NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE
REPORTS FROM OUR ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES. AND THESE ARE FIVE-MINUTE
LONG REPORTS. WE'LL START WITH MR. DON
MORRIS. DON, ARE YOU HERE?
THERE YOU ARE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES. >> MADAM CHAIR, TRUSTEES,
CHANCELLOR ROADS, GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WANT TO START BY TELLING YOU A STORY OF A MONK WHO
SWORE A VOW OF SILENCE, WAS ALLOWED TO SAY ONLY TWO
WORDS EACH YEAR. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR HE MET
WITH HIS ORDER'S SUPERIOR AND SAID UNCOMFORTABLE BED.
A YEAR LATER HE RETURNED AND HE SAID, BAD FOOD.
AFTER ANOTHER YEAR OF SILENCE THE MONK RETURNED
AND SAID, NO TV. FINALLY AS THE FOURTH YEAR
PASSED, THIS TIME WHEN THE MONK MET WITH HIS BROTHER
SUPERIOR HE HANDED HIM HIS ROBES AND SANDAL AND
ANNOUNCED, I QUIT. BROTHER SUPERIOR SAID DON'T
EXPECT ME TO DISSUADE YOU. YOU'VE DONE NOTHING BUT
COMPLAIN SINCE YOU GOT HERE. I TRY TO BE POSITIVE AND NOT
PORTRAY A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE, BUT SOMETIMES I'M KIND OF
LIKE THAT MONK AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MY COLLEAGUES
WOULD PROBABLY THINK OF ME. UNFORTUNATELY OUR NEGATIVITY
CAN RUB OFF ON OTHERS AS WELL.
SOMETIMES OUR COMPLAINING CAN BE VERY CONTAGIOUS.
CONVERSELY I BELIEVE THE OPPOSITE IS ALSO TRUE.
WHEN WIRE POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING, THAT TOO CAN
RUB OFF. I BELIEVE THE HAPPIEST
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.
THEY'RE JUST GRATEFUL IN ALMOST EVERY SITUATION.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE GET TO CHOOSE WHETHER WE WILL BE
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, WHETHER WE'RE LIKE THE MONK
THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE NEGATIVE ABOUT SOMETHING OR
WHETHER WE FIND SOLUTIONS AND MAKE THE BEST OF THE
SITUATIONS WE ARE IN. THE AFA HAS CREATED SEVERAL
INTERNAL COMMITTEES THIS YEAR TO WORK ON SPECIFIC
ISSUES THAT AFFECT ADJUNCT FACULTY.
SIX COMMITTEES WERE FORMED AT THE START OF THE ACADEMIC
YEAR THAT ARE COMPRISED OF THE AFA CAMPUS
REPRESENTATIVES AND OFFICERS.
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON ISSUES
INVOLVING RECOMPETENCE FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY AND
MANDATORY TRAININGS AND REQUIRED MEETINGS AND
COMMITTEES. THIS COMMITTEE RECENTLY
CONDUCTED THE COMPENSATION SURVEY AND RECEIVED 615
RESPONSES. I HOPE TO CONVEY SOME OF
THOSE RESULTS IN A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.
THEY ALSO HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH EVP VICKERS
TO DISCUSS ADJUNCT FACULTY COMPENSATION ISSUES.
OUR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH EQUAL
PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. OUR E-STAFFING COMMITTEE IS
WITH CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE PROCESS OF PRINCIPLES OF
SCHEDULING ADJUNCT FACULTY AT THE COLLEGE.
WE'RE VERY CONCERNED WITH A FAIR AND QUESTIONABLE
SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS TO ADMINISTER
UNIFORMLY. THE CURRENT RULES ARE
OUTDATED AND NEED REVISING. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE
ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL TO FORM A SHARED
GOVERNANCE SUBCOMMITTEE WILLIAMSON TO ADDRESS THESE
ISSUES. THE THIRD COMMITTEE, OUR
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, IS CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING AND
MAINTAINING COMMUNICATION LINES BETWEEN 1800 PLUS
ADJUNCT FACULTY AND ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE COMMITTEE HAS CREATED A SURVEY FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY
TO GET FEEDBACK ON WAYS WE CAN BEST REPRESENT THEIR
CONCERNS. WITH THE RECENT CHANGE IN
INSTRUCTION, HOW WE COMMUNICATE HAS ALSO
CHANGED. OUR RECENT GENERAL MEETING
WAS CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS A
SUCCESS. WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE
ATTENDANCE AND FOSTER MORE FACULTY INTERACTION AND
COMMUNITY BUILDING. THE COVID-19 CRISIS HAS
ISOLATED MANY OF US AND WE'RE WORKING ON REMEDIES.
