Vol. XXXVI, No. 31

August 20, 2007

This Week at Valencia

Monday, August 20
Instructional Affairs Committee, 8:30 a.m., West Campus, 6-202

Wednesday, August 22
Academic Assembly, 8:30 a.m., East Campus, PAC

Thursday, August 23
East Campus Faculty Senate, 1 p.m., East Campus, 5-112

Academic Assembly Schedule of Events

Academic Assembly will be held Wednesday, August 22 on East Campus. This important gathering will provide an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of colleagues, commemorate Valencia’s 40th anniversary, and take a fresh look together at our progress as a college.

A light continental breakfast will be served in the Cafeteria from 8-8:30 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Please wear your employee nametag. If you do not have one, there will be nametags available as you enter the cafeteria.

The following is a schedule of the morning’s activities:

8:00 a.m. - CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Building 5, Cafeteria)

8:30 a.m. - PROGRAM (Performing Arts Center)

• Welcome and Introductions
  Sanford C. Shugart,
  President, Valencia Community College, District Board of Trustees
• Recognition of 2007-2008 Governance Council Chairs
  Sanford Shugart
• Recognition of 2007-2008 Endowed Chair Recipients
  Geraldine Gallagher,
  President & CEO, Valencia Foundation
• Recognition of 2007 Newly Tenured Faculty
  Rose Watson,
  President, Faculty Association
• Recognition of 2007-2008 Sabbatical Recipients
  Rose Watson
• Recognition of 2007 NISOD Excellence Award Recipients
  Rose Watson
• Recognition of 2006-2007 Advanced Degrees Conferred
  Rose Watson       

9:30 a.m. - FACULTY ADDRESS

Rose Watson       
Kaye Walter,
Executive Vice President and Chief Learning officer   

10:00 a.m. - BREAK

10:15 a.m. - PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

Sanford Shugart

11:05 a.m. - Q&A

Sanford Shugart

11:30 a.m. - ADJOURN

New Faculty/Staff Parking Decals

Effective September 1, the current green parking decals, both hang tags and stickers, will no longer be valid. Please follow the procedures below to get your new 2007 decal:

• Log in to your Atlas account and click on College Services
• Click on the Faculty Advisor Services link
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Parking Permits”
• Click on the appropriate link and follow the drop down menus to complete your vehicle registration.
• Click “Submit” on each of the four pages and when prompted, print the last page.
• Bring the printed page, along with your vehicle registration and Valencia ID # to your campus Security office to pick up your new decal.

Career Service Evaluations

If you have not already done so, please talk to your full-time Career Service employees regarding their upcoming yearly Performance Evaluation. Evaluations are due no later than September 30, 2007.

College policy 6Hx28:09-09 states that full-time career service employees will be evaluated in writing at least once a year during the first three months of the next fiscal year. The policy can be viewed on our website.

If you need a hard copy of the evaluation packet or have questions please contact Sherian Stevenson at extension 8042.

News from Procurement

When requesting purchases from State of Florida contracts please have the vendor reference the contract number on their quotation and enter the contract number on your requisition. Procurement will verify the contract number, items ordered, and expiration date to insure proper documentation for audit reviews.

Updated Banner manuals are posted on the Atlas Web page under the Finance tab.  You will always find the most current version on the Web page for download. As we learn more about the system, we will share helpful hints and guidelines.

Procurement Card FAQ:

Q: What kinds of transactions can be paid by PCard? 

A: The PCard is to be used for purchases directly related to Valencia business only. Typically, these are your low-dollar, high-volume purchases, such as office supplies, conference registration fees, educational supplies, institutional memberships, subscriptions, and the like.  For further information on what the PCard can be used for, please contact Kacy Weekes at x1974.

Latest Offerings from Leadership Valencia

Real World Retirement Planning - This is not your parent's retirement. This session will expose you to retirement planning considerations including the changes in life expectancy, awareness of seven mistakes in making retirement plans such as 401(k) or 403(b). Other considerations such as long-term health care, estate planning and inheritance taxes will be discussed as they pertain to your retirement planning. Bring your favorite beverage; a free box lunch will be served. Sponsored by American Association for Women in Community Colleges. August 30, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-202, registration code: GRWRP.

Banner Finance, INB and Self Service Refresher Workshop - This workshop is designed for users who have previously completed a Banner INB or Self Service class and currently use the new financial system. Bring your questions for an open discussion on how to maneuver around the system. Please choose from one of the following:

• September 6, 8:30-11 a.m., CJI Campus, Room 228, registration code: TBR-1
• September 12, 1:30-4 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 3-330, registration code: TBR-2

Banner for Budget Managers - This workshop is designed for budget managers who are responsible for one or more departments and who want to be able to look up their budgets, personnel expenses and create budget transfers. September 6, 1-3 p.m., CJI Campus, Room 228, registration code: TBBM-1.

The New Microsoft Office 2007 Interface -This workshop will introduce attendees to the new Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbon interface, as well as exploring features such as the MS office button, contextual tabs, and SmartArt Graphics. Please choose from one of the following:

• September 6, 5-6 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 2-142, registration code: TNMOI-1
• September 11, 1-2 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 2-142, registration code: TNMOI-2

All of the Weight Watchers participants did an amazing job during the inaugural session in spring ‘07. The friendly weight loss challenge between campuses was fun. Here are the results:

• East campus was our winner losing 389.9 pounds. 
• West Campus was close behind at 368.2 pounds. 
• Downtown Center did outstanding with a total weight loss of 117.3 pounds. 

All participants who attended 10 or more meetings during the program, as well as the big weight loss winners, will be receiving incentives for their achievements. Congratulations to all that participated and your continued success!   

Kudos

The Criminal Justice Institute would like to congratulate Debbie McKibben for her selection as the Criminal Justice Institutes (CJI) Technical Document Specialist.

Barbara Luse, Human Resources, 7/23/07

Ron Keiper, Science-West, 8/31/07

Barbara Ripaldi, Workforce Development, 8/31/07

Hugo Rodriguez, Grounds Maintenance-East, 8/31/07

Corinne Russo, Career Center-West, 8/31/07

Joan Tiller, Workforce Development, 9/30/07