When Sameen Wajiid ’13 returned in 2011 from an Austin College Global Outreach Fellowship to Karachi, Pakistan, she realized her world had changed. “When you have a life-changing experience,” she said,“how do you make it impact the rest of your life?” Applying for law school with plans to work in human rights, she obviously has… [Read More]
An Outstanding Start
College life can be a big adjustment for freshmen: new freedoms, the challenge to manage time and studies along with new friends and new experiences—and still get to classes every day. Even so, most do just fine. Still others excel, and each spring at the Student Affairs Leadership Banquet, one student is recognized as Outstanding… [Read More]
2013 Posey Leadership Award Announced
In recognition of his vision and work toward providing global access to education, the Austin College Board of Trustees will honor Salman Khan, founder and executive director of the Khan Academy, with the 2013 Posey Leadership Award. The Austin College Posey Leadership Award was created to promote and recognize service and leadership in a global… [Read More]
Global ‘Roos
Join Austin College alumni and friends, along with travelers from other colleges and universities, to explore the world, discover new cultures, and experience intriguing adventures. Journeys in 2013 Villages and Vineyards of Chile and Argentina Chile and Argentina (21 nights) Dates:April 9-20, 2013 Price: $4,795 plus air and taxes, per person Tour of Spain Barcelona… [Read More]
Class of 2016 by the Numbers
The Austin College Class of 2016 already is making its mark by bucking a trend in higher education.Women outnumber men on the campuses of most U.S. colleges and universities today, but of the 308 freshmen who enrolled at Austin College in September, 52 percent were men. In other ways the class is much like other… [Read More]
A Masterful Moment
In Sherman to play the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Sherman Symphony Orchestra this fall, renowned pianist Scott Watkins offered a piano master class to four Austin College students during his visit. An associate professor of music at Jacksonville University in Florida, he has performed around the world, with solo performances throughout the… [Read More]
Cross-Cultural Learning
Having just completed a year-long study abroad program in Egypt, Ashton Gelat ’13 initially thought that spending summer 2012 living in Jordan wouldn’t be much different. She was awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship for study of Arabic in Amman, Jordan. Read below Ashton’s own words about her experiences. I was pleasantly… [Read More]
At The Top Of Their Class
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 Commencement, the two students, with no distinction between them, receive the J.M. Robinson and J.C. Kidd Memorial Scholarship Medals, first presented in 1935 and 1940,… [Read More]
Faculty Receive Honors
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 member of the faculty or staff for outstanding achievement and service to the College. During the convocation, he also was installed as the Donald MacGregor… [Read More]
Fulbright Award To South Korea
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 English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program, which places new college graduates as English teaching assistants in schools or universities, where they increase foreign students’ English language… [Read More]
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