AJ Heckenlaible
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Augustana hires new assistant director of student engagement
Students can expect to start seeing a new face on Student Street, as the Office of Student Affairs hired a new assistant director of student engagement earlier this month: Randi Maiers. Maiers now advises four organizations on campus: UBG, SALT, Welcome Week and Viking Days. She also supervises the three student engagement ambassadors that act…
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Campus collaborates with brewing company for Augustana beer
Augustana’s Brew ‘N Gold beer, developed in partnership with Remedy Brewing Company, became available for purchase at Remedy and select stores in October during Augustana’s Viking Days football season. The Brew ‘N Gold beer is the first of many collaborations between Augustana and various brewing companies. According to biology professor Stephanie Bruggeman, Remedy decided this…
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Augustana celebrates Indigenous People’s Day
Augustana University Chapel and Our Saviors Lutheran Church hosted the second annual Indigenous People’s Day event on Oct. 9. Students and members of the community were invited to share a traditional meal of fry bread and buffalo soup before hearing from Prairie Rose Seminole, an educator and advocate from the Northern Cheyenne tribe. Attendees also…
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Administration approves new brewing minor
A brewing and fermentation minor that involves collaboration with local breweries will be available for students next fall. Professors Stephanie Bruggeman and Cory Conover have been working to start the minor on campus. Originally, Bruggeman had planned a farm-to-table class but instead started teaching the class BIOL 216, Beer, Bread and Brie: Preserving the Planet.…