Dr. Saritha Bangara, co-director of Austin College’s Public Health Program, has been awarded a grant in excess of $90,000 from The Discovery Foundation of Dallas, Texas, in support of her project “Women’s health education for victims of intimate partner violence at the Grayson Crisis Center.” The grant covers a three-year period of research, evaluation, and… [Read More]

Audrey Rose ’19 has already experienced the joys of Fulbright service, having been awarded a 2019-2020 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain, assigned to the Canary Islands. There, she discovered that she adored living on an island, delighted in new foods, and realized that her new island neighbors captured her heart. She spent the year… [Read More]

For High Schoolers in Grayson County Eligible Grayson County high school seniors can attend Austin College beginning in Fall Term 2021 for no more than $17,000 a year through its Tuition Advantage Program, announced by Austin College this week. “We are investing considerable Austin College gift aid—merit and/or institutional scholarships and grants—to reduce tuition costs… [Read More]

Austin College 2020 graduate Katherine Seibert heads out later this week to begin a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant post in Seoul, South Korea. She looks forward to the opportunity to experience the rich culture of the country and to serve as an ambassador of the United States. “It’s more important now than ever to learn… [Read More]

Janet Heeter Bass, a former longtime Austin College Student Life professional, died suddenly on December 25, 2020, in Ohio. The Austin College community extends sympathy to her husband, Norm, and their three children, including their ’Roo daughter Kate, Class of 2019. The family said Janet was involved in the activity of Christmas and gift delivery… [Read More]

Dr. David Baker, director of Adams Observatory at Austin College’s IDEA Center, urges community members to look to the night sky tonight, December 21. “Two stunning celestial alignments will grace the sky this Monday, December 21: the annual winter solstice, and a historic ‘great’ conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn,” he said. “You will be able to… [Read More]

The Austin College community is saddened by the death of senior Chris Miller of Houston, Texas, on December 18, 2020. Chris spent the majority of Fall Term 2020 at Texoma Medical Center battling COVID-19, and his friends and family had hoped he was headed for recovery when he was released in late October. Sadly, his… [Read More]

Austin College has hosted a Christmas Eve Worship Service in Wynne Chapel for decades for all Presbyterian congregations in the Sherman-Denison area. In 2020, a pre-recorded Christmas Eve service will be streamed on the Austin College Facebook page and YouTube page on Thursday, December 24, at 6 p.m. The service will include leadership and music… [Read More]

Junior Nicole DeLuna of San Antonio, Texas, has been elected student body president at Austin College, leading Student Assembly for a second year-long term beginning January 2021. She began her new role with the traditional lighting of the campus Christmas tree at the Service of Lessons and Carols, streamed December 3 on Facebook and YouTube.… [Read More]

The Austin College Engineering Design Showcase 2020 will be held virtually and asynchronously December 4-7 through online conference software Symposium by ForagerOne. View the showcase presentations at any time December 4-7. Attendees will need to sign up with their austincollege.edu email address at the Symposium site.   Engineering physics students in the “Statics and Engineering… [Read More]