Recent graduate outcomes
![CORE 2023 stats](/files/styles/inline_image_left_right/public/2024-06/163-268_2023_STATS.png?itok=0Vbv2pOA)
99% of the surveyed Augustana Class of 2023 said they were in graduate school or employed within six months of graduation.
Data was collected from students who graduated from Augustana College in Summer 2022, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. Data was collected through a collaboration between the Offices of Institutional Research and Career Development, and compiled by Laura Kestner-Ricketts, executive director of career and professional development, March 2024.
![Christian Elliott](/files/2024-06/thumb_10_Christian_Elliott_magazine.jpg)
Elliott '20 brings home Webby Awards for NASA
Christian Elliott '20 recently traveled to New York City for the 28th annual Webby Awards to accept honors for "Suiting up for Space," the April 2023 episode he wrote and produced as an intern for the podcast "NASA's Curious Universe."
![Danny Ford in Greece](/files/news/Danny_Ford_Greece_0%5B1%5D.jpeg)
How to start a dream job right after (or before) graduating from Augustana
Three 2024 grads show what can happen with curiosity, internships, good challenges and support from their Augustana success team.
![Ben Castro](/files/news/Castro_Ben%20%281%29.jpg)
Castro ’21 positioned to ‘help be the change in the Illinois Quad Cities’
A project led by Ben Castro ’21 to better understand uneven food access and food insecurities within QC MetroLINK’s service area placed fourth in a national competition. The project is tied to Castro's Senior Inquiry for his geography major.
![Alyssa Motzel](/files/news/Alyssa%203.jpg)
’16 grad combats newborn mortality in rural Kenya
By developing curriculum to teach neonatal resuscitation protocol to medical practitioners in Mutomo, Kenya, Dr. Alyssa Nelson ’16 Motzel was determined to not only teach her peers, but also help them continue to train others.
![Danya Tazyeen](/files/alumni/Tazyeen_Danya.jpg)
“I have achieved many initial goals, accomplished new ones, and have seen some change for the better as I learned more about myself.”Read More
![Carissa Thalmann](/files/alumni/Thalmann_Carissa.jpg)
“There will be a lot of experiences in college that require open minds and the ability to see perspectives that are different from your own.”Read More
![Bonnie Thornton](/files/alumni/Thorton_Bonnie.jpg)
“My peak experience was presenting my Senior Inquiry project for history at the Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention in Orlando, Fla.”Read More
![Natalie Tomerlin](/files/alumni/Tomerlin_Natalie.jpg)
“I have grown in so many capacities that I did not imagine possible. Augustana helped me establish goals and ambitions that keep me eager to learn more and persevere in my field.”Read More
![Luke Toppel](/files/alumni/Toppel_Luke.jpg)
“Of all the schools I visited, Augustana by far felt like the best place for me to grow. I felt at home.”Read More
![Aaron Volk](/files/alumni/Volk_Aaron.jpg)
“Avoid blindly closing doors to new experiences and opportunities that have been opened for you.”Read More
![Aubrey Waddick](/files/alumni/Waddick_Aubrey.jpg)
“If you're like me, you could enter college expecting a future filled with cubicles and copiers... and leave having traveled to four countries and eight states, presented at six conferences, and being accepted to a fully funded Ph.D. program.”Read More
![Dan Walls](/files/alumni/Walls_Dan.jpg)
“Looking at the growth I have had on so many levels, I always surprise myself with what I would not have been without the experiences here at Augustana.”Read More
![John Whitson](/files/alumni/Whitson_John.jpg)
“I believe it's the indescribable feeling of walking through Augie's quad and somehow knowing you are worth something here. ”Read More
![Brandon Wills](/files/alumni/Wills_Brandon.jpg)
“I used the laboratory skills that I learned at Augustana and applied them to a topic that was completely new to me. I recently found out I have been selected to participate in another internship at Argonne National Laboratory this summer.”Read More
![Mineo Yasutake](/files/alumni/Yasutake_Mineo.jpg)
“I am studying music, obviously, but at a very different school environment. It is much more intimate here.”Read More
![Jessica Zhou](/files/alumni/Zhou_Jessica.jpg)
“CORE office helped me with my interviews, which made me realize who I am and my advantages. I would not get my internship/full time at PwC without listening to their advice.”Read More
![Katy Ziegler](/files/alumni/Ziegler_Katy.jpg)
“I’ve completed multiple internships, held several part-time jobs, completed an independent study and an audit project, and served on the executive board of my sorority. I am capable of more than I think I am!”Read More
![ebony allen](/files/alumni/Allen_Ebony_1_.jpg)
“I never thought I would be a philosophy major or a triple minor (ethics, political science, women's and gender studies).”Read More
![chelsea ashland](/files/alumni/Ashland_Chelsea_1_.jpg)
“It is the best feeling to be able to be surrounded by such supportive people on a daily basis.”Read More
![phidlynn augustin](/files/alumni/Augustin_Phidlynn_1_.jpg)
“I feel as if the Phidlynn I thought I was is constantly growing and changing, and it is happening far too fast for me to be able to point out what is changing and what is surprising about those changes.”Read More
![jessica bacon](/files/alumni/bacon_jessica_1_.jpg)
“My time at Augie has helped me to take more chances, whether it was speaking my mind, joining an organization I didn't already have friends in or making a move in a race.”Read More
![laura behnke](/files/alumni/Behnke_Laura_1_.jpg)
“I've learned to try to step out of my comfort zone a little more.”Read More
![natali bode](/files/alumni/bode_natali_1_.jpg)
“All of the professors I have come to know, especially those in the education department, have helped me grow throughout my four years here.”Read More
![mary brugge](/files/alumni/brugge_Mary_1_.jpg)
“Being able to join many groups and participate in activities at Augie has allowed me to open up and break out of my shell.”Read More
![stephanie burbidge](/files/alumni/Burbidge_Stephanie_1_.jpg)
“Augustana has definitely prepared me for the life of a graduate student and future physical therapist, and I couldn't be more thankful!”Read More
![brittany burk](/files/alumni/Burk_Brittany_1_.jpg)
“I have been able to prove to myself that I can accomplish things that I would never have imagined I could do!”Read More
![courtney camlin](/files/alumni/Camlin_Courtney_1_.jpg)
“A liberal arts education has been a blessing because every day I am exceeding in my core classes while having the opportunity to take other courses completely unrelated to my major.”Read More
![alejandra campos](/files/alumni/campos_alejandra_1_.jpg)
“As cliché as it may sound, I chose Augustana because it felt like home. ”Read More