President's Podcast http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/category/acc-newsroom/presidents-podcast/ Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president/CEO, shares his thoughts on issues important to the college community. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=President's Podcast en-us hourly 1 Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president/CEO, shares his thoughts on issues important to the college community. Austin Community College District no eterry@austincc.edu (President's Podcast ) Austin Community College District Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president/CEO, shares his thoughts on issues important to the college community. President's Podcast http://www.austincc.edu/podcasts/images/acclogo-rss2.jpg http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/category/acc-newsroom/presidents-podcast/ Austin, Texas Austin Community College DistrictDr,Richard,Rhodes,ACC,president/CEO,Austin,Community,CollegeEducation/Higher Educationeterry@austincc.eduAustin Community College DistrictDr,Richard,Rhodes,ACC,president/CEO,Austin,Community,Collegepresidents-podcasthttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation President’s Podcast: Higher Education Priorities for Legislative Session http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2013/01/14/presidents-podcast-higher-education-priorities-for-legislative-session/ http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2013/01/14/presidents-podcast-higher-education-priorities-for-legislative-session/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:35:08 +0000 eterry@austincc.edu (Austin Community College District) http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/?p=18006

L-R: Jeffrey Richard, Steve Johnson, and Dr. Richard Rhodes

The 83rd session of the Texas Legislature is under way, and in the coming months, lawmakers will consider a number of topics important to the future of community colleges. In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes is joined by Jeffrey Richard, chair of the ACC Board of Trustees, and Steve Johnson, vice president of public affairs for the Texas Association of Community Colleges, to discuss what’s to come in this legislative session and the priorities for community colleges.

Recorded January 7, 2013.
Read the transcript: President’s Podcast – Higher Education Priorities for the Legislative Session

Stay updated on the legislative session by visiting the External Affairs webpage. Find more information on community college priorities for the 83rd legislative session at txsuccess.com.

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]]> http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2013/01/14/presidents-podcast-higher-education-priorities-for-legislative-session/feed/ 0 In this President's Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes discusses what's to come in this legislative session and the priorities for community colleges. In this President's Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes discusses what's to come in this legislative session and the priorities for community colleges. President's Podcast no Dr,Richard,Rhodes,ACC,president/CEO,Austin,Community,College President’s Podcast: Student Success at ACC http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/12/11/presidents-podcast-student-success-at-acc/ http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/12/11/presidents-podcast-student-success-at-acc/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:23:02 +0000 eterry@austincc.edu (Austin Community College District) http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/?p=17729 In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes shares a video that highlights ACC’s commitment to student success. The video, shown at the college’s recent Student Success Summit, includes testimony from students, faculty, and staff on how ACC is making a difference. Watch the video below.

Listen here:

Read the podcast transcript: President’s Podcast – Student Success at ACC

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]]> http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/12/11/presidents-podcast-student-success-at-acc/feed/ 0 In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes shares a video that highlights ACC’s commitment to student success. In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes shares a video that highlights ACC’s commitment to student success. President's Podcast no Dr,Richard,Rhodes,ACC,president/CEO,Austin,Community,College President’s Podcast: The QEP – and Why it Matters http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/10/08/presidents-podcast-the-qep-and-why-it-matters/ http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/10/08/presidents-podcast-the-qep-and-why-it-matters/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:55:33 +0000 eterry@austincc.edu (Austin Community College District) http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/?p=16383
Dr. Rhodes with Dr. Constance Elko, middle, and Dr. Joey Offer, right.

Did you know that almost half of all first-time college students at ACC are unprepared for college-level math, and must take at least one “developmental” course? ACC is tackling this problem with a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) called Math PLUS (Practice, Learn, Understand, Succeed).

In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes is joined by Dr. Constance Elko and Dr. Joey Offer of ACC’s Math Department to discuss the QEP – and why it matters to everyone at ACC. Listen below:

Approximate runtime: 9 minutes 30 seconds. Read the transcript: President’s Podcast Transcript – QEP

To learn more about the QEP, visit austincc.edu/mathplus.

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]]> http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/10/08/presidents-podcast-the-qep-and-why-it-matters/feed/ 1 Dr. Richard Rhodes is joined by Dr. Constance Elko and Dr. Joey Offer of ACC’s Math Department to discuss the Quality Enhancement Plan – and why it matters to everyone at ACC. Dr. Richard Rhodes is joined by Dr. Constance Elko and Dr. Joey Offer of ACC’s Math Department to discuss the Quality Enhancement Plan – and why it matters to everyone at ACC. President's Podcast no Dr,Richard,Rhodes,ACC,president/CEO,Austin,Community,College President’s Podcast: Graduation Matters http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/03/22/presidents-podcast-graduation-matters/ http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/03/22/presidents-podcast-graduation-matters/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:14:49 +0000 eterry@austincc.edu (Austin Community College District) http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/?p=13109 In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Rhodes is joined by Garrett Staas, an engineering major and 2012 graduate. Dr. Rhodes and Garrett discuss the importance of completing a degree or certificate and celebrating that accomplishment.

Read the video transcript.

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]]> http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2012/03/22/presidents-podcast-graduation-matters/feed/ 5 In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Rhodes is joined by a 2012 graduate to discuss the importance of completing a degree or certificate and celebrating that accomplishment. In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Rhodes is joined by a 2012 graduate to discuss the importance of completing a degree or certificate and celebrating that accomplishment. President's Podcast no Dr,Richard,Rhodes,ACC,president/CEO,Austin,Community,College President’s Podcast: Community College Success Measures http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2011/12/07/presidents-podcast-community-college-success-measures/ http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2011/12/07/presidents-podcast-community-college-success-measures/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:18:28 +0000 eterry@austincc.edu (Austin Community College District) http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/?p=11955 In this President’s Podcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes shares his thoughts on graduation rates – the traditional metric used to gauge the success of institutions of higher education – and discusses better ways to measure community colleges like ACC.

Read the transcript of the video here.

Click below for an audio version of Dr. Rhodes’ conversation on success measures.

Read the transcript of the audio here.

For more on this topic, read ACC Students Count, a message from Dr. Rhodes, or view the ACC Students Count handout.

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]]> http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2011/12/07/presidents-podcast-community-college-success-measures/feed/ 1 ACC President/CEO Dr. Richard Rhodes shares his thoughts on graduation rates – the traditional metric used to gauge the success of institutions of higher education – and discusses better ways to measure community colleges like ACC. ACC President/CEO Dr. Richard Rhodes shares his thoughts on graduation rates – the traditional metric used to gauge the success of institutions of higher education – and discusses better ways to measure community colleges like ACC. President's Podcast no Dr,Richard,Rhodes,ACC,president/CEO,Austin,Community,College President’s Podcast – First Impressions http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2011/10/27/presidents-podcast-first-impressions/ http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/index.php/2011/10/27/presidents-podcast-first-impressions/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:43:12 +0000 eterry@austincc.edu (Austin Community College District) http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/?p=11353 Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president/CEO, shares his thoughts on issues important to the college community.

In this podcast, Dr. Rhodes talks to Brette Lea, executive director of Public Information and College Marketing, about his first impressions of ACC and the keys to student success.

Video transcript

Listen to the highlights below.

Audio highlights transcript

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