Call for Papers

The San Antonio College 15th Annual Multicultural Conference
is inviting papers and presentations that interpret the power of "framing".

Papers should be submitted via e-mail to Miss Laurie Coleman to lcoleman@mail.accd.edu

Papers should be 100-150 words.

Deadline: Nov. 21,2008

For more details please visit:
http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/multicultconf/call2008.htm

NISOD Essay Contest

For details on this contest, please visit:

www.nisod.org/student_essay.html

National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development is hosting this contest.

Deadline: Dec. 1, 2008
Essay topic: Describe your most rewarding learning experience with a faculty, staff, or administrator at your community college.
Prize: $1000 scholarshio to the student author
$1000 to the faculty, staff, administrator featured in the essay

Education Debate

TAPP Members:

Mattew Mendez gave us the information to watch the Education Advisors for the Presidential Candidates. Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 4:00 PM. It will be broadcasted on edweek.org. Check it OUT!!

Lisa Graham - Edu. Advisor for McCain

Linda Darling - Edu. Advisor for Obama


The debate will be held at Columbia University, NY.

OCTOBERFEST & Meeting Room Change

Hi TAPP Members & Friends!
This week is SAC's Octoberfest.
Wednesday, Oct. 22nd, from 9-3 out in
mall area. Don't forget your sign-up times.
TAPP will be selling nachos.
Come out, enjoy the festivities and
buy some nachos (yum!)

**TAPP scholarship deadline is Oct. 23rd
at Ms. Bernal's office, GH 209-B

(Thursday's meeting room changed to
-GH 128 @ 12:05 p.m. -until end of semester.)

Have a great week!
TAPP President,
Teresa Rodriguez

Meet Your Major

TAPP Members:
Here is a great opportunity to meet other students here at SAC.
We need volunteers for "Meet your Major" Wed. Nov. 5 in the Fiesta Room.
We need 4 volunteers:
Two from 10:30-11:30 at the breakfast table.
One greeter from 10:00-11:00.One greeter from 11:00-12:00.
If you plan to volunteer you will get a T-Shirt, please come and help us out.
We hope all of you can attend this event,
TAPP

TAPP's CONFERENCE NOTES

Hi all TAPP Club Members!

*Don't forget this Thursday, Oct. 16th is our TAPP's Conference Notes
meeting. It will be at 12:15 in GH 228. Don't miss it! Bring a friend!

*Still need volunteers for Octoberfest, Oct. 22nd.
Please e-mail me at terrilovesarmando@yahoo.com with the times that
you are available. Thanks so much.

Deadline for TAPP scholarship is Oct. 23rd to be turned in at:


Ms. Bernal's office in GH 209-B.

See you all soon!
Teresa Rodriguez
TAPP President

TAPP'S October Meeting

Hey Everybody!
Just wanted to let you all know what we talked about on Thursday, Oct. 2nd.

* Oct. 16th- 12:05-1:00 p.m. in GH 228-:TAPP's Conf. Notes and Meet Your Major training.- We will be sharing what we learned at the NISOD Conference in Austin this summer.

*Oct. 22nd- Octoberfest - 8:00 a.m.-3:00p.m. We will be selling nachos again and we need some energetic and fun-loving volunteers. Please e-mail me at: terrilovesarmando@yahoo.com to let me know if you are able to help. Send me your name, time you are able to help and contact info. (Phone & e-mail if possible).

We also briefly talked about November's and December's off- campus activities. In November, we are planning to go to the Children's Shelter. Sara, our VP is the chair for that event. She will be sending out info ASAP about details (time & date) and whoever wants to go keep a look out for her e-mail.

December we have 2 projects. One is the Any Baby Can adopt a family for the holidays project. I will chair that event and I will be sending out details by the end of this month. We would also like to join forces with a project that Sara, from the P.E.O.P.L.E. Club will be doing for Christmas. They would like to send toys to needy children in Mexico and I suggested we could gather backpacks to help send the things they collect. If you are interested in heading that project please let me know by e-mailing me at the above address.

That's all for now. Enjoy your week and don't just keep your noses in the books, get some fresh air.:)
Teresa Rodriguez
TAPP President