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Why students have trimester nostalgia

Michelle Quinn October 24, 2019

As a current sophomore on this campus, it is clear to me that my peers are not enjoying this semester change. The returning students have all had to re-adjust to semesters and it has been a difficult transition....

Sophomores are worried about the semester transition

Alex McLean April 17, 2019

Every student and their grandma knows that for the 2019-2020 school year Augustana is switching from trimesters to semesters. For this years’ seniors, this means nothing. For the juniors, they have very...

Program Evaluation to Change in Next Few Years

January 20, 2017

Faculty are making plans to change the Program Evaluation as Augustana transitions to semesters in the Fall of 2019. The Program Evaluation helps students keep track of the courses they have taken, along...

Faculty debates possible semester switch

March 24, 2016

Augustana College’s faculty council is debating moving toward a semester model. The administration estimates the switch to semesters would have the potential to generate $2-3 million in revenue from...

Schedule should be streamlined

December 18, 2013

When I was deciding on whether or not I should go to Augustana, one of my biggest hesitations was that Augustana followed a trimester schedule. Now that I’ve been here almost a year and a half, I find...

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