ADJUNCT FACULTY ASSOCIATION WELCOMES MORE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES' INTERACTION WITH FACULTY AND WE WELCOME YOUR
PARTICIPATION. AFA BYLAWS COMMITTEE IS
WORKING HARD TO UPDATE OUR BYLAWS TO REFLECT VIRTUAL
MEETINGS, GUIDELINES AND IMPROVE PROCESSES AND
PROCEDURES IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE WAY WE OPERATE
THE AFA. THEY PLAN TO COMPLETE THEIR
WORK EARLY NEXT YEAR AND PRESENT CHANGES TO THE
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP FOR APPROVAL IN THE SPRING.
IN SUMMARY, WE'RE WORKING HARD IN THE CLASSROOM TO
TEACH STUDENTS WHILE ALSO WORKING HARD TO REMAIN AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE COLLEGE.
OUR WORLD AND THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE HAS CHANGED.
I WANTED TO END WITH THIS CS LEWIS QUOTE, WE ALL WANT
PROGRESS, BUT IF YOU'RE ON THE WRONG ROAD, PROGRESS
MEANS DOING AN ABOUT TURN AND WALKING BACK TO THE
RIGHT ROAD. IN THAT CASE THE MAN WHO
TURNS BACK SOONEST IS THE MOST PROGRESSIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, DON.
APPRECIATE IT. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE
ASSOCIATION, MR. MIGUEL DELEON.
THERE YOU ARE, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, DR. McRAVEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, CHANCELLOR RHODES AND
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE OUR MEMBERS' UPDATES EVERY
MONTH. THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL OF
YOU AND IT'S GOOD TO GET AN UPDATE FROM OUR END AS FAR
AS WHAT'S GOING ON. SO NOVEMBER 2020 HAS BEEN A
VERY INTERESTING MONTH FOR US.
THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY REASSURED THAT
THOSE WHO CAN WORK ONLINE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AND
THAT SPRING WOULD LOOK A LOT LIKE FALL, WE REALIZED THIS
PAST MONTH THAT WASN'T THE CASE.
WE AS A GROUP WERE TAKEN ABACK WHEN WE LEARNED ON
NOVEMBER 13TH THAT THE BACK TO CAMPUS PLAN FOR JANUARY,
EARLY FEBRUARY FOR SMALL COHORTS OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
STAFF TO GO BACK TO CAMPUS TO ASSESS STUDENTS.
THIS PLAN WAS NOT DISCUSSED WITH THE BACK TO CAMPUS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT I SIT ON SO I WAS DISAPPOINTED
TO LEARN THAT THESE PLANS WERE NOT SHARED WITH THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEN WE MET ON NOVEMBER 11TH.
I'M WORKING ON GETTING CLARIFICATION ON THE ROLE OF
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK, AND
TOMORROW'S MEETING JUST GOT CANCELED SO WE'LL HAVE TO
WAIT UNTIL JANUARY FOR FIND OUT WHAT THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE GOALS ARE BECAUSE IT SEEMS THE PLANS THAT ARE
BEING MADE BY DIFFERENT GROUPS ARE BYPASSING THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ALTOGETHER.
WHEN I BROUGHT MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE BACK TO CAMPUS
PLAN TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CEA LIAISON WHO STATED HE
WASN'T ON THE BACK TO CAMPUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HE
DIDN'T KNOW OF A PLAN, I KIND OF CHUCKLED SINCE I HAD
JUST HAD THE MEETING AND I DIDN'T KNOW OF A PLAN
EITHER. THE PLAN CAME OUT ON
NOVEMBER 13TH. IN AN EMAIL JUST KIND OF TO
CERTAIN STAFF THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND SO THE
ASSOCIATIONS GOT WORD OF IT AND STARTED CONTACTING OUR
MEMBERS TO SEE WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
AND WE VIDEOED OUR CONCERNS, WENT BACK AND FORTH
HIGHLIGHTING OUR CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION'S. THEN THEY WENT BACK AND DID
A SURVEY AS FAR AS GETTING STUDENT FEEDBACK AND GETTING
IMPACT FROM WHAT THE STUDENTS WOULD POTENTIALLY
WANT TO SEE BACK ON CAMPUS. THE WORDING OF THE SURVEY
WAS CONCERNING TO ME. IT FELT VERY LEADING, ALMOST
PUSHING STUDENTS TOWARDS A PLAN BACK TO CAMPUS.
