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23-486: Augustana College may refer to: Augustana College (Illinois) Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota Augustana University College , Alberta See also [ edit ] Augustana Divinity School (Neuendettelsau) , Bavaria, Germany [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with

46-589: A 2-billion-year-old fossil. There is also a complete 22-foot-long (6.7 m) skeleton of Cryolophosaurus , a large, crested carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Antarctica in 1991 by Augustana paleontologist William Hammer . The museum is located in the Swenson Hall of Geosciences. The most popular undergraduate majors at Augustana, based on 2021 graduates, were: The college is classified as "more selective" accepting 41% of applicants. Since 1950, Augustana has had

69-510: A National Band Association chapter, American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Paintball Team (NCPA), American String Teachers Association (ASTA), College Democrats of America , College Republicans , Psychology Club, Business Club, DDR Club, Anime Club, Asian Student Organization (ASO), Latinx Unidos, Investment Club, Ladies of Vital Essence (L.O.V.E.), The Order of the Phoenix, Martial Arts Club, Student Government Association and Viking Pups,

92-469: A cadaver lab), a 400 MHz liquid-and solid-state NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectrometer, scanning electron microscope, instrumentation for X-ray powder crystallography and a fully functioning 40-foot (12 m) greenhouse. In October 2021, Augustana dedicated the Peter J. Lindberg, M.D., Center for Health and Human Performance in honor of alumnus Peter J. Lindberg. The 52,000-square-foot Lindberg Center

115-501: A chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. The college also has non-"Greek" collegiate fraternal organizations, including Epsilon Tau Pi (ΕΤΠ)(Eagle Scouts), Alpha Phi Omega (APO) (service), Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) (music), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (PMA) (music), Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) (Service), Alpha Psi Omega (ΑΨΩ) (theater), and others. The Omicron chapter of Phrateres , a non-exclusive, non-profit social-service club,

138-566: A club dedicated to training service dogs on campus. Augustana College is located on the east side of Rock Island and is accessible via the Quad Cities MetroLINK . Routes 10, 53, and 57 provide bus service from campus to downtown Rock Island, downtown Moline and other destinations. Augustana athletic teams are nicknamed as the Vikings. The college is a member of the Division III level of

161-840: A combined total of 25 male and female team sports, and five out of seven students compete in some form of varsity , club, or intramural sport. The Vikings previously competed as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) from 1912–13 to 1936–37. Augustana College competes in 28 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, eSports, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, eSports, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling;. Between 1983 and 1986,

184-413: A former John Deere CEO. Hanson, who donated $ 8 million to the college, credits his success in life to his time spent at Augustana. The science building, dedicated in 1998 and enlarged in 2019, is the largest academic building serving approximately 700 students in 17 majors, minors and concentrations. The Hanson Hall of Science's facilities and resources include seven classrooms, 35 laboratories (including

207-455: A new institutional structure, including a lively Swedish-language press, many new churches, several colleges, and a network of ethnic organizations. The result was to foster a sense of Swedishness with pride in the United States. Thus, there emerged a self-confident Americanized generation. Augustana College put itself in the lead of the movement to affirm Swedish American identity. Early on all

230-878: Is a private Lutheran college in Rock Island, Illinois . The college enrolls approximately 2,349 students. Its campus is adjacent to the Mississippi River and covers 115 acres (46.5 ha) of hilly, wooded land. Augustana College was founded as Augustana College and Theological Seminary in 1860 by the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod . Located first in Chicago, it moved to Paxton, Illinois , in 1863 and to Rock Island, Illinois, its current home, in 1875. After 1890, an increasingly large Swedish American community in America promoted

253-680: Is home to the college's new kinesiology program and growing public health program, as well as the men's and women's swimming/diving and new water polo teams. Augustana has five traditional residence halls: Andreen Hall, Erickson Residence Center, Seminary Hall, Swanson Commons, and Westerlin Residence Center. All five of these residence halls are coeducational. The majority of first-year and sophomore-year students typically reside in one of these five residence halls. For juniors, Augustana also offers Transitional Living Areas (TLAs), apartment-like complexes or traditional off-campus houses administered by

