ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 22, 2023) — Augustana College will recognize 624 students at the college's 163rd commencement ceremony Saturday, May 27.
CNN Hero Nelly Cheboi ('16) will deliver the commencement address at the 2PM ceremony at the Vibrant Arena at the Mark, 1201 River Dr., Moline, Illinois. Cheboi, co-founder of TechLit Africa, was honored in April with the establishment of the Nelly Cheboi Endowed Scholarship, which will be awarded to international students with demonstrated need and academic merit.
Augustana College President Andrea Talentino, who became the college's ninth president on July 1, 2022, will deliver her first commencement convocation. Sofia Briggs (below), an applied mathematics major from Fort Collins, Colorado, who serves as vice president of the Student Government Association, will be the featured student speaker.
The most popular majors are Biology (with 72 majors), Psychology (with 52 majors), and Accounting and Business Administration-Finance (with fifty majors each).
Additionally, seventeen individuals will be recognized for earning a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology. This is the second cohort of graduates of the Master's program, with a Master's hooding ceremony slated for 2:30PM, Friday, May 26, at the Peter J Lindberg MD Center.
To view a complete list of those being celebrated, visit Candidates for graduation 2023.
Augustana's commencement convocation will be livestreamed and can be accessed at Augustana.edu.
Doors open for Saturday's commencement ceremony at noon. Tickets are not required. All attendees will enter the building through metal detectors. Purses, backpacks, and bags are restricted to 5 in by 7 in by 2 in. Exceptions will be made for medical reasons or diaper bags (small children must be present upon entry). Weapons, air horns, and helium balloons are prohibited at the arena.
