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Augustana College (South Dakota)
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Augustana College is a private, liberal arts
college
affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
located in Sioux Falls
, South Dakota
, United States
. The 100 acres (40.5 ha) campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota. Students, alumni, friends, employees, and those who know the college casually refer to it as “Augie.”
Originally named "The Lutheran Normal School" and designated for the purpose of educating teachers, the college in 1918 received its current name after merging with Augustana College in Canton. The consolidation occurred as a result of synod officials finding it fiscally imprudent to have the two institutions so close together, the schools only some 20 miles (32.2 km) apart. The college nevertheless identifies its founding as 1860, the same as its sister-school
(which shares the same name) in Rock Island, Illinois
. Augustana derives its name from the Confessio Augustana, the Latin name for the Augsburg Confession
of 1530.
Augustana consistently receives high rankings among other Midwestern
schools. Publications such as The Princeton Review
named Augustana a "Best Midwestern College" and U.S. News & World Report
listed Augustana as a "Best Buy" in 2009. U.S. News & World Report has labeled the school a top tier baccalaureate college in the Midwest for 13 consecutive years, with Augustana placing third as of 2009. It achieved this ranking again in 2010.
, with the name changing to “The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West" in 1846. The school later moved to Springfield, Illinois under the name Illinois State University. In 1860 Professor Lars Paul Esbjörn
and a group of followers moved to Chicago over differences in matters of doctrine. There they established The Augustana College and Seminary, marking the date that the college identifies as the year of its founding.
As the United States expanded westward during and after the American Civil War
, pioneers moved the school to Paxton, Illinois
in 1863, and later in succession to Marshall, Wisconsin
in 1869; Beloit, Iowa
in 1881; and then to Canton, South Dakota
in 1888.
The Lutheran Normal School opened in 1889 in Sioux Falls, SD, housed in what is now known as Old Main, with the purpose of educating teachers. But synod officials felt it unwise fiscally having two institutions so close together, the college in Canton only roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) away. Thus in 1918 the Lutheran Normal School and Augustana College in Canton merged under the name Augustana College and Normal School (ACNS), located in Sioux Falls. In 1926, "and Normal School" was dropped from the name and the site in Canton eventually became Augustana Academy. Despite the similarities in name, it was no longer affiliated with the College and ultimately closed in 1971. The 2010-2011 academic year marks Augustana College’s sesquicentennial.
Augustana draws its name from the origin of the Lutheran Church in the Augsburg Confession, written in 1530 during the period of the Protestant Reformation. "Augustana" stems from the document's Latin name, Confessio Augustana.
degrees to its students. The school offers 53 majors, 34 minors, and 12 pre-professional programs within a 4-1-4 academic calendar. The top five most popular majors are nursing, biology, business administration, elementary education and psychology.
Augustana's stated academic goals are to "promote sensitivity to and appreciation of values essential for students to become effective citizens in local, national and international communities." Central to these goals are five core values—Christian, Liberal Arts, Excellence, Community and Service—that serve as the foundation for the College’s academic and student life programs.
The college's curriculum
is based on a calendar divided into two 15 week semesters
, separated by an interim period of four weeks during January, as well as an optional summer term of eight weeks. Classes may be taken during the month of January. The school offers a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio, notable members including L. Adrien Hannus
and Robert E. Wright
.
Graduation requires completion of 130 total credit hours, 59 of which are general education courses, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. "The Augustana Plan," the name of the 59 credit core curriculum, is "designed to develop articulate communicators, competent writers, creative thinkers, skilled problem solvers, and ethically minded, responsible citizens of the world." Extensive internship, study-abroad, undergraduate research and Civitas, the college’s honors program, supplement the curriculum. Between 2007 and 2008, 285 students participated in an international educational experience, and 44% of students study abroad before graduation.
US News & World Report values Augustana's financial endowment
at $53.3 million. Donations have allowed the school to expand its academic facilities, such as the recent $7 million renovation of the Mikkelsen Library and the planned $45 million reconstruction of the Gilbert Science Complex.
in the top quartile of their class, the average GPA
being 3.6. 3% of first-year students submitted SAT
scores, with the middle 50% range for the mathematical and critical reading components being 530-630 and 490-640, respectively. ACT test score submissions had a 22-27 middle 50% range, with an average ACT composite score of 25. The school's retention rate of freshmen returning as sophomores is 86%.
