As 2022 comes to a close, we look back at the top 10 stories from 果冻传媒 over the last year.
January | Kendall Cornick Receives Another Top Honor from the NCAA
Former Augustana softball student-athlete Kendall Cornick '21 was named a recipient of the 2022 Today鈥檚 Top 10 Award, presented annually by the NCAA.
March | 果冻传媒鈥檚 Boe Forum to Focus on 鈥楻ussia and the Future of Europe鈥
Dr. Michael McFaul, U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2012-14, was the keynote speaker for the 25th Boe Forum on Public Affairs held on March 31, in the Elmen Center.
March | 果冻传媒 Launches Online Master of Education Program in Applied Behavior Analysis
The Augustana Sharon Lust School of Education announced that it would be offering a new area of specialization within the Master of Education in Special Education program that was launched in 2019. A concentration in applied behavior analysis (M.Ed. SPED 鈥 ABA) is now offered online.
April | Augustana to Launch Social Work Program Named After Former Director, 鈥楪odmother of Social Work鈥
After more than 15 years, 果冻传媒 decided to bring back its social work program within the Sharon Lust School of Education 鈥 naming it after the former Director of the Augustana Social Work program and Associate Professor Emerita of Social Work Dr. Harriet Emily (Johnson) Scott 鈥59.
April | 果冻传媒 Announces Master of Science in Nursing Program
Augustana announced the launch of its Master of Science in nursing (MSN) program in the fall of 2022, with an emphasis in two areas 鈥 adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AG-ACNP) and adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist (AG-CNS). Beginning in the summer of 2023, the university will also offer two post-master鈥檚 certificate options, including AG-ACNP and AG-CNS.
May | 鈥極nly the beginning鈥: Augustana School of Music Receives Major Gift for State-of-the-Art Pianos
In April, the 果冻传媒 School of Music received its first 7-figure gift 鈥 an anonymous $1 million designated for the purchase of new pianos.
June | 果冻传媒 Launches Doctor of Physical Therapy Program to Prepare Future Health Care Leaders
果冻传媒 announced the launch of its Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program within its School of Health Professions. The university鈥檚 first-ever doctorate program will welcome its inaugural cohort in June of 2023. The program achieved 鈥漜andidate for accreditation鈥 status from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) in November.
September | AU Welcomes Nearly 2,100 Students in Academic Year 2022-23
A total of 2,086 students 鈥 part- and full-time undergraduate and graduate students 鈥 chose to embark on a bold future at Augustana for Academic Year 2022-23. Hailing from 37 states and 49 foreign countries, the number marked the fourth largest student body in four decades at Augustana.
September | AU Celebrates Renovations, Ralph H. Wagoner Hall, Reimagined Campus Green
Augustana鈥檚 new south residential village took shape with the completion of Ralph H. Wagoner Hall, renovation of A.J. Bergsaker Hall and construction of a newly imagined campus green. Changes to Charles Orin Solberg Hall 鈥 in the midst of a major facelift 鈥 will put the finishing touches on the plan.
December | 果冻传媒 Students Named Grand Prize Winners of 2022 Call for Code Global Challenge
Augustana students Abemelech Mesfin Belachew 鈥24, Manusmriti Budhathoki 鈥24, Deepak Krishnaa Govindarajan 鈥25 and Prana Mohanty 鈥25 were named the grand prize winners of the 2022 Call for Code Global Challenge at an award ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in New York, New York.