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New test-optional applications prevent students from being ‘defined by one data point’

A new test-optional pilot program could change how students are admitted to Augustana by allowing them to forgo submitting an ACT or SAT test score. Beginning this year, Augustana admissions has added a test-optional application. Students still have to fill out the basic Augustana application and submit their high school

GIS course mapped out for spring semester

Starting next semester, students will be able to take a new geographic information systems (GIS) course that is being offered at an introductory level. GIS can be defined as “data analysis in a geospatial context,” associate mathematics professor Carl Olimb said. In the everyday lives of students, GIS products can

Augustana to offer Master of Business Administration fall 2020

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) program will soon be offered at Augustana, beginning in the fall of 2020. The program was approved at the Nov. 6 faculty meeting and passed with an 81-23 vote. The program was proposed by the business department after they conducted a feasibility study and

Spirit squad rallies Augustana

The Augustana University Spirit Squad, comprised of the cheer and dance teams, works hard throughout the year to perfect its skills and rally crowds at football and basketball games. Each week, the teams gather for practices and team workouts, delivering half-time and sideline performances for Viking fans on the weekends.

Genetic engineering and genomics announced as topic for 2020 Boe Forum

“Are We Ready? The Science, Ethics, and Geopolitics of Genetic Engineering and Preventive Genomics” has been announced as the topic for the 24th annual Boe Forum on Public Affairs, with Robert C. Green and Jamie Metzl as keynote speakers. The forum will focus on the relationship between genetics and health,

Potholes cause damage to vehicles; Admin. says repairs won’t happen this year

After most of the snow had melted in early spring, junior Casey Schultz was driving her 2018 Kia Soul down 28th street when she heard a crack. She had hit one of the many potholes that line 28th Street between Grange Avenue and Summit Avenue on the north side of

Beer garden springs from dry campus

Augustana’s Viking Days football game on Oct. 12 provided the Department of Athletics with two victories: the 16-13 win in overtime against St. Cloud State and an approved beer garden in the stadium. But allowing alcohol at the football game has raised questions for some students over whether or