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Kick start college with TOP

The first stop on our road trip is TOP. This high-energy, two-hour program will help you discover all ACC has to offer. You will learn everything from basic information, like how much parking passes cost, to bigger topics, like where to go if you need financial aid, and how to get involved with Student Life. The best part is that the program includes lots of fun games, prizes, and free food. With TOP you can meet other new students, and get important information that will make your transition into ACC easier and your time here more rewarding.

At A glance

• Learn your way around campus • Discover all the resources available to ACC students • Get answers to any questions you have about ACC • Meet other new students • Help incoming students with their orientations

“We try to constantly be out there. We always tell students, if you don’t want to ask questions in front of everyone, just come find one of us afterward, the door is always open.” Diane Orientation office assistant

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Once you are oriented, there is a paid internship for enthusiastic students who would like to help out with future activities.

Help fund club events with CAB

Settling into the new semester, you are likely to start noticing all the ACC event fliers in places like the elevators at Pinnacle and the hallways at Rio Grande. They are everywhere. That’s because the Campus Activity Funding Board helps fund different club events. This program is both run and funded by students. It provides funding for clubs and helps maintain the rich and active Student Life here at ACC. CAB is part of the Campus Activities program that hosts Project: Build a Park, one of the largest student life community service events. Students clean, landscape, and plant trees on a portion of the greenbelt. This event is expected to have over 400 students this year, and will include live music and food for participants. Student Life also hosts the Welcomepalooza and Springtini events, thrown to welcome students back after break.

At A glance - Plan events - Help your community - Gain leadership skills - Help manage a budget - Distribute funding to organizations

“We want to teach a basic understanding of what happens at ACC. We want students to network and meet instructors.” Stacy Wooten Sr. Student Life Coordinator

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“We give students an opportunity to enrich their college experience. I learned organizational skills and professionalism. We worked really hard to ensure things like conferences for future CAB members.” April Seabourn Former CAB Director of Communications

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Contact CYP Rm. 1122 223.2121 www.austincc.edu/orientation

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“I think there are more opportunities for the students on the board, an end of the semester stipend of $250 (paid to the students who serve on the board), a leadership conference in Florida, and a better chance to develop student leadership skills.” Toniette Haynes Robinson CAB Coordinator

Contact NRG Rm 1112 223.4715 www.austincc.edu/activities Fall 2008–Summer 2009 

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