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Student requests for food, basic help increase by 300% since March

Student requests for food, basic help increase by 300% since March

Summer Cox, Digital Media Editor November 24, 2020

  HelpLink, AACC’s crisis management service, has seen a sharp uptick in requests for assistance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Since the college closed in March, HelpLink has...

Most of AACC's 15 all-online degrees are in business management, English, gender and sexuality studies, information systems, psychology and transfer studies.

AACC offers 15 AA degrees completely online

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

AACC started offering 15 associate degrees completely online this semester.   Five more could be available by next fall, according to Vice President for Learning Mike Gavin.   Most of the all-online...

The Department of Public Safety and Police’s 2020 shows theft has annual decreased from 14 reported cases in 2017 to eight in 2019 on AACC’s Arnold campus.

Already low, crime decreases on campus

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2020

Theft is down 42% on the Arnold campus since 2017, according to a report the campus police released on Nov. 6.  The Department of Public Safety and Police’s 2020 annual security report...

Approximately 180 classes will have limited number of face-to-face sections on campus next semester. Featured: Dental students in a face-to face class on the Arnold campus in the fall semester.

180 classes to return to campus in spring

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

Students in approximately 180 classes will have the option to sign up for a limited number of face-to-face sections on campus next semester.  Included in Stage 3 of the Riverhawk Recovery Plan will...

Engineering chair makes special delivery to online students’ homes

Engineering chair makes special delivery to online students’ homes

Ryan Arbogast, Reporter November 16, 2020

When spring break ended with virtual classes in March, the department chair for AACC’s engineering program loaded circuit boards, robot, and tools into her car and drove them to students’ homes.  Professor...

“Democracy is not a promise,” says legal studies professor Kymberly Jackson.  "When we look at our democracy, we see something that is constantly being reevaluated and reshaped."

Expert panel explains importance of voting

Summer Cox, Digital Media Editor November 13, 2020

A panel of election experts in October urged AACC students to vote.  Organized by AACC’s Legal Studies Institute, the Voter Engagement panel featured Special Appeals Court Judge Douglas Nazarian;...

AACC Psychology Student Emily Noble (And Finn)

Student clubs, events move to new Student Development office

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief November 12, 2020

AACC this semester permanently moved the Office of Student Engagement to the newly formed Student Development department.   Dean of Student Development Deneen Dangerfield, the former dean of college...

Dr. John Bodnar, an adjunct instructor and student at AACC, says he likes talking to younger students about his experience in the military. Shown, Bodnar meets with a representative of the  South Korean Biological Warfare intel office.

On Veterans Day, student vets talk pros, cons of college life

Audrey Wais, Advertising Manager November 11, 2020

The best way for students to honor their classmates who are veterans might be to listen to their stories. Student veterans told Campus Current in November that most people greet them with, “Thank...

Students say they feel conflicted about
President Trump's announcement that he won the election Tuesday.

Students conflicted over Trump’s Election Night announcement

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2020

The first presidential election that many AACC students voted in wound up being one of the most controversial in history—and did not produce definitive results on Election Night.  By the morning...

Dr. Danny Hoey, author of "The Butterfly Lady," advises student writers to be persistent.

Asst. dean showcases award-winning novel in virtual Q&A

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2020

The author of the novel “The Butterfly Lady” shared writing tips and advice with faculty and a few students on Oct. 22 during a virtual reading event. Dr. Danny Hoey, AACC’s assistant dean of...

Faculty members say they welcome feedback from students about Canvas-based classes.

Profs open to feedback for improving Canvas experience 

Summer Cox, Digital Media Editor November 3, 2020

AACC professors told Campus Current in October that they are open to suggestions and feedback from students who are taking their online classes.  Some online students complained that because each professor...

"The best way to make a change is to just vote,” says first-time voter Icram Doku, a second-year computer science student.

1st-time voters see voting as civic duty

Audrey Wais, Advertising Manager October 29, 2020

AACC students who are first-time voters said in October that voting is a civic duty.   Student voters told Campus Current everyone should have a say about who runs the country.   “If you want...

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