Vol. XXXVI, No. 03

January 29, 2007

This Week at Valencia

Wednesday, January 31

Student Leader Program Team mtg., 9 a.m., West Campus, SSB 110E

Thursday, February 1

Atlas Access mtg., 9 a.m., Winter Park , TBD

Visions & Voices with novelist Caryl Phillips, 1 p.m., Osceola Campus, Bldg. 2 auditorium

College Learning Council, 2:30 p.m., DTC, 1 st floor conference A/B

Sick Leave Pool Board of Directors Election

Your vote counts!!! Ballots were sent to all Sick Leave Pool members on Tuesday, January 23, by email and interoffice mail. If you are a member of SLP and didn't receive a ballot please call Sue Bouchard, ext. 8080.

Your vote is due in Human Resources by end of day Tuesday, January 30 . Last year 38 percent of our SLP members decided who our representatives would be. Remind your colleagues to VOTE!

Endowed Chairs for Learning Leadership Program

Applications are now being accepted for the 2007-08 Endowed Chairs for the Learning Leadership Program. The program provides resources to full-time teaching faculty for the advancement of instruction and learning. This year the Valencia Foundation is offering 40 chairs, altogether totaling $130,400. The guidelines and application package with complete program details can be found on the foundation's website at   or by calling Becky Gallup at extension 3218. Application packets must be received in College & Community Relations by February 28 at 5:00 p.m.

East Campus Student Success is on the Move

The East Campus Student Success department has moved to bldg. 7, rm. 110A. Our mail code, 3-24, remains the same, as well as our phone extensions: Mary Allen, 2274; Myrna Figueroa, 2802.

News from Procurement

Procurement cardholders - every transaction that appears in PaymentNet under your account, including credits, needs to be reviewed with notes attached before each weekly download to Oracle. Doing so is a requirement of the Procurement Card program and it also verifies the accuracy of transactions. Documentation for the purchase should be forwarded to your assigned PCard coordinator within a few days of your purchase(s) to allow for timely approvals.

Vendor profiles and W-9 forms - Procurement enters suppliers in the supplier database that have completely and correctly filled out the vendor business profile and W-9 form. The W-9 form is an IRS requirement and must be signed by a representative of the company. Suppliers are entered based on their W-9 form information. The 'parent' company is the default company. Many 'parent' companies can have multiple 'daughters' or DBA's. Different sites will be set up under the parent company. Some examples are:

•  F&C Capozzoli, Inc DBA United Fire Protection
•  Florida Visual Display Products DBA Florida Chalkboard Co.
•  Demaria Holdings Inc. DBA Mark Products
•  DRII LLC DBA DA Sand Lake LLC
•  Daniel E. Harvey Inc DBA Last Stage Out of Town

Should you have any questions, please contact Procurement at ext. 5532.

Upcoming Leadership Valencia Workshops

Formation is for Everyone - Bring your lunch and join us for ongoing relaxed conversations around Parker Palmer's essay, "13 Ways of Looking at Community." 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. January 30, 1-2 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-212B. Registration code: LFORM2 and February 13, 1-2 p.m. East Campus, Room 4-212B. Registration code: LFORM3.

Help, How do I Transfer This Call? - Do you notice that Nortel telephone sitting on your desk? Do you know how to use all of its features? Have you ever lost a call? What are all those buttons for anyway? Spend a little time with Ted, our telephone guy, and learn how to use the phone's many features that will make your job easier. Find out about other resources you may not be aware of. Join us for an informative and fun telephone refresher. January 31, 3-4:30 p.m., Winter Park Campus, Room 221. Registration code: PTTC 

Excelling with Excel: Introduction to Microsoft Excel - Back by popular demand, this session will provide participants with basic Microsoft Excel worksheet skills, including entering and editing data, navigating, formatting and printing the worksheet, along with basic functions and formulas. Choose from one of the following:

•  February 2, 1-2:30 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-326A. Registration code: TIE1
•  February 9, 1-2:30 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-122. Registration code: TIE2
•  February 16, 1-2:30 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 2-116. Registration code: TIE3

Five Wishes: Living Will - Five Wishes is the first living will that addresses your personal, emotional and spiritual needs, as well as your medical wishes.  There are many things in life that are out of our hands. Attend one of these sessions to help you prepare for unavoidable life issues.

