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As tax season looms, confusion and frustration are common emotions in many American households. But for Augustana’s international students, April 15 is a uniquely stressful day. However, a partnership between the university’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE) and Sprintax, a tax-filing platform designed specifically for nonresidents, could help

International recruiting is challenging during the best of times. With recent conflict in the Middle East disrupting flights, the Center for Global Engagement (CGE) has had to adapt their recruitment strategy. Director of International Admission Donn Grinager was on a routine trip across Europe, Asia and the Middle East to

The Augustana Student Association (ASA) passed an amendment on March 18 to overhaul its Registered Student Organization (RSO) funding model.  The amendment consolidates the three main funding pools — Leadership Development Funds (LDF), Community Development Funds (CDF) and Mini-Grants — into one larger pool, the Registered Student Organization Request Fund (RSOR). The

International students at Augustana are reconsidering their roles as Viking Advisors (VAs) following a specification in the contract that strictly limits their working hours. On March 3, an email went out to all current and prospective VAs, highlighting an edit to the 2026–27 contract. The addition speaks to students

The Augustana Student Association (ASA) is attempting to “hit reset” on their current transportation system. Following the suspension of the Lyft program, ASA is now pivoting toward Sioux Area Metro (SAM) and Uni Go. At the end of the fall semester, ASA faced student backlash over the pausing of the

When Admiral James Stavridis takes the stage for the 29th Annual Boe Forum on Public Affairs at the Elmen Center, he will do so as the United States shifts away from traditional diplomacy and toward unilateral projections of hard power. Since January, the U.S. has withdrawn from 66 international