Q Austin teams with GSA to host debates, discussions about feminism, civil rights
Q Austin and Austin Community College's Gay- Straight Alliance have teamed up to host a series of debates and discussion on feminism and civil rights. GSA member Adella Fernandez said she is interested in learning where young adults' views fall on these topics currently, and thinks these meetups will be a great way to the pros and cons of related issues.
Austin Community College faculty, staff join together to honor friends, family by participating in R
A group of Austin Community College faculty, staff and students are preparing to tie their laces, don pink attire and proudly wear pink ribbons at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 13 in downtown Austin. The race will be a 5K and there will also be a 1K family walk taking place.
The Austin Community College District Jazz Ensemble, in collaboration with Grammy- winning artist Redd Volkaert, were among a variety of performers that took part in The Texas Jazz Festival which kicked off Oct. 21 at Heritage Park in Corpus Christi, Texas.
In preparation for the
The image on display was at first somewhat difficult to ascertain, almost like a contradiction of itself. One could have a difficult time gaining bearings on this piece of art, which made it all the more intriguing.
Phi Theta Kappa members host party for young patients at Austin State Hospital
In total, 29 volunteers from Phi Theta Kappa honor society (PTK) threw a party for mentally ill children at Austin State Hospital (ASH)on Sept. 24.
Six members of the Austin Community College Phi Theta Kappa honor society (PTK) made community
food donations ready for distribution to hungry families on Sept. 22 at the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas (CAFB).
Debate teaches students about constitutional rights
Civility and decorum prevailed as 400 hundred students discussed and debated constitutional issues at the fifth annual Constitution Debate Day Celebration held
Nine hundred students expected at Constitution Day Debate Celebration
In honor of the final session of the historic Constitutional Convention, which took place some two- hundred years ago, students are invited to attend the 2011 Austin Community College Constitution Day Debate Celebration, where they will be encouraged to explore their knowledge of the Constitution as well as deliberate among other students.
Students showcase artwork featuring the rights and immunities of American citizens
Students who entered this year's Constitution Day Art Exhibit received a somewhat earlier start than normal and Art Studios & Exhibitions Specialist and art professor Brent Baggett says this has had a positive effect on turnout.
Student Life hosts Involvement Fairs at campuses to promote, garner student involvement in clubs
Students received information about clubs, organizations and available services while emphasizing student participation at Involvement Fairs held on Sept. 7 and 8 at all campuses.
As smiles exchange from Dazzie McKelvy, a consultant for Workforce Matters, to Austin Community College Special Populations Specialist Stephanie Horgan, an aura of success fills the room at Aspire, a single mothers support group.
There was a light but serious atmosphere and sitting in the circle one could feel the camaraderie between the young men as well as the love that flowed from the elder gentlemen during the first meeting of Connected: African American Male Mentor Group on Sept. 9 at Eastview Campus.
Student Life hosts back to school bash at the Belmont
In an effort to welcome new and returning students back for a new school year, the Office of Student Life hosted its first ever Riverbat Bash party on Sept. 1 at the Belmont restaurant.
CPPPS holds third annual fundraising dinner, students meet with state leaders
Award-winning student art chosen to be featured, displayed at Dougherty Arts Center until April 28
Students and community members are invited to donate their old belongings to Austin Community College's Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE) organization which will be hosting their 6th annual garage sale and silent auction at the Eastview Campus on March 31.
Various campuses provide students data forums concerning school cuts
Public speaking class provides educational information, helps poverty cause at CROP walk
Students participate in workshops, learn basics of how to manage student clubs, organizations
Floorball, dodgeball, other activities added to popular sports offerings
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An online silent auction to raise money for the ACC Foundation will run from Dec. 6 to Dec. 10.
A student-run book drive centered on the holidays won't end when the season is over.
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Students are invited to the closing ceremonies of the Big Read 2010 at noon on Dec. 4. The event will take place at the Rio Grande Campus Mainstage Theater and will include a panel discussion on relationship violence entitled: "The Courageous Spirit: Facing Injustice.
New mascot makes first apperance at Northridge Campus
Everyone who attended the Riverbat Rally on Nov. 18 got the first look at the new mascot.
Of the five school districts in central Texas that were considering annexation into the ACC taxing district, two voted to do so.
Race for the Cure, a 3.1-mile breast cancer fundraising event, is scheduled to take place Sunday, Nov. 7 at the Domain in North Austin.
Film shows three-year strike by minorities
A screening of The Economy Furniture Strike, a documentary which captures the flash-point of Austin's Hispanic political renaissance in 1968, kicked off Austin Community College's partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), for 2010's Big Read, which aims to promote the importance of literature in America.
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."
Students showed up for food and prizes at the Black Student Success Committee (BSSC) Networking Reception, and they also got a chance to meet faculty members and learn about resources available at Austin Community College.
Students join in cancer awareness campaign by growing mustaches
Austin is going to be filled with more guys sporting mustaches. It's Movember the annual campaign that challenges men to grow a mustache.
A red carpet rolled out to welcome the 350 to 400 students streaming in to win their award or congratulate friends that attended the Night in the Life, an annual event celebrating student achievements hosted by Student Life (SL) at the Monarch Event Center, on Friday March 24.
Approximately 400 students and guests attended the Vegas themed Nite in the Life. Nite in the Life is Student Life's annual awards ceremony and celebration.
