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City’s 25th march features MLK’s son

King’s son said community must come together to build moral foundation for future generations.

San Antonio, along with the rest of the nation, celebrated the 83rd anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth Jan. 16. This year marked the 25th march in San Antonio. An an estimated 100,000 people pushed strollers, carried banners and raised their voices in remembrance of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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Donated planners help student development students get organized

Firstmark Credit Union donated 6,500 academic planners customized for students in student development classes during a presentation Thursday in the mall. Full story

Board to consider software purchases, energy loan

The board of trustees may approve Northeast Lakeview College’s financial report.

The Alamo Colleges board of trustees will discuss the purchase of software that consolidates many human resources record-keeping systems in Banner at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Room 101 of Killen Center at 201 W. Sheridan. Full story

Linda Boyer-owens , associate vice chancellor of human resources

Committee recommends $469,800 human resources software

Trustees also approve recommendation for library software.

The Audit, Budget and Finance Committee of the Alamo Colleges board of trustees voted unanimously to recommend the purchase of software that consolidates many human resources record-keeping systems in Banner. Full story

Rebecca Ross Student Activity Fee Committee member by Riley Stephens

Committee votes to raise student activity fee to $3

The Student Activity Fee Committee voted 5-0 in favor of increasing the student activity fee at this college to $3 per semester hour and directed the director of student life who chairs the committee to prepare a budget reflecting that rate. Full story

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Board approves Port San Antonio building buy with no discussion beforehand

Trustees approved the purchase of a facility called the Air Force News Building, located at 203 Norton St., at the regular board of trustees meeting Tuesday. Full story

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Registration confusion reigns at College Council

For every question administrators could answer about registration procedures, there was another that met with an element of uncertainty. Full story

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College gains OK for on-campus embalming

State law changed.

The Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 651, previously stated a funeral home could not be located on tax-exempt property. Full story

announces a partnership between Alamo Colleges and Port San Antonio By Ingrid Wilgen

District, Port San Antonio make property exchange

Workforce Center for Excellence will open June 1.

Alamo Colleges and Port San Antonio formally announced today the "no-cost transfer" of a 40,000-square-foot space and nearly 30 acres of land the Alamo Colleges will use to create a Regional Workforce Center for Excellence at Southwest Campus of St. Philip's College. Full story

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Major code assignment unclear, causing snags

Students may record in class.

Confusion over students' major codes arose at College Council's meeting Tuesday in the visual arts center. Dr. Jessica Howard, vice president of academic affairs, said codes for students' majors did not align across Banner, eCatalog, ApplyTexas and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Full story

Students required to use alamo.edu email

"Students shouldn't use their personal emails at this college," said Bridget Torres, associate director of residency and reports, during Employee Development Day Oct. 26. The Alamo Colleges adopted a policy in May 2011 that says the alamo.edu account, accessible through ACES, is the only official electronic method for communication. Full story

Student activity fee doubling discussed in College Council

Raising the $1 per-semester-hour student activity fee at this college was suggested at Tuesday's College Council meeting as part of a discussion about funding college sports programs. Dr. Robert Vela, vice president of student affairs, suggested raising the fee. Full story

Emma Mendiola

Experience allows dean to drop ‘interim’ from title

Emma Mendiola was approved to fill the position of dean of student affairs Oct. 25 by a 7-0 vote of the Alamo Community College District board. Mendiola had served as interim dean since spring 2011. Full story