President Hass Challenges Students in Opening Convocation Address

President Marjorie Hass welcomed freshman and returning students at the traditional Opening Convocation at Wynne Chapel. Following the convocation, members of the Class of 2011 gathered at the President's home for a champagne salute to the coming year.

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News

Professor Explorers Extremes of the Solar System
David Baker, chair of the Austin College Department of Physics, takes teaching to extremes-extreme places that is. The physicist and his colleague Todd Ratcliff, planetary geophysicist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, have written The 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System.

Austin College in Fiske Guide
Austin College's pre-professional programs "are among the strongest in the state," according to the newly released 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Austin College was included among the more than 300 listings in the guide.
See more guidebook inclusions.


Fall Theatre Schedule Announced
The Austin College fall theatre season will include comedy, drama, and entertainment through improvisation. Kirk Everist, associate professor of communication studies at the College, said that both of the fall’s full-length plays, Now Then Again and The Mound Builders, look at the power of the past.

Top-Ranked Faculty Adds New Faces
The Austin College faculty was recognized for teaching excellence in The Princeton Review college guide The Best 373 Colleges, which listed the educators 14th nationwide for academic excellence in its "Professors Get High Marks" category.

Family Weekend and Homecoming 2010
Save the dates! Family Weekend is September 24-26 and Homecoming is October 22-24. Register online now for Family Weekend, a great opportunity for parents, grandparents, and siblings to check in on their students.

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McGinn Compositions Featured
Convocation Marks Start of School
Students Arrive, Return to Campus

Athletics

Holcombe Brings Super Bowl Pedigree to Austin College
NCAA Division III football and Super Bowl glory aren’t often thought of in the same sentence, but the two will go hand in hand this season at Austin College with the addition of former St. Louis Ram and Tennessee Titan Robert Holcombe to the Kangaroo coaching staff.

2010 Women's Soccer Season Preview
After a strong season in which they went 10-6-2 overall and achieved its 13th consecutive winning season, the women's soccer team looks to extend that streak thanks to experienced returning players, including five returning All-Conference selections, with a crop of talented newcomers joining the mix.

2010 Volleyball Season Preview
With a strong group of returning players and several talented newcomers,  coach Ed Garza has high hopes for his team in the 2010 season. Last year the 'Roos finished 28-12 overall and 9-6 in the conference, and this year Garza believes his team has the ingredients to make a run to the NCAA Tournament.

2010 Men's Soccer Season Preview
After finishing the 2009 season with seven wins over the course of its final nine games, the men's soccer team look to carry that momentum into the 2010 campaign and battle for one of the top spots in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

More Athletics News
Fleming Named SCAC Player of the Week
15th Annual Austin College Volleyball Classic
Gridiron 'Roos Dominant in Win Over SAGU

Men's Soccer Battles to 1-1 Double Overtime Draw
Women's Soccer Improves to 2-0

'Roo Volleyball Playing Tough in Virginia
'Roo Women's Soccer Blanks LeTourneau
'Roo Men's Soccer Open With Win
'Roo Volleyball Cruised to Win in Opener
SCAC Releases 2010 Football Prospectus
'Roos to Help Kick Off SCAC Media Days

Extras

CAMPUS EVENTS

Environmental Issues Lunch Forum
9/14
Lecture: Dr. Faegheh Shirazi, UT Austin: "Persepolis" 9/17
Community Series: Nashville Bluegrass Band 9/18
Pre-Law Society Guest Speakers: Andy Porter and Art Clayton  9/21
Theatre: Now Then Again  9/23-25
Family Weekend 9/24-25
Environmental Issues Lunch Forum 9/28
Community Series: Ernie Haas and Signature Sound 9/30

ATHLETIC EVENTS

Upcoming Games
Austin College Classic Volleyball Tournament
9/10-11
Football
vs Texas Lutheran
9/11
Men's Soccer
vs U of Mary Hardin-Baylor
9/11
Women's Soccer
SCAC vs ACS Tournament

9/11-12

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Place: Trinity Hall
City: Dallas, Texas
Date: September 16
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