Those enrolled are primarily from South Dakota (42%) and Minnesota (34%), followed by Iowa (12%) and Nebraska (4%). In the fall of the 2010-2011 academic year, Augustana reported its largest ever incoming class of international students. Fifty-four new students representing 20 countries and 5 continents joined 25 continuing international students for a total of 79 international students from 23 countries, making up about 4.5% of the student body.. Although only 46% of students claim a preference for the school's Lutheran
religious affiliation, the school is nevertheless composed primarily of students following another Christian denomination
, Catholicism
being the second largest at 21%; 22% of students, meanwhile, are categorized under "other."
In the 2009 U.S. News & World Report ranking of Midwestern colleges, Augustana placed third, and has, for the last consecutive 13 years, been labeled a top tier baccalaureate college. The publication additionally named it a "Best Buy" school, the award based on academic quality in relation to attendance costs. The Princeton Review called Augustana a "Best Midwestern College." Peterson’s 440 Colleges for Top Students featured Augustana, and Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You listed the school as one of its “top 100 outstanding (but under-appreciated) colleges." The Templeton Guide selected Augustana as one of 100 select colleges and universities nationwide as part of its "Templeton Honor Roll."
The Augustana Choir and Concert Band tour widely nationally and internationally, and the college is one of the few schools in America to house its own student-run improvisational theater groups; BNi (or Brand Name Improv), specializing in short-form improvisation. Improv remains a vital part of the Augustana campus with other improvisation groups such as GoldMilk Favorites, who specialize in long-form improvised musicals. Other improvisation groups have cropped up over the years, including Suspiciously Delicious, Fuzzy Mulligan, and the all-female group Sibyl. Augustana's concert band toured the People's Republic of China
three times (1999, 2003, and 2007), and the Augustana Choir recently toured in the African nation of Tanzania
. The choir toured Italy in the summer of 2008 and had a special performance at St. Peter's Basilica during a Saturday evening Mass, a privilege granted to only a few choirs.
The Augustana College Theatre Company presents four main-stage shows a year, as well as several student produced shows. The department furthermore serves as home to the Claire Donaldson 8-in-48 Short Play Festival which occurs every other year. On alternation years the college hosts the Cool Hip Awesome Improv Festival (or CHAI Fest) which has featured well known improv groups such as The Upright Citizens Brigade and Improv88. The 2008-2009 season featured Children of Eden
, A Flea in Her Ear
, and the world premier performance of Eating into the Fabric (written by faculty member Ivan Fuller). Full-time staff include Dan Workman & RJ Fitzsimmons. Chair of Performing & Visual Arts is Dr. Ivan Fuller.
In 2006, the new Center for Visual Arts replaced the old art department buildings, previously used as WWII barracks. It holds artist/professor studios, studio classrooms for design, drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and an art education lab, as well as the new Eide-Dalrymple gallery, which hosts several art exhibitions throughout the year. Noted artists and professors from the art department include Ogden Dalrymple, Palmer Eide, Robert Aldern, and Carl Grupp.
department chairman
Jeffrey Miller, planning for Civitas began in 2005 in response to faculty desires to see an honors program similar to those offered at other colleges. Civitas, a Latin
word meaning "citizenship," highlights the work of Dietrich Bonhoffer, a German
Lutheran pastor
and theologian
who acted as a founding member of the Confessing Church
and a participant in the German Resistance
movement against Nazism
. "The Structure of Responsible Life," an essay written by Bonhoffer, serves as the central focus of the program.
Emphasizing Stellvertretung (roughly translated as "vicarious representative action"), Bonhoffer participated in the Abwehr
plot to assassinate Hitler, and subsequently wrote the piece as a justification for his actions. Students examine his work in classes specifically designated for Civitas and in special honors sections of existing courses. 40 students are selected from each graduating class, of whom must maintain at minimum a 3.0 GPA, with entrance priority going to incoming students who possess an ACT score of at least 27 and a 3.5 cumulative high school GPA.
have been accepted over the last three years, double the national acceptance rate, and the school claims a consistent 100% placement record of nursing graduates.
