ASSIGNMENTS

• Daily reading assignments from the links provided on Course Outline in Blackboard.  Assignments may also be supplemented with additional readings. 
• Four Major papers that need to be submitted in class and online by the dates indicated on the course outline.  Papers have to be at least the word lengths given.  

1. In-class Short Story Paper — around 750 words, this paper will be written in-class, and will serve as a baseline for all the writing you do in this class.
2. Drama Research Paper (will have two secondary sources)—at least 1000 words
3. Comparison and Contrast Paper (will have more than two secondary sources)— at least 1200 words
4. Creative Piece and Rationale Paper—around 750 words

• Class Participation: This is primarily a discussion-based class, so make sure to come in prepared to participate. You will be required to participate in the class discussion (small breakout groups as well as general class discussion). You will be graded on your participation in the class as well as your activity in collaborative exercises. These exercises are assigned in class and usually involve students working in groups.  This means you must come to class prepared and ready to participate.
• Probing Questions: You will be required to bring in a probing question about the reading for the day at the beginning of each class. Each question should be on an index card with your name. Examples will be provided during the first week. Please note that these questions cannot be merely factual queries about the story or its plot; rather you should ask an arguable or debatable question. I will provide examples of such questions in class during the first week of class, so please pay attention—. Each week’s probing questions will be worth 5 points for a total of 50 points. You may be asked to share and discuss your questions in small groups or with the entire class.
• Creative Project and Presentation: At the end of the semester, students are required to write a creative piece that they will present to the class. This creative piece will be modeled on work that they have read in the class. In a short presentation, students will read their creative piece and discuss how their influences.
• End-of-Course Reflection:  This is an assignment that is the final assignment in the class. The End-of-Course Reflection is an exit-level assignment. The student will write two short responses based on analyzing their work during the semester. Each response will be at least 300 words.

* End-of-Course Reflection will be evaluated "ACCEPTED" or "RETEST" only. If you do not pass on the first try, you may revise your response once. 

• • • Special Note 1: If you do not pass the assignment on the first attempt, your final grade in the class cannot be higher than a C, regardless of your average on other assignments.
• • • Special Note 2: If you do not pass the assignment after one attempt at revision, your final grade in the class cannot be higher than a D, regardless of your average on other assignments.
• • • Special Note 3: If you do not attempt the assignment, your final grade in the class will be an F, regardless of your average on other assignments.
• Survival Guide and Moral Code Wakelet Assignment: Over the course of the semester, you will be required to develop a survival guide and moral code on the application Wakelet. Based on the readings, you will add to your Wakelet any quotations or ideas or incidents that are meaningful to you and discuss why they are meaningful and what sorts of intellectual and moral lessons you take from them. The best way to describe this assignment would be this: an interactive digital journal. You will need to spend time every week developing your Wakelet. Entries are dated and time-stamped, so if you wait until the end of the semester 

REQUIREMENTS

• Attendance and Punctuality: You are expected be on time for class.  Students who are consistently late to class or who miss more than two classes without an acceptable excuse can expect a significant reduction in their grade.  Your overall grade will drop by half a letter for every unexcused absence after the second missed class.  More than five unexcused absences will result in an F.  Any student missing one-third of all class meetings--for any reason--will be withdrawn from the course or get an F. If you have anticipated conflicts such as family or work obligations that will prevent you from participating in 4 or more of the 31 class meeting sessions this fall, please touch base with me at ajohn@austincc.edu to discuss alternatives for your Participation and Attendance grade.
• Due Dates: All assignments have to be submitted on the due dates established by the instructor in the course outline on Blackboard.  10 points will be deducted for each day that a paper is late.  Late penalties from the original paper carry over to the revision.
• Paper Submission Guidelines: Upload your papers through the SafeAssign link on Blackboard.  You can find this link at the bottom of the paper instructions on Blackboard. SafeAssign is a program that checks your paper for any evidence of plagiarism. The deadlines for assignments are available on the course outline.
• Online Tutoring:  If I ask you to seek help from a tutor at the learning labs on campus, this means that you will need additional help in order to be successful in this class. If you do not follow through on my recommendations, it is quite possible that your academic work may not meet the acceptable standards in the class, hence leading to your failure in the course.
• Withdrawal Policy:  As the instructor of the course, I have the right to withdraw you from the course.  Some instances in which a student may be withdrawn from the class are as follows:
• • If you do not submit the requested prerequisites (I will email you if you don’t meet the prerequisites) by the deadline noted on the course outline.
• If your final grade on any paper (after revision) is below 70%.
• • If you plagiarize on your assignments or commit any form of scholastic dishonesty. I could also choose to assign an F depending on the severity of the offense.

