Two Austin College seniors have been selected as Fulbright Semi-Finalists for the 2023-2024 academic year. Seniors Natalia Nevarez and Addison Norman have been recommended to the National Screening Committee for the prestigious award from the Fulbright Program. The final selections will be announced later this spring after review by the supervising agency in the host countries. Those selected… [Read More]
Sylvia Acevedo Is College’s Posey Leadership Awardee
Austin College President Steven P. O’Day announces the 2023 Austin College Posey Leadership Award recipient is Sylvia Acevedo, a former NASA engineer, an executive with tech giants, and an advocate for educational equality. She will receive her award after her presentation to students, faculty, and community guests on April 13 at 11 a.m. in the Clifford J.… [Read More]
Junior Encourages Connections to Native Americans
I am an Austin College junior from Sherman, Texas; a citizen of the Chickasaw and Pawnee tribes; and an intern for Institutional Marketing and Communications at the College. As an intern, I hosted Chief Gary Batton, the 47th Chief of the Choctaw Nation, and his family when Austin College honored Chief Batton with an Honorary… [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]
National Hispanic Institute Brings LDZ Youth Legislative Session to Campus
Organization inspiring top Latino high school students to become civic-minded leaders launches largest slate of immersive programs since COVID-19 pandemic started Continuing on its mission to bring immersive, in-person leadership education experiences to top Latino high school students to develop the next generations of Latino leaders, the National Hispanic Institute is holding its flagship Lorenzo… [Read More]
Spring 2022 Dean’s List Announced
Austin College officials have announced the Dean’s List for Spring Term 2022 The Dean’s List recognizes the top 20 percent of students taking a minimum of three graded, full-credit courses. This spring, 237 individuals are recognized. “We congratulate the students on the Dean’s List and commend them on this accomplishment, especially given the rigor of… [Read More]
Tooley Talks ‘Doughboys into GIs’
Dr. Hunt Tooley, Austin College’s A.M. Pate Jr. Chair of History, will present “Doughboys into GIs: From the Great War to D-Day” on Thursday, June 9, at 6 p.m. as the guest speaker at the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site. The historic site is located at 720 S. Lamar in Denison, Texas. Admission is free,… [Read More]
Austin College Class of 2022 Graduates Listed
See the full Austin College Commencement ceremony from May 21, 2022. Austin College students, faculty, and staff celebrated with friends and families of students as the Class of 2022 Commencement arrived for some 325 Bachelor of Arts degree candidates and 15 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates on Saturday, May 21. Seniors and faculty processed… [Read More]
Austin College Model UN Group Brings Home Awards
Every winter, a cluster of Austin College students are immersed in world politics, culture, women’s issues, crises in the environment, and more. Most times, those intense dives have little to do with U.S. politics, instead, they are working to fully understand the political and cultural positions of a world country assigned them for the National… [Read More]
Honors Convocation Highlights Accomplishments
The Austin College Honors Convocation returned to Wynne Chapel this week (April 21), with seniors and faculty processing into Clifford J. Grum Sanctuary for the final formal gathering of the academic year until Commencement weekend. FACULTY CHAIR INSTALLATIONS After a welcome from President Steven P. O’Day, four faculty members were installed to faculty chairs… [Read More]
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