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Abbey Stegenga

Abbey studied journalism, English and Spanish at Augustana University.

Student mental health challenges persist

Student mental health challenges persist

They can’t quite describe it, but something feels different this semester. Sophomore Issie Ventura is normally stationed in the Froiland Science Complex where they said they often find their peers stressed and overwhelmed. As they have visited their friends with social science and humanities majors recently, they’ve noticed

Student Success Center director receives Augie Pride Award

Student Success Center director receives Augie Pride Award

She still remembers standing in her family’s kitchen and receiving a call from an Augustana admissions counselor. He told her she had been accepted into the college's class of 1990 and was receiving an English and journalism scholarship. Now, the experience is a core memory Mary Toso

Student athletes take on two sports

Student athletes take on two sports

Her first Viking Days as an Augustana student was far from normal. Maggie Szerlong began that Saturday with acrobatics and tumbling practice in the Elmen Center at 8 a.m. She then walked in the homecoming parade with her teammates at 10:30 a.m. At the end of the

School of Education finds hope in students amid national teacher shortages, enrollment declines

School of Education finds hope in students amid national teacher shortages, enrollment declines

Augustana’s Sharon Lust School of Education has witnessed trends of lower enrollment numbers in recent years, like many universities across the country, but it has undertaken several initiatives to help more students become future teachers. Laurie Daily, the dean of the School of Education, said the education field began

Interfaith Council discovers disrespectful notes at event

Interfaith Council discovers disrespectful notes at event

Augustana’s Interfaith Council celebrated the first day of Interfaith Week on March 20 with a Q&A board in the Morrison Commons, prompting students to reflect on their own faith traditions and what they appreciate about others’. However, when the Interfaith Council went to read the responses on

Mirror celebrates 125 years of student news

Mirror celebrates 125 years of student news

The Mirror wrote and published its first words in March 1899 at the Lutheran Normal School. “Her kommer jeg!” its introduction read, which translates to “Here I come!” in English. Rev. Amund Mikkelsen, the eighth president of the Lutheran Normal School, wrote those first words — in Norwegian and from the

Sabbatical numbers rise post-pandemic

Sabbatical numbers rise post-pandemic

Twelve faculty members are on sabbatical in the current academic year, nine more than in 2022-2023. As Augustana looks ahead to the next two school years, sabbatical numbers are set to hover around 10. According to Interim Provost Joel Johnson, the current increase in sabbatical leaves partially reflects a “backlog”