Student Engagement

Augustana University Student Engagement is to connect students with each other and Augustana, and prepare leaders who will have a positive impact in a global society. Augustana Student Engagement believes:

• Leadership is a collaborative process rather than a position.
• Leadership can happen anywhere, at any time.
• Everyone is an unfinished learner.
• Service is a powerful way to develop leadership skills.

Students at Augustana University create meaningful learning opportunities through involvement in campus organizations where they learn to serve and lead.

• There are more than 80 recognized student organizations at Augustana, including Union Board of Governors, which hosts free Friday night events.
• By participating in a student organization at Augustana, students will gain valuable leadership experience, as well as build relationships with other leaders on campus and work toward common goals.
• Organizations can relate to professional aspirations, activities of personal interest, service-learning or diversity, equity & inclusion.
• Those interested in starting a new student organization or registering an existing organization should contact Student Engagement.

As one of Augustana University's five core values, service is a critical component of the AU experience, and there are many ways to get involved in the community. 

• Service-learning at Augustana University means using time, talent and resources for the sake of the neighbor. It requires active reflection and enhances students’ sense of personal values and civic responsibility.

• All student organizations have an element of service within them, such as Serving & Learning Together (SALT), which manages the Teen Town gift drive.
• Augustana participates in the Martin Luther King Day of Service challenge each year.

Augustana students are leaders in the classroom and in campus organizations.

• Students lead with their strengths at Augustana, using their top five strengths in and out of the classroom.
• Students create a positive impact on campus in student government when elected to the Augustana Student Association (ASA).