It is important to know that The Texas State Legislature passed a bill stating that students who first enroll in public colleges and universities beginning in fall 2007 and thereafter may not withdraw from more than six classes during their undergraduate college career.  See the ACC Student Handbook for further information.

• Participation:  Complete all reading assignments on the dates they are due.  Come to class prepared to interact actively and meaningfully with texts, ideas, and classmates.  You will be required to participate quite frequently in small group discussions where you will need to exchange your opinions and ideas with your classmates.  Regular and active participation is essential and will count towards a substantial portion of your grade.
• Blackboard and Email Addresses:  You will need to access Blackboard regularly in order to be successful in the class.  You can access this course by clicking the course title located in the My Courses module. Once inside the course, the syllabus, weekly readings, assignments and other important links can be accessed through the buttons on the left-hand side.  You also need to check your ACC email/Blackboard regularly for important announcements about the class.
• Cellphone and Laptop Policy: Please check with me before using an electronic device in my classroom. While I don’t have any issues with you using a laptop or a cellphone to do class-related work, if I do see you using the device for non class-related activity, you will lose those privileges.

GRADING:

• Grade Distribution

• Revisions:  Revisions of papers must be submitted by the deadline indicated on the course outline.  The following conditions apply to all revisions:
• • Eligible papers may only be revised once.
• • Papers 1 and 2 may be revised for a replacement grade.
  • Papers 3 and 4 may not be revised.
• End-of-Course Reflection: The End-of-Course Reflection is scored on a rubric comprising a total of 12 points.  In order to pass the assignment, you must score a 6.  This raw score will be converted to a percentage point score out of 100.  This score will then be calculated into the overall grade distribution chart above.  Please refer to the chart below for the score conversion.

*Special Note: The End-of-Course Reflection can be revised if you do not pass your first attempt.  Regardless of what your grade is on the remaining assignments, if you do not pass the reflection on your first try, you may not earn a grade higher than a C in the class.   If you do not pass the End-of-Course Reflection after revision, you may not earn a grade higher than a D, regardless of your grade on the remaining assignments.

• Extra Credit: There will be opportunities for extra credit over the course of the semester (additional Wakelet entries, for example). These should not be viewed as an opportunity to replace the grade on a missed assignment; rather, they will simply give an extra boost to the grade on your assignments. The total extra credit opportunities in this class may not exceed a total of 3% or 30 points.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT AND PLAGIARISM

Austin Community College values academic integrity in the educational process. Acts of academic dishonesty/misconduct undermine the learning process, present a disadvantage to students who earn credit honestly, and subvert the academic mission of the institution. The potential consequences of fraudulent credentials raise additional concerns for individuals and communities beyond campus who rely on institutions of higher learning to certify students' academic achievements and expect to benefit from the claimed knowledge and skills of their graduates. Students must follow all instructions given by faculty or designated college representatives when taking examinations, placement assessments, tests, quizzes, and evaluations. Actions constituting scholastic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, collusion, falsifying documents, or the inappropriate use of the college’s information technology resources. Further information is available at

https://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/academic-integrity-and-disciplinary-process

Plagiarism can be defined as using the words and ideas of another writer without acknowledging the debt. Plagiarism takes many forms, including the omission of parenthetical citations, the failure to place quotation marks around direct or modified content taken from another source, and another person writing the essay for the student. It is of utmost importance for students to understand that in academic and professional life, plagiarism of any kind is unacceptable. Therefore, acts of plagiarism, major or minor, may have serious repercussions, which could include a failing grade, expulsion from the class, and/or disciplinary action on the part of the College. Specific policies can be found in individual faculty syllabi; College policies can be found in the ACC Student Handbook.

Plagiarism also includes collusion, a problem that happens when someone, person or entity, other than the student contributes a substantial portion of the essay for the student. Please note that having a friend or paid tutor contribute to a paper in the form of adding content or extensive revising or editing will be considered collusion, a form of plagiarism.

USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Composition and Literary Studies department recognizes that AI technology offers both dangers and opportunities for writers. In setting policies, we think about two types of AI:

• Instructive AI (Grammarly, Packback, etc.), which can help check existing writing, and
• Generative AI (ChatGPT, Bard, etc.), which can generate writing from scratch.
• I do not disallow the use of AI in my course; however, as a student you must use the tool responsibly and not as a substitute for critical thinking, drafting, and the writing process:
• I expect students to put their own effort into each step of the writing process, including generating ideas, drafting, and revising. Even when AI is allowed, it should not substitute for a student's own critical thinking. I may check for individual effort and originality in various ways including in-class writing, conferences, and peer review.
• I require that all final assignments reflect a student's own unique ideas stated in their own original words and sentences. Any ideas or phrasing that are not directly from a student must be properly attributed to their source. Even when AI is allowed, it should not be used to generate content that will be graded as if it were a student's own. Assignments that do not reflect a student's original work and properly attribute sources are a form of academic dishonesty and are subject to the college's Academic Integrity Process.
• I require that any use of Generative AI, even as part of prewriting, must be documented

Readings are from online sources. The class may have to buy a novel 

•   Writing resources of the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/•  Textbooks and readings should be brought to every class.

Week 1: Introduction to Course and Responding to Texts 

Week 2: Writing about Fiction

Week 3: Literary Elements: Characterization in Short Stories

Week 4: Thesis and Argument/Literary Elements: Conflict in Short Stories

Week 5: Drama Unit: Analyzing and Writing about Conflict, Characterization, and Setting.

Week 6: Drama Unit: Analyzing and Writing about Conflict, Characterization, and Setting.

Week 7: Researching

Week 8: Reading a Novel

Week 9: Fictional Elements in Novels (cont.)

Week 10: Fictional Elements in Novels (cont.)

Week 11: Cinematic Elements

Week 12: Cinematic Elements (cont.)

Week 13: Research and Synthesis/Writing the Research Paper 

Week 14: Elements of Language and Creative Assignment

Week 15: Creative Assignment and Presentations

Week 16: End-of-Course Reflection

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

English Composition II (3 Credit Hours)

ENGLISH 1302 is a continuation of English 1301 with intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. The course will emphasize effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.

THE LIBERAL ARTS GATEWAY

This section of Composition II is part of the Liberal Arts Gateway Program, which is designed to engage students in the habits of inquiry associated with the Liberal Arts. Courses are developed around a theme related to one or more of the Liberal Arts Gateway Classroom Guidelines:

PLURALISM

The Liberal Arts celebrate diversity. Pluralism holds that people of different beliefs, experiences, and values all have a place and a voice within a thriving democracy and a thriving classroom. A key learning goal is to understand how respecting and exploring many ways of seeing produces the fullest vision.

LITERACIES

The Liberal Arts celebrate all forms of literacy.  Linguistic creativity, power, and precision exist within many communities, though certain literacies are culturally dominant and bring access to opportunity and power. A key learning goal is to investigate how different communities and disciplines think, speak, read, write, and understand evidence.

EVIDENCE

The Liberal Arts celebrate evidence-based thinking as the basis for arriving at fact and truth. Key to the pursuit of truth are research-based inquiry, flexible thinking, awareness of biases, learning from mistakes, and attention to nuance and context. A key learning goal is to understand forms of evidence from personal anecdote to scholarly peer review and what each can achieve.

EQUITY

The Liberal Arts celebrate inclusion and seek to understand barriers to access in all areas of society. A key learning goal is to investigate root causes of inequity and to seek ways of providing opportunity.

ENGAGEMENT

The Liberal Arts celebrate curiosity, creativity, and collaboration in the learning process. All are encouraged to bring their experiences and passions to the classroom and to bring an open mind to the pursuit of a life of meaning and purpose. A key learning goal is to seek intellectual and personal growth within a supportive learning environment.

COURSE RATIONALE

Composition II deepens the work of Composition I to promote critical thinking, reading, and writing in the service of clear and effective communication in academic and other public writing contexts. Students will continue to develop their voice as they analyze texts, which may be literary or drawn from other fields, conduct independent research, and engage in collaborative learning. All of these skills are applicable to future collegiate study, professional work, and civic life.

Prerequisites

Enrollment in ENGL 1302 requires credit for ENGL 1301, or its equivalent, with at least a grade of C. Student will present proof as needed, and professor will verify.

