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Campus Current

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Campus Current

The award-winning newspaper of Anne Arundel Community College.

Campus Current

The Arnold campus could be mostly vacant for another year while classes remain online, college officials say.

Campus reopening: a year away?

Audrey Wais, Editor-in-Chief January 27, 2021

AACC’s campuses are unlikely to fully reopen for another year, AACC’s vice president for learning said in January.  Dr. Mike Gavin told Campus Current the college will tentatively add more on-campus...

Audrey Wais

Business student becomes Campus Current editor-in-chief

Summer Cox, Associate Editor January 18, 2021

AACC’s student newspaper has a new editor-in-chief this semester. Second-year business administration student Audrey Wais said she intends to “home in on the virtual presence” of Campus Current,...

Students made videos for their favorite professors as part of the Student Government Association-sponsored Faculty Appreciation Project.

Students make videos for faculty appreciation project 

Summer Cox, Digital Media Editor December 18, 2020

Students made videos for their favorite professors in December to express their gratitude for their hard work. The videos were part of a Student Government Association-sponsored Faculty Appreciation...

Professors say they can't stop parents from listening in during Zoom classes, but they don't like it.

Faculty prefer parents not to listen in on Zoom lectures

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

Although faculty members said they are comfortable when parents listen in on Zoom lectures meant for their college-age children, they admitted they would prefer it if the audience for their virtual...

Third-year nursing student Natasha Seeger says she "excited" to see the program grow.

Nursing program to increase to 160 students per semester

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

AACC’s nursing program will increase from 104 to 160 students per semester—an increase of 53%— by spring 2022, college officials said in December.  Health Sciences Dean Elizabeth Appel...

 AACC’s Personal and Career Counseling Coordinator Diane Hallila says test anxiety can still be an issue for students.

Even online final exams can cause anxiety, college therapist says

Summer Cox, Digital Media Editor December 16, 2020

Although most online students will take their final exams in the comfort of their pajamas, test anxiety can still be an issue, a campus therapist said.  Diane Hallila, AACC’s personal and career...

Students say despite the challenges of learning online, the fall semester went better than they anticipated. 

Students say semester went better than anticipated

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

AACC students said in December that despite the challenges of learning online, the fall semester went better than they anticipated.  In an informal Campus Current poll, one of eight students said he...

College officials say some of the changes the college made to accommodate the pandemic might be worth keeping post-COVID.

College to keep some pandemic-inspired changes

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2020

Some of the changes forced on the college by the pandemic turned out to be good for efficiency and student learning, AACC officials said. Administrators will keep some of the new policies and programs...

SGA President Ryan Kim says he is excited to work with the new student senators.

SGA adds 9 new student senators

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

The Student Government Association added nine student senators in October. SGA president Ryan Kim noted the senators applied for the position. In previous semesters, senators have been nominated by...

Financial aid specialist advises students to fill out FAFSA

Financial aid specialist advises students to fill out FAFSA

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief December 7, 2020

  An AACC financial aid specialist advised students who attended a virtual workshop on Thursday to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, so they can learn if they...

AACC professors and students said the stress and anxiety from the pandemic and the all-online semester have prompted some students to drop classes and many to do poorly this semester.  

Pandemic, online classes prove challenging for students

Maia Brown, Reporter December 3, 2020

Professors said in November that more students are struggling with their classes this semester than they have noticed in the past.   AACC professors and students said the stress and anxiety from the...

First-year culinary arts student Jordan Foley was one of eight entrepreneurs who showed off a start-up at Hawktrade, a virtual show sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute.

Student ideas win big prizes

Audrey Wais, Advertising Manager December 2, 2020

Three AACC students won cash prizes for their Big Ideas in November.  First-year culinary arts student Jordan Foley won first place and $1,250 in prize money for his nonprofit organization, Chow,...

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