THOUGH I KNOW DR. RHODES AND THE ADMINISTRATION ARE
KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE AS THEY SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE A STEP BACK AND THINK ABOUT ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS
WHO ARE ALSO CAREGIVERS, HAVE COMPROMISED IMMUNE
SYSTEMS, ARE AT HIGH RISK AND THE HEALTH WORKERS WILL
HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF
THESE DECISIONS. AS FAR AS NOW, TEXAS HAS
ALREADY SEEN A SHORTAGE OF ICU BEDS AND AS A MAJOR
EMPLOYER WE SHOULD BE PART OF A SOLUTION AND NOT THE
PROBLEM FOR A FEW STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND
APPLY AND GET ADVISED IN PERSON.
WE KNOW THE VERY DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE STUDENTS THAT THIS
ADMINISTRATION ARE TRYING TO HELP ARE THE ONES MOST
AFFECTED BY COVID PER THE CDC WEBSITE.
SO WHY SHOULD WE INVITE THEM BACK TO CAMPUS WHERE THE
NUMBER OF CHANCES INCREASE EACH TIME THEY INTERACT WITH
SOMEONE? AND ALSO STAFF MAY NOT
DECIDE TO COME BACK. SINCE THIS IS A MANDATORY
EXPECTATION THAT EVERYONE BE ON A ROTATION TO RETURN, HAD
THERE BEEN AN OPTION FOR VOLUNTEERS, I THINK THE CEA
AND ITS MEMBERS MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET BEHIND A PLAN
SUCH AS MAKING SURE STUDENTS CAN GET TO CAMPUS AND TO
APPLY. HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT THE
CASE. THERE WAS NO CONSIDERATIONS
TAKEN FOR STAFF THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK, THAT DO HAVE
COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS OR ARE TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE
WHO DO HAVE COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS.
SECOND, WE INVITE PEOPLE TO COME TO CAMPUS AND THAT CAN
LEAD TO A WHOLE FAMILY GETTING SICK.
JUST BECAUSE ONE OF THE STUDENTS DECIDED TO COME
NAND GET AN -- GET APPLICATION HELP.
THE FAMILIES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO END CAN END UP
BEING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF BEING IN THE
HOSPITAL, HAVING HEALTH CARE BILLS, NOT BEING ABLE TO GO
TO COLLEGE NOW BECAUSE WE OFFERED THEM A SOLUTION THAT
THEY THOUGHT WAS RIGHT AND IN THE IMMEDIATE EYES BUT
MAY NOT IS NOT SO. WE KNOW THE NUMBERS IN THE
UNITED STATES KEEP RISING EVERYDAY SO I THINK WE
SHOULD TAKE A LOOK BACK AND SEE THE REASONING AND WHY WE
ARE ACTUALLY NEEDING TO BRING STAFF THAT HAVE
CONTINUALLY DONE THEIR JOB FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS
ONLINE, SUCCESSFULLY AND HAVE -- WHO HAVE GOTTEN DATA
BACK TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY HELPING MORE
STUDENTS WORK REMOTELY VERSUS BEING BACK ON CAMPUS.
IN CLOSING AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING
YOU SHOULD SAY SOMETHING. THIS IS ME SAYING SOMETHING.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I HOPE DECISIONS LIKE THIS
CAN BE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION SO THAT YOU GUYS
KNOW THAT THE CEA, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MENTIONED, YOU
KNOW, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT SOME OF
THIS STUFF. WE HAD NO SAY IN ANY OF
THESE PLANS AND IT SEEMS TO BE BEING PUSHED DOWN BY THE
ADMINISTRATION WHEN THERE'S REAL NO DATA TO BACK UP THE
NEED TO RETURN THESE PARTICULAR SETS OF STAFF TO
CAMPUS BECAUSE THEY'VE SUCCESSFULLY DONE THEIR JOB
THE LAST NINE MONTHS WORKING THEIR JOB REMOTELY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR THOSE REMARKS. FULL-TIME FACULTY SENATE,
DR. WAYNE BUTLER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD, OUTGOING CHAIR BRYANT, INCOMING CHAIR
McRAVEN AND CHANCELLOR RHODES.
