ACC Faculty and Staff
Nominate an essential female worker to be recognized in a public art project
Posted on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 4:37pmAn Austin Community College District (ACC) photography professor is looking for essential female workers for a new public art project that will be featured on buildings throughout Austin. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Central Texas, Sarah Wilson,...
ACC student awarded national Student Technology Champion
Posted on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 4:00pmAustin Community College District (ACC) student Jack Russell was named a 2020-21 Student Technology Champion by the League for Innovation in the Community College. He was selected for the Terry O’Banion Student Technology Award. The recognition is...
Prepare for the spring semester with ACC’s watch, read, and explore list
Posted on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:20amAustin Community College District (ACC) spring semester is right around the corner and registration remains open. Classes begin Tuesday, January 19. As you enjoy the final weeks of the intersession, check out the latest content created by ACC to...
Getting ahead: ACC experts explore four options to jumpstart college in high school
Posted on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 1:52pmAustin Community College District (ACC) provides all high school students in the service area an opportunity to earn college credit while still attending high school at little to no cost. Our experts explore several options for students to take...
ACC closes for winter break December 22 - January 4
Posted on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 10:08amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) will close for winter break beginning 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, until 8 a.m. Monday, January 4. Spring registration will remain open through the break, and full virtual support services will resume...
Celebrating student success improvements
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 4:47pmAustin Community College District's 2020 fall commencement was a celebration of the college's largest group of graduates to date — more than 3,400 students. Combined with the number of students who graduated in spring, ACC will have recognized more...
2020 Year in Review
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 3:51pm2020 has been a year like no other. As we mark the end of the year, we look back at the lessons learned and achievements and accomplishments that occurred collegewide to promote equity and inclusion and keep our students on track. JANUARYThe new...
Inside Highland Phase 2: Music and MBPT
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 2:37pmACC Highland Campus' newest phase is nearing completion, and many departments have started the move-in process. The credit classes expected to start in spring 2021 -- and are therefore among the first to make the move -- are Culinary, Architectural...
ACC Board of Trustees December 7 Recap
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:48pmThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees held its December regular meeting on Monday, December 7, via teleconference due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Below are highlights from the meeting. ACC says goodbye to outgoing...
ACC Fall 2020 Retirees
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:10pmAustin 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 comments below....
2020 ACC Faculty and Staff In Memoriam
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:39pmAs 2020 comes to a close, we remember the Austin Community College District employees we lost this year. ACC faculty and staff are encouraged to share their memories in the comments below. January 2020 Dr. Marla K. Dean, Drama adjunct professor,...
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...
Congratulations November 2020 Bravo Award Recipients
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:06pmThe Riverbats Employee Bravo Awards program recognizes employees whose actions reflect exemplary customer service as demonstrated by excellent communication, collaboration, or responsiveness in support of the mission, vision, and values of ACC. ACC...
ACC Experts: Giving During the Holiday Season – Or Any Time
Posted on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 10:30amBy Barry Silverberg, Director, Center for Nonprofit Studies at Austin Community College www.nonprofitaustin.org bsilverb@austincc.edu Giving is a very personal thing Whether intentionally or not, giving is based upon our values, what we believe, and...
#ACCGrads: Join us on social media to celebrate ACC's 2020 graduates!
Posted on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 9:35amCongratulations, Riverbats! More than 3,400 associate degree and certificate earners are invited to ACC's fall virtual commencement on Saturday, December 12. A special pre-show event begins at 10 a.m. The commencement ceremony starts at 11 a.m....
ACC Board of Trustees welcomes in new trustee
Posted on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 9:09amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) welcomed its newly elected trustee and recognized its outgoing board member during the board’s general meeting Monday, December 7. The Honorable Judge Clifford Brown held the honor of swearing in new...
Graduate Spotlight: Meet John Barnard
Posted on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 3:53pmAustin Community College District (ACC) celebrates a record number of graduates at its 2020 fall commencement with a virtual ceremony Saturday, December 12. Our graduates are sharing their own stories about their experience at ACC and their goals...
ACC Experts: Five things to know about food safety
Posted on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 9:55amWritten by: Jessica Carrales, ACC Culinary Arts Assistant and Student December is Worldwide Food Service Safety Month which puts a focus on keeping food safe. As you prepare any holiday feast or treat, here are the top five things to keep in mind...
ACC to begin offering on-campus, in-person application assistance for spring registration
Posted on Fri, 12/04/2020 - 1:17pmAustin Community College District (ACC) is gradually expanding on-campus services to help enroll students for spring classes. Beginning Monday, December 7, the college will offer in-person application assistance. Visitors will be required to...
Up Overnight: How ACC’s monolith went from idea to reality in 48 hours
Posted on Fri, 12/04/2020 - 12:07pmCentral Texas is in the spotlight for having its own monolith pop up overnight, but this one is no mystery. Faculty, students, and former students from ACC’s Welding Department custom-built an eight-foot-tall silvery column, and installed it at the...
Graduate Spotlight: Meet Shannon Pinales
Posted on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 1:43pmAustin Community College District (ACC) celebrates a record number of graduates at its 2020 fall commencement with a virtual ceremony Saturday, December 12. Our graduates are sharing their own stories about their experience at ACC and their goals...
Month-in-Review: November 2020
Posted on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 1:01pmRiverbat Week 2020Austin Community College District (ACC) and Central Texas went purple November 16-20 to celebrate Riverbat Week 2020. Throughout the week, the cities of Austin, Kyle, Leander, and Round Rock issued proclamations declaring it...
ACC awarded two national grants to target equity gaps in higher education
Posted on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 12:42pmAustin Community College District (ACC) was awarded two national Department of Education (ED) grants to support the college's work toward closing equity gaps and increasing student success. "The best way we can support our community is by making...
