Main Event Editor Retreat

Accent 2009-2010 editors are invited to the summer retreat at Main Event:

What - Food, Fun, and Planning for the next year
When - July 30, 2009, 9:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Where - Main Event









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This is how you cover a class!

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ACC, a leader in nanotechnology.

Interesting - I had no idea that ACC is so cutting edge in the nanotechnology field.



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ACC Hires New Media Relations Coordinator

AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Community College District (ACC) is pleased to announce the hiring of Alexis Patterson as media relations coordinator. Patterson will be responsible for working with reporters to increase public awareness of ACC’s mission, policies and practices, and programs and services.



Patterson who was the legislative reporter for Austin’s CBS 42 (KEYE) will join ACC Monday, June 15.



“We’re lucky to have someone with Alexis’ experience and expertise as part of the team,” said Brette Lea, Executive Director of ACC Public Information and College Marketing. “We want the community to have a good understanding of all that ACC has to offer, and Alexis will be a perfect fit as we work to increase those communications efforts.”



Patterson earned a Master of Arts in media studies at Texas Christian University. She has worked in TV news since 2002, both behind the scenes as a producer in Dallas and in front of the camera as a reporter in Austin and Beaumont.



“I am ecstatic to continue my career at ACC,” said Patterson. “Serving as ACC’s media relations coordinator enables me to combine my expertise in media and communications with my passion for higher education.”





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Brette Lea

Austin Community College District

Executive Director | Public Information & College Marketing

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