ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 3, 2024) — Eighty-one Augustana College students were recognized at the Office of Career Development and Vocation's annual Viking Score Banquet on May 8.
Viking Score points are awarded to students as they complete career-readiness tasks including career exploration exercises, reflections with Career Coaches or skill-building experiences. Students who scored 100 points or more during their time at Augustana were invited to attend.
Speakers included President Andrea Talentino and Haley DeGreve ('20), founder of The Gray Matters Collective. The honorees also had the opportunity to acknowledge their guests and mentors who were in attendance.
The Viking Score Banquet celebrates the career achievements that students have made over their four years at Augustana. At the ceremony, students are recognized and presented with Viking Score Graduation Cords.
Participating students included:
Alexandra Amacher, a Political Science, Multimedia Journalism, and Mass Communication major of Rock Island (61201).
Man Dim, an Accounting, Business Administration-Finance major of Moline (61265).
Daniel Ford, a Business Administration-Managemnt, Accounting major of Geneseo (61254).
Alyssa Macias, a Public Health major of Davenport (52806).
Celeaciya Olvera, a Communication Studies, Theatre Performance, Multimedia Journalism, and Mass Communication major of East Moline (61244).
Jalane Maiva Tsague, a Business Administration-Management major of Davenport (52806).
Olivia Vincent, a Communication Sciences and Disorders major of Bettendorf (52722),
Delaney Walsh, a Kinesiology major of Davenport (52803).
Augustana College is a vibrant, welcoming liberal-arts college located on a 115-acre campus in the Quad Cities (pop 400,000) along the Mississippi River. Augustana, a residential campus, has 100 majors and programs, 160 student organizations, and 28 varsity athletic teams.
The college enrolls 2,500 students in a metro area that provides access to many career-paths and hands-on learning opportunities, including internships, jobs, student teaching, and research sites.
