Vol. XXXVI, No. 40
October 22, 2007

This Week at Valencia

Monday, October 15

Student Affairs Leadership Team, 10 a.m., West Campus, HSB-211

Tuesday, October 16

Learning Day, 8 a.m., East Campus

Thursday, October 18

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

District Board of Trustees Board Summary

The summary from the District Board of Trustees meeting held October 16 will be in next week’s issue of the Bulletin.

Request from the Library

You may not recognize the "LINCC" name, but have you ever used online resources to search for a book, find an article or access a database through one of Valencia's libraries? LINCC is the portal for all of Florida's 28 community colleges to share an incredible amount of material, a service that most of us take for granted! Periodically LINCC administers a user satisfaction survey. This feedback is used to evaluate the users' experience. Please take a few minutes to complete this online survey. You will be able to identify your status (student, faculty, administrator, other). The 11 question survey runs through November 16 and is available at http://survey.cclaflorida.org/surveys/student2007.htm

News from Procurement

Banner Helpful Hints:

Keep on tabbing. When creating a requisition in INB Banner, it is important to tab through all the fields in the Commodity/Accounting tab. This includes your FOAP. The tabbing calculates your figures. If you are still not balanced on the Balancing/ Completion tab, try exiting the form and pull it up again to tab through and complete.

Saves and encumbers as you go. The INB Banner system saves as you go. When creating a requisition, the system will generate a requisition number by the time you reach the Commodity/ Accounting tab. The system also encumbers the funds even if you have not completed and sent your requisition for approval. Any incomplete requisition in the system is holding funds so make sure you complete and approve it or have Procurement cancel it for you.

Toner Cartridge Shipping Invoices

The cost of the toner cartridge for the Panasonic multifunctional units is included in our monthly service maintenance cost for the machine.  However, a shipping cost of $5 is not.  That is an additional cost that the collegewide account pays for. When you receive your new toner cartridge, please forward all invoices to Procurement at MC 4-42 for payment. Mark on the invoice the date the toner arrived.

Strategic Equipment List

Form B is required for all approved items on the Strategic Equipment List. This form, along with instructions for submittal of the form, can be found on the Procurement Web site under: http://www.valenciacc.edu/procurement/facultystaff_FAQs.asp.

Call for NISOD Nominations

Please consider nominating a worthy colleague for the National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence in Learning Leadership Award.  The purpose of the NISOD awards program at Valencia is to recognize members of the faculty, staff and administration for outstanding accomplishments in improving student learning. Recipients should have demonstrated meritorious learning leadership, as outlined in the award guidelines. 

For more information about NISOD and this year's conference, to be held May 25-28, 2008, visit NISOD’s Web site at www.nisod.org.

Last Opportunity to Apply for Participation in Valencia’s Focus on the Workplace Program During 2007-08

Applications are being accepted to participate in Spring Term and Summer Term A 2008. This exciting program enables you to spend time out in business and industry so you can learn more about the “corporate culture.” Learn how employees are expected to communicate, perform and work together, as well as exciting employment opportunities and career paths available for students.

All full-time, tenure or tenure-track faculty, full-time counselors, advisors and professional staff are eligible to apply with your supervisor’s approval. Eligible faculty are released from two 3-credit hour classes to participate. Advisors, counselors and professional staff are released for 40-80 hours (one-two weeks) and can participate any time during the year.

For more information and to get an application, go to: valenciacc.edu/focus/. The deadline to apply is October 31st.  If you need more time, please contact LeSena Jones at ext. 3344.

Kudos

Dr. Jared Graber, West Campus interim provost recently chaired the SACS Reaffirmation of Accreditation Committee visiting Southside Virginia Community College.

Valencia has been a significant part of my life for these last 26 years. I am so proud to call Valencia my family. The experiences with all of you have been incredible and truly an inspiration. Thank you so much for the wonderful retirement party with all the many special tributes, cards and gifts - it was awesome and you truly showed that Valencia creative spirit! You have all influenced my life in so many ways. These years will be treasured and heartfelt memories. I am looking forward to continuing my journey of serving with the same level of intensity while keeping in touch with many of you.  Your friendships are for a lifetime.  I am so blessed to be part of your family

- Joan Tiller

Correction to last week’s Bulletin

Maritza Goodman is now with Office of Information Technology located in SSB-171.