Grayson County will celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 17, at 8:30 a.m. in Sally and Jim Nation Theatre of Ida Green Communication Center at Austin College. The event, open to all members of the community, will be hosted by Austin College, Grayson County Rotary Club, and Sherman Rotary… [Read More]
Sherman’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Grant Open
Austin College, the Sherman Economic Development Corporation, and the Grayson Small Business Development Center are pleased to announce the 2022 RISE Challenge program. RISE is a collaboration of the three organizations to support “Raising Innovative Sherman Entrepreneurs.” Through RISE, local officials are cultivating a “homegrown approach” for promoting job creation and business investment at the… [Read More]
Faculty Writes about Economics and Finance
Mikidadu Mohammed, Austin College assistant professor of economics, has written the just-released book The Economics and Finance of Commodity Price Shocks. Published by Taylor & Francis/Routledge, it is now available through Amazon and other major book retailers. Mohammed, who joined the Austin College faculty in 2017, teaches courses in international finance, macroeconomics, predictive analytics, international… [Read More]
Service of Lessons and Carols December 2
Austin College presents its annual Service of Lessons and Carols in celebration of the Christmas season on December 2, 2021, at 5 p.m. in Clifford J. Grum Sanctuary of Wynne Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Masks are to be worn in all public spaces at Austin College. The service also… [Read More]
Public Administration Symposium 2021
Austin College will host the 2021 Public Administration Symposium for faculty and staff on November 18 with a strong lineup of experts discussing “The Economic Impact of Transportation Planning.” The day’s events will occur in the College’s IDEA Center, Room 127. Student and faculty reservations for the luncheon and keynote should be made by Monday,… [Read More]
Annual ’RooBoo Brings Hundreds to Campus
Austin College students, led by members of Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity, hosted the College’s 21st annual ’RooBoo last week, offering a safe Halloween alternative for area children. More than 35 campus organizations gathered to provide small carnival-type games for the children as well as face painting, animal balloons, and lots of candy. Children… [Read More]
Musician and Disability Rights Advocate to Visit
Folk singer, musician, and disability rights advocate Gaelynn Lea will perform virtually in an event for the Austin College community on November 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Students and faculty are invited to gather in Wynne Chapel to watch the presentation together, with refreshments and drinks available. The event is also livestreamed so may… [Read More]
Homecoming High Court Leaves King, Queen Titles
In a departure from the traditional gender-specific titles of Homecoming king and queen, Austin College students this year voted for a Homecoming Court and then a High Court, the top two vote getters, regardless of gender. The 2021 Homecoming High Court Royalty are seniors Sarah Schuster and Claudia Theriot. See the Homecoming Court photos!… [Read More]
In Memoriam: Ann Biggerstaff Mason
The Austin College community is saddened to learn of the death on October 30 of Ann Biggerstaff Mason, Class of 1952 graduate and well-loved member of the College community. She was also the wife of longtime basketball coach and athletic director Robert T. Mason, who died in 1999. The family will hold a memorial service… [Read More]
Page Meditation Garden Dedicated
The Oscar and Anna Laura Page Meditation Garden—completed this fall just east of Wynne Chapel—was dedicated during Homecoming 2021. At the dedication, President Steven O’Day said that the spot that is now the meditation garden had been beautiful before, “but you walked past it on the way to somewhere else. Now you want to be… [Read More]
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