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Steve Pegg started his 44-year career on campus as a part-timer in the bookstore while he took classes and played baseball for the AACC Pioneers.

Pioneer baseball legend celebrates 44 years as AACC employee

Dominic Salacki, Reporter October 2, 2020

AACC’s director of auxiliary services has worked at the college for 44 years—and earned recognition for his longevity at a meeting of all faculty and staff at the beginning of the semester. Steve...

The editors of Amaranth, AACCs student literary magazine, hosted a virtual open-mic night last week.

Amaranth holds virtual open-mic night

Marquart Doty, Associate Editor October 1, 2020

Students had the chance to perform at the first virtual open-mic night hosted by Amaranth, AACC’s award-winning literary magazine, last Tuesday. Amaranth plans to hold two more virtual open-mic nights...

Long-time Severna Park running coach Susan Noble is AACC’s new Women’s Cross-Country coach

Women’s Cross-Country gets new coach

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2020

A long-time Severna Park running coach is AACC’s new Women’s Cross-Country coach. Susan Noble, who started her job over the summer, has been a running coach and a personal trainer for 15 years...

Students in performing arts classes are at greater risk of spreading coronavirus and catching COVID-19. Shown, an AACC Dance Company rehearsal from 2017.

Dance classes sit out fall semester; other arts go online

Dominic Salacki, Reporter September 18, 2020

AACC canceled all of its group dance classes this semester after officials deemed it unsafe to offer them on campus.  Tap dance, ballet, modern dance, jazz dance and dance production will likely...

Campus police stay busy opening buildings for faculty and staff who need access to their offices while the campuses are mostly locked down.

Crime down but police stay busy opening buildings

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2020

Between March, when the college shut down because of the pandemic, and the start of the fall semester, AACC police responded to two accidents, two reports of destruction of property, four medical emergencies—...

Special Police Sgt. Stephen Shepet (center) is one of nine AACC faculty and employees to win a League of Innovation Excellence award.

Campus wins top award for innovation

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 15, 2020

AACC won a top award for innovation for the way it transformed in March from a mostly on-campus college to one that offered all of its classes online. The League for Innovation in the Community College...

Sgt. Janene Kerpelman, left, is the first AACC police officer promoted to sergeant.

Female officer is 1st to earn sergeant promotion

Summer Cox, Digital Editor September 10, 2020

One of AACC’s two female police officers this summer became the first officer on the campus police force to be promoted to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Janene Kerpelman, who came to AACC as a public...

Vice President for Learning Mike Gavin is reportedly a candidate for a president or provost position at another college.

AACC faculty and students participate in Teach In on racial equality

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2020

Faculty and students participated informal lectures and discussions about racial equality Tuesday and Wednesday during a Teach In designed to prompt the dialogue.  Vice President for Learning...

Health and Fitness Assistant Mary Moorer loads a curbside order from the AACC Bookstore in the back of a student’s car.

Bookstore has curbside pickup of textbooks until Friday

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 1, 2020

Students who order their textbooks from the AACC Bookstore can pick up them curbside through Friday. Bookstore Manager Christopher Wirth said students can order their textbooks online from www.aaccbooks.com....

The Child Development Center closes permanently on Monday.

Campus daycare to close permanently on Aug. 31

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief August 31, 2020

AACC’s childcare center on the Arnold campus will close permanently on Aug. 31. Dan Baum, AACC’s executive director of strategic communications, said college administrators decided keeping the...

Lindsey Gonzalez, a third-year transfer studies student, wears a surgical mask on AACCs campus in 2020. Campus Current ran this photo with the first article it published about the coronavirus.

Campus may not fully reopen until fall 2021

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief August 24, 2020

The majority of classes at AACC are likely to be online until the fall 2021 semester, the college announced over the summer. All fall 2020 classes will be online except for a handful of nursing and...

Ryan Kim, a first-year environmental science student, won the election, which ran from April 7 to 14.

Student Government Association elects new president

Erica Short, Reporter May 4, 2020

A first-year environmental science student is the new president of AACC’s Student Government Association. Ryan Kim, who served as SGA’s vice president of events and initiatives this year, ran unopposed...

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