For the Class of 2012, Commencement is coming too quickly—and not quickly enough. Four years of classwork, reading assignments, tests, papers, lab work, and presentations are nearly over, but so is seniors’ close-knit day-to-day life among the Austin College community that has become home. But the end will come so plans are underway for a… [Read More]
The Sports Legends Return
The Austin College Athletics Department has announced the selection of six outstanding individuals for induction to the Austin College Athletics Hall of Honor at the Legends Weekend July 13-15. Alumni and staff also will honor the late Sig Lawson as the Spencer Coach of the Year Award recipient. All the honorees will be recognized at… [Read More]
Seeking Equality And Justice For All
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, offered a convocation address to a near-capacity crowd in Wynne Chapel on April 12. Edelman officially received the 2012 Austin College Posey Leadership Award that evening at the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. Following a welcome from Austin College President… [Read More]
Heading Back To School
Austin College students headed to the classroom in January—this time not to learn, but to teach. Students participating in JanServe spent the afternoon with students at Dillingham Intermediate School and Piner Middle School in Sherman. JanServe is an annual service project organized by the student-led Service Station. Naureen Dharani ’13, Service Station Board member, said… [Read More]
Did You Miss These?
Did you miss these campus news items on the Austin College website? Professor John McGinn Takes His Music on the Road College Receives Gift for Science Endowment ’Roos Celebrate Student-Athlete Day and DIII Week Faculty and Staff Participate in April Fools for Cancer Parade College Hosts Annual Psychology Research Symposium Check out more news from… [Read More]