Swenson Center
November 1, 7pm: 2024 Ander Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Kim Khavar Fahlstedt Title: "Warner Oland: Sweden's Forgotten Movie Star" Friday, November 1, 7pm Location: Augustana's...
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Lucas Henry
Dec 12, 2023
Swenson Center part of digitization project
A major grant from the Swedish foundation Riksbankens jubileumsfond in Stockholm has been awarded to a group of trans-Atlantic libraries...
Jill Seaholm
Dec 16, 2022
Julbord a Feast
The Swenson Center's annual Julbord Dinner took place on Monday evening December 5th before the College's Festival of Sankta Lucia. We...
Jill Seaholm
Dec 16, 2022
SAG Workshop back in person
The SAG Workshop was at long last held in-person in Salt Lake City last month. Including staff and spouses, about 65 of us spent a week...
Lisa Huntsha
Dec 16, 2022
Festival of Sankta Lucia
Augustana College hosted its annual Festival of Sankta Lucia on Monday, December 5th, immediately following the Swenson Center's Julbord...
Dag Blanck
Dec 15, 2022
Donald Duck and Christmas?
You may be surprised to learn that one of the most important Swedish Christmas traditions today is Donald Duck. At 3 p.m. every Christmas...
Lisa Huntsha
Dec 15, 2022
Meet Kurt!
The Swenson Center is happy to introduce to our community our fundraising advisor, Kurt Peterson. Kurt has worked in higher education...
Lisa Huntsha
Dec 8, 2022
Augustana's joint course with Sweden
This fall, Augustana College and Uppsala University students piloted the first joint course between the two schools.
Lisa Huntsha
Dec 8, 2022
Advent Calendar
It's that time of year again! Peak behind-the-scenes with our virtual advent calendar.
Swenson Center
Oct 24, 2022
Sponsor Julbord Dinner
Sponsor our Julbord Dinner! Support the Swenson Center and include your name/business name in publicity reading over 25,000 individuals....
Lisa Huntsha
Oct 11, 2022
Wheat Weaving Recap
Augustana College students and their families learned the basics of wheat weaving during Augustana's Family Weekend at the end of...
Lisa Huntsha
Oct 3, 2022
Annual Report
Download (recommended) or view our annual report for Fiscal Year '22 Welcome to our first-ever annual report for the Swenson Center! We...
Lisa Huntsha
Sep 19, 2022
Meet Brianne
Advisory Committee Member Spotlight Brianne Berogan Brianne Berogan is the Director of Advancement Services and Data Analysis at...
Lisa Huntsha
Sep 12, 2022
Meet Jennifer
Advisory Committee Member Spotlight Jennifer Attebery "I taught folklore and American studies for three decades at Idaho State...
Lisa Huntsha
Sep 2, 2022
Meet Adam
Advisory Committee Member Spotlight Adam Hjorthén "I am Senior Lecturer in North American Studies at Uppsala University and hold a PhD in...
Lisa Huntsha
Sep 2, 2022
New Library/Archives Assistant
Lucas Henry joins the Swenson Center team this fall as the Library/Archives Assistant. He is also a Visiting Instructor in Scandinavian...
Dag Blanck
Aug 24, 2022
Changes Coming for SAG
Our journal, Swedish American Genealogist, is launching exciting changes with its next issue, due out in early September. Dear SAG...
Lisa Huntsha
Aug 11, 2022
Meet Mike
Advisory Committee Member Spotlight Mike Swanson I am originally from Fulton, Illinois, and have worked for the last 14 years as an...
Lisa Huntsha
Jul 21, 2022
We're hiring!
The Development Officer is a newly developed key position for the Center. The person in this position will have ability to grow the developm
Lisa Huntsha
Jul 21, 2022
Faculty Research Stipend Recipient
Dr. Mike Scarlett (Associate Professor, Education Department, Augustana College) just finished his week-long visit combing through the Cente
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