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June 2008 ACC eNewsletter
Welcome to the June 2008 ACC eNewsletter, Austin Community College District’s electronic newsletter designed to keep our alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends up to date on the latest developments affecting our college and community. … Continue reading
June 2008 ACC eNewsletter
Welcome to the June 2008 ACC eNewsletter ESL vocational training gives push to American Dream New ACC trustees sworn into office ACC youth academy brings kids to college ACC choir hits the right notes Honors … Continue reading
ESL vocational training gives push to American Dream
Above: Students work together in the lab. Middle: Nurufu Seyfiyeva, six months’ pregnant when classes started, was back in class one week after giving birth. Bottom: Yudith Amaran, of Cuba. works 47 hours a week … Continue reading
New ACC trustees sworn into office
Left to right: Round Rock Mayor Alan M. McGraw swore in trustee Tim Mahoney, while trustees John-Michael Cortez, Nan McRaven, and Raul Alvarez were sworn in by Judge Bob Perkins. The Austin Community College District … Continue reading
ACC youth academy brings kids to college
Above: Middle schoolers Carlos Alvarado, left, and Kristian Perez show off self-portraits they made at Riverside. Middle: Dr. Donetta Goodall, left, and Dr. Tyra Duncan-Hall, who founded the ACC youth programs, congratulate students at the … Continue reading
ACC choir hits the right notes
Above: The Jazz Choir Ensemble is one of three ACC choirs organized each fall and spring semester. Photo below: Cathy Befi as performed with the choir for a year and a half. By Noelle Hernandez … Continue reading
Honors add pop (and rock) to college experience
Assistant Professor W. Joe Hoppe has organized an ‘Intro to Poetry’ class for honors students. Literature and pop music sound like different topics for the classroom — unless you’re enrolled in the honors program at … Continue reading
Deaf professors put fun in fund-raisers
Professors Byron Bridges and Nathie Marbury raise awareness and funds for the deaf community. Comedy has been a part of Nathie Marbury’s life for as long as she can remember. “Since I was born,” she … Continue reading