Division II athletics in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
. The Vikings joined the NSIC from the North Central Conference
, which folded in 2008. In 2004-2005, Augustana wrestlers finished second in the NCAA Division II championship, the wrestlers also took second in the NCAA Division II championship in 2009-2010. The Elmen Center
serves as the home court for the men's and women's basketball teams, the volleyball team, and wrestling team.
, which broadcasted 24 hours per day.
Up until 2009, KAUR specialized in independent or college rock
and also broadcast regular Alternative
, Blues
/Jazz
, Folk
, Spanish Traditional, Hip-Hop, and Hardcore
/Metal shows. KAUR offered a variety ranging from jazz and folk to rap and regional South Dakota musicians. KAUR was founded in 1972 and Augustana College also once managed a self-constructed AM station, which, itself, was founded in 1945.
In the spring of 2009, administrators at Augustana College decided to discontinue KAUR's student operations in favor of broadcasting Minnesota Public Radio
News (in lieu of alternative suggestions). The station left the air for a week before returning on September 15, 2009, with the new MPR format. Augustana College continues to own the station while MPR provides programming, maintenance, and funding for the regular operation of the station. The students assigned to operate KAUR for the 2009-2010 academic year, as part of the federal work-study program, were forcibly reassigned to other departments. The college had also received proposals from a number of other parties, including religious and ethnic interests, as well as a non-profit proposal which would have continued the student-run scheme.
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
located in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 100 acres (40.5 ha) campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota. Students, alumni, friends, employees, and those who know the college casually refer to it as “Augie.”
Originally named "The Lutheran Normal School" and designated for the purpose of educating teachers, the college in 1918 received its current name after merging with Augustana College in Canton. The consolidation occurred as a result of synod officials finding it fiscally imprudent to have the two institutions so close together, the schools only some 20 miles (32.2 km) apart. The college nevertheless identifies its founding as 1860, the same as its sister-school
Augustana College (Illinois)
Augustana College is a private liberal arts college located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The college enrolls approximately 2,500 students. Covering of hilly, wooded land, Augustana is adjacent to the Mississippi River...
(which shares the same name) in Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,884 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River, it is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Quad Cities...
. Augustana derives its name from the Confessio Augustana, the Latin name for the Augsburg Confession
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession, also known as the "Augustana" from its Latin name, Confessio Augustana, is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Lutheran reformation...
of 1530.
Augustana consistently receives high rankings among other Midwestern
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
schools. Publications such as The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is an American-based standardized test preparation and admissions consulting company. The Princeton Review operates in 41 states and 22 countries across the globe. It offers test preparation for standardized aptitude tests such as the SAT and advice regarding college...
named Augustana a "Best Midwestern College" and U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
listed Augustana as a "Best Buy" in 2009. U.S. News & World Report has labeled the school a top tier baccalaureate college in the Midwest for 13 consecutive years, with Augustana placing third as of 2009. It achieved this ranking again in 2010.
History
The institution traces its origin to 1835 when Scandinavian immigrants established the Hillsboro Academy in Hillsboro, IllinoisHillsboro, Illinois
Hillsboro is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,359 at the 2000 census, and 6,106 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Montgomery County.-History:...
, with the name changing to “The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West" in 1846. The school later moved to Springfield, Illinois under the name Illinois State University. In 1860 Professor Lars Paul Esbjörn
Lars Paul Esbjörn
Lars Paul Esbjörn was a Swedish-American Lutheran clergyman, academic and church leader. Esbjörn was a founder of Augustana College and of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church.-Background:...
and a group of followers moved to Chicago over differences in matters of doctrine. There they established The Augustana College and Seminary, marking the date that the college identifies as the year of its founding.
As the United States expanded westward during and after the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, pioneers moved the school to Paxton, Illinois
Paxton, Illinois
Paxton is a city in Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,473 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ford County.-History:...
in 1863, and later in succession to Marshall, Wisconsin
Marshall, Dane County, Wisconsin
Marshall is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Maunesha River. The population was 3,432 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
in 1869; Beloit, Iowa
Beloit, Iowa
Beloit is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Iowa, United States.-Geography:Beloit is located on the banks of the Big Sioux River in northwestern Iowa just across the river from Canton, South Dakota. U.S. Route 18 is just one mile to the north in Canton.-History:Originally served by the...
in 1881; and then to Canton, South Dakota
Canton, South Dakota
Canton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. The city was named by Norwegian settler and former legislator James M. Wahl...
in 1888.
