Ryan Knape, son of ACC regent Cheryl Knape, gives blood in honor of his mother during a blood drive on July 16 at the Nolan Ryan Center. 

ACC Offering Meningitis Vaccinations 

Students attending ACC must have vaccine to register for class

ACC students stand in line to register for classes for fall.

The vaccinations will cost $90 for student 19 and older. Students 18 and younger pay $14. Vaccines are offered  from noon to 2 p.m. Only cash or check are accepted. 

August 16 is the last day to receive a vaccination and meet the registration deadline for the fall semester classes.

Visit the ACC website for more information.

Eight of ACC's Certified Nurse Educators pose for a photo before the May graduation ceremony for Associate Degree Nursing students.

Nine nursing faculty from the Alvin Community College Associate Degree Nursing program are now Certified Nurse Educators through the National League for Nursing (NLN).

Through a grant initiative, ACC ADN faculty were able to take a preparation course and the national exam.  This was part of a larger $24,000 grant ACC received to improve the quality of nursing education which was funded through the Promise of Nursing for Houston/Galveston Nursing School Grant Program, administered by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association.

As reported by the NLN: Certification in any field is a mark of professionalism. For academic nurse educators, it establishes nursing education as a specialty area of practice and creates a means for faculty to demonstrate their expertise in this role. It communicates to students, peers, and the academic and health care communities that the highest standards of excellence are being met.

With nearly half (42.8 percent) of nurse faculty projected to retire within the next decade and nearly three-quarters (69.7 percent) within 15 years, replacing them is of grave concern, noted NLN president Dr. Elaine Tagliareni.

"We must encourage more nurse faculty to prepare for certification as nurse educators so that our nursing schools can be staffed by academicians of the highest caliber," she said. "Only in this way can excellence in nursing education be ensured for another generation."

ACC Students Become the Teacher  

Physicians from the Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas College of Medicine and researchers from the University of Houston-Clear Lake walked through polysomnography procedure with the students.

ACC polysomnography student Susana De la Torre, top, of Pearland works with Dr. Walter Castro-Elias, right, to set up polysomnography equipment on student Jennifer Gregg, of Rosharon during a sleep study practice on July 10.

"It was a little intimidating at first because they're physicians," student Susana De la Torre said. "But they had a lot of questions and they were very interested in this field."

Dr. Hanul Bhandari said in addition to learning about the sleep study test, they also discover how to communicate better with patients and others.

"We know what the patients are going through and the technicians," he said.

Antlers and Horse Hair by Linda Coney

ACC Hosts Art Exhibit for Local Artist

Muddy Hands features the pottery works of Linda Coney

The exhibit will close on August 9.

Coney is a piano instructor who learned her pottery skills at ACC throughout the past three years. Her works include elements such carving, glazing, high fire, low fire, raku and smoking among other materials.

Diary of a Geisha by Linda Coney

ACC Upward Bound Gives Awards for 2012

Area high school students recognized for academic achievement

ACC Kids Come to Work with their Parents 

ACC welding instructor Santa Scarborough, left, shows student Drew Murphy the type of equipment welders use to do their jobs during Bring Your Child to Work Day on July 24.