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276-601: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The school moved to Paxton, Illinois in 1863 and then to Rock Island in 1875. Old Main was constructed from 1884 to 1893. It was dedicated as Memorial Hall in 1889 although it was still incomplete. The building's design was based on a similar building at the University of Uppsala in Sweden , which was the alma mater of many of the college's early faculty. The dome, however,

299-570: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) for almost all of their sports since the 1946–47 academic year. The only current exception is women's bowling, in which the Vikings are charter members of the single-sport Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (CIBC) that began competition in the 2019–20 season. The Vikings compete in

322-665: The Augustana College football team won four consecutive Division III national championships under Coach Bob Reade . Coach Reade's overall winning percentage of 87% is second only to Larry Kehres and Knute Rockne on the all-time list . Alumni Faculty Old Main, Augustana College Augustana College was established in Chicago in 1860 to educate Swedish immigrants by the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod, now part of

345-758: The Rock Island campus until the 1960s, when the Seminary moved to Chicago. It merged with other Lutheran seminaries to form the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago . Old Main was constructed between 1884 and 1893. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . On August 2, 2010, the New Science Building was officially named the Robert A. and Patricia K. Hanson Hall of Science after Robert Hanson,

368-475: The college's Office of Residential Life. These areas usually have 2–6 students who share a bathroom, a kitchen, and other living spaces. Th Fryxell Geology Museum, named after Augustana geologist Fritiof Fryxell , features a large collection of dinosaurs and fossils, rocks and mineral specimens. Displays include a complete skeleton of a Platecarpus "sea serpent", skulls of Parasaurolophus , Ankylosaurus , Apatosaurus , Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex and

391-504: The same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Augustana_College&oldid=1177135627 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Augustana College (Illinois) Augustana College

414-517: The students had been born in Sweden but by 1890 the second generation of American-born students predominated. They typically had white-collar or professional backgrounds; few were the sons and daughters of farmers and laborers. These middle class youth developed an idealized view of Sweden, characterized by romanticism, patriotism, and idealism, just like their counterparts across the Atlantic. The new generation

437-400: Was designed by L.G. Hallberg of Chicago and E.S. Hammatt of Davenport . A large central pediment with four two-story pilasters dominate in main façade of the building over the main entrance. Smaller pediments flank the ends of the façade and help to give the structure a balanced appearance. The exterior walls feature heavy textured stone on the ground level and smooth masonry walls on

460-618: Was especially proud of the Swedish contributions to American democracy and of the creation of a republic that promised liberty and destroyed the menace of slavery. The college grew by donation of 5 acres (2.0 ha) on the south in 1886 and purchase, enabled by donation of C.J.A. Ericson , of 10–12 acres to the north in 1899. In 1947, when Conrad Bergendoff was college president, the Augustana Seminary formally separated from Augustana College and became an independent body. It remained on

483-403: Was installed here in 1941. Between 1924 and 1967, 23 chapters of Phrateres were installed in universities across North America. (The chapter name "Omicron" was reused for the chapter installed at San José State University .) Augustana has seven sororities and eight fraternities. Augustana has many other organizations, including a chapter of MENC: The National Association for Music Education ,

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506-449: Was not part of the building's original design. The building in Uppsala features a crenelated octagon-shaped tower. A dome was believed to be more American, and so it was chosen to top the building. The original cost to build the building is estimated at $ 75,000. A third of the money was donated by a local industrialist, Philander Lathrop Cable. Cable Hall, on the second floor of the building,

529-450: Was restored to look like a 19th-century classroom. A $ 13 million renovation of the building was begun in July 2010. The stone on the building's exterior was washed and tuck pointed, and the old windows were replaced. The building's dome, which was painted metal, was covered in a copper that has a pre-treated patina to give a weathered, bluish-green look. The Renaissance Revival -style building

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