As 2023 comes to a close, we look back at the top 10 stories from Augustana University over the last year.
1月| Record Number of Augustana Students Studying Abroad for 2023 January Interim
Augustana University sent a record number of its students abroad for January Interim (J-Term) 2023. More than 250 Augustana students and 27 faculty members traveled to 20 countries.
1月| Augustana to Launch First Financial Technology Program of its Kind in the Region
AU announced the launch of its newest academic program, Augustana University Fintech Program by Pathward™, 在2023年秋天. With the support of Augustana’s key strategic partner, Pathward™, N.A., (formerly MetaBank, N.A.), the major is the first of its kind in the region.
可能| Augustana Announces Annual Colloquium Focused on Critical Inquiry and Citizenship
Generously supported by Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock and in partnership with the Center for Western Studies (CWS), Augustana announced the establishment of the Critical Inquiry & Citizenship Colloquium with Dr. Michael Sandel, the Anne T. 罗伯特·M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, as the inaugural featured speaker. The world-renowned philosopher and author gave a keynote presentation on Oct. 26, in the Elmen Center to kick off the 2-day colloquium.
6月| Augustana Biology Professor Earns $1.2 Million National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Dr. 嘉莉Olson-Manning, Augustana associate professor of biology, received the National Science Foundation (NSF) 教师 Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award. 她的奖金——价值1美元.2 million — will provide her with summer research funding for five years, sabbatical support and the funding to hire both a postdoctoral scholar and technician to assist in her research.
7月| Augustana 首页 to South Dakota’s First Bioinformatics Major Beginning in Fall 2023
Augustana announced it would begin offering South Dakota’s first undergraduate program in bioinformatics — the application of computational tools to biology — as both a major and minor in the fall.
8月| Augie Doggie Back in the Best Way: Golden Retriever Steals Hearts as Augustana Goodwill Ambassador
时隔20年, Augustana brought back the Augie Doggie — this time as an actual dog, no longer a person behind a costume. 王牌——奥吉狗, sponsored by Nyberg’s Ace — became part of the Augustana community as its goodwill ambassador, alongside Ole the Viking.
9月| Augustana Celebrates 100 Years of 首页coming During 维京人的日子 2023
Augustana celebrated 100 years of homecoming during 维京人的日子 2023. 首页coming at AU is one of the university’s longest-standing traditions and officially became known as “维京人的日子” in 1929.
10月| 12bet游戏平台宣布13美元.8 Million Gift in Support of 奖学金 for Students in ELCA Congregations
Augustana received a historic $13.8 million gift to help support students who are active and eng年龄d in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) congregations throughout the Midwest. Thanks to the generous gift from Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock, the university established the Buntrock Scholars Program.
10月| Augustana Offering Social Work Minor this Fall, Bachelor of Social Work in Fall 2024
Augustana announced that it began offering social work as a minor this fall, followed by all Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) courses for the major that will begin in the fall of 2024 within the Harriet Emily Scott Social Work Program.
11月| Putting the Quantitative in Economics: Augustana Offering New Major
Augustana announced the addition of a quantitative economics (QE) major, alongside its economics major. QE is a designated STEM (science, technology, engineering & 数学)主要.