Vol. XXXV, No. 15

April 24, 2006

This Week at Valencia.

Thursday, April 27

College Planning Council, 2:30 p.m. , East Campus, 5-112

DBOT Meeting Summary

The DBOT meeting summary will be in next week's issue of the Bulletin.

Commencement Ceremonies

Commencement ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 6, at Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee . The commencement ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Please allow adequate travel time.

All ceremony participants are to wear full academic regalia and report to room number 157, between 9 and 9:30 a.m. at the Silver Spurs Arena. Staff will be available at the main entrance to direct you to this room.

Please remember that a ticket is necessary for each family member, including children, regardless of age. If you wish to obtain tickets for guests, please contact Paula Kerr at extension 1506.

News from Procurement

Copier Supplies - When ordering copier supplies through the Procurement website, please make sure to type in the copier manufacturer number and serial number. These numbers help ensure the correct items will be ordered for your copier.

Copier Service Agreements - Most copiers are covered under monthly service agreements which include toner and drums. Staples and paper are an additional cost along with the excess copies over the contractual agreed allowable amount. The cost to the college to maintain its aging fleet of copy machines is staggering. In order to be able to continue to provide maintenance and support for the new machines that are coming on board via the strategic equipment list or new building equipment or funded through the capital budget or replacement leases or purchased with departmental funds, it is essential that the old equipment (especially copiers) that are being replaced (surplused, expired leases or rentals) be deleted from the monthly billing. Removing these obsolete and non-efficient machines from the monthly billings enables continued support for the existing leases and the new equipment.

Therefore if your department has a copier that has been removed from the college's inventory via a property control form, please contact procurement with the serial number, VCC number, machine make and model and location so that we do not continue to pay for surplused or off-contract equipment. Surplus equipment, such as copiers that are still in working condition, may be re-deployed or picked up by another department. Please note however that the department will be responsible for service calls, repairs and necessary supplies needed to continue its use. A purchase order or procurement card payment is required by the department prior to the service or item needed. The best rule of thumb in surplus equipment is to utilize it as long as it works but do not spend a lot of your funds on maintenance and repair. When it breaks, get rid of it and Procurement will assist you in looking for alternatives.

Should you have any questions, please call Mary Ellen Davies at x5527.

Educators-in-Industry Institute

The Tech Prep Educators-in-Industry Institute is a great way to explore current industry trends by visiting top employers in the Central Florida area. It also provides great networking opportunities to form long-lasting professional associations with teachers, administrators and counselors from Orange and Osceola District schools and Valencia Community College . Over 800 educators have participated in the institute since Tech Prep began this program in 1992.

The institutes are four days in length. The first 3 ½ days are spent visiting seven businesses in key industry areas. The final afternoon is a workshop to discuss what was learned and how we can incorporate it in our teaching or interactions with students. Two institutes will be held in June:

Institute 1: June 5, 6, 7, 8

Institute 2: June 12, 13, 14, 15

Limited space is available. Email bandrews@valenciacc.edu for more information or to sign-up.

Tutors Needed!

The West Campus Tutoring Center is in need of tutors for all subject areas, especially accounting, algebra, math, statistics, all computer courses and English.

Interested students can apply at the tutoring center, located in SSB-248. Positions pay $6.40 per hour. For more information, please contact Ronald Woodruff, ext 1249.

Kudos

Congratulations to the following faculty members of the tenure class of 2006! And much appreciation is extended to the deans, faculty, ILP panelists and TLA staff whose extensive time and expertise supported their portfolio development.

Academic Affairs Excellence in Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Award:

Tracy Harrison , reading professor, West
Clay Holliday , English professor, East
Ed Holmes , counselor, East
Shari Koopman , English professor, Osceola
Kurt Overhiser , math professor, East

Student Affairs Excellence Award:

Lee Graubner , math professor, East

Exemplary LifeMap Award:

Ed Holmes , counselor, East
Pierre Lubold , psychology professor, Osceola

Model Portfolio Award:

Ed Holmes , counselor, East
Jackie Lindbeck , biology professor, West
Kurt Overhiser , math professor, East
Tami Rogers , nursing professor, West
Wendy Wish , EAP professor, West

Hello and Goodbye

A warm Valencia welcome is extended to Thomas Greene , special assistant to the president, President's Office, Downtown Center , mc DTC-4, ext. 3420 and Lindy White, counselor, Student Services-East, mc 3-15, ext. 2672.

Central Florida Higher Education Consortium Draws Crowd at Chamber Luncheon

About 600 people attended the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Trustees luncheon April 4 where the focus was a new agreement between four Central Florida community colleges and UCF to ensure access to the university for community college graduates. To read more information on the consortium go to http://valenciacc.edu and click on college news.

Pictured from left to right are Dr. Charles Mojock, president, Lake-Sumter Community College ; Dr. Sanford Shugart, president, Valencia Community College ; Dr. John Hitt, president, University of Central Florida ; Dr. Ann McGee, president, Seminole Community College and Dr. Thomas Gamble, president, Brevard Community College .