Mike McCarthy’s ACC career began in 1986 when he enrolled at Austin Community College to complete some general education courses before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin. Intending to be a school teacher, Mike studied mathematics with ACC faculty he now counts as friends and colleagues. Eventually, Mike transferred to UT, completing a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education in 1990, a Master of Science in Mathematics at Texas State in 1993, and the Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at UT in 1999. When he completed the Master’s degree, Mike returned to ACC as an adjunct faculty member to teach college level and developmental mathematics. Also, Mike went to work at Southwestern University at Georgetown, TX, eventually becoming an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Director of Institutional Research. Mike also worked as Director of Institutional Research and Assessment at Huston-Tillotson University for a time. In 2005, Mike returned to ACC to teach a course for faculty that were displaced in the SACS re-accreditation and has taught at ACC each semester since.