PAC HOSTS MENTOR MIXER EVENT
04/01/2020
Palo Alto College hosted a Mentor Mixer on February 27 where CTN Ascender students met with mentors to discuss career paths.
SAC ASCENDER TEAM HOLDS ZOOM MEETINGS
04/01/2020
The SAC Ascender team held its second zoom meeting on Friday, March 27 to connect as familia, share best practices, and discuss ideas about how to best support and engage students on line.
PAC STUDENTS ATTEND ALTERNATIVE WINTER BREAK
04/01/2020
Ascender students Alexa Ortiz and Jazlyn Lara were two of nine students from Palo Alto College who attended Alternative Winter Break in New Orleans.
STARR CAMPUS STUDENTS ATTEND CAREER DAY AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Ascender students from Starr Campus attended Career Day at Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School on February 18.
STC STUDENTS VOLUNTEER AT CHILI COOK-OFF
For the second year in a row, the Ascender students from the STC-Starr Campus volunteered at the 12th Annual Chili Showdown Cook Off in Rio Grande City on February 1.
ACC INSTRUCTOR CDEBACA FULFILLS HER DREAMS
“I have always been passionate about learning.” At a very young age, Lydia CdeBaca, College Associate for the ACC Ascender program, wanted to be a teacher.
ACC ASCENDER PROGRAM HOSTS MOTIVATIONAL CONFERENCE
As part of the Ascender Program, Austin Community College hosted a motivational conference February 7. The conference was structured with a panel of three motivational speakers who have been successful despite diversity and struggles.
SAC MATH DEPT. CHAIR FARIABI RECEIVES AWARD
Professor of Mathematics Said Fariabi, chair of the department of mathematics, architecture, physics and engineering (MAPE), received the Equity and Excellence Award from San Antonio College during the Service Awards ceremony held at the beginning of the spring semester.
ACC ASCENDER INSTRUCTOR HUERTA RECEIVES NISOD AWARD
ACC Ascender Instructor, Lillian Huerta, has received the NISOD Excellence Award. .
CTN ALUMNI ADOLFO PECINA JOINS DELTA CHI FRATERNITY
STC alumni Adolfo Pecina was introduced as a new associate member for the Delta Chi Fraternity in a pin ceremony at Texas A&M University in Kingsville on February 12
