Viewbook: a Quick Look in 32 Pages

This is your Augustana viewbook: a quick look in 32 pages. Flip through it for a sense of Augustana, read a few lines or read it all. Start with the fast facts on the next page, or go straight to the big aerial photo and next steps at the end. Most importantly, be inspired to visit campus—because real learning goes beyond books. BACKGROUND Distinguishing features include QUICK SUCCESS FOR ALUMNI Senior Inquiry and Augie Choice— A selective, private liberal arts 97% of 2017 grads were $2,000 to support every student’s and sciences college founded employed, in graduate school internship, research with a in 1860. or service within 9 months of professor or study abroad. A 115-acre wooded campus graduation, compared with less One of only 10% of U.S. colleges in Rock Island, Illinois, along than 84% nationwide. and universities with a Phi Beta the Mississippi River in the Kappa chapter. Quad-Cities metropolitan area AFFORDABILITY: COSTS, WORTH, SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID (pop. 400,000), 165 miles west STUDENTS of Chicago. The listed 2018-19 tuition and About 2,600 students from diverse A residential campus: first-year fees plus housing and meals is backgrounds. For the 2018 and sophomore students live $52,707—yet the actual average incoming class, 25% are students in residence halls; juniors may cost per student, when including of color, 15% are international, choose transitional living areas scholarships and other gift aid, is 27% are first-generation college (apartment-style housing on just over $22,000. students. campus); seniors live on campus 99% of students receive financial or in the neighborhood. Middle 50% score 23-29 on ACT, aid; nearly $50 million is awarded and 1130-1350 on the SAT (based Academic buildings range from annually from various sources, on concordance table); more than the revered Old Main to The including Augustana scholarships. a quarter were in the top 10% of Gerber Center for Student Life, their high school class. For the entering class in 2018, combining the library, dining hall $30,605 was the average for and student activities offices. First to second-year retention all scholarships and grants per Building and renovation projects is 86%; overall retention is 91% student. 22% of the entering class are planned for communication (4-year averages). received the federal Pell Grant. sciences and disorders, music and The learning environment is Top academic students qualify the sciences. Currently under close and collaborative, with a for the Presidential Scholarship: construction: 22,000-square-foot student:faculty ratio of 12:1 $26,000 in 2019-20. expansion of Hanson Hall of and average class size of 18; Science and an outdoor perfor- all classes are taught by faculty Compare with the costs of your mance pavilion at the Brunner (no graduate teaching assistants). regional universities, and then Theatre Center. consider the value of an Augustana ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES education: Augustana is worth ACADEMICS more because we can offer more, 13 men’s and 12 women’s financially and academically. 90 majors, minors & related varsity teams compete in the programs in the arts and sciences College Conference of Illinois For more information, go to and pre-professional programs, and Wisconsin (CCIW) and NCAA augustana.edu/tuition and leading to the Bachelor of Arts. Division III; many club sports, augustana.edu/scholarships. Selective first-year honors intramural and recreational To really learn more, visit program and interdisciplinary programs; 200 student groups, Augustana: augustana.edu/visit. honors minor. clubs and activities. WHAT’S THE ?

The Augustana A can mean a lot: Augie Choice or Academic All-America. Advantage. Amazing. Allelujah. All. The Augie A is golden. It’s a peak or pinnacle. It’s a great goal and a great deal. It can stand for anything that matters to you.

2 4 Standout Advantages 4 Majors, Minors & Related Programs 6 CHOOSE YOUR FIELD 7 Career-Building 8 CHOOSE YOUR WORLD 17 The World on Campus 18 The World Outside Class 20 The Viking World 22 The Quad Cities 24 Across the World 26 CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE 29 The World of Alumni 30

3 AUGIE CHOICE GIVES THE QUAD CITIES ALONG THE YOU $2,000 TO USE FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER GIVES YOU There’s so YOUR RESEARCH, INTERNSHIP RESEARCH AND FIELD SITES, much to do OR INTERNATIONAL STUDY. JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS and be and Choose the BIG LEARNING EXPERIENCE in FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND know, and that matters the most to your goals, NON-PROFITS, for hands-on, career-building and do it. learning experiences.

QUALITIES STAND OUT

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA YOU WILL STAND OUT to your mentors knows Augustana. WE ARE IN THE TOP on campus, and you will stand out to employers 10 IN THE NATION AND #1 IN ILLINOIS and graduate schools after graduation. TAKE for the number of Academic All-Americans YOUR CAREER ADVISING TO A NEW LEVEL —students who excel at their studies and WITH CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, their sports. You’ll find a similar balance Exploration)—a network of career coaches, of what you learn and what you love to do. resources and experiences all focused on It’s part of the campus culture here. you and your success.

