THE SENATE STANDARD – ISSUE 18
Dear Faculty Colleagues,
This week’s Senate Standard is short and sweet because I am prepping for my class. (Who procrastinates??? Not me!) I hope the beginning of your semester is going well, whether that means course prep or other tasks.
The students are back – and that means we are in full swing, people! Get out there and enjoy it! Maybe I’ll get to see you at this Friday’s Senate meeting. It is a great way to start off the year.
Senate Meetings / Minutes / Agendas
12/13/19 Senate Meeting – minutes are now available, and will be posted online soon.
1/15/20 Senate Leadership and Provost Meeting – The agenda for this meeting is now available and posted on the website.
1/24/20 Senate Meeting – noon to 2pm – HBC 301 – The draft agenda for this meeting is now available. Please join us for lunch and development credit if you are able!
Newsworthy
The Academic Master Planning (AMP) process began January 15 with two meetings. You can now watch a recording of the first of those two meetings. Area of Study teams will be forming soon, and you can learn more on the AMP website. Reach out to your department chair or dean if you want to be a part of your Area of Study team!
Current Action Items (These are reminders for things I’ve already sent out):
Academic and Student Affairs Council (ASAC) items out for comment [due February 3, 2020]
The items below are available for review and comment by College employees. These items are posted on the ASAC website. (https://sites.austincc.edu/asac/). Comments may be entered into the related comment form (link to comment form found directly above Items Under Review drop-down menu, and beside each individual item). You can review the email from JoAnn Nunez on January 6 entitled “[ACC Employees] Academic and Student Affairs Council Items Open for Comments” for more details. You may now comment on:
• Proposed Modifications to Certain Processes Related to Dual Credit
• Proposed Institutional Definition of a Student
• Proposed Revisions to Administrative Rule 4.04.021 – Assessment, Placement and Remediation Requirements for ESOL
SCHOLARSHIPS!!! [due April 1, 2020]
As mentioned in the last Standard, the ACC Foundation has ONE APPLICATION for all 700 scholarships they offer our students. Applications are open now, so please let your students know about them. There is help to complete the applications available at every ACCelerator. Students can view THIS PAGE to get the application, and help to apply.
Best,
++missi patterson