“In the future, I hope to be treating underserved patients both locally and abroad, using the skills learned in my academic career.” –Michelle Zhou ’18, Pre-dental student Michelle Zhou ’18 Plano, Texas Major: Business Administration Minor: Art Scholarship Recipient Pre-dental student Michelle Zhou spent a semester abroad in the Arusha Region of Northern Tanzania, conducting… [Read More]

Mark it a success! Hundreds of Kangaroo alumni “came home” and family members gladly reunited with students during the College’s Homecoming and Family Weekend in October 2017. Something was offered for everyone, from Kids College activities for the younger guests to sports competitions in soccer, swimming, and football; from alumni art exhibits to “An Evening… [Read More]

John Mendel ’76 visited campus as the Todd A. Williams Executive-in-Residence Lecturer in November 2017 during Global Entrepreneurship Week, interacting with students in several business and economics classes and presenting a campus-wide lecture. That presentation, “Leading by Heart Count, Not Head Count,” challenged students to develop the talents and characteristics that will  make them stand… [Read More]

Team Unicap won the final round of the Austin College Product Lab Pitch Competition during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Team members isolated a common problem for many: they don’t  like tap water. So, they developed a universal filter cap that fits any beverage bottle with a standard, threaded neck—and tap water becomes filtered water without a… [Read More]

Austin College hosted the second annual TEDxAustinCollege event in September 2017, featuring members of the Austin College community as speakers:   Rob Kelso ’77 NASA shuttle flight director for 37 years; “Paving the Way to Planetary Settlement” Mankind will becoming a multi-planet species with settlements on the Moon and Mars. It is not a question… [Read More]

American physician Dr. Rick Hodes has dedicated his life to caring for those in great need. Since 1990, that has meant working in Ethiopia as medical director of the American Jewish Joint  Distribution Committee. He visited with students on campus November 30 and presented a lecture hosted by the Posey Leadership Institute and the STAR… [Read More]

Academic departments across campus are developing new, relevant majors and minors to better prepare students to achieve their educational and career goals. Business—Business and economics students have five tracks from which to choose a major: economics, international economics and finance, business administration, business finance, and global management. A minor in accounting also is now offered.… [Read More]

The Austin College Mock Trial team brought home individual and team recognition from competition in several tournaments last fall. Growing in popularity on campus, the program, coached by  Sherman attorney Ed Richardson ’95, now has enough participants to field two teams and thereby increase the program’s impact in competition. Nicolas Rodriguez ’19, captain of the… [Read More]

Jacob Dowell ’18 spent much of summer 2017 thinking about one weekend in November: the dates The 39 Steps, which he would direct, would play in Austin College’s Ida Green Theatre. In fact, he estimates he spent some 300 hours thinking about it before the curtain raised opening night. Theatre faculty offered him the opportunity… [Read More]

Austin College celebrates its 100th year of co-education as two women lead the Austin College student body. Clarissa Caballero Pinedo ’19, voted student body president last fall, and vice president Laurel Hagge ’19 began their Student Assembly roles in January. Both officers have expressed a goal to increase student involvement. “The sense of community here… [Read More]