Early voting for three spots on ACC's Board of Trustees begins April 24 and with the general election on May 8, the Friends of ACC decided to get to know the candidates at their first ever Board of Trustee Candidates Forum.
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"The Cosmic Cowboy" Bob Livingston will be performing a free show at 12:30 p.m. on April 8 on the outside deck on Rio Grande campus. This event is sponsored by the ACC's Honors program and is hosted by English Professor Joe O'Connell's "Texas Writers" class.
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Even with the recent announcement of new jobs opening up in Austin in thanks to Facebook, it still doesn't change the fact that more students are still worried about getting a job after college graduation.
Austin Community College's Center for Public Policy, the Economics Department and the Center for Student Political Studies are hosting an interactive forum on March 10 at 6 p.m. called "The Jobs Summit, Will I have a Job after Graduation" for students to discuss solutions for those post college job searches especially in this current poor economy. The event is in Eastview Campus Multipurpose Hall, Room 8500.
A mock health care hearing was held at the State capitol building on Feb. 13 with college students performing the roles of Democrat and Republican congressmen. Sixteen Austin Community College and University of Texas students volunteered to participate, eight coming from each school.
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This semester is the fourth consecutive semester where more Austin Community College students are starting here to get there. Compared to Spring 2009, this year's enrollment broke a record with 41,050 students enrolled. Last year's spring semester had 36,601 students enrolled
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On Feb. 8, the Creative Writing Department will kick off its Spring 2010 Semester Literary Gathering. Students, whether they are in the Creative Writing Department or generally interested writers, are invited to attend this event at Austin Java Café at 12th and Lamar.
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To help in celebrating Black History Month, the Tenth Annual Gospel Extravaganza will take place on February 6th at Austin Community College Eastview Campus. The performance starts at 1 p.m. in Room 8500.
Student orientation policies are still being changed and reworked as Student Life begins gearing up for the fall semester that will mark the beginning of mandatory three hour orientations for all new students.
Last semester proposals on how to accommodate this new policy included everything from dissolving certain Student Life clusters to simply cancelling traditional Student Life events.
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The Student Life media team has earned an international Gold Award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. With almost 5,000 entries from throughout the United States and several foreign countries, the team's "Student life Stories" campaign made an impression with the judges.
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Students with a passion of math and science have a new opportunity for financial assistance through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Austin Community College has partnered up with St. Edward's University to offer scholarships for math and science majors with at least 60 undergraduate hours. Students studying for an associate of arts in teaching at ACC are also able to apply. Other qualifications students will need for this project include a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and the minimum required hours standard by the beginning of the 2010 fall semester.
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The Center of Student Political Studies (CSPS) will be hosting their welcome back event on February third. The program will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Eastview Campus Multi-Purpose Hall in Building 8000.
The theme for the night is to inform ACC students on how to get involved in clubs, organizations, and charities in the community, and the benefits of being involved. The CSPS have invited guest speakers such as Texas Rep. Diana Maldonado, former Austin Mayor, Bruce Todd, and Peck Young, Director of Center of Public Policy and Political Studies.
Students and instructors display artwork in East Austin Studio Tour
Four groups of ACC artist showed their work at the eighth East Austin Studio Tours (EAST) at Graphic Glass Studios on East 5th street. The tour has extended from a two day affair into a nine day, two weekend event. Different art mediums, such as, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, and jewelry fabrication were featured within the tight range of studios in East Austin.
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The Austin Community College student literary journal, "The Rio Review," will host its release party on Dec. 2. The journal features student poetry, fiction and non-fiction prose, and artwork. The journal is published every semester and this will be the 23rd issue.
Actors read short stories at gala event
The Division of Arts and Humanities hosted the event "Revolutions: Personal and Political" at the Mexican American Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The well attended event was part of the National Endowment of the Arts Big Read program which kicked off earlier in September.
The Diez y Seis de Septiembre Festival, hosted by ACC's Center for Public Policy and Political Studies (CPPPS) and the Latino/Latin American Studies Center, "El Centro", was celebrated on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Riverside Campus.
The ACC Division of Arts and Humanities kicked off its Big Read on Wednesday, September 16.
Carnival ah! seeks to connect Arts and Humanities disciplines
Carnival ah! is an event that hopes to bring students from the Arts and Humanities division together through student projects and discussions. Both of these will focus on this year's theme: Voice, Identity, Dissent. Student projects will be presented at the carnival on Apr.
After 35 years of providing educational opportunities to Austin's residents, ACC celebrated with ALL ACCESS: An Education Celebration and ACC's 35th Birthday Bash with Hip Hop Into College on Saturday, March 28, at the Eastview Campus. The event was open to the public and every participant received a VIP Pass with information on the various events at the celebration.
The fifth annual Project: Build a Park - a partnership between Austin Community College's Office of Student Life and the Austin Parks Foundation that began in 2002 - was held on Nov. 18, giving ACC students, staff, faculty and interested friends the opportunity to help clean up a park and improve on its current state.
A student photo exhibition of prints created throughout the semester will open to the public Dec. 12 at Northridge Campus.
Jonathan Sack Staff Writer Over 400 students converged at Country Club Creek Trail, located at Krieg Field, 515 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. on Nov. 8 to participate in the Student Life event Project: Build a Park. The annual event is a partnership between Student Life and the Austin Parks Foundation.
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