{"id":2816,"date":"2022-12-08T11:31:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2022-12-08T11:31:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T17:31:27","slug":"acc-highland-will-light-up-purple-to-honor-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/blog\/2022\/12\/08\/acc-highland-will-light-up-purple-to-honor-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Highland will Light Up Purple to honor graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ACC Highland Campus will <strong>LIGHT UP PURPLE<\/strong> from Wednesday, December 7, to Friday, December 9, in honor of our summer and fall graduates. Graduates and their families are invited to come out and snap a picture in their caps and gowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The college celebrates more than 3,500 graduates from the summer and fall semesters at the fall commencement ceremony Thursday, December 8, at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Attend the ceremony in person or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/graduation\/commencement-graduation-ceremony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>watch it virtually<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about ACC\u2019s Chancellor\u2019s Student Achievement Award recipient and other accomplished fall graduates <a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/happening-now\/fall-2022-acc-graduate-spotlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty and staff are encouraged to share congratulations or recognize a special graduate or ACC faculty or staff member on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/graduation\/commencement-graduation-ceremony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ACC\u2019s online message board<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>below<strong>.<\/strong> Use #ACCGrads on your social media platform of choice. It will post automatically to our<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/graduation\/commencement-graduation-ceremony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>commencement page<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why LIGHT UP PURPLE?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The fall commencement ceremony is a special moment for the district. In recognition of our graduates and their achievements, ACC will implement its newest tradition and will <strong>LIGHT UP PURPLE<\/strong> at ACC Highland. The LIGHT UP PURPLE program launched in November 2022 to recognize major college achievements, awards, and academic excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"padlet-embed\" style=\"border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-radius:2px;box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;position:relative;width:100%;background:#F4F4F4\"><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/austincc.padlet.org\/embed\/laozr1dddnif440o\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"camera;microphone;geolocation\" style=\"width:100%;height:608px;display:block;padding:0;margin:0\"><\/iframe><\/p><div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:end;margin:0;height:28px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com?ref=embed\" style=\"display:block;flex-grow:0;margin:0;border:none;padding:0;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/padlet.net\/embeds\/made_with_padlet_2022.png\" width=\"114\" height=\"28\" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;background:0 0;border:none;box-shadow:none\" alt=\"Made with Padlet\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACC Highland Campus will LIGHT UP PURPLE from Wednesday, December 7, to Friday, December 9, in honor of our summer and fall graduates. 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