Business and Community
Month-in-Review: August 2019
Posted on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 2:33pmGeneral Assembly 2019ACC employees flooded the Austin Convention Center on September 6, 2019, for the college's annual General Assembly. Employees who attended were able to visit nearly 40 booths to learn more about various ACC departments,...
New scholarship for Elgin veteran students
Posted on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 8:59amAustin Community College (ACC) veteran students now have an opportunity to earn additional financial assistance for college with the new Bastrop County Veterans Educational Scholarship. The scholarship is a collaboration of Elgin Campus Student...
September Bond Projects Update
Posted on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 8:36amConstruction crews at Highland Phase 2 and Rio Grande campuses have been hard at work this summer to make progress on the sites. Highland Campus Phase 2 constructionBy: Pamela Collier, ACC Highland Phase 2 Project Manager August was another busy...
ACC Trustees approve expanded partnership with YMCA of Austin
Posted on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:37pmThe Austin Community College Board of Trustees approved an agreement to allow the YMCA of Austin to lease office space at the Highland Business Center for its administrative offices. In late 2020, the college will consolidate much of its...
Construction begins at ACC Highland, Building 3000
Posted on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:20pmConstruction is underway at ACC Highland, Building 3000 (HLC 3000), the former women's Dillard's. The 185,000-square-foot building will be developed in phases. The first phase will serve as home to the new ACCTV studios and offices. The space will...
ACC Board of Trustees September 9 Recap
Posted on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 11:44amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 9, 2019. Notable topics discussed include an update on the search for a director of ACC's Truth, Racial Healing &...
ACC honors Hispanic Heritage at Díez y Seis Celebration
Posted on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:17pmAustin Community College (ACC) celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with its 12th annual Díez y Seis event Monday, September 16, from noon to 1 p.m. at Eastview Campus (3401 Webberville Rd.). Former Texas Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, who served in the...
ACC students, faculty, and staff practice best actions in an emergency
Posted on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 2:28pmAustin Community College (ACC) practices emergency response procedures and tests its emergency notification system as part of Emergency Preparedness Week September 9 through 13. Emergency Preparedness Week is designated for the third week of every...
ACC and Facebook partner to launch new digital marketing series
Posted on Wed, 09/04/2019 - 4:07pmAustin Community College (ACC) and Facebook announce a new partnership to fuel the growing entrepreneurial industry in Austin. New Digital Marketing courses at ACC prepare students who want to pursue careers in the fast-growing digital marketing...
Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase
Posted on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 2:55pmThe Austin Community College District will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 6.6 percent. Individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or...
ACC’s zero-cost textbook program named finalist for Texas Star Award
Posted on Thu, 08/29/2019 - 4:57pmThe Austin Community College Z-Degree Program is recognized as one of the top performing college programs in Texas; named a finalist for the prestigious 2019 Star Award by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Star Award program...
Back to School Shopping: ACC grad prepares for her first day as a 4th grade teacher
Posted on Thu, 08/29/2019 - 4:15pmMegan Whites is setting up her classroom for the first time. “A lot of my scholars don’t come in on the first day with the supplies they need. So, I’m definitely going to stack up on those supplies.” One of Austin ISD’s newest 4th grade teachers...
Suiting up: Daniel Tully splits time between fighting fires and selling homes
Posted on Wed, 08/28/2019 - 11:45amSirens scream overhead as Daniel Tully tugs on his boots and grabs his helmet. He always envisioned a career serving his community. “I never know what my day will be. One call could be to a pool, the next could be in a field, fighting a grass fire...
ACC Study: Ending straight-ticket voting will lead to fatigue
Posted on Wed, 08/28/2019 - 8:43amAn analysis from the Austin Community College Center for Public Policy and Political Studies (CPPPS) indicates ending straight-ticket voting will lead to voter fatigue and “roll-off” in voting, especially among minorities and older voters. “Our...
Second chances: Lockhart inmates graduate from community college
Posted on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 4:03pmAustin American-Statesman: Second chances: Lockhart inmates graduate from community college By Lara Korte lkorte@statesman.com LOCKHART — Tears and cheers filled the gymnasium Saturday at the Lockhart Correctional Facility as more than 100 family...
2019 Boots & Bats Gala summer update
Posted on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 2:52pmPlanning continues for the second annual Boots & Bats Gala supporting student scholarships. Invitations are going out this month. In July, Texas State Senator Kirk Watson and Dr. Aileen Bumphus accepted nominations to serve as co-chairs of the...
ACC Board of Trustees August 5 recap
Posted on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 2:41pmAustin Community College District's Board of Trustees approved a proposed property tax rate, reviewed the college's financial report, and met the new president elects for employee associations during its regular August meeting. Proposed Property Tax...