CLASS FORMAT

• The success of this class is dependent on the active participation as well as the timely completion of assignments by all its members.  Participation is a key ingredient to this course. You will be required to come to the scheduled class time and participate in the class discussion (small breakout groups as well as general class discussion). In addition to formal papers. The course work will comprise readings, discussion activity, free responses, and quizzes that test your understanding of the material.  Please complete the readings for each week in a timely manner and be prepared to participate.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

The following outcomes are developed in all Composition courses:

• expanded critical reading ability;
• strengthened written communication skills, characterized by
  • ability to write to the specifications of an assignment;
  • ability to develop a thesis, locate and select credible sources applicable to the thesis, and write an essay of the specified length that responds to the thesis;
  • ability to use standard American English writing conventions (grammar, spelling, usage, punctuation, and formatting) and the ability to communicate to readers with clarity and fluency.
• improved critical thinking, characterized by
  • examination of multiple components of a larger issue,
  • synthesis and evaluation of multiple perspectives,
  • consideration of moral/ethical questions.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of English 1302, students will be able to

• Analyze and interpret a variety of texts through literary, critical, and/or contextual approaches.
• Write objectively, concisely, and analytically in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action
• Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes
• Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including two or more research-based essays
• Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence
• Apply the conventions of style manual appropriate to the English discipline (MLA)

General Education COMPETENCIES

Upon completion of the general education component of an associate’s degree, students will demonstrate competence in:

• Critical Thinking Skills (CT) - creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation
• and synthesis of information
• Communication Skills (COM) - effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication
• Teamwork (TW) - ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal
• Social Responsibility (SR) - intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
• Personal Responsibility (PR) - ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making

STUDENT TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

Students who do not have the necessary technology to complete their ACC courses can request to borrow devices from Student Technology Services. Available devices include iPads, webcams, headsets, calculators, etc. Students must be registered for a credit course, Adult Education, or Continuing Education course to be eligible. For more information, including how to request a device, visit http://www.austincc.edu/sts.

Student Technology Services offers phone, live-chat, and email-based technical support for students and can provide support on topics such as password resets, accessing or using Blackboard, access to technology, etc. To view hours of operation and ways to request support, visit http://www.austincc.edu/sts.

USE & RETENTION OF STUDENT WORK

Written artifacts from this course may be used for research and publicity purposes after the course has ended. Papers and anything used will have student names removed to maintain student confidentiality. If you do not want your written work used for these purposes, please send an email to your instructor that states you would like to opt-out. Opting out will have no effect on your grade. Professors will retain either electronic or physical copies of course work for one semester following enrollment. Students are responsible for making copies of any papers they want to keep for their files.

Student Rights & Responsibilities

Students at ACC have the same rights and protections under the Constitution of the United States. These rights include freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, petition and association. As members of the community, students have the right to express their own views, but must also take responsibility for according the same rights to others and not interfere or disrupt the learning environment. Students are entitled to fair treatment, are expected to act consistently with the values of the college, and obey local, state, and federal laws. www.austincc.edu/srr

As a student of Austin Community College you are expected to abide by the Student Standards of Conduct. https://www.austincc.edu/students/students-rights-and-responsibilities/student-standards-of-conduct 

Senate Bill 212 and Title IX Reporting Requirements 

Under Senate Bill 212 (SB 212), the faculty and all College employees are required to report any information concerning incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking committed by or against an ACC student or employee. Federal Title IX law and College policy also require reporting incidents of sex- and gender-based discrimination and sexual misconduct. This means faculty and non-clinical counseling staff cannot keep confidential information about any such incidents that you share with them.

If you would like to talk with someone confidentiality, please contact the District Clinical Counseling Team who can connect you with a clinical counselor on any ACC campus:  (512) 223-2616, or to schedule online:  https://www.austincc.edu/students/counseling . 

While students are not required to report, they are encouraged to contact the Compliance Office for resources and options:  Charlene Buckley, District Title IX Officer, (512) 223-7964;  compliance@austincc.edu .

If a student makes a report to a faculty member, the faculty member will contact the District Title IX Officer for follow-up.

Student Complaints

A defined process applies to complaints about an instructor or other college employee. You are encouraged to discuss concerns and complaints with college personnel and should expect a timely and appropriate response. When possible, students should first address their concerns through informal conferences with those immediately involved; formal due process is available when informal resolution cannot be achieved.

