Center for Southwestern, Mexican Studies Offers Lecture On Roots of Spanish Slang and Dialect Dictionary Austin College’s Center for Southwestern and Mexican Studies will present its annual fall lecture on Thursday, October 6, at 11 a.m. in Wright Campus Center, Room 254. The lecture is free, open to the public, and will be presented in… [Read More]
TEDxAustinCollege Set for October 1
The 2022 TEDxAustinCollege conference will be presented Saturday, October 1, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Ida Green Communication Center’s Sally and Jim Nation Theatre and Learning Commons. Tickets to the event are free, though registration is required. Registration remains available at www.austincollege.edu/TEDx. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. for check-in and Discovery Depot activities.… [Read More]
In Memoriam: Cathy Stewart
The Austin College community celebrates the life of retiree Cathy Stewart who died on September 10, 2022. She worked as an administrative assistant in Science and Math from 1972 until her retirement in June 2002. When the IDEA Center was built, the office outside the Dean of Sciences Office was named the Mary Catherine Stewart… [Read More]
Fall Equinox to Be Observed
The 2022 Fall Equinox will occur in Sherman on Thursday, September 22, at solar noon, 1:19 p.m. CDT. For most, the moment likely will pass unnoticed. Austin College physicist David Baker is preparing once again to demonstrate the workings of the unique Gnomon Hole in the roof of the College’s IDEA Center. The Gnomon Hole… [Read More]
SSO Receives NEA Grant to Support Outreach
The Sherman Symphony Orchestra has received a grant of $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support its educational outreach programs. “The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support organizations across the country, including the Sherman Symphony Orchestra. The arts help communities to thrive,” said Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD., chair… [Read More]
A.J. Carlson Lecture Set for September 28
Amherst College professor Dr. Sheila Jaswal will present Austin College’s A.J. Carlson Lecture on Wednesday, September 28, at 5 p.m. in Mabee Hall of the Robert J. and Mary Wright Campus Center. Her lecture will address “Being Human in STEM: Promoting campus equity and inclusion through partnering with students.” A welcome reception will be held… [Read More]
In Memoriam: Senior Trustee Ellis L. Olmstead
The Austin College community celebrates the life of Austin College senior trustee Ellis Olmstead, who died September 2, 2022. He was an active member of the trustees from 1994 to 2006, serving as a long-time chair of the Investment Committee, as well as a member of the Business Affairs Committee. He was a longtime Sherman… [Read More]
Austin College Announces New PA Program
Austin College is pleased to announce the addition of a new Master-level program to begin in January 2024. The Physician Associate (PA) Program is currently in development and, pending all necessary approvals, will confer upon graduates the degree of Master of Medical Science. The program must receive a designation of “Accreditation–Provisional” from the ARC-PA (Accreditation… [Read More]
College Announces Two Goldwater Scholars
Austin College announces that Anika Katherine Chand ’23 and Sydney Hope Versen ’23 have been named Goldwater Scholars and received prestigious, competitive scholarships to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent national award, based on academic merit, presented to sophomores and juniors planning to pursue research… [Read More]
College’s Philipose Selected to Inaugural Education “Inquiry Initiative”
Austin College education faculty member Sandy Philipose has been selected to participate in the inaugural “Inquiry Initiative” sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). The Initiative is a first-of-its-kind collaborative exploration of teacher education practices and research, focused on “opportunity gaps” in education. Opportunity gaps are defined as the unequal or inequitable distribution of… [Read More]
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