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Campus Current

SGA president wants increased involvement throughout campus

SGA president wants increased involvement throughout campus

Daniel Salomon, Multimedia Producer August 25, 2018

The new Student Government Association president said on Aug. 1 he wants to increase student participation in SGA and campus clubs this semester by marketing them better.  President Jacob Smith said...

AACC surveys campus for use of drugs, alcohol

AACC surveys campus for use of drugs, alcohol

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2018

A drug and alcohol survey the college emailed students last spring will help AACC decide how to begin improving its prevention and treatment resources on campus this fall.  According to Dean of Student...

AACC releases ’17 crime stats

Alex Fregger, Tech Editor August 25, 2018

Theft, assault and vandalism decreased across AACC’s four campuses between 2016 and 2017, according to the Department of Public Safety.  However, disorderly conduct increased, according to a report...

Drones to take flight at AACC in fall of 2019

Drones to take flight at AACC in fall of 2019

Alex Fregger, Tech Editor August 25, 2018

AACC will offer 12 non-credit courses this fall that will help qualify students to fly drones.  The college will add credit courses in the future as part of a partnership with Warrenton, Virginia-based...

Capital shooting victim Wendi Winters profiles AACC student in last article

Capital shooting victim Wendi Winters profiles AACC student in last article

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2018

The digital editor of Campus Current was the subject of the final article a Capital Gazette journalist wrote before she died in a mass shooting in June.    On June 28, 38-year old Maryland resident...

Ex prof tackles term trustee term limits

Mackenzie Airey and Daniel Salomon August 25, 2018

A former secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission on Aug. 6 called for the AACC Board of Trustees to have term limits.  In an opinion column for The Capital-Gazette, Patricia Florestano,...

New Canvas link takes users to 'interest' information

New Canvas link takes users to ‘interest’ information

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2018

Canvas will display a new link on every student’s dashboard this semester that will lead to videos and information about possible majors.  According to Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts Dr. Marjorie...

AACC, student to work out deal to settle suit

Ashley Sokolowski, Associate Editor August 25, 2018

AACC and a former physician assistant student who sued the college in March are trying to settle the case out of court instead of going to trial.   “What happens in a settlement conference … is...

College pays ex-administrator $35K in gender action

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2018

The college paid a former AACC administrator $35,000 in May to settle a gender-discrimination lawsuit he filed in 2016, according to a court document obtained by Campus Current through a Maryland Public...

AACC reroutes road for traffic

AACC reroutes road for traffic

Alex Fregger, Tech Editor August 25, 2018

Construction on Ring Road will begin in March 2019 and last until June, officials said in August.   The planned Health Sciences and Biology Building—where the Olson Memorial Pool and old Schwartz...

Students to be eligible for $5,000 in tuition aid in fall 2019

Students to be eligible for $5,000 in tuition aid in fall 2019

Ashley Sokolowski, Associate Editor August 25, 2018

Community college students in Maryland can receive up to $5,000 in tuition assistance from the state through a new scholarship program starting next fall.   Full-time students who have graduated from...

Interior design department to start new 3-year certificate program

Interior design department to start new 3-year certificate program

Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-chief August 25, 2018

AACC’s interior design major this fall will become the college’s first program to offer three years of classes instead of two.  Although interior design students cannot earn a four-year degree...

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