4 5 MAJORS, MINORS & RELATED PROGRAMS

Accounting Communication– Ethics Music Physics Africana Studies Language Arts French Music–Music Therapy Physics Education Education Aging Studies French Education (pre-professional program) Political Science Communication Sciences (immersive minor) Geography Music Psychology and Disorders Education–Instrumental American Culture Geography Education Public Health Exploration Communication Studies Music Education–Voice Geology Religion (immersive minor) Computer Science Music Performance– German Studies Scandinavian Studies Anthropology Creative Writing Composition German Education Pre-Seminary Art Data Analytics Music Performance– Graphic Design Sociology Art Education Dentistry Instrumental History Sociology–Social Welfare Art History (pre-professional program) Music Performance– History Education Piano Spanish Asian Studies Earth and Space Science Education International Business Music Performance– Spanish for Professional Biochemistry Economics Interreligious Leadership Vocal Use Biology Education (Elementary (immersive minor) Neuroscience Spanish Education Biology Education and Secondary) Japanese Non-Profit Leadership Theatre Arts Business Engineering Landscape Architecture Development Theatre Arts–Musical Administration–Finance (coordinated degree program) (coordinated degree program) (immersive minor) Theatre Business Administration– Engineering Physics Latin American Studies Nursing Veterinary Medicine International Business (pre-professional and coordinated English Law (pre-professional and coordinated Business Administration– degree program) English–Writing (pre-professional program) degree program) Management Occupational Therapy Library and Information Women, Gender and Business Administration– English and Language (pre-professional and coordinated Science Sexuality Studies Management Arts Education degree program) (advising program) Information Systems Entertainment and Media Optometry Mathematics Or design your own Business Administration– Industries (pre-professional and coordinated “contract” major. Marketing (immersive minor) Mathematics–Applied degree program) Chemistry Entrepreneurial Studies Mathematics Education Pharmacy Chemistry Education (immersive minor) Medicine (pre-professional program) Environmental (major and pre-professional Chinese Philosophy Want more info on majors? Management and program) Physical Therapy Classics Forestry See Augustana.edu. Multimedia Journalism (pre-professional program) Check out the video in the Classical Studies–Greek (coordinated degree program) and Mass Physician Assistant academics section, which Classical Studies–Latin Environmental Studies Communication (pre-professional program) focuses on the academic Classics–Latin Education program as a whole.

About 45% of Augustana students have MORE THAN ONE MAJOR, compared with only about 25% nationwide. Why does this matter? With your liberal arts background and expertise in more than one field, you will be versatile and valuable in the marketplace. Graduates who complete more than one major also tend to have higher incomes.

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Your career success begins with your liberal arts education and extended network of mentors, from professors in your major(s) to professional advisors in CORE. You will have a first-year advisor and peer mentor, an advisor for every major and another for every minor. 80% of professors serve also as advisors. Within 6 months Skills. Connections. Confidence. You will have it all. Among alumni from 2017: of graduation, 45% 93% 97% of Augustana of students who went directly into of students who continued to graduate grads are employed employment after graduation were hired school were accepted to their first and/ for their positions while still in college. or second choice of programs. or in graduate school or service, compared with less than 84% nationwide.*

* Augustana comparison with National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) first destination data, 2017 9 AUGUSTANA AT WORK Psychology Brian Hinckley majors Kayla Jackson ’17 wanted a smaller and Emily Grooms traveled FACULTY college with an excellent AND COACHES with their professors to a music program, but never psychology conference in Cuba 317 thought he could play at such to present their original research ARE TEACHERS AND MENTORS. a high level. Due to “constant in 2017. They were among the mentoring,” he is now a stunning ADVISING BEGINS IN THE FIRST first American undergrads pianist pursuing his master’s YEAR. EVERY STUDENT ALSO HAS to visit Cuba in 50+ in music composition. years. A FACULTY ADVISOR FOR EACH MAJOR AND EACH MINOR.

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S k s a n in their research group with m g o e D e Dr. Greg Domski ’02, and g t e h Gr a r. R published their work D ay ap in 2017. ati Known for % her talents as a vocal coach, Dr. Adam Kaul 65 Dr. Sangeetha Rayapati of the anthropology OF STUDENTS TRAVEL ABROAD FOR STUDY, RESEARCH, has been called department researches Irish “a professor of life” street musicians, and has been PERFORMANCE TOUR AND/OR by her students. a great mentor for his students INTERNSHIPS. in their own research. He also

