{"id":333,"date":"2014-09-03T18:49:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T18:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/?p=333"},"modified":"2015-04-28T21:03:48","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T21:03:48","slug":"facstaff-digest-september-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/facstaff-digest-september-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Facstaff Digest &#8211; September 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_334\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/sept2014_facstaffdigest_700x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/sept2014_facstaffdigest_700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Grand opening speaker and ACC alumnus Dr. Sean Roden, M.D., visits with students at the central stairway of the new Highland Campus. \" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/sept2014_facstaffdigest_700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/sept2014_facstaffdigest_700x500-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/sept2014_facstaffdigest_700x500-150x107.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand opening speaker and ACC alumnus Dr. Sean Roden, M.D., visits with students at the central stairway of the new Highland Campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Welcome<\/h3>\n<p>\nFacStaff Digest is a monthly digest of news and announcements on the ACC Faculty and Staff webpage.\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/something-exciting-has-started-here-hundreds-celebrate-opening-of-acc-highland\/\">&#8216;A great day for Riverbats&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\nAn estimated 1,200 people celebrated the grand opening of the Highland Campus August 27. The energy in the building was matched only by the pride and admiration of those in attendance. See photos from the event.\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/degree-map-now-available-collegewide\/\">Degree Map available collegewide<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\nStudents, advisors, and faculty can take advantage of the Degree Map planning tool as they prepare to register for spring classes. Training is underway. Find out more.\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/acc-pilots-first-year-seminar\/\">ACC conducts First Year Seminar pilot<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\nBeginning spring 2015, all first time in college students must take a 15-hour noncredit seminar. Planners have conducted an initial pilot; more will take place this fall. Read the latest details.\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/elgin-campus-marks-first-year\/\">Elgin Campus marks first year<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s hard to believe a year has passed since the Elgin campus opened. Find out how the campus is providing new opportunities for students.\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/fdoatacc.com\/general-assembly-august-22-2014\/\">Slow jam at General Assembly<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\nIt may have been 100 degrees outside, but the vibe at General Assembly was cool as certain ACC leaders slow jammed the news about a &#8220;kick-app&#8221; degree-planning map. See the video that has people talking and view photos from the morning.\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/earning-as-faculty-and-staff-activities-accomplishments-accolades-6\/\">FacStaff Accolades<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\nSee the activities and honors received by ACC faculty and staff.\n<\/p>\n<h3>HR Connection<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/hr-connection-benefits-educational-advancement-wellness-and-more\/\">Benefits, Education Advancement program, and more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Board Briefs<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/the-ballot-is-set-for-accs-board-of-trustees-election\/\">Candidates vie for Board of Trustee seats<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Facilities News<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/getting-to-campus-parking-permits-green-passes-and-transportation-options\/\">Go online to get parking permit; Green Pass available<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/scramble\">Golf Scramble<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>ACC in the News<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Austin American-Statesman:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/news\/local\/acc-program-helps-latino-students-chart-successful\/nhCk5\/\">ACC helps Latino students chart successful college path<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Community Impact:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/impactnews.com\/austin-metro\/leander-cedar-park\/acc-offers-employers-on-site-continuing-education\/\">ACC offers employers on-site continuing education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>KLBJ 590 AM:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/austincc.edu\/file\/d\/0Bzb8xunFh1HtdVRVbkJVSlFha2c\/edit\">New developmental math course starts at ACC Highland Campus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/category\/acc-in-the-news\/\">More headlines<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome FacStaff Digest is a monthly digest of news and announcements on the ACC Faculty and Staff webpage. &#8216;A great day for Riverbats&#8217; An estimated 1,200 people celebrated the grand opening of the Highland Campus &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/facstaff-digest-september-2014\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-facstaff-digest"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}