Austin College and its students have always relied on the generosity of alumni, neighbors, and friends to sustain the mission of this 164-year-old institution. During spring 2013, two new programs were introduced to connect the Austin College family with philanthropic opportunities. The Austin College Family Fund Leadership Council plays an important role in supporting Austin… [Read More]

The IDEA Center has already seen visitors throughout the summer — at left, Board of Trustee spouses take a tour of the nearly-completed facility — and the campus observed the summer solstice on June 21 as the building’s “gnomonhole” directed light on to the atrium floor to the precise point measured. The move from Moody… [Read More]

Four Austin College students are among only 40 students from around the country and the world accepted to the summer Powerhouse Theater Training Program at Vassar College. They will spend six weeks attending morning classes in acting, voice, movement, directing, and writing, then afternoon and evening sessions in rehearsals, workshops, and crew work in design,… [Read More]

Todd Williams ’82 stepped into the position of chair of the Austin College Board of Trustees upon the retirement from that role of Robert Johnson ’53 last November. Todd has served as a member of the board since 2001 and as vice chair for several years. After retiring from a successful career with Goldman Sachs… [Read More]

Alumni may recall mad dashes from the library or athletic field to make it to the dining hall in time for meals, but today’s students don’t worry so much about timelines. Beginning last fall, students have unlimited access to the dining hall from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. Full service is… [Read More]

A Weekend to Celebrate Remarkable Women by Luan Beaty Mendel ’75 We came from California and the nation’s capital, from Dallas and from Denison — 33 women spanning graduating classes from 1952 to 2013. Friends and strangers, alumni, mothers and daughters of alumni, and others with a connection to Austin College, we converged on the… [Read More]

Most Austin College students are pretty amazing. So what does it take to be named Altrusa Outstanding Senior Woman and Outstanding Senior Man? The 2013 honorees, Laylee Ghafar and Blake Barnes, set the bar high. They’ve been involved in every sort of service program, countless campus organizations, received academic honors, and traveled internationally. Laylee plans… [Read More]

Victoria Briscoe ’13 of Fort Worth, Texas, and Soha Nassef ’13 of Houston, Texas, will spend the next year abroad, teaching English and sharing their experiences through Fulbright grants. Each has received an English Teaching Assistantship: Victoria will travel to Malaysia; Soha will teach in France. “I think I can bring the senses of focus,… [Read More]