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Record international freshmen enrollment

A record-setting 42 international freshman students came to campus this year, and a record number of 48 countries are represented from all grades. With the new freshmen, Augustana has a total of 135 international students for the 2021-2022 year. According to Heather Reed, the assistant director of operations for the

La Unión Hispana celebrates beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month

La Unión Hispana celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month with the Festival of Culture Sept. 16, the first of three planned events celebrating hispanic heritage. The Festival of Culture was a collaboration between La Unión Hispana, the department of languages, literature and culture and the diversity, equity and inclusion office. The

Augustana students venture into Alaska wilderness

Augustana students embarked on an intense and perspective-altering journey through the Alaskan wilderness this summer. Through a rigorous trip to Alaska, students came away with a greater appreciation for nature and each other. Thirteen students, led by professor David O’Hara, camped and hiked their way through several Alaskan state

University implements new on-campus hiring policy

A new on-campus hiring policy will centralize all on-campus positions onto the Augie Opportunities website and make the job search process more streamlined for students, though it has received mixed reactions from employers on campus. The primary goal in creating the new hiring process is maintaining equity among all Augustana

Students begin recieving COVID-19 vaccines

Augustana students have started receiving COVID-19 vaccines as rollouts continue to incorporate larger sections of the student body. All Augustana students became eligible for vaccinations on April 5, when the state of South Dakota opened phase 2 of the vaccination process to anyone 16 or older. However, students who work

Dorm renovations could begin as soon as May on south side of campus

Construction of a new southside residence hall and renovations of Bergsaker could start as soon as May, according to President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. Andrea Smith, director of facility services, referred to the most upcoming construction as phase one of all the new construction set to start over the next five

Campus safety warns of unknown individuals entering residence halls

On March 15, Campus Safety warned students of two incidents involving two unknown men getting into three buildings on campus. The first incident occurred on March 8. An unknown man was first seen in Solberg Hall at around noon and was later spotted at the Madsen Center at 12:45