July 2017

Margaret Jonsson Fountain Restored
Hundreds of Austin College students have celebrated significant events of their college years with a “dip” in Margaret Jonsson Fountain at the west end of Windsor Mall.

Another Class Crosses the Stage
Commencement is always exciting for seniors and their families, friends, classmates, and faculty. The May 2017 event was no exception.

The Adventure of a Lifetime
From camping alone in the Great Blue Mountains, hitchhiking my way back to my hostel, sharing a hotel room with a group of Spaniards, and then traveling  with them to the Gobi Desert, I had the greatest adventure of my life.

Au Revoir to Dr. Marjorie Hass
Amidst the pride, happiness, and well wishes for graduates of Austin College during Commencement 2017, a bittersweet thread also ran through the weekend for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the College.

The Momentum of Discovery
When Brittany Subialdea ’17 came to Austin College, she realized a dream as the first in her family to attend college out of high school.

John Hitt ’62: Year 26 as College President
John C. Hitt ’62 was honored in March for 25 years of service as president of the University of Central Florida. He and his wife, Martha (Halsted) ’60, joined the UCF family March 1, 1992.

Departments

Snapshot

From the Interim President

Roots

Along Grand Avenue

• A Tradition Restored
• The Search for Austin College’s 16th President
• News from the Board of Trustees
• Historian Tries Hand at Mystery Tale
• College Receives $1.2 Million Grant for STEM Teacher Education Scholarships
• Grants and Updates
• Honors Convocation Highlights
• Fulbright Scholar Studies Indigenous Music
• Service Goes Full Circle
• Another Class Crosses the Stage
• First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth Gives $200,000 to Endow College’s Alternative Spring Break Program
• Immersed in the Arts
• World Ambassadors
• New Scholarship Supports JanTerm Adventure

Home Team

• Hoopsters Hitting the Mark
• Tennis Advances • Coach Is Honored
• Distance Track Finishes Well
• Baseball Standout
• Softball Sets Record Strikeouts
• Austin College Top Honors
• Need New ’Roo Gear?
• Football Makes Switch to Southern Athletic Association
• Soccer Complex Honors Jack Pierce
• Water Polo Coming to Hannah Natatorium

’Roo Notes

• Class Notes
• ’Roo News
• ACcolades
• ’Roo Mates
• Joeys
• From the Alumni Board President
• Legends 2017
• Celebrating 25 Years … and More to Come
• In Memoriam

In Other Words