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Grand Valley State University is partnering with five other universities and colleges nationally to give students the opportunity to find solutions to some of higher education’s most challenging problems through the launch of REP4, Rapid Education Prototyping for Change, Learners, Community, Equity.
Three Amarillo College Board of Regents members sworn in during Monday s meeting
The majority of the seats in the Palo Duro Room of the College Union Building on the Amarillo College Washington Street Campus were full of friends, family, elected officials and community members Monday evening, as the college s Board of Regents celebrated the election of three board members during its first regular meeting after the May 1 election.
According to previous reports by the Amarillo Globe-News, the board certified the results from May s election during a special meeting earlier this month. In May’s election, incumbent Anette Carlisle and new members John Betancourt and Peggy Carter Thomas were elected to serve on the board for six-year terms.
Amarillo College President Russell Lowery-Hart has a tradition at every graduation ceremony for the college: taking a group selfie with all the graduates at some point.
While there was not a graduation Tuesday, after the college hosted its two ceremonies at Hodgetown last Friday, Lowery-Hart was in a celebratory mood as the college was announced as the Rising Star winner from the Aspen Institute. This prompted Lowery-Hart to gather faculty, staff, students, community leaders and supporters for a selfie.
After more than a year-long process, and being named as a Top 10 finalist for the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, AC was recognized as one of the top five community colleges in the nation, being honored with the institute’s Rising Star award and gaining a $100,000 prize.