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IPO plans to purchase van for student transport

IPO plans to purchase van for student transport

The International Programs Office is set to purchase a 12-passenger van to use for group events and orientation transport by June 2023. The IPO received approval from the provost’s office but is still awaiting confirmation from the business office. The estimated $70,000 van purchase will be funded by

Boe Forum speaker encourages sustainability

Boe Forum speaker encourages sustainability

The former prime minister of Norway emphasized the importance of environmentalism and humanitarianism at the annual Boe Forum on Public Affairs on Tuesday, March 14. Gro Harlem Brundtland served three terms as Norway’s first female prime minister from 1981 until 1996. She also served as Director General for the

ASA returns UBG’s funding to pre-pandemic amount

ASA returns UBG’s funding to pre-pandemic amount

The Augustana Student Association restored the Union Board of Governors’ annual budget allocation to 35% of ASA’s total annual allocation after decreasing their budget during the COVID-19 pandemic. Senators unanimously voted to restore the funding at the Feb. 19 ASA meeting. The amendment to ASA’s by-laws increased UBG’

Snow brings more campus cancellations and higher costs than previous years

Snow brings more campus cancellations and higher costs than previous years

Since December, South Dakota has witnessed a series of major winter storms that have dumped feet of snow across the state. Sioux Falls has received more than 44 inches of snow so far, making for costly campus maintenance and cleanup. “The dollars spent this year to date are about double

Enrollment projection drops

Enrollment projection drops

As of March 3, 2023, only 261 students were enrolled to attend Augustana University next fall as incoming freshmen, down from the same time last year when over 300 students were enrolled. While final enrollment numbers for the 2023-2024 academic year are still months away, 553 students was this year’

Retention pond name vetoed

Retention pond name vetoed

The name “Aug Bog” won a student poll for the naming of Augustana’s retention pond on the southeast side of campus. However, administrators have vetoed this name and are pursuing other methods for naming the pond. According to President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, low voting participation by the campus community

Augustana launches fintech program

Augustana launches fintech program

Starting in fall 2023, the undergraduate catalog will include a new major: financial technology. Nicknamed fintech, the major will incorporate a number of different courses that pair with new technologies, like data analytics, computer science, business and accounting. Glen Herrick, chief financial officer at Pathward, the new program’s donor