Category: News
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Angles: Which is better: coffee or tea?
Most sleep-deprived, caffeine-addicted college students have a source of choice, and most go either the coffee or tea route. Some like the variety of flavor options that tea provides, yet others prefer the higher caffeine content of coffee. Others (like your Forum editor) don’t care much either way as long as it gets the job […]
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Rolvaag house and Lutheran church to be removed from south side of campus
Augustana’s Heritage Park will start looking different this week. Heritage Park, located south of Bergsaker Hall along 33rd Street, was home to four historic structures that are being relocated to make room for the new Midco Hockey Arena. Suzie O’Meara Hernes, senior director for community engagement & strategic partnerships, helped as a project facilitator and […]
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Student employees receive $3 pay raise
Increase aims to solve student worker shortage In an effort to better compensate students and promote on-campus employment, the financial aid office has increased the hourly wage for student employees to $12.50. According to Tresse Evenson, director of financial aid, the unusually large increase from the previous rate of $9.45 seeks to address the decreased […]
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Mask policy sees updates
Next Monday, Feb. 28, vaccinated Augustana students and faculty will no longer be required to wear masks indoors. On Monday, Feb. 22, President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin sent an email to students which updated the indoor-masking protocol. Though vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear masks indoors, professors and other faculty members can request mask […]
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Chapel renovations to start after $3 million in pledges
Pastor Ann Rosendale calls the chapel the heart of campus. It’s a reflection of Augustana’s Christian core values. Though it hasn’t seen any major changes since it was built in 1981, the Chapel of Reconciliation will get its chance at a renovation as part of Augustana Viking Bold Vision 2030. After a feasibility study that […]
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ASA considers cutting Lyft program budget
The Augustana Student Association is working through potential changes to the Viking Lyft program after spending nearly $24,000 on it during 2021. The ASA Transportation and Technology task force, chaired by senator Raena Brendtro and tech director Zach Jansen, met over interim to look into spending, statistics and student use of the program. The $23,912 […]
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House bill regulates transgender participation in school sports
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed a bill early February that bans transgender women and girls from participating in high school, collegiate and intramural sports at public South Dakota schools. This legislation, titled “An act to protect fairness in women’s sports,” was introduced by the request of Noem. The ban, which will go into effect […]
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Professors use open source textbooks to alleviate student costs
While the start of a new semester can result in a sense of excitement around campus, it can also cause a significant drop in many students’ bank accounts as they buy new textbooks. The Education Data Initiative states that full-time undergraduate students in the United States spend an average of $450 to $625 on textbooks […]
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Students and professors have access to new syllabus database
Augustana recently introduced a new tool to help students register and prepare for their classes. The syllabus repository, introduced last December, is an online database containing syllabi of classes taught by participating professors. Students can see syllabi with previous assignments, projects and workloads to get a sense for the class and whether it would fit […]
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Undergrad tuition increases 4%
After tuition was frozen during the 2020-2021 school year, Augustana will increase undergraduate tuition by 3.84% Augustana will increase undergraduate tuition by nearly 4% for the 2022-23 academic year, up from the 0% for the 2021-2022 year. This increase translates to an additional $1,398 for undergraduates in the upcoming school year. In addition to the […]