Press Conference: ACC students encourage voting
Friday, April 25, 10 a.m., Rio Grande Campus
Austin, TX – April 22, 2008 – ACC’s Center for Public Policy and Political Studies (CPPPS) encourages its students to get involved in government as part of their education. Representatives of ACC’s Student Government Association and the student-run voter registration program, Active ’08, are taking that mission to heart … and to the streets. (more…)
AUSTIN, Texas - April 18, 2008 - Last year’s event was great; this year’s promises to be even better. The second annual Día de la Familia festival will take place Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ACC’s Riverside Campus.
Welcome to the April 2008 ACC eNewsletter
The Rio Grande Campus is undergoing exciting changes that mark a major investment toward making the campus a more rewarding experience for students and faculty and continuing that location’s historical contribution to education in Austin.
Above: SI leader Ana Jackson writes out sample problems on the board. Below: Participants have seen their grades improve.
Ana Jackson already passed College Algebra, but she’s repeating the class. This time, she signed on as peer tutor for a new program that launched this spring at Austin Community College.
Long Center hosts ACC-ProArts production
The ACC Drama Department and ProArts Collective have produced a compelling drama about the last days of blues artist Robert Johnson. The play is written by Bill Harris and directed by Marcus McQuirter.
Above: Automotive student Alyssa Wilson is learning valuable skills while still in high school. Below: Students, school officials, and community supporters help dedicate the center.
The Austin Community College District (ACC) and Austin Independent School District (AISD) dedicated a new automotive training center April 1 at Crockett High School that will help address the region’s shortage of skilled auto workers.
A former Texas Ranger, GW Hildebrand now leads the ACC Criminal Justice Department.
GW Hildebrand’s resume is as impressive as it is long. State trooper. Texas Ranger. FBI profiler. Criminal justice professor. And to think he went to college to become a dentist.
