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This is an archive of Austin College press releases from 2021 and older. Whether you're a prospective student, an alumni reminiscing, or a researcher exploring our journey, this archive offers a glimpse into our past.

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Celestial Alignments Offer Best Views in Years

December 21, 2021
Jupiter

Dr. David Baker, director of Adams Observatory at Austin College’s IDEA Center, urges community members to look to the night sky tonight, December 21. “Two stunning celestial alignments will grace the sky this Monday, December 21: the annual winter solstice, and a historic ‘great’ conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn,” he […]

Faculty Writes about Economics and Finance

December 13, 2021

Mikidadu Mohammed, Austin College assistant professor of economics, has written the just-released book The Economics and Finance of Commodity Price Shocks. Published by Taylor & Francis/Routledge, it is now available through Amazon and other major book retailers. Mohammed, who joined the Austin College faculty in 2017, teaches courses in international […]

Service of Lessons and Carols December 2

December 2, 2021
Holiday

Austin College presents its annual Service of Lessons and Carols in celebration of the Christmas season on December 2, 2021, at 5 p.m. in Clifford J. Grum Sanctuary of Wynne Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Masks are to be worn in all public spaces at […]

Public Administration Symposium 2021

November 5, 2021
Public Administration Symposium

Austin College will host the 2021 Public Administration Symposium for faculty and staff on November 18 with a strong lineup of experts discussing “The Economic Impact of Transportation Planning.” The day’s events will occur in the College’s IDEA Center, Room 127. Student and faculty reservations for the luncheon and keynote […]

Annual ’RooBoo Brings Hundreds to Campus

November 4, 2021

Austin College students, led by members of Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity, hosted the College’s 21st annual ’RooBoo last week, offering a safe Halloween alternative for area children. More than 35 campus organizations gathered to provide small carnival-type games for the children as well as face painting, animal balloons, […]

Musician and Disability Rights Advocate to Visit

November 3, 2021
Music

Folk singer, musician, and disability rights advocate Gaelynn Lea will perform virtually in an event for the  Austin College community on November 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Students and faculty are invited to gather in Wynne Chapel to watch the presentation together, with refreshments and drinks available. The event […]

In Memoriam: Ann Biggerstaff Mason

November 1, 2021

The Austin College community is saddened to learn of the death on October 30 of Ann Biggerstaff Mason, Class of 1952 graduate and well-loved member of the College community. She was also the wife of longtime basketball coach and athletic director Robert T. Mason, who died in 1999. The family […]

Homecoming High Court Leaves King, Queen Titles

November 1, 2021

In a departure from the traditional gender-specific titles of Homecoming king and queen, Austin College students this year voted for a Homecoming Court and then a High Court, the top two vote getters, regardless of gender. The 2021 Homecoming High Court Royalty are seniors Sarah Schuster and Claudia Theriot.   […]

New Music Edition to Premiere at Fall Concert

October 29, 2021
Music

Austin College’s chamber and jazz musicians return to Wynne Chapel in its new Clifford Grum Sanctuary for a performance on Monday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m., directed by Dr. Ricky Duhaime, Austin College Mosher Professor of Music. “After two years of virtual concerts and livestreamed performances, the Music Department is […]

Page Meditation Garden Dedicated

October 29, 2021

The Oscar and Anna Laura Page Meditation Garden—completed this fall just east of Wynne Chapel—was dedicated during Homecoming 2021. At the dedication, President Steven O’Day said that the spot that is now the meditation garden had been beautiful before, “but you walked past it on the way to somewhere else. […]

Health Care Expert to Talk with Business Students

October 18, 2021
lecture

Health care management authority William L. Roberts, Austin College Class of 1973, will present the 2021 Todd A. Williams Executive-in-Residence Lecture Thursday, October 21, at 11 a.m. In an outdoor setting along Windsor Mall, near Wynne Chapel. The event is open to students, faculty, and staff only. Reservations are required. Roberts, a longtime Baylor Scott & White […]

Carlson Lecture Set for October 14

October 7, 2021
lecture

“One More River to Cross: Elevating the Value and Impact of the 21st Century Liberal Arts College”  Dr. Lori S. White, president of DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and a leader in higher education development, will present Austin College’s 2021 A.J. Carlson Lecture on October 14 at 5 p.m. in the […]

Artist Exhibit Continues Through December

October 5, 2021

Artist and 1992 Austin College graduate Scott Nicol will have an exhibit of his work, “Ladders and Walls,” on display at the College October 22 through December 10 in Dennis Gallery of Forster Art Complex. His exhibition of photographs and sculptures related to the South Texas border wall is presented […]

Artist Exhibit Continues Through December

October 5, 2021
Art thm

Artist and 1992 Austin College graduate Scott Nicol will have an exhibit of his work, “Ladders and Walls,” on display at the College October 22 through December 10 in Dennis Gallery of Forster Art Complex. His exhibition of photographs and sculptures related to the South Texas border wall is presented […]

Music Faculty Recital Upcoming Saturday

September 21, 2021
Faculty Recital

Austin College musicians Daniel Dominick, piano and harpsichord, and Sylvia Rivers, soprano, assisted by Leslie Whelan on cello, will present a Faculty Recital, Saturday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Clifford Grum Sanctuary of Wynne Chapel. The recital is free and open to the public. The program will include a […]