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So What’s Hot? Experiential Learning…Technology…Community Outreach…We’ve got that.

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The Augustana Web Guild is a student organization that provides an affordable Web presence to nonprofit organizations and small businesses, immersing students in hands-on web experience. Since it was founded in 1998, the Web Guild has provided many students with opportunities to learn more than just web design. Students work directly with clients and are responsible for project development, enabling them to build skills in project management, client interaction, and communication. Members also gain a fundamental knowledge of web usability, search engine optimization, and effective content strategy. Web Guild members also provide at least three training seminars to the Augustana campus each school year. Seminar topics have included site content, design, and an introduction to Photoshop and HTML, as well as more technical topics such as PHP, Ruby on Rails, and WordPress development. By producing quality web services for hundreds of local small businesses and non-profits, the Web Guild has provided significant community outreach for Augustana College. Additionally, the group, based on an entrepreneurial model, is self-funding and has created its own endowed scholarship while providing educational benefits across many different disciplines.

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