Texas Campus Compact
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officePatricia Paredes, M.A. Executive
Director Jim Conditt Assistant Director Lynn Prince Director
of Operations executive boardDr. Charles
Cotrell, Chair President, St. Mary's University Dr. Steve Kinslow,
Vice Chair President, Austin
Community College District Dr. Juliet Garcia, Immediate Past Chair President, The
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Dr. Max
Castillo President, The University of Houston - Downtown Dr. Ana
Guzman President, Palo Alto College Dr. Cary Israel President,
Collin County Community College District James Spaniolo,
J.D. President, The University of Texas at Arlington Dr. George
Wright President, Prairie View A&M University
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TxCC Executive Director's note
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I am constantly reminded of one of
my favorite quotes each time I travel to visit a new member or potential member
campus: "I've learned that people will forget what
you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you
made them feel."
Since January, I have visited,
toured, given keynote talks, and moderated panels for: the University of Texas at Brownsville;
Texas Tech University; the University of Texas Health
Science Center San Antonio; Texas State
University, Houston Community
College; Texas
Tech University; and most recently, Stephen F. Austin
University.
In June, I will be meeting with
Texas A &
M University,
Kilgore College, Panola College, Angelina College, Texas College, the
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, LeTourneau
University, Tyler Junior
College, and the University of Texas at Tyler.
And, I know that when I leave these campuses that I, too, will be
reminded of Maya Angelou's quote once again as the hospitality that I am always
shown is beyond amazing.
The opportunity to dialogue with
students, administrators, faculty, and presidents about their community based
service learning and civic engagement activities is truly a
blessing.
I'd like to thank each of you for
your personal commitment to higher education in the state of Texas and for all
that you are doing on your respective campuses to help our state to "Close the
Gaps" of educational inequity.
And, there is a great deal of
awareness around service, particularly with the change in administration;
President Obama and Vice President Biden will
expand AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps, engage retiring Americans, and set up an
America's Voice Initiative to send Americans who are fluent speakers of local
languages to expand our public diplomacy.
President Obama is also setting a goal that all middle and high school
students perform 50 hours of community service a year, and he will establish a
new tax credit that is worth $4,000 a year in exchange for 100 hours of public
service a year.
I personally feel really good about the work that our
college students, our states best resources, are doing across Texas and hope that you
do to.
Patricia Paredes M.A.,
Executive
Director
Dr. Steve Kinslow, President
of Austin Community College District,
and TxCC Executive Director,
Patricia Paredes at the
ACC 35th Anniversary Party
April 25, 2009.
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Austin Community College District celebrates its 35th Anniversary
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Austin Community College District, (a member of Texas Campus Compact), held a large party to commemorate its 35th Anniversary on April 25. 2009.
Texas Campus Compact joins with the Austin Community and others in sending ACC our warmest congradulations for many well served years in Austin and its surrounding communities.
Austin Community College has enjoyed 35 years of incredible growth and progress. "Since opening September 17, 1973, ACC has grown to become the primary gateway to higher education and training for a majority of Central Texans. The college enrolls more than 35, 000 credit students in a service area stretching over eight counties. ACC has has seven campuses, nine regional centers, and dozens of additional teaching sites." (ACC Newsroom)
Here are a few pictures of the ACC Gala Event courtesy of Maxine Kaplan of ACC.
   L-R. Mary Parker ACC Volunteers, ACC Trustees
( Ellinger) Paula Riberio, Allan Kaplan &
ACC Trustee, KC Kersta Charles Avery
Tim Mahoney Neelan Noorani
and Tim's Wife.
  
ACC Chair, Rotel and The Maxine Kaplan
Nan McRaven. Hot Tomatoes & Steve Kinslow
ACC President,
Steve Kinslow,
Wilhemina Delco,
First ACC President,
Tom Hatfield
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The Campaign for Jonathan
Neerman for Dallas County Republican Chairman is looking for Summer Interns
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 The Campaign for Jonathan Neerman is looking for 1-2 interns to help the Neerman Campaign over the
summer. The interns would need to commit to 20 hours/week and would help with
data entry, event planning, web management, and other tasks. Please email jonathan@jonathanneerman.com if
you know someone who is interested.
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| | Texas State economic impact on state pegged at almost $1 billion
| Texas State University-San Marcos
has a statewide economic impact of almost $1 billion annually,
according to an economic impact study released recently by the
university.
The
study was conducted by James P. LeSage, holder of the McCoy Endowed
Chair in Urban and Regional Economics in the Department of Finance and
Economics in Texas State's McCoy College of Business Administration.
In his study, LeSage examined university spending and jobs created as a result of that spending in Hays County, the Central Texas region (defined as Hays County plus the counties of Bastrop, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Travis and Williamson) and the entire state of Texas. The study is based on data collected for the 2006 fiscal year.
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| | Apply for a $500 Do Something Grant From National Campus Compact
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Expires: 2009-12-31
http://www.dosomething.org/grants/general/apply
Did
you recently create a sustainable community action project, program or
organization or have a great idea for helping your community? Do you
need $500 to further the growth and success of your program or turn
your idea into reality? If you answered, "YES!", you are eligible to
apply for a Do Something Grant.
Over the course of 2009 we will be giving out 52 $500 Do Something Grants. One a week for the whole year!
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Sincerely, 
Lynn Prince,
Director of Operations,
Texas Campus Compact |
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