Fire may prompt early move into new building.
By Jason B. Hogan in News
College and district officials combined forces to expedite Moody Learning Center's reopening after a fire late Wednesday.
Facilities manager David Ortega and district safety officer Roy Brown have worked almost around the clock along with a contracted company, Blackmon Mooring, to pump the building free of water that flooded from the fifth floor down to the basement level.
Assessment today will determine reopening
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Moody Learning Center will be closed at least through today after a fire in a fifth floor office set off sprinklers flooding the building.
David Ortega, facilities manager at the college, and Lalo Gomez, assistant director of operations for facilities, confirmed the building could not be used today.
By Samuel Gomez, Warren High School in News
Move over, soccer moms. Make room for the youth of San Antonio at the polls in November. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., are paying more attention to teens in the general election, and growing teen interest has emerged. The most influential issue that will affect teens is education.
Tax increase proposed to help pay for new budget.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
The board of trustees, in an attempt to pay for the spending it has authorized, unanimously approved Tuesday an operating budget for fiscal year 2008-2009 of $272,444,485. The board's latest expense is a 4 percent cost of living raise for faculty and staff.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
KERRVILLE- In the faux-rustic surroundings of the Inn of the Hills resort and restaurant, the district board of trustees put to rest the compression phase of the compensation study June 28 at a retreat.
This will give district employees, based on their pay grade, an incremental increase in salary every year until a "midpoint," or eight years, where pay is raised every other year.
Call from The Ranger prompts city department to decrease number of meals delivered.
By Lauren Nichole Barrera in News
Trash cans in Loftin Student Center have been filled to capacity around lunch time this summer with unopened containers of nutritious hot meals, cartons of milk and uneaten fresh fruit.
San Antonio police officers find campus to be a safe environment but suggest better lighting.
By William Underhill in News
In response to the assault on maintenance employee Anastacio Ramos May 5, the San Antonio Police Department agreed to conduct a safety survey of this campus.
Officers Felipe Santos, Ron Strothman and Rick Olivares conducted the survey and were accompanied by Officer Eric Perez of the district's department of public safety.
Old operations require a district IT 2.0.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Reluctance to change has made many district operations antiquated, to the detriment of students, faculty and staff, Dr. Thomas Cleary, vice chancellor for planning, performance and information systems, told about 40 faculty and staff of this college Thursday,
He took questions on the timeline for the implementation of Banner, plans to change outmoded instructional technology, known as IT, and his direction for the district's technology needs.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
What happens when a public hearing is conducted and no one shows up? Thursday, the board of trustees had its first of two public meetings to give the public a change to voice their opinions about a proposed tax increase.
Convocation welcomes back district employees for new academic year.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Colleges, not federal, state or local governments, will be equipped to tackle demographic and cultural changes that will create a shift in educational institutions and the workforce, a sociology professor and research consultant said Monday.
Staff Council discusses the study still waiting to be presented to the board.
By William Underhill in News
During Staff Council's last meeting for the semester May 20, two questions dominated discussion of the compensation study.
How much will each staff member be paid and who will be getting a raise?
Fox Lawson and Associates, compensation and human resources specialists, were approached by the district to conduct a comprehensive classification and compensation study for all nonfaculty positions in 2007.
By Selina O. Affram in News
Peer pressure is a struggle for the youth of today's society, and with the influence of popular media, some are misled by unhealthy influences.
Peer pressure affects a large percentage of college students.
A recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health of 119 college campuses showed that two out of five college students drink five drinks in a row at least once every two weeks - which means 44 percent of collegians binge drink.
Local charity and youth facilities put deprived economy into perspective.
By Jason B. Hogan in News
A downward spiral on the economy has extended itself to all facets of everyday life, especially food donations to local San Antonio organizations.
But with the expiration of the Custom Foods contract May 16, the company made a final stride toward community activism within the district.
Trustees OK election results from May 10.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
But CDC study says the number who abstain is leveling off.
By Andrea Marquise, Stevens High School in News
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study says the number who abstain is leveling off. Condom use among Texas teens is up. So, what is the status of sex vs. abstinence for San Antonio teens?
Houston Community College System denies that chancellor kept receiving payment after he left to work here.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Despite the fact that Chancellor Bruce Leslie started his position at this district Nov. 1, 2006, he still managed to take the runner-up spot of highest paid public employees in Houston for 2007, according to a database of public employees.
His previous employer, Houston Community College System, denies that he was ever paid for this time period, although a reporter for the Chronicle said the system provided the salary information, which is public information, to the Houston Chronicle.
A national survey shows journalism students score better and earn higher grades than other students.
By Kendra Taylor, Wagner High School in News
A national survey shows journalism students score better and earn higher grades than other students.
Librarians assisted with evacuating several floors of Moody.
By Lauren Nichole Barrera in News
Librarians Ralph Domas and Bob Singh were on duty at the reference desk on the second floor of Moody Learning Center when a fire broke out on the fifth floor Wednesday night.
"We always worry about the books and them getting damaged if something like this were to happen," Domas said.
Bexar County taxpayers support district headquarters while colleges operate on tuition, fees and state reimbursement, he explained.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
After internal discussions, e-mails and letters of complaint, faculty presented concerns to the chancellor about what they perceive as an administrative structure that operates from the top down.
Students forgo gas-guzzling cars in favor of better fuel economy.
By Zahra Farah, Stevens High School in News
Students forgo gas-guzzling vehicles in favor of better fuel economy.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Counselor Steve Samet has a relaxed attitude when he interacts with students.
So the district's dress guide for summer does not sit well with him.
His dress is casual - his regular outfit consists of T-shirts, jeans and sneakers, and his office is intentionally laid back, he said - instead of displaying his accolades, he has bumper stickers and a plethora of Kinky Friedman memorabilia.
Overseas institutions are aiming high for student achievement and experience to gain advantage in workplace environments.
By Jason B. Hogan in News
Education in a global environment is on an upswing, and it has institutions worldwide preparing themselves for the everchanging employers' markets.
John McCann, deputy executive for the Scottish Furthering Education Unit, a Scottish national organization that supports colleges, addressed Alamo Community College District faculty members May 29 in Killen Center about a growing need for institutions to challenge their students based on employers' market expectations.
Counseling and evening classes move while the library and other offices close.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Just 12 hours after alarms blared through Moody Learning Center from a fire on the fifth floor, business was supposed to resume at the counseling center on the first floor.
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