The Association of Texas Colleges and Universities has
elected Dr. Robert Aguero to serve on the
organization’s board of directors. Dr. Aguero will serve a
three-year term as representative of the community college
sector.
Dr. Donetta Goodall, associate vice
president of academic affairs, has been appointed by Mayor
Will Wynn to the Mayor's Task Force on Mental Health. In
addition to serving on the Task Force at large, she serves
on the Education and Community Awareness Subcommittee. The
Mental Health Task Force is charged with examining the
mental health of the Austin/Travis County community with
particular emphasis on the four critical areas of education
and community awareness, criminal justice, housing, and
short-and long-term treatment.
Cecile Sanders , executive director of
grant development, Lynn Schmitz, grant
writer, and Sharon Duncan, director of the
Alternate Teacher’s Certification Program, coordinated
efforts that resulted in ACC’s receiving a $1.3 million
grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The No Child
Left Behind grant will fund Transition to Teaching, a
program to recruit talented midcareer professionals and
recent college graduates to teach in high-need schools
through alternative certification routes.
Barry Silverberg , director of the
Center for Community-Based and Nonprofit Organizations, was
named a finalist for the individual category of the Ethics
in Business Award, a partnership of the Samaritan Center and
St. Edward’s University.
Student Assistance Director Terry Bazan
has been elected to the Texas Student Financial Aid
Administrators board. Bazan was also recognized at a recent
statewide conference for her work in lowering students’
loan default rate and improving financial aid for students.
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