ACC Faculty and Staff
Dumpster diving helps ACC Welding student create masterpieces
Posted on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 11:15amThe saying ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’, is a way of life for ACC welding and art student Valerie Chaussonnet. Valerie is a self-proclaimed dumpster queen. Her artwork is often comprised of materials she finds cast aside in dumpsters...
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,...
Congratulations January 2020 Bravo Award Recipients
Posted on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:19amACC congratulates the following Riverbats Bravo award recipients for January 2020. The Riverbats Employee Bravo Awards program recognizes employees whose actions reflect exemplary customer service as demonstrated by excellent communication,...
ACC Board of Trustees February 3 Meeting Recap
Posted on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:29amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees met for its regular meeting on Monday, February 3, to learn about a new partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, hear updates on Developmental Math and spring enrollment...
#RealCollege Survey results show ACC students lack food & housing security
Posted on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 9:41amNearly two-thirds of Austin Community College (ACC) students struggled to find affordable food and housing in the past year, according to the 2019 #RealCollege Survey Institution Report released February 12. The report, prepared by the Hope Center...
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to help fund Career Scholars Program
Posted on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 8:55amAustin Community College (ACC) has partnered with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to help fund the college's Career Scholars program for graduating high school students. The Foundation announced it would pledge $1.25 million over five years...
Changes to Developmental Math curriculum adding up to student success
Posted on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 8:17amThe number of students enrolled in Developmental Math at Austin Community College (ACC) is declining — and that's a good thing. "That means we are getting them into their college credit courses faster," says Dr. Charles Cook, provost/executive vice...
ACC Board of Trustees approves 2020 federal legislative priorities
Posted on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 12:18pmThe Austin Community College District Board of Trustees recently endorsed the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) and Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) 2020 federal legislative priorities. Campus Operations and Public...
ACC is doubling enrollment for its Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy
Posted on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 11:23amWith enrollment expected to double in fall 2020, Austin Community College (ACC) invites future engineers to a series of information sessions about the Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy at ACC. The co-enrollment program allows students to...
ACC named top-producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for second consecutive year
Posted on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:13amFor the second straight year, Austin Community College District (ACC) is recognized as a top producer of Fulbright Scholars. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs released its 2019-2020 list Monday, February 10....
Find a career in healthcare: ACC hosts Health Sciences Open House
Posted on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 8:53amDemand for local healthcare professionals is growing. One in every four new jobs expected over the next decade in Central Texas is in healthcare. Austin Community College (ACC) hosts its annual Health Science Open House for students and the...
Time running out to apply for ACC’s nationally-recognized Nursing Program
Posted on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 12:11pmAustin Community College (ACC) is accepting applications for its nationally-recognized nursing program. Students have until February 21 to apply for the fall 2020 cohort. The college’s vocational nursing (LVN) program was recently named among the...
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...
ACC approves new Vocational Nursing degree
Posted on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 1:16pmAustin Community College (ACC) approved a new degree in Vocational Nursing to prepare students for entry-level positions in vocational nursing. The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree is structured to provide a flexible, affordable pathway for...
ACC students named semifinalists for prestigious national scholarship
Posted on Fri, 01/31/2020 - 2:17pmJamille Souza Madeira celebrates at winter 2019 commencement with ACC mascot R.B. Three Austin Community College (ACC) students are semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Cooke...
ACC hosts Emergency Preparedness Week February 3-7
Posted on Fri, 01/31/2020 - 8:36amAustin Community College (ACC) is preparing students, faculty, and staff by practicing emergency response procedures and testing its emergency notification system as part of Emergency Preparedness Week February 3-7. Emergency Preparedness Week is...
"We are going to be your neighbors": ACC helps break the cycle at Lockhart Correctional Facility
Posted on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 4:48pm“It’s hard to adjust when you have been gone as long as I have,” says Amber McEntire “I don’t even know how to work that phone in your hand, but I know how to build electrical circuits.” For the past 15 years, Amber McEntire has been inside looking...
ACC Board of Trustees January 13 Recap
Posted on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 8:58amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees met for its regular meeting on Monday, January 13, to hear college updates, discuss legislative priorities, appoint members to the regional advisory committees (RAC), and discuss student...
Texas A&M-Chevron Academy shows high success rate; plans to double enrollment
Posted on Wed, 01/22/2020 - 5:15pmAustin Community College students enrolled in the Texas A&M-Chevron Academy achieve a 95 percent success rate, according to a student success report update presented to the Board of Trustees during its regular meeting Monday, January 13. The...
ACC promotes racial equity through National Day of Racial Healing
Posted on Wed, 01/22/2020 - 4:05pm"My dad is British, I am French, and my mom is from the West Indies so it can be hard to fit into a certain category. My artwork shows you don't have to be part of the category, you can be who you are, and that should be enough,” says Allison...
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...
New tuition payment structure shows initial success
Posted on Wed, 01/22/2020 - 10:52amAustin Community College (ACC) implemented its new tuition payment structure for spring 2020 and the new approach has seen initial success. "Overall, the implementation has gone well," says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president/CEO. "That's a testament...
ACC seeks feedback for dual credit proposals
Posted on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 4:27pmAustin Community College (ACC) is considering several proposals to provide better support for high school students enrolled in dual credit courses. The college is seeking feedback from faculty and staff. Dual credit students comprise 18 percent of...
ACC Board of Trustees approve Regional Advisory Committee members
Posted on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 2:22pmThe Austin Community College Board of Trustees approved recommendations for the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) during is regular January board meeting. The three 11-member committees, representing ACC’s north, central, and south regions, are...
ACC closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/20.
