Girls in grades 6-12 focus on education, self-esteem and character
Austin, TX – July 2, 2008 – The Austin Community College Summer Youth Leadership Institute, in collaboration with the African American Women & Girls Coalition, will be held July 14-18 at the Eastview Campus. Fifty-six girls in grades 6-12 are expected to attend.
Welcome to the June 2008 ACC eNewsletter
ESL vocational training gives push to American Dream
New ACC trustees sworn into office
ACC youth academy brings kids to college
ACC choir hits the right notes
Honors add pop (and rock) to college experience
Deaf professors put fun in fund-raisers
Watercooler: Inside scoop on campus events & news bits
Above: Students work together in the lab. Middle: Nurufu Seyfiyeva, six months’ pregnant when classes started, was back in class one week after giving birth. Bottom: Yudith Amaran, of Cuba. works 47 hours a week and goes to class. ‘I only have Sunday off,’ she says. ‘But, for my future, I try hard.’
Jeanette Tolar’s students are in the college’s dental lab tonight, but they’re learning more than dental assisting skills. They’re also learning English. Read the rest of this entry »
Left to right: Round Rock Mayor Alan M. McGraw swore in trustee Tim Mahoney, while trustees
John-Michael Cortez, Nan McRaven, and Raul Alvarez were sworn in by Judge Bob Perkins.
The Austin Community College District welcomed three new trustees to its board and thanked the outgoing trustees for their dedicated service during a meeting held at the college Monday night. Read the rest of this entry »
Above: Middle schoolers Carlos Alvarado, left, and Kristian Perez show off self-portraits they
made at Riverside. Middle: Dr. Donetta Goodall, left, and Dr. Tyra Duncan-Hall, who founded
the ACC youth programs, congratulate students at the graduation dinner.
Barbecue and laughter substituted for mortar boards and processionals as Austin Community College recently “graduated” nearly 100 area schoolchildren. Read the rest of this entry »
Above: The Jazz Choir Ensemble is one of three ACC choirs organized each fall and spring semester. Photo below: Cathy Befi as performed with the choir for a year and a half.
By Noelle Hernandez
With a crowd of about 200 people watching, six men and women – all dressed in black – began snapping their fingers and singing a capella. Their vocals were flawless on the Latin-jazz piece, and when the backup band kicked in, the room felt as if it had turned into a nightclub. Read the rest of this entry »
Assistant Professor W. Joe Hoppe has organized an ‘Intro to Poetry’ class for honors students.
Literature and pop music sound like different topics for the classroom — unless you’re enrolled in the honors program at Austin Community College. The ACC honors program is designed to encourage talent and ability in highly motivated students as they prepare to transfer to a four-year college or university. Read the rest of this entry »
Professors Byron Bridges and Nathie Marbury raise awareness and funds for the deaf community.
Comedy has been a part of Nathie Marbury’s life for as long as she can remember. “Since I was born,” she jokes. Read the rest of this entry »
