Augustana College (Illinois)

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Augustana College

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Established

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1860

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School type

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Private

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President

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Steven C. Bahls

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Location

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Rock Island, Illinois

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Enrollment

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2,200

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Athletics

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21 varsity teams

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Web site

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www.augustana.edu

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Augustana College is a small liberal arts college with a current enrollment of approximately 2200 students. Covering 115 acres (465,000 m²) of steep, wooded land, Augustana is adjacent to the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois.

Related Topics:
Liberal arts college - Mississippi River - Rock Island, Illinois

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Swedish immigrants founded the College in 1860. Augustana is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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Swedish - 1860 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Augustana College is the home of the Augustana Choir. Founded in 1931, the Augustana Choir has established a tradition of excellence in performance of a cappella choral literature. The Choir has performed in Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York City, and The Ordway Theatre and Orchestra Hall in the Twin Cities, sings regularly in churches of various denominations and on concert series programs, and presents concerts and masterclasses in schools. In 1985, the Choir gave a special performance at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. An early highlight of the 1996-97 season was the participation by the Choir in ceremonies honoring Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. In 2001 the Choir returned to Sweden for a tour which included performances in Stockholm and the Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Sweden. The Choir has made numerous recordings, and has performed on commercial and public radio and network television. The Choir is featured on a Christmas Video program that aired on over 190 PBS stations across the United States in December of 2002. Membership consists of undergraduate students from various fields of study. The Choir rehearses daily and presents as many as twenty off-campus performances each year as part of the Choir's concert program. Students in the Augustana Choir also participate in the Handel Oratorio Society, which presents Handel's Messiah and other major choral/orchestral works each year.

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Augustana Choir - Carnegie Hall - Alice Tully Hall - New York City - The Ordway Theatre - Orchestra Hall - Twin Cities - Royal Palace in Stockholm - King Carl XVI Gustaf - Queen Silvia of Sweden - Uppsala Cathedral - Uppsala, Sweden - PBS - Handel Oratorio Society - Handel's Messiah

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The Augustana Vikings compete in the NCAA Division III College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). The Vikings compete in a combined total of 21 male and female team sports, and four out of five students compete in some form of varsity, club, or intramural sport.

Related Topics:
NCAA - College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin - Sport - Varsity

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