ACC selected as early adopter for state OER digital repository
Posted on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 12:25pmBy Carrie Gits, Highland Campus Library head librarian and associate professor On September 1, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board launched OERTX, the state's digital repository of open educational resources (OER) for Texas. OERTX —...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: November 2020
Posted on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 9:09amRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Over the last month, we've made a good bit of progress toward completing this project. We are only two months from substantial completion! Inside the building, on...
Riverbats Giving Back: ACC Foundation raises more than $8,000 for student scholarships on #GivingTuesday
Posted on Wed, 12/02/2020 - 4:24pmIn just 24 hours, the Central Texas community donated more than $8,100 to ACC student scholarships and emergency aid. Tuesday, December 1, 2020, marked the annual #GivingTuesday campaign, an international day of charitable giving. For the fifth year...
ACC celebrates 3,400+ graduates for 2020 fall commencement
Posted on Wed, 12/02/2020 - 12:00pmAustin Community College District (ACC) celebrates a record number of graduates at its 2020 fall commencement. The virtual ceremony will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 12. More than 3,400 students are invited to participate. That’s up...
Spring 2021 planning amid COVID-19
Posted on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 1:47pmAustin Community College District (ACC) administration is using knowledge learned about the virus over the past few months to inform spring planning and what another semester in the time of COVID-19 looks like. “Our first priority was, and remains...
Celebrating 10 years of Riverbat pride
Posted on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 12:04pmAustin Community College District (ACC) and Central Texas went purple November 16-20 to celebrate Riverbat Week 2020. Throughout the week, the cities of Austin, Kyle, Leander, and Round Rock issued proclamations declaring it Riverbats Day in their...
ACC's online programs ranked among top in the state and nation
Posted on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 11:10amAustin Community College District (ACC) ranks top in the state and nation in online learning according to two recent reports. The recognition comes at a time where the college has grown its online and distance education programs in response to the...
Explore Drones at ACC: College hosts Drone Demo Day at PSTC
Posted on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 9:09amAustin Community College District (ACC) hosted its first-ever Drone Demo Day Wednesday, November 18, at the Public Safety Training Center at Hays Campus to promote its newest drone training certification program. The event, hosted in coordination...
Regional Advisory Committees present annual report to ACC Board of Trustees
Posted on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 11:19amAustin Community College District’s (ACC) Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) presented annual reports to the ACC Board of Trustees during the November 16 work session. The three 11-member committees, which formed in 2018, represent ACC’s north,...
ACC closes 11/26 in observance of Thanksgiving, spring registration remains open
Posted on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 10:37amAustin Community College District (ACC) will close for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 26. The college will reopen at 8 a.m, Monday, November 30. Registration for spring courses remains open during the break. Most courses will remain...
ACC Experts weigh in on tips to prepare for a remote career
Posted on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 4:38pmThe Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic changed the way we learn and work. Now, Austin Community College District's (ACC) Career Services team is sharing ways to prepare students for the new job market. Written by: ACC Career Services team Impacts on...
Meet ACC’s new dean of Liberal Arts, Social & Behavioral Sciences
Posted on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 11:59amAustin Community College District (ACC) welcomed a new dean of Liberal Arts this fall. DeShaunta Stewart, whose preferred name is Stewart, leads the college's Social & Behavioral Sciences programs. In this role, Stewart works in close...
October 2020 Bravo Award Recipients
Posted on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 12:56pmThe Riverbats Employee Bravo Awards program recognizes employees whose actions reflect exemplary customer service as demonstrated by excellent communication, collaboration, or responsiveness in support of the mission, vision, and values of ACC. ACC...
26th Annual Giving Tree Campaign supports ACC students with children
Posted on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 12:50pmAustin Community College District (ACC) is expanding its annual Giving Tree Campaign. Now in its 26th year, the campaign supports students and their families over the holiday season. Last year, more than 400 children and 200 student families were...
Academic Master Planning in Final Phase
Posted on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:34amThe Austin Community College District 2020-25 Academic Master Plan (AMP) is in the final stretch. The AMP serves as a guide to the college's collective academic vision, administrative supports, and strategic plans for the future. The AMP is designed...
ACC Nursing named Best of the Best for 3rd straight year
Posted on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:20amFor a third straight year, community voters selected Austin Community College District’s (ACC) Nursing Program as the best program in Central Texas in the 2020 Best of the Best awards, hosted by the Austin American-Statesman. “We are so proud of...
ACC Board of Trustees November 2 Recap
Posted on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:01amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees met for its regular meeting on Monday, November 2, to hear college updates, discuss the financial report, and learn about two new grants for student success via teleconference due to the...
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...
ACC's Public Safety Training Center wins prestigious Innovation Award
Posted on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 3:55pmFor the third straight year, Austin Community College District (ACC) is named a top innovator by the League for Innovation in the Community College. ACC was recognized with the 2020 Innovation of the Year award for its Public Safety Training Center...
Cooking up significant changes at ACC Highland Phase 2
Posted on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 1:58pmAfter being at Eastview Campus for more than two decades, Austin Community College’s (ACC) Culinary Arts program is preparing to move. “I'm a little nervous. It's going to be a lot of moving. We're moving all the stuff, but I'm just so excited about...
Austin Community College District Board of Trustees recognized with Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Award
Posted on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 11:07amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees was recognized with the prestigious 2020 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Board of Trustees Excellence Award. The distinction celebrates community college Boards of Trustees for their leadership and...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: October 2020
Posted on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 11:00amRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager The project is entering the home stretch! We are about three months out from substantial completion. The interiors are really starting to come together. Final...
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...