The Lutheran Normal School opened in 1889 in Sioux Falls, SD, housed in what is now known as Old Main, with the purpose of educating teachers. But synod officials felt it unwise fiscally having two institutions so close together, the college in Canton only roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) away. Thus in 1918 the Lutheran Normal School and Augustana College in Canton merged under the name Augustana College and Normal School (ACNS), located in Sioux Falls. In 1926, "and Normal School" was dropped from the name and the site in Canton eventually became Augustana Academy. Despite the similarities in name, it was no longer affiliated with the College and ultimately closed in 1971. The 2010-2011 academic year marks Augustana College’s sesquicentennial.
Augustana draws its name from the origin of the Lutheran Church in the Augsburg Confession, written in 1530 during the period of the Protestant Reformation. "Augustana" stems from the document's Latin name, Confessio Augustana.
Academics
Augustana College, as an undergraduate liberal arts school, grants four-year Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degrees to its students. The school offers 53 majors, 34 minors, and 12 pre-professional programs within a 4-1-4 academic calendar. The top five most popular majors are nursing, biology, business administration, elementary education and psychology.
Augustana's stated academic goals are to "promote sensitivity to and appreciation of values essential for students to become effective citizens in local, national and international communities." Central to these goals are five core values—Christian, Liberal Arts, Excellence, Community and Service—that serve as the foundation for the College’s academic and student life programs.
The college's curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
is based on a calendar divided into two 15 week semesters
Academic term
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
, separated by an interim period of four weeks during January, as well as an optional summer term of eight weeks. Classes may be taken during the month of January. The school offers a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio, notable members including L. Adrien Hannus
L. Adrien Hannus
L. Adrien Hannus is an American professor of anthropology and the director of the Archeology Laboratory at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota...
and Robert E. Wright
Robert E. Wright
Robert E. Wright is a business, economic, financial, and monetary historian and the inaugural Rudy and Marilyn Nef Family Chair of Political Economy at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota...
.
Graduation requires completion of 130 total credit hours, 59 of which are general education courses, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. "The Augustana Plan," the name of the 59 credit core curriculum, is "designed to develop articulate communicators, competent writers, creative thinkers, skilled problem solvers, and ethically minded, responsible citizens of the world." Extensive internship, study-abroad, undergraduate research and Civitas, the college’s honors program, supplement the curriculum. Between 2007 and 2008, 285 students participated in an international educational experience, and 44% of students study abroad before graduation.
US News & World Report values Augustana's financial endowment
Financial endowment
A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution. The total value of an institution's investments is often referred to as the institution's endowment and is typically organized as a public charity, private foundation, or trust....
at $53.3 million. Donations have allowed the school to expand its academic facilities, such as the recent $7 million renovation of the Mikkelsen Library and the planned $45 million reconstruction of the Gilbert Science Complex.
Admissions and rankings
Augustana's student body consists of 1,820 undergraduates, 1,694 of whom full-time students and 126 part-time. For the class of 2011, out of an applicant pool of 1,353, Augustana accepted 83%; of the 1,105 that enrolled, 63% were female. US News & World Report classifies Augustana as a "more selective" school, with 62% of the students enrolled having graduated from high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the top quartile of their class, the average GPA
Grade (education)
Grades are standardized measurements of varying levels of comprehension within a subject area. Grades can be assigned in letters , as a range , as a number out of a possible total , as descriptors , in percentages, or, as is common in some post-secondary...
being 3.6. 3% of first-year students submitted SAT
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
scores, with the middle 50% range for the mathematical and critical reading components being 530-630 and 490-640, respectively. ACT test score submissions had a 22-27 middle 50% range, with an average ACT composite score of 25. The school's retention rate of freshmen returning as sophomores is 86%.
