Skip to main content

News Center

Search News Directional Arrow_uedbet体育官网 Directional arrow

Class Notes

News and photos from our alumni!

daniel chetel

Passionate Augie orchestra conductor is going places

 If you see Daniel Chetel strolling the uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 campus, you’d be forgiven for thinking he’s a student. The boyish 34-year-old  embodies the artistic drive and passion of many of his students. And as conductor of the 75-member uedbet体育官网 Symphony Orchestra, Chetel literally is going places.

Mike Wolf near Bonaire

Geology faculty explore a tropical island for midwinter classes

Dr. Kelsey Arkle talks about a faculty scouting trip to the island of Bonaire, one J-term option for students in 2020.

uedbet体育官网 board approves $3.5M Brodahl expansion

The uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 Board of Trustees has approved a $3.5 million expansion of the Brodahl Building to accommodate the college’s new master’s degree program in speech-language pathology.

Colette Lariviere and history class

Graduates find futures in history

uedbet体育官网’s history courses and mentors prepare graduates for all kinds of success.

COGs

Round-robin letter delivers for 60 years

Five 1958 alumnae of Chi Omega Gamma have kept their friendship alive for 60 years, in part via a round-robin letter in circulation all these years.

Carver

Newcomb honored in 'new' Augie weight room

The strength room in the Carver Center at uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 is now state-of-the-art thanks to donations made to upgrade the space honoring former football coach Ben Newcomb.

 

Swenson Center co-hosts seminar with Swedish Embassy

The seminar “Swedish Footprints in the U.S.—New Perspectives on Swedish-American History” explores new ways of understanding Swedish-American history.

Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis captures CCIW title for third time in four years

uedbet体育官网 won three singles titles and three doubles championships and the Vikings were represented in the championship matches in five of six singles and all three doubles flights.

augustana choir

Oct. 26 concert to reflect on anniversary of armistice

The uedbet体育官网 Choir and uedbet体育官网 Choral Artists will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with themes of war and peace at their fall concert Oct. 26.

Gary Miller

Gary Miller’s ‘mad genius’

As an actor-comedian, Gary Miller ’15 has made a name for himself by making a fool of himself. His liberal arts education helped.

bsu

Alumni honored for achievements, service

The uedbet体育官网 Alumni Association recognized the achievements, contributions and service of four alumni and one college group at Homecoming Oct. 6.

old main dome

AUGUSTANA NOW campaign to raise $125 million

uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 is launching a $125 million campaign to strengthen its endowment and prepare graduates for a world that increasingly needs them.

painting the bell tower

Bock-style bell tower gets a makeover

As a part of the college’s campus beautification campaign, the venerable bell tower is getting some maintenance and a new paint job.

Dorothy Parkander in 2010

Campus mourns Dr. Dorothy Parkander

Dr. Dorothy Parkander, an uedbet体育官网 professor emerita of English whose 50-year teaching career touched an estimated 40,000 students, died Oct. 8 in Rock Island.

Career outcomes

Career Outcomes

Class of 2024 outcomes, of those who responded to the survey. Source: Institutional Research at uedbet体育官网; CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) at uedbet体育官网



If you have news, send it to sharenews@augustana.edu! We love hearing about the achievements of our alumni, students and faculty.