Category: College Collaborations
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month actually started off as only two days. During the 1960s civil rights movement, Californian Congressman George E. Brown California wanted to recognize the role Hispanics played in the United States.
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ACC Fashion Design makes COVID-19 Masks for Essential Staff
Written By Emily Pesina Aspiring, stylish, and essential一the fashion departments at Austin Community College have cultivated Austin once again. From bringing awareness to heart health with the Red Dress campaign, to an expected Corset-making for Breast Cancer Awareness, this year’s big project: to create COVID masks for essential employees who continue to work on campus.…
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University Transfer Tips for ACC Riverbats
Written By Grant E. Loveless Hello Riverbat! Ready To Leave The Nest & Transfer? Students every day attend community college for a number of reasons, but one of the top reasons is to better prepare themselves to attend and get a bachelor’s degree from a four-year university. If this is your ultimate goal, then you’re…
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What I Learned from Online Tutoring
Written by Marissa Greene The need to make assignment deadlines, ace quizzes and exams, and overall perform well in each enrolled course can sometimes be overwhelming for students. Especially when you are taking a class that you may find challenging to do well in. Thankfully, there are some knowledgeable individuals dedicated to helping you improve…
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Being on the Front Lines of Advocacy, Change and Justice
We Are Here & We Will Be Seen By: Grant E. Loveless In America we are young, tired and traumatized. We are tired of validating our space, our existence and the reason why we should have a seat at the table. Youth are continuously ignored, being dismissed, and unheard. Stereotyping youth as “too young” or…
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How to Create a Remote Workspace
By Marissa Greene Seven tips from an Academic Coach to get you through this semester COVID-19 has changed the way we work, grocery shop, learn, and overall living. In a time of social distancing, students need to work on their education behind a screen rather than a classroom setting. For some, this may be a…
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A Salute to the Veterans Resource Center
The Place for Students Who Served Story by: Jace Puckett Veteran students are able to receive academic, financial, and personal assistance while enrolled at Austin Community College through a resource known as The Veterans Resource Center located at Highland Campus. Located in building 4000, the first thing a student will see when they walk in…
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ACC Encourages Students to Utilize Resources to Combat Food Insecurity
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ACC community sheds light on the silent issue of food insecurity amongst its students. Story and video by: Marissa Greene How can a house stand tall when it is built on sand? Similarly, how can a student achieve success when lacking the physiological needs such as food, shelter, and sleep? According to the…
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Student Mentors – The Riverbat Ambassadors
Story by: Ruben Hernandez Each ACC campus has its very own Student Life lounge. Students are more than welcome to come in, relax, and chill in between classes or get ready for that big test they’re about to take. There are many resources that can be taken advantage of provided by Student Life within these…
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Campus Org Profile: Phi Theta Kappa
Story by Shannon Mullery, Reporter At the beginning of each semester, college students receive invitaions via mail, e-mail and word of mouth to join a multitude of clubs, groups and fraternities or sororities. One that students at ACC receive is a little yellow invitation in the mail for a group called Phi Theta Kappa. While…