Those enrolled are primarily from South Dakota (42%) and Minnesota (34%), followed by Iowa (12%) and Nebraska (4%). In the fall of the 2010-2011 academic year, Augustana reported its largest ever incoming class of international students. Fifty-four new students representing 20 countries and 5 continents joined 25 continuing international students for a total of 79 international students from 23 countries, making up about 4.5% of the student body.. Although only 46% of students claim a preference for the school's Lutheran
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
religious affiliation, the school is nevertheless composed primarily of students following another Christian denomination
Christian denomination
A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity. In the Orthodox tradition, Churches are divided often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions. Technically, divisions between one group and...
, Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
being the second largest at 21%; 22% of students, meanwhile, are categorized under "other."
In the 2009 U.S. News & World Report ranking of Midwestern colleges, Augustana placed third, and has, for the last consecutive 13 years, been labeled a top tier baccalaureate college. The publication additionally named it a "Best Buy" school, the award based on academic quality in relation to attendance costs. The Princeton Review called Augustana a "Best Midwestern College." Peterson’s 440 Colleges for Top Students featured Augustana, and Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You listed the school as one of its “top 100 outstanding (but under-appreciated) colleges." The Templeton Guide selected Augustana as one of 100 select colleges and universities nationwide as part of its "Templeton Honor Roll."
Arts
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
three times (1999, 2003, and 2007), and the Augustana Choir recently toured in the African nation of Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. The choir toured Italy in the summer of 2008 and had a special performance at St. Peter's Basilica during a Saturday evening Mass, a privilege granted to only a few choirs.
The Augustana College Theatre Company presents four main-stage shows a year, as well as several student produced shows. The department furthermore serves as home to the Claire Donaldson 8-in-48 Short Play Festival which occurs every other year. On alternation years the college hosts the Cool Hip Awesome Improv Festival (or CHAI Fest) which has featured well known improv groups such as The Upright Citizens Brigade and Improv88. The 2008-2009 season featured Children of Eden
Children of Eden
Children of Eden is a two-act musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood...
, A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear is a play by Georges Feydeau written in 1907, at the height of the Belle Époque.-Plot:...
, and the world premier performance of Eating into the Fabric (written by faculty member Ivan Fuller). Full-time staff include Dan Workman & RJ Fitzsimmons. Chair of Performing & Visual Arts is Dr. Ivan Fuller.
In 2006, the new Center for Visual Arts replaced the old art department buildings, previously used as WWII barracks. It holds artist/professor studios, studio classrooms for design, drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and an art education lab, as well as the new Eide-Dalrymple gallery, which hosts several art exhibitions throughout the year. Noted artists and professors from the art department include Ogden Dalrymple, Palmer Eide, Robert Aldern, and Carl Grupp.
Civitas
Directed by EnglishEnglish major
The English Major is a term in the United States and a few other countries for an undergraduate university degree focused around the consumption, analysis, and production of texts in the English language...
department chairman
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Jeffrey Miller, planning for Civitas began in 2005 in response to faculty desires to see an honors program similar to those offered at other colleges. Civitas, a Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
word meaning "citizenship," highlights the work of Dietrich Bonhoffer, a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Lutheran pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
and theologian
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
who acted as a founding member of the Confessing Church
Confessing Church
The Confessing Church was a Protestant schismatic church in Nazi Germany that arose in opposition to government-sponsored efforts to nazify the German Protestant church.-Demographics:...
and a participant in the German Resistance
German Resistance
The German resistance was the opposition by individuals and groups in Germany to Adolf Hitler or the National Socialist regime between 1933 and 1945. Some of these engaged in active plans to remove Adolf Hitler from power and overthrow his regime...
movement against Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
. "The Structure of Responsible Life," an essay written by Bonhoffer, serves as the central focus of the program.
Emphasizing Stellvertretung (roughly translated as "vicarious representative action"), Bonhoffer participated in the Abwehr
Abwehr
The Abwehr was a German military intelligence organisation from 1921 to 1944. The term Abwehr was used as a concession to Allied demands that Germany's post-World War I intelligence activities be for "defensive" purposes only...
plot to assassinate Hitler, and subsequently wrote the piece as a justification for his actions. Students examine his work in classes specifically designated for Civitas and in special honors sections of existing courses. 40 students are selected from each graduating class, of whom must maintain at minimum a 3.0 GPA, with entrance priority going to incoming students who possess an ACT score of at least 27 and a 3.5 cumulative high school GPA.
