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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Austin College officials have announced the Dean’s List for Fall Term 2020. The Dean’s List recognizes the top 20 percent of students taking a minimum of three graded, full-credit courses. For Fall Term 2020, 243 individuals are recognized. “We congratulate the students on the Dean’s List and commend them on […]
Austin College Professor of Art Mark Smith has an exhibition of new paintings on display at Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas through April 3. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday afternoons, though visitors should check for specific hours before arriving. Smith encourages visitors, saying that he feels safe since […]
The Austin College community mourns the loss of Distinguished Alumnus and dedicated volunteer James Rolfe, who died February 26 in Dallas, and offers sympathy to Jim’s family, including his wife, Susan. Austin College President Steven O’Day and Athletic Director David Norman ’83 express their gratitude that the College and alumni […]
Austin College seniors Victoria Gilbert and Elizabeth Parker have been designated Fulbright Semi-Finalists by the Fulbright National Screening Committee. Victoria S. Gilbert is a semi-finalist for study in the Master of Arts Program in Brand and Fashion Management at Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan. Victoria began teaching herself Mandarin […]
Austin College junior Jessica Hoffman received the Third Place Undergraduate Research Award at the 2021 Texas Academy of Science Virtual Meeting February 28. She received a grant of $1,000 for her work for next year on her senior thesis, based on her submitted proposal. In an attempt to simplify the […]
Senior Freyja Coe is representing Austin College today, February 24, at the Texas Undergraduate Research Day with her poster presentation “Using Mathematics to Optimize Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in North Texas.” Normally held every other year at the Texas Capitol, the Undergraduate Research Day is being held virtually […]
Austin College hosts the 2021 Dr. Kenneth Street Law Symposium on Thursday, February 25, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lawyers, students, and others interested in the law profession are welcome to attend the virtual discussion of timely issues in law and ethics. Austin College students will be invited to […]
The Austin College community is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Thomas Nuckols, 87, on February 21, 2021. He joined the faculty in 1965 and retired as professor emeritus of religion in 1998. During those 33 years, he taught a variety of religious studies courses, as well as […]
The Western Intellectual Tradition and Professionalism & the Humanities programs present two events February 16 that highlight the work that can be accomplished by students in the programs. Both events will be presented virtually. Dr. Tom Blake, director of Western Intellectual Tradition, is coordinating the events. Students and faculty can […]
APO gives thanks to medical professionals As the Spring Term begins at Austin College, student organization leaders are rethinking their event calendars as they recognize that Covid restrictions continue to reshape their regularly scheduled campus activities, just as they did in the fall term. Those restrictions may have been most […]
“Legacies of American Slavery” Network Austin College today became one of seven colleges and universities selected by the Council of Independent Colleges in Washington, D.C., to serve as Regional Collaboration Partners for the multiyear project “Legacies of American Slavery: Reckoning with the Past.” The initiative will consider the ongoing effects […]
The Austin College community is saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Thomas Kimes, emeritus professor of mathematics, on February 4, 2021. As is often the case with Austin College faculty, he arrived on campus with plans to remain only a few years. He joined the faculty in 1962, […]
Austin College is now home to “I AM 400,” a 4 x 12-foot banner highlighting the work of father and son artists Jerome and Jeromyah Jones and their project marking the 400 years, as of 2019, of the African journey in America. The Austin College banner hangs in the Dining […]
Dr. Saritha Bangara, co-director of Austin College’s Public Health Program, has been awarded a grant in excess of $90,000 from The Discovery Foundation of Dallas, Texas, in support of her project “Women’s health education for victims of intimate partner violence at the Grayson Crisis Center.” The grant covers a three-year […]
Austin College Group Earns Second Place When the music world paused to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven on December 17, 2020, young people around the world were also celebrating their own musical accomplishments. They were the winners of the international Best Beethoven Performance Competition […]