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ACC regents approved the revised annual M&O Budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year and reduced the total effective tax rate for the seventh consecutive year during a regular meeting on Aug. 27.

 

The revised budget of $23,612,999 represents an approximately 2.08 percent increase over last year. The tax rate was lowered from .199832 to .199830 per $100 valuation. The lower rate includes the debt service for the new Science/Health Science Building.

 

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The Houston Council of the Blind awarded ACC psychology major Eddie Dix (right photo, center) a $500 scholarship at its annual scholarship luncheon on Aug. 15. For the past year, Eddie, who has been blind from diabetes since 2001, has been conducting research projects to help bring awareness regarding the capabilities and needs of blind people. He has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and is working toward becoming a counselor.  

 

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As a doctor of chiropractic and certified acupuncturist, using non-chemical and non-evasive methods to help improve people's health is Stacy Ebert's passion. Desiring to share and inspire others with that passion, she was recently appointed as the new director of the Alternative Medicine and Massage Therapy Program at ACC.

 

Although ACC has been training students for careers in massage therapy since 1994, the evolution of the program toward offering different forms of alternative medicine training is new. Examples of courses that are being considered for the future include: traditional Chinese medicine, holistic healthcare consultant, and personal trainer. Dr. Ebert (above photo, left) is shown with massage therapy instructor Susan Hill (center) and student Christi Richey on Aug. 12.

 

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With 85 new students enrolled this fall semester, the ACC Associate Degree Nursing program has reached its largest class in history. ACC ADN students and Alvin Nursing Student Association (ANSA) officers (right photo, left to right) Clayton Collins, Caryn Wilson, Tiffany Poling and Shelly Scott are shown answering questions from new students during an orientation event on Aug. 21. The orientation is held each year to help provide information and resources to help ensure success. 

 

Ms. Congrady served in public education for nearly 40 years, including 21 years as a faculty member for the English Department at ACC. She has served as president of the Alvin Museum Society for many years and was instrumental in the development and creation of the Alvin Museum Society and the city's historical museum on Sealy Street and Marguerite Rogers House Museum on Dumble. 

ACC President Dr. Rodney Allbright (right) was honored for his 40 years of service during the annual ACC Fall Professional Development Workshop on Aug. 19. Dr. Allbright served as an instructor for 7 years before being appointed the youngest U. S. community college president in 1976. An avid movie fan, he was given a replica of the sword of Aragorn from Lord of the Rings. He was presented the sword by ACC Board of Regents Chair L. H. "Pete" Nash.

 

Numerous employees were honored for their 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service at the event as well.

 

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ACC entered into an articulation agreement with University of Houston-Clear Lake to allow reverse transfer credits during a regular board meeting on Aug. 27. Through the reverse transfer program, ACC students who go on to UH-Clear Lake before completing an associate degree will be able to transfer coursework from UH-Clear Lake to ACC to be used as requirements toward a two-year degree.

 

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After a year of closure for reconstruction and remodeling, the ACC Theatre at the main campus will be open for the fall play in October. Celebrate the opening of the theatre and come out to enjoy the Drama Department's "Lend Me a Tenor" Oct. 10-11 and Oct. 15-17.

 

For more information or to reserve tickets, call the ACC Theatre Box Office at (281) 756-3606. 

Monitor your health and help ACC students at the same time. The Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography program at ACC is in need of child and adult volunteers for scanning labs for the fall semester. Students perform scans of the heart and blood vessels. The scans are totally painless and non-invasive. To make an appointment, call (281) 756-5625 or e-mail sbutler@alvincollege.edu. Scans begin Sept. 8.

Dr. Stacey Lanier (right), a staff psychologist for a veterans' trauma recovery program and instructor at Baylor College of Medicine, provided information and advice to ACC faculty and staff on how to serve and assist veterans who attend college after serving in the military during the annual Fall Professional Development Workshop on Aug. 19. The workshop is sponsored each year by the ACC Faculty and Staff Development Committee to help employees grow personally and professionally in order to provide the best quality services, instruction and programs to students and the community.

To help improve college readiness for high school students, the Danbury Independent School District recently received a $15,000 Greenhouse Grant from the College Board to implement an innovative program focused on math skills. The program will include a math course taught collaboratively between an ACC and Danbury High School instructor. The focus of the first semester will be THEA and college algebra preparation using a college algebra textbook and curriculum. The second semester will utilize an online college algebra course offered by ACC and jointly delivered by the DHS and ACC math teacher.

 

Students who successfully complete the second semester will receive college credit for college algebra in addition to gaining high school credit.

 

ACC doesn't just have new and remodeled facilities, it has a great new Web site!  Find things easier online and enjoy lots of new stuff, like student testimonials, social networking links, maps, calendar, more photos, videos and more. 

 

The new Web site was created by ACC Web Master Charzetta Fleming and ACC Web Designer Dacia Brown. If you have any suggestions and ideas to make it even better, e-mail cfleming@alvincollege.edu.

 

 

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In addition to satisfying new state requirements for new motorcycle rider licensure, the motorcycle safety course at ACC can help new riders gain knowledge and confidence and experienced riders address bad habits and increase proficiency. This once popular course at the college has been brought back thanks to community and DPS suport.

 

The two-day class, which is offered regularly, includes approximately 5 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of actual riding experience on the training course at the main campus. Motorcycles are included. The cost is $195. To register, call (281) 756-3787. 

 

 

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