{"id":50495,"date":"2025-04-21T10:50:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=50495"},"modified":"2025-04-24T08:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:34:29","slug":"winner-announced-for-2025-eco-bag-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2025\/04\/21\/winner-announced-for-2025-eco-bag-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Winner Announced for 2025 Eco Bag Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The votes are in! ACC\u2019s 13th annual Earth Week Eco Bag Contest winner is Nicolas S., a Computer Science student whose bold and creative design captured the spirit of this year\u2019s theme: \u201cOur Power, Our Planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 1,025 Riverbats across the district voted, selecting Nicolas\u2019 design from among 30 student submissions. ACC faculty, staff, and students can purchase the 2025 Eco Bag featuring his artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have entered an art contest for just any reason, but sustainability is a cause I genuinely support. Our lives depend on the Earth\u2019s resources\u2014some renewable, some not\u2014and our future hinges on how wisely we use what the planet gives us. Sustainability really is about the long term, and it’s essential for keeping our world going,\u201d says Nicolas. \u201cAs a computer science major and lifelong gamer, I\u2019ve always felt connected to technology and pixel art. I wanted to draw from that and create something that reflects how Earth is like a complex system, full of energy and potential. If we tap into that system thoughtfully, we can help both ourselves and the planet thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bag will be available for purchase throughout the year. You\u2019ll also see the design showcased online and at all campuses in ACC\u2019s sustainability display boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carly T., a biology student, earned second place with her design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAlthough I\u2019m a biology major, I decided to enter because I\u2019ve always enjoyed drawing. I\u2019ve never submitted my artwork to anything serious before, so I was honestly shocked to learn I placed. I just really wanted to draw a cute bat,\u201d says Carly. \u201cI believe we all have a role to play in reducing our impact on the planet. I try to shop second-hand as much as possible, and even small actions\u2014like recycling a single can\u2014make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The contest is sponsored by ACC\u2019s Office of Energy & Sustainability. For more information about the office and ACC\u2019s environmental efforts, visit austincc.edu\/sustainability<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To order a bag, click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The votes are in! ACC\u2019s 13th annual Earth Week Eco Bag Contest winner is Nicolas S., a Computer Science student whose bold and creative design captured the spirit of this year\u2019s theme: \u201cOur Power, Our Planet.\u201d About 1,025 Riverbats across the district voted, selecting Nicolas\u2019 design from among 30 student submissions. ACC faculty, staff, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":50496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[432,453,63],"class_list":["post-50495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-for-you","tag-earth-week","tag-eco-bag","tag-sustainability","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}