AND A SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER, MS. DANA
WALKER. HERE WE ARE AT OUR LAST
BOARD MEETING BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND WINTER
BREAK SO LET ME BEGIN WITH THANKS AND END WITH A WISH
LIST FOR 2021. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE
OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER MARK WILLIAMS, SIX YEARS OF
WISDOM AND GOOD HUMOR AND HARD WORK.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M THANKFUL OF THE
CHANCELLOR'S COMPASSIONATE AND COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP
WHILE NAVIGATING THE PANDEMIC.
AS WE SCAN THE PROFESSIONAL NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS AND
KEEP OUR EYES ON THE NEWS WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE
ARE BETTER OFF THAN MANY IN THE HIGHER ED SITUATION AS
FAR AS PROTECTING OUR STAFF AND FACULTY AND STUDENTS.
I WOULD ALSO BE THANKFUL FOR THE CHANCELLOR'S CABINET,
PROVOSTS, AP'S AND DEANS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE
CHANCELLOR'S VISION. THANKFUL TO ALL STAFF FOR
KEEPING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS LEADERS TO LEAD,
PROFESSORS TO TEACH AND STUDENTS TO LEARN.
AND MY PROFESSOR COLLEAGUES, FULL-TIME AND ADJUNCT ALIKE
WHO SERVE ON THE FIRST AND LAST LINES OF STUDENT
SUCCESS, GIVEN THE RECENTLY COMPLETED EDWARDS REPORT
NUMBERS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE COVID CONTEXT, I CAN SAY
PROUDLY THAT MY PEERS HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND ON
BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS. AND FINALLY, THANKS TO THE
BOARD FOR PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND THE
CHANCELLOR ROOM AND SUPPORT TO MAKE THE BEST AND RIGHT
DECISIONS FOR THE MOST PEOPLE.
INDEED, DESPITE THE TURMOIL, STRESS AND DISRUPTION CAUSED
BY THE WORST PANDEMIC IN 100 YEARS DURING PERHAPS THE
GREATEST POLITICAL POLARIZATION AS OUR
DEMOCRACY TEETERS, OUR AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ENDURES. BRAVO TO ALL,
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS. HERE'S MY LIST FOR 2021.
IT'S ONLY A COUPLE OF ITEMS, BUT THERE ARE HUGE
IMPLICATIONS. AS MUCH AS WE HAVE ENDURED,
AS MANY LIVES AS THEY HAVE SAVED, AS WELL AS HOW MANY
LIVES WE'VE LOST, WE HAVE A LONG, ARDUOUS AND DARK
JOURNEY TOWARDS HOPE. AND SOME HIGHLY RESPECTED
SCIENTISTS AND PUNDITS ARE PREDICTING THE WORST IS YET
TO COME. PEOPLE ARE MENTALLY,
PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED.
IT'S HARD TO MISS THE GROWING NUMBER OF STORIES IN
THE POPULAR PRESS AND INDUSTRY REGS OF BROADENING
AND DEEPENING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG FACULTY.
WE MUST BE PREPARED IN 2021 FOR LINGERING MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES TO HARM STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND
LEADERSHIP. TO WARD OFF BRAIN DRAIN AND
TO MAINTAIN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORY BY
CONTINUING TO PUT PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND FINANCIAL HEALTH
OF STUDENTS, PROFESSORS AND STAFF OVER MONEY, POLITICS
AND THE URGINGS OF THOSE WHO DENY SCIENCE, EXPERTISE AND
PASSION NATIONAL CRITICAL THINKING.
OUR INSTITUTION EXISTS TO PROMOTE SCIENCE, HUMANITIES
AND THE EXAMINED LIFE. WE MUST RESIST THE URGE TO
SUBMIT TO THOSE AND REJECT THE VERY ESSENCE OF WHAT WE
DO AND WHO WE ARE, ESPECIALLY IF IN DOING SO
THEY REJECT HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF HISTORY AND THE
GREATEST ACCUMULATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE EVER
KNOWN TO MANKIND. THE FULL TIME FACULTY SENATE
STANDS TO PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADERSHIP TO TACKLE THE
HARDEST PART OF OUR COVID JOURNEY ON THE HORIZONS.
