Vol. XXXVI, No. 06

February 19, 2007

This Week at Valencia

Monday, February 19

Instructional Affairs Committee, 8:30 a.m., West Campus, 6-202
Evaluation Task Force, 2:30 p.m., West Campus, 9-222 

Tuesday, February 20

District Board of Trustees, 8:30 a.m., Osceola Campus, 2-219b

Thursday, February 22

College Planning Council, 2:30 p.m., Osceola Campus, 2-219b 

Friday, February 23 

Collegewide Student Development Team, 9:30 a.m., Winter Park , 123 

Sunday, February 25

5K Walk, Run or Roll, 6:45 a.m., West Campus

Energy Team

Siemens' Building Technologies, the college's energy consultant, is continuing the audit process. While this initiative is in progress a number of recommendations are being formulated to support the final report that will be submitted to the college within a few months. In the meantime, the college has been performing some minor repairs that also contribute to energy savings. Effective February 2007 the college re-established a recycling program that is being implemented in stages and starting on the East Campus for a six months period. Once the process becomes fully functional the other campuses will be included.

Success Stories : Valencia was successful in securing two rebates totaling $11,000 from Progress Energy for the installation of new energy efficient chillers on the East Campus. Other savings on the East Campus can be attributed to the replacement of secondary feeders to the newly installed power transformer and replacement of the current transformer for buildings 1A and 1B. Savings on West Campus are from the replacement of two circulating pumps in the central plant, replacement of a chiller compressor, and upgrade of controls. The Osceola Campus also benefited from energy savings by adding to the Energy Management System (EMS) the controls of lights in the common areas.

Energy Myth : Heating up a building in the morning takes more energy than keeping it warm all night.

Energy Fact : Buildings have a large amount of heat loss relative to their thermal mass. It usually takes less energy to warm up a building daily rather than keep it warm all night.

Achieving the Dream (AtD), Supplemental Learning (SL) Update:

The Supplemental Learning Leadership Team is looking for excellent students 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 summer 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. SL leaders participate in class, and they offer weekly "SL sessions" for students enrolled in SL courses.

Do you know of a great student who would make a great SL leader? Contact your campus Supplemental Learning Coordinator:

•  East - Libby Gore, ext. 2385
•  Osceola - Al Groccia, ext. 4182
•  West - Russell Takishima, ext. 1724
•  Winter Park - Linda Hidek, ext 6817

Want to learn more about Supplemental Learning or how you can get involved? Check out our website: http://www.valenciacc.edu/dream/suppLearning.asp

News from Procurement

Oracle approvers can forward their notifications to another Oracle approver prior to being away from the office. This keeps your office running smoothly in your absence. Instructions for this easy procedure can be found in the Oracle Purchasing Manual, under the tab for: Approval Instructions including Forwarding Notifications.

Food Services - the hours of operation for Cabin Creek Food Services can be found on the Procurement Web site. Cabin Creek Foods operates a food court concept which includes The Twisted River Grill, Charleston 's and The Little Bean Company. In addition the East Campus location also has a new Pita Palace

Copy Centers - any department needing color copy paper, Scantron/NCS answer sheets, or NCR paper should contact the East or West Copy Centers . Cost for these items will be charged to the department budget under GL 620040.

• Color copy paper -$3.00 per ream
• Scantron/NCS answer sheets - 2 cents each
• NCR paper - $4.00/ream

Collegewide Staff Council News

Calling all career staff! Please join the Collegewide Staff Council at the upcoming 5K Walk, Run or Roll event on February 25. Career staff will be sponsoring the Kids Race and Fun events. We are in need of individuals to paint faces, help with crafts and award ribbons. This is a great way to show our support for this wonderful opportunity to raise money for scholarships. If you would like to participate please give Joanna Branham, ext. 2821, a quick call and she will get you signed up.

YOU, one of the many career staff employees, are of significant value to Valencia Community College ; to the students, faculty, administrators and your peers. You help shape thousands of lives every day. Please join Dr. Dean Kohrs on March 6 for his presentation You are More Important Than You Know and hear how he reflects upon and reminds us of the critical importance of the career staff in setting the tone for student experience and success at Valencia . Join us for one of the following:

•  9 a.m . - East Campus, Room 5-112
•  11:30 a.m . - Winter Park Campus, Room 225/226
•  1:30 p.m . - West Campus, HSB 220
•  3:30 p.m . - Osceola Campus, Room 3-239

Endowed Chairs for Learning Leadership Program Application Deadline is Approaching

Applications are now being accepted for the 2007-08 Endowed Chairs for 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.

