As the product of community college education himself, Richard Rhodes has a unique perspective on the metrics used to gauge the success of the kinds of schools he now leads.
Click here to see the interview.
acc Adjunct Faculty Association
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
[statesman.com] ACC's accreditation put on warning status
ACC's accreditation put on warning status
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Published: 10:38 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011
Austin Community College's accreditation has been placed on warning status for the next six months because of the school's failure to report changes in its academic offerings and satellite locations, officials said Thursday....
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Celebration of Great Teaching Retreat
Mark your calendars for the Celebration of Great Teaching Retreat, scheduled for March 30th to April 1st, 2012. It will be held at the Flying L Guest Ranch in Bandera, Texas. The online application process will open on Monday, January 23rd. Another announcement will come out after the first of the year to remind you to apply and to provide the application site.
In the meantime, you can learn more about the retreat at http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/greatteaching/index.php. You may also contact the Professional Development Office at 223-7997 if you have questions or email Terry Stewart Mouchayleh, Director of Professional Development & Evaluation Programs.
In the meantime, you can learn more about the retreat at http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/greatteaching/index.php. You may also contact the Professional Development Office at 223-7997 if you have questions or email Terry Stewart Mouchayleh, Director of Professional Development & Evaluation Programs.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Board of Trustees regular meeting Monday, December 12 @HBC
The Board regular meeting will be Monday at 6:00pm at HBC 201.
Click here for the agenda.
Extensive information about the Board is available here.
Recordings of previous meetings are at this link.
Click here for the agenda.
Extensive information about the Board is available here.
Recordings of previous meetings are at this link.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
[nytimes] Death Knell for the Lecture
Death Knell for the Lecture: Technology as a Passport to Personalized Education
By DAPHNE KOLLER
Our education system is in a state of crisis. Among developed countries, the United States is 55th in quality rankings of elementary math and science education, 20th in high school completion rate and 27th in the fraction of college students receiving undergraduate degrees in science or engineering.
As a society, we can and should invest more money in education. But that is only part of the solution. The high costs of high-quality education put it off limits to large parts of the population, both in the United States and abroad, and threaten the school’s place in society as a whole. We need to significantly reduce those costs while at the same time improving quality....
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Student scholarship fundraising auction, sponsored by Association of Professional Technical Employees
APTE's Scholarship Fundraising Auction: Click here to BID TODAY!!
Bidding runs until December 11, 11:45 p.m.
There are 18 gift baskets available! There are some great deals available!
All money raised will go directly to student scholarships.
[nytimes.com] College Leaders Meet With Obama to Discuss Costs and Productivity
December 5, 2011
College Leaders Meet With Obama to Discuss Costs and Productivity
By TAMAR LEWIN
In a private meeting on Monday, President Obama and his secretary of education, Arne Duncan, conferred with a dozen college presidents, mostly from public institutions, and leaders of two nonprofit education organizations, about how to curb the rising cost of college and improve graduation rates.
“It was an unusually interesting meeting, and not your usual list of college presidents,” said Jane Wellman, founder and director of the nonprofit Delta Project, which studies college costs. “These were all people who had led institutions that had done something about reducing spending or improving student learning....
Click here to read the rest of the article.
College Leaders Meet With Obama to Discuss Costs and Productivity
By TAMAR LEWIN
In a private meeting on Monday, President Obama and his secretary of education, Arne Duncan, conferred with a dozen college presidents, mostly from public institutions, and leaders of two nonprofit education organizations, about how to curb the rising cost of college and improve graduation rates.
“It was an unusually interesting meeting, and not your usual list of college presidents,” said Jane Wellman, founder and director of the nonprofit Delta Project, which studies college costs. “These were all people who had led institutions that had done something about reducing spending or improving student learning....
Click here to read the rest of the article.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Adjunct participation in department governance
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