•  February 6, 10-11 a.m., West Campus, Room 6-202. Registration code: GWISH1
•  February 13, 3-4 p.m., East Campus, Room 3-113. Registration code: GWISH2

Circles of Belonging - Ever wonder what makes a person tick? Individual experiences play a huge part in shaping the way we interact with others and view the world around us. This in-depth interactive workshop will examine how diversity of experience impacts our interpersonal communications and relationships. Through discovery and discussion, learn more about yourself and the people around you. Participants will leave the session with an increased understanding of and appreciation for similarities and differences. February 8, 4-8 p.m., Winter Park  Campus, Room 225-226. Registration code: PCOB2

Enhancing Your WebCT Course with Videotape using Visual Communicator - Create professional quality video for your online course. Visual Communicator software can be used to create an orientation video for your students, as well as online video reviews and lessons. You will be introduced to Visual Communicator, shown samples of finished videos, participate in a brief videotaping session, and discuss best practices. An opportunity will be given to sign up for individual sessions. February 13, 1-2:30 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-326A. Registration code: TEYW1

Distracted Driving: Expect the Unexpected - Driving is a common activity, one that we often take for granted. But it is a serious responsibility that deserves your full and undivided attention. Attend this informative workshop and learn how to become a defensive driver. February 13, 2-3 p.m., East Campus, Room 8-105D. Registration code: GDRIVE

AccuTrack9 Overview - This powerful database software automates the collection of data and creates reports as required. Its unparalleled functionality allows great flexibility to meet the needs of various types of academic centers. AccuTrack9 can be used by tutoring centers, advising centers, writing labs, computer labs, financial aid offices, gyms, student support services and learning centers, to name a few . February 14, 1-2:30 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-326A. Registration code: TAT92

Budget Management for Administrative Assistants - Do you know the difference between Procurement, Budget and Accounts Payable departments? Do you know about SPD funds, operating funds, foundation accounts and strategic equipment funds? Here's your chance to get your questions answered. February 16, 9-11 a.m., East Campus, Room 3-113. Registration code: PBMAA

To register for any Leadership Valencia workshop go to http://valenciacc.edu/leadership/regstr.asp

Visions & Voices Series Continues With Novelist Caryl Phillips

Valencia welcomes novelist Caryl Phillips on February 1. Phillips was born in St. Kitts and was brought up in Leeds , England . His latest book is Dancing in the Dark (2006), a historical novel that tells the remarkable, little-known story of Bert Williams, the first black entertainer in the U.S. to reach the highest levels of fame and fortune by playing to a stereotype. Phillips' previous novel Distant Shore won the 2004 Commonwealth Writers Prize. Caryl is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has won the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Lannan Fellowship, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. After being named The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 1992, Caryl Phillips was on the 1993 Granta list of Best of Young British Writers.

His reading will take place at 1 p.m. followed by a book signing in the Osceola Campus auditorium in Bldg. 2. The campus is located at 1800 Denn John Lane in Kissimmee. 

Osceola Campus Learning Center is Offering Free Student Workshops!!!

Every Thursday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. during February, March and April free student workshops are being held in the Osceola Campus Learning Center , building 3, room 100. Below is the schedule of workshops:

Please encourage your students to attend. For more info visit the Learning Center or go to http://valenciacc.edu/osceola/learningcenter/workshops

Kudos

East Campus International Student Services Manager Lori Sunday (Bevel) was recently elected chair of the Florida Association of International Educators (FAIE). This position also makes her the Florida representative on the Executive Board of the National Association of International Educators. Prior to this honor, Lori served for four years as the Orlando District Coordinator for FAIE, a position in which she provided learning leadership for practitioners for the nine central Florida counties on immigration and international education procedures, as well as other activities related to colleges hosting international students. Congratulations, Lori!

Diane Brown, professor of Humanities at Osceola Campus, presented a paper "Mozart's Unfinished Requiem: Untangling the Mystery and Finishing the Score" at the 4th Landau-Paris-Symposium on the Eighteenth Century (LAPASEC) conference on "The Sketch in the 18th Century" at the Université Paris in November 2006.

Anita Kovalsky has been selected by the National League for Nursing to serve as the NLN Ambassador to Valencia . The NLN Ambassador will ensure that the nursing faculty at Valencia are informed about NLN initiatives and the opportunities available to them for research grants. The Ambassador will also facilitate communication with the NLN about emerging trends, needs and concerns for Valencia . Overall, Anita will be responsible for this important initiative to work to advance excellence in the nursing education community.

History Professor Charles Killinger provided commentary at the session titled "Italian Intellectuals Face Fascism". This session took place recently at the American Historical Association's National Meeting in Atlanta , Georgia.