Ryan Sandness

Ryan Sandness is a senior at St. Ambrose University double majoring in Multimedia Journalism and English. Ryan is from Seneca, Illinois, a small town on the Illinois River. Ryan hopes to be a writer of some kind upon graduation.
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SAU News This Week: September 17, 2021

This week on SAU News This Week, KALA-FM hosts a sports trivia night, study abroad starts back up again after a hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic, and St. Ambrose ranks in the U.S. News and World Report. Find these stories and more on this week of SAU News This Week.

Galvin Elevator Construction: Fall Semester Begins

St. Ambrose University students returned for the fall semester in August to see the elevator construction in the Galvin Fine Arts Center and what has been completed so far over the summer. Since the last photo essay, the outside structure has made way for the electronics of the actual elevator shaft. Check out the progress […]

SAU News This Week: September 10, 2021

On this week’s edition of SAU News This Week, an SAU music professor releases a new album for public display. The Fighting Bee football team is excited for the new football stadium as construction nears completion. Some SAU professors remember exactly what they were doing during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center as […]

SAU News This Week September 3, 2021

In this edition of SAU News This Week, the University Career Center starts the new academic year with many new faces. SAU Enactus brings back its campus bike rental service for the year. New chaplain Fr. Ross Epping talks about the adjustments he has made so far in his new position on campus. Check out […]

SAU News This Week: August 27, 2021

On this first edition of SAU News This Week for the fall semester, KALA talks with new university president Dr. Amy Novak about the start of her time at St. Ambrose. The university also encouraged students to take part in a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Modern Woodmen Park with a free shuttle service from the […]

Elevator construction in Galvin: Month 3

After cutting holes in the floor of each of the three stories, the location of the elevator shaft was more visible to those around the Galvin Fine Arts Center. Those curious were able to see down into the ticket office and basement from the radio station and vice versa. The month of July consisted of […]

Construction continues on Galvin elevator: Photo Essay

Work continues on the elevator in the Galvin Fine Arts Center. Work has moved to the lobby area as well as upstairs at the radio station, KALA-FM. Look below to see the progress already made. All photos courtesy of Ryan Sandness.

Construction begins on Galvin elevator: Photo Essay

After graduation on May 15, construction began in the basement of the Galvin Fine Arts Center to build an elevator. For the departments in Galvin, this summer will see their workload shift to accommodate the construction process. Take a look at what the start of construction looks like. Photos taken on May 26.

SAU News This Week: May 14, 2021

In our final newscast of the semester, the university says goodbye to Sr. Joan Lescinski after more than a decade of service at St. Ambrose. The lacrosse teams look back on their most successful seasons to date. And SAU announces updates to their COVID-19 policies on campus. All this and more on the final Spring […]

SAU News This Week: May 7, 2021

This week, St. Ambrose University hosts an on-campus COVID-19 vaccine clinic. The baseball team looks back on an unprecedented season. And the SAU Career Center announces changes to its career finder platform. Find out all this and more in this week’s edition of "SAU News This Week."

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