{"id":46069,"date":"2023-04-26T21:06:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T21:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=46069"},"modified":"2023-05-05T19:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:02:35","slug":"acc-recognized-on-texas-house-floor-for-its-50th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/04\/26\/acc-recognized-on-texas-house-floor-for-its-50th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC recognized on Texas House Floor for its 50th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t<!-- MasterSlider -->\n\t\t<div id=\"P_MS6a6437b323ed9\" class=\"master-slider-parent msl ms-parent-id-6\" style=\"max-width:800px;\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- MasterSlider Main -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"MS6a6437b323ed9\" class=\"master-slider ms-skin-default\" >\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"9\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"ACC Day recognized at Texas State Capitol\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/04\/20230426_105030.jpg\" \/>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=\"&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"9\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"ACC Day recognized at Texas State Capitol\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/04\/20230426_100547-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=\"&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"9\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"ACC Day recognized at Texas State Capitol\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/04\/20230426_104025-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=\"&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- END MasterSlider Main -->\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- END MasterSlider -->\n\n\t\t<script>\n\t\t(function ( $ ) {\n\t\t\t\"use strict\";\n\n\t\t\t$(function () {\n\t\t\t\tvar masterslider_3ed9 = new MasterSlider();\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ slider controls\n\t\t\t\tmasterslider_3ed9.control('arrows'     ,{ autohide:false, overVideo:true  });\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ slider setup\n\t\t\t\tmasterslider_3ed9.setup(\"MS6a6437b323ed9\", {\n\t\t\t\t\t\twidth           : 800,\n\t\t\t\t\t\theight          : 480,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tminHeight       : 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tspace           : 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstart           : 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tgrabCursor      : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tswipe           : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmouse           : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlayout          : \"boxed\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\twheel           : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautoplay        : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tinstantStartLayers:false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tloop            : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tshuffle         : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpreload         : 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\theightLimit     : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautoHeight      : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsmoothHeight    : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tendPause        : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\toverPause       : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfillMode        : \"fill\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcenterControls  : true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstartOnAppear   : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlayersMode      : \"center\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\thideLayers      : false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfullscreenMargin: 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tspeed           : 20,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdir             : \"h\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tparallaxMode    : 'swipe',\n\t\t\t\t\t\tview            : \"basic\"\n\t\t\t\t});\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\twindow.masterslider_instances = window.masterslider_instances || [];\n\t\t\t\twindow.masterslider_instances.push( masterslider_3ed9 );\n\t\t\t });\n\n\t\t})(jQuery);\n\t\t<\/script>\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas State Legislature celebrates a major milestone for the Austin Community College District (ACC) on the Texas House of Representatives floor. Texas legislators proclaimed April 26 officially as &#8220;ACC Day&#8221; in the State of Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Led by Rep. Gina Hinojosa, several Texas House members held a special proclamation to commemorate ACC\u2019s 50th anniversary. The representatives honored ACC&#8217;s work to change higher education and its commitment to workforce development, career advancement, and access to affordable education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A delegation from the college, including ACC Chancellor Dr. Richard Rhodes, several Trustees, and the college\u2019s mascot, R.B., received the recognition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC opened its doors in September 1973 to just over 1,700 students. Today, the college serves approximately 70,000 students each year. To learn more about ways ACC is honoring its 50th anniversary, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/campaigns.austincc.edu\/50th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the college\u2019s 50th Anniversary website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas State Legislature celebrates a major milestone for the Austin Community College District (ACC) on the Texas House of Representatives floor. Texas legislators proclaimed April 26 officially as &#8220;ACC Day&#8221; in the State of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/04\/26\/acc-recognized-on-texas-house-floor-for-its-50th-anniversary\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":46070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,17],"tags":[2153,607,2071,2152],"class_list":["post-46069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","tag-acc-day","tag-rb","tag-state-capitol","tag-texas-house"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}