Faculty Communications Archive

Listed below are copies of all email messages shared with ACC faculty and instructional leadership. The list is updated bi-weekly. Email questions or new listings for inclusion to TLEDcomms@austincc.edu.

January 2021

Topic	Audience	Sender	Date
NEW – Request for At-Home Lab Exercise	Science faculty	Christopher Beckermann, Safety and Environmental Management	1/22/21
Welcome to spring 2021	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	1/21/21
Reminder: AFA Communication Needs Survey	Adjunct faculty	Adjunct Faculty Association	1/20/21
Senate Standard #2.18	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	1/19/21
Passing of Frank Garrahan	All employees	Human Resources	1/19/21
Faculty Guide to Student Rights & Responsibilities	All ACC faculty	Student Rights & Responsibilities	1/19/21
AFA Communication Needs Survey	Adjunct faculty	Adjunct Faculty Association	1/15/21
Our top recommended resources for this week INSIDE! 👀	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	1/17/21
Inviting you to TRHT Week	All ACC faculty	Khayree Williams, Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation Campus Center	1/15/21
Reminders for Instructional Testing Centers	All ACC faculty	Holly Delacroix – DeRouen, Testing Centers	1/15/21
Spring 2021 Campus Operations Update and Reminders	ACC employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	1/14/21
#SpringDevDay is TOMORROW!	All employees	TLED	1/14/21
Fac/Staff Digest \| January 2021 \| 1st Edition	All employees	College Marketing	1/14/21
Check out our Remote Recess Topics for Spring 2021!	All ACC faculty	TLED	1/13/21
Correction: International Programs Faculty Grant	Adjunct faculty	William Hayden, International Programs	1/13/21
Global Issues Speaker Series – Call for Speakers	Adjunct faculty	William Hayden, International Programs	1/13/21
Senate Standard #2.17	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	1/13/21
ACC IT Weekly Digest	All employees	Office of Information Technology	1/13/21
You’re Invited: Virtual ACC Campus Conversation on Equity Training @ ACC 1/21	All employees	College Marketing	1/13/21
Student Accessibility Services: Reminders for Spring 2021	All ACC faculty	Lauren Sebel, Student Accessibility Services	1/13/21
Attend #SpringDevDay Sessions to Win Raffle Prizes!	All employees	TLED	1/13/21
Dr. Rhodes’ B-Day & Other Updates	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	1/12/21
Passing of Betsy Erwin	All employees	Human Resources	1/11/21
International Programs Faculty Grant	Full-time faculty	William Hayden, International Programs	1/11/21
Global Issues Speaker Series – Call for Speakers	Full-time faculty	William Hayden, International Programs	1/11/21
Passing of George Klos	All employees	Human Resources	1/11/21
ACC Weather Alert – January 11, 2021	ACC Employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	1/10/21
How to prep for Spring 2021	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	1/10/21
Don’t Miss These #SpringDevDay Sessions!	All employees	TLED	1/6/21

Past Communications

December 2020

November 2020

October 2020

September 2020

August 2020

Topic	Audience	Sender	Date
Evaluation, New Faculty Web Pages, & Others	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	12/29/20
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program – Biennial Review	All employees	Neil Vickers, Finance and Administration	12/21/20
Message from the Chancellor: A Word of Appreciation	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	12/21/20
Healthy Holiday Challenge: Self- Care Edition	All employees	Human Resources	12/21/20
HR News and Updates	All employees	Human Resources	12/18/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| December 2020 \| 2nd Edition	All employees	College Marketing	12/18/20
ACC Campus Access	ACC employees	Wayne Maines, Safety & Operations	12/17/20
TLED Executive Report – Oct/Nov 2020	Administrators, Instructional Leadership, TLED Employees	TLED	12/17/20
Pandemic Logistics and Planning from Now Until January 11, 2021	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	12/16/20
Senate Standard 2.16	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	12/15/20
Reminder: Blackboard Unavailability	All employees	Office of Information Technology	12/15/20
Special Election Ballot [Deadline Jan 15, 2021]	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	12/15/20
Reminder: Department Chair Workgroup Session	Department Chairs, Department Chair Admins	Susan Thomason, TLED	12/14/20
New Safety Measures in Response to COVID-19	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	12/14/20
Runoff Election Day for Travis & Williamson counties is Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 15	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	12/14/20
How to Help Students Succeed	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	12/13/20
TLED Year in Review	All employees	Susan Thomason, TLED	12/11/20
Proctoring Update	All ACC faculty	ACC Live Proctoring	12/11/20
Celebrating ACC student success	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	12/10/20
Course Evaluation Update	All ACC faculty	Susan Thomason, TLED	12/10/20
Dianne Olla Retirement	All employees	TLED	12/10/20
ACC IT Weekly Digest	All employees	Office of Information Technology	12/9/20
[Full-Time Faculty] Senate Standard 2.15	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	12/8/20
REVEALED: Keynote & Workshop Line-Up	All employees	TLED	12/8/20
Become an Equity-Minded Instructor	All ACC faculty	Lydia CdeBaca-Cruz, TLED	12/8/20
Proctoring Reminder	All ACC faculty	ACC Live Proctoring	12/7/20
2020 Annual Security Report – Notice of Availability	All employees	ACC District Chief of Police	12/7/20
Sabbatical Applications Open	Sabbatical-eligible employees	TLED	12/7/20
DistanceEd During a Pandemic	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	12/6/20
Senator Nominations [M 12/7 Deadline], Back to Campus student survey, …	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	12/4/20
Opening On-campus Application Assistance at RRC, HLC, and RVS	All employees	Mike Midgley, VP Instruction & Shasta Buchanan, VP Student Affairs	12/4/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| December 2020 \| 1st Edition	All employees	College Marketing	12/3/20
Join Spring 2021 Faculty Interest Groups	Full-time faculty	TLED	12/3/20
Dianne Olla Retirement	Instructional Employees	Susan M. Thomason, AVP of TLED	12/2/20
Senate Standard 2.14	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	12/1/20
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: FTFS Special Senator Election Nominations [Due M 12/7 @ 5P]	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	12/1/20
Upcoming Department Chair Events	Instructional Leadership	TLED	12/1/20
David Moore – Funeral Arrangements	All employees	Human Resources	12/1/20

