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Earning As: March 2021
Posted on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 3:20pmThis 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. Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm, ACC Campus Operations...
The 3Cs at ACC spring 2021 update
Posted on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 2:48pmAustin Community College District's (ACC) 3Cs initiative has taken several steps this spring toward improving the climate at the college for all employees through collaboration, connection, and caring. The Cross-College Communications Team (CCCT)...
Earning As: January/February 2021
Posted on Thu, 03/11/2021 - 11:47amThis 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. NEW! Leave messages of congratulations below. To...
ACC talks Black History Month: Yvette Crawford-Lee
Posted on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 11:26amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty, staff, and students to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Phillicia (Yvette) Crawford-Lee works at the ACC Bioscience...
ACC talks Black History Month: Chef Bryant Currie
Posted on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 11:12amThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty, staff, and students to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Chef Bryant Currie is an associate professor in ACC's Culinary...
ACC talks Black History Month: Michelle Washington
Posted on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 2:13pmThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty, staff, and students to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Michelle Washington is an instructional coordinator at the ACC...
ACC talks Black History Month: Dr. Shasta Buchanan
Posted on Wed, 02/24/2021 - 5:12pmThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty, staff, and students to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Dr. Shasta Buchanan has spent the last five years of her 20-...
ACC Spring 2021 Retirees
Posted on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 1:13pmAustin Community College District (ACC) would like to recognize the following employees who retired this semester and thank them for their service to the college. ACC faculty and staff are encouraged to share their memories in the message wall below...
ACC talks Black History Month: Jason Brown
Posted on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 2:38pmThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty, staff, and students to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Jason Brown has worked at ACC for nine years. He was recently...
ACC talks Black History Month: Larry Davis
Posted on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 2:31pmThroughout Black History Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty, staff, and students to discuss what Black History Month means to them. ACC's Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer (CEDIO),...
Earning As: December 2020/January 2021
Posted on Thu, 01/28/2021 - 1:26pmThis 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. Austin Community College District (ACC) and ACC...
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...
ACC President's Podcast | Taking Learning & Teaching Online: How ACC adapted during COVID-19
Posted on Thu, 07/30/2020 - 10:33amWhen the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic reached Central Texas in mid March 2020, Austin Community College District transitioned to remote teaching and learning. In this President's Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes sits down with three ACC students and...
Taking hands-on learning online: Biology lab
Posted on Thu, 06/11/2020 - 11:23amThe Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced Austin Community College (ACC) faculty to adapt their classrooms, labs, and simulations to a virtual environment. We are sharing the innovative ways our faculty are taking hands-on learning online. In this...
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...
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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...
Fall faculty first to undergo new hiring and onboarding processes
Posted on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 3:42pmChanges have been made to ACC's faculty hiring and onboarding processes to help align with the college's strategic plan and, ultimately, improve student success. The 43 full-time faculty members hired this fall were the first to undergo the new...
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...