Sciences
Along with the opportunity of BRIN grants, Augustana College has received a pledge of $2.6 million dollars over five years from the National Institute of Health. An average of 90% of graduating seniors seeking admission into medical schoolMedical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
have been accepted over the last three years, double the national acceptance rate, and the school claims a consistent 100% placement record of nursing graduates.
Athletics
The Augustana Vikings currently participate in NCAANational Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division II athletics in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. Nine of its members are in Minnesota, with two members in South Dakota and one member each in the states of Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota. It participates in the NCAA's...
. The Vikings joined the NSIC from the North Central Conference
North Central Conference
The North Central Conference , also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...
, which folded in 2008. In 2004-2005, Augustana wrestlers finished second in the NCAA Division II championship, the wrestlers also took second in the NCAA Division II championship in 2009-2010. The Elmen Center
Elmen Center
The Elmen Center is the basketball arena for the Augustana College Vikings in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is located on the Augustana campus. The Elmen Center seats approximately 4,000 fans. The Elmen Center is 81,000 square feet....
serves as the home court for the men's and women's basketball teams, the volleyball team, and wrestling team.
Football
On September 26, 2007, it was officially announced that Bob and Kari Hall were making a $7.1 million donation for an on-campus football stadium. The stadium is to bear the name Kirkeby–Over Stadium in honor of Kari Hall’s parents. Construction began on November 12, 2007 with the official groundbreaking taking place on November 16, 2007. Augustana College recently completed the Hall Football Complex; complete with its own locker rooms, weight room, and football meeting rooms. This makes Augustana College one of the premier Division II Colleges in the area in terms of facilities. The head football coach is Mike Aldrich.Media
The college used to operate a radio station, 89.1 FM KAURKAUR
KAUR is a radio station that broadcast a variety format until 2009 and which now broadcasts Minnesota Public Radio news. Licensed to Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, the station serves the greater Sioux Falls area and can reliably broadcast up to approximately 30 miles in any...
, which broadcasted 24 hours per day.
Up until 2009, KAUR specialized in independent or college rock
College rock
College rock is a term that was used in the United States to describe 1980s alternative rock before the term "alternative" came into common usage. The term's use of the word "college" refers to campus radio stations located at institutions of higher education in Canada and the United States, where...
and also broadcast regular Alternative
Alternative rock
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, Blues
Blues
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/Jazz
Jazz
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, Folk
Folk music
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, Spanish Traditional, Hip-Hop, and Hardcore
Hardcore punk
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/Metal shows. KAUR offered a variety ranging from jazz and folk to rap and regional South Dakota musicians. KAUR was founded in 1972 and Augustana College also once managed a self-constructed AM station, which, itself, was founded in 1945.
In the spring of 2009, administrators at Augustana College decided to discontinue KAUR's student operations in favor of broadcasting Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio , is the flagship National Public Radio member network for the state of Minnesota. With its three services, News & Information, Classical Music and The Current, MPR operates a 42-station regional radio network in the upper Midwest serving over 8 million people...
News (in lieu of alternative suggestions). The station left the air for a week before returning on September 15, 2009, with the new MPR format. Augustana College continues to own the station while MPR provides programming, maintenance, and funding for the regular operation of the station. The students assigned to operate KAUR for the 2009-2010 academic year, as part of the federal work-study program, were forcibly reassigned to other departments. The college had also received proposals from a number of other parties, including religious and ethnic interests, as well as a non-profit proposal which would have continued the student-run scheme.
Notable alumni
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External links
- Augustana College, official website
- Augustana Choir
- Augustana Computer Organization
- KAUR FM, MPR's talk radio station (owned in name by Augustana College).
- Augustana Pre-Med Club
- The Mirror, Augustana's student newspaper
- Augustana College Theatre Company
- Circle K, Circle K International-Augustana chapter
- ACSJ Augustana Coalition for Social Justice Blog
- Mikkelsen Library
- Hillsboro Academy, Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois