Employment
We are delighted to welcome these ACC Employees who started May 17th
| Name | Position | Campus |
| Terri Kelly | Manager Learning Lab | CYP |
| Brian Gilbert | Master Control Operations Specialist | HBC |
Benefits
ACC’s Investment and Financial Planning Fair
The Human Resources office is hosting our annual Investment & Financial Planning Fair Friday, May 28th from 8:30 am to 3:10 pm at Highland Business Center. ACC Employees should be encouraged to attend and given release time.
This fair and workshop is designed to provide employees with the opportunity to evaluate their financial plans over the long-term. Professional Development credit is not available since this is a personal activity.
Please contact Alisol Martinez, Human Resources Specialist II at (512) 223-7800 if you have any questions regarding this event. To reserve your seat, please register by May 20. Employees must register online at https://www3.austincc.edu/it/workshops/www/workshopscalendar.php. Additional information is located at www.austincc.edu/hr.
Retirement Workshop from Social Security Administration (WEP/GPO)
Valery Maercklein from the Social Security Administration will be here to discuss Pre-retirement issues and provide detailed training on WEP/GPO laws and calculations. Topics that will be covered during this session include: basic concept of SS Retirement, payments in our Society & solvency issues for SSA, how one becomes insured, how age affects your benefit amount, full retirement age and its background, benefit calculation, annual earning limits, services online with our website & how to file online, who else is eligible when you apply? (spouse & survivor), disability benefits, and Medicare enrollment.
May 24 – Riverside Campus – Building G Room 8100 – 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
May 25 – Highland Business Center – Room TBA – 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
To register visit the Professional Development Workshops at https://www3.austincc.edu/it/workshops/www/eventenroll.php?Source=Calendar&EventID=2279.
Have you moved or changed your phone number or email address?
Use ERS OnLine to enter your new contact information by May 28 at 5 p.m. so you can receive benefits information from ERS this summer.
- Log in to ERS OnLine from the ERS homepage. Click the “View My Benefits-User Login” button in the top right corner. You may need to register your account in ERS OnLine.
- Click My Personal Information to make your changes.
It’s Walk Texas Time Again!
A new 10-week session of Walk Texas has started! The Walk Texas program encourages people to become more physically active. Set goals for yourself, track your physical activity using a point system and join your campus team or start a team of your own. Compete for prizes and bragging rights. A list of team leaders can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/hr/wellness/. Contact your team leader to sign up. We are currently looking for volunteers to serve as team leaders at Pinnacle, Cypress Creek and Riverside campuses. Please contact Alisol V. Martinez at 223-7800 or [email protected] for any questions or to BE A TEAM LEADER! We will have goodies for those who participate and goodies for the Team Leader!
Professional Development
ACC Academy
Want to know more about the ACC Academy before you apply? Three information sessions have been scheduled for all ACC employees interested in participating in and applying for the Academy. These sessions will consist of a panel of current and previous Academy participants. Please join us to learn more about this valuable employee leadership development experience. All sessions will be held in HBC 410.
May 26th, from 1:00pm-3:00pm
June 4th, from 9:30am-11:30am
Applications Now Being Taken
Goal: To develop the leadership skills of ACC full-time faculty and staffing table staff who demonstrate future leadership promise.
The timeframe of the academy will run from September through May. All application materials should be submitted to the Professional Development department by June 11, 2010.
Various topics to be discussed over the course of the academy will be the following:
Servant-Leadership and Supervisory expectations, Community College hallmarks and future, ACC history and organization, Teambuilding, Internal and External College Relations (i.e. ACC Foundation, ACC Board, ACC partnerships and Community Based Organizations), Understanding ACC’s Budget and Master Planning Process, Leadership and Diversity, Understanding the Roles of the THECB, SACS, and the Texas Legislature, Developing leadership skills, professional ethics and integrity.
Monthly sessions will be held on the third Friday of the month for most months; the exact dates are posted on the web site at http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/academy/index.
For the application process, go to the website at http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/academy/index.
A recommended list of participants will be selected by the ACC Academy Committee by the end of June; the list will be forwarded to the President’s Leadership Team during the first week of July for the final selection. Selected participants will be announced in August and will be asked to attend a kick-off meeting on September 17th.
HR Connections is designed to update employees on new policies, & practices, changes related to the operations or procedures and to announce new programs. If you have a question or feedback, please email [email protected].
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