Vol. XXXV, No. 45

November 20, 2006

This Week at Valencia

Monday, November 20 

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

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

College closed Wednesday, November 22 thru Sunday November 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday

Class C Travel Update

Upon further research of the Florida Statute related to travel, it has been determined by Legal Council that the college is not able to reimburse meals for class C travel defined as short day trips (no overnight stay) outside of Orange and Osceola Counties.

Effective immediately, class C travel will not be reimbursed. If you need additional information, please contact Jackie Lasch at ext. 3300. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion caused by the Class C travel change.

Kudos

Congratulations to Terri Covington, coordinator of Grants and Contracts, on being awarded a $750 scholarship to attend Resource Development Specialist Training sponsored by the Council for Resource Development and hosted by Mott Community College . The training program runs March 18-30 in Flint , MI , and Washington , DC . The Specialist Training Program is designed for professionals who are new to fundraising, new to community colleges, or want to improve their private fundraising and grant writing skills. The Council for Resource Development is an affiliate organization of the American Association of Community Colleges, serving over 1,550 members at more than 700 institutions.

Andrew Alexander and Jeffery Donley, professors of Fine Arts, Humanities, attended the 52nd Annual Conference of the Florida Philosophical Association on November 9-11. They participated in two sessions. The first was a Symposium on Meaning, Language and Reality , with the second being a parallel session titled "Is 'Evolutionary Psychology' Even Possible?" A former president of the Philosophical Association invited both professors to present papers at the next conference.

As part of the Atlantic Center for the Arts Lecture Series on Poets and Painters, Marilyn McLatchey, professor of Humanities, will deliver a reading of her own poetry on November 29th at 7PM at the Harris House Annex, 123 Douglas Street , New Smyrna Beach , FL. This is a free event and open to the public.

A Warm Valencia Welcome to These new Full-time Employees

Joel Nantais, financial aid clerk, West, mc 4-17, ext. 1734
Cheryl Ricardo, assistant director, Financial Aid, West, mc 4-17, ext. 5602

A Fond Farewell and Best Wishes to These Retirees

Eileen Bates, security officer, East, retiring 11/30/06
Nancy Vazquez, technical document specialist, Osceola, retiring 11/30/06

Happy Thanksgiving to all!