[ATTW-L] Information on Industry Partnerships

Thu Aug 29 19:31:03 UTC 2019

At Austin Community College, TechComm is a workforce program rather than a
Liberal Arts one. As such, we need to have an industry advisory committee.
According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,

Advisory committees perform the following functions:
(1) evaluating the goals and objectives of the program curriculum;
(2) establishing workplace competencies for the program occupation(s);
(3) suggesting program revisions as needed;
(4) evaluating the adequacy of existing college facilities and equipment;
(5) advising college personnel on the selection and acquisition of new
equipment;
(6) identifying local business and industry leaders who will provide
students with
external learning experiences, employment, and placement opportunities;
(7) assisting in the professional development of the faculty;
(8) assisting in promoting and publicizing the program to the community and
to
business and industry; and
(9) representing the needs of students from special populations.

Expectations are that the committee will meet face to face at least once a
year, if not once a semester.  Discussions, decisions, and consulting are
handled via email or other means of electronic collaboration.

Access the entire Workforce manual at
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/pdf/3378.pdf for all the details.
Advisory council info starts on page 7.

Good luck!

Wayne

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Wayne Butler, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Business, Government, and Technical Communications
<http://sites.austincc.edu/bgtcm/>
Northridge 4224
Austin Community College
(512) 223-4029 / wbutler at austincc.edu

Faculty Coordinator, Liberal Arts Area of Study
<http://www.austincc.edu/degrees-and-certificates/areas-of-study/liberal-arts-humanities-social-and-behavioral-sciences>

On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 2:13 PM Sharese T. Willis <sharese.willis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I would appreciate the ideas being shared to the group. Otherwise, please
> include me in the private emails.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 29, 2019, at 1:49 PM, Grover, Stephen <stephen.grover at park.edu>
> wrote:
>
> I second Fernando’s request. I’m a brand new faculty member at Park
> University, brought on to develop our PTW offerings, and one of my first
> steps will be to conduct interviews and focus groups with local employers
> in the KC area to find out how we can tailor our offerings to their needs.
> It would greatly benefit me if any on this list were able to share their
> own findings from such efforts, any published articles in this vein, and
> any general advice. Feel free to message me off list or get a conversation
> going right here.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> David
>
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> Behalf Of *Sanchez, Fernando
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 29, 2019 8:32 AM
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> *Subject:* [ATTW-L] Information on Industry Partnerships
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> Hello all,
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>
>
> My department is currently debating expanding our PW presence in the
> current English curriculum and I’d like to be able to speak to the benefits
> that might come from cultivating industry partnerships via a strong TC/PW
> presence.
>
>
>
> I would greatly appreciate any information on how your programs and
> departments have benefited from industry associations — research
> collaborations, resource allocation, funding for fellowships, scholarships,
> research projects, etc. These aspects could be at the undergraduate or
> graduate level and could involve either faculty or students.
>
>
>
> Please feel free to message me off list. Any information would help
> immensely.
>
>
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Fernando
>
>
>
> Fernando Sánchez
>
> Department of English
>
> University of St. Thomas
>
> Fsanchez at stthomas.edu
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