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Dr. Kimberly Augustana’s Murphy of the biology Upper Mississippi Center department received for Sustainable Communities a 3-year grant from the forms year-long partnerships National Science Foundation with local cities. Students in various to fund her students address- fields—from geography to business ing real-world scientific to environmental studies—work with research questions. a community on issues related to the economy, transportation, land and water use, Engineering public health and more. physics major Jaleesa Kindred ’17 transferred to Augustana as a junior. The skills and confidence she gained in just two years led to her internship with Exelon wind energy, which offered her the full-time job she loves today. Like so many Augie students, varsity Comet photo runner Comet Blecha ’18 (art i k s and graphic design) found her m o D balance: academics, athletics, g re . G her clubs and sorority, and intern- Dr ships with LUSHmedia in NYC and Ja Augustana’s EDGE Center. Now lee sa K indred a she is a graphic designer at h c le Any_ in NYC. B et m % Co 100 in the of engineering physics of music education top nation % majors are in engineering majors are in 10 82 jobs, the 3-2 coordinated teaching positions and #1 in Illinois for number of Academic of students build career skills degree program or within a year of All-Americans, who excel at both their and grow as citizens through graduate school within graduating. studies and their sport. Many Augie students volunteering, whether nearby a year of graduating. achieve a similar balance of focus. or abroad. 11 AUGUSTANA AT WORK Augustana and neighboring THE Longfellow Elementary CITIES have a partnership that has QUAD created a liberal arts focus Planning IS IDEAL FOR HANDS-ON at the grade school, and an amazing teaching and learn- a career combin- LEARNING. FOR EXAMPLE, ing laboratory for Augie ing business and sports, EDUCATION MAJORS HAVE elementary education varsity football player Daniel MANY OPTIONS FOR STUDENT students. Tjaden ’20 will use majors in D a accounting and marketing, an TEACHING EXPERIENCES: n ie l T internship with QC River Bandits ja INNER-CITY, RURAL, SUBURBAN, de n a minor league baseball and a nd h PRIVATE AND PUBLIC. is mom passion for sports. CORE can help him get there.

Mberikwazvo nda wa WITH STUDENT Ta NEARLY200ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING 27CLUB SPORTS, AUGUSTANA OFFERS A LOT TO DO OUTSIDE CLASS— ALL PART OF THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. Communication studies and multimedia Student- journalism major Tawanda teaching at a MORE THAN Mberikwazvo ’17 interned with local high school was a Fresh Films, a working film studio peak experience for English/ at Augustana, and WMWC-TV. His secondary education major 200 internships gave him the experience Marjie Gerke ’17, who also tutored ORGANIZATIONS VISIT CORE EACH for his job as a creative services in the Reading/Writing Center YEAR TO RECRUIT FOR INTERNSHIPS producer at WHBF-TV in the and toured with the Symphonic IN THE QUAD CITIES, CHICAGO, 15 Quad Cities. Band in Spain. She now STATES AND ABOUT 15 COUNTRIES teaches 11th grade in AROUND THE WORLD. Chicago. 12 Augustana is one of only a few schools privileged to send student interns to the Texas Mathematics and Medical Center, a top cancer Classics major Allan Daly ’18 A research center, for students lf discovered his passion for applied re d majoring in the sciences, business, De math during his Texas Medical i- Am English, psychology, philosophy, peh Center internship with a renowned communication sciences theorist who hired him in part for his and disorders, art interesting combination of majors. and more. Allan Daly Now he is pursuing a master’s in Our small healthcare research. but mighty equestrian Communication team club sport is competi- sciences and tive regionally and nationally. In disorders (CSD) majors 2018, biology major Michelle have at least 3 terms of Grevengoed ’19 took home 10th clinical work with faculty place in Western Showmanship supervision at the Center from the IHSA national for Speech, Language, % e i championships in d Augustana is in the TOP a and Hearing on S 10 of four-year colleges and universities Pennsylvania. d n campus. a d nationwide for the study of biology, e o ng according to College Factual. ve Gre Michelle THE AUGUSTANA ADVANTAGE % Internships matter. According to %- % a 2016 survey from the National 97 of recent graduates were 95 100 Association of Colleges and in graduate school, of CSD majors enroll in graduate programs Employers, organizations offer employed or in a service every year. Augustana is expanding its facilities employment to nearly position such as the Peace and will introduce a speech-languague % Corps within months. pathology master’s program in 2020. 73 of their interns. 13 AUGUSTANA AT WORK

30TOP AMONG THE NATION’S BACCALAUREATE COLLEGES FOR NUMBER OF STUDENTS Dental WHO STUDY ABROAD student Carli Hogan’17 claims she would not have During their gotten into dental school if she n summer 2018 Fresh Films ga hadn’t transferred to Augustana. Ho arli internships, Elise Campbell The liberal arts, strong sci- C (theatre), Haley Clebanoff ences, small classes and the (business) and Kelsey Conley (comm. $ college’s “dynamics” got studies, anthropology) worked at Hello 8,000,000 her there. First-generation Sunshine, actress Reese Witherspoon’s college student Lydia AUGIE CHOICE FUNDING production company in LA. They helped Lara ’19 (political science, TO SUPPORT STUDENTS’ with the documentary “Zoom Out,” Spanish) used Augie Choice, STUDY ABROAD, INTERNSHIPS focusing on women in the a grant from Augustana’s Freistat entertainment industry. OR RESEARCH WITH A Center, and a scholarship from PROFESSOR the U.S. State Department to intern with Education USA in Ecuador. Now she plans a career in leadership for marginalized MAJORS, communities. MINORS

90 From her AND RELATED PROGRAMS, first-year advisor to her INCLUDING INTERDISCIPLINARY cheerleading coach, Nicolette PROGRAMS THAT COMBINE Hampton ’18 (comm. studies, FIELDS, SUCH AS MUSICAL creative writing, Africana studies) THEATRE OR PUBLIC HEALTH found mentors to help her discover and balance her passions: reading and writing, social justice issues, cheerleading, her sorority, and more. 14

Art classes, When Mae other students and the Ruzek ’16 decided to Quad-Cities community created pursue a career in global an NEA-funded public art project public health, she added in 2017. Working with guest artist anthropology to her studies in biol- Carol Hummel, students, alumni and ogy/nursing and Africana studies. others crocheted individual pieces She discovered her passion during and stitched them together onto 3 an internship at the West African local trees, for 3 delightful works AIDS Foundation in Ghana, of community art. thanks to Augie Choice.

