Skip to main content

News Center

Search News Directional Arrow Directional arrow

College to host high school robotics kickoff

Augustana College will host the FIRST Tech Challenge Kick-off for Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa Sept. 10.

Class Notes

Weddings, births, promotions — alumni share their news and photos!

Andrea Kathryn Talentino

Inauguration ceremony, special events Oct. 14-16

Augustana College will inaugurate its ninth president, Andrea Kathryn Talentino, in an outdoor ceremony beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, on the campus Quad.

Walton '98 leads U.S. campaign against malaria

Dr. David Walton '98, who first saw disparities in health care during an Augustana study abroad trip, now will lead the U.S. fight against malaria around the world.

Scotland

Students discover new perspectives, friends and adventures on travels abroad

Dozens of Augustana students experienced a new culture during the 2022 spring semester and earlier this summer. Find out which Italian sandwich shop now displays an Augustana pennant.

Legacy students

Class of 2026's top majors? Computer science, business, biology

Meet the Class of 2026: most popular names, most popular home states and countries — and how many have parents (Augustana grads) who work on campus.

aerial view of campus

College sets fundraising record; endowment passes $200M

Augustana College alumni, parents and friends set a fundraising record in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, topping the previous record by about $2 million. 

Members of the Augustana Physics and Engineering Society

Augustana recognized for STEM program by INSIGHT Into Diversity

An Augustana College mentoring program that partners junior and senior STEM majors with younger classmates from underrepresented groups has won a national award.

anderson pavilion

College invites community to Chill on the Hill Sept. 25

Augustana College invites the community to Chill on the Hill Sept. 26 with music at the Anderson Pavilion.

Robert Latt

How to go from Augustana to Wall Street to your startup

A Midwesterner from Myanmar, 2014 graduate Khant (Robert) Latt has taken a career path of twists and turns to find his American dream.

Class Notes

Students at graduation

Augustana announces new program to dramatically expand financial aid 

Augustana College has launched an innovative financial aid program — Augustana Possible — to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for qualifying newly enrolled students. 

Augustana President Andrea Talentino

Project with city to provide hands-on learning for students 

Augustana President Andrea Talentino announced a partnership between the college and the city of Rock Island to identify lead water service lines as required under a new state law.

Johnson '98 named COO of NFL's Jaguars

Chad Johnson '98 has been named chief operating officer of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. During his career, he has worked with several professional sports franchises, including the Miami Marlins, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

PepsiCo

Let the games begin — upgraded athletics facilities ready to go

Summer upgrades to athletic facilities already are complete — and it’s only early July.

Career outcomes

Career Outcomes

Class of 2023 outcomes, of those who responded to the survey. Source: Institutional Research at Augustana; CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) at Augustana



If you have news, send it to sharenews@augustana.edu! We love hearing about the achievements of our alumni, students and faculty.