{"id":14715,"date":"2026-02-25T21:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/?page_id=14715"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:51:47","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"APTE Membership Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull wp-duotone-2e1a47-rgb169136235-2\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:48px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:48px;min-height:100px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14358 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2025\/11\/DSC08288-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 55%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 55%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2025\/11\/DSC08288-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2025\/11\/DSC08288-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2025\/11\/DSC08288-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2025\/11\/DSC08288-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2025\/11\/DSC08288-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2025\/11\/DSC08288.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#806992\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1;text-transform:none\"><strong>APTE Membership Information<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Shared Governance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Each year APTE elects representatives to serve on various councils and committees.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/leadership\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14414\">Contact<\/a>&nbsp;your APTE representative with questions about projects, initiatives, or shared governance decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/facstaff\/organizational-reference\/shared-governance-at-acc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACC Shared Governance Website<\/a><\/strong><br>Find agendas and meeting minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=austincc.edu_qt1qf983rac84m7tndes4dslpc%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America%2FChicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Shared Governance Meeting Google Calendar<\/strong><\/a><br>Find meeting dates and location details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f9f9fe\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Volunteer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">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\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\"><strong>Past volunteer accomplishments include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">APTE members raised&nbsp;<strong>$1800<\/strong>&nbsp;in donations for the&nbsp;<strong>ACC Support Center<\/strong>&nbsp;in 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">APTE members raised&nbsp;<strong>$265<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>two baskets<\/strong>&nbsp;at the 2019&nbsp;<strong>Boots &amp; Bats<\/strong>&nbsp;Silent Auction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">APTE donated regalia to the ACC&nbsp;<strong>graduation office<\/strong>&nbsp;in 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">APTE members collected food donations for the&nbsp;<strong>Student Life Food Pantry<\/strong>&nbsp;in 2018, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">APTE donated&nbsp;<strong>~$2,000<\/strong>&nbsp;worth of goods to&nbsp;<strong>SAFE<\/strong>&nbsp;in the 2018&nbsp;<strong>Halloween Drive<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">APTE donated funds to contribute to ACC student&nbsp;<strong>veterans purchasing textbooks<\/strong>&nbsp;in 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">APTE members donated&nbsp;<strong>684 pounds<\/strong>&nbsp;of items to the&nbsp;<strong>Hays County Food Bank<\/strong>&nbsp;on September 11, 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">APTE members&nbsp;<strong>raised $4,000<\/strong>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<strong>College Connection Scholarship<\/strong>&nbsp;in the ACC Foundation in 2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"14732\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/02\/apteoneb1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14732\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"14731\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/02\/aptefour-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14731\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"14733\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/02\/apte2016-17officerscropped3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14733\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"14747\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/02\/APTE_donation_smaller-e1571870688305-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14747\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"14730\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/apte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/02\/aptefive-300x238-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14730\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\">Partner with APTE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong>Are you interested in having professional-technical employees volunteer for your organization or upcoming event? Email our leadership team at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:apte_officers@austincc.edu\">apte_officers@austincc.edu<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" id=\"donate\">Donate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/facstaff\/employee-emergency-loan-fund\">Employee Emergency Loan Fund<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">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\u2019s 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<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C20395_ustores\/web\/classic\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=28\">APTE STudent scholarship<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Students work hard to achieve their dreams without breaking the bank! 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