Editing Atlantic Coast Conference (section)

===ACCAC academic programs===
Major academic programs that have been implemented under ACCAC include:
* The annual '''Meeting of the Minds''' (MOM) undergraduate research conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/undergraduate-research-symposium/|title=MOM: Meeting of the Minds Conferences|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2009|access-date=April 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217061531/http://acciac.org/undergraduate-research-symposium/|archive-date=December 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The annual '''Student Leadership Conference'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/student-leadership-conference/|title=Student Leadership Conference|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2009|access-date=April 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217060504/http://acciac.org/student-leadership-conference/|archive-date=December 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The '''Creativity and Innovation Fellowship Program''' in which each university receives $12,500 to award between two and five undergraduate students ACCAC fellowships for research or creative projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/creativity-innovation-fellowships/|title=Creativity & Innovation Fellowships|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2009|access-date=April 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217060111/http://acciac.org/creativity-innovation-fellowships/|archive-date=December 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The '''Summer Research Scholars Program''' in which every ACC university will receive $5,000 to support up to two of its undergraduate students in conducting research in residence at another ACC university during a minimum 10-week period over the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/summer-research-scholars/|title=Summer Research Scholars|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2013|access-date=September 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902092829/http://acciac.org/summer-research-scholars/|archive-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref>
* The '''ACC Debate Championship'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://college.unc.edu/2016/04/15/acc-debate/|title=Second Annual ACC Debate Championship Set for April 15–17|year=2016|publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|access-date=April 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419030530/http://college.unc.edu/2016/04/15/acc-debate/|archive-date=April 19, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The '''ACC Inventure Prize Competition''' is a Shark Tank-like innovation competition for teams of students from ACC universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acc.coe.gatech.edu|title=ACC Inventure Prize|publisher=Georgia Tech|year=2016|access-date=April 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412141831/http://acc.coe.gatech.edu/|archive-date=April 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The '''Student Federal Relations Trip''' to Washington, D.C. is an annual trip of student delegates from ACC universities to the nation's capital.<ref name="otherACCAC">{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/other-acciac-collaborative-initiatives/|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2015|title=Other Collaborative Initiatives|access-date=April 15, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422055925/http://acciac.org/other-acciac-collaborative-initiatives/|archive-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref>
* The '''Creativity Competition''' is planned to be an ACC-wide, team-based interdisciplinary competition emphasizing use of creative design and the arts to begin in 2017.<ref name="otherACCAC"/>
* The '''Distinguished Lecturers Program''' in which five ACC universities select an outstanding faculty member as The ACCAC's Distinguished Lecturer. In addition to an award stipend, the ACCAC provides financial support to enable each ACC university to sponsor a "distinguished lecture event" on their campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/distinguished-lecturers/|title=Distinguished Lecturers|website=acciac.org|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2015|access-date=April 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505075433/http://acciac.org/distinguished-lecturers/|archive-date=May 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The '''Executive Leadership Series''' is a two-day skill enhancement programs designed for Deans, Vice Provosts, and Vice Chancellors of ACC universities.<ref name="otherACCAC"/>
* The annual '''Student President Conference'''.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecYg37MAPrQ|title=Inaugural ACC Student President Conference|publisher=Pitt Student Affairs|type=YouTube video|date=September 12, 2013|access-date=September 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617224505/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecYg37MAPrQ|archive-date=June 17, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The '''Coach for College Program''', primarily for student-athletes and run through Duke University with support from the ACCAC, that takes 32 ACC students to [[Vietnam]] for three weeks in the summer to coach hundreds of middle school children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/coach-for-college/|title=Coach for College|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2009|access-date=April 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217060728/http://acciac.org/coach-for-college/|archive-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref>
* The '''Traveling Scholars Program''' which allows PhD candidates from one ACC campus to access courses, laboratories, library, or other resources at any one of the other ACC member institution campuses.<ref name="other collaborative">{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/other-acciac-collaborative-initiatives/|title=Other Collaborative Initiatives|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2009|access-date=April 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217064507/http://acciac.org/other-acciac-collaborative-initiatives/|archive-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref>
* The '''Clean Energy Grant Competition''' that helps coordinate geographically defined clusters of ACC universities in competition for [[United States Department of Energy]] Clean Energy Grants.<ref name="other collaborative"/>
* The '''Study Abroad Program''' collaborative which allows cross-registration in study abroad programs enroll in programs sponsored by an ACC university other than their "home" university.<ref name="other collaborative"/> A Student Study Abroad Scholarship program that awarded two to five ACCAC scholarships for study abroad was discontinued in 2013, but is targeted for renewal in 2014–15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/student-study-abroad-scholarships/|title=Student Study Abroad Scholarships|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2013|access-date=September 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217060425/http://acciac.org/student-study-abroad-scholarships/|archive-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref>

The ACCAC also supports periodic meetings among faculty, administration, and staff who pursue similar interests and responsibilities at the member universities either by face-to-face conferences, video conferences, or telephone conferences. ACCAC [[affinity group]]s include those for International Affairs Officers, Study Abroad Directors, Teaching-Learning Center Directors, Chief Information Officers, Chief Procurement Officers, Undergraduate Research Conference Coordinators, Student Affairs Vice Presidents, Student Leadership Conference Coordinators, and Faculty Athletic Representatives To the ACC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acciac.org/about-the-acciac/other-groups-and-committees/|title=Other Groups and Committees|first=David G.|last=Brown|year=2009|access-date=April 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514111307/http://acciac.org/about-the-acciac/other-groups-and-committees/|archive-date=May 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>