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Campus Current

Faculty members will only be allowed to come on campus with permission from supervisors.

Campus access limited for faculty members

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2020

Faculty members will not be working from their campus offices for the rest of the semester and will have limited access to campus, AACC officials announced this week. Instead, instructors will teach...

AACC maintenance staff loads boxes of medical supplies the college donated to local hospitals.

AACC donates medical supplies to local hospitals

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 25, 2020

AACC donated 119 boxes of medical supplies to Maryland hospitals on Wednesday.   Among the supplies were face shields, hand sanitizer, gloves, chemical splash goggles, alcohol prep pads and wipes,...

An AACC employee tests positive for COVID-19, the first case among the campus community.

AACC employee tests positive for coronavirus

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 22, 2020

An AACC employee has tested positive for the novel coronavirus COVID-19, college President Dawn Lindsay announced on Saturday.  In a second email on Sunday, Lindsay said the employee “did not have...

The Truxal Library is among the student services that will be made available starting April 2.

College student services open April 2

Jake Brannon, Sports Editor March 19, 2020

Although classes won’t start until April 6, all college services will open for students on April 2. These services include academic and transfer advising, the cashier's office and disability support...

The Office of Student Engagement canceled all in-person club events and activities on campus through April 30, such as Extra Life, a 24-hour charity gaming event, hosted by the AACC Esports Club.

All in-person club activities and meetings on campus canceled through April

Jim Brady, Reporter March 13, 2020

The Office of Student Engagement announced on Friday the cancelation of all in-person club events and activities, including budget hearings until April 30. Dean of Student Engagement Tiffany Boykin,...

AACC officials extend spring break to April 5 and will transition all classes online in response to the coronavirus.

AACC extends spring break another week, all classes online

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 13, 2020

AACC administrators extended spring break by another week, which means students will not return to classes until April 6. And when students return, all classes will be online, including labs and...

Lindsey Gonzalez, a third-year transfer studies student, wears a surgical on the quad to protect from the coronavirus.

AACC extends spring break, plans to convert classes to online

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 11, 2020

UPDATE: AACC extends spring break another week, all classes online AACC officials on Wednesday extended students’ spring break from one week to two and said they will convert most face-to-face courses...

Enrollment has been declining since 2011, college officials say.

Enrollment down 28% since 2011 at AACC

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

Enrollment at AACC has decreased 28% since 2011, according to the vice president for learner support services. According to Dr. Felicia Patterson, community college enrollment typically decreases when...

Student Government Association President Mitchell Santos (left) says an understaffed Office of Student Engagement has left the Nest inefficient.

Positions open in Office of Student Engagement

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

The college is searching for job candidates to fill the vacant positions in the Office of Student Engagement that oversee student clubs and campus events, and will begin a national search for a new director...

Kimberly Starr, who served as a homicide detective in Baltimore, is one of two female officers on campus.

AACC hires retired Baltimore homicide detective

Jacob Dear, Daily Editor March 2, 2020

A former Baltimore homicide detective became the second female officer on campus in August. Officer Kimberly Starr served as a detective and special response team member in Baltimore for 25 years before...

In one of her performances as an actor in Nursing Department lab simulations, Cindy Huebler (back) pretends to be a mother worried about her child.

Nursing program uses actors in lab simulations

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

Cindy Huebler hurried into the hospital with complications related to her pregnancy. Nurses rushed her into the emergency room and tried to determine what was wrong. They did their best to understand...

Students join President Dawn Lindsay (center) to meet with state legislators to discuss upcoming bills.

SGA members pledge support for Maryland bills

Adrianna Gonzalez, Daily Editor March 2, 2020

Student Government Association members met with state legislators in February to advocate for proposed education laws that would benefit AACC and other Maryland community colleges. The students focused...

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