BY ELLE BENT, ANNA MANESS & CHLOE YOUNG
ACC officials announce new chief of police Austin Community College District officials welcomed Gizette Disher as the college’s new chief of police Aug. 4. Explaining the role Disher will lead the ACC District Police Depart- ment and oversee a team of 94 commissioned officers and 20 professional staff, according to a news release. All public safety operations across the district’s campuses will be Disher’s responsibility, along with bringing strategic leadership, operational oversight and emergency preparedness to the role. In the release, Disher said her top three goals as ACC’s chief of police are to: • Be visible and engaged to learn the needs of the ACC community • Understand the concerns based on those needs
Women’s volleyball coming to Concordia Concordia University Texas is launching an NCAA women’s beach volleyball pro- gram, which is set to begin competition in spring 2026. The announcement comes about one year after Concordia became the first university in Texas to begin forming a women’s flag football program. “Adding beach volleyball creates another path for female student athletes to compete and lead,” Concordia interim Director of Athletics Matt Wallis said in a news release. The team will be led by Amy Farber Teal, and will train and compete at the Austin Sports Center in Cedar Park. Facility planning is already underway, and recruiting for the team’s first roster will begin in the fall.
ACC Police Department Chief Gizette Disher served as the assistant chief of police for Austin.
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• Collaborate with the ACC community to improve any shortcomings and challenges “I look forward to serving the ACC community and being part of the growth and vision of our future,” Disher said in the release. What they’re saying Neil Vickers, ACC executive vice chancellor of finance and administration, said Disher brings decades of leadership and service to the Austin community. Disher will be sworn in Aug. 7.
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