BOARD OF TRUSTEES
"KUDOS" REPORT, 03-04-02
 Faculty/Program Achievement
* The Austin Community College Library
Information Literacy Program has been selected for inclusion in the Association of College
and Research Libraries Best Practices Conference (which will precede the American Library
Association conference in Atlanta this June).
Two librarians (Teresa Ashley, Red
Wassenich), one administrator (Julie Todaro), and one classroom faculty/instructional
designer (Tina Buck) will team with other libraries whose programs were also identified as
exemplary to establish program characteristics that can be adopted by other colleges.
The ACC information literacy program has collaborated with classroom faculty to teach
research and critical thinking skills for over twenty years, currently reaching over 8,000
students per year. Last year, information literacy classes were integrated into 415
classes (including all sections of English Composition I and Chemistry I) and 4436
students attended presentations. This year, a web-based tutorial, "The Info
Game," http://library.austin.cc.tx.us/infogame.htm has been integrated into English
Composition I and Introduction to Business courses.
* Dr. Alan Rasco was notified by the Board
of Vocational Nurse Examiners that the ACC August 2001 Vocational Nursing graduates had a
100% pass rate on the NCLEX-PN (licensure exam). Congratulations to Pat Recek, program
coordinator, and the VNG faculty for their continued outstanding job teaching the students
enrolled in the program.
* Red Wassenich was featured recently in John Kelso's column of the Austin
American-Statesman. In the article, Red, a professor of Library Services at ACC since
1984, and a rare Austin native, is credited for concocting the "Keep Austin
Weird" bumper stickers seen around Austin.
* Pinnacle Campus History Instructor, Jeff Hunt, is helping to film a documentary about
World War II. Jeff is also the curator of collections and the director of the living
history program at the Admiral Nimitz National Museum of the Pacific War in
Fredericksburg. Jeff and his museum staff are helping with the filming of two episodes on
the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of Midway. In his role, Jeff dressed as a World War II
U.S. Army Air Force lieutenant, sat in the cockpit of a World War II B-25 bomber while
Oliver North spoke dialogue to the camera.
* The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) has voted
to award continuing accreditation to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography, headed by Regina
Swearingen, program coordinator. The next comprehensive evaluation of the program,
including on-site review, is scheduled in 2006.
* ACC and Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in College Station have
signed an agreement to ensure that ACC students transferring to the university's
biomedical science undergraduate program won't lose any credit hours. Starting with the
Spring 2002 semester, students completing an associate's of science degree can be admitted
into the biomedical science program at Texas A&M provided they meet all the
requirements.
ACC was one of 10 Texas community colleges selected to participate in the program and has
a similar agreement with Texas A&M for its college of engineering.
Staff Achievement
* Cheryl Richard, Manager of Student
Activities, has collaborated with Sharon Grady of the Department of Theatre and Dance with
UT Performing Arts to begin the ACC Coffeehouse. UT students will perform in a coffeehouse
setting for ACC students at the Rio Grande Lounge from 12-1 the first Wednesday of each
month starting in February. Cheryl even got Starbucks to sponsor coffee for each date.
* An overview of the ACC Pinnacle Campus was featured in "Spotlight on Business" of the February Oak Hill Business and Professional Association Newsletter.
Student Achievement
* On February 8, 2002 the American
Advertising Federation held their annual competition known as the "Addy Awards." The awards honor excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in
the industry. ACC students compete with students from four-year universities such UT and
Southwest Texas and succeed in walking away with just as many and in some cases, more
awards than these four-year universities.
Due to the dedication of Andrew Saldana, program coordinator, and the Visual Communication
Design staff, the presence of Austin Community College continues to grow at these
competitions and is recognized by other institutions and the local industry.
The following is an excerpt from the "Addy Awards" printed program:
"Once again, Austin area students distinguished themselves, earning 21 awards and
glowing comments from the judges. These winners will be forwarded to the district level to
compete with schools from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. We wish them the best
of luck!"
Visual Communication Design "Addy Award" winners were:
Single Entry Advertising: Marisha Hodges
Collateral Material, single entry only: Suzanne Rosato, Gardiner Rhoderick, Candan Serbest
(2 winning entries), Stacy McDonald
Photography: Kim Johnson (3 winning entries)
Campaign, 3 to 5 pieces: Melody Rivera.
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