{"id":1306,"date":"2020-04-07T22:40:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facultysenate\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2020-04-07T22:40:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:40:49","slug":"faculty-senate-standard-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/facultysenate\/faculty-senate-standard-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Senate Standard #28"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"senate<\/p>\n

THE SENATE STANDARD – ISSUE 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

ACC Full-Time Faculty Senate Website<\/a><\/h2>\n

ACC Coronavirus page<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dear Faculty Colleagues,<\/p>\n

Well, we\u2019ve been online for more than a week now. I hope you are thriving in this new \u201cwork from home\u201d world we are living in.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s Senate Standard is full of INVITATIONS. We invite you to our next meeting. We also invite you to review the work we are doing to preserve Senate history, and to help determine how we distribute emergency funds. We even invite you to listen to a podcast!<\/p>\n

I will be in touch later this week with details about our General Election, inviting you to cast your ballot. Please keep your eyes peeled for that.<\/p>\n

So now, I invite you to read this week\u2019s Standard, and when you are done? I invite you to step away from your screen, shake off the muscle tension, and take a deep breath. You are DOING this incredible thing \u2013 bringing education online to people who need it \u2013 and you deserve a moment to celebrate that.<\/p>\n

Senate Meetings \/ Minutes \/ Agendas<\/h2>\n

4\/8\/20 Senate Meeting with Provost \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0agenda<\/a>\u00a0is now posted on the Senate website. Please note that this meeting is only open to Senate Leadership Team and other invitees.<\/p>\n

4\/10\/20 Senate Meeting noon -2pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This meeting will be held online. Please consider joining us. We will have several guests, including VPs Shasta Buchanan and Mike Midgley who will give us an update on ACC\u2019s transition to serving students fully online.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The\u00a0agenda<\/a>\u00a0is now posted on the Senate website. All Full-Time Faculty are welcome, and will receive professional development credit for attending.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The\u00a0link to participate<\/a>\u00a0is at the top of the agenda, and also on the Senate calendar on the Senate website.<\/p>\n

New Action Items [please check due dates below!]<\/h2>\n

Senate Resolutions ONLINE \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>In an effort to ensure that Senate records are available to all, we\u2019ve been working on a project to get past Senate resolutions online. We\u2019ve now completed this project and are excited to announce the\u00a0resolution repository is LIVE<\/a>. Please take a peek! If you have access to information from the years we are missing, please email\u00a0mpatters@austincc.edu<\/a>\u00a0so I can add it. Many thanks to our Administrative Assistant, Cassie Olivo and Senate Communications Officer, Eva Thomsen for their incredible work on this project.<\/p>\n

Call for Emergency Fund Committee Members [due April 17]<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 At this time, when so many are struggling, we need some help determining how to distribute funds from our Joint Employee Association Emergency Fund. If you are willing to serve,\u00a0please fill out our volunteer form<\/a>\u00a0by April 17. I\u2019ve not yet been told how many seats the Senate will get, but I would like to know how many people would be interested in serving in this way.<\/p>\n

Newsworthy<\/h2>\n

Most Recent Update on ACC\u2019s Transition to Online \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>You should all have received an email from Dr. Rhodes on April 6 \u2013 \u201cACC COVID-19: All Summer Classes Move Online & Remote Work Extended\u201d. In this memo, we were informed that ACC will be fully online through the summer. Pass\/No Pass grading will be extended as well.<\/p>\n

How to Cope During a Crisis –\u00a0<\/strong>ACC Faculty member Sarah Porter was a guest on a podcast covering how to cope during a crisis. I share this with all of you and hope you\u2019ll find it helpful. Congratulations to Sarah.\u00a0https:\/\/collegehoodadvice.com\/podcast\/how-to-cope-with-crisis-with-dr-sarah-porter<\/a><\/p>\n

Current Action Items (These are reminders for things I\u2019ve already sent out):<\/h2>\n

Sharing Online Teaching Successes\u00a0<\/strong>As all of us navigate the new challenges of transitioning to online, there are bound to be \u201cuh-ohs\u201d and \u201cwhoo-hoos\u201d. I would love to hear your successes, in hopes that we can all learn from each other.\u00a0Please share best practices or other successes on this document<\/a>, and read about what your colleagues are doing. It is my hope that as this document grows you\u2019ll find some inspiration here. Keep it positive, focus on the GOOD, celebrate your students and your colleagues, and let\u2019s make learning happen online at ACC.<\/p>\n

Review Bylaws<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 We will be voting on these starting April 10, so now is your chance to get a good read on them before casting your ballot. You can review the\u00a0document that summarizes all of the major changes in our proposed bylaws<\/a>. It also has links to the redlined and clean versions of the proposed bylaws.<\/p>\n

Changes to Testing Center Policies [deadline to submit requests for exceptions is April 17, 2020<\/strong>\u00df\u00a0note new deadline]<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The website will walk you through all the new policies for faculty using the testing centers<\/a>. Please take a peek.<\/p>\n

SCHOLARSHIPS!!! [due MAY 1, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>\u00df\u00a0note new deadline]\u00a0<\/strong>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. Students can view\u00a0THIS PAGE<\/a>\u00a0to get the application, and assistance with applying.<\/p>\n

Sick Leave Pool \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Did you know that you can donate your sick leave hours to other ACC employees in need? Many faculty have more hours than they need, while staff might need additional help, especially at this time. Policies surrounding this effort and a form you can use to donate your own excess hours can be found\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Emergency Funds for Students and Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n

Times right now are tough. I know you or other people you know may be struggling. Remember, there are funds to help ACC employees. In addition, students may be struggling too. If you have the resources to help students or faculty, here is the way to do that.<\/p>\n

Student Emergency Fund \u2013 Keep a Dream Going<\/p>\n

\u2022 To donate to help students:\u00a0austincc.edu\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Students in need should go to:\u00a0austincc.edu\/sef<\/a>\u00a0to apply for aid<\/p>\n

Faculty Emergency Fund \u2013 Support for ACC Faculty<\/p>\n

\u2022 Learn more at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/facstaff\/emergency-funds\/faculty-emergency-fund<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Donate to help faculty (note that the fund is VERY low right now):\u00a0https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/austincc.edu\/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=YXVzdGluY2MuZWR1fGFjYy1mb3Jtcy1pbnZlbnRvcnl8Z3g6Nzg3NjIyZWE5YWQyNDA1Yg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Faculty in need can apply for funds here:\u00a0https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/austincc.edu\/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=YXVzdGluY2MuZWR1fGFjYy1mb3Jtcy1pbnZlbnRvcnl8Z3g6NjNjMDMwYzNkOWRhZDlhYg<\/a><\/p>\n

Best,<\/p>\n

++missi patterson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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