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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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The nearing of the spring term always brings a rush of new art around campus. Large outdoor sculptures sometimes seem to appear mysteriously around campus. In every exhibit space, seniors present works of photography, drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, and most every sort of display. Throughout the next few weeks, several […]
Outstanding Senior Man and Outstanding Senior Woman awards highlighted the 2021 Austin College Student Affairs Leadership Ceremony Tuesday, April 20, in Wynne Chapel. President Steven O’Day announced the awards that recognize the two seniors’ outstanding contributions to the Austin College community through academic and co-curricular achievements. See the Photos Outstanding […]
Austin College vocalists junior Jake Hanes and senior Zach Magers will present an online-only recital Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m., available through the Facebook/Austin College Department of Music page. Both young men are the students of Sylvia Rivers, who has taught voice as an adjunct instructor at Austin College […]
The Austin College Wind Symphony will present an online-only concert April 28, 2021, at 7:30 p.m., viewable on the Austin College Department of Music Facebook page. Alan Harkey, Austin College’s director of bands, also directs the Wind Symphony. This Spring Concert program will include a variety of works, including “La […]
Austin College sopranos Meghan Reeves and Lillian Boessen will present a joint recital Friday, April 23, at 7 p.m., livestreamed via Facebook/Austin College Music Department. The sophomores will perform separately during the recital and join for a duet performing “I Waited for the Lord” by Felix Mendelssohn to close the […]
Journal of Higher Education Management Professor of Business Administration David Griffith is one of two writers of an article included in the recent Journal of Higher Education Management – Vol 36(1) as published by the American Association of University Administrators. Griffith joined with Bryan McKinney of Ouachita Baptist University’s business faculty to […]
Austin College students will hold their 11th annual GreenServe event on Saturday, April 17, in a morning of volunteer projects focused on environmental responsibility and sustainability. More than 3,100 service hours have been contributed since the event began in 2010. GreenServe is co-sponsored by Thinking Green and the Austin College […]
Tenor Austin Rue and bass-baritone Brian Linares will present an online recital Friday, April 16, at 7 p.m., livestreamed on Facebook/Austin College Music Department. The two singers each perform separately during the recital. A duet by the two students ends the recital, as they perform “Au fond du temple saint” […]
Humanities Alumni in Health Care and Wellness Share Experiences The Austin College Humanities Division and its Professionalism and the Humanities Leadership Program presents a panel Zoom chat with alumni discussing Humanities in Health Care and Wellness. The Zoom event will be Thursday, April 15, at 7 p.m. CST. Register for […]
Humanities Alumni Changing the World The Austin College Humanities Division and its Professionalism And The Humanities Leadership Program will present a Zoom panel with alumni discussing their work in social justice. The Zoom event will be Tuesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. CST. Register for this Zoom panel Alumni speakers […]
The first Austin College Giving Day on March 30 was deemed an “absolute smash hit” by organizer Leanna Swart, director of Annual Giving. She described the event as a 24-hour fundraising campaign, ‘Give Where Your Heart Is,’ in support of Austin College greatest needs. “Annual support is more important now […]
Former Austin College Board of Trustees member Teresa Lozano Long died March 21, 2021. The College community extends sympathy to her husband, Joe, who was always at her side. Teresa “Terry” Long served on the board from 1999 to 2002, active on the Student Affairs Committee and the New Era […]
The ninth annual Austin College Scholarship Conference will include a livestream music recital by Anna Long, senior soprano, and Sylvia Richards, soprano adjunct instructor in music. The livestream will be available at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19, in Craig Hall’s Recital Hall on campus. The recital will become available […]
The Western Intellectual Tradition and Professionalism & the Humanities programs present two events March 23 that highlight the work that can be accomplished by students in the programs. These events were originally scheduled for February but were postponed due to weather. Both events will be presented virtually. Dr. Tom Blake, […]
Tells Story of 18th-Century French Physicist As a salute to women in science, Abbey Goodman ’21 directs Emilie La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight, a play by Lauren Gunderson. The story recounts the life of 18th-century French physicist Emilie du Chatelet as she seeks to find out what […]