In 1990, geology professor Patrick Conniff emeritus Dr. William Hammer Students and ’17 (economics, Africana found the first dinosaur discov- faculty use the college’s studies and French) landed ered in Antarctica, Cryolophosaurus environmental field his dream job with U.S. Soccer. ellioti. Students work with fossils stations for field research, He found internships through in the paleo labs at Augustana’s and traverse the Mississippi CORE, used Augie Choice to coach Fryxell Geology Museum— and Rock Rivers with the soccer in Ghana, and worked with some through paid geography department’s Augie’s sports information internships. research boat, office. Scholar Ship.

THE AUGUSTANA ADVANTAGE Augustana students who One day, graduate students at Midwestern University’s pursue master’s degrees in School of Health-Related Sciences were sitting in their % public health have had a first day of neuroscience class. The professor asked, “How many of you have had a course in neuroanatomy or 86 neuroscience?” participate in one or more % students internships, research with 100 About 20 raised their hands. The professor then asked, a professor and/or study acceptance rate to grad “How many of you are from Augustana College in Illinois?” abroad. schools in the past 20 years. students 5 raised their hands. The professor said, “These are your tutors, because they are better prepared than anyone else.”

15 SOME ACTIVITIES, CLUBS AND ENSEMBLES

ACES (free tranport service) Business Club HeyWire Improv Troupe Psi Chi (psychology) And Other Stuff Accounting Association Camp Kesem Augustana Hillel (Jewish organization) Psychology Club Art exhibits in the museum Advertising Developers (ADs) Campus Ministries History Club Quidditch Club Augie Reflection in Ascension African Student Organization Chamber Singers Homecoming Committee Real Estate Investment Club Chapel After Hours (poetry workshop) Chess Academy Interfaith Understanding Residence Hall Association (RHA) Bald eagles Alpha Kappa Delta (sociology) Christians United for Israel InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Right to Life Bell Tower kiss Alpha Phi Omega (service org.) Circle K International Investor’s Club Rocky Mountain Student Club Biking along the Mississippi Alpha Psi Omega (theatre arts) Clogustana Jazz Combos and Ensemble Rugby Club Black squirrels American Chemical Society Club Baseball Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble SAGA Art and Literary Magazine Brew by the Slough American Choral Directors Club Ed Kali Yuga (improvisational music) The Salon Carver Crazies at basketball Association (ACDA) Club Soccer Latinx Unidos Scandinavian Club games American Communications Club Tennis League of Legends Club Sierra Club Celebration Belle Riverboat Organization (ACO) College Democrats Lindahl Biology Club Sigma Alpha Iota (music sorority) Cheerleader push-ups American Institute of Graphic Art College Republicans Local Agriculture Society Sigma Gamma Epsilon (geology) Christmas at Augustana American String Teachers Assoc. Collegia Classica Augustana Majestic Gents Sigma Pi Sigma (physics) Comedy Sportz Anthropology Club Collegiate Music Educators Majestic Hearts Ski and Snowboarding Club Cryolophosaurus elliotti Ascension Ringers National Conference (CMENC) March of Dimes Coll. Council Sociology Club The District (downtown) Asian Student Organization Commuter Club Martial Arts Club South Asian Student Association Figge Art Museum (for free!) Astronomy Club Concert Band Martini Swingers Dance Group Spanish Club Glowing rocks in the geology Augie Catholic Concert Chorale Math & Computer Science Club Star Wars Club museum Augie TV Dance Company Middle Eastern Cultural Student Advocates for Awareness Green Buckethead party Augieponics Dance Marathon Appreciation Society of Refugee & Immigration Homecoming Sing and Yell Augustana Astronomy Club Deutsch Klub Mortar Board National College Issues (SAFARI) Live theatre downtown Augustana Campus Ministries Disc Golf Club Senior Honor Society Student Athletic Advisory Midnight Breakfast Augustana Choir The Ecuador Project Multicultural Programming Committee (SAAC) Niabi Zoo Augustana Choral Directors Epsilon Sigma Alpha Board (MPB) Student Athletic Professionals Olin stairs Association International Service Sorority Muslim Student Association Student Alumni Board Packing the library during finals Augustana College Theatre (ACT) Equestrian Club (and Team) NAACP Student Government Association Pizza, Quad-Cities style Augustana Community Health Eta Sigma Phi Chapter (Classics) National Association for Music Student Investment Funds Planet-viewing at the John Deere Outreach Organization Fair Trade Augustana Educators Student Speech-Hearing Planetarium (ACHOO) Fencing Club National Band Association Association (ASSHA) River view from Schwiebert Park Augustana Concert Band Fishing Club The National Order of Omega Student United Way Rozz-Tox Augustana eSports French Club chapter Students for Justice in Palestine Running the Bix 7 race Augustana Observer (newspaper) Gaming Club Omicron Delta Kappa Udden Geology Club Shanty Town Augustana Sports Medicine Gamma Theta Epsilon OperX Unabridged (poetry workshop) Sledding in Lincoln Park Augustana Symphonic Band (geography) Order of the Vikings UNYK Multicultural Dance Troupe Slough Fest Augustana Symphony Orchestra Gender and Sexuality Alliance Paintball Club Vegan Cooking Club Sneaking into the Old Main dome Badminton Club Geography Club Percussion Ensemble Vegetarian Society Special Collections in the library Basketball Club Global Affect Phi Alpha Theta (history) Vietnamese Student Organization Walking the Swanie Slough Path Best Buddies Greek Council Executive Board Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Chapter Viking Steppers “We’ve got Bahls” T-shirts Beta Beta Beta (biology) Greek Life (14 fraternities and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (music) Water Polo Club Whitey’s Ice Cream Biology Club sororities) Philosophy Club WAUG 570 AM Black Squirrel Productions Habitat for Humanity Photography Club Web Authors Guild Wonder if Augie and the Quad Black Student Union Handel Oratorio Society Physics and Engineering Society World Hunger Team Cities have your favorite Bowling Club Harvest Bible Chapel Small Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics) WVIK 90.3 FM things to do? Come for a visit Búhos (teaching English Group Politics Club Young Life and make a weekend of it! language classes) HER Campus Pre-Law Club

