{"id":555,"date":"2016-12-15T15:54:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/?p=555"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:57:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:57:32","slug":"facstaff-digest-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/facstaff-digest-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Facstaff Digest &#8211; December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Many 2016 activities lay a foundation for the future.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2016-in-review-new-beginnings-lay-a-foundation-for-the-future\/\">Year in Review: New beginnings set the stage for the future<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>There was plenty to celebrate in 2016. Even more exciting: Many of the developments are just the beginning of great things ahead.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/from-the-vp-of-instruction-new-appointments-rio-grande-update\/\">From the VP of Instruction: New appointments, Rio Grande update<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>In case you missed it: The Instruction Division has a few new leaders. Plus, review a reminder about closing plans for Rio Grande Campus in advance of its upcoming renovation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/sharpen-your-focus-at-spring-development-day-jan-13\/\">Sharpen your skills at Spring Development Day<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Resolve to expand your knowledge in the new year. See what&#8217;s planned for Spring Development Day on January 13.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/equity-leadership-advisory-team-launches\/\">New committee explores success equity strategies<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>A recently appointed team of faculty, staff, students, and community partners will explore new ways to help all students succeed. See who has committed to this important effort and learn about plans. <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/hr-connection-holiday-wellness-tips-year-end-tax-info-retirees-and-more\/\">HR Connection: Holiday wellness tips, retirees, and more<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The HR Office offers tips and resources for keeping your holidays joyful. Also, verify contact info to make sure you receive 2016 tax documents and see who deserves well-wishes on their retirement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"color:#0077e7;\">Upcoming Events<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 13:  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/notice-of-joint-special-runoff-elections\/\">Election Day<\/a><br \/>\nDec. 16:  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/acc-celebrates-summer-and-fall-graduates\/\">Commencement<\/a><br \/>\nJan.  13: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facdev\/spring-development-day\/\">Spring Development Day<\/a><br \/>\nJan.  31: Bioscience Incubator Grand Opening (details to come)<br \/>\nFeb.   3:  Regional Equity Summit (details to come)<br \/>\nFeb.  17: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/share-your-expertise-tutor-conference-proposals-due-dec-2\/\">Learning Lab Tutor Conference<\/a><br \/>\nFeb.  25  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/events\/health-sciences-open-house-february-25\/\">Health Sciences Open House<\/a><br \/>\nFeb.  28: Round Rock Campus Phase II Groundbreaking (details to come)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many 2016 activities lay a foundation for the future. Year in Review: New beginnings set the stage for the future There was plenty to celebrate in 2016. Even more exciting: Many of the developments are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/facstaff-digest-december-2016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4050,"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-555","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\/555","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\/4050"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facstaff-digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}