Vol. XXXV, No. 31

August 14, 2006

This Week at Valencia.

Friday, August 18

Student Affairs Leadership Team, 10 a.m., East Campus, TBD

All Faculty & Professional Staff

The fall term start up is rapidly approaching. As in the past, faculty and professional staff will gather at Academic Assembly which is scheduled for Wednesday, August 23 on the East Campus.

Prior to the program in the Performing Arts Center, a continental breakfast will be served in the Cafeteria on East Campus (Building 5) for all attendees. After breakfast, there will be both a presentation and ample time for dialog. Please make your plans to participate.

As always many important topics/dates will be discussed. This gathering will provide an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of several of our colleagues and to take a fresh look together at our progress as a college.

Please note this is a revised agenda from the printed version of the Bulletin due to changes made after going to print:

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.: REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, Building 5, Cafeteria

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.: PROGRAM, Performing Arts Center

• Photo presentation
  
• Welcome and Introduction - Sanford C. Shugart, president, Valencia Community College
  
• Welcome - Lew Oliver, III, vice chairman, District Board of Trustees
  
• Recognition of 2006-2007 Governance Council Chairs -Sanford Shugart, president, Valencia Community College
  
• Recognition of 2006-2007 Endowed Chair Recipients - Geraldine Gallagher, president & CEO, Valencia Foundation
  
• Recognition of 2006 Newly Tenured Faculty - Tom Byrnes, president, Faculty Association
  
• Recognition of 2006-2007 Sabbatical Recipients - Tom Byrnes
  
• Recognition of 2006 NISOD Excellence Award Recipients - Tom Byrnes
  
• Recognition of 2005-2006 Advanced Degrees Conferred - Tom Byrnes
  
• Faculty Address - Tom Byrnes and Kaye Walter, executive vice president and chief learning officer, Valencia Community College
  
  10:15 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
  
  10:30 – 11:20 a.m. PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS
  
• Sanford Shugart
  
  11:20 – 11:40 a.m. QUESTION and ANSWER SESSION
  
• Sanford Shugart
  

You’re Invited to Attend the Grand Opening of Valencia’s New Criminal Justice Institute

On August 22 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Valencia Community College will host a reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new headquarters of its Criminal Justice Institute. You are invited to attend the grand opening and tour the modern, 77,000-square-foot complex, which includes a teaching auditorium, defensive tactics labs, fitness center, outdoor training fields and classroom space to double student capacity

The Criminal Justice Institute offers training programs for state certification in law enforcement or corrections. The curriculum provides students with extensive training in law, communications, human interaction, first aid, defensive tactics, use of weapons, investigations and tactical applications. CJI also conducts advanced and specialized training for certified law enforcement and correctional officers throughout Central Florida. The new facility officially opened in the spring of 2006 in place of portable classrooms. Valencia’s human resources division was also relocated to the new building when it opened.

C.T. Hsu & Associates was the architectural firm for the project. Clancy & Theys Construction Company served as general contractor.

All faculty and staff are invited to a continental breakfast which will be served from 8:30 – 9 a.m. Please RSVP to College & Community Relations at ext. 3334 or kpersiano@ valenciacc.edu.

News from Procurement

On-line ordering with Office Depot is for consumable office supplies only. Types of personal or departmental items that the college does not pay for out of operational funds (Fund 1) are: coffee, tea, sugar, candy, paper products (cups, bowls, plates), plastic silver ware, over-the-counter medicine, band aids, tissues, clocks, cleaning supplies and bottled water.

Paper requisitions should only be used to make a request for payment and encumber funds for items that can not be requested on an Oracle requisition. Specific items are: employee reimbursements, SPD and travel. If you have received an invoice, a purchase order will not be created after the fact. Please submit your invoice with a paper requisition for payment and an explanation as to why proper procedures were not followed. If using SPD funds, you must send your paper requisitions to the SPD office at mail code 3-1.

If traveling, the FA-33 Authorization for Travel form must be attached with any pertinent travel-related information.

Valencia Community College Alumni Association Elects 2006-2007 Board of Directors and Officers

The Valencia Community College Alumni Association recently announced its board of directors and officers for 2006-2007. Justine Jenkins, an account manager at local public relations firm Pecora & Blexrud, will lead the board as its president. Vice President Lisa Lovell serves the college as its paralegal, as well as assistant to its vice president for policy and general counsel. Realtor Diana Lott of REMAX Realty has been elected to the position of secretary. Valencia Distinguished Graduate 2004-2005, Abeer Abdalla, who is currently a radio/television major at the University of Central Florida, will fulfill the role of parliamentarian; and retired Valencia employee and community volunteer Betty Palmer will continue as historian.

The Valencia Alumni Association helps Valencia’s alumni stay in touch with one another and with the college. Extensive service is contributed through volunteerism, student scholarship and award recognition programs, and special educational and networking events. “We start this year with great enthusiasm,” stated President Justine Jenkins. “This promises to be an exciting year with fresh ideas and special programs tailored to benefit Valencia students, alumni and the community, each of whom has unique needs and interests.”

Two new board members were elected this year: Joseph D. Durek, Jr., CEO of Durek Enterprises and Trish Jefferson-Calhoun, contracts administrator of Lockheed Martin. Returning board members are Teresa Gallagher, immediate past president and Valencia West Campus math lab coordinator; Roger Keyes, retired engineer from Lockheed Martin; Tammy Lamm, president of American Ad Specialties; Richard Williams, Valencia East Campus senior instructional assistant and adjunct faculty member; and Valencia Distinguished Graduate 2003-2004 Christian Morgan, who recently graduated from UCF as the top honor graduate in the College of Arts and Sciences.

For more information, please visit www.valenciacc.edu/ alumni.

Kudos

In July, the East Campus Staff Council awarded Grapevine awards to the following employees:

Colleen Vasquez: Colleen stepped up and took charge when the Security Office was understaffed. She made sure all payroll was processed in absence of supervisors and the staff assistant. She kept the office running on an even keel. GREAT JOB COLLEEN!

Ross Griffith: Ross consistently exceeds expectations and provides exemplary customer service. Recently, he observed that students were unable to see the Library operating hours from outside the front doors, after hours. He made the recommendation to post a sign near the front doors to alert students of the hours of operation. In July, the signs were posted to promote better student-centered customer service. GREAT JOB ROSS!

If you are interested in nominating an East Campus Career Staff Employee for a Grapevine award, please email bhopkins@valenciacc.edu for a nomination form.

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 the Tuesday preceding each Friday’s distribution. Mary Jane can be reached at ext.1017, mc 4-34 or mjjones@valenciacc.edu