Faculty Talent Onboarding
The Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) has partnered with Human Resources (HR) to create an experience for new faculty like no other. Our comprehensive orientation and onboarding program delivers online and monthly sessions to brand new adjunct and full-time faculty. This semester-long program is designed to launch you into a successful career here at Austin Community College (ACC) and bring ease to your first semester of many here with us.
For any questions, please email the Office of Faculty Development at facdev@austincc.edu.
Welcome!
Fall 2022 Orientation Information
Welcome Bag Pick Up
Come pick up a swag bag with ACC gear, a workbook to follow along during orientation, a water bottle, and meet with the Faculty Development Team. Also, a special guest will be there to greet you!
Stop by ACC Highland Campus Building 4000 during any one of these time frames:
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- August 5th – 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Read through the Orientation options below and then please fill out this form to let us know which option you will be attending, share your bio and headshot, and your T-shirt size.
Orientation Option 1: Synchronous Online Orientation
Synchronous Online New Faculty Orientation
By completing this orientation, you will be able to fully participate during the week before classes to attend department meetings, division or Area of Study meetings, work with colleagues, attend department-specific training and work on course preparation.
Compensation: $1500 stipend for full-time and adjunct faculty
August 8-10: Introduction to ACC & Course Preparation
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- August 8th – 8:30am – 4:00pm
- August 9th – 8:30am – 2:00pm
- August 10th – 8:30am – 12:00pm
August 11-12: Quality Matters Training
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- Mornings: August 11th – 9:00am – 12:00pm & August 12th – 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Zoom Access Link
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- Afternoons: August 11th – 1pm-4pm & August 12th 1:00pm – 4:00pm
- Zoom Access Link
August 15: Human Resources Orientation (only full-time faculty)
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- August 15th – 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Join Zoom Meeting
ID: 99048550840
Passcode: 036812 - (US) +1 833-548-0276
- Passcode: 036812
Orientation Option 2: Asynchronous Online Quick-Start Orientation
Asynchronous Online Quick-Start Orientation
If faculty cannot attend option 1 then they must complete a 4-hour Asynchronous Orientation. Faculty will be added to a Blackboard Course by August 18th.
NOTE: If you are full-time faculty and you choose this option you still must attend the Online Synchronous Orientation Day on August 15th.
Compensation: $100 stipend for full-time and adjunct faculty
Orientation Resources
Teaching Consultations & Support
The Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) and the Office of Distance & Alternative Education (ODAE) provide comprehensive support in course design, technology tools for teaching, and other high-impact practices that contribute to our Guided Pathways model at Austin Community College (ACC). We are available for various types of consultations to provide just-in-time assistance and support for your teaching. Review our robust options by visiting:
Monthly First Semester Onboarding for ALL Faculty
These two and half hour sessions are offered in synchronous online environments and include one day and one evening option each month of faculty’s first semester
Compensation: Adjuncts: $25/hour
Connecting With Your College, Colleagues, and Students
September 9 or 13:
Evaluation and Portfolio Process
October 7 or 11:
Student Success Resources
November 11 or 15:
Teaching & Learning Strategies
December 2 or 6:
Implementing a Faculty Orientation & Onboarding Program to Increase Student Success
Chelsea Biggerstaff and Michelle Costanzo presented on the faculty talent onboarding at ACC. Participants discussed ways to improve their onboarding process and heard faculty testimonials.
Note: Presentation begins at 23:35
Faculty Values
To fulfill the educational mission of Austin Community College, we, the faculty, champion the following shared values:
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- We support a Culture of Collaboration, Community Building, and Service with our students, colleagues, and the greater community
- We Advocate Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- We Promote Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and Empowerment
- We Advance Scholarship, Learning, and the Assessment of our Work
- We Support Student Success through Exemplary Teaching & Lifelong Learning
As we embody these values, we cultivate an environment of mutual trust, esteem, and respect.
As a faculty, we have defined each of our values with clarifying statements and examples of potential ways to envision our values in action. These examples are not inclusive of ways our faculty can demonstrate our values.
Faculty Talent Onboarding Alumni
Faculty that complete all components of the Faculty Talent Onboarding program earn a certificate of completion.