Student complaints may include (but are not limited to) issues regarding classroom instruction, college services and offices on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or disability.

Further information about the complaints process, including the form used to submit complaints, is available at: http://www.austincc.edu/students/students-rights-and-responsibilities/student-complaint-procedures

Statement on Privacy

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects confidentiality of students’ educational records. Grades cannot be provided by faculty over the phone, by email, or to a fellow student.

Recording Policy

To ensure compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), student recording of class lectures or other activities is generally prohibited without the explicit written permission of the instructor and notification of other students enrolled in the class section.  Exceptions are made for approved accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Recording of lectures and other class activities may be made by faculty to facilitate instruction, especially for classes taught remotely through BlackBoard Collaborate or another platform.  Participation in such activities implies consent for the student to be recorded during the instructional activity.  Such recordings are intended for educational and academic purposes only.

Safety Statement

Health and safety are of paramount importance in classrooms, laboratories, and field activities. Students are expected to learn and comply with ACC environmental, health and safety procedures and agree to follow ACC safety policies.  Emergency Procedures posters and Campus Safety Plans are posted in each classroom and should be reviewed at the beginning of each semester.  All incidents (injuries/illness/fire/property damage/near miss) should be immediately reported to the course instructor. Additional information about safety procedures and how to sign up to be notified in case of an emergency can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/emergency

Everyone is expected to conduct themselves professionally with respect and courtesy to all. Anyone who thoughtlessly or intentionally jeopardizes the health or safety of another individual may be immediately dismissed from the day’s activity and will be referred to the Dean of Student Services for disciplinary action.

In the event of disruption of normal classroom activities due to an emergency situation or an outbreak of illness, the format for this course may be modified to enable completion of the course. In that event, students will be provided an addendum to the class syllabus that will supersede the original version.

Campus Carry

The Austin Community College District concealed handgun policy ensures compliance with Section 411.2031 of the Texas Government Code (also known as the Campus Carry Law), while maintaining ACC’s commitment to provide a safe environment for its students, faculty, staff, and visitors.  Beginning August 1, 2017, individuals who are licensed to carry (LTC) may do so on campus premises except in locations and at activities prohibited by state or federal law, or the college’s concealed handgun policy. 

It is the responsibility of license holders to conceal their handguns at all times.  Persons who see a handgun on campus are asked to contact the ACC Police Department by dialing 512-223-1231.   Please refer to the concealed handgun policy online at http://austincc.edu/campuscarry

Discrimination Prohibited

The College seeks to maintain an educational environment free from any form of discrimination or harassment including but not limited to discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

Faculty at the College are required to report concerns regarding sexual misconduct (including all forms of sexual harassment and sex and gender-based discrimination) to the Manager of Title IX/Title VI/ADA Compliance.  Licensed clinical counselors are available across the District and serve as confidential resources for students.

Additional information about Title VI, Title IX, and ADA compliance can be found in the ACC Compliance Resource Guide available at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xfmZHOPD_H1wgGKq1N7Irv6gvXxOXzbZ/view

Use of the Testing Center

The Testing Centers will allow only limited in person testing and testing time will be limited to the standard class time, typically one and one-half hours.  Specifically, only the following will be allowed in the Testing Centers:

• Student Accessibility Services (SAS) Testing: All approved SAS testing
• Assessments Tests: Institutionally approved assessment tests (e.g., TSIA or TABE)
• Placement Tests: Placement tests (e.g., ALEKS)
• Make-Up Exams (for students who missed the original test): Make-up testing is available for all lecture courses but will be limited to no more than 25% of students enrolled in each section for each of four tests

• Programs incorporating industry certification exams: Such programs (e.g., Microsoft, Adobe, etc.) may utilize the ACC Business Assessment Center for the industry certification exams (BACT) at HLC or RRC

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

The success of our students is paramount, and ACC offers a variety of support services to help, as well as providing numerous opportunities for community engagement and personal growth.

Student Support

ACC strives to provide exemplary support to its students and offers a broad variety of opportunities and services.  Information on these campus services and resources is available at  http://www.austincc.edu/students.  A comprehensive array of student support services is available online at:

https://www.austincc.edu/coronavirus/remote-student-support 

Student Accessibility Services

Austin Community College (ACC) is committed to providing a supportive, accessible, and inclusive learning environment for all students.  Each campus offers support services for students with documented disabilities. Students with disabilities who need classroom, academic or other accommodations must request them through Student Accessibility Services (SAS).

