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Kolbrek takes on registrar duties

Kolbrek takes on registrar duties

Following Joni Krueger’s March 14 resignation from Augustana’s Registrar position, a search committee began exploring avenues to fill the vacancy. In the meantime, Provost Joel Johnson asked Assistant Director of the Student Success Center Ann Kolbrek to take on key roles that Krueger filled. Since then, Kolbrek has

Campus Closet Provides Students with Low-Cost, Professional Clothing

Campus Closet Provides Students with Low-Cost, Professional Clothing

It all started with a few boxes scattered around campus — in dorms, academic buildings and even the administration building. Inside lay donated blazers, shirts, shoes, pants, skirts and ties. By April 8, those donations transformed Student Street inside the Morrison Commons into a pop-up boutique. The Career Closet, a collaboration

Student Success Center director receives Augie Pride Award

Student Success Center director receives Augie Pride Award

She still remembers standing in her family’s kitchen and receiving a call from an Augustana admissions counselor. He told her she had been accepted into the college's class of 1990 and was receiving an English and journalism scholarship. Now, the experience is a core memory Mary Toso

Freshman fall-to-spring retention rates climb

Freshman fall-to-spring retention rates climb

This academic year’s first-year student retention rate from fall to spring semester increased to above 95%, the first time it has done so since Augustana’s 2016-2017 academic year. From fall to spring, first-year retention reached 95.2%. Last year, first-year retention was 92%, and in the 2021-2022 academic

Student Success Center welcomes new staff, initiatives

Student Success Center welcomes new staff, initiatives

This academic year, the Student Success Center witnessed some major changes, including new leadership, additions to staff and new initiatives. Mary Toso, formerly the director of internships and employer relations, took over as the director of the Student Success Center this September following the departure of Billie Streufert, former assistant

Alumni Mentoring Program expands

Alumni Mentoring Program expands

Augustana’s Alumni Mentoring Program has witnessed major growth this fall, as the number of student participants more than doubled from the previous academic year. Sanna Strenge, a career and academic planning specialist in the Student Success Center, said the program’s growth comes after lows caused by the COVID-19