Austin Community College Presents

Community College Humanities Association

2023 National Conference

October 12-14, 2023

Austin, Texas

A Life Worth Living Together: Humanities as Collaboration

The promise of humanistic education is traditionally to provide a well-rounded intellectual experience anchored in the study of the arts, literature, philosophy, history, and other disciplines as a window into human experience and human nature.

This year’s conference will explore all aspects of the Humanities in the context of Community College education, while emphasizing the fundamental collaborative nature of the Humanities and the roles that humanistic inquiries play in providing connections — connections that allow us to examine questions of value, power, community, identity, race, justice, healing, conflict, and transformation.

**Click here for the CCHA 2023 Presentation Schedule!**

Conference Schedule Basics

Thursday Oct 12th
12pm and 2:30pm: Pre-Conference Workshops [at ACC Highland]
Evening 5pm+: Reception, Welcome, Plenary Session I [at Conference Hotel]

Friday Oct 13th – all at ACC Highland
Morning: Conference Sessions
Midday / Early Afternoon: Lunch, Plenary Session II
Afternoon: Conference Sessions

Saturday Oct 14th – all at ACC Highland
Morning: Conference Sessions [at ACC]
Midday / Early Afternoon: Lunch, Plenary Session III
Afternoon: Post-Conference Symposium

Click below for the complete CCHA 2023 Program!

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Meet the Plenary Keynote Speakers!

**Thursday: Today’s Music Scene, featuring V. Marc Fort and Allison Wolfe**

**Friday: Diverse Representation in Film and Television, featuring Tery Lopez**

**Saturday: The Classics Are Always Relevant, featuring Roosevelt Montás**

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"Reflection Portrait Using Water" by Ashley Welborn

Austin Community College

Highland Campus

6101 Highland Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78752

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Information & Links

ACC Department Links

Newly Renovated!! Career, Technical, & General Education

ACC Highland

6101 Highland Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78752

512-223-7300

In addition to career-technical training and general education courses intended for university transfer, ACC Highland offers an extensive arts curriculum. Programs include the culinary arts, fashion design, music, radio-TV-film, game design, visual communications, jewelry, drama, dance, and more. We are home to the Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy, Bioscience Incubator, Fashion Incubator, and the new IMPACT Lab for Manufacturing. Here, you will also find the original ACCelerator, the nation’s largest interactive learning hub, featuring more than 600 computer stations. Highland students have access to academic advising, career counseling, a Testing Center, and much more.

Culinary Arts

The program is moving into new, state-of-the-art kitchens at ACC Highland Phase 2. It’s ten times the size of the current space and features advanced equipment, multiple prep and demo kitchens, and a new, expanded student-run restaurant open to the public — Eatery 73.

Jewelry Department

Our hands-on instruction at the jewelry bench includes time-honored techniques in fabrication, lost-wax casting, and repair; as well as access to state-of-the-art equipment and computer-aided design (CAD) technology. With decades of experience in every corner of the market, our faculty will give you the foundation for success.

Career Education

Dark rooms, sound stages, and state-of-the-art editing bays put the future of entertainment in the hands of ACC’s radio-television-film, game design, photography, and visual art students. Students may learn about the legal aspects of the music industry, get access to state-of-the-art recording studios, participate in an internship program, and more.

Programs, Contests, & Initiatives

Liberal Arts Division

The Great Questions Seminars

To Inspire a Respect for Truth

Early academic engagement with core-texts in discussion-based courses. Students develop the practice and skills needed to speak clearly, read carefully, reason effectively, and think creatively.

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Honors Program

Celebrate Curiosity

Research, independent inquiry, project-based learning, creative expression, & service-learning. The seminar environment allows students close interaction with faculty and other highly motivated Honors students.

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