Vol. XXXVII, No. 30, August 18, 2008

This Week at Valencia

Monday, August 18

Student Development Team mtg., 8:30 a.m., Osceola Campus, 1-258

Wednesday, August 20

Academic Assembly, 8 a.m., East Campus

Procurement News

Toner cartridge scams - beware of solicitors who call you and want to send you toner cartridges. The college has contracts with all our copier vendors who provide us with toner, and the cost is covered in our contract. Printer toner is ordered when needed by departments through the Procurement web site or your P-Card. We rotate the orders among several local developing companies. 

Are specifications underutilized? The average procurement official underutilizes the art of specification development and writing. The reason is not because of lack of knowledge or skill but because it is a process that takes research and time. Here are several examples of good and bad specifications:

Increase in paper costs - As with everything else, the cost of paper has increased and is still climbing. Therefore, the cost of in-stock copy paper purchased through our copy centers has increased.  The following will be billed accordingly:

• all NCR paper - $5 per ream
• 20# color paper - $4 per ream
• 24/60# color card stock - $4 per ream
• ledger size paper, white - $6 per ream

AAWCC News

The Valencia Chapter of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) is looking for new members. Go to valenciacc.edu/ aawcc to see what the Valencia chapter offers for just $25 a year. Download the membership form while you’re there. If you sign up before October 1, your dues can be paid with payroll deduction over two pay periods.

Human Resource News

Supervisors of career service employees, it is time to talk to your full-time career service employees regarding their yearly performance evaluation. Packets were sent to supervisors via email July 2 that contain helpful guidelines to make this an effective experience. The evaluation(s) should be returned to Human Resources by September 30. College policy 6Hx28:09-09 states that full-time career service employees will be evaluated in writing at least once a year. The policy can be viewed on our website at valenciacc.edu/policies/. Contact Sherian Stevenson at ext. 8042 for any questions.

Leadership Valencia

Learning Conversations: Running Virtual, Collaborative Meetings using GoToMeeting - Attend this session to learn how to use the college's new application for online meeting solution: GoToMeeting.Topics covered will include: what is it and how it can be used; how to organize online meetings; how to participate in online meetings; Best Practices; and how to get started. Come see how this tool can enhance your next meeting.  August 22, 10-11:30 a.m. West Campus, Room 6-326A, Registration Code:TLC-1 OR September 5, 10-11:30 a.m., West Campus, Room 6-326A, Registration Code: TLC-2.

WebCT Essentials-LTAD 3281 (ONLINE) - This project-based course will introduce you to all the new tools inside CE6 and show you how to develop a new or improved WebCT-component using the new system. Topics covered include learning the interface for CE6; basic course design; presenting content to students; communication and assessment tools. September 2 through October 13, online, Registration Code:TWCTE.

Second Life Series: Virtual Worlds in Education, Photoshop for SecondLife (ONLINE). This course will teach you the basics of Photoshop from within the Second Life virtual environment. You will attend class at Valencia's virtual campus, http://slurl.com/ secondlife/Eduisland 4/174/198/24/. You will learn the beginner through expert level skills in Photoshop, and use each lesson in a Second Life application. Skills covered include selecting, painting, alpha channels layers, seamless texturing, text, transformations, and color adjustments. September 4 through October 23, online, Registration Code: LSLF-1.

Maximizing Your PowerPoint for WebCT - Maximize the potential of your PowerPoint presentations for more multimedia-rich online content. This hands-on workshop will cover topics including enhanced Office 2007 tools such as animations, SmartArt, and design options. Participants will add audio to their PowerPoint and convert it to a Flash file using iSpring, a free downloadable software. The workshop will then discuss the Flash player and how to upload a Flash file onto a WebCT course. September 5, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 2-116, Registration Code: TMYP.

To register for any workshop, go to http://valenciacc. edu/ leadership/regstr.cfm. Be sure you have your supervisor’s approval. If a workshop is canceled, only those registered can be sent a cancellation e-mail. To view the status of a particular workshop, check the online Leadership Valencia calendar.

Academic Assembly for All Full-time Faculty and Professional Staff

Academic Assembly will be held Wednesday, August 20 on East Campus. This important gathering will provide an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of colleagues and take a fresh look together at our progress as a college.

Please note that a light continental breakfast will be served in the Cafeteria from 8-8:30 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. in the Performing Arts Center.

Please wear your employee nametag. If you do not have one, there will be nametags available as you enter the cafeteria.

The following is a schedule of the morning’s activities:

Submissions to the Bulletin are encouraged, so please e-mail your achievements, awards, recognitions and relevant information for the college community to Mary Jane Jones in the Marketing and Media Relations office. Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on Tuesday to be included in the following Monday’s publication. Mary Jane can be reached at ext.1017, mc 4-34 or mjjones@valenciacc.edu