Her late son’s love of music at Austin College led Opal Carlton to make a bequest in his memory. When Mrs. Carlton’s family presented the estate gift in June 2012, her legacy had been realized—and the names of Opal Carlton and her son Steven Findlay ‘69 will be remembered for generations to come through the… [Read More]
Commencement Celebrations Nearing
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]
2012 Global Outreach Forum
“Is America’s dream big enough for every fifth child who is poor, every sixth child who is Black, every seventh child who is Hispanic, and every eighth child who is mentally or physically challenged? Is our world’s dream big enough for all of the children God has sent as messengers of hope?” – Marian Wright… [Read More]
Austin College Is Top Fulbright Producer
Austin College is the number one producer of Fulbright students among Texas bachelor’s institutions for 2011-2012—and among the top in the nation, according to a list of top Fulbright producers released by the Fulbright Program and published in October 2011 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle listed institutions by type, including Austin College… [Read More]
#1 in Study Abroad
The World Is Our Classroom Austin College again ranks #1 in the nation for study abroad based upon percentage of participation among baccalaureate institutions in the 2011 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (IEE). The report indicates an increase in U.S. students studying abroad, with nearly 10,000 more students studying abroad for credit in… [Read More]
Life Is the Message
Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh said, “Our own life has to be our message.” Ivette VargasO’Bryan’s message has had many elements over the past two years, serving as a Fulbright Scholar in Hong Kong, doing sabbatical work, and teaching at two Chinese institutions. “Residing in Asia reinforced my knowledge, updated my research, and developed my… [Read More]
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