{"id":93,"date":"2025-08-14T16:57:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/pathways-facdev\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:35:11","slug":"belonging-connection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/belonging-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Belonging, Purpose, and Connection (BPC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belonging, Purpose, and Connection (BPC)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Build inclusive and data-informed classrooms where students and faculty feel seen, valued, heard, and supported.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Upcoming Trainings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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BPC Track<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn and understand ACC\u2019s parenting students and how best to support them: Amber Huffman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jan 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:00AM – 10:00AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BPC Track<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find your people! Affinity Groups in the classroom: Marla Kincaid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jan 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:00AM – 10:00AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BPC Track<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you are talking to a Military-Connected Student? How do you help them succeed?: BethAnn Warwick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jan 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:15AM – 11:15AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apprenticeships for Purpose, Belonging & Connection: Engaging Students through Earn-and-Learn Pathways: Andrea DeLeon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jan 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:15AM – 11:15AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BPC Track<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Courage to Be Vulnerable: Building Trust and Connection with Our Students: Caroline Gregory (Hoang)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jan 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:15AM – 11:15AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making it Work: BPC in the Classroom and Office!: LaKisha Barrett<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jan 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:00PM – 3:15PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Access Is Belonging: How WCAG Builds Inclusive Learning: Sean Loraas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jan 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:00PM – 3:15PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BPC Track<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindful Transitions: Cultivating Belonging and Purpose in Adult and College Learners: Abinaya Rajasekaran<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jan 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:15PM – 3:15PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BPC LibGuide<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Questions? Please contact the Growth Strand Leads:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Kisha Barrett<\/h2>

FGS Co-Chair, BPC Strand Lead<\/p>

Belonging, Purpose, and Connection (BPC)
lakisha.barrett@austincc.edu<\/a><\/div>