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Lanie DaSilva
Lanie DaSilva is a senior from Glenview, Ill., majoring in psychology and art.
TW: OCD "My SI focuses on my brother's compulsions. Growing up, my brother was my biggest role model. I looked up to him in many ways, and we are very close to this day. My brother has struggled with OCD since he was young. Denying medications, he chose to live his life the way he believed he was meant to. I've seen how this has negatively affected him and the people close to him in his own life. I want my SI to focus on this perspective of OCD."

Brady Holtz
Brady Holtz is a senior from Hampshire, Ill., majoring in graphic design.
"As an artist, sports are a way for me to blow off steam or clear my mind. I find it very easy to create art related to or inspired by sports, so it was a no-brainer when I was deciding what to focus on for my project. Golf, a sport deeply rooted in tradition, offers a unique challenge for me as a designer."

Gray Cunnar
Gray Cunnar is a senior from Batavia, Ill., majoring in art and biology.
"Most of my late childhood and teenage years were spent grappling with my ideas of mortality. I felt like a heavy weight to myself and those around me. My mind often wandered to how to best make my effect on others as fleeting as possible. I didn’t want to be a burden. And it felt like everything I did was a burden. Who Will You Remember When I’m Finally Dead and Gone…? is a reflection of this point in my life."

Izzy Blanford
Izzy Blanford is a senior from Moline, Ill., majoring in graphic design and film.
"In a manner similar to how I pick up hobbies, the way I create my pieces ranges from a plethora of different mediums. From buttery oil paintings to scratchy iPad doodles, my pieces revolve around the purpose of sparking a placebo of when someone remembers a movie they watched as a kid or smells a scent that transports them to their childhood home."

Abby DeGustino
Abby DeGustino is a senior from Lake Zurich, Ill., majoring in psychology and art.
"My work consists of paintings that are personal to my life. I am attempting to understand the inner world of someone who experiences an intricate and often devastating cycle of psychosis. This attempt to understand stems from my journey to connect with a close relative affected by this condition."

“Augustana allowed me to explore all of my interests without having to hold back in anything.”Read More

Biology Department unveils collaborative mural
Augustana Associate Professor Dr. Tierney Brosius said the mural features beetles collected at the local field station by Augustana students as part of her summer research.

Grace Finney
Grace Finney is a senior from Moline, Ill., majoring in business administration-finance, accounting and art history.
"For my senior inquiry project, I am exploring the connection between Swedish immigrant artists and the American Regionalist movement. From the mid 19th to early 20th century, over a million Swedes immigrated to the United States, particularly to the Midwest, where they formed tight communities that supported later arrivals."