ACC is proud to have a significant presence at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) and SXSWedu conferences this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ACC at SXSW<\/strong> ACC\u2019s Radio-Television-Film Department also was invited to participate in SXSW\u2019s Community Screening as part of the film portion of the conference. ACC Sneak Peeks will showcase a selection of works by student filmmakers enrolled between fall 2019 and fall 2021. The free screening is Saturday, March 12, at 5 p.m. at AFS Cinema. Click here to learn more<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACC at SXSWedu<\/strong> On Thursday, March 10, ACC Provost, Dr. Monique Umphrey, presented a conversation on \u201cReimagining the Learn-to-Work Ecosystem Centering Equity<\/a>\u201d with Amy Lloyd of the U.S. Department of Education. The event was hosted by JFF (Jobs for the Future) as part of The Future of Work and Education series at SXSWedu. The conversation examined how learning and work come together and asks \u201cIf the next five years go well for learners and worker opportunity, what will the landscape look like?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Travis Early College High School student Gesenia Alvarez and Northeast Early College High School 2021 graduate and current ACC student John-Mark Wesley Hunter participated in a SXSWedu keynote session, “Reimagining Education with Students at the Center<\/a>,” with U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Melaina Wilkin, Continuing Education Workforce program associate, was a panelist in a March 10 session, \u201cConnecting Students to the Trade Industry<\/a>,\u201d about connecting youth to the trades industry, especially through the non-credit\/degree route. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The college hosts five official SXSW panel discussions to highlight its growing partnership with the Army Futures Command Software Factory and its work with top tech companies like VMware, Tesla, and Apple. ACC Chancellor Dr. Richard Rhodes will join one of these SXSW discussions on \u2018Forging the Future of Public-Private Partnerships\u2019 alongside fellow panelists from Google and Army Futures Command. Learn more about these events here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
SXSWedu, which takes place March 7-10, fosters innovation and learning within the education industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n