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Knudson family donation matched at Augustana for cultural exchange

Aerial view of Augustana University campus in Sioux Falls
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Aerial view of Augustana University campus in Sioux Falls

Augustana University has dedicated the De and Dave Knudson Center for Global Engagement following a million-dollar matching gift to the institution.

Previously, this was the International Programs Office.

The Knudsons initially offered the university a million-dollar gift, and the match was finally met April 1.

In a statement, the family and university say they hope the center will be a place of intercultural exchange for South Dakota.

“We really believe that Augustana will become the regional leader in international programs — that this will allow more and more students to go overseas for study, and we’ll be able to bring more students here, more professors here, and the university will have a much stronger international or global thread built into its curriculum,” said De Knudson.

C.J. Keene is a Rapid City-based journalist covering the legal system, education, and culture