Magazine Fall/Winter 2012 - Austin College Magazine

2012 Economic Impactoutreach programs highlighted in this issue of Austin CollegeMagazine, a full spectrum of programs are served by the dozens ofAustin College faculty who serve as community volunteers andadvisors in their areas of expertise. Campus-directed programmingin the arts includes the Sherman Symphony Orchestra, CommunitySeries, concerts and theatre performances, art exhibits, and thecontribution of talent and services related to presenting the arts.Area youth benefit from summer camps, technology partnershipswith local school districts, thousands of hours of tutoring andenrichment programs, and even some campus fun, including theannual ’Roo Boo Halloween party.The College’s role in leadership and global awareness also isnoteworthy; significant events such as the annual Kenneth StreetLaw Symposium, the Posey Leadership Award and GO! Forum, AsiaWeek, numerous lecture series, and a strong commitment to studyabroad and international awareness bring to campus opportunitiesthat provide a window to the world for the community that is hometo Austin College.1 Core Institutional Expenditures include operational and non-operational expenses reported on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Finance Surveymaintained by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)Spending multiplier of 3.5 was used to estimate the effect of core and direct local expendituresFall/Winter 2012 | 31