meningitis immunization

Administrators estimate that as many as 10,000 students will not be allowed to enroll in classes next semester because they haven't fulfilled the immunization requirement.

Please share this information with your students:

ACC10000.com

Write it on the chalkboard or whiteboard before class.  Please let the students know.

If those 10,000 students do not fulfill the state-mandated requirement, then they will be left out in the cold.  They will not have affordable access to high-quality higher education.

Disc Golf Fundraiser Sunday, April 29

Come have fun and raise funds for the Faculty Emergency Fund and student scholarships.
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AFA Elections

Please take a few minutes to vote.  The voting will end next Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 11:59pm.    Click here to vote.  There are four contested positions (Secretary, Treasurer, RGC rep, and Cypress rep) on the ballot, as well as a referendum for amending the Association bylaws.

Education On Air

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American Association of Adjunct Education conference

Greetings!

The American Association of Adjunct Education is hosting a conference on October 19-20, 2012 in The Woodlands, TX. We are now accepting proposals for those who would like to present. Our organization seeks to provide professional development to college faculty with an emphasis towards adjunct / part-time faculty. Graduate students are also welcome to present and / or attend.

We are seeking those who want to present workshop sessions, poster presentations and also roundtables related to college teaching, technology / online education, special needs students, diversity, active learning, assessments, etc. I have attached more information to this email explaining our call for proposals. If you know of anyone else who may be interested please encourage them to also submit their proposals. Registration is open for those who would like to attend.

Lastly, I want to share with you that we are accepting nominations for the 2012 Adjunct of the Year award. If there is someone who you feel is deserving of this award we encourage you to nominate them. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your time, and we look forward to receiving your proposals and nominations!

Sincerely,
-Patrick Gilbert, M.S.
Educator and Mediator
Co-Founder, American Association of Adjunct Education

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AFA Spring Meeting Today from 4:30pm-6:30pm @HBC

Come to the meeting today at HBC.
Click here for more information.
Click here for a map to HBC.

PBS NewsHour: Community Colleges in Another State

Watch California Community Colleges Face Tighter Budgets on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.

AFA Executive Council Meeting Friday, April 6 at HBC

All AFA members are welcome to attend.
4pm-6pm at Highland Business Center.

[San Antonio Express-News] Course credits lost in transfer

Thousands and thousands of articulation agreements between the community colleges and the public universities in Texas....


“Articulation agreements have become a spider web between the numerous universities and colleges in the state,” Austin Community College President Richard Rhodes said. “It's understandable that this complex system confuses students, families and even, sometimes, our advisers.”

Click here to read the entire article.

Distance Learning Committee meeting update

Colleagues,


Just wanted to update you about recent Distance Learning Committee outcomes.


In our March 30, 2012 meeting the following outcomes that would directly be of interest to you and our departments are the following:


Because of SACS’ mandate, all accredited college distance learning professors must undergo a formal distance learning training program before being eligible to teach said courses.
Prior to this date, ACC has not had a formalized training program for prospective distance learning faculty. Our only instruction was through Blackboard specific operational training.
Susan Thomason and her department have developed a 4 module instructional series for on-line distance learning professors. At this date, the program is in the process of being reviewed and edited.
Each of the four 1 hour on-line modules should be up and operational on or before the end of April 2012. When available, faculty will be notified to register.
In order to continue to teach - or to initially begin teaching - an on-line class, all distance learning faculty will be required to complete all 4 modules of the series prior to the SACS visit and evaluation in October of 2012.
As I have more information, I will pass that on to you.
Best regards,
Phylis Davis Molina - Business Studies

AFA Spring Meeting April 13

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Board of Trustees regular meeting Monday, April 2 @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.