AUSTIN, Texas – Students joined Houston Community College trustees in lobbying for the college at the Texas State Capitol.
Fourteen HCC students traveled to Austin for Community College Day on Tuesday, March 7 when students from community colleges across the state swarmed the capitol grounds. The Texas Association of Community Colleges hosts the event every legislative session.
HCC Students visited the offices of state senators and representatives who represent HCC’s district. They spoke with elected officials and legislative staffers.
Each of the students was able to share how the college has made a difference in their lives, and why the college should continue to receive state funding from the state’s tight budget.
This fiscal year, HCC received $70,162,214 in state appropriations which means state money is …show more content…
Board Chair Eva Loredo, and trustees Adriana Tamez, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Robert Glaser and John Hansen all came to Austin for Community College Day. Three students chose to visit elected officials on their own, accompanied only by United Student Council Advisor Troy Jefferson.
“My biggest takeaway is to realize how much the student voice actually matters. I felt empowered today,” said Mona Colter-Mosley, the student government president of the Central and South campuses. Mosley said that with the trustees, the students worked “hand and hand with to accomplish one common goal.”
Besides state appropriations, HCC’s current Legislative Initiatives includes advocating for requiring all public institutions of higher education in Texas to use a common course numbering system. This would help students understand what are the right courses to take before transferring and would make transferring institutions smoother because a class like HIST 1301 would be called HIST 1301 at all public colleges and universities in
Fourteen HCC students traveled to Austin for Community College Day on Tuesday, March 7 when students from community colleges across the state swarmed the capitol grounds. The Texas Association of Community Colleges hosts the event every legislative session.
HCC Students visited the offices of state senators and representatives who represent HCC’s district. They spoke with elected officials and legislative staffers.
Each of the students was able to share how the college has made a difference in their lives, and why the college should continue to receive state funding from the state’s tight budget.
This fiscal year, HCC received $70,162,214 in state appropriations which means state money is …show more content…
Board Chair Eva Loredo, and trustees Adriana Tamez, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Robert Glaser and John Hansen all came to Austin for Community College Day. Three students chose to visit elected officials on their own, accompanied only by United Student Council Advisor Troy Jefferson.
“My biggest takeaway is to realize how much the student voice actually matters. I felt empowered today,” said Mona Colter-Mosley, the student government president of the Central and South campuses. Mosley said that with the trustees, the students worked “hand and hand with to accomplish one common goal.”
Besides state appropriations, HCC’s current Legislative Initiatives includes advocating for requiring all public institutions of higher education in Texas to use a common course numbering system. This would help students understand what are the right courses to take before transferring and would make transferring institutions smoother because a class like HIST 1301 would be called HIST 1301 at all public colleges and universities in