Students are encouraged to request accommodations when they register for courses or at least three weeks before the start of each semester they are enrolled, otherwise the provision of accommodations may be delayed.  Students who have received approval for accommodations from SAS for this course must provide the instructor with the legal document titled “Notice of Approved Accommodations (NAA)” from SAS.

Until the instructor receives the NAA from the student accommodations should not be provided.  Once the NAA is received, accommodations must be provided.  Accommodations are not retroactive, so it is in the student’s best interest to deliver the NAA on the first day of class.  

Please contact SAS@austincc.edu for more information.

Academic Support

ACC offers academic support services on all of its campuses. These services, which include online tutoring, academic coaching, and supplemental instruction, are free to enrolled ACC students. Tutors are available in a variety of subjects ranging from accounting to pharmacology. Students may receive these services on both a drop-in and referral basis. 

An online tutor request can be made here:

https://de.austincc.edu/bbsupport/online-tutoring-request/

Additional tutoring information can be found here:

austincc.edu/onlinetutoring

Library Services

ACC Library Services offers both in-person and extensive online services, with research and assignment assistance available in-person during limited hours of service. Although all college services are subject to change, plans include ACC students signing up for study space and use of computers at open libraries, extensive online instruction in classes, online reference assistance 24/7 and reference with ACC faculty librarians. In addition, currently enrolled students, faculty and staff can access Library Services online (also 24/7) via the ACC Library website and by using their ACCeID to access all online materials (ebooks, articles from library databases, and streaming videos). ACC Libraries offer these services in numerous ways such as: "Get Help from a Faculty Librarian: the 24/7 Ask a Librarian chat service," an online form for in-depth research Q and A sessions, one-on-one video appointments, email, and phone (voicemail is monitored regularly).

• Library Website: http://library.austincc.edu
• Library Information & Services during COVID-19: https://researchguides.austincc.edu/LSinfoCOVID19
• Ask a Librarian 24/7 chat and form: https://library.austincc.edu/help/ask.php
• Library Hours of Operation by Location: https://library.austincc.edu/loc/
• Email: library@austincc.edu

Student Organizations

ACC has over seventy student organizations, offering a variety of cultural, academic, vocational, and social opportunities.  They provide a chance to meet with other students who have the same interests, engage in service-learning, participate in intramural sports, gain valuable field experience related to career goals, and much else.  Student Life coordinates many of these activities, and additional information is available at http://sites.austincc.edu/sl/.

Personal Support

Resources to support students are available at every campus. To learn more, ask your professor or visit the campus Support Center. All resources and services are free and confidential. Some examples include, among others:

• Food resources including community pantries and bank drives can be found here:

https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/food-assistance/get-food-now

• Assistance with childcare or utility bills is available at any campus Support Center: http://www.austincc.edu/students/support-center.
• The Student Emergency Fund can help with unexpected expenses that may cause you to withdraw from one or more classes: http://www.austincc.edu/SEF.
• Help with budgeting for college and family life is available through the Student Money Management Office: http://sites.austincc.edu/money/.  
• A full listing of services for student parents is available at: https://www.austincc.edu/students/child-care

• The CARES Act Student Aid will help eligible students pay expenses related to COVID-19: 

https://www.austincc.edu/coronavirus/cares-act-student-aid.   

Mental health counseling services are available throughout the ACC Student Services District to address personal and or mental health concerns: http://www.austincc.edu/students/counseling .

If you are struggling with a mental health or personal crisis, call one of the following numbers to connect with resources for help.  However, if you are afraid that you might hurt yourself or someone else, call 911 immediately.

Free Crisis Hotline Numbers:

• Austin / Travis County 24-hour Crisis & Suicide hotline: 512-472-HELP (4357)
• The Williamson County 24-hour Crisis hotline: 1-800-841-1255
• Bastrop County Family Crisis Center hotline: 1-888-311-7755
• Hays County 24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-877-466-0660
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• Crisis Text Line: Text “home” to 741741
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline:   1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline:1-800-950-NAMI (6264)

USE OF STUDENT WORK

Written artifacts from this course may be used for research and publicity purposes after the course has ended. Papers and anything used will have student names removed to maintain student confidentiality. If you do not want your written work used for these purposes, please send an email to your instructor that states you would like to opt-out. Opting out will have no effect on your grade.