{"id":221,"date":"2019-10-17T20:30:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T20:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accinsweb8366.wpenginepowered.com\/apte\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2023-09-23T22:44:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:44:17","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Shared Governance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Austin Community College (ACC) is committed to fostering collaboration, communication, and access to information among its faculty, staff, and students. Shared Governance meetings are open to all ACC employees for observation.<\/p>\n<p>The commitment to Shared Governance at ACC entails a commitment to the effective use of participatory governing councils and committees to draw upon the expertise of the members of the ACC community, and to represent the stakeholders within the ACC community, in the process of governing the college and guiding it towards fulfillment of its mission.<\/p>\n<p>Each year APTE elects representatives to serve on various councils and committees. <a href=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a> your APTE representative with questions about projects, initiatives, or shared governance decisions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 40px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/facstaff\/organizational-reference\/shared-governance-at-acc\">ACC Shared Governance Website<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFind agendas and meeting minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=austincc.edu_qt1qf983rac84m7tndes4dslpc%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America%2FChicago\"><strong>Shared Governance Meeting Google Calendar<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFind meeting dates and location details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shared Governance Austin Community College (ACC) is committed to fostering collaboration, communication, and access to information among its faculty, staff, and students. Shared Governance meetings are open to all ACC employees for observation. 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/aptefour.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/aptefour.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/APTE_donation_smaller-e1571870688305.jpg\" alt=\"APTE members with donation check\" width=\"224\" height=\"150\" \/> \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/caleb-fisher-3C1pfwUfenQ-unsplash-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"woman sorting books\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/caleb-fisher-3C1pfwUfenQ-unsplash.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/caleb-fisher-3C1pfwUfenQ-unsplash.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/caleb-fisher-3C1pfwUfenQ-unsplash.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\nVolunteer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">We encourage professional-technical employees to volunteer their time in our community. Keep an eye on official APTE emails and the APTE website for upcoming opportunities to contribute.<\/p>\n<div class=\"primary callout\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h2><strong>Partner with APTE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-handshake-o fa-3x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\nAre you interested in having professional-technical employees volunteer for your organization or upcoming event? Email our leadership team at <strong><a href=\"mailto:apte_officers@austincc.edu\">apte_officers@austincc.edu<\/a>!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><br \/>\nPast volunteer accomplishments include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"fa-ul\">\n<li>APTE members raised <b>$1800<\/b> in donations for the <strong>ACC Support Center<\/strong> in 2020<\/li>\n<li>APTE members raised <strong>$265<\/strong> for <strong>two baskets<\/strong> at the 2019 <strong>Boots &amp; Bats<\/strong> Silent Auction<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>APTE donated regalia to the ACC <strong>graduation office<\/strong> in 2019<\/li>\n<li>APTE members collected food donations for the <strong>Student Life Food Pantry<\/strong> in 2018, 2019<\/li>\n<li>APTE donated <strong>~$2,000<\/strong> worth of goods to <strong>SAFE<\/strong> in the 2018 <strong><strong>Halloween Drive<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>APTE donated funds to contribute to ACC student <strong>veterans purchasing textbooks<\/strong> in 2018<\/li>\n<li>APTE members donated <strong>684 pounds<\/strong> of items to the <strong>Hays County Food Bank<\/strong> on September 11, 2015<\/li>\n<li>APTE members <strong>raised $4,000<\/strong> for the <strong>College Connection Scholarship<\/strong> in the ACC Foundation in 2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#303030","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"Donate","column_1":"<p><a class=\"button expanded\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/facstaff\/employee-emergency-loan-fund\">Employee Emergency Loan Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are in a position to do so, please consider donating to Austin Community College\u2019s Employee Emergency Loan Fund. The fund was created in partnerships by ACC&#8217;s employee associations to provide immediate financial assistance to employees experiencing an unexpected hardship. Employee emergency funds may be used to help cover unanticipated financial emergencies.<\/p>\n","column_2":"<p><a class=\"button expanded\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C20395_ustores\/web\/classic\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=28\">APTE Student Scholarship<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-386 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/RS2848_20110819-RRC-Student-Shoot-gb-003-e1571668994925-1024x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/RS2848_20110819-RRC-Student-Shoot-gb-003-e1571668994925.jpg?resize=1024%2C284&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/RS2848_20110819-RRC-Student-Shoot-gb-003-e1571668994925.jpg?resize=300%2C83&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/RS2848_20110819-RRC-Student-Shoot-gb-003-e1571668994925.jpg?resize=768%2C213&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/10\/RS2848_20110819-RRC-Student-Shoot-gb-003-e1571668994925.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Students work hard to achieve their dreams without breaking the bank! 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