ROCK ISLAND, IL (07/16/2015)(readMedia)-- In today's competitive job market, college students recognize the value of high-impact learning experiences and Augustana has helped them pursue these experiences through summer internships.
More than 150 Augustana College students are completing summer internships across the globe including:
Timothy Acri, a senior from Moline, IL (61265) majoring in biochemistry. Acri has an internship with UnityPoint Health - Trinity in Rock Island, IL.
Taylor Anderson, a senior from East Moline, IL (61244) majoring in graphic design. Anderson has an internship with BPS Print Shop in Oshkosh, WI.
Grace Brasel, a senior from East Moline, IL (61244) majoring in biology. Brasel has an internship with Lifetime Eyehealth Associates in Davenport, IA.
Rowan Crow, a senior from Coal Valley, IL (61240) majoring in teaching history. Crow has an internship with Lincoln Park Genesius Guild in Rock Island, IL.
Lizandra Gomez-Ramirez, a junior from Rock Island, IL (61201) majoring in anthropology and political science. Gomez-Ramirez has an internship with Palomares QC in Moline, IL.
Andrea Hult, a senior from Moline, IL (61265) majoring in accounting and business administration - management. Hult has an internship with QC Symphony Orchestra in Davenport, IA.
Marisa Lara, a senior from Silvis, IL (61282) majoring in graphic design and engineering. Lara has an internship with Edge in Rock Island, IL.
Makenzie Logan, a senior from Moline, IL (61265) majoring in psychology and communication sciences & disorders. Logan has an internship with Augustana Center for Speech, Language and Hearing in Rock Island, IL.
Carolyn Maynard, a senior from Moline, IL (61265) majoring in communication studies. Maynard has an internship with QC Botanical Center in Rock Island, IL.
Irene Mekus, a junior from East Moline, IL (61244) majoring in business administration and public health. Mekus has an internship with Rock Island County Health Department in Rock Island, IL.
Chelsea Mentado, a junior from Moline, IL (61265) majoring in graphic design. Mentado has an internship with GroupO in Milan, IL.
Garrett Miner, a senior from Moline, IL (61265) majoring in graphic design and business administration - management information systems. Miner has an internship with QC Botanical Center in Rock Island, IL.
Dorothy Mutum, a senior from Milan, IL (61264) majoring in psychology. Mutum has an internship with Moline City Hall in Moline, IL.
Long Nguyen, a senior from Rock Island, IL (61201) majoring in applied mathematics and economics. Nguyen has an internship with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.
Omar Rizvi, a senior from Bettendorf, IA (52722) majoring in pre-medicine, biology and religion. Rizvi has an internship with UnityPoint Health - Trinity in Moline, IL.
Tori Shock, a sophomore from Moline, IL (61265) majoring in pre-medicine. Shock has an internship with Black Hawk College in Moline, IL.
Grant Slater, a junior from Coal Valley, IL (61240) majoring in communication studies. Slater has an internship with McLaughlin Motors in Moline, IL.
David Soliz, a senior from Silvis, IL (61282) majoring in geography. Soliz has an internship with City of Moline Water Division in Moline, IL.
Natalie Trujillo, a sophomore from Rock Island, IL (61201) majoring in psychology. Trujillo has an internship with Child Abuse Council in Moline, IL.
Emmalynn Tully, a junior from Bettendorf, IA (52722) majoring in music education - voice. Tully has an internship with Bettendorf Family Museum in Bettendorf, IA.
Matthew Tuttle-Timm, a junior from Moline, IL (61265) majoring in physics. Tuttle-Timm has an internship with Augustana College in Rock Island, IL.
Haylee Walker, a junior from Reynolds, IL (61279) majoring in communication studies. Walker has an internship with GiGi's Playhouse in Moline, IL.
Erik Whitcomb, a junior from Rock Island, IL (61201) majoring in psychology. Whitcomb has an internship with Moline City Hall in Moline, IL.
At Augustana, students choosing to complete an internship can receive financial support from the college thanks to a program launched in 2009 called Augie Choice. Focused on advancing student learning in the liberal arts, Augie Choice grants students in their junior year or beyond the opportunity to receive a one-time grant of $2,000 to offset the expenses of study abroad, an internship or research project. Augie Choice funding is a visible symbol of the college's commitment to experiential learning as a way of preparing students to stand out among their peers.
Founded in 1860, Augustana College is a selective four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences. The college is recognized for the innovative program Augie Choice, which provides each student up to $2,000 to pursue a high-impact learning experience such as study abroad, an internship or research with a professor. Current students and alumni include 158 Academic All-Americans, a Nobel laureate, 13 college presidents and other distinguished leaders. The college enrolls 2,500 students and is located along one of the world's most important waterways, the Mississippi River, in a community that reflects the diversity of the United States.
