’Roos Lend a Hand in Texas and California When COVID-19 protocols left an area hospital short on hand sanitizer and in desperate need of a quick supply, where did first responders look for help? The local distillery, of course! Ironroot Republic Distillery, co-owned and operated by Robert Likarish ’09 and his brother, Jonathan, in Denison,… [Read More]

Austin College was notified by the staff of U.S. Senator John Cornyn this week that the college has been granted funds through the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748). The legislation allocates nearly $14 billion to higher education, including institutional aid and emergency aid for students. Austin College will receive $1.34… [Read More]

Austin College President Steven P. O’Day and the senior leadership team, like their counterparts at colleges across the nation, made the decision to begin remote instruction in mid-March as COVID-19 restrictions limited gatherings and government officials urged citizens to remain at home. At Austin College, close interaction with faculty and peers is foundational to the… [Read More]

In support of the nation’s call for social distancing and to prohibit the spread of COVID-19, daily life at Austin College changed drastically March 23 when all faculty began to deliver their classes via remote-learning methods. A small percentage of students continue to live on campus, having chosen to return to campus residences following an… [Read More]

All Austin College special guest events, public lectures, luncheons, performances, and other events, including the ATHENA Leadership Award presentation and events surrounding the Austin College Posey Leadership Award, are canceled for spring 2020. Some events may be rescheduled as possible once the current public health crisis has resolved. See more information about Monitoring the Coronavirus… [Read More]

The annual ATHENA Leadership Awards program hosted by Austin College for the last six years has been postponed indefinitely for 2020. The awards process to honor women leaders working and living in Grayson, Fannin, or Cooke counties has been halted by adherence to steps to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19. The awards were… [Read More]

Austin College student organization Rotaract will send nearly $6,000 for cancer research to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation after last week’s annual fundraising event. Participants can be readily identified—each decided to “Brave the Shave,” raising funds to have their heads shaved at the organization events. This year, 13 volunteers shaved their heads in support of children’s cancer research. The event raised $3,694,… [Read More]

How and why children develop biased attitudes about race will be addressed in an upcoming Austin College guest lecture “Colorblind or Color-Conscious? How do we talk to children about race?” by Dr. Brigitte Vittrup, professor of child development at Texas Woman’s University. The lecture, held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, in IDEA Center Room… [Read More]

This event has been canceled. We hope to be able to reschedule soon. Austin College’s annual Will Mann Richardson Lecture will bring entrepreneur and nonprofit director Nikki Silvestri to campus March 17 for an 11 a.m. lecture, “Social Fertility: What Soil Teaches Us About Collaboration,” in Hoxie Thompson Auditorium of Sherman Hall. She will then… [Read More]

With Austin College’s Spring Break 2020 just days away, many students look forward to relaxing, enjoying mom’s cooking, or maybe spending some time on a warm beach. Approximately 30 Austin College students are making other plans; they will participate in an Alternative Spring Break volunteer service trip to Little Rock, Arkansas. Alternative Spring Break is an annual… [Read More]