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  • At Soapbox Sisters, one of the events for this year's Women's History Month, students will perform speeches and poems by women.
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An informal poll on campus shows students plan to vote for a constitutional amendment ensuring abortion will remain legal in Maryland.
Students say they will vote for constitutional amendment

AACC students said in October they will vote for a constitutional amendment on Nov. 5 that will give Maryland residents the “fundamental right” to an abortion.  In an informal poll of 50 students on campus, 39 said they will vote for the amendment because they support a woman’s...

Instructional specialist Randy Stahl and his class made soup for Empty Bowls event.
Cooking class makes soup to raise awareness about hunger

The Sarbanes Center for Career and Civic Engagement collaborated with a chef and his class to raise money for HelpLink on Thursday. Randy Stahl, an instructional specialist who teaches Human Resource Management 123: Cooking Techniques, had his class make soup for the Empty Bowls...

The Adventure Society visited a hiking trail in Annapolis.
Student club takes a hiking trip in Annapolis

Members of the student Adventure Society went hiking at the 600-acre Waterworks Park in Annapolis on Friday.  The club’s hour-long hike was the group’s second of the semester. “The Adventure Club is trying to get people out of their comfort zone,” third-year biology...

Students designed shirts to that they support victims of sexual assault.
Students design shirts at sexual assault awareness event

This story contains mentions of sexual assault  The Health and Wellness Center hosted an event on Wednesday for students to design shirts to show support for sexual assault survivors.  Students will hang the shirts on a clothesline on the Health and Life Sciences Building...

Greek life representatives from three universities came to AACC to teach students about fraternities and sororities.
Students learn about greek life at transfer event

Greek life representatives from Howard University, Bowie State University and the University of Maryland, College Park, came to the college at an event on Wednesday to teach AACC students how to join a fraternity or sorority at a four-year university. Marcus Wright, the AACC director...

Rueda de Casino Baltimore teaches students how to dance in an Afro-Cuban casino style at the Baile Con Sabor event.
Students learn Afro-Cuban dance at Hispanic Heritage Month event

A dance company visited campus to teach students Afro-Cuban dances for Hispanic Heritage Month at an event on Wednesday. Kenneth Gilliard, the college’s student success and retention adviser, collaborated with the Rueda de Casino Baltimore and AACC’s Office of Inclusion, Diversity,...

Students meet to share product ideas and future business ventures at an event.
Students share new business ideas at business event

An entrepreneurship club hosted an event focused on sharing ideas and giving advice on Tuesday.  The Entrepreneurs Club hosted the New Product Pitching and Testing event to give students and community members an opportunity to discuss their business ideas, ask each other questions...

Local organizations held booths with medical and LGBTQ+ information. Shown, sixth-year mechatronics student and Genders and Sexualities Alliance President Ellie Jasen.
Organizations share resources for Coming Out Week

Half a dozen local organizations were on campus on Monday to share medical and safety information with the college’s LGBTQ community. The Queer Wellness and Advocacy Resource Fair was the first event for Coming Out Week, which the college is celebrating all month. “I was...

A student won a protective order against her former accounting professor, Reb Beatty, shown in 2021.
Professor suspended over student's claims

A business professor was suspended from his job over the summer after agreeing to comply with a protective order filed against him by one of his 18-year-old former students. Reb Beatty, 43, said he agreed to the Anne Arundel County District Court order requiring him not to contact...

LaToya Nkongolo, an AACC adjunct, is running for Anne Arundel County Board of Education.
Students object to adjunct's remarks

An AACC adjunct professor running for a seat on the Anne Arundel County Board of Education made negative remarks about the LGBTQ community at a June fundraiser. LaToya Nkongolo, a mental health therapist who has taught human services courses at AACC since 2015, did not respond to...

The Computer Science Club hosted an event for an instructional specialist to talk about drones.
Instructional specialist speaks about drone flying

An instructional specialist spoke about drones to an audience of students at a campus event on Thursday.  Tim Tumelty, who has worked at AACC for six years, reviewed the rules for flying drones and how to use the devices for school-related promotions. At the event, hosted by...

AACC holds events for students to give back to the community.
Service Learning Center events gives students chance to volunteer

AACC held a community service fair to promote volunteer opportunities on Wednesday.  Several organizations, such as The Salvation Army and American Red Cross, showed students how giving back to the community doesn’t always have to be through money; it can be through time as...

AACC will host the National Junior College Athletic Association's Region 20 Division II tournament this month. Shown, assistant men's soccer coach Ethan Belcher.
College hosts regional bout

AACC will host a men’s and women’s soccer tournament this month. The National Junior College Athletic Association is holding the Region 20 Division II tournament at AACC for men’s and women’s soccer starting Oct. 19. Both soccer teams will need to qualify in order to play. “It’s...

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