Category: Purpose & Belonging
Red Bench Dialogue Recap: A Courageous Conversation at ACC
On March 25, 2025, Austin Community College’s (ACC’s) Rio Grande Campus buzzed with heartfelt conversations, laughter, and quiet moments of reflection as… Read More
Season’s Greetings from TLED!
As the holiday season approaches, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to you—our partners in advancing teaching and learning excellence at Austin Community… Read More
Celebrating Black History Beyond February
To ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, the College has removed certain content from our websites. This page’s content was identified as needing to… Read More
Purpose & Belonging: Native American Connections to Culture and Land
My family had the privilege of taking a brief holiday break on the Texas Coast. Upon return, traveling via picturesque State Road 183 taking us… Read More
A World of Good
To ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, the College has removed certain content from our websites. This page’s content was identified as needing to… Read More
Tech and Distance Education toward Purpose and Belonging
There has perhaps been no greater global effort to integrate technology into the teaching and learning process than during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. This massive… Read More
Dia de los Muertos and the Spirituality of Purpose and Belonging
The spiritual and cultural often intersect to create traditions, rituals, and celebrations of our communities. Through our research on purpose and belonging, we find a… Read More
Our Fellow Creatures as Drivers of Purpose and Belonging
So, about those bats…In working on the General Assembly program and remarks, I thought about our mascot, RB the Riverbat, and wondered what he might… Read More
Purpose and Belonging to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing
According to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing: 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year. 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience… Read More
Light Your Fire: The Power of Purpose and Belonging in Student Success
Today, I’d like to share how we got here and what grounded the recommendation we made to Chancellor Rhodes for our 2021 General Assembly theme,… Read More
Making Peace Possible through shared Purpose & Belonging
Greetings, Colleagues, This week, our ‘Purpose and Belonging’ message focuses on peace and the role it plays, not only in our theme, but in… Read More
What’s Ahead for Purpose & Belonging this Year
Greetings, Colleagues, Last week we hosted the Purpose and Belonging Kick-Off and for those who could not attend, wanted to provide the… Read More