Augustana is a private, selective college of the liberal arts and sciences, located on 115 wooded acres overlooking the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois, which is part of the Quad Cities metro area. World Bank Official Speaks on East Asian Economic Recovery Janamitra Devan, a senior policy advisor of the World Bank Group, will present the second annual Ellwood F. Curtis Family Lecture in Public Affairs at Augustana College.
Admission is free.
Tragedy Dr. James Garbarino, professor of human development at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, will present the first large scale two-way video and audio lecture in Augustana's new Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Technology. The lecture, which is sponsored by the Jaeke Family Life Program at Augustana College, is open to the public, free of charge. The clinic, which begins at 3 p.m., is free and open to musicians of all ages and ability levels, according to Tim O'Dell, director of the Jazz Studies Program. The cornerstones of the construction program are the Science Building and the Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Technology, which were dedicated during homecoming on Saturday, October 31st. There are also plenty of other new buildings around campus including a student recreation center, townhouses, art facilities, student activities center and a radio station.