Topic	Audience	Sender	Date
EARLY PAYROLL TIMESHEET DEADLINES	All employees	Payroll Services	11/30/20
Austin Community College District Encourages Staff & Faculty to Vote!	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	11/30/20
Final Reminder: If you haven’t done so already, please take our Adjunct Faculty Survey	Adjunct faculty	Adjunct Faculty Association	11/30/20
Tools for Your Teaching	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	11/29/20
ACC Information Security Advisory	All employees	Office of Information Technology	11/25/20
Passing of David C. Moore	All employees	Human Resources	11/25/20
IMPORTANT: 2020 Adjunct Faculty Survey	Adjunct faculty	Adjunct Faculty Association	11/25/20
A Message from the Chancellor: Happy Thanksgiving	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	11/25/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| November 2020 \| 2nd Edition	All employees	College Marketing	11/25/20
Senate Standard 2.13	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	11/24/20
26th Annual Virtual Giving Tree	All employees	Human Resources	11/23/20
Passing of Lee M. Moore	All employees	Human Resources	11/23/20
Happy Thanksgiving!	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	11/22/20
AFA General Meeting Link	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	11/20/20
IMPORTANT: 2020 Adjunct Faculty Survey	Adjunct faculty	Adjunct Faculty Association	11/20/20
Blackboard will be unavailable: December 22 at 5 PM and Sunday, January 1 at 12PM	All employees	Office of Information Technology	11/20/20
A Message from the Chancellor: Preparing and planning for spring amid COVID-19	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	11/19/20
(action required) Science Experiment Safety Survey	Science faculty	Courtney Grams, TLED	11/19/20
Senate Standard 2.12	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	11/18/20
AFA Fall Meeting Link & Proposed Student Evaluation Discussion Forum	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	11/18/20
AFA General Meeting	Adjunct faculty	Don Morris, Adjunct Faculty Association	11/17/20
Adjunct Compensation & Course Assignment Satisfaction Survey	Adjunct faculty	Adjunct Faculty Association	11/16/20
We’re always learning from our students!	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	11/15/20
AFA Newsletter, Student Evaluation, & Others	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	11/13/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| November 2020	All employees	College Marketing	11/12/20
Proposed amendments to Administrative Rule open for comments	All employees	Neil Vickers, Finance and Administration	11/11/20
Senate Standard 2.2	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	11/10/20
Call for Members for QEP Topic Selection Committee	All employees	Office of the Provost	11/9/20
Energize Your Teaching	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	11/8/20
Student Evaluation, eStaffing & Miscellaneous Updates	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	11/6/20
ACC IT Weekly Digest	All employees	Office of Information Technology	11/4/20
Passing of Dr. Philip Cochran	All employees	Human Resources	11/4/20
Senate Standard 2.10	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	11/3/20
Plan Your Sessions: Distance Education Symposium	All ACC faculty	Distance Education	11/3/20
Tomorrow November 3rd is Election Day	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	11/2/20
Cybersecurity in Teaching & Learning	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	11/1/20

