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]