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Erik Colstrup said it was never his dream to become an ice technician. However, caring for the ice quickly became his passion after hanging up his hockey skates in college. Now, that passion has brought him to Sioux Falls, where he is the man behind a lot of the magic at Midco Arena � the home of the �������� Division I Men Hockey Program, as well as Men and Women Club Hockey and Club Figure Skating.

The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at �������� opens �The Augustana Senior Show,� which will be on view from Thursday, April 25, through Saturday, May 18, Augustana commencement day. A gallery reception will be held on Friday, April 26, from 7-9 p.m., with awards and artist talks at 7:30 p.m.  

In August 2023, �������� received an estate gift worth $660,000 to provide resources to student-led environmental sustainability initiatives. While estate gifts aren�t out of the ordinary, this one was different � Dr. Donald H. Nelson had no known connections to Augustana.

Mary (McConahie) Toso �90 was recognized with the award on Wednesday, April 17, at the university annual Service Awards & Retirement Recognition Ceremony in the Ordal Dining Hall in the Morrison Commons. The Augie Pride Award is given to those who go above and beyond the call of duty to provide exceptional service to the university � nominated by other AU employees.

Supported by the LaMoyne Pederson (�63) Philosophy Enrichment Fund, Augustana is excited to announce that the university will be hosting television writer and producer Dr. Eric Kaplan on campus. His talk, "11 Questions �������� Questions: Regarding a Parable by Raymond Smullyan,� will take place at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, April 30, in the Froiland Science Complex (FSC), Room 113, and is free and open to the public.

The Journey Scholars Program at �������� is giving its students the opportunity to bring change to the community � an idea upon which the program was founded. A group of Journey Scholars has been assigned the task of coming up with �We the Change Projects� � a project or initiative that would help meet a need, whether it be on campus or in the broader community.