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Earning As: November 2020
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:28pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of Austin Community College District (ACC) faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Renee Esparza, ACC director of Transfer Resources...
Veterans Day 2020 Profiles: Hillary Ray Smith
Posted on Wed, 11/11/2020 - 1:38pmOn Veterans Day, we pause to honor and commemorate our nation's military — those who have bravely served our nation to protect our freedoms. Austin Community College District (ACC) would like to thank our veterans for their selfless service. The...
ACC Veterans Day Profiles: James Daniels
Posted on Tue, 11/10/2020 - 4:34pmOn Veterans Day, we pause to honor and commemorate our nation's military — those who have bravely served our nation to protect our freedoms. Austin Community College District (ACC) would like to thank our veterans for their selfless service. The...
ACC Veterans Day Profiles: Dr. Erasmus Addae
Posted on Tue, 11/10/2020 - 12:10pmOn Veterans Day, we pause to honor and commemorate our nation's military — those who have bravely served our nation to protect our freedoms. Austin Community College District (ACC) would like to thank our veterans for their selfless service. The...
ACC Veterans Day Profiles: Kai Ferguson
Posted on Mon, 11/09/2020 - 2:44pmOn Veterans Day, we pause to honor and commemorate our nation's military — those who have bravely served our nation to protect our freedoms. Austin Community College District (ACC) would like to thank our veterans for their selfless service. The...
ACC Veterans Day Profiles: Mark Harden
Posted on Mon, 11/09/2020 - 2:19pmOn Veterans Day, we pause to honor and commemorate our nation's military — those who have bravely served our nation to protect our freedoms. Austin Community College District (ACC) would like to thank our veterans for their selfless service. The...
Earning As: October 2020
Posted on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:51amThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of Austin Community College District (ACC) faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. The Austin Community College District's Board of...
ACC talks Hispanic Heritage Month with Gary Moreno
Posted on Thu, 10/15/2020 - 12:02pmThroughout Hispanic Heritage Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them. Meet Dr. Gary Moreno, ACC's new director of the Latino/...
ACC talks Hispanic Heritage Month with Susan Thomason
Posted on Wed, 10/14/2020 - 5:47pmThroughout Hispanic Heritage Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them and their advice for Hispanic/Latinx students. Dr. Susan (Susy)...
ACC talks Hispanic Heritage Month with Hector Aguilar
Posted on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 5:20pmThroughout Hispanic Heritage Month, Austin Community College (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them and their advice for Hispanic/Latinx students. Dr. Hector Aguilar has worked...
ACC talks Hispanic Heritage Month with Laura Marmolejo
Posted on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 4:37pmThroughout Hispanic Heritage Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them. Dr. Laura Marmolejo is the department chair for Advanced...
ACC talks Hispanic Heritage Month with Lydia CdeBaca-Cruz
Posted on Wed, 10/07/2020 - 9:07amThroughout Hispanic Heritage Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them. Dr. Lydia CdeBaca-Cruz has been at ACC for four years. She...
ACC talks Hispanic Heritage Month with Guillermo (Willie) Martinez
Posted on Wed, 09/30/2020 - 3:40pmThroughout Hispanic Heritage Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them. In his nine years at ACC, Dr. Guillermo (Willie)...
Earning As: Summer 2020
Posted on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 12:09pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of Austin Community College District (ACC) faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Excelencia in Education selected ACC's Transfer...
ACC talks Hispanic Heritage Month with Alejandra Polcik
Posted on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 10:53amThroughout Hispanic Heritage Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them. Meet Alejandra Polcik, the manager of Hispanic Outreach...
ACC talks Hispanic Heritage Month with Hector Aguayo
Posted on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 3:24pmThroughout Hispanic Heritage Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them and their advice for Hispanic/Latinx students. Hector Aguayo is a...
Earning As: March/April 2020
Posted on Thu, 04/30/2020 - 12:06pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Dr. Missi Patterson, Full-Time Faculty Senate President and Psychology Professor, was...
ACC talks Black History Month: Khayree O. Williams
Posted on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 9:40amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Khayree O. Williams, M.Ed., the founding director of the Truth,...
Earning As: February 2020
Posted on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 2:21pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Austin Community College (ACC) made the San Marcos Daily Record's Best of Hays Top 3...
ACC talks Black History Month: Geraldine J. Tucker, J.D.
Posted on Wed, 02/26/2020 - 2:46pmThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Geraldine J. Tucker, J.D., ACC's vice president of Human Resources....
ACC talks Black History Month: Nina Means
Posted on Mon, 02/24/2020 - 11:22amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Nina Means, director of ACC's Fashion Incubator. From her former...
ACC talks Black History Month: Joyce A. Tolofari
Posted on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 10:16amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Joyce Aberebigha Tolofari, MSN, RN, associate professor of...
ACC talks Black History Month: Nicole K. Bell
Posted on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 9:31amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. As ACC's Training and Development Coordinator, Nicole K. Bell travels...
ACC talks Black History Month: Dr. Mary E. Harris
Posted on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 9:49amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Dr. Mary E. Harris, ACC vice president of Institutional Planning,...
