January Tradition of Service Continues
Sherman Independent School District Superintendent Dr. David Hicks joined Austin College First Lady Cece O’Day to welcome 489 Special Olympians from 25 different area schools to the Austin College campus…
Mock Trial Team Hosts 3rd Kangaroo Brawl
The Austin College Advocacy Program will host the 3rd Annual Kangaroo Brawl on January 25-26 in the Grayson County Justice Center and Courthouse in Sherman, Texas. Sixteen teams from Texas, Oklahoma,…
Austin College Names New Police Chief
Kelle Kennemer, formerly of Collin College police department, has been named the new director of Public Safety/Police Chief for Austin College. She was sworn in January 6 on campus with…
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2020
Herschel Walker to Present Insight and Motivation NFL legend and 1982 Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker will headline 2020’s commemoration of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Sherman…
Austin College Police Chief Perry Retires
Back in 1982, James Perry arrived on campus as a 25-year-old patrolman looking to strengthen his resume then move on to a municipal police force somewhere. “Instead of moving on,…
Students Design Japanese Greeting Cards
Dr. Mindy Landeck, assistant professor of East Asian Studies, challenged her Japanese language students to design greeting cards for the Lunar New Year as part of their culture study. The…
College Hosts Women’s Health and Cancer Forum
Jian Hu, Ph.D., assistant professor of cancer biology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center will present “Will Brain Tumors Ever Be Cured?” at the 6th annual Austin College Women’s Health and Cancer…
Students Direct One-Act Plays
The Theatre Department will present an evening of Student-Directed One-Act Plays December 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Ida Green Theatre of Ida Green Communication Center. The presentation is…
Language Students to Brew and Serve Tea
The students of Dr. Mindy Landeck, assistant professor of East Asian Studies, are finishing the “Tea in East Asia” course with a cup of tea. The college community is invited…
East Asian Studies Partners with Library
Students from Austin College’s East Asian Studies Program traveled to the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial McKinney in mid-November to present the “Passport to East Asia” program to area schoolchildren.…