Augustana College

Augustana College selected 40 students to serve as honored student delegates at the Oct. 15 inauguration ceremony of Andrea Kathryn Talentino. The students, selected from many different organizations and departments across campus for their leadership roles, were chosen by facutly, staff and administrators. The student delegates received special seating during the ceremony that was held on the quad of the Rock Island campus.

Eight Augustana students are the recipients of the Excellence in the Liberal Arts Award, which provides students with $400-$4,000 for international study or summer programs in the humanities. The purpose of this award is to reward excellence in the liberal arts, including student academic achievement, amount of scholarly work done in the liberal arts including the humanities, achievement in co-curricular programs, and leadership and service both on and off-campus.

For an undergrad, declaring your major in college is a milestone event. For the first time ever, 10 Augustana students have officially declared majors in data analytics, along with 40 students declaring minors. Dr. Marty Coe, chair of the new data analytics department, along with President of the College Steve Bahls and 10 students, officially launched Augustana's new data analytics academic program-in a way that is typically reserved for athletes on National Signing Day.

Augustana senior Adam Gronewold was honored with the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award Nov. 17 in Springfield, making him a student laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. The awards are presented for excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities to seniors from each of the state's four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities, and one student from the community colleges in Illinois. Each winner receives a Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Medallion, a certificate of achievement and $1,000.

For three days, five Augustana College women joined students from Swarthmore, Smith, Tulane, Penn State and Yale to meet and learn from female leaders making and influencing public policy at the highest levels in Congress, the courts, the private sector, policy research and advocacy organizations, and the media.

Augustana College is pleased to share four students have been nominated by faculty to attend the National Character and Leadership Symposium in February 2018. The annual National Character and Leadership Symposium, one of the premier national symposia in the field of character and leadership, brings together distinguished scholars, military leaders, corporate leaders, world-class athletes, and others to explore a character-related theme based on the United States Air Forces Academy Outcomes. This two-day symposium provides an opportunity for all Academy personnel, visiting university students and faculty, and community members to experience dynamic speakers and take part in group discussions to enhance their own understanding of the importance of sound moral character and good leadership.

The staff members of Augustana College's student newspaper, Augustana Observer, won 19 awards at the Illinois College Press Association convention Feb. 20-21, breaking the school record they set last year of 18 awards..

Augustana student Nate Wendt of Geneva, Ill. worked with Dr. Chris Strunk, assistant professor of geography, to create a video for the Rock Island Urban Gardeners explaining the reason and benefit of urban gardening.

Augustana's EDGE Center is helping students develop entrepreneurial skills. This professional edge includes valuable experience and a portfolio collection of their significant work which can set them apart when applying for jobs or graduate schools.

The staff members of Augustana College's student newspaper, Augustana Observer, won 18 awards at the Illinois College Press Association convention.

This winter term, Augustana students utilized their Augie Choice money for a study abroad experience, internship, or research project.

This past fall term, Augustana students utilized their Augie Choice money for a study abroad experience,internship, or research project.

Eleanor Nolan '16 of Northbrook, Ill., has been sponsored by The American Association of University Women (AAUW) to attend the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) at the University of Maryland from May 28-30, 2015.

The staff of the Augustana Observer, the student newspaper, received 13 awards during the Illinois Collegiate Press Association's annual meeting in Chicago in February.