Serious fun is good work. Keep a record of your leadership roles, awards, participation in the arts and/or sports, student groups, volunteering, study away, internships, etc. It’s all part of your education, and it’s important for competitive jobs and graduate schools.

THE THE WORLD ON CAMPUS

AUGUSTANA ADVANTAGE the first three years. almost allstudents live oncampus Local Culture. Interfaith Understanding, International or Focused Interest Houses:GenderJustice, Juniors alsocan chooseoneofthe Center reflecting intheSlough atnight. dence, butstill seethelightsofTheGerber ridge asajunior, you’ll have more indepen- If you movethe into aParkander TLA*on AugiePlex inyour own building. If you live inWesterlin, you can work outat the chapelandgeology museum. heart ofcampus, neartheplanetarium, If you live inSeminary, you’ll beatthe FACULTY-IN-RESIDENCE. HILL, TOSWANSONCOMMONSWITHITS CAMPUS—FROM HISTORICHOUSEONTHE AND AVARIETYOFPLACESTOLIVEON FOR MATCHINGFIRST-YEARROOMMATES, AUGUSTANA HASAHIGHSUCCESSRATE Augustana College isresidential— living offcampus asasenior. takes care ofmaintenance andonce-a-week cleaning. TLAsare great preparation for Students choose theirhousemates andcustomize theirmeal plans,andAugustana apartment buildings—from single apartmentsto ahouse bigenoughfor 11people. Transitional LivingAreas (TLAs),including *Juniors can live inapartmentscalled

45 housesand 12 suite-style “ I used to sit in ‘my spot’ downstairs in the Andreen lobby every night to work on homework, and would see my friends come in the doors and say hello. Whether I was in my room with the door open inviting conversation or in the lobby striking up discussions, LIVING AND LEARNING TOGETHER in the residence halls with some of my best friends transformed the hall to a home.”

Emily Graziano ’19 | business administration–management and communication studies 19

THE AUGUSTANA STUDENTS ARE BUSY. 82% VOLUNTEER AUGUSTANA ADVANTAGE IN THE COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 50% ARE IN PLAY EXPLORE More than 50 club New and evolving INTERCOLLEGIATE, CLUB OR INTRAMURAL SPORTS, AND sports, intramural groups explore 25% ARE IN PERFORMING ARTS. teams and fitness longtime passions activities and new curiosities, from immigration They are well rounded and open-minded, and the issues to improvisa- campus ministries program reflects this. While the tional comedy college is related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, students come from all faiths. More Catholics than Lutherans are on campus, and the Jewish and Muslim student groups welcome more members every year.

OUTSIDE CLASS OUTSIDE From Augieponics to Viking Steppers, the Office of Student Life and Leadership sponsors about 200 interest groups, academic societies, service organizations and other ways to get involved. Students start new groups all the time. See the latest list on page 16.

