Welcome to our Austin College Press Release Archive, where history meets information.
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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More than 75 Austin College students have been honored with scholarships and fellowships this spring for academic excellence in various disciplines of the College. These awards normally are made at the College’s annual Honors Convocation, an all-campus event that highlights the achievements of students and faculty. See the Honors Convocation Program […]
These days, wearing a mask seems to be advised for a grocery shopping trip or other forays out of the confines of home. Wouldn’t it be fun to have a ’Roo mask? That was the question that came up on the newly established Austin College Alumni Community Facebook page this […]
His Nominators Are Former Bradshaw Staffers and Award Winners Michael Deen, Austin College dean of students, has received the 2020 Robert D. Bradshaw Small College Student Advocate Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region III. “I couldn’t be more honored,” Deen said. “I know the legacy […]
Work was progressing as usual in early March for Travis Stein ’01, co-owner of The Odee Company, a printing business in Dallas. The firm had just received final edits on a print project for the Frisco RoughRiders baseball franchise, and workers were set to print a run of 500,000 pocket […]
’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]