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Majors and departments grow with arrival of incoming freshmen

Majors and departments grow with arrival of incoming freshmen

Augustana University welcomed one of its largest incoming classes of undergraduate students this fall with 553 new students, including a total of 92 international students, a new record for the university. The increase in the number of incoming students has led to significant growth in some departments. The business department

Choir program undergoes changes

Choir program undergoes changes

The university choirs will transition from three groups to two larger choirs this fall, with new directors for each. After the establishment of the School of Music in 2020, the department decided on a three-prong leadership structure, which would include a dean and two directors. Dean Peter Folliard accepted Provost

Administration approves new brewing minor

A brewing and fermentation minor that involves collaboration with local breweries will be available for students next fall. Professors Stephanie Bruggeman and Cory Conover have been working to start the minor on campus. Originally, Bruggeman had planned a farm-to-table class but instead started teaching the class BIOL 216, Beer, Bread

Alhasnawi, Arega to be next year’s ASA president, VP

Alhasnawi, Arega to be next year’s ASA president, VP

Students will elect student body leaders this week, including a new Augustana Student Association president and vice president. Juniors Sara Alhasnawi and Tsegab Arega are the only ticket running for the positions, with Alhasnawi as president and Arega as vice president. Both have served in ASA the last two years.

Renovation of green leads to removal of trees

Renovation of green leads to removal of trees

The Augustana green will undergo a major renovation that will create an intramural playing field, an amphitheater and a retention pond on campus. According to Mark Blackburn, the dean of students, to create the playing field and retention pond a few trees need to be removed. This includes the large

ASA approves brewing club on campus

ASA approves brewing club on campus

The Augustana Student Association recently voted to approve Augie Brew and Gold, a new club dedicated to brewing and fermenting on campus. According to its constitution, Brew and Gold aims to educate its members about the science of taste and promote alternative careers in STEM. “I wanted to use it

Speaker talks ‘Putinism’ and democratization at 25th annual Boe Forum

Speaker talks ‘Putinism’ and democratization at 25th annual Boe Forum

Amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Center for Western Studies brought former U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation Michael McFaul to campus as the speaker of the 25th Boe Forum on Public Affairs. In addition to having served as the ambassador to Russia from 2012-2014,