{"id":6732,"date":"2021-02-06T02:46:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T19:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/?p=6732"},"modified":"2022-04-13T10:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T03:25:30","slug":"alumni-highlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/alumni-highlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Highlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">By: Pete Ramirez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2021\/02\/Antonio-Cueto-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6735 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2021\/02\/Antonio-Cueto-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2021\/02\/Antonio-Cueto-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2021\/02\/Antonio-Cueto-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2021\/02\/Antonio-Cueto.jpeg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Meet Antonio Cueto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cueto graduated with their degree in Psychology and Journalism in May 2020. They now work as a freelance journalist for NPR affiliates. Cueto has melded what they learned at ACC, such as photojournalism, into multidisciplinary art for galleries in Texas and in a new Austin-based streetwear brand named Civil Unrest<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch our Q&amp;A segment with Cueto <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ACCENT: Alumni Highlight: Antonio Cueto\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OhIMjs7eBhI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The ACC Experience From An Alumni Perspective<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What is your experience with ACC?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I went to ACC a semester after graduating high school. I had started to go to UTSA but it wasn\u2019t working out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went to ACC because it was the best vehicle to explore different career paths and it was a good school to feel comfortable in a smaller classroom setting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, it\u2019s a really good vehicle to explore different interests and get support from professors and all the resources ACC provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My experience with ACC was fruitful. I started out as a psychology major but during my last semester I took a journalism class with Professor Paul Brown and it honestly changed me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took News Reporting I and the first assignment was to go to an event and write an article about it. Being in the field, interviewing different people, and structuring a story by what you get, felt like a rush and a calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I fell in love with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Did ACC meet your expectations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah, definitely. I went to ACC because I knew it was the best option to learn about myself and in the end, I really found out what \u201cmy purpose\u201d was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What was the best part about your time at ACC?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I think making all those connections led me to bigger things. Especially working with Professor Paul Brown in general. He changed my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s a very passionate professor and he has so much experience. The way that he teaches about his profession is so contagious. It really makes you fall in love with journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started the ACC Star with him, which is the newspaper for the journalism department. I was the founding editor and that was super cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think those are the best parts of ACC because it put me on a path toward the career that I wanted,.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Were you involved with any other student organizations during your time at ACC?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah, I was the Hispanic student senator for a year in student government. I was also the campus vice president for Riverside in Phi Theta Kappa for a semester and a member throughout my time at ACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both organizations are pretty influential at ACC. Especially student government. Student government exists at ACC but not a lot of students know about it so it was interesting to be in an organization that has some power. I think it\u2019s the most power that students can hold at ACC to change things and make policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phi Theta Kappa was great too. They also helped me a lot with becoming a more responsible, motivated student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They emphasize leadership a lot and that really gave me a lot of experience in leadership roles and the confidence that I need in journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What would you say to someone who might be unsure about attending ACC?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: If they have a clear path toward what they want to do, then go for it. ACC is great for students that aren\u2019t sure of what they want to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It really opens up so many opportunities and helps you find whatever you\u2019re missing to make that leap forward in your life or career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: How has ACC changed your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: It made me realize that life isn\u2019t so linear. There is no structure or handbook that tells you, \u201cthis is what you\u2019re supposed to do\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACC taught me that life isn\u2019t like that at all. Sometimes you\u2019re in classes with people who are way into their careers and want to switch things up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to commit to one interest only, you can intertwine interests. You make up your own handbook.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College produces some of the hardest-working, talented alumni in the world. 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