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Bold & Boundless Spotlights

The Bold & Boundless Spotlights shine a light on Augustana faculty and staff members whose work embodies the college’s strategic goals and values through research and/or teaching, advising and mentorship, experiential learning or service. 

The spotlights also showcase how Augustana prepares students for dynamic lives and careers, and reinforce the college’s reputation as a private liberal arts college providing innovative preparation for the future.

Film studio unveiling

Spotlight on Stacy Barton

By the time they complete Stacy Barton’s Crew Production class, Augustana film students are 100% trained to be production assistants. They have experience that can help build up the film industry in the Quad Cities and Illinois, or wherever their creativity, unique voice and skills lead them. 

Dr. Allison Haskill

Spotlight on Dr. Allison Haskill

When preschool students speak, Augustana College students listen and learn. Dr. Allison Haskill and her students analyze language development in children at a Rock Island preschool, and families benefit from their findings.

Jeff Mettler

Spotlight on Dr. Jeff Mettler

What if a lab became a clinic? What if learning to test cardiovascular endurance also helped a community member understand their health for the first time? Dr. Jeff Mettler is asking and answering those questions — transforming Augustana’s Lindberg Center into a site for both education and service.