{"id":49111,"date":"2018-12-05T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=49111"},"modified":"2024-10-24T11:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:35:27","slug":"acc-celebrates-more-than-3100-students-at-fall-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/12\/05\/acc-celebrates-more-than-3100-students-at-fall-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC celebrates more than 3,100 students at fall commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Community College District (ACC) will celebrate its summer and fall graduates during commencement 6 p.m. Friday, December 14, at Frank Erwin Center (1701 Red River St.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Friday, December 14<br \/><strong>Where: <\/strong>Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River St.<br \/><strong>Time:<\/strong> 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/ACC\/events\/7934586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The commencement ceremony honors students who have completed ACC\u2019s associate degree, certificate, and high school equivalency programs for the 2018 summer and fall semesters. More than 3,100 students are invited to participate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis evening represents the culmination of hard work, commitment, and sacrifice,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president\/CEO. \u201cOur students leave ACC with a stronger foundation for a brighter future. We\u2019ll celebrate their successes and their personal accomplishments and growth. It\u2019s an inspiring evening, and my favorite moment of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony includes a tribute to graduating veterans, who are recognized with medallions in appreciation of their service.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Thomas Hatfield will deliver the keynote address. Dr. Hatfield served as the first president\/CEO of Austin Community College from 1973 to 1977. The ACC Board of Trustees designated him president emeritus in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about ACC\u2019s fall commencement or to watch the live stream, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/graduation\/commencement-graduation-ceremony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Community College District (ACC) will celebrate its summer and fall graduates during commencement 6 p.m. Friday, December 14, at Frank Erwin Center (1701 Red River St.). When: Friday, December 14Where: Frank Erwin Center, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/12\/05\/acc-celebrates-more-than-3100-students-at-fall-commencement\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17,19],"tags":[40,2500,2495,301,2836,3346],"class_list":["post-49111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-students-and-alumni","tag-commencement","tag-commencement-ceremony","tag-fall-graduates","tag-graduates","tag-graduation-ceremony","tag-summer-graduates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49111","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=49111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}