Faculty, Art Appreciation - ECHS​/Dual Credit Focus

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Faculty, Art Appreciation - ECHS / Dual Credit Focus

Responsible for preparing and delivering Art Appreciation coursework in engaging, innovative, and discipline-appropriate ways that reflect a commitment to student success and creating an environment that promotes belonging for all.

Instructs students in core curriculum courses of Art Appreciation. Teaching responsibilities will include face-to-face instruction and all distance learning modalities for Early College High School and Dual Credit designated courses only. This position starts in August 2027.

The Art department provides quality art education for students pursuing an Associate of Arts degree in Studio Art or Art History. Students prepare for academic transfer or train for entry-level positions in the visual arts. Located at Highland Campus in Central Austin, the Art program provides students with significant opportunities for creative and professional development. Students work in well-equipped, state-of-the-art studios with highly credentialed faculty with active exhibition records.

As part of the School of Arts and Creative Industries, the Art department oversees exhibition programming for three on-campus art galleries. Students may exhibit their work and gain professional and technical training in exhibition practices. The Art department offers experiential learning opportunities including an Academic Cooperative capstone class. The ACC Art Department serves a vital role in the Central Texas Arts Community.

• Prepare and teach courses in the field of Art Appreciation to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.
• Participate actively in departmental responsibilities and departmental governance, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level, and other departmental activities.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.
• Serve as a mentor to students in the Art History and Art Appreciation program.
• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner that does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.
• Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.
• Support division and department goals through active and collegial engagement in decision-making and unit-level planning.
• Serve on college-wide and departmental committees, councils, work groups, and task forces.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or…