{"id":44632,"date":"2017-10-10T20:21:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=44632"},"modified":"2017-10-10T20:54:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:54:25","slug":"acc-general-assemblyfall-convocation-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/10\/10\/acc-general-assemblyfall-convocation-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC General Assembly\/Fall Convocation 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Faculty and staff gathered at the Hyatt Regency Austin Hotel on September 29 for the college\u2019s annual General Assembly. Following a State of the College address and keynote presentation by Dr. Alison Kadlec, Senior Vice President and Director of Higher Education & Workforce Engagement at Public Agenda, faculty and staff participated in afternoon work sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

View the recorded livestream of the General Assembly morning presentation<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dialogue on ACC Faculty Core Values<\/b><\/p>\n

During the breakout session for full-time and adjunct faculty, attendees discussed core values and passions and developed new ways of guiding faculty experience at ACC. More than 60 faculty participated. Missi Patterson, assistant dean of faculty development and professor of Psychology, and Tobin Quereau, professor in Student Development, facilitated the session. <\/span><\/p>\n

A \u201cliving\u201d document with the faculty core values statement was presented. The first draft of the values statement was developed by a team of ACC faculty at a symposium held July 6 through July 8.<\/span> It has been edited by faculty during 11 campus dialogue sessions in September 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why do faculty cores value matter? The final values outlined in the statement are going to be used for job descriptions, implemented into portfolios and evaluation, and in the future, will be inherent to ACC faculty culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Faculty gathered in small groups for discussion. Participants discussed how to best support students, the community, and work with administrators to connect and give feedback.<\/span> An initial consensus check was conducted to gauge the support of each value.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first question proposed asked, \u201cWhat are your values? As an educator?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI value growth and learning. I have to grow and learn. The students have to grow and learn,\u201d says Samantha Ackers, adjunct professor of English. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to create value for students,\u201d says Margarita Burciaga, adjunct associate professor.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Full-Time Faculty Senate and the Adjunct Faculty Association are leading the development of the values and ask for help from all faculty to improve the document as it moves toward its final stages.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope the momentum goes beyond this room because this is critical,\u201d says Jessica (Skye) Howell, Adjunct, Assistant Professor of Student Development.<\/span><\/p>\n

ACC General Assembly 2017<\/a>