ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 25, 2023) — Nineteen Augustana College students recently completed SCUBA certification, with many planning to put their new skills to work during a Janaury Geology course in the Caribbean, diving in the topical waters and reefs of Bonaire.

Susan Wolf, Augustana's educational programs coordinator, said students trained for weeks and challenged themselves in completing the SCUBA training.

Seniors Grace Vranicar, a biology major, and Rachel Galluzzo, a kinesiology and psychology double major, center, facilitate a focus group at Lindberg Center during Symposium Day. Students from the Health Behavior and Promotion class led seven focus groups to hear what changes students want to see on campus

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 24, 2023) — From living it up at SloughFest to chilling at the Brew, Augustana College’s Slough offers something for everyone at every season. 

The changing autumn leaves beckon all of campus to stroll the Slough Path as decades of students, faculty, and community members have done before. Vikings are advised to soak up these fall walks along their beloved Slough now as upcoming changes will temporarily disrupt this beautiful corner of campus.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 24, 2023) — For more than twenty years, the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) program has been offering young people the opportunity to use their voices to empower change through philanthropy. Teens work with adult mentors to learn about fundraising and grantmaking. Each cohort of about twenty students awards funding to local non-profits.