Along Grand Ave – Summer 2012

Each year, the Austin College faculty selects two outstanding students in the graduating class for special recognition by the Board of Trustees, based upon the students’ entire academic record. During…

George Diggs, professor of biology, received Austin College’s distinguished Homer P. Rainey Award at Honors Convocation this spring. The award is presented annually by the Board of Trustees to a…

Allison Lowe ’12 is one of 1,500 U.S. citizens awarded Fulbright Student Program awards this spring. She will spend the 2012-2013 academic year in South Korea, participating in the Fulbright…

Victor “Abe” Menaldo ’12 was selected as one of 75 participants for the 2012-2013 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals. The program includes a year of study and internship in…

The Village on Grand housing seems to have found its place in the campus community. In May, then-seniors Bridgette Deem and her roommates had many good things to say about…

Under the guidance of Don Rodgers, associate professor of political science, Austin College students are working to end poverty in the United States—eventually. The seven students in the program are…

Austin College Kangaroos went green this spring. For the College’s annual GreenServe event in April, alumni and students joined in community service with an environmental focus. From work on the…

Within a class of 300-plus students, many leaders emerge. When those leaders’ spheres of influence extend from academics to community service to campus organizations, people take notice. Two such campus…

Editor’s Note: Following the Winter 2012 Austin College Magazine focus on “100 years of Science” at the College, we received notes from multiple alumni that a distinguished faculty member from…

Construction on the IDEA Center continues on schedule, with occupancy planned for Fall Term 2013. A Topping Out ceremony on June 27 marked the completion of the highest level of…