Vol. XXXV, No. 42

October 30, 2006

This Week at Valencia

Tuesday, October 31

Learning Day, 7:45 a.m., East Campus

Wednesday, November 1

DOT-Deans, 1 p.m., East Campus, TBD

Thursday, November 2

Atlas Access meeting,
9 a.m., East Campus, 5-217D

College Learning Council, 2:30 p.m., DTC, First Floor Conference Rm. A/B

Annual Hiring Freeze

The annual hiring freeze for new full-time employees will soon be in effect. To hire an employee before the freeze becomes effective, the employee must begin work on or before November 13, 2006. After that date, recruitment activities may be conducted through Human Resources department and offers of employment may be extended, however the employee may not begin work until January 8, 2007.

News from Internship and Placement

On September 15 Valencia’s Internship and Placement department held a breakfast awards ceremony to recognize its internship business partners for their continued partnership offering invaluable work-based learning experiences for students.

Orlando Regional Healthcare was honored for having partnered with Valencia over the past ten years to provide 308 internships in various heath related careers, as well as psychology and computer information technology.

SeaWorld Orlando was honored for its Whale Watch and other exciting programs that have given 299 students the opportunity to experience careers in their chosen fields. Chuck Tompkins, Vice President of Animal Training, SeaWorld Orlando said, "We have enjoyed an outstanding relationship with Valencia's Internship program. As the world’s premiere marine adventure park, we are always looking for top students with an interest in science and psychology fields and this program has introduced us to hundreds of potential career candidates who excel in passion and dedication."

Senator Mel Martinez was also honored for his support and participation in Valencia’s Civic Leadership Internship Program.

Valencia's Internship & Placement Office celebrates ten years of partnership and success in 2006. Since 1996, Valencia has helped place 4,387 interns with 1,900 employers in the Central Florida area.

News from Procurement

Food Services has been added to the Procurement Web page. We will be updating it regularly to include catering services, menus, specials and contact information. Please visit the new page located at http://valenciacc.edu/ procurement/FoodServices.asp.

Outgoing printed mail envelopes from the college may or may not contain a line directing the postal service what to do to a piece of mail if undeliverable. The following is a list of actions and costs associated with such lines:

Address Correction Requested -

• Months 1-12: mail piece forwarded; separate notice of new address provided, manual $0.75, electronic $0.21 each.

• Months 13-18: mail piece returned with new address attached. No charge for returned mail.

• After 18 months or if undeliverable at any time, mail piece returned with reason for non-delivery attached. No charge for returned mail.
Return Service Requested

• No forwarding, only return. New Address notification provided. No charge for returned mail

Faculty, Staff and Students it’s Time to Bring Your Children, Grandchildren, Brothers and Sisters to School!

A story time with children’s author Dianne Ochiltree will be held in the Health Science Building on Valencia’s West Campus on November 11 from 10-11:30 a.m. This event which is part of the Raising Readers program will include stations for children to draw pictures of the stories they’ve heard. Light refreshments will be served. For additional information please contact the Communications Department office at ext. 1313.

News from Collegewide Staff Council

Valencia donated an estimated $14,563 in school supplies for the Push for Pencils supply drive held in September. The staff at A Gift for Teaching was overwhelmed by the generosity of Valencia - “Thank you very much to you, the supply drive committee, and all the staff, faculty, and students at Valencia Community College for this FABULOUS donation!! You all are changing the lives of so many students in need! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!”

The Staff Council would like to give special recognition and thanks to Priscilla Gray for her leadership and devotion to this worthy cause. Under her direction the project ran smoothly and was tremendously successful.

NISOD Nominations

Please consider nominating a worthy colleague for the National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence in Learning Leadership Award. The purpose of the NISOD awards program at Valencia is to recognize members of the faculty, staff and administration for outstanding accomplishments in improving student learning. Recipients should have demonstrated meritorious learning leadership, as outlined in the award guidelines.

To request a nomination form and guidelines, please contact Becky Gallup, College & Community Relations, extension 3218. Please note the submission deadline is Friday, November 10, 2006. For more information about NISOD and this year's conference (May 20 – 23, 2007), visit www.nisod.org .

UCF College of Business Offers a Unique Opportunity

If you have a minimum of three years professional work experience and a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, UCF College of Business offers a unique opportunity – an accelerated 22-month professional MBA program that meets twice a week with classes beginning August 2007 on the West and Osceola campuses of Valencia. Please join us at one of our information sessions.

