Augustana names Lindsay Adolphs associate vice president of CORE program
Augustana College has a new assistant vice president.
The college announced that Lindsay Adolphs will be the assistant vice president for CORE and community-engaged learning. Adolphs currently serves as executive director for academic and career planning at St. Ambrose University and will join Augustana on April 15.
She was chosen for the position after a nationwide search led by Dr. Sangeetha Rayapati, professor of music, and an interview process that included Augustana faculty, staff and students.
Adolphs will lead CORE (Careers, Opportunity, Research, Exploration), the college’s center for getting students ready for meaningful post-graduate work, service and education in the Olin Center at Augustana.
CORE is a multi-faceted department that focuses on experiential learning. Its initiatives include career planning and preparation, international and off-campus study away, research, service learning, vocational exploration and community-based learning centers, including the Upper Mississippi Center.
Provost Dr. Dianna Shandy said Adolphs has more than a decade of experience connecting new graduate talent with the workforce with a focus on student affairs and student development.
“Lindsay Adolphs comes to Augustana with a depth of experience in academic and career development and building and maintaining strong relationships with the community,” said Provost Dr. Dianna Shandy. “She has a reputation for making things happen, and that approach is exactly what Augustana needs as we move forward to implement our new Bold and Boundless Strategic Plan.”
Adolphs said she took the job at Augustana because of the college’s unwavering commitment to both academic excellence and community-engaged learning.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to support the impactful work already being done by CORE and collaborate with members of both the Augustana and Rock Island communities,” she said. “Through this collaboration, I am excited to create new and innovative community-based learning experiences for students, enhancing their educational journey while also uplifting the Rock Island community.
“It is an exciting time to join the Augustana community, and I can’t wait to get started.”
Adolphs has worked for St. Ambrose University since July 2021, first as the career center director. Before that, she worked for the University of Iowa, Iowa City; Ashford University, Clinton; and Clarke University, Dubuque.
She earned an M.S. in college student personnel from Western Illinois University in Macomb and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Iowa. She is a member of the National Association of Academic Advising, National Association of Colleges and Employers, Career Professionals of Iowa, and Career Leadership Collective.
CORE prepares students for life after graduation. In a survey of recent graduates, 99% of respondents from the Class of 2022 reported positive career outcomes: 76% were employed and 23% were in graduate school. The results were 1005 for Augustana athletes and international students.
CORE was created in 2014 under the direction of President Emeritus Steve Bahls as part of the college’s prior strategic plan, Augustana 2020. Forage, an international firm that connects students with job simulations, ranked Augustana No. 10 in the U.S. for “experiential learning” in May 2022. President Emeritus Bahls was awarded the 2022 Career Services Champion Award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers for his leadership in career development programming.
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