National Media Highlights
Washington Times | March 5, 2014
“Through A Child’s Eyes” is a collaboration between Jessica Antonelli’s ‘09 fourth-grade art class at Early Childhood University and the Galveston Arts Center led by arts intern India Coleman.
Dallas and Regional News
Amarillo Globe-News | March 18, 2014
The Austin College a Cappella choir will present a concert at 7 p.m., on Friday, March 28, in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Canyon, 904 19th St.
Dallas Morning News | March 7, 2014
Dr. Nathan Wolfe has been announced by Austin College to be the 2014 recipient of the Posey Leadership Award. He will speak March 20 at the Global Outreach Forum at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas.
Dallas Morning News| March 7, 2014
President Marjorie Hass comments on the cost of higher education.
Dallas Morning News | March 13, 2014
Posey Leadership students, led by senior Alicia Mistry ’14, participated in judging for the Business Ethics Award that will be awarded to a Dallas-based company that is committed to ethnical business
Dallas Morning News | March 19, 2014
Collin College partners with 10 four-year universities, including Austin College, in a program that guarantees acceptant to participating schools if admissions requirements are met.
Dallas Morning News | March 21, 2014
Nathan Wolfe, winner of Austin College’s Posey Leadership Award, honored at Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
Culture Map Dallas | March 26, 2014
Coolest scientist ever (Nathan Wolfe) shares worldly adventures with Dallas fans at Perot.
Galveston County – The Daily News | March 3, 2014
“Through A Child’s Eyes,” is a collaboration between Jessica Antonelli’s ’09 fourth-grade art class at Early Childhood University and the Galveston Arts Center led by arts intern India Coleman.
KERA | March 19, 2014
“It’s a Viral World,” Nathan Wolfe, recipient of Austin College’s Posey Leadership Award discusses how viruses actually benefit us and about new efforts to tame them.
North Texas Young Professionals | April 9, 2014
Join NTYP for our 10th Pillars Forum! This time we’ll be hearing from Dr. Marjorie Hass as she shares her experiences and hopes for our future.
Presbyterian Mission Agency | March 17, 2014
WARP’D, or Weekend Activity Retreat in Palo Duro, is an event for presbytery youth in grades 6 through 12. It has been a tradition since the 1990s and usually takes place the weekend before Thanksgiving. The Austin College ACtivators and Rev. John Williams ’84 have led the retreat for almost 20 years. Youth get to enjoy not only the retreat but the beautiful surroundings of Ceta Canyon Camp, nestled in Palo Duro Canyon.
StarDate | March 20, 2014
The spirit of an astronomer’s work is recalled in a meridian line at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. A solar viewing port in the wall of the college’s new science building projects an image of the Sun on the ground floor.
Local Media Highlights
Austin College Roos | March 4, 2014
Austin College softball player Sophia Hernandez ’16 has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.
Austin College Roos | March 7, 2014
Four Austin College Students were recognized for their second-place finish in the 2013 Texas Department of Transportation’s College Challenge: The Future is Now, co-sponsored by the Texas Good Roads and Transportation Association. Winners included Daniel Blackwell, Gabriel Clark, Jeremy Laurin-Steinbrenner, and Robert Wells.
Austin College Roos | March 7, 2014
After nearly 6,000 votes rolled in from all around the country, Austin College was named the winner of the NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll for the month of February.
Austin College Roos | March 20, 2014
Austin College women’s tennis player Meghan White ‘16 has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for her outstanding performance over the last week of action.
Herald Democrat | March 3, 2014
Austin College women’s basketball players Erin Riley, Christina Kime, Brittany Stepanski, and Kendall Heitmeier named All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference performers for the 2013-2014 season. Men’s basketball players Ransom Okpala, Jeremy Swisher, and Austin Freet names All-SCAC performers.
Herald Democrat | March 3, 2014
Harriet Miers, the former top legal aide of President George W. Bush speaks at Austin College Law Symposium. The 2014 theme was “Law, Public Policy, and Legal Ethics: The Lawyer as Counsel, Advocate, and Statesman.”
Herald Democrat | March 7, 2014
Austin College students awarded for transportation ideas as part of the inaugural TxDOT College Challenge.
Herald Democrat | March 18, 2014
Austin College tennis player Cedric Ambulo ’17 has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tennis Player of the Week.
Herald Democrat | March 23, 2014
Austin College Physics Department Chair David Baker and students gather at the Austin College IDEA Center to watch the passing of the vernal equinox in the form of a beam of sunlight crossing a meridian line.
Herald Democrat | March 27, 2014
Community Series offers Beatles experience featuring Liverpool Legends. Performance will begin at 7:30 on April 4 at Kidd-Key Auditorium in downtown Sherman.
KTEN | March 3, 2014
Dozens give away old items in Grayson County to help an agency that helps the mentally ill and mentally challenged. The Texoma Community Center, formerly known as MHMR, held a recycling fundraiser on Saturday, and Austin College students were among those helping.
KXII | March 13, 2014
Austin College tennis player Cedric Ambulo ’17 has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tennis Player of the Week.
KXII | March 13, 2014
Registration opens for “A” Run for ‘Roos, a 5K and Fun Run that will take place on May 10 in McKinney, Texas with proceeds benefitting Austin College Athletics.
KXII | March 13, 2014
Austin College celebrates student research with its annual Student Scholarship Conference on campus. Event showcased research presentations, intellectual scholarship activities, and creative works.
KXII | March 20, 2014
Nathan Wolfe, Virus Hunter, receives Austin College’s 2014 Posey Leadership Award.
North Texas e-News | April 1, 2014
Austin College announces vocalists that will perform in the year’s final performance at the Choral Concert on May 10 at 7:30 on campus in Wynne Chapel.
News ‘Roos Can Use
Links to articles about current issues in higher education and topics that are relevant to the RooNation.
Council for Independent Colleges | March 31, 2014
New study shows persuasively that small and mid-sized private colleges are more effective at producing both bachelor’s degree-level and future PhD-level professionals in STEM fields than other kinds of educational institutions.