News & Events
Campus News
Austin College’s Mock Trial team, led by Advocacy Program Coach Ed Richardson, participated in The American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Rocky Mountain Regionals.
The Austin College Professionalism and the Humanities Leadership Program (PATH) will welcome three alumni as panelists for the semi-annual Humanities Alumni Panel on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
Austin College will host its annual Dr. Kenneth Street Law Symposium on Thursday, February 20, 2025, with the theme, Ethical Challenge and Legal Reform in an Era of Incivility.
Dr. Colin Foss, Associate Professor of French, will present a lecture titled “At Home Abroad: Colonialism and the Domestic Imaginary in the French Nineteenth Century” at Austin College.
Austin College officials have announced the Dean’s List for Fall Term 2024.
Austin College will host the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Celebration on Monday, January 20, 2025.
Dr. Michael Imhoff, retired Austin College Professor of Chemistry and Vice President for Academic Affairs, passed away after a sudden severe case of pancreatitis on December 29, 2024.
Anne Hebert Smith, married to the late former Austin College President Harry E. Smith when he began his tenure in 1978, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2024.
At the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dr. Saritha Bangara and her student research team won the APHA Women’s Caucus Highest Scoring Student Abstract Award.
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Event Calendar
Campus is always hopping. . . because we are the 'Roos.
Event & Room Requests
Austin College utilizes an online reservation system to process and approve all space requests for meetings, lectures, and special events. Members of the Austin College community, as well as campus visitors, may request a room reservation.
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Join us for our Signature Campus Events
Austin College brings law professionals to campus for a day of continuing education sessions and educational opportunities for students interested in a career in law.
Each year the Texoma community comes together for a celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event raises scholarship funds to benefit college-bound residents of Grayson County.
TEDxAustinCollege, an annual student-initiated conference, offers a global platform to share the creativity and innovation cultivated on our campus and the greater Austin College community.
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Student Life Events at a Glance
From movie and bowling nights to Kangapalooza, the campus is always hopping with special events that are just for Austin College students.
August
Opening of School
Opening Convocation
Opportunities Fair
Star Parties
September
TEDxAustinCollege
Non-Profit & Volunteer Fair
Star Parties
October
Career & Internship Fair
Dia de los Muertos
Public Administration Symposium
RooBoo
November
Diwali
Great Day of Service
Cunningham Lecture
December
Chamber & Jazz Concert
Christmas Pops
Finals Breakfast
January
JanTerm
MLK Celebration
JanServe
February
Law Symposium
Lowe Lecture
PPE Lecture
March
Alternative Spring Break
Spring Equinox
Holi
Study Abroad Fair
April
Austin College Posey Leadership Award Convocation
Kangapalooza
Honors Convocation
Major/Minor Declaration Day
May
Student Affairs Awards Celebration
Finals Breakfast
Senior Party
Commencement
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