Lisa HuntshaJul 13, 2022Meet our Summer InternMeet our summer intern, Jack! From Towanda, Illinois, Jack is a history major going into his senior year at Augie. He is exploring history-r
Lisa HuntshaJul 6, 2022Farewell, Kelsey!Kelsey Fuller-Shafer was the Library/Archives Assistant at the Swenson Center this past academic year. She also served as visiting...
Lisa HuntshaJun 22, 2022June 2022 NewsletterView newsletter Dear friends, A few weeks ago I had the pleasant task of showing my mother around Sweden on her very first visit. Such a...
Lisa HuntshaJun 10, 2022Open position in Scandinavian StudiesScandinavian Studies/World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures – Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, invites applications for a...
Lisa HuntshaJun 7, 2022May 2022 NewsletterView newsletter Dear friends, Our 40th Anniversary event was a success! In case you missed it, you can read a round-up of the events...
Swenson CenterJun 7, 2022Lisa Huntsha named Assistant DirectorWe are pleased to announce the promotion of Lisa Huntsha from Archivist/Librarian to Assistant Director and Head of Collections.
Lisa HuntshaMay 17, 202240th Anniversary Celebration a Smashing Success!The weekend of May 7th saw the Swenson Center's 40th Anniversary celebration. We opened our doors in September 1981, and have since...
Lisa HuntshaMay 16, 2022Dag Blanck named Honorary ProfessorOn May 6th, Dr. Dag Blanck, Director of the Swenson Center, was named Augustana Honorary Professor of Swedish-American Studies to...