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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 of an AVP – the January Edition
Prelude (“something preliminary”) In September 2018 ACC received a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop and offer statewide professional development to support implementation of HB 2223. HB 2223 was passed into law by the 85th Legislature and it mandates co-required developmental and college credit classes. The premise is that too many…
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Tact and Kindness
This link was sent to me by Dr. Suzanne Summers, Professor of History. Please take the next seven minutes and watch the video. While the setting may be Stanford, the comments of these students – typically first in their families to go to college – can help us understand our students here at ACC. The…
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Words
I love language. I love learning (and using) new words – as you might be able to tell from my post about the word “joyance”. I love my Dictionary.com app that sends me a new word every day. Some words are familiar, and some are not. Today’s word was “elevenses”, which is British slang for…