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. February 27, 1-2 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-212B, registration code: LFORM4.

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 22, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-202, registration code: PCOB3.

Introduction to GroupWise 7.0 - Learn new features of GroupWise 7.0.  Discuss topics such as managing groups and address books, viewing multiple screens, and effectively using your calendar. Choose from one of the following:

•  February 20, 2-4 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-221, registration code: TGW1
•  February 21, 2-4 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-220, registration code: TGW2
•  February 27, 2-4 p.m., Winter Park Campus, Room 134, registration code: TGW3

Classroom Performance System - Learn the basics of how to click your "Clicker." This workshop will teach you what Classroom Performance System (CPS) is and how it works. You will be shown how to set up the CPS, create a database, and write a series of questions. Note: Please bring a blank diskette or jump drive. February 21, 1-2:30 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-326A, registration code: TCPS1.

Streaming Your Assessments With Respondus and StudyMate - Bring your quizzes and testbanks and get ready to learn how to quickly and easily develop, edit, and publish quizzes, self-tests, flashcards, crossword puzzles and many other interactive assessment tools to your WebCT component. Note: For WebCT Users Only. Choose from one of the following:

•  February 22, 1-4 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-122, registration code: TSWRS1
•  February 23, 1-4 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 2-246, registration code: TSWRS2
•  March 2, 1-4 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-326A, registration code: TSWRS3

WebCT6 Question and Answer Session - This session is an open lab forum designed as a follow-up to WebCT6 training participants. Please bring questions. Note: Every participant will have his/her own workstation. February 23, 10-11:30 a.m., Osceola Campus, Room 2-246, registration code:  TWQA1

PowerPoint Advanced - Get beyond the normal everyday presentation with Advanced PowerPoint. Transfer structured MS Word outlines directly to formatted slides in one step. Break out of the linear presentation model with multiple slide masters and action buttons. Tailor your own content; add video, sound and Flash interactive movies; even create and manipulate 3-D objects.  Create everything you need for an interactive kiosk or self-loading CD-ROM and share your presentation via e-mail, Word, Web page or as image files. February 27, 1-5 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-326A, registration code: TPPA or March 1, 1-5 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-122, registration code: TPPA2

Identity Theft - As of April 2003, 11.8 million Americans have been victims of identity theft. If you do not own a shredder in your home and/or place of work, if you still carry your social security card in your wallet, if you do not check merchant copies of your debit/credit card receipts, and if you still use the mailbox red flag, then you will want to attend this session. February 28, 2-3 p.m., East Campus, Room 8-105D, registration code: GIT

Introduction to PowerPoint - This session will provide participants with basic PowerPoint presentation skills, including entering and editing backgrounds, text and images. Also covered will be slide transitions, custom animation, and printing options. March 2, 1-2:30 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-122 , registration code: TIP1

To register for any workshops or more information visit http://valenciacc.edu/leadership.

VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Orlando, Florida
Regular Meeting, February 20, 2007, 8:30 a.m.
Osceola Campus, Room 2-219B, 1800 Denn John Lane, Kissimmee

AGENDA   

THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Call to Order -- Board Chairman

Invocation - Dr. Stanley H. Stone, Vice President of Human Resources and Diversity

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Recognition: American Association of Community Colleges 2007 Outstanding Alumni Award to Corporal Jennifer fulford-Salvano with Chief Matt Weathersby, Orange county Sheriff's office

II.   Reports

A.   Osceola Campus (Dr. Silvia Zapico, Provost, Osceola Campus)
B.   Osceola Student Government Association Report ( Victor Rosado, Osceola SGA President and Casey Evans, Osceola SGA Parliamentarian)
C.   Quarterly Financial Report (Keith Houck, Vice President Administrative Services)
D.   Construction Report (Keith Houck)
E.   Faculty Development (Dr. Kaye Walter, Executive Vice President, Chief Learning Officer)
F.   Strategic Planning Update (Susan Kelley, Vice President Institutional Advancement)
G.   Spring Term Enrollment (Dr. Romano, Vice President Student Affairs)
H.   Faculty Council Report (Tom Byrnes, President, Collegewide Faculty Council)
I.   Valencia Foundation Report (Raymer Maguire III, Trustee)
J.   President's Report (Dr. Sanford Shugart)

III.   New Business

A.   Budget Amendment Request, FY 2006-2007
B.   Capital Outlay Budget, FY 2006-2007
C.   Additions, Deletions or Modifications of Courses and Programs
D.   Valencia Enterprise Courses and Fees
E.   Human Resources Agenda
F.   Submission of Grant Proposals
G.   Property Deletion

IV.   Other Business