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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The Austin College community opens the holiday season with the annual Service of Lessons and Carols on December 6 at Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church, 901 N. Grand Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. The event will be held at Grand Avenue Presbyterian this year due to […]
Austin College has installed an electric vehicle charging station, the latest move in a series of strides toward a more sustainable campus. The charging station originated with a proposal from Elizabeth Adams, Class of 2019 and a current graduate student in the College’s Austin Teacher Program. The EV charging station […]
The Austin College football team was well represented in All-Southern Athletic Association voting, with 11 ‘Roos earning All-Conference recognition in voting conducted by the league’s head coaches. Colt Collins, Keegan Nichols, and Tyler James earned first team All-SAA honors and Evan Powell was a second team All-Conference pick. Jake Lacey, […]
The artwork of students in the Communication/Inquiry class “Meditation 101: Health and Spirituality” is on display in the exhibit, “Transforming Emotions: A Meditation,” in Ida Green Gallery of Ida Green Communication from November 30 through December 13. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ivette […]
The Austin College community is saddened to learn quite belatedly of the death of Dr. Paul L. Thomas, professor emeritus of psychology. He died September 16, 2019, in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was 90 years old. Dr. Thomas joined the Austin College faculty in fall 1963. He also served as registrar […]
Three Austin College students received the highest possible team rating at a mathematical modeling competition at Texas A&M University–Commerce on November 10. Presenting at SCUDEM IV 2019 (SIMIODE Challenge using Differential Equations), the Austin College team was one of only two to receive the Outstanding rating at the event. […]
Austin College senior theatre major Chloe Schnaible of Allen, Texas, says she chose to direct Exit Laughing because it’s a heartwarming and funny story about the universal experience of death and mourning. The play by Paul Elliott tells the story of a group of Southern ladies who have shared […]
Alumna Author Featured at Austin Book Talk Alyssa Banta ’90 will share images and stories about her recent book, The Texas Ranch Sisterhood, on November 23 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at an Austin College Women Get Connected event in Austin, Texas, co-sponsored by the Austin College Alumni Board. The event will be […]
Austin College’s student organization AC Cares invites the public to observe World AIDS Day on November 21 at 4:30 p.m. in Mabee Hall of Wright Campus Center on campus. World AIDS Day, established in 1988, is actually December 1 during the College Thanksgiving Break so students have set an early […]
Austin College’s free ’Roo Bound program for area children in kindergarten through 5th grade continues for Fall Term 2019 Fall this Saturday, November 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This month’s session is “Hoppy Holidays!” Austin College members of the sororities Iota Eta and Theta Sigma Chi will host […]
Powerlifting Federation’s 14th North American Regional Bench Press Championships Senior Seth Howard Wins Big at Bench Press Championships for USA Team When Seth Howard’s name was called over the loud speaker as a Homecoming king nominee a few weekends ago during the football game’s halftime, an empty space was left […]
Alumna to Speak on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, STEM Kat Yarbrough Kuzmeskas ’07, CEO and co-founder of SimplyVital Health, Inc., will present her talk, “Thinking Outside the Box of Your Major: Leadership and Entrepreneurship in STEM,” at a Lecture on Science and Leadership sponsored by the Austin College Posey Leadership Institute and […]
Dr. Jessica Healy, associate professor of biology, will talk about the ability of hibernating animals to survive conditions that would kill other mammals, such as extended stays in below freezing temperatures and months without food. Healy will present her talk, “Have Squirrels, Will Travel: Adventures in International Hibernation Research,” at […]
Tim Millerick inducted into his Alma Mater’s Athletic Hall of Fame Former Winthrop Viking and BSU graduate Tim Millerick was inducted into the Bridgewater State University Athletic Hall of Fame on October 19, 2019, during the recent Homecoming Weekend on the campus in Massachusetts. Mr. Mike Storey, assistant athletic director […]
Amy Sierra and Evan Powell were crowned Austin College 2019 Homecoming queen and king at halftime of the football game Saturday afternoon, October 26. Homecoming queen Amy Sierra, a junior from Dallas, Texas, is completing a biology major and an art minor. She is a Resident Assistant, a captain of the Aussie Dance Team, […]