Posted on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 12:52pmThe Austin Community College District (ACC) is closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The college will reopen Tuesday, January 21, which also is the start of the spring semester. Registration for spring classes...
2019 Year in Review
Posted on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 10:50amAustin Community College accomplished a lot in 2019. The college celebrated its highest number of spring and fall graduates, which included the first graduating class of RN-to-BSN students; opened the new ACC Fashion Incubator at ACC Highland;...
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...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: January 2020
Posted on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 12:04pmRIO GRANDE CAMPUS RENOVATIONSBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Construction teams commemorated the topping-out of Rio Grande Campus on Wednesday, January 22. The event marked an important milestone for the project. InteriorInside...
ACC commemorates National Day of Racial Healing with several events
Posted on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 11:11amAustin Community College (ACC) invites faculty, staff, students, and the community to a series of events commemorating National Day of Racial Healing on January 21, 2020, and January 24, 2020. "This is a day we come together to dedicate ourselves to...
New Year's resolution to lose weight? ACC experts help prevent common injuries
Posted on Fri, 01/10/2020 - 11:52amFor those looking to stay active over the holiday season, it’s important to protect yourself from acute and overuse injuries. ACC’s Exercise Science department chair Pamela Soto explains what to watch for and steps you can take to protect yourself...
ACC congratulates 2020 Teaching and Leadership Excellence Award recipients
Posted on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 4:35pmAustin Community College (ACC) congratulates recipients of its annual Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards. Leadership AwardsRecipients of the ACC Leadership Award are recognized for going above and beyond the duties listed in their job...
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...
ACC closes for winter break December 20 - January 1
Posted on Wed, 12/18/2019 - 11:11amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) will close for winter break beginning 5 p.m. Friday, December 20. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Thursday, January 2. Spring registration will remain open through the break. Students seeking registration...
ACC Registered Nursing program selected as one of the best in Texas
Posted on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 11:18amAustin Community College’s (ACC) Nursing Program is recognized as one of the best Registered Nursing (RN) programs in Texas by NursingProcess.org — a leading online source for nursing education and career information. The site analyzed 134...
ACC Board of Trustees December 2 Recap
Posted on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 9:45amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees met for its regular meeting on Monday, December 2, to hear college updates, discuss a new degree, and vote on a contract for a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider to...
Parking at ACC is going digital
Posted on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 9:32amHangtags could be a thing of the past at Austin Community College (ACC) as the college looks to revamp its parking system to make on-campus parking throughout the district easier, safer, and more convenient. "Parking is becoming increasingly...
A Message from Student Affairs: Supplemental Instruction Study Sessions Target Student Success
Posted on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 9:01amStudent Leaders Mentor Their Classmates In Math, Science, History and MoreThe Supplemental Instruction (SI) review sessions program launched in 2008 is a proven success strategy for increasing student GPAs and reinforcing study skills for their...
ACC Board selects new ERP provider
Posted on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 8:46amThe process to replace Austin Community College District's Colleague software continues to move forward. At its December 2 regular meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to approve contract negotiations with Workday, Inc. to implement and provide...
Regional Advisory Committees share initial report
Posted on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 8:36amAustin Community College's Regional Advisory Committees (RAC) completed their initial analyses of ACC's north, central, and south regions and presented the first annual report to the ACC Board of Trustees during the November 18 work session. The...
ACC hears from the community about the future of Pinnacle
Posted on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 10:12pmAustin Community College held two Community Conversations in southwest Austin in December to provide updates on the college's Districtwide Campus Master Plan (DCMP) and let the community weigh in on the future of its 58-acre Pinnacle Campus. Dozens...
Commencement celebrates highest number of fall 2019 graduates
Posted on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 9:59pmAustin Community College (ACC) celebrated a record number of graduates at fall commencement Friday, December 13. The ceremony recognized 3,278 students who completed ACC's associate degree, certificate, or high school equivalency programs for the...
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...
Congratulations November Bravo Award Recipients
Posted on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 9:31pmACC congratulates the following Riverbats Bravo award recipients for November 2019. The selected employees were nominated for outstanding service, excellent performance, and role modeling ACC's values that demonstrate servant leadership. Eastview...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: December 2019
Posted on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 3:43pmRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Two large cranes are on site erecting the last structural steel members to frame out the rooftop penthouse and place the curved tube steel framing for the new atrium...
Month-in-Review: December 2019
Posted on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 3:19pmACC celebrates 9th annual Riverbat DayACC students, staff, and faculty were encouraged to #GoPurple on November 20 to show their pride on Riverbat Day. Additionally, ACC's official mascot R.B. visited multiple ACC campuses to celebrate nine years of...
ACC welcomes 3,200 students for fall commencement 12/13
Posted on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 12:26pmThe Austin Community College District (ACC) will celebrate record-high graduation numbers at its fall commencement 6 p.m. Friday, December 13, at Frank Erwin Center (1701 Red River St.). More than 3,200 students are invited to participate. When:...
Professors inspire ACC graduate Sarah A. to new destinations
Posted on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:33amJust months after graduating from ACC, Sarah Alanis is taking her degree the distance. This December, she wraps up her first semester toward a bachelor’s degree in Italy. “I’m studying at John Cabot University in Rome, focusing on international...
ACC hosts Australia for 9th annual Basketball All-Stars Exhibition Games
Posted on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 8:36amBOTHMENSTEAMS2011.jpg BOTHMENSTEAMS2011.jpg ACC’s intramural basketball all-stars host Australia’s Doncaster College Tuesday, December 10, at the Dittmar Recreation Center (1009 W. Dittmar Rd.). The ninth annual...