Visual Communication department student portfolio showcase open to the public.
Visual Communication department student portfolio showcase open to the public.
First journalism department photography course proves to be successful, teaches students basics from
First journalism department photography course proves to be successful, teaches students basics from professional journalist
ACC’s Silver Star Children’s Literacy Group to team up with Phi Theta Kappa, Travis County Sheriff’s
As the end of the fall semester draws near and the holidays inch closer, many student organizations have begun brainstorming how they can help those in need. Austin Community College's Silver Star Children's Literacy Group have come up with an idea to help area children.
Silver Star is partnering with Phi Theta Kappa to collect books for the Travis County
Students attend walking tour of area universities during Austin Community College Transfer Academy
Sponsored by Austin Community College's Transfer Academy program, 28 ACC students, who plan to transfer to a four-year university, were given the opportunity to visit Southwestern University (SU) and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) thanks to the Tour de Transfer trip Nov. 11.
ACC students were able to experience the two different, but local universities' environments during the tour in Austin and Georgetown, Texas. Students on the tour were informed that both institutions have articulation agreements with ACC.
New council to enhance student involvement in rules, regulations concerns for clubs, organizations
Growing pains and learning curves marked the Oct. 28 meeting of the Student Organizations and Clubs Council (SOCC), as newly elected officers received a crash course in parliamentary procedure and handled major items of business.
New club encourages entrepreneurial growth
As its name implies, the newly formed ACC Incubator has taken its place among ACC's clubs and organizations to nurture and encourage students in the creative use of their talents through business ventures and community collaborations.
ACC student and local business woman Wendy Lopez is the president and founder of the Incubator. Lopez said that her motivation for starting the club was to help students who are starting out in their careers, just as she received help as a young entrepreneur.
Generous donations converted academic dreams into reality as the ACC Foundation awarded over half a million dollars in scholarships to more than 300 students during the 2011-2012 academic year.
ACC Foundation Executive Director, Stephanie Dempsy, said that donors have been more generous than ever despite tough economic times, due in part to community appreciation of ACC's mission, which includes producing trained professionals for the workforce.
Austin Community College eliminated their long-standing automated phone registration option (TREG) on Sept. 22.
Budget cuts to education, guns on campus proposals still linger at Legislature
Students fight to re-introduce bill that would make it legal for undocumented citizens born or raised in the United States to obtain jobs after completing higher education.
Students spoke up and discussed in support of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (DREAM Act) (continued)
Mike Midgley explains possible policy changes concering late registration dates, reason behind them.
The ability to register for classes after the semester has begun could no longer be an option for some students. This topic will be discussed at an upcoming meeting for the Academic and Campus Affairs (continued)
Eight delegates from North Africa and the Near East visited ACC on Feb. 16 and 17 to explore the college's curriculum. They focused specifically on programs such as nursing, renewable technology, and women in green jobs. The representatives – educational administrators from Morocco, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Palestinian Territories – were selected by the U.
Community College Day provides forum for students to speak to Texas Legislature members
Student leaders meet state representatives and senators at the state capitol.
While rolling blackouts, bursting water pipes, and icy roads caused chaos throughout the state of Texas, students from different Community Colleges made their way to Texas' capital city in order to represent their schools and make their voices (continued)
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board seeks to base community college funding on Momentum Point system.
Student success rates at Texas community colleges will determine how much state funding colleges will receive under a new plan proposed by the Texas Higher Education (continued)
ACC is providing a series of events in order to give veterans who are looking for a chance for support, understanding, educational awareness and possible leadership opportunities. One event is a relatively new community-sponsored peer to peer support group that meets every Monday from 6:00 p.
In the midst of a lawsuit between a Kyle resident and ACC, a judge has ruled that the plaintiff, Ray Wolbrecht, must pay $3 million in bonds in order to keep the lawsuit going, according to the Hays Free Press. Because of Wolbrecht's continuation in the case, the college has requested that he cover the bond in order to pay for "any damages or increased costs to ACC and its taxpayers caused by his continued participating in the case, which would have the effect of delaying further the issuance of debt needed to construct the Hays Campus," ACC attorney Coppy Caputo, told the Hays Free Press.
Two Austin area high school, Reagan High School and Lyndon B. Johnson High School, will soon offer their students the opportunity to earn their associate degrees at the same time they are earning their high school diplomas, thank to an interlocal agreement between Austin Community College and the Austin Independent School District (AISD).
Austin Chamber backs ACC initiative
Earlier this month it was reported on the Austin American-Statesman education blog that the Austin Chamber of Commerce would be working to improve the student success rate of students who complete college and earn a certificate or degree at ACC by 50 percent.
The chamber won't actually be working toward the goal.
The Texas Community College Association (TCCTA) will be completing their yearly faculty salary survey this month.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability conducted an online survey that will be used to create a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for the College. A QEP is a 10-year plan that the college will implement to help improve an area of student learning.
Fifty percent more students applied for aid than last fall
This semester, there was an unprecedented increase in applications for financial aid. Last fall, 11,609 students applied for financial aid at Austin Community College, compared to this fall's, 17,470 applicants. This is a 50 percent increase.
"We've had to work weekends, and we've had to definitely alter schedules to compensate for additional student body," Financial Aid Supervisor Jason Briseno said.
Benjamin Franklin impersonator Lou McCreary spoke to an audience of approximately 700 at Austin Community College's third annual U.S. Constitution Debate Day on Aug. 22. Lou McCreary, a former assistant attorney general, told the audience "that today's constitution is a living constitution."
A new college policy sets a higher standard for enrollment in English 1301.
Last fall the English department voted unanimously to recommend increasing the minimum Compass essay score required to take freshman level English from a five to a six.
News Brief
According to the new enrollment numbers for this semester, the college's Hispanic population now makes up just over 25 percent of the total student body.
Faculty and donors celebrated the opening of the Hill Country University Center (HCUC) on Sep. 23 in Fredericksburg.
The HCUC program began at Fredericksburg high school in 2003 in portable trailers. Since then, the program has expanded due to the support of HEB, Texas Tech, Austin Community College, Concordia, and Angelo State.
Nearly 4,500 more students than last fall
Austin Community College's official enrollment tally for fall 2009 is 40,248 credit students, an increase of more than 12 percent compared with fall 2008, when ACC had 35,798 credit students according to the Public Information and College Marketing Department.
Washington Monthly magazine published their latest ranking of the top 50 community colleges in the country in August and Austin Community College did not make the list. When the periodical released their first ranking of community colleges in 2007, it was the first of its kind.
Controversial health care bill to affect students
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 has many implications for students. New health care and financial aid options have opened up, and the Accent has full coverage on how the new law will affect students. Last time 23-year-old psychology major Keegan Frick was sick, she avoided going to the doctor because she doesn't have health insurance.
Brynne Harder Staff Writer
The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) is already changing the way students pays for higher education. It was included in Public law no. 111-148 which is probably best known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett held a press conference on Rio Grande campus on Tuesday, Mar. 30 regarding these changes.
The proposal to move late registration and the add/drop period to the week before classes begin was altered at a recent Academic and Campus Affairs Council (ACAC) meeting. The new proposal would move late registration to the week before class but keep a two day add/drop period during the first week of class. The new proposal was sent out to the employee associations and the Student Government Association (SGA) after the March 5 ACAC meeting.
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