ACC expands no-cost textbook options for students through new national partnership
Posted on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 10:46amACC students have saved more than $3.5 million through open educational resources over the past year Austin Community College (ACC) is one of ten colleges and universities nationwide selected to participate in the 2019-2020 OpenStax Institutional...
ACC and IBM partner to launch new apprenticeship program in Central Texas
Posted on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 4:43pmAustin Community College (ACC) and longtime IT partner, IBM, announce a new apprenticeship program in Central Texas for students seeking careers in IT. The program, funded by a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) grant, aims to train 350...
ACCTV gets a reboot
Posted on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 3:52pmACCTV, under the Office of Communications & Marketing, is now part of ACC Highland. The station finalized its move from Pinnacle Campus in late July. "This is a new era for ACCTV," says Brette Lea, ACC Communications & Marketing vice...
ACC examines urgent workforce needs in new Workforce Development Report
Posted on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 2:30pmAustin Community College (ACC) and the Austin Chamber of Commerce released the 2019 Workforce Development Report: Innovation, Collaboration & Transformation highlighting ACC’s efforts to build the workforce in the region’s most in-demand...
Faculty Spotlight: Haydee Victoria Suescum
Posted on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 11:36amACC Art Professor Haydee Victoria Suescum never set foot in an art museum during her formative years because there were none in Panamá at that time. Since then, her work has been displayed more than 50 times in museums around the world — from major...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: August 2019
Posted on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 4:48pmWhat's new at Highland Phase 2?By: Pamela Collier, ACC Highland Phase 2 Project Manager All aspects of construction have progressed as the building is large and in various stages of construction from one end to the other. Exterior curtainwall,...
New manufacturing program created to meet growing demand for high-skilled jobs
Posted on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 4:12pmManufacturing is a $12.3 billion industry in Austin with salaries averaging $75,000 a year to design and build things like medical devices, sensors, automation, solar energy equipment, and robotics. "With a 2.1% unemployment rate in Austin, the...
ACC and Austin Chamber release the 2019 Workforce Development Report
Posted on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 8:50amAustin Community College (ACC), the Austin Chamber of Commerce, and Austin Mayor Steve Adler present the 2019 Workforce Development Report: Innovation, Collaboration & Transformation at the President’s Breakfast Wednesday, August 21. Date:...
Month-in-Review: July 2019
Posted on Tue, 08/13/2019 - 1:05pmRB visits Dell Children's Medical CenterR.B. the Riverbat and two ACC nursing students spent some quality time cheering up patients at Dell Children's Medical Center. Student Danielle Butler called it a great opportunity to be involved with the...
Austin Community College board proposes fiscal year 2019-20 tax rate
Posted on Tue, 08/06/2019 - 10:38amCommunity Impact: Austin Community College board proposes fiscal year 2019-20 tax rate By Emma Freer and Jack Flagler | 8:17 pm Aug. 5, 2019 CDT The Austin Community College board of trustees approved proposing a not-to-exceed property tax...
Manufacturing jobs on the rise in Austin-area, college works to fill need for skilled workers
Posted on Fri, 08/02/2019 - 2:38pmManufacturing jobs on the rise in Austin-area, college works to fill need for skilled workers By: Candy Rodriguez AUSTIN (KXAN) — Manufacturing is a growing industry in Central Texas and the Austin Chamber of Commerce expects jobs to grow by 12% in...
ACC President's Podcast: Skilling up the Manufacturing Workforce in ATX
Posted on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 2:41pmThere are thousands of high-paying jobs in the world of manufacturing. Employers are looking for well-trained employees to invent, design, build, and repair equipment and technologies that produce U.S. products in a global economy. ACC President/CEO...
ACC hosts Skill-up: Manufacturing Open House this Saturday
Posted on Wed, 07/31/2019 - 1:34pmAustin is a top 15 U.S. city for manufacturing jobs Austin Community College (ACC) and the Austin Regional Manufacturers Association (ARMA) host the Skill-up: Manufacturing open house to connect students and the community to training programs and...
Austin Community College gets upgrade ahead of deal
Posted on Wed, 07/31/2019 - 10:51amBond Buyer: Austin Community College gets upgrade ahead of deal By: Richard Williamson Austin Community College District's spendable cash and investments have nearly doubled since fiscal 2014, a factor in Moody’s Investors Service upgrade of the...
Explore careers in the music industry at ACC Open House
Posted on Fri, 07/19/2019 - 2:51pmAustin Community College (ACC) invites prospective students and their families to learn about career and training opportunities in Music Business, Performance, and Technology (MBPT) 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Northridge Campus, Building...
