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THE SENATE STANDARD – ISSUE 2.40<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Dear Faculty Colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me start with some good news.  At their July 6th<\/sup> meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the 21-22 budget, and that budget includes a 4% across-the-board raise. Chancellor Rhodes, when offering a rationale for the raise to the Board of Trustees, lavished praise on all ACC employees for our collective efforts to keep ACC strong at a time when many community colleges are losing enrollments and revenue, offering no or tiny raises, or laying off faculty and staff.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, please take a close look at the Current Action Items<\/strong> section below to review the several opportunities to share your thoughts, to voice your concerns, and to play a crucial role in our shared governance process.  TLED is looking for feedback on the new Faculty Handbook by July 15th<\/strong>.  You have until July 9th<\/strong> to volunteer as the Full-Time Faculty representative on the search committee for our next Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Instruction. <\/strong>Interested in becoming an educational leader down the road in your career? Sign up for the Teaching and Learning Academy<\/strong> by August 1st.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally, and most importantly, we\u2019re soliciting full-time faculty volunteers to serve on the various shared governance councils and committees as well as the senate\u2019s standing committees. Active, engaged membership on any one of the committees is the best way to influence decision making at ACC.  You have until July 18th<\/sup> <\/strong>to sign up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay cool.  Stay safe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate Meetings \/ Minutes \/ Agendas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next Full-Time Faculty Senate meeting<\/strong> will be this Friday, July 9th<\/sup><\/strong> from noon until 1:30 pm. Click here<\/a> to add the meeting to your Google Calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the meeting agenda here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The June 11th<\/strong> meeting minutes have been approved. You can view them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsworthy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Board of Trustees Update (4% raises): <\/strong>The Board of Trustees met on July 6th<\/sup> and they unanimously approved the 21-22 budget. The budget includes a 4% across-the-board raise<\/strong>.  Visit the Board of Trustees Meetings website<\/a> to see the agenda and watch a recording of the meeting.  When minutes are available, they will be added to this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACC Student Success Report, 2020-2021 is Now Available: <\/strong>Download Provost Cook\u2019s presentation to the board<\/a>.  As the Provost noted in his cover email to the association presidents, \u201cThe report documents the amazing success of ACC students during this past very difficult year.  I emphasized to the Board that this success would not have been possible without the incredible dedication of our faculty and staff and the countless hours you have all spent in terms of professional development, adaptation of pedagogies and technologies, and acts of empathy and care for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoom is now integrated with Blackboard! <\/strong>To get started, add the Zoom tool link<\/a> to your courses. Training and how-to resources are on the way, but in the meantime, support is ready to answer any questions you or your students may have. Visit the TLED blog<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web Conferencing Update:<\/strong> The Faculty Communications team has updated TLED’s web conferencing webpage here: https:\/\/tled.austincc.edu\/faculty-support\/tools\/web-conferencing\/<\/a>   The web conferencing page and updated features table result from a collaboration among stakeholders from Distance Education, Academic Technology, Student Affairs and the Full-Time Faculty Senate and the Adjunct Faculty Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3C\u2019s CARING Webinar [July 9]: <\/strong>Join us as we talk with Deans Brandon Whatley<\/strong> and Roxane Royalty<\/strong> and learn more about how they translate \u201cCARING\u201d into action for their teams and students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n