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Enrollment growth projected for fall 2025

Enrollment growth projected for fall 2025

As Augustana prepares for the next academic year, key metrics suggest a large incoming class for fall 2025. Year-to-date (YTD) applications, admitted students and deposits have increased since fall 2024. President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin believes the preliminary data indicates likely enrollment growth, a notable achievement considering the national trend of

$35,000 Commons touchscreen sees little student engagement

$35,000 Commons touchscreen sees little student engagement

Renovations to the Morrison Commons wrapped up at the start of the 2024-2025 school year. But despite the sleek, new touchscreen TV panels that were installed in the main entrance of the Commons last fall, the Division of Student Affairs is struggling to encourage students to use the $35,000

IPO navigates federal policy changes

IPO navigates federal policy changes

Amid recent changes in laws impacting travel abroad and immigration services, the International Programs Office (IPO) projects one of the largest enrollment groups of international students in Augustana’s history, raising questions about how Augustana’s community may be impacted by the federal administration and what it might expect in

Student chemists present research

Student chemists present research

Six students and four faculty members had the opportunity to showcase their research at the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) meeting in San Diego held from March 23-27, an event hosted by the world’s largest scientific society. Senior Lily Ingalls worked closely with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Zachary Schulte,

Tuve to reopen, house students starting fall 2025

Tuve to reopen, house students starting fall 2025

Renovations on Tuve Hall are set to begin in the first week of April 2025 and conclude between late July and mid-August, according to President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, which will allow the dorm to house students come fall 2025. Tuve was set to be renovated over the 2023-2024 academic year,

Boe Forum recap: Presidential historian Jon Meacham speaks against partisanship, nationalism

Boe Forum recap: Presidential historian Jon Meacham speaks against partisanship, nationalism

Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham spoke in front of the Augustana community on March 19 in the Elmen Center gymnasium as part of the Center for Western Studies’ 28th Annual Boe Forum on Public Affairs. The forum, created by late South Dakota Gov. Nils A. Boe in

Natural sciences invests in $70,000 microscope

Natural sciences invests in $70,000 microscope

A ThermoFisher scanning electron microscope (SEM) arrived at the Froiland Science Center during the second week of the January 2025 interim. The new piece of equipment — purchased through laboratory equipment supplier Nanoscience Instruments — stands to benefit departments across campus including chemistry, biology and anthropology. The SEM allows faculty and student