“ As a freshman, I was shy and intimidated by the fact that I was in a new country with all the adjustments I had to make. THE WORLD But at the end of my freshman year, I decided to GET INVOLVED ON CAMPUS. Before I knew it, I was elected to co-chair for signature events with the Global Engagement Team.” Wilma Nnoke ’18 | biology

20 EXPLORE GOVERN COMMUNICATE EXCEL SERVE SOCIALIZE PERFORM New and evolving Student Government Observer award- More than 40 More than 25 service, About 15 social and About 25 music, groups explore Association and a winning student professional, depart- religious and social cultural organizations, theatre and dance longtime passions hall council in each newspaper, SAGA art mental and honors awareness groups plus 14 Greek sorori- ensembles and new curiosities, residence hall and literary magazine, organizations ties and fraternities from immigration and WAUG and WVIK issues to improvisa- radio stations tional comedy

21 MEN’S VARSITY SPORTS CLUB SPORTS THE WAY OF THE VIKING IS TO WIN AT EVERYTHING. Baseball Badminton Basketball Baseball THE BEAUTY OF DIVISION III? YOU CAN BE A GREAT Cross Country Basketball ATHLETE WITHOUT SACRIFICING STUDIES—AND VICE Football Bowling Golf Cheerleading VERSA. Lacrosse Chess Soccer Crew Swimming Dance Company

WORLD A charter member of the College Conference of Tennis Equestrian Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), the Vikings have won Track & Field (indoor/outdoor) Fencing 190 CCIW team championships, won four NCAA Volleyball Fishing Wrestling Ice Hockey (men’s) Division III team championships, and have qualified Martini Swingers more than 250 teams for national competition. WOMEN’S VARSITY SPORTS Multicultural Dance Club Paintball Basketball Poms Squad Since 2000, more than 25 Vikings teams have Bowling VIKING Quidditch Cross Country traveled internationally, playing teams in Australia, Rugby (men’s) Golf Soccer Austria, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, the Dominican Lacrosse Softball Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Sweden Soccer Step Club Softball

THE and Trinidad and Tobago. On these trips, athletes Ultimate Frisbee Swimming Volleyball improve their skills and gain global perspective Tennis Water Polo during an experience they will never forget. Track & Field (indoor/outdoor) Volleyball

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The Vikings are #1in Illinois for Academic All-Americans and in the top10 in the nation, in the company of Alabama, Emory, Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan, Notre Dame, MIT, Penn State, Stanford and Washington University.

“As a senior in high school, I was looking for a college with quality academics, where I could continue with athletics and music. AUGUSTANA WAS THE PERFECT FIT. My peak experience was seeing my name on the first-team Academic All-America list in the fall, which was my number one goal since arriving on campus as a freshman. I went through a lot of ups and downs as an athlete, so it was a great feeling when my hard work won out in the end.”

Michael Daniels ’17 accounting and business administration–finance 23 24 THE QUAD CITIES and somuch more. great farmers’ market, riverboats, museums… baseball, professional symphony andballet, a Whitey’s ice cream, River Banditsminor league Pizza, Redbandcoffee, Jim’s RibHaven, recording studios, Boetje’s mustard, Harris The QuadCitiesishometo theDaytrotter on campus. serve clientsfrom thecommunity right here our Center for Speech,Language,andHearing leading heartinstitute. Studentcliniciansin You could intern ataTop 100hospital ora paper founded byanAugiegrad. newspaper, andanalternative bi-weekly The QuadCitieshasfour TVstations, amajor the Mississippi River. mental organizations have fieldoffices along Army CorpsofEngineers andotherenviron- is here. TheU.S.FishandWildlife Service, John Deere &Companyworld headquarters elementary schooldown thestreet. of allkinds,includingourpartnerliberal arts Student teachers gainexperience inschools to theresources offive distinct citygovernments. You’ll have more access, withless competition, MENTORS TOMAKESUREYOUSUCCEED. MAKE YOUSTANDOUT—ANDPROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCESANDINTERNSHIPSTO YOUR COMMUNITYWILLGIVEYOUON-SITE THE In acommunity of liberal artscolleges inametropolitan area. 4th resources cultural ofthese4citiesalong the the many professional, educational and students. You willhave accessAugustana to Area businesses andorganizations want Augustana’s location isanadvantage. Augustana isoneofonly afew independent

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“ Augustana is a really incredible school with unique opportunities, even in the area and state. MY EXPERIENCES PUSHED ME

OVER THE EDGE to be accepted in my master’s program in public affairs reporting at the University of Illinois, Springfield. It’s an unparalleled program, an opportunity that only a few get. I attribute that to an Augustana education.” Sam G. Dunklau ’17 multimedia journalism & mass communication major, creative writing minor former intern at WVIK 90.3 FM, Quad Cities NPR 25 26 ACROSS THE WORLD island ofBonaire. Goplaces. or Caribbeangeology onthe physical theatre inAustria Camino deSantiago.Study weeks you can hike Spain’s And thenJ-term! For three internship inDublinorRome. in China.Orhave afull-time in Morocco orforeign policy peace andconflict resolution Take asemester to study the Andes. of France orallsummerin Live afew weeks intheheart STUDY ABROAD. VARIETY ANDFUNDINGFOR YOU WILLHAVEFLEXIBILITY, e Herdegen ’18 isabook,andthose aint Augustinesaid,‘Theworld “

