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Jason Holmes

Religious groups feed students' bodies, souls

Another busy spring semester with lots of obligations, lots of classes and lots of things to worry about is well under way. Students need a break every now and then, so what better way to escape it all than to get involved with one of the religious organizations serving the campus?  Full story

Dr. David Wood

Academic Council discusses four-day week for summer

Commitments to weekend activities and buildings linked to the same air conditioning system make college officials question whether operating on a four-day summer workweek would actually save money, President Robert Zeigler said at Tuesday’s Academic Council meeting. Full story

Presidents plan for potential summer cuts

Chancellor petitions Texas governor for exemption.

Summer 2 classes could be canceled if the district is required to cut 5 percent of its 2010-11 budget to comply with a request from the governor to plan for such a contingency. Full story

Dr. Jonathan Lee

Chancellor poses Solomon dilemma to faculty leaders

Chancellor Bruce Leslie wants faculty to choose between a raise for 2010–11 and a hike in tuition for students, Faculty Senate members learned March 3. Full story

Two fly to Washington trustee conference

District committee meetings are rescheduled during spring break.

Two trustees flew to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for the National Legislative Summit of the Association of Community College Trustees, which prompted a postponement of the March 9 committee meetings. The committee meetings have been rescheduled during spring break on March 16. Full story

Phillip Eyhorn

Hands-on senate in class identifies future leaders

Government's structure and functions can be learned in a typical lecture class, but one professor here takes a more personal approach. Full story

New degree crosses disciplines

Program aims to prepare bilingual professionals with multimedia skills.

Recent trends and technology prompted the media communications department at this college to create a media convergence degree last fall. Full story

Students in Free Enterprise determined to win regionals in Dallas competition

Students in Free Enterprise is sending eight students to regional competition in Dallas with dreams of heading to the national stage. Full story

Gym membership with paid tuition

Students who love to work out don’t need to spend extra cash on gym memberships. They already pay for one with their tuition and are entitled to use facilities during free hours in Candler. Full story

Only two contested races for board seats

Ten candidates filed for four seats on the Alamo Community College District board of trustees by the deadline Monday. Four candidates will compete for the open District 1 seat for which trustee Bernard Weiner chose not to seek re-election. Three candidates filed to challenge recently appointed Blakely Latham Fernandez for the District 7 spot. Full story

Karem Cavit

College to charge students for printing in eight campus labs

A new GoPrint system that charges for student printing will be installed on campus in late April or early May. Students will be charged for the amount of paper they use for printing at eight labs. The labs no longer will allow students to print for free. Full story

Student input needed for national survey

The president is pushing participation in a survey to determine how students feel about this college. The online survey has been active since Feb. 15 and is available only to 1,894 randomly selected students. Of those students, only 8 percent have participated. Full story

Emma Mendiola

Mendiola filling VP position during Vela's reassignment

Dr. Robert Vela, vice president of student affairs, announced to Academic Council Tuesday that Emma Mendiola, chair of counseling and student development, will fill in as acting assistant vice president of student affairs while Vela relocates to the district’s new center for student information in the Albertsons facility on Pat Booker Road. Full story

UTSA Connections open in transfer center

A new program at the transfer center is Transfer Connections, a collaboration of counselors from this college and the University of Texas-San Antonio to help students transferring to UTSA and other four-year colleges. Full story

Business meets needs of majors, students

The student learning assistance center, Bailey’s Cyber Café and the English lab are not the only places on campus for students to complete papers and projects. The business department is among many disciplines that offer computer labs expressly for its students. Full story

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