AS EXAMPLES WE'RE PLEASED THAT LEADERSHIP HAS HAD
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND
WE'RE PROUD TO BE REPRESENTED ON THE INAUGURAL
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HEADED UP BY VP MARKETING
BRETTE LEA. THE ACADEMIC MASTER PLAN
PROCESS AS LONG AND COMPLEX AS IT WAS WAS INCLUSIVE OF
FACULTY VOICES. THE PROPOSALS WERE
IMPRESSIVE AND THEY MAP OUT A PRODUCTIVE FUTURE.
AS THE COLLEGE AND WORLD PREPARES FOR EVER MORE
MISSION CRITICAL VIRTUAL WORLD FOR COMMERCE AND
EDUCATION, WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE WELL INFORMED AND
INTELLIGENT DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT TECH TOOLS WE WILL USE
DOWN THE ROAD, WHO GETS TO CHOOSE THEM AND WHO DECIDES
HOW TO USE THEM. WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE THE
SUPPORT OF LEADERSHIP, TLED, I.T. AND STAKEHOLDERS TO
HOST A FACULTY SUMMIT NEXT SEMESTER TO DISCUSS WHAT
VIDEO CONFERENCING FORUMS THE COLLEGE WILL MAKE
AVAILABLE TO FACULTY DOWN THE ROAD.
WE'RE HOPING SUCH A SUMMIT WILL BECOME A MODEL FOR HOW
FACULTY CAN PARTNER WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS TO
CREATE THE BEST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR
STUDENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO A YEAR IN
WHICH WE EMERGE FROM THIS NIGHTMARE NOT TO GO BACK TO
NORMAL, BUT TO EMERGE A MORE CARING, COMPASSIONATE NATION
OF THE PEOPLE BY PUTTING -- NATION OF THE PEOPLE BY
PUTTING PEOPLE OVER MONEY, POLITICS AND POWER WHILE
CREATING AN INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE WORLD THAT ARE
JUST FOR ALL. ON BEHALF OF THE FULL-TIME
FACULTY SENATE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP TO DATE
AND I WISH YOU GREAT LUCK IN '21 AND HAVE A GREAT WINTER
BREAK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, WAYNE.
APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT IS THE ASSOCIATION OF
PROFESSIONAL-TECH NELL EMPLOYEES.
DR. LAUREN SEBEL. >> THANK YOU, DR. McRAVEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW
BOARD MEMBERS AND TO TRUSTEES FOR YOUR NEW ROLES.
HAPPY COUNT DOWN TO THE WINTER BREAK AND I KNOW WE
ALL NEED IT. AND IT IS WELL DESERVED.
I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING DR. RHODES FOR
ADDING APTE FOR THE RETURN TO CAMPUS COMMITTEE.
WE WILL HAVE OUR WINTER MEETING ON DECEMBER 16TH
WITH GUEST SPEAKER DANA TUCKER, MANAGER OF
COMPENSATION, TO DISCUSS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
UPCOMING MARKET STUDY. ON DECEMBER 17TH APTE WILL
BE VOLUNTEERING FOR THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT THE
RIVERSIDE CAMPUS FOR THE CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK.
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR ALL OF US, BUT I'M
ESPECIALLY TUNED IN TO THE WORK THAT APTE MEMBERS HAVE
DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE
TAKEN CARE OF AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS AT ACC.
APTE MEMBERS COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN A
BRIGHT LIGHT DURING THIS VERY DIM TIME.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTION
APTE MEMBER TOMMY WELCH, OUR ASSOCIATE REGISTRAR AND
GRADUATION GURU. THE WORK THAT SHE AND HER
OFFICE AND OUR ADMISSION AND RECORDS STAFF HAVE DONE TO
MAKE OUR OUR STUDENTS GET GRADUATED AND WALK THAT
STAGE ARE INVALUABLE. BE SURE TO WATCH FOR APTE'S
GRADUATION MESSAGE ON DECEMBER 12TH.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL MENTION ABOUT THE
INCREDIBLE WORK OF OUR SUPPORT CENTER ADVOCATES,
ANGELICA SANDOVAL, SPECIAL DIRECTOR FOR GRANTS FOR THE
AMAZING WORK THEY DID ON THIS YEAR'S GIVING TREE.
362 CHILDREN, 60 FAMILY MEAL GIFT CARDS WERE GIFTED BY
275 SPONSORS. THIS IS 100 MORE THAN LAST
YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE
TO CONTINUE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN AND
HELP THEM HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
FINALLY I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR AND CHEERS TO 2021. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT A GREAT EFFORT ON Y'ALL'S PART. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. NEXT, CHANCELLOR RHODES, REMARKS AND UPDATES.