Dr. Keith Kisselle, Austin College associate professor of biology and environmental science, will present “Threats to the Canadian Boreal Forest: My Sabbatical with the National Resources Defense Council” on October 7 at 5 p.m. via Zoom. The lecture is part of the Bernice S. Melvin Sabbatical Series hosted by the College’s Robert and Joyce Johnson… [Read More]
Senior Wins Dallas Foundation Scholarship
Austin College senior Nancy Pineda-Gama of Dallas, Texas, has been awarded a 2020 IME BECAS/ HACEMOS Dallas Scholarship for this academic year. Successful applicants evidenced academic achievement, personal strength, and leadership. The scholarship is designed to assist Mexican students and/or students of Mexican origin residing in the United States. The recipient selection process included consideration… [Read More]
International Conference Focuses on COVID-19
Austin College’s Saritha Bangara to Offer Keynote Address Austin College students and faculty have the opportunity to interact with medical students and health professionals in Mexico during the Fifth International Conference on Health Sciences Research, “COVID-19 Research: Challenges and Progress,” presented virtually October 28-30, 2020. Saritha Bangara, Ph.D., Austin College assistant professor of public health… [Read More]
TEDxAustinCollege “Seeing Beyond 2020”
The fifth annual TEDxAustinCollege will be held Saturday, October 3, beginning at 9 a.m., offering community and campus members an opportunity to share ideas. Millions of viewers worldwide have seen videos of the annual TED Conferences, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers have spoken for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of “ideas worth… [Read More]
College Recognized as Renewable Energy Leader
Crimson and gold are Austin College’s official colors, but green runs deep, too Environment Texas has again recognized Austin College for its commitment to renewable energy. The group recently released a report that lists Austin College as one of more than 40 colleges and universities around the country to achieve 100% renewable energy use for its electrical… [Read More]
In Memoriam: Senior Trustee Louis Zbinden Jr.
The Austin College community is saddened by the death of longtime Austin College senior trustee Louis H. Zbinden Jr. on September 11, 2020. The Presbyterian leader served on the active board and the College Relations and Church Relations committee from 1973 to 1985, and remained a member of the senior board until his death. A… [Read More]
Carlson Lecture Set for September 10
Dr. Kevin Gannon, professor of history and director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, will present Austin College’s A.J. Carlson Lecture via Zoom on September 10 at 5 p.m. His lecture is “Hope Among the Hopeless: The Fierce Urgency of the Liberal Arts in a Time of Crisis.”… [Read More]
Elena Olivé Wins International Award
Dr. Elena Olivé, Austin College associate professor of Spanish, is one of 10 recipients around the world of the “Josep Maria Batista i Roca – Memorial Enric Garriga Trullols” Award from the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (The Institute of Foreign Projection of Catalan Culture]. The prize has been awarded for 32 consecutive years… [Read More]
Kinzer Takes Leadership Role in Humanities
Dr. Greg Kinzer, Austin College professor of English, has been appointed Dean of Humanities. He began his duties for the role on August 1. The three divisions of Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences each have a dean appointed for a six-year term by the president upon advice from the vice president for Academic Affairs, who… [Read More]
Faculty Receive Promotions, Tenure
As Fall Term 2020 gets underway, several Austin College educators begin work with recent promotions and newly granted faculty tenure. “Tenure and promotion are one of the means by which the academic quality and excellence of Austin College is developed and maintained,” said Dr. Beth Gill, vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of the… [Read More]
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