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Augustana, Sioux Falls communities celebrate third Diversity Summit

Augustana, Sioux Falls communities celebrate third Diversity Summit

The Augustana Student Association held its third annual Diversity Summit on April 6 as an effort to encourage more diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the school. With the theme of teaching attendees how to be better citizens, the summit provided an opportunity for people to learn how to be

ASA announces election results for next fall's senate

ASA announces election results for next fall's senate

On March 28, at 5 p.m., the polls for the Augustana Student Association’s 2024 spring elections closed after three days of voting. Less than an hour later, the election results were announced. Elections for president, vice president and secretary were uncontested. The ASA’s 2024-2025 president will be

ASA approves changes to election process

ASA approves changes to election process

The Augustana Student Association made several changes to its constitution in February in preparation for the spring election season, amending the process of installing treasurers and technical directors, the election of at-large senators and the general election timeline. According to ASA Technical Director Prince Adhikari, the ASA Election Commission noticed

SOPHIA, FYS committees evaluate core curriculum

SOPHIA, FYS committees evaluate core curriculum

As the SOPHIA Core Curriculum approaches its 10-year mark, the SOPHIA and First-Year Seminar committees plan to evaluate Augustana’s core curriculum and student learning outcomes. The Undergraduate Curriculum Council, chaired by Spanish professor Michael Rueter, tasked the SOPHIA and First-Year Seminar committees during the 2022-2023 academic year to look

ASA affinity delegation discussions cause concerns

ASA affinity delegation discussions cause concerns

During J-term, the Augustana Student Association’s governing documents task force discussed implementing an affinity delegation, which would reduce the number of affinity seats in the senate from five to two. ASA Secretary Slater Dixon, chair of the governing documents task force, first presented the idea to the full senate

ASA denies Trebuchet Club

The Augustana Student Association rejected the Augustana Trebuchet Club’s second request for ASA approval on Feb. 4. With 11 votes in favor of the club, nine votes against and three abstentions, the Augustana Trebuchet Club did not receive a majority plus one of the 23 total votes required for

ASA manages tighter budget post-pandemic

ASA manages tighter budget post-pandemic

The Augustana Student Association has been operating with a slim percent of its fall budget after a decreased financial surplus from previous years and a return to pre-pandemic allocations made less non-allocated money available. A smaller percentage of non-allocated funds means ASA has had less money to direct towards senator