Topic	Audience	Sender	Date
Letter to Classroom Faculty – update from Library Services	Adjunct faculty	Library Services	10/29/20
AFA Fall General Membership Meeting & Miscellaneous Updates	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	10/29/20
Health & Wellness Resources for ACC Employees	All employees	HR Benefits	10/28/20
Passing of Ricky Lynn Collis	All employees	Human Resources	10/28/20
Austin Community College District encourages you to vote!	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	10/28/20
Keynote Announced: Distance Education Symposium	All ACC faculty	Distance Education	10/28/20
Senate Standard 2.9	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	10/27/20
Join ACC Administration for a Conversation on the 3 Cs: Collaboration, Connection & Caring	All employees	College Marketing	10/26/20
Don’t Miss this Free Conference!	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	10/25/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| October 2020 \| 2nd Edition	All employees	College Marketing	10/22/20
ACC IT Weekly Digest	All employees	Office of Information Technology	10/22/20
ACC Information Security Advisory: Phishing Email	All employees	Office of Information Technology	10/21/20
Senate Standard 2.8	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	10/21/20
Reminder: Piper Nominations Close 11/2	Department Chairs	TLED	10/21/20
Join me for a Campus Conversation about ACC’s Response to COVID-19 with Special Guest Dr. Mark Escott	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	10/21/20
I’ve got your registration covered.	All faculty	Michelle Fitzpatrick, Faculty Development	10/21/20
Save the Date: Spring Development Day 2021	All employees	TLED	10/20/20
Blackboard – Removal of Course Sites	All employees	Office of Information Technology	10/19/20
Nominate an ACC Leader	All employees	TLED	10/19/20
Passing of Darrell Langford	All employees	Human Resources	10/19/20
On meeting students where they are…	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	10/18/20
Early Voting for the November 3 General Election is Under Way and Runs Through October 30	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	10/19/20 10/15/20
Pay It Forward	All faculty	Courtney Grams, Faculty Communication	10/15/20
New AR + PD Opportunity for Your Faculty	Department Chairs	Michelle Fitzpatrick, Faculty Development	10/15/20
U.S. Census deadline is this week, make sure you are counted!	All employees	Alicia Del Rio, Office of Elections	10/14/20
ACC Information Security Advisory: Fraudulent Unemployment Claims	All employees	Office of Information Technology	10/14/20
Proposed amendments to Administrative Rule open for comment	All employees	Neil Vickers, Finance & Administration	10/14/20
Senate Standard 2.7	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	10/13/20
Early Voting for the November 3 General Election starts Tomorrow, October 13 and Runs Through October 30	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	10/12/20
ACC faculty value…	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	10/11/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| October 2020 \| 1st Edition	All employees	College Marketing	10/8/20
Senate Standard 2.6	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	10/6/20
Miscellaneous Updates	Adjunct faculty	Don Morris, Adjunct Faculty Association	10/5/20
Chancellor’s Student Achievement Award Nomination	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	10/5/20
State Employee Charitable Campaign- Open for Giving!	All employees	HR Benefits	10/5/20
Nominate Your Faculty for the Piper Award	Department Chairs	TLED	10/5/20
Community During Remote Teaching	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	10/4/20
Monday, October 5th, IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE for the the 2020 General Election	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	10/2/20
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month	All employees	Office of Information Technology	10/2/20
File server Maintenance Saturday Night – October 3	All employees	Office of Information Technology	10/1/20

