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Augustana football shuts out Minot State in first game back
Even after 651 days, the Augustana Football team only needed one quarter to get back into midseason form, winning 49-0 over Minot State University (MSU) in their season opener.
In dominating fashion, the offense totaled 544 yards on the day while the defense held MSU to just 164 yards. Kyle
President’s Council authorizes commencement pins for graduating seniors
During the spring 2021 commencement ceremony, Augustana graduates can adorn pins reflecting involvement in campus groups, sports and more.
According to President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, the Commencement and Honorary Degrees Committee consulted with the President’s Council to have visual representation of seniors’ non-academic achievements and participation.
Laurie Daily, dean
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
Faculty approve opt-in version of syllabi archive
The Augustana Student Association has received approval to create a student-accessible archive of syllabi, Curriculum Committee chair Fahd Nazir announced in last week’s meeting.
The project was voted down in a faculty meeting in December, but a revised proposal passed on May 5. According to Nazir, access to syllabi
ASA votes to reduce allocations to UBG
The Union Board of Governors (UBG) will have to cut into its nearly $115,000 surplus next year due to an amendment by the Augustana Student Association (ASA) that will reduce its budget allocation by nearly 30%.
At its May 5 meeting, ASA voted to reduce UBG’s financial allocation
Shaping the Sea: Ceramics professor finds inspiration in the waves
If clay is the ocean, then art professor Gerry Punt is the moon, fluently pushing and pulling the tides of the earth into the shape of a bowl. Leaning over his creation in a faded worn-out hoodie, he uses a rib —a small rounded tool— to shape the precise curves.