19 has had the world in a tight grip for the past two years, with virtually every corner of the globe facing some type of lockdown or restriction on its citizens. Augustana is no different. For the...

COVID surveillance testing demonstrates campus safety

COVID surveillance testing demonstrates campus safety

Mia C. Vu October 10, 2020

Augustana has partnered with Genesis Health to provide surveillance testing for campus communities. Volunteers will be tested every Tuesday at the PepsiCo Recreation Center. Dave Wrath, sports information...

Viminda Shafer and junior Catherine Priebe, who planned the whole event, talk about STI testing on Jan. 18.

Free STI testing offered at Augie

Olivia Doak January 24, 2019

On Friday, Jan. 18 free and confidential STI testing was offered to students in the Brunner Theater Center.   Free tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV were provided....

Clyde Lipp, Program Manager at the Project of the Quad Cities, goes through paperwork. Photo by Brady Johnson

+Impact partners with The Project of The Quad Cities to offer sex education and HIV testing

October 19, 2017

Augustana student groups +Impact and Love along with The Project of the Quad Cities (TPQC) organized a sex education seminar on the prevention of HIV/AIDS/ STI at the Blackbox Theatre in the Brunner Centre...

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