Watercooler: Inside scoop on campus events & news bits

Bring your family for el Dia. The second annual Dia de la Familia festival will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Riverside Campus. The festival is sponsored by the Latino/Latin American Cultural Center and includes children’s games, free food, live entertainment, and campus tours. Prizes will also be awarded, and guests can enter a drawing to win a college scholarship.

Accent earns Best of Show. ACC’s student newspaper, Accent, earned a Best of Show award at the 99th annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Conference April 3-5 in College Station. Accent also brought home 13 other awards in multiple reporting, photography, illustration, and layout categories. These awards follow the Texas Community College Journalism Association convention last October where Accent staff won eight awards in column writing, news photo, sports photo, in-depth/investigative reporting, and on-site news writing.

How big is biotech? Find out at “Growing the Biotech Workforce in Austin,” a presentation to be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Riverside Campus. Local employers, educators, and workforce professionals will provide information about educational programs and career opportunities in this fast-growing field. Free lunch and tours of the college’s advanced electronics and biotechnology labs will be available. RSVP to Cecilia Galliano at cgallian@austincc.edu or at (512) 223.6226.

Honors from an honor society. The Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society recently awarded ACC President/CEO Stephen B. Kinslow, Ph.D., with its Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction, presented to college presidents for outstanding support of Phi Theta Kappa. The honor society represents high-achieving students at community and junior colleges and includes more than 1.5 million members.

The OneCard’s in the mail. Beginning this summer, students will be receiving a card that provides quick and easy access to financial aid payments and tuition refunds. ACC has partnered with the Higher One financial service company to disperse funds via the ACC OneCard. The debit card offers students three options when they seek a college refund: They can have the money deposited in a free checking account and receive funds the same day ACC processes the refunds; request a direct deposit into a third-party bank for a refund within two to three business days; or request for a printed check, which takes five to 10 business days to process. Learn more about the new ACC OneCard at www.acconecard.com.

Mortar boards and diplomas: It’s graduation time. Commencement exercises will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the Austin Convention Center. Graduation is a time to celebrate our students’ achievements. Fellow students, friends, families, and ACC staff and faculty are welcome to attend the ceremony to help celebrate their accomplishments.

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