Vol. XXXV, No. 32

August 21, 2006

This Week at Valencia.

Monday, August 21

Instructional Affairs Committee, 8:30 a.m., East Campus, 3-113

Atlas Application Advisory Group, 3 p.m., West Campus, 6-202 

Tuesday, August 22 

CJI/HR Ribbon Cutting, 8:30 a.m., CJI Building

Wednesday, August 23 

Academic Assembly, 8:30 a.m., East Campus, PAC 

Friday, August 24

Collegewide Student Development Team, 9:30 a.m., West Campus, SSB-110E

All Faculty and 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.

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

Congratulations to the Following Recipients of a Valencia Foundation 2006-2007 Endowed Chair for Learning Leadership

Joan Alexander , Bank of America Chair in Business Management
Joe Bivins , Lester N. Mandell Chair in Natural and Physical Sciences
Beverly Bond , Ira Vinson Henderson Chair in Nursing and Allied Health
Ken Bourgoin , Central Florida Restaurant Association Chair in Restaurant and Food Service Management
Jacalyn DiMartino , Dr. P. Phillips Foundation Chair in Free Enterprise
Debra Ann Drobney , Howard L. Palmer Chair in Foreign Languages
Fitzroy Farquharson , University Club of Orlando Chair in Advanced Computer Technology
Jean Marie Fuhrman , University Club of Orlando Chair in Humanities
Richard Gair, Abe and Tess Wise Chair in the Study of the Shoah
Bill Gombash , Sue Luzadder Chair in Communications
Daniel Gutierrez , Patricia Havill Whalen Chair in Social Sciences
Gloria Hines , Freeda Louise Foreman Chair in Family Resource Development
Jim Inglis , Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association Chair in Hospitality Management
Jim Johnson , COLLEGIS Endowed Teaching Chair in Computer Science
Ilyse Kusnetz , Jessie and Eugene Drey Endowment of the English-Speaking Union/Central Florida Branch Chair in English
Pauline Lizotte , Lockheed Martin Chair in Science
Brian Macon , Lockheed Martin Chair in Mathematics
Julie McCaughtry , Ira Vinson Henderson Chair in Nursing and Allied Health
Deepankar Rick Pal , Raymer F. Maguire, Jr. Chair in Mathematics
Lana Powell , John and Florence MacLeod Chair in Business
Yasmeen Qadri , William C. Demetree, Jr. Foundation Chair in Education for Special Needs
Tami Rogers , Maguire Family Teacher Endowed Chair
Susan Stone , Wayne Densch Chair in Geriatrics
Wael Yousif , BellSouth Chair in Communications and Engineering Technologies

Important Information About In-District Travel

When calculating in-district travel, please use the "In- District Mileage Chart" located at www.valenciacc.edu/accountspayable. It is on the left side of the screen under "Related Links."

When claiming mileage for travel to or from locations not listed on the mileage chart, please provide either a complete address or a printout from Yahoo or Mapquest.

In-district travel is for travel in Orange and Osceola counties only. Out-of-district travel cannot be claimed on an in-district form.

If claiming excess miles and traveling directly from your home to a location other than your normal work station, your home address must be provided on the form.

For further questions please contact Accounts Payables.

News From Procurement

Please note a correction to last week's News From Procurement . The mail code for the SPD office is now 3-33.

P-Card Holders - All credits in PaymentNet need to be reviewed and approved by card holders and coordinators. Transaction notes must be detailed as to the explanation. Mini audits are conducted weekly by the Procurement Card Administrator to ensure that procedures and guidelines are being followed accordingly. Please provide back up information as soon as possible when asked.

Awards - Procurement Services is proud to announce our award winners for top dollars spent with minority/ woman owned businesses. The dollars spent are reflective of fiscal year 05/06 and include general ledger expenditures reported in the yearly state expenditure report for self-reported minority/woman owned businesses. Past award winners can be found on our web-page at: valenciacc.edu/procurement/ awards.asp.

• 1st Place - College Bookstore, West Campus, Todd Hunt
• 2nd Place - Student Activity, East Campus, Chanda Torres
• 3rd Place - Services for Special Students, East Campus, Jill Szentmiklosi

Please contact Procurement Services, ext. 5532, to find out how your department can help us support our local minority/woman owned businesses.

New Address or Phone Number?

If you recently moved or have a new address or phone number, you'll need to be sure Human Resources knows about the change. A Change of Address form is available on the college website or you can request one by calling extension 8033. HR will also accept an address/phone number change from an employee via e-mail. Call HR to find out who to send the e-mail to and what other information might be needed.

Attention Supervisors! If you supervise work study students or part-time hourly employees, please remind them to notify Human Resources when they move or get a new phone number. This will prevent pay checks, direct deposit stubs, W-2 forms, etc. from being returned undeliverable by the post office.

Payroll Reminders

Is your W-4 up to date? You may need to file an amended W-4 form, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, if your filing status, exemption allowances or exempt status has changed since the last W-4 you filed.

If you need to make a change, the W-4 form can be picked up in the finance offices on each campus or contact the payroll department at ext. 8160.

Do you have direct deposit? Did you know that employees who use direct deposit:

• can access their entire paycheck on payday
• can save up to 26 hours per year not standing in check cashing line
• are paid when on vacation or out of the office
• never worry about a lost paycheck
  
  Contact Payroll Services at ext. 8160 to sign up.

New Full-time Employees

David Colon , data warehouse/reporting, CW SAS Data Warehouse Project, West, mc 4-12, ext. 5568.
Gil Disla , students services specialist, Winter Park , mc 5-1, ext. 6900
Philomene Dorlus , fiscal assistant, Financial Services, West, mc 4-6, ext. 1969
Katherine LaBonney , solutions specialist, Business Solutions Group, Sand Lake, mc 8-1, ext. 6716
Tony Mutwaruciu, financial aid technical records specialist, Financial Aid Veterans Affairs, West, mc 4-17, ext. 5560
Meredith Rayborn , instructional assistant-senior, Student Support Center, Communications, West, mc 4-11, ext. 4-11
Jon Sowell , student services specialist, Answer Center , West, mc 4-10, ext. 1507
Yvonne Spottke , security officer, West, mc 4-28, ext. 1000
Claudia Trevizan , training support specialist, Center for Global Languages, Sand Lake , mc 8-1, ext. 6642
Natan Tuchman , manager-career program advisor, Student Services, Osceola, mc 6-8, ext. 4172