Campus team to focus on inclusion, fairness
Sarah Noble and Daniel Salomon
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Diversity, News, Showcase
AACC’s Chief Diversity Officer is restarting the college’s diversity committee after a two-year break. Dr. Deidra Dennie is organizing the committee to meet once a month to promote inclusion, diversity and fairness. The team is made up of approximately 37 representatives from administration,...
Gov. appoints student trustee
Sarah Noble, Multimedia Editor
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, News
Gov. Larry Hogan in July appointed second-year nursing student Caleb Schaeffer as the student member of AACC’s Board of Trustees trustee for the 2018-2019 school year. AACC is the only one of Maryland’s 16 community colleges that allows its student trustee to vote. Schaeffer said he...
County comes up with half of ’19 budget ask
Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Campus Life, Feature, News
The Anne Arundel County executive in June approved about half of the budget the college requested this year. The county, which shares funding of the college with the state and student tuitions, agreed to contribute $2.1 million toward AACC’s budget for the new school year—$1.7 million less ...
Fill out FASFA early for best chance at awards
Roxanne Ready, Reporter
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Feature, News
By filling out one form, students can start the process to get money for college from the U.S. government, the state or AACC’s scholarship foundation—or all three. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—or FAFSA—is a form students can fill out each year to see how much financial ai...
Students can find free, more affordable textbooks
Daniel Salomon, Multimedia Producer
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, News
College students spend an average of $579 a year on textbooks from campus bookstores, according to the National Association of College Stores. Here are some ways to save money on your textbooks, and in some cases, get them for free. Shop around and look at all the options for buying textbooks. Get used textbooks from the bookstore at 25 percent off. Buy...
SGA president wants increased involvement throughout campus
Daniel Salomon, Multimedia Producer
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, News
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 he plans to hold more campus events and meet with groups of students to get advice. At some of the events, Smit...
AACC surveys campus for use of drugs, alcohol
Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, News, Showcase
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 Engagement Tiffany Boykin, the college administers the survey every two years, in even years, ...
AACC releases ’17 crime stats
Alex Fregger, Tech Editor
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Crime Log, News, Police
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 campus police will issue this fall. “I don’t really see any need at this point to change any...
Drones to take flight at AACC in fall of 2019
Alex Fregger, Tech Editor
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, News, Showcase
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 Unmanned Aerial Systems Academy, whose Land.Air.Sea Robotics program comes with a new, $2 million colle...
Capital shooting victim Wendi Winters profiles AACC student in last article
Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Feature, News, Showcase
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 Jarrod Ramos allegedly fired shots through a glass door and opened fire on the Capital Gazette off...
Ex prof tackles term trustee term limits
Kenzie Airey and Daniel Salomon
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, News, Showcase
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, a former member of the University of Maryland System Board of Regents, said she “strongly supports” a propos...
New Canvas link takes users to ‘interest’ information
Alexandra Radovic, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Feature, News, Showcase
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 Rawhouser, the new link, dubbed “campus communities,” will support AACC’s new fields of inter...
