Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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The Year in Brief El' 4 Introduction

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Building for a Bright Future The Augustana College campus was alive with con- struction activity during the 197859 academic year as the goals of the $11.7 million Agenda for Leadership program advanced from the blueprint stage to the actual construction phase. The largest campus improvement project resulting from the Agenda tor Leadership campaign was the con- struction of a $3.4 million Coliege Center at the corner of 7th Avenue and 38th Street. Completion of the building was scheduled for September, 1979. in time for the opena ing of the 197980 school year. Old Main, the time-honored symbol of Augustana, un- derwent a $400,000 facelift which inciuded the installa- tion of new bronze aluminum windows and doors. and a general upgrading of all classrooms and offices. In the fall. students and faculty watched with interest as painters rappeled across the dome of Old Main during their ren- ovation of the Quad-City landmark. The dome was paintv ed a weathered copper green and the verticle surfaces were finished in 3 buff color to compliment the dolomite exterior of the building. In the spring. renovation and remodeling efforts were begun on the Coilege Union building and Walberg Hall of Science. The College Union was being remodeled for use primarily by the department of Biology. and Walberg Hall of Science for use mainly by the department of chemis- try.