Topic	Audience	Sender	Date
Faculty & Staff Webpage Redesign Survey	All employees	Brette Lea, College Marketing	9/30/20
Senate Standard 2.5	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	9/29/20
Call for Proposals: Distance Education Symposium	All ACC faculty	Distance Education	9/29/20
Are you attending Adobe MAX?	All ACC faculty	TLED	9/29/20
Honoring Excellence	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	9/27/20
Evaluate General Assembly by 10/2	All employees	TLED	9/25/20
Don’t Miss the Keynote Speaker!	All employees	TLED	9/25/20
ACC General Assembly Starts in 10 minutes!	All employees	TLED	9/25/20
Join the ACC General Assembly Pre-Show!	All employees	TLED	9/25/20
Blackboard – Removal of Course Sites	All employees	Office of Information Technology	9/24/20
ACC General Assembly is TOMORROW!	All employees	TLED	9/24/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| September 2020 \| 2nd Edition	All employees	College Marketing	9/24/20
Last day to apply for FREE 3-day Eco Conference	All employees	ACC Energy and Sustainability	9/24/20
Conflict Transformation Academy	All ACC faculty	TLED	9/24/20
A Message from the Chancellor: ACC’s Return to Campus Planning	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	9/23/20
Last Call on Pay Cycle Survey	All employees	Neil Vickers, Finance and Administration	9/23/20
Senate Standard 2.4	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	9/22/20
Today is National Voter Registration Day — ACC encourages you to register to vote!	All employees	Molly Beth Malcolm, Campus Operations and Public Affairs	9/22/20
4 ways to engage at ACC’s General Assembly	All employees	TLED	9/21/20
Fostering Collaborative Learning	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	9/20/20
Survey – Preferred Payroll Cycle	All employees	Neil Vickers, Finance and Administration	9/18/20
Network Restored at SVC – Various Resources Back Online	All employees	Office of Information Technology	9/18/20
Network Outage at SVC – Various Resources Down	All employees	Office of Information Technology	9/18/20
Blackboard – Removal of Course Sites	Full-time faculty	Office of Information Technology	9/17/20
Employee Tuition Vouchers for CE Courses	Adjunct faculty	Human Resources	9/17/20
Office of the Chancellor: ACC/AFC Software Factory Partnership	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	9/17/20
Senate Standard 2.3	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	9/16/20
Updates on 2020 AFA Executive Council and Meeting with Dr. Rhodes	Adjunct faculty	Ping Chu, Adjunct Faculty Association	9/16/20
Adjunct Faculty Association Shared Governance Committee Interest	Adjunct faculty	Don Morris, Adjunct Faculty Association	9/15/20
Mandatory Compliance Training Deadline	All employees	Human Resources	9/15/20
Virtual Fair @ General Assembly	All employees	TLED	9/15/20
VPN Remote Access Resolved	All employees	Office of Information Technology	9/14/20
VPN Remote Access Down	All employees	Office of Information Technology	9/14/20
What did that email say again?	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	9/13/20
A Message from the Chancellor: Join me as ACC celebrates milestones at ACC Highland on 9/13 & 9/16	All employees	Richard Rhodes, Chancellor	9/11/20
UPDATE – Respondus Monitor	All ACC faculty	Erasmus Addae, Distance Education	9/11/20
IMPORTANT – Respondus Monitor	All ACC faculty	Erasmus Addae, Distance Education	9/11/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| September 2020 \| 1st Edition	All employees	College Marketing	9/10/20
General Assembly Keynote Revealed!	All employees	TLED	9/9/20
Get Your Faculty Evaluation Questions Answered!	All ACC faculty	TLED	9/9/20
Epic World Epics	All ACC faculty	TLED	9/8/20
TLED’S 20-21 wall calendar has arrived!	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	9/6/20
Get to Know G-Suite	All ACC faculty	TLED	9/4/20
Join TLA Kick-Off Keynote Address	Deans & Department Chairs	TLED	9/4/20
Zoom Rollout ACC	All employees	Office of Information Technology	9/1/20
Senate Standard 2.1	Full-time faculty	Wayne Butler, Faculty Senate	9/2/20
Free 3-day Eco Conference Grant Opportunity	All employees	ACC Energy and Sustainability	9/2/20
IMPORTANT Faculty Evaluation Updates	Deans & Department Chairs	TLED Faculty Evaluations	9/1/20

Topic	Audience	Sender	Date
PLEASE READ: Chosen Name Now Available for Students	All ACC faculty	Melissa Curtis, Student Affairs	8/31/20
1 week down!	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	8/30/20
Fac/Staff Digest \| August 2020 \| 2nd Edition	All employees	College Marketing	8/27/20
Message from the Chancellor: Welcome, Riverbats!	All employees	Chancellor	8/27/20
Blackboard Login Issues	All ACC faculty	Mike Midgley, VP of Instruction, TLED	8/26/20
IMPORTANT – Compliance Training	All employees	Compliance Office	8/26/20
Faculty Guide to Student Rights & Responsibilities	All ACC faculty	Executive Deans, Student Affairs	8/25/20
(update) Testing Options this Fall	All ACC faculty	Instructional Testing Centers	8/25/20
ACC General Assembly 2020	All employees	TLED	8/24/20
Testing Options this Fall	All ACC faculty	Instructional Testing Centers	8/24/20
What is teaching excellence?	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	8/23/20
Employee Wellness Program Virtual Exercise Classes- NEW Schedule starts Wednesday!	All employees	HR Benefits	8/21/20
Fall 2020 Campus Operations Update and Reminders	All employees	Campus Operations & Public Affairs	8/20/20
How To Move Beyond Active Learning	Deans & Department Chairs	TLED	8/19/20
Updates on Annual Salary Adjustment, Faculty Tech Support & Fall Enrollment	Adjunct faculty	Adjunct Faculty Association	8/19/20
Teaching Consultations & Support	All ACC faculty	TLED	8/19/20
Discover Your Blind Spots	All ACC faculty	TLED	8/18/20
Senate Standard #47	Full-time faculty	Missi Patterson, Faculty Senate	8/18/20
Prep Checklist	All ACC Faculty	Distance Education	8/17/20
Your Semester Prep	All ACC faculty, newsletter subscribers	TLED	8/16/20
Dual Credit Training Fall 2020	Dual Credit Instructors	Mison Zuniga, College and High School Relations	8/14/20