ACC talks Black History Month: Noble Udoh
Posted on Wed, 02/05/2020 - 1:20pmThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Noble Udoh, ACC Student Government Association President for the...
Academic Master Plan launches with strategic planning meeting
Posted on Wed, 01/22/2020 - 12:58pmAustin Community College kicked off the planning process for the 2020-25 Academic Master Plan (AMP) during a strategic planning meeting Wednesday, January 15, with representatives from ACC's academic areas including deans and program chairs and the...
Earning As: January 2020
Posted on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:40amThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Governor Greg Abbott appointed ACC President/CEO Dr. Richard Rhodes to the Texas...
A Message from the Ombudsman: Reflecting on my first six months
Posted on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:23amFrom the Office of the Ombudsperson: I have learned a lot in my first six months serving as the inaugural ombudsperson for ACC, and there are plenty of things I am still figuring out. One of the most inspiring things I have seen is that ACC...
ACC Bioscience Incubator hosts open house
Posted on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 12:20pmExplore the advanced labs and best-in-class instrumentation that's building the biotechnology industry in Central Texas The ACC Bioscience Incubator (ABI) hosts an open house at its state-of-the-art facility for faculty, staff, and students to...
Earning As: December 2019
Posted on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 9:42pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. The ACC Student Money Management Office was named the Outstanding Financial...
Earning As: November 2019
Posted on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 4:13pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. ACC's Office of Communications and Marketing was honored with 10 regional awards...
Culture of Communications Survey: Findings and Next Steps
Posted on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 4:33pmFrom Office of Communications and Marketing Vice President Brette Lea: In October, the Office of Communications & Marketing sent out a survey to learn more about you, our faculty and staff, and how you get ACC information and, most importantly...
Earning As: October 2019
Posted on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 9:50amThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Shasta Buchanan, associate vice president of College and High School Relations, was...
Earning As: September 2019
Posted on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 1:04pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Nelson Brites, ACC Network Engineer I, was recognized as the 2019 ACC Employee of...
Top 3 Reasons to Attend General Assembly 2019
Posted on Tue, 08/13/2019 - 3:46pmGeneral Assembly 2019 Connections.png General Assembly 2019 Connections.png Each year, ACC employees from across the district gather at General Assembly to hear key college updates. This event helps connect the dots...
Earning As: August 2019
Posted on Tue, 08/13/2019 - 12:12pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Dr. Ruth Reinhart, Student Support Services associate vice president; Dr. Guillermo "...
Earning As: July 2019
Posted on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 11:37amThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. ACC was named among the Top 50 U.S. Colleges With The Best Presidents by Great Value...
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...
Earning As: May 2019
Posted on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 11:44amThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Dr. Melissa Curtis, Enrollment Management associate vice president, was accepted to...
ACC hosts inaugural Employee Wellness Fest 2019
Posted on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 12:08pmAustin Community College (ACC) invites faculty and staff to its inaugural Employee Wellness Fest 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Eastview Campus Courtyard (3401 Webberville Road). "We're celebrating the fifth year of the Employee...
Earning As: April 2019
Posted on Wed, 04/10/2019 - 9:57amThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Haydee Victoria Suescum, Art professor, celebrated the installation of one of her...
Earning A's: Faculty and Staff achievements, activities, and accolades
Posted on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 12:52pmOut of six nominees, Austin Community College (ACC) was selected as DivInc’s Champion of Change Program of the Year for ACC’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center planning work. The awards were held Friday, March 1, at Austin...
ACC talks Black History Month: Clarence Watson
Posted on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 10:52amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Clarence Watson, an ACC Social Work student and student liason. He...
ACC talks Black History Month: Marcus McQuirter
Posted on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 3:30pmThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College (ACC) sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Marcus McQuirter, the chair of ACC’s Drama Department. He received...
Congratulations January Bravo Award Recipients
Posted on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 10:28amACC congratulates the following Riverbats Bravo award recipients for January 2019. The selected employees were nominated for outstanding service, excellent performance, and role modeling ACC's values that demonstrate servant leadership. Cypress...
Earning A's: February 2019
Posted on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 4:27pmThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Be Still, My Heart, choreographed by Kathy Dunn Hamrick, adjunct faculty of dance,...
ACC talks Black History Month: Mervin J. Jones
Posted on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 10:32amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Mervin J. Jones, Student Affairs dean. He has gone from serving our...
ACC talks Black History Month: Rosalind Cunningham
Posted on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 3:58pmThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College sits down with influential and accomplished faculty and staff to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Meet Rosalind (Roz) Cunningham, a completion counselor at Eastview Campus....
Congratulations November Bravo Award Recipients
Posted on Wed, 12/19/2018 - 11:17amAustin Community College congratulates the following Riverbats Bravo award recipients for November 2018. The selected employees were nominated for outstanding service, excellent performance, and role modeling ACC's values that demonstrate servant...
Earning A's: Faculty and Staff achievements, activities, and accolades
Posted on Wed, 12/19/2018 - 10:38amThis regular feature recognizes activities and honors of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. The Human Resources Department donated 728 cans of food for the Food Pantry for Austin Community...