Wellness Workshop Series

Jump-start your new year with some Wellness Workshops offered by Professional Development. Whether you want to stop procrastinating on some project you've been creatively avoiding or renovate your life by turning that resolution into reality, check out our workshops below. Click the titles for more information.

Turning Resolutions into Reality: Not just for the "health" of it!

2/9/2007, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, HBC 411

Overcoming Procrastination: Parts One and Two

3/06/2007, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM, HBC - TBA

Playing for the "health" of it!

3/22/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, HBC 410

Getting the Kinks Out

2/16/2007, 1:30 PM- 3:30 PM, HBC 220
3/2/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, HBC 220

Getting to Peace and Quiet

2/16/2007, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, HBC 220
2/28/2007, 1:30 PM- 3:30 PM, HBC 220

OFFSITE WORKSHOPS through Worker's Assistance Program:

Nutrition and Wellness

2/8/2007, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 4115 Freidrich Lane, Suite 100, Austin, 78744

Pandemic (Flu) Preparedness

2/8/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 4115 Freidrich Lane, Suite 100, Austin, 7874

In addition to our usual offerings, the list below previews workshops through April. Go to the Workshop and Event Registration Database to view or register for any of these professional development opportunities.

Photoshop Elements

3/2/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, RGC 229
4/13/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, SAC 1214.2

System of Success…when learning is at risk

2/2/2007, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, HBC Room 301.0

PC Basics

2/8/2007, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, RVS Room A1119

IDS : Blackboard Quickstart

2/12/2007, 9:30 AM - 11:30AM, EVC Room 2203.1
2/16/2007, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, RGC Room 225
2/16/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, SAC Room 1214.2
2/16/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, RVS Room A1119
2/16/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, NRG Room 1229

Dreamweaver: Intermediate

2/16/2007, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, HBC Room 212

ACC Allies Training

2/20/2007, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, HBC Room 410
3/28/2007, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, HBC Room 410
4/20/2007, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, HBC Room 410

PowerPoint 1

2/22/2007, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM, HBC Room 218

PowerPoint 2

3/30/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, RGC Room 229

PowerPoint 3

4/27/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, HBC Room 218

Teleconference: Developmental Education: Teaching Strategies: Successful Best Practices

2/27/2007, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, HBC Room 103.6

Teleconference: Developmental Education: Teaching Strategies: Promising Practices

3/27/2007, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, HBC Room 103.6

Employee Coaching: A Servant-Leadership Approach

3/9/2007, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, HBC Room 301.0

Servant-Leadership's Impact on ACC

3/30/2007, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, HBC Room TBA

Supervisor Series: Environmental Health, Safety and Insurance - Modules I and II

2/23/2007, 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM, HBC Room 301.0

Modules III and IV

3/23/2007, 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM, HBC Room 214

Supervisor Series: HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

3/20/2007, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, HBC Room 301.0

Evaluation - The Results Are In!

Faculty evaluation results for faculty members have been sent to all of the campuses. If you are a faculty member and you did not receive your results, please contact our office at 223-7745 or via email at vforrest@austincc.edu.

Faculty evaluation results for Department Chairs have been sent from our office and are in the process of intercampus mail distribution. If you are a Department Chair and you do not receive the evaluation results for your department within the next few days, please contact our office at 223-7745 or via email at vforrest@austincc.edu.

New Intern

Maybe by now you may have heard about our new addition to the Professional Development family. Jennifer Gray's been quite "productive" lately, (as in reproductive) and had a bouncy boy last September. We've already got him assisting us with some budget breakdowns using Excel. You can see our new intern in action in our two-minute holiday greetings video card if you missed it earlier.

Student E-Mails Reveal “Why It’s All About Me”

An article in the New York Times (Feb. 21, 2006), entitled, "To: Professor@University.edu—Subject: Why It’s All About Me," indicates that community college faculty are not the only teachers who receive e-mails from students who are increasingly demanding and presumptuous. Even professors at prestigious universities find themselves overwhelmed and amazed by the practical results of communicating electronically with some students. See full story in TCCTA's Community College Digest.

TCCTA right around the corner (It's not too late to attend)

As you plan your renaissance hotel professional development activities for the upcoming year, keep in mind that the Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA) Convention offers a large variety of discipline-specific and cross-disciplinary professional development activities as well as sessions on retirement planning and fitness. The convention, scheduled for February 22-24, 2007, is being held this year at the Renaissance Austin hotel. The convention theme of this 60th annual convention is “Shaping the Future: Designing the Plan.”

ACC pays the $50 registration fee for ACC faculty who attend the convention. You must be a member of TCCTA to attend the convention. Payment for registration is handled in this way: all members of TCCTA are automatically registered for the convention, so you do not need to pre-register. ACC will be billed for only those faculty members who actually attend the convention. To learn more about the convention, go to http://www.tccta.org/convention/index.html.

Librado Buentello

New Help Desk Manager, Librado Buentello (who goes by Lee) came onboard during the Ice Storm of 2007 (dramatic music rises). Coming to us from the trenches of Dell, he worked in their Technical Support Enterprise Center for the past seven years. His management experience spans a 23-year period working with such industries as Wireless Communications Technologies and Southwestern Bell Communications. Lee's focus will be improving the functionality of the Help Desk and working cross functionally with Department Heads to improve the level of support.