It’s time to cast a vote for your ACC mascot choice! The Austin Community College District revealed the four finalists on March 22. Click here to vote now.
The finalists are:
Bbhoggawact: A 100% original choice, Bbhoggawacts embrace the “Keep Austin Weird” theme and brings together ACC’s entire 7,000-square-mile service area. Cross out the vowels and you have (B)astrop, (B)lanco, (H)ays, (G)illespie, (G)onzales, (W)illiamson, (C)aldwell, and (T)ravis Counties. A Bbhoggawact is a made-up character that can be defined by the community.
Blazers: ACC and its students are blazing new trails in a variety of ways, from individual accomplishments to the development of cutting-edge workforce training that helps Central Texas prosper. Blazers are innovators who seek new opportunities and pave the way for those who follow.
River Bats: Bats are synonymous with Central Texas and so is ACC. They are unique, intelligent, resourceful, and provide important services to the community. Bats are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. The largest urban colony of Mexican free-tailed bats makes its home in Austin. At night they fill the skies, crisscrossing the region.
Starblazers: A starblazer is a unique symbol representing success and discovery. The star is featured in the ACC logo and has long been tied to ACC. This choice acknowledges the college’s past while also looking to the future. It symbolizes the vibrancy, brilliance, and ambitious spirit of the students and region ACC serves.
Students, employees, alumni, and the entire community are invited to vote for their favorite on the mascot search webpage (austincc.edu/mascot). Mascot Madness voting continues through April 2 (one vote per person). The top vote-getter will be submitted to the administration for final approval, and then the new mascot will be announced.
To raise awareness of Mascot Madness, the search committee – and the pink bunny serving as the “interim mascot” – will make a stop at every ACC campus during the voting period. Check it out from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the following dates:
- Cypress Creek: March 23
- Eastview: March 24
- South Austin: March 25
- Rio Grande: March 29
- Northridge: March 30
- Riverside: March 31
- Pinnacle: April 1