Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Mercer County High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Mercer County High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
(see more)Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Mercer County High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Mercer County High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
Augustana College announces 2016 commencement participants
Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., held its spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22. Eric Christian Olsen, an actor, and Paul Olsen, Augustana professor of English and head men's cross country and track and field coach, delivered the commencement speech as father and son. Around 530 students participated in the ceremony.
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2016 Jun 6
Over 1000 new students for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 semesters at Campbellsville University
The 2015-16 school year saw huge numbers in the form of new students for the fall and spring semesters.
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2016 Feb 19
Student named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 962 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2015-2016 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
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2016 Jan 6
Student named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 892 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2014-2015 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
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2015 Jul 2
Student named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 856 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2014-2015 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
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2015 Apr 16
Augustana College announces 2014 graduates
Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., held its spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos delivered the commencement speech, and more than 600 students participated in the ceremony.
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2014 Jun 16
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
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2014 Apr 22
Student named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 858 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
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2014 Apr 11
Student named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 839 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
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2013 Dec 19
Augustana's Handel Oratorio Society presented 'A Christmas Messiah'
Augustana College's Handel Oratorio Society presented its new take on a Quad-Cities Christmas tradition, 'A Christmas Messiah,' on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15.
The Handel Oratorio Society began performing choral and orchestral works in 1881.
"This year we focused the performance on the Christmas portion of the piece," said Jon Hurty, conductor of the society and director of choral activities at Augustana.
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2013 Dec 18
Local students serving as Augustana ambassadors
Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., has a team of 116 student admissions ambassadors who help the Office of Admissions recruit new students.
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2013 Dec 5
Local student named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 883 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Jun 27
Augustana students studied abroad in Rome
After spring classes concluded, 34 Augustana College students traveled to Rome for 11 days. This trip is part of a Christian Traditions and Faiths in Dialogue class the students took during their spring term. The program focuses on Rome and the Roman Catholic Church, examining various perspectives on issues such as the doctrine of justification, war and peace, social and economic justice, and technological intervention in human procreation. Students also are given the option of completing service learning in the Quad-City community as well as in Rome, at the Nafuma Refugee Center.
Students who traveled to Rome include:
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2013 May 30
Local students named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 872 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2012-2013 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Apr 16
Local Students Study Abroad Through the 'Augustana In Australia' Program
Fifty Augustana College students completed full-time internships in Sydney, Australia, for the first two months of 2013. The international study program known as "Augustana in Australia" places students in career-relevant positions in Sydney and immerses them in Australian culture. Over 250 students have participated in the program in the last seven years.
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2013 Mar 21
Local students named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
898 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2012 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Jan 16
Local students named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
831 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2012 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2012 Jun 22
Students graduate with honors from Augustana College
Augustana's 152nd commencement took place at the i wireless Center in Moline, Ill., on Sunday, May 20. In all, 558 undergraduates earned their degrees.
Students from your area earning degrees include:
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2012 May 30
Local students named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
821 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2011-12 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2012 Mar 30
Local students named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
Nearly 900 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2011 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2012 Jan 26
Local students named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
884 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2011 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2011 Jul 12
Students named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
903 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2010-11 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
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2010 Dec 15
Augustana students explore career paths in Australia
Sixty-eight Augustana students will study and work in Sydney, Australia, for the first two months of 2011. The international study program known as "Augustana in Australia" places students in career-relevant positions in Sydney and immerses them in Australian culture.
The students complete a five-week on-campus internship seminar and a class in intercultural communication before leaving for Australia on January 2. In Australia, students will intern four days a week for seven weeks and use their remaining time to experience Australia.
The program exposes students to a new culture, which is very marketable to employers. "Employers are seeking entry-level employees with knowledge and experience of the world's diversity and cross-cultural understanding," said Karen Petersen, Augustana's director of business internships and program director.
The students are looking forward to exploring their career interests. Erin Christian, a senior music and mathematics double major from Aurora, Ill., will intern at ii-A, a finance and insurance firm in downtown Sydney. "This internship is exactly what I need to move forward from Augustana," Christian said. "I hope to find a job as an actuary or in the finance/insurance field so being an intern at a company of this caliber will prepare me for obstacles I might face in the work world."
The students travel together with no faculty from Augustana, which gives them a lot of independence. "Students in the program demonstrate maturity and the ability to depend upon themselves and their peer group to deal with problems and issues as they arise," said Petersen. Students do receive on-site supervision by their organizational sponsor and their internship coordinator, the Centers for Academic Programs Abroad (www.capa.org), and Augustana faculty or staff conducts site-visits about halfway through the internship.
Students will stay at a five-star serviced apartment complex in Sydney, along with Australian and other international students. During their trip, they will visit the ANZ Stadium where the 2000 Olympics were held, the Sydney Opera House and the Blue Mountains just outside of Sydney. They also may travel to New Zealand or areas of Australia including Melbourne, Darwin and Cairns, where they can snorkel or dive the Great Barrier Reef. Students return to Rock Island on March 4.
You can read about students' experiences in Australia by visiting Augustana's Globablog at www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/.
Participating students from your area include:
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2010 Dec 8
Local students named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
864 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2009-10 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2010 Jul 19
Local students named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
827 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2009-10 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2010 Apr 19
Local students named to Augustana spring term Dean's List
Nine hundred thirty-nine students have been named to the spring term Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2008-2009 academic year. Students receiving this honor have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for courses taken during the 2009 spring term.
From your area, this includes:
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2009 Jul 1