Spring Development Day
Spring Development Day (SDD) welcomes all Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff to a new spring semester. We offer a full day of inspiring sessions to enhance your practices and processes, improve creativity and wellness, and develop new technical talents, teaching techniques, and interpersonal skills.
The 2025 theme, “Spring Forward: Creating a Mosaic of Opportunities” invites all employees to explore tools that further enhance the learning and working environments at ACC. This year SDD will take place on Friday, January 17th, 2025, and with the exception of the keynote presentation, all workshops will be delivered synchronously online via Zoom.
For any questions about Spring Development Day, please email the Office of Faculty Development at facdev@austincc.edu.
Registration is Open for Spring Development Day 2025!
Below is your SDD Prep Checklist to help you get ready:
Step 1: Review the workshop sessions and register.
Step 2: Please return to this page on the day of the event (Friday, January 17th, 2025), click on the view available workshops button, and then choose “connect” on your workshop to join online. The “connect” link will be live the week of the event.
Note: You will need to be logged into your ACC credentials to view the connect links for online options.
SDD Program Schedule
Opening Session: 8:45 – 9:00 a.m.
Session 1 Workshops: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Session 2 Workshops: 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
*Double Session AM Workshops: 9:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Keynote: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Session 3 Workshops: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Session 4 Workshops: 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
*Double Session PM Workshops: 1:00 -3:15 p.m.
Closing Session: 3:15-3:30 p.m.
Accommodations
American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be provided during the Opening, Keynote, and Closing sessions. Accommodations can be requested for any workshop via the registration form. Monday, December 9th, is the deadline to submit an accommodations request. Requests after the deadline are not guaranteed.
Spring Development Day Employee Mixer Event
When: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Time: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: ACC Highland Business Center (HBC) – Room 201.1
Details: Join us for an employee mixer the day before SDD, filled with free food and art activities hosted by the Office of Faculty Development’s own Interim Manager, Chelsea Biggerstaff. Additional details will be announced closer to the event.
Keynote Speakers
The keynote is hyflex with in-person and online options. The in-person Keynote Watch Party will be at the Highland Campus (HLC), Presentation Hall 2.1550.
ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart
Dr. Missi Patterson
Keynote Title: The Chancellor’s Leadership Institute (CLI)
In this session, you’ll be given an introduction to the experience of our Chancellor’s Leadership Institute. You’ll hear from Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart and Dr. Missi Patterson, who are leading this program, and you’ll get to participate in some of our favorite activities.
Contact
If you have any questions about Spring Development Day, please email the Office of Faculty Development at facdev@austincc.edu. If any updates are needed for this page, please email them to tledwebsite@austincc.edu.