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 2020 graduate Katherine Seibert heads out later this week to begin a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant post in Seoul, South Korea. She looks forward to the opportunity to experience the rich culture of the country and to serve as an ambassador of the United States. “It’s more important […]
For High Schoolers in Grayson County Eligible Grayson County high school seniors can attend Austin College beginning in Fall Term 2021 for no more than $17,000 a year through its Tuition Advantage Program, announced by Austin College this week. “We are investing considerable Austin College gift aid—merit and/or institutional scholarships […]
Audrey Rose ’19 has already experienced the joys of Fulbright service, having been awarded a 2019-2020 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain, assigned to the Canary Islands. There, she discovered that she adored living on an island, delighted in new foods, and realized that her new island neighbors captured her […]
Janet Heeter Bass, a former longtime Austin College Student Life professional, died suddenly on December 25, 2020, in Ohio. The Austin College community extends sympathy to her husband, Norm, and their three children, including their ’Roo daughter Kate, Class of 2019. The family said Janet was involved in the activity […]
The Austin College community is saddened by the death of senior Chris Miller of Houston, Texas, on December 18, 2020. Chris spent the majority of Fall Term 2020 at Texoma Medical Center battling COVID-19, and his friends and family had hoped he was headed for recovery when he was released […]
Last week’s Women’s Health Forum provided an opportunity for Spencer Dirk ’20 to share some experiences from her summer 2019 Global Outreach Fellowship. She traveled to Shirati, Tanzania, to work with the Maji Safi Group. In Swahili, Maji Safi means clean water. The organization helps thousands to learn safe water, […]
Austin College has hosted a Christmas Eve Worship Service in Wynne Chapel for decades for all Presbyterian congregations in the Sherman-Denison area. In 2020, a pre-recorded Christmas Eve service will be streamed on the Austin College Facebook page and YouTube page on Thursday, December 24, at 6 p.m. The service […]
The Austin College Engineering Design Showcase 2020 will be held virtually and asynchronously December 4-7 through online conference software Symposium by ForagerOne. View the showcase presentations at any time December 4-7. Attendees will need to sign up with their austincollege.edu email address at the Symposium site. Engineering physics students […]
Junior Nicole DeLuna of San Antonio, Texas, has been elected student body president at Austin College, leading Student Assembly for a second year-long term beginning January 2021. She began her new role with the traditional lighting of the campus Christmas tree at the Service of Lessons and Carols, streamed December […]
Austin College hosts its annual Service of Lessons and Carols—virtually—on Thursday, December 3, at 7 p.m., streaming on Facebook and YouTube. View the Order of Service and Song Lyrics The event includes traditional Christmas hymns; scripture readings by students, faculty, and staff; and Christmas carols by the College’s A Cappella […]
Annual Women’s Health Forum and Research Showcase Dr. Hannah M. Cates will present “Using the Central Dogma to Study Addiction” as the keynote address of the seventh annual Austin College Women’s Health Forum and Student Research Showcase on Thursday, December 3 at 4:30 p.m. Her presentation will be open to […]
Austin College Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges 2021 Edition Austin College has again been named one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges by The Princeton Review, which included the College in its Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition. The latest version of the guidebook profiles 416 colleges. […]
Austin College junior Andrew J. Pak was awarded “best student presentation” for his research poster delivery at the international conference of the Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, held October 28-30. His research in biology was “The interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and the ACE-2 Transmembrane Receptor, and a Proposal of the Use […]
J’Lee Bumpus, Austin College associate professor of mathematics, will present “The Mathematics of Blockchain: Ensuring Data is Verifiable, Unchangeable, and Anonymous” on November 11 at 5 p.m. via Zoom. The lecture is part of the Bernice S. Melvin Sabbatical Series hosted by the College’s Robert and Joyce Johnson Center for […]
The Austin College Pre-Law Society will host “Colloquium on Civil Discourse and American Democracy: The Lawyer and American Public Life” on Thursday, November 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. via Zoom. Wyatt Hill, Class of 2021 and Pre-Law Society president, said all interested Austin College alumni and members of […]