Vol. XXXIII, No. 03

September 7, 2004

This Week at Valencia.

There are no scheduled meetings this week

News from Procurement

Procurement Services is pleased to announce a new exclusive College-wide Promotional/Marketing Items contract between Valencia Community College and American Ad Specialties. This contract was awarded to American Ad as a result of a successful competitive process in which several local area suppliers were invited to participate. The selection criteria included; service, quality, web-site access, flexibility, delivery plan, experience, and of course, price.

Ordering will be made easy through our web-site (currently under construction) but in the mean time, you can contact American Ad Specialties at 407-649-7784. Congratulations to Tammy Lamm at American Ad, a Valencia alumnus!

Attention Supervisors:

Have you scheduled a time and place for the evaluation with each of your FULL-TIME Career Service employees? This can be any time before September 30. Have you read the Question and Answer page of the packet sent on July 1? Many helpful suggestions are in that packet.

Contact Sue Bouchard, extension 1780, with questions or if you have not received a packet. If you have already sent your employees' evaluations to HR, thank you!

The latest from Leadership Valencia

Graphics and Imaging

Learn the basic computer graphics concepts everyone should know and how to use images in Microsoft Office documents. Learn how to draw with Office applications, how to save images, and how to get images in and out of the computer. Tuesday, September 7, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-221, registration code TGI0907, Wednesday, September 8, 1-5 p.m., PDC Portable, registration code GI0908 or Thursday, September 9, 1-5 p.m., Osceola Campus, Building 2, Room 116, registration code TGI0909.

Creating an Individualized Learning Plan for TLA Participants

This online workshop provides participants with an overview of the seven Essential Competencies of a Valencia Educator. Participants also learn how to create an effective Individualized Learning Plan. The face-to-face orientation (September 10) introduces the participants to the online Scenarios system. Class of 2007 faculty members who do not choose to take the online course, will find this workshop essential to designing a productive ILP. The online course wrap-up (October 8) provides a face-to-face workshop of each candidate's ILP development. Friday, September 10, 2-5 p.m., West Campus, LRC Third Floor Study Gallery, registration code LILP.

Service Matters

This highly interactive workshop is designed to leave participants motivated and confident to use proven techniques for providing superior customer service. Topics include positive attitude, customers' needs, what drives customers away, and what retains customers for life. Monday, September 13, 1-4 p.m., West Campus, Room 9-140B, registration code PSM0913.

FrontPage Introduction

This session will introduce the fundamentals of the Web, HTML, and using FrontPage to create basic Web pages. Text and list formatting, hyperlinks and images will be covered in a series of hands-on lessons. Tuesday, September 14, 1-5 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-221, registration code TFP0914

Retirement Planning Seminars- Your Options Under the FRS

Are you prepared for one of the most wonderful stages in life: retirement? How close are you to those golden years? This three-part seminar will begin with Your Options Under the Florida Retirement System (FRS), an in-depth look at the State of Florida's retirement system and options available. The second installment will feature a representative from the Social Security Administration who will discuss Social Security and Medicare in What to Expect from Social Security. The third installment will feature Valencia's 401(a) and Incentive Retirement Plans, which will cover various features of these two options. Wednesday, September 15, 9-11:30 a.m., Professional Development Center, registration code GRPFRS

FrontPage Introduction

This session will introduce the fundamentals of the Web, HTML, and using FrontPage to create basic Web pages. Text and list formatting, hyperlinks and images will be covered in a series of hands-on lessons. Wednesday, September 15, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., PDC Portable, registration code TFP0915 or Thursday, September 16, 1-5 p.m.,
Osceola Campus, Building 2, Room 116, registration code TFP0916.

Personality, Learning, & Thinking Styles for Richer Classrooms for TLA Participants

Understanding one's own style can lead to a deeper meta-cognition and an appreciation for diverse learning styles. The seminar will provide information on available online personality, learning and thinking styles inventories. Participants will be provided examples of discipline-specific classroom assignments that facilitate this understanding. Essential Competency Enhancement: Inclusion & Diversity, Core Competencies (TVCA), L-C Teaching Strategies. Thursday, September 16, 1-3 p.m., East Campus, Room 4 - 133A, registration code LPLTE.

Painless Procurement

Learn how to make your job easier by 'tips and tricks' from the Procurement