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Decreased enrollment causes revenue loss, salary cuts

Because of COVID-19, Augustana experienced a near nine percent drop in total enrollment this fall from last fall, causing a $1.5 million to $2 million financial impact on the $50 million operating budget, according to Chief Financial Officer Shannan Nelson. Director of undergraduate enrollment Madeleine Ellis said that this

Equipped with masks and hand sanitizer, Augustana first-year students move into dorms

About 300 first-year students wearing face masks hauled boxes from their vehicles, gave one last goodbye to their parents and moved into Augustana residence halls last Friday and Saturday. Due to the ever-present threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s move-in weekend had a focus on safety. Students had

Augustana swim to graduate first-ever senior class

On April 20 of 2015, Augustana announced that it would be adding women’s swimming as a sponsored sport. It became the 19th varsity sport at Augustana and would begin competition in 2016-17. “As an institution, we feel this addition is a perfect fit for our community and regional footprint,

Swim team places fourth at NSIC meet

The Augustana swim team swam away with a fourth-place finish and several personal achievements at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference swim meet in Bismarck, North Dakota, Feb. 12-15. The conference championship is the biggest meet of the year, according to freshman Ruth Huffman. Although some of the girls were nervous,

Swim team takes fourth at Augustana Invitational

The Augustana women’s swim team took fourth at the three day Augustana Invitational swim meet (Nov. 21 – Nov. 23) at the Midco Aquatic Center, breaking eight school records along the way. Junior Taylor Beagle said she thought this was the strongest midseason the team has had while she’s

Women’s soccer falls in second round of NCAA Tournament

The No. 4 seeded Augustana women’s soccer team (16-5-1, 12-2-1 NSIC) knocked out the Central Oklahoma Bronchos 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Central Region Tournament on Friday afternoon in Mankato, Minnesota, but fell 1-0 in the second to the Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks (18-3-1, 12-3-0

Cross-country walk-on finds national success

Austin Miller came to Augustana as a freshman knowing that he would be leaving his life of soccer behind in high school. But the end of a career in soccer became a new journey in track. “I didn’t run cross country at all in high school,” Miller, who is