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For the first time in program history, the Austin College women’s basketball team has won the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship after defeating top-seeded Trinity 76-67 on Sunday afternoon on the campus of Schreiner University. The ‘Roos are now 23-4 overall as they head into the NCAA Tournament, with their […]

The Austin College community offers condolences to the family of Senor trustee Joseph Robert Fallon Sr., who died February 27, 2020, in Sherman. Visitation will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, at Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman, with a Funeral Mass following at 1 p.m. in St. Anne’s Church at […]

Austin College President Steven P. O’Day, J.D., announced a $6.5 million gift to the College’s endowment at the February meeting of the College’s Board of Trustees. The bequest, among the largest made in the College’s history, is from the estate of an alumnus who wished to remain anonymous.  “This substantial […]

Psychologist Dr. Pittman McGehee of Austin, Texas, will offer the lecture “Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Student Resilience” at Austin College on March 3 at 11:15 a.m. in Wright Campus Center, Room 231, as part of the college’s “Marsupial Mindfulness” series, which focuses on creative pedagogy, student learning, stress reduction, and mindfulness. The series offers […]

Center for Southwestern and Mexican Studies Spring Lecture The Austin College Center for Southwestern and Mexican Studies will host Dr. Andrea Easley Morris, Austin College Class of 1995, to present the lecture, “21st-Century Migrant and Tourist Mobilities: Dominican and Cuban Encounters Abroad,” on February 25 in Wright Campus Center, Room […]

Community members are invited to join Austin College faculty in a conversation about the best-selling memoir Just Mercy – A Story of Justice and Redemption, written by Bryan Stevenson and adapted into a 2019 feature film. The faculty-led discussion on Thursday, March 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.at Austin College […]

Mark Monroe, associate professor of art at Austin College, will present the motivation and methods behind his exhibit “Industrial Debitage: Artifacts from the Anthropocene” at the 2019-2020 Austin College Bernice S. Melvin Sabbatical Series Lecture on February 26 at 5 p.m. in Dennis Gallery of Forster Art Complex. A reception […]

Austin College hosts the ’Roo Bound program Saturday, February 22, where children in kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to “Spring Into Safety.” The Sherman Fire Department will bring emergency vehicles to campus and Austin College Police Chief Kelle Kennemer will teach a program on individual safety for school-age children. The […]

Austin College’s Adams Observatory will host a Star Party on Thursday, February 20, from 8 to 9 p.m., inviting visitors to search the universe through the largest research telescope in North Texas. Members of the community are welcome to attend the free come-and-go event. The telescope will point toward Orion’s […]

Rev. Dr. Rebecca Todd “Toddie” Peters, professor of religious studies at Elon University, will present Austin College’s 2020 Allen-Head Lectures on Tuesday, February 18. Her first lecture on globalization and economic inequality, “After Capitalism: Imagining a Solidarity Economy,” begins at 11 a.m. at Sherman Hall in Hoxie Thompson Auditorium on […]

The Austin College community and many friends will honor alumnus James Rolfe on Saturday, February 15, with announcement of Jim Rolfe Court in the College’s Hughey Gymnasium of Robert T. Mason Athletic–Recreation Complex. Rolfe, a 1965 graduate and former ’Roo basketball athlete, has remained active in the life of Austin […]

Austin College officials have announced the Dean’s List for Fall Term 2019. The Dean’s List recognizes the top 20 percent of students taking a minimum of three graded, full-credit courses. For Fall Term 2019, 253 individuals are recognized. “We congratulate the students on the Dean’s List and commend them on […]

Four Austin College seniors have been selected as Fulbright semifinalists for English Teaching Assistantships in the 2020-2021 academic year. Those selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright Grant will spend an academic year abroad engaging with the host community and sharing creative insight while serving as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. […]

Several students joined Dr. Tom Blake, assistant professor of English, at the annual Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies on February 8 at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The students were able to interact with students and faculty from University of Dallas, Southeastern Oklahoma State, The University of Texas at […]

Austin College’s Western Intellectual Tradition Program will present Classics Week with lectures and programs planned February 11 and 13. Dr. Thomas Blake, assistant professor of English and director of the Western Intellectual Tradition program, invites all members of the community to attend.   All events will be held in Wright […]