Amarillo College Badger Buzz

When you think of us at the Library, we’d love if the first word that came to mind was helpful. Or, perhaps friendly. We’ll take that one too.

At both Amarillo College libraries, our goal is for everyone to walk away having received the assistance they needed. We’ve helped students, faculty and staff to discover the perfect research article, locate books to supplement a lesson, find an exciting new fiction read, check out an internet hotspot or calculator, navigate Blackboard (or a host of other AC systems) and more. Best of all? It’s all free for you and our students.

February is National American Pie Month, so in honor of that, we held our first AC Family pie competition. Congratulations to our winning AC Family member, Officer Dustin Owens, who baked an amazing Kentucky Derby pie. If you'd like to try out this recipe for yourself, we have shared it below:

The Amarillo College Police Department is here to provide the absolute best police service possible to the students, faculty, and staff of Amarillo College, and to all who visit our campuses. The officers of ACPD are committed to service before self. We check ourselves daily to make sure we're in the right mindset, by that I mean, we make sure we are approachable, accessible, and that we are accountable at all times. Campus policing is being aware that our interactions with the campus community are our top priority, because we may never know how much of an impact we have on the community that we serve.

In honor of National Poverty Awareness Month, we wanted to highlight AC's Poverty Initiative, and some of the ways AC works toward helping our students achieve their academic goals, regardless of their financial situation.

Removing a life barrier in an accelerated learning environment through a deep culture of caring = Completion. We love our students to success and help them achieve their educational and vocational dreams by:

The Amarillo College Earn & Learn program connects students in their selected program of study to the work environment, which their program leads to, through industry-driven curricula and opportunities inside and/or outside the classroom. The main goal of such a model is to prepare students to be successful in the workplace on their first day of work. This goal is accomplished by infusing programs and courses with the following Earn & Learn opportunities:

With the start of the new year, the featured reading sections throughout the Lynn Library have some wonderful options to help you with any personal growth plans you may have. If you're looking for a good jumping-off point for those new year's resolutions, try one of the great books our library friends have on offer. If the featured sections don't have something that sparks your interest, our friendly librarians are happy to help you locate something that will.