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THERE ARE SO MANY DESTINATIONS… Augustana College is a leader for number of students studying …AND AUGIE CHOICE CAN HELP YOU GET THERE. abroad, ranking

Argentina Czech Republic India Panama #26 among the nation’s Australia Ecuador Ireland Peru baccalaureate colleges, according Austria England Israel Poland to the 2018 Open Doors Report, and Bonaire France Italy Scotland # Botswana Germany Jamaica South Africa 15 for short-term programs. Brazil Ghana Japan Spain Augie Choice is a distinct advantage Cambodia Greece Korea Sri Lanka for Augustana students, providing Canada Greenland Morocco Sweden Chile Guatemala Netherlands Switzerland $2,000 per student China Hong Kong New Zealand Thailand for travel or living expenses in Colombia Hungary Nicaragua another country during an internship, Costa Rica Iceland Norway research or study experience. 27 WHAT ALUMNI HAVE DONE WITH THEIR MAJORS

ABC News Medical Editor and College and university presidents Head of Genealogical Services, Playwright, librettist and ordained minister (dozens of fields of study) Swenson Swedish Immigration children’s book writer (history) Dean of Natural Sciences, Research Center (theatre arts) Actor and comedian Mathematics and (political science, Scandinavian studies) President, Genesis Medical (creative writing, theatre arts) Computer Science Historic preservation specialist Center, Davenport Associate Director, Field (chemistry) for FEMA (business administration, political science) Operations, National Hispanic Director of Enterprise Solutions, (art, art history, photography) Project manager, Big Click, Porth, Institute GIS technology, Skygone Inc. History professors and former Wales, U.K. (anthropology, sociology, Spanish, (Asian studies, geography) Fulbright Scholars (two) (art, graphic design, history) women’s & gender studies) Director of Mazda Motorsports (German, history) Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals Astrophysicist (business administration, marketing, Spanish) Hydroelectric power company (mathematics) (philosophy, physics) Disney Studios Production architect and physician Research director for Emerging Attorney and Native American Manager (pre-med) Markets Private Equity Assoc. art collector (communication studies, business–marketing) Independent education (Asian studies, French, economics, (philosophy, political science) Elementary school teacher management professional political science) Bilingual language arts teacher in Taiwan and poet Singer and performer of rock (elementary education) (elementary education) (creative writing, English) & soul Biological illustrator Environmental science officer LinkedIn–Senior Account (music; pre-music therapy) (art, biochemistry, biology) with the U.S. Army’s 2nd Executive Seal researcher Broadway theatre director Brigade (communication studies) (biology, environmental studies) and producer (biology, education) Maternity photographer and Strategic resources consultant, (communication, theatre arts) Executive Director of the Illinois co-founder of the American State Farm CEO, EQT Corporation Board of Higher Education People Project (accounting, business administration, (art, biology, environmental studies, geology) computer science, mathematics) (geology) (communication sciences & disorders) CEO, Pepsi-Cola North America, Executive Director of the Martin Mayors of Bettendorf and Support Engineer, Microsoft (business administration–MIS) Sara Lee Corp. Luther King Center, Rock Island Rock Island (psychology; history) (business administration, economics) (psychology) Technical Solutions Engineer, Chamber of Commerce president Foreign correspondent and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Google (mathematics) (biology, French) (economics, geography) Associate Editor of Minneapolis Church of Sweden pastor Star Tribune Noodles & Company restaurant University dean, Financial (English) (philosophy, speech communication) founders Accounting Standards Board (business marketing, journalism, geography) member and author Clinical instructor and senior Founder and Creative Director, (accounting) lecturer in communication Dreaming Tree independent Oceanography professor disorders film company (mathematics) Visual literacy librarian (theatre arts) (art history, history) (speech therapy/CSD) Opera singers Coach of high school state Founder and President, Evolved (music performance) Zoo animal handler specializing champion basketball team, Experience Solutions Parasitologist, professor and in giraffes history teacher (communication studies, psychology) discoverer of a new species (biology) (history) Governor of Tennessee (biology, pre-med) (business administration)

Your Augustana degree will set you up for success in countless ways, yet you will be here only 4 YEARS—NOT 5 OR 6, which is common at big universities. Working with your advisors, you will stay on track to graduate with the same people who helped you form your first AUGIE A (see page 3). We’ll miss you. Come back to campus, when you’re not catching up with college friends across the country and the world.

“ My geology courses prepared me to be a scientist, but AUGUSTANA PREPARED ME TO BE A CEO. No one beats Augustana in providing the foundation for the important balance between heart and mind that is required in U.S. business leadership today.” Murry Gerber ’75 Retired CEO of EQT Corporation, Pittsburgh ALUMNI

“ I always tell young filmmakers to go to college FOR A LIBERAL ARTS DEGREE. You can learn the technical skills in filmmaking, but to tell a story you need a broader knowledge base. You have to have something to say and talk about.”

