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Elevator or Stairs?
(Image by nakataza92 from Pixabay) (Image by No Way from Pixabay) At the start of each semester at Austin Community College, across our 11-soon-to-be-12 campuses, we have Welcome Tables for the first two days that are positioned at main entrances. Faculty, staff, and administrators all sign up for shifts, and we have great fun welcoming new…
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A Day in the Life – the February Edition
February may be the shortest month, but February 20 was one of my longer days this month. Woke up. Got out of bed. Dragged a comb across my head. I got to work at my usual time – around 8:30AM. Soon thereafter my office received a call from a student who believed that she had…
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Biosciences
Did you know that ACC actively supports the biosciences? Have you ever toured our Bioscience Incubator at HLC in Building 4000? This article reminds us that our academic programs have scope and impact, including our biology and biotechnology programs. And this article illustrates how the Bioscience Incubator makes a difference for our local community. ACC’s…
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The textbook conundrum
Textbooks in higher education – their quality, their cost, their utility, their pedagogy – continue to be the focus of discussion, debate, and deliberation around the country. This article in The Chronicle of Higher Education provides an overview of the most recent survey of faculty regarding textbooks – traditional, digital, and openly-licensed. ACC has joined…