Augustana is well represented in Congress with two alumni: Congressman DON SUNDQUIST of Tennessee. class of 1957. and myself. class of 1974. Augustana is also well represented in the Quad City community with numerous civic leaders claiming Augustana as their alma mater. In the year 1860. the first campus of Augustana was founded on the near north side of Chicago by Swedish Immigrants who were graduates of the Old World universities of Uppsala and Lund. The graduates wanted to provide leaders for the new churches being organized. and to offer an education to the youth of the new Swedish communities. After the devastating effects of the Civil War. which drastically reduced the number of enrolled students and faculty.
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