09.22.2010   Constitution Debate Day Celebration



When: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Where: Palmer Events Center at 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin TX.
Time:  5:30-8:30 p. m.  Refreshments will be served.
 

ACC's Center for Public Policy and Political Studies (CPPPS), its Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and their CSPS (Center for Student Political Studies) invite ACC students to examine their knowledge and beliefs about the U.S. Constitution, and to reflect on the state of their rights in today's politically-charged climate. Learn more...

---

09.17.2010   3rd Annual Constitution Art Contest Reception

The ACC Center for Public Policy and Political Studies has teamed up with the Social and Behavioral Sciences Division and the Arts and Humanities Division to sponsor ACC's 3rd Annual Constitution Day on September 17, 2010. Last year, the Center awarded over $1,000 in prize money to students for their submissions. This year, the Center expects to award $2,000 in prize money.  The prizes will be awarded at a ceremony on 9/17/2010 from 6-8 pm in the lobby of the ACC Highland Business Center, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, 78752.

Students may submit either creative or academic work relating to the following topic: Do citizens of the United States have the right to be left alone? Should they? If they do, what does it mean to have that right?

Click here for creative and academic guidelines

Submissions of essay, performance, poetry and fiction should be turned in to:
Lyman Grant
Dean of Arts & Humanities
1212 Rio Grande Street
Austin, TX 78701
512.223.3352
lgrant@austincc.edu

  Submissions of art, photography, and cartoons should be turned in to:

Brent Baggett
Professor of Art
1212 Rio Grande Street
Austin, TX 78701
512.223.3263
bbaggett@austincc.edu  

• Spring semester entries are due May 17
• Summer semester entries are due August 6

For more information, please go to http://www.austincc.edu/ah/cd/

Location Information:
Highland Business Center  (View Map)
5930 Middle Fiskville Rd.
Austin, TX 78752
Phone: 512.223.7000

---

09.16.2010   Diez y Seis



Come and learn the meaning of el Diez y Seis from historians. Enjoy Hispanic dishes, music and dance by Roy Lozano's Ballet Folklórico, Johnny Degollado y su Conjunto Band, ACC's own Boca Abajo, and more.

Location Information:
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Free and open to the public
ACC Riverside Campus (near the bookstore and bus turn around area)
1020 Grove Boulevard
Austin, TX 78741

---

5.07.2010   "Building Tomorrow’s Leaders" Luncheon with MSNBC political commentator Richard Wolffe

4.30.2010   8 am - 3 pm, St. Edwards University at Ragsdale Center - Maybee Ballroom
Immigration, Education and Our Future: "Conference III: A Dream On Hold."



www.austincc.edu/immigrat

Austin Community College and St. Edward's University are pleased to announce the third Immigration, Education, and Our Future Conference, subtitled "A Dream on Hold" featuring presentations by national and regional speakers with facilitator-led discussions on the impact of immigration policy that limits career success in spite of educational access.

What's new about Conference III?
Presenters will cover the following with interactive audience participation.

    • Understanding the economic status of the undocumented.
    • Access to higher education by the undocumented as a means to improve their
      status coupled with legal restrictions on their ability to work when their education
      is complete.
    • Hence, an economic loss to the nation of this educational investment.
    • Discussion of the key elements of the DREAM Act in context with comprehensive
      immigration reform. Conference presenters are listed below. Opportunity for questions
      and answers from audience members will be provided.
    • Yolanda C Padilla, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work and Women's Studies, University of
      Texas, Austin, TX.
    • Juan Sepulveda, J.D., Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for
      Hispanic Americans, Washington, D.C.
    • Leticia Van de Putte, B.S., Senator, Texas Legislature, District 26.

Location: St. Edward's University at Ragsdale Center - Maybee Ballroom - map

Registration Fees $40 per Adult $10 per Student, lunch is provided

---

4.22.2010   Live Green & Save Green at ACC's Earth Day Fair



Photo Album

Students and the general public learned how to do the most for the environment with the least impact on their wallets at ACC's Earth Day Fair, which was held on Thursday, April 22, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Eastview Campus (3401 Webberville Rd., Building 8000 Multipurpose Hall, room 8500).  

The fair featured ecological experts, environmental organizations, and eco- conscious businesses.  The keynote speaker was Travis County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt. Other speakers included Ryan Rittenhouse from Public Citizen and Dr. George Staff, chair of ACC's Environmental Science & Technology Department.  Eco-friendly musical guest Astrum Lux Lucis wowed the crowd with her green folk/rock songs.  100 people attended.

---

2.13.2010    Healthcare Reform Mock Congressional Hearing



Photo Album
Video

A mock health care hearing was held at the State capitol building on Feb. 13 with college students performing the roles of Democrat and Republican congressmen. Sixteen Austin Community College and University of Texas students volunteered to participate, eight coming from each school. They each had a chance to directly question professional opinions about the infrastructure and politics of our health care system. Testimonies were heard from professionals on the issues of primary care expansion, patient safety, and the uninsured and underinsured.  

Orchestrated by ACC's Center for Public Policy & Political Studies (CPPPS) and the Center for Student Political Studies (CSPS) club, the event was unscripted and open to the public.  

The event gave participants a unique chance to understand the process of creating policy from the genuine chairs of elected officials. Students maintained a partisan character and had the opportunity to debate nurses, lawyers, and other health care affiliates on the current issues of our nation's health care system.

11.11.09    Join CPPPS at 11:00 am for a press conference introducing the new Austin Conservation Corps founded by CPPPS. See photos and videos of press conference here

10.10.2009    Join CPPPS and the Arts & Humanities Division at ACC for -Reading the Future: Preparing Texas Educator’s Today for the Students of Tomorrow

10.9.2009    Join CPPPS at its October 9, 2009 fall fundraiser with keynote speaker Representative Jim Pitts, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee

9.23.2009 ACC students celebrate the Constitution. See photos of Constitution Debate Day here.

Read about CPPPS’ most recent publication conducted by ACC Government Professor Stefan D. Haag on Voter Turnout in Austin City Council Elections.

And check out the winners of the 2nd annual student Art Contest that celebrates the Constitution.

9.16.2009 Don't miss 2009's Diez y Seis (9/16) Celebration at ACC's Riverside Campus

---