Estlin Feigley ’93 Co-director of the film studio Fresh Films, based at Augustana College

“ When I started medical school, I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MUCH I KNEW and how well I was prepared…. It felt good to have a solid grasp of the THE WORLD OF material in the first semester, especially at a place like Harvard.” David Walton ’98 M.D., M.P.H., Director of Global Health at ThoughtWorks, Inc., New York City; associate physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; assistant professor, Harvard Medical School

“ I had many discussions with my professors and advisors, each of whom encouraged me to think twice before I accepted the positions I was offered—to think about how my work would relate to my passions. EVERY DAY, I AM LIVING MY DREAM while I continue to build more.” Madushika Lansakara ’05 Program Development Manager, SOLIDAR Suisse/SAH-Swiss Labour 30 Assistance Chris Saladin ’17 Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track & Field Internship at Putnam Museum, Davenport, Iowa classics, history, political science Fieldwork Fellowship at the Poggio Civitate Student Government Association, Educational Policies Working toward Ph.D. in history at the University of Archaeological Project in Vescovado di Murlo, Italy Committee, Reading/Writing Center Tutor, Latin Tutor, Salon Discussion Group, Classics Club, Phi Beta Kappa Minnesota Internship at The Hershewe Law Firm, P.C., Joplin, Missouri 93% of graduate students were accepted into one or both of their top two choices of graduate schools. Page 9. Valeria Melo ’18 Varsity Track & Field, Academic All-American Phi Rho sorority, Beta Beta Beta biology honor society, Phi Beta Kappa biology/pre-medicine, public health Medicinal organic chemistry research with Dr. Boquín Internships at Texas Medical Center in Houston, Attending medical school at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Tutor with Búhos English language learning classes Minnesota UnityPoint Health in Rock Island, NormaLeah Ovarian Traveled to Nicaragua for medical service learning Cancer Initiative in Rock Island

86% of students participate in at least one internship, study abroad and/or research with a professor. Page 9. Stuart Casarotto ’14, engineering physics Casarotto: Founder of AugiePonics, Co-Founder of Hoffman: Office of Student Life and Leadership, Winner Mark Hoffman ’15, engineering physics Salon Discussion Group, Internship with City of Moline of Fifty for the Future Award by the Illinois Technology Water Treatment Plant Foundation, Winner of Rossing Physics Scholarship, Ken Clay ’14, business administration Presented nuclear physics research at National CEU Clay: Varsity Football, Phi Omega Phi Founders of 38th Street Studios, Chicago Nuclear Physics Conference

82% of Augustana students build their career skills and give back through volunteering. Page 11. Adiba Hasan ’18 Founder and volunteer with Búhos English language Internship with American Bar Association– political science, religion classes in nearby Floreciente neighborhood Commission on Immigration, Washington, D.C. Pursuing master’s degree in global affairs, Augie International Club, Micah House Fellowship with Haas Institute, University of California–Berkeley University of Toronto

Augustana is #26 among baccalaureate colleges for number of students who study abroad. Page 14. Alyssa Froehling ’17 Editor, SAGA art and literary magazine Electric Theatre Unplugged creative writing, English, women and First-prize winner, national poetry contest sponsored Internship with communications department at Loyola gender studies by f(r)iction magazine; winner of Vázquez-Valarezo Academy high school, Wilmette, Illinois Poetry Award and Wollstonecraft Award at Augustana Omicron Delta Kappa honor society, Phi Beta Kappa Pursuing M.F.A. in poetry at The Ohio State University Student Government Association Zeta Phi Kappa sorority

We are in the Top 10 in the nation and #1 in Illinois for Academic All-Americans Page 4. Sam Totten ’18 Varsity tennis, team captain CCIW Man of the Year 2017-18 engineering physics, applied mathematics Academic All-American Phi Beta Kappa Head men’s tennis coach, Illinois Wesleyan University Winner of NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship and Jack Swartz Award

97% of graduates are employed or in graduate school or service within months of graduating. Page 13. Andrew Beveroth ’16 Internship with internal audit at John Deere Vice President of Alpha Psi Omega accounting, business Studied history and philosophy in Germany with Vice Chair of the Augustana Honor Council administration–finance, history Augustana learning community course Treasurer, Student United Way 31 Corporate staff accountant, Wahl Clipper Corporation, President of Student Alumni Board and member of the Campus Ministries Student Leadership Team Augustana Alumni Board hired before graduating Even though this is the end of your Augustana viewbook, we hope it begins a real conversation. COME VISIT THIS BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS AND TALK WITH US. Interview with an admissions counselor. Get the information you need from the friendly people in financial aid. Meet with a coach, professor, ensemble director, CORE advisor, or a student with similar interests. You will begin to see why Augustana is worth so much more than you have begun to imagine. Call 309-794-7341 or go to augustana.edu/visit. See you here! MODERN WOODMEN BASEBALL FIELD Augustana has among the TOP 25 MOST BEAUTIFUL CAMPUSES according to Thrillist. Come see for yourself.

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