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Augustana Associate Vice President of Campus Safety & Logistics Rick Tupper has been named the 2023 Augie Pride Award winner — given to those who go above and beyond the call of duty to provide exceptional service to the university and nominated by other AU employees. He was surprised with the award on Friday, April 21, by Augustana President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and a host of other colleagues.

Five ������ý students were named Covenant Award winners on Tuesday, April 25, in Hamre Recital Hall and via Zoom. The Covenant Awards lift up those who exemplify ���ܲ��ܲ��ٲ��Բ�’s core values: Christian, Liberal Arts, Excellence, Community and Service.

������ý will host the 15th Annual at Memorial Middle School in Sioux Falls on Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 8. Free and open to the public, the will take place at the Augustana Morrison Commons on Saturday, June 10, from 10 a.m. - noon.

Augustana has made its January Interim (J-Term) study-abroad travel carbon neutral for the first time in university history. Thanks to the support of anonymous donors, AU donated $10,000 to the Bio-Itzá Association as a way to offset its carbon footprint for January 2023.

���ܲ��ܲ��ٲ��Բ�’s is an annual gathering that fosters and celebrates student research at the university. This year, for the first time, the symposium — set to take place on Saturday, April 15 — will showcase the research and writing produced in AU’s First-Year Seminar (FYS) Program.

������ý is proud to announce that Rachida Mahamed ‘25 has been offered the prestigious 2023 award. A second student, Kelana De Ruyter ‘23, has been chosen as an alternate language ambassador.