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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

New workshop program launches to educate interns

New workshop program launches to educate interns

Students registered for an internship credit this semester will attend Augustana’s first internship workshop series. Mary Toso, director of internships and employer relations, spearheaded the project which consists of four sessions: orientation, midway check-in, reflection and ePortfolios as well as a small group discussion. Toso said the workshop series

Interim provost to take position in summer after current provost leaves

Interim provost to take position in summer after current provost leaves

Colin Irvine will leave his position as provost to become the president of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, this summer; professor Joel Johnson has been named acting provost in Irvine’s absence. Irvine has served as provost since 2018. During that time, he oversaw both student and academic affairs and

Dean, pastor take professional development leave for the semester

Dean, pastor take professional development leave for the semester

Mark Blackburn, the dean of students, and Pastor Ann Rosendale, the campus pastor, are both on professional development leave for the spring semester. While Blackburn’s leave was approved just a few days before the beginning of the semester, Rosendale was able to plan her leave further in advance. Blackburn

Items taken from interfaith room in commons

Items taken from interfaith room in commons

Near the beginning of January, campus employees removed the sacred contents of the Common’s Interfaith Reflection Room in order to make space for new Sodexo offices. These actions occurred without the knowledge or consent of Better Together, the club affiliated with the room, and sparked backlash from students, professors

School of Music changes director of Angelus

School of Music changes director of Angelus

Augustana voice instructor Natalie Campbell is now directing the Angelus choir after Paul Nesheim, the former director, was “unavailable” for the duration of the semester. The announcement has left some choir members frustrated over continued communication issues with the School of Music. On Jan. 31, Peter Folliard, the dean of

ANGLES: Should the news be free?

ANGLES: Should the news be free?

Thanks to the internet, journalists, like anyone in the field of mass communications, have had to change the way that they do their job. The internet is now one of the main ways that people read, watch and generally engage with the news. According to the Pew Research Center, 86%