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New curriculum requirements for international studies majors offer students a one-of-a-kind experience. Students must spend an entire semester abroad and select an emphasis in any area of choice. Starting this year, students majoring in international studies are required to study abroad for a semester and emphasize a specific area of

The historic Administration Building used to be the first place prospective students saw of the Augustana campus. Now, they go across the street to a new collaborative building. Augustana extended its partnership with the Sioux Falls Seminary by setting up its financial aid and admissions teams in the offices owned

The Augustana Student Association recently voted to fund $570 in scholarships at a school in Kenya that has ties to the university The scholarships will be for Mudhiero Secondary, located in western Kenya. The resolution, introduced by senator Andrew Struck, gives money to fully fund three students for a school

Augustana is implementing a new irrigation system as part of campus renovations. The new sprinklers aim to improve the university’s green spaces and add consistency to water infrastructures. With a combination of new irrigation systems, sprinklers and a mixture of new grass seeding and turf, Andrea Smith, director of

Human cadavers can make learning human anatomy an odorous and expensive endeavor. Due to a new virtual version, however, Augustana students are able to learn from cadavers without the stench of formaldehyde and high cost of maintenance. In July 2021, the Augustana Biology Department received one of these virtual cadavers,

Students chose seniors Taha Afzal and Becca Ziems as their 2021 homecoming royals, crowned at Monday night’s coronation ceremony. Afzal and Ziems were chosen from a court of 11 seniors: Jason Becker, Brayden Harris, Noah Hovorka, Sheldon Jensen, Alexa Lammers, Kyja Norris, Amara Rodis, Ted Van Alstyne and John