• November 9, 2006, 6-8 p.m., UCF’s MetroWest campus at Valencia, building 1, room 113, 1800 S. Kirkman Rd., Orlando.

• November 16, 2006, 6-8 p.m.,UCF’s Osceola campus at Valencia, building 3, room 231, 1800 Denn John Lane, Kissimmee.

To RSVP please call 407-823-3622 or email pmba@bus.ucf.edu. For more information visit www.bus.ucf.edu/edu.

Leadership Valencia

Migrating Your Existing Course From WebCT 4.1 to WebCT 6 - This workshop will show you how to move your existing WebCT course from version 4.1 to the latest version 6. You will be given information on how to perform the procedure, learn some common pitfalls, hear about some migration strategies, and see an example of how existing content moves into the new environment. You will have the opportunity to schedule an appointment with an LTAD staff member at the conclusion of the workshop. November 3, 1-3 p.m., Winter Park Campus, Room 114, registration code: TWCT1103 or November 10, 1-3 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-149, registration code: TWCT1110.

Holocaust Study: A Visit to Auschwitz, Warsaw and Kracow - Learn how Professor Gair's endowed chair funded trip to Holocaust sites in Europe and Israel enriched his teaching of Holocaust literature. November 6, 2-4 p.m., East Campus, Room 5-112, registration code: GVHS.

Microsoft Tips and Tricks - Increase your efficiency with MS Office programs. Session will include Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Learn shortcut keys, similar icons and helpful toolbars that are applicable across multiple Microsoft programs. November 6, 2-3:30 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-326A, registration code: TMTT1; or November 8, 2-3:30 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-210, registration code: TMTT2.

Formation is For Everyone - Join us for ongoing, relaxed lunch conversations around Parker Palmer's essay, "13 Ways of Looking at Community." Our first meeting will be to introduce Parker Palmer and Formation; thereafter, alternating lunch on East and West campuses throughout the year, each time talking with others about one of the 13 ways. This is a time for faculty, staff and administrators to practice ways of speaking and being heard that allow a group to become a deeply respectful and caring community-in-learning where each person has a voice. November 7, 1-2 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-212B, registration code: LFORM9.

What WebCT Can Do For You Video Conference - This video conference session will provide participants with an overview of how WebCT can enhance their curricula. Topics covered will include designing a course, communicating with students, creating assignments, and using the gradebook. Participants will also discuss how an instructor can get a course designated as either WebCT enhanced, hybrid or fully online. The video conference will be November 9, 1:15-2:15 p.m. and can be viewed on any campus. When registering, please be sure to note the campus and registration code for the campus you will be viewing from.

• West Campus, Room 6-326A. - TWVC1

• East Campus, Room 4-149 - TWVC2

• Osceola Campus, Room 2-101 - TWVC3

• Winter Park, Room 143 - TWVC4

Organizing an Effective Office - Gather ideas for improving office operations! Learn ways to organize frequently used data and efficiently file projects for easy access. Note: This session is sponsored by Career Staff Council. November 10, 9-11 a.m., West Campus, Room HSB-120, registration code: POEO.

To register for any Leadership Valencia classes and for more information go to http://valencia.cc.fl.us/ leadership.

The Osceola and West Campuses are Looking for Tutors!

The Learning Center at Osceola Campus and the West Campus Tutoring Center are in need of tutors. Osceola Campus needs tutors in ALL subject areas and the West Campus Tutoring Center is in need of tutors for all subject areas except math.

For additional information on Osceola Campus, located in building 3, room 100, please contact Professor Guevara at ext. 4112 or Marilyn at ext. 4146.

For additional information on the West Campus Tutoring Center, located in SSB-248, please contact Ronald Woodruff at ext 1249.

A Warm Valencia Welcome to These new Full-time Employees

Michael Perrin, security field supervisor, Security-East, mc 3-14, ext. 2692
William Wright, security field supervisor, Security-Osceola, mc 6-5, ext. 4882

Kudos

History professor Charles Killinger was inducted into the Rhodes College Athletic Hall of Fame at Rhodes’ homecoming on October 21 in Memphis, Tennessee along with other members of Rhodes’ 1961 NCAA championship baseball team.