Vote Now! ACC’s Nursing Program named finalist for Best of the Best Awards
Posted on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 1:51pmAustin Community College's Nursing Program is a finalist in the 2019 Austin American-Statesman Best of the Best Awards for nursing schools. Voting is now open and lasts through July 27. Follow these steps to vote for ACC's Nursing Program: Visit the...
ACC invites community to a celebration of Apollo 11 mission with Moon Party
Posted on Tue, 07/16/2019 - 9:32amIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Austin Community College (ACC) invites students, faculty, staff, and the community to a Moon Party 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at ACC Round Rock Campus (4400 College Park Dr.). The...
ACC and St. Edward’s University launch new partnership
Posted on Thu, 07/11/2019 - 2:05pmAustin Community College (ACC) and St. Edward’s University launched a new partnership Wednesday, July 10, to streamline transfer opportunities for ACC students seeking a bachelor’s degree. “The opportunities we provide students through partnerships...
State of Round Rock Campus discussed at Campus Conversation
Posted on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 10:21amAustin Community College (ACC) President/CEO, Dr. Richard Rhodes, led a discussion on the state of Round Rock Campus and the district at the June 27 Campus Conversation. Students, staff, faculty, and community members congregated on the social...
2018-2019 ACC Fact Book now available
Posted on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 8:26amThe 2018-2019 ACC Fact Book is now available online. You can find this and previous versions of this publication here. This annual publication contains collegewide data and statistics that includes, but is not limited to, credit degrees and...
ACC holds tuition rates for 6th consecutive year in new 2019/20 budget
Posted on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 5:56pmThe Austin Community College District Board of Trustees approved a $406 million budget for 2019-20. The budget represents a 5.7 percent increase over the 2018-19 budget. New expenses include expanded operations at ACC Highland, which is set to open...
Month-in-Review: June 2019
Posted on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 4:26pmCampus Conversation at Round RockACC President/CEO Dr. Richard Rhodes and members of the Board of Trustees presented updates and answered questions about the state of the district at the June 27 Campus Conversation. The event took place at the...
ACC seeks director for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center
Posted on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 1:06pmIn a move that cements the college’s commitment to equity and inclusion, Dr. Rhodes recently approved the creation of a full-time permanent director for the ACC’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center (TRHT). The director will be...
Meet ACC’s new campus managers
Posted on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:08pmThis summer, ACC welcomed new campus managers at Riverside and Round Rock campuses. Tracie German was promoted to Round Rock campus manager on May 1. German has been with ACC for 15 years and has served the last 11 years in the Information...
ACC students bringing new life into animated characters
Posted on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 3:30pmBuzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody made cinematic history in 1995 when Toy Story opened in movie theaters across the nation. It was the first fully computer-animated movie. While it captured the hearts of children and adults nationwide, it also...
Apple, ACC partner to bring coding to more students
Posted on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 6:08pmAustin American-Statesman: Apple, ACC partner to bring coding to more students Apple, ACC partner to bring coding to more students The Austin Community College District and Apple have partnered to create a new coding program that provides ongoing...
ACC awarded prestigious national Seal of Excelencia
Posted on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 4:22pmAustin Community College (ACC) was awarded the national Seal of Excelencia by Excelencia in Education during an awards reception Thursday, June 20, for its positive role in serving Latino students. “ACC is committed to the intentional and critical...
ACC Fashion Incubator wins national innovation award
Posted on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 1:03pmThe ACC Fashion Incubator was named a 2019 Innovation of the Year by the League for Innovation in the Community College. The League's Innovation of the Year Award was devised as a way to recognize significant innovations at Board and Alliance...
Rio Grande renovations continue at steady pace
Posted on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 12:48pmConstruction crews continue to make progress on the Rio Grande Campus renovations. In May, shoring — the process of temporarily supporting a building with props during alterations — was completed at the south mechanical room and the elevated slab...
New laws, adult ed, and student services discussed at June 3 Board meeting
Posted on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 12:07pmThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees heard reports on the 86th Texas Legislative Session, adult education programs, and student wraparound services during its June 3 regular meeting. 86th Legislative SessionDr. Molly Beth...
Month-in-Review: May 2019
Posted on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 11:45amWGU Partnership LaunchACC students, faculty, and graduates will benefit from the college's partnership with Western Governors University (WGU) Texas. In addition to a seamless transfer pathway, students receive a 5 percent tuition discount at WGU...
Earning As: June 2019
Posted on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 11:34amThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Government Adjunct Assistant Professor Julia Decker's...
New faculty website offers ACC students real-world experience
Posted on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 10:55amAfter creating a new website to serve as a one-stop shop for Austin Community College (ACC) faculty, the college's Teaching and Learning Excellence Division (TLED) didn't have to look far to find a partner to conduct ongoing improvements. The team...