Austin College’s Western Intellectual Tradition Program will present Classics Week with lectures and programs planned February 11 and 13. Dr. Thomas Blake, assistant professor of English and director of the Western Intellectual Tradition program, invites all members of the community to attend.   All events will be held in Wright Campus Center, Room 231. Each… [Read More]

With Valentine’s Day coming soon, Austin College presents The Concept Store, an exhibit of Valentine gifts with a cunning twist, in Wright Campus Center’s Johnson Gallery on February 12 through February 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; additional hours on February 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “This immersive exhibit uses typical Valentine’s Day… [Read More]

CLE Hours Approved Austin College hosts the 2020 Dr. Kenneth Street Law Symposium, titled “Legal Ethics and Client Advocacy in Civil and Criminal Litigation” on Friday, February 28, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lawyers, students, and others interested in the law profession are welcome to attend the discussion of timely issues in law and… [Read More]

Austin College’s “Marsupial Mindfulness” series continues in the spring term with four upcoming sessions. The series, which began in fall 2019, focuses on creative pedagogy, student learning, stress reduction, mindfulness, and a variety of helpful techniques in examination of mindfulness as part of the emerging field of contemplative studies in higher education, according to organizer Dr. Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan, professor… [Read More]

Sherman Independent School District Superintendent Dr. David Hicks joined Austin College First Lady Cece O’Day to welcome 489 Special Olympians from 25 different area schools to the Austin College campus for the annual basketball tournament on January 23. See the Photos! This year’s event was themed “Serve for the Future,” and included the morning tournament… [Read More]

Austin College will welcome 300 Presbyterian youth and their leaders to campus Friday through Sunday, January 31 through February 1, for the annual Senior High Youth Connection (SHYC) of Grace Presbytery. Grace Presbytery is made up of more than 140 congregations in 53 counties of northeast and central Texas. The high school conference has been held… [Read More]

Nominations are open for Austin College’s Athena Award and Athena Young Professional Award. The College’s Center for Community and Regional Development and its Texoma Women Get Connected program will recognize two exemplary leaders with the prestigious ATHENA Leadership Award® and the ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award at a luncheon on Friday, April 24. Nominations will be accepted for… [Read More]

The Austin College Advocacy Program will host the 3rd Annual Kangaroo Brawl on January 25-26 in the Grayson County Justice Center and Courthouse in Sherman, Texas.  Sixteen teams from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Florida are registered to compete. The Austin College team, now in its 5th season coached by Sherman attorney Ed Richardson ’95, completed a… [Read More]

Kelle Kennemer, formerly of Collin College police department, has been named the new director of Public Safety/Police Chief for Austin College. She was sworn in January 6 on campus with several area law enforcement officers in attendance. Kennemer is an advanced licensed peace officer in the State of Texas with 17 years of law enforcement… [Read More]