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Current Status of Minutes: Final
Date	February 6, 2019
Time	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location	Rio Grande Campus

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Item # 1:	Paralegal Advisory Committee Meeting
Presenter	Shawn Slack
Discussion	For a pdf copy of the signed minutes from the meeting please contact the Paralegal Department at sslack@austincc.edu or 512-223-3713 Members Present: o President, Nova Coker, Certified Legal Assistant, Case Manager at Sharp & Cobos, Attorneys-at-Law, and ACC Paralegal Program Advanced Technical Certificate Graduate o Vice President, E. Hazen Woods, Jr., Austin Community College Adjunct Faculty, Paralegal Department, Retired Assistant Attorney General, Senior Attorney, Transportation Division o Judge Woodie Jones, Of Counsel, Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend; Retired Chief Justice, Court of Appeals o Megan Becker, Paralegal, Attorney General, Bankruptcy Division o Cullen McMorrow, Staff Attorney, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality o Enrique Varela, Assistant Attorney General, Senior Attorney, General Litigation Division. o Mario Aguilar, Austin Community College Full-time Faculty, Paralegal Department o Secretary, Shawn Slack, Austin Community College Department Chair, Paralegal Department Not Present: o Reagan Wood, Real Estate Broker, Duncan & Shelton Commercial, LLC Old Business: • Status of Expansion into Daytime at Round Rock o Slack provided status update. Committee discussed the need for childcare for students in programs like Paralegal and suggested the department suspend offering courses at RRC and NRG and investigate options for offering courses at times and places when childcare is also offered by the college. Slack and Aguilar will explore those opportunities, pursue them, and report back to the committee. • Status of Expansion into Distance Learning o Aguilar provided updates on successes of new Distance Learning courses. • ABA Approval o Slack provided update on action taken, including AAfPE approval, next steps, and timeline. New Business: • Curriculum Planning o The Committee reviewed the AAS degree plan and course catalog and discussed making math optional with a biology course and adding BCIS 1305 (Business Computer Applications). Committee discussed the importance of computer skills in the paralegal profession. The Advisory Committee voted unanimously to approve this change. The Dept Chair will request Curriculum Committee adopt this program revision. • Enrollment and Student Success o Committee reviewed data related to student success rates, discussed equity gaps, and reviewed and discussed high impact practices. • Course Content o Committee expressed interest in practical assignments as required by ABA. Slack, Aguilar, and Woods discussed criteria for practical assignments. Committee affirmed importance of practical writing assignments. • Adjourn

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