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A weekly publication for the staff & faculty
of Valencia Community College Vol. XXXV, No.
48
December 18, 2006
This Week at Valencia
Monday, December 18
Instructional Affairs Committee, 8:30 a.m., East Campus, 3-113
Atlas Application Advisory Group, 3 p.m., West Campus, 6-202
The District Board of Trustees Summary will be in the
next issue of the Bulletin.
Humane Education - New Class Starting With the Spring
Term
Pat Boyle, instructor of Fine Arts, Humanities, will teach a course
in Humane Education beginning in January. Humane Education can be
defined as "a process that encourages an understanding of the
need for compassion and respect for people, animals and the environment,
and recognizes the interdependence of all living things." Valencia
is the first college in Central Florida to offer Humane Education.
Despite its being mandated by Florida statute, Humane Education is
only recently attracting local and national attention due in part
to issues such as global warming and the euthanasia of millions of
unwanted cats and dogs. Dr. Boyle has taught humanities at Valencia
since 1997 and is president and founder of Buddies for Life, Inc.,
a nonprofit organization that rescues unwanted animals and finds them
good homes. Humane Education (HUM2930) will be offered on Friday mornings
beginning January 12. In addition to interesting reading selections,
films and discussions, the class will visit the Orlando Humane Society
and Orange County Animal Services. Anyone interested can contact Pat
directly at 321-274-6043 or the West Campus Humanities Department
office at extension 1300.
Achieving the Dream (AtD), Supplemental
Learning (SL) Update:
The Supplemental Learning Leadership Team is looking for excellent
student to be trained as Supplemental Learning Leaders. Many of
our best SL Leaders have been recommended to us from instructors
and staff such as yourself. For the Spring semester, we are offering
SL in MAT0012C, MAT0024C, MAT1033C, MAC1105, ENC1101 and POS2041.
We will need SL Leaders for each class that is offering an SL component
(74 sections collegewide). SL Leaders participate in class, and
they offer weekly “SL sessions” for students in enrolled
SL courses.
Do you know of a great student who would make a great SL Leader?
Want to learn more about Supplemental Learning or how you can get
involved with Supplemental Learning? Contact your campus Supplemental
Learning Coordinator:
• East Campus – Libby Gore, ext. 2385
• Osceola Campus - Al Groccia, ext. 4182
• West Campus – Russell Takashima, ext. 1724
• Winter Park Campus – Linda Hidek, ext. 6817
A Fond Farewell and Best Wishes To These
Valencia Retirees
Lennox Bailey, security officer-west, retiring
12/31/06
Joanne Wit, professor of nursing-west, retiring
12/31/06
Kudos
Marilyn McLatchey, professor of Humanities, was
the featured
reader recently at the Center for New Words in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
McLatchey read from her new book Firestarter, a memoir about a remarkable
elementary school teacher and about the challenges of education,
past and present. For more information, see http://mbmclatchey.corvidwriters.org/
or www.centerfornewwords.org.
Dr. Jared Graber, dean of Business, Behavioral
and Social Sciences, West Campus and project director for SACS and
Dr. Rosemary Layne, dean of Faculty Professional Development and
Credentialing at Brevard Community College conducted concurrent
and roundtable sessions at the December annual meeting of the SACS
Commission on Colleges in Orlando. The principle presentation titled
"Faculty Qualifications: Building a Culture of Commitment"
described how our institutions have improved faculty credentialing
systems both technically and ethically through specialized infrastructure,
training and oversight.
Happy Holidays to All!
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
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