Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 286 launches new Dr. Frances G. Rhodes Memorial Fellowship
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Texas A&M International University’s Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society is honoring one of its late champions and members with a Memorial Fellowship.
The Dr. Frances G. Rhodes Memorial Fellowship will recognize the beloved TAMIU associate professor, College of Arts and Sciences, department of Humanities, who passed away this January. Her service to the university and teaching spanned 38 years and impacted thousands of students. She had retired as a TAMIU senior lecturer in May 2020.
TAMIU Phi Kappa Phi president Dr. Lola Norris, an associate professor of Spanish and translation, said the initiative was drawn from one of Dr. Rhodes’ colleagues, Dr. Tonya Huber, a College of Education professor.
AISD police investigating after bomb threat at Baranoff Elementary
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AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Independent School District police are investigating after a bomb threat was made at Baranoff Elementary.
Officials say a before the start of school, a staff member discovered the threat on a voicemail message and immediately alerted the school s administration who then called AISD police.
No students were in the building at the time and all staff was evacuated. Students who showed up for morning drop-off were held outside the school at a safe distance.
AISD police thoroughly searched the school and it was determined that there was no threat. Police are investigating the source of the call.
AISD speaking out about release of federal funds to school districts
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AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Independent School District held a news conference to provide information and answer questions regarding the release of federal funds to school districts.
These 2 Austin high schools rank among America s best, says U.S. News A great school is always worth celebrating.
Photo by skynesher/Getty Images It’s report card time, and two Austin high schools have made the grade, earning top 100 spots in this year’s prestigious
U.S. News & World Reportrankings of the Best U.S. High Schools. Austin s Liberal Arts and Science Academy earns the No. 41 spot in the nation and is the fourth highest-ranked Texas school on the list. It received an overall score of 99.77 and also ranks No. 60 nationally among schools that specialize in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
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Health workers administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a person during drive-thru mass vaccine clinic at Circuit of the Americas in February.
Unlike earlier in the vaccine rollout, vaccine supply has been outstripping demand in the Austin area these days.
While 41% of folks in the area have been either partly or fully vaccinated, that still puts us at a long way from the threshold for herd immunity for COVID-19.
Now, providers are offering more walk-up opportunities to get vaccinated. Here s where you can go:
Austin Public Health
Austin s public health authority started offering walk-up vaccinations for patients 18 and older at the Delco Activity Center on Thursday and Friday from noon to 7:30 p.m. or until it runs out of doses. APH administers the Moderna vaccine, so people under 18 are not eligible to get it.