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
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 |
November 2020
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 |
October 2020
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 |
September 2020
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 | 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 |
August 2020
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 |