 End of Year Wrap-up of Workshop and Event Registration Database
NEW! The database is now capable of calculating bankable hours. If you are in an academic area, please do not add banked hours manually this year as you have in years past (this option has not been available to non-faculty).
You should now see an entry listed as banked hours on your individual database account. Supervisors will have the option of disapproving banked hours for individuals under the “My Employees” feature should they need to do so.
New for FY08
For professional development purposes only, next fiscal year will run from August 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008. The good news is that employees will have an extra month to complete their requirement. In past years employees were required to submit paperwork to document completion of activities since the requirement was linked with compensation. Since that is no longer the case, and the database is no longer being archived each year as it was in the past, this year will be the transition year for making the Workshop and Event Registration database align with the ACC fiscal year. After FY08, the period for completing the professional development requirement will be from September 1 through August 31 of each year.
New Evaluation Tool Being Piloted This Fall
Beginning this Fall, the Faculty and Staff Evaluation area will be pilot testing  a new way to process faculty evaluations. This new method for processing evaluations does not change the existing evaluation questions, but it will allow for a more efficient and more accurate distribution of results. Faculty can look forward to much more versatility, with fewer errors, fewer time constraints, less time taken up in class by students bubbling in course numbers, faster distribution of results, and fewer lost results. A few academic and workforce departments are pilot testing the program in the Fall and Spring. The Evaluation office is excited about refining the process and making it more accessible and efficient for all faculty.
Sabbatical Application Deadline Approaches
Sabbatical leave may be granted to those who wish to pursue personal and/or professional improvement through such activities as formal and informal study, acquisition of new skills, or keeping abreast of new technologies, research, and community service. This opportunity is open to staffing table employees and the course of study must be of benefit to the College as well as to the individual.
At least one month prior to the December 3 application deadline, the staff member wishing to apply for sabbatical leave should thoroughly review the Sabbatical Leave Administrative Rule, Application Process and Timeline, and Sabbatical Application Form. This information may be found on Human Resources’ Professional Development website at http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/sabbaticals.php. If you have questions about the process, please contact Susan Hamende at shamende@austincc.edu or 223-7564.
 EAP Program offers free helpful newsletter and services
Alliance Work Partners’ Employee Assistance Program (WAP) is a benefit that assists ACC employees with various life challenges. Their services are provided by ACC at no cost to employees. All services are confidential and employees can contact WAP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at: Toll Free: 800-343-3822, TDD: 800-448-1823, Teen Helpline: 800-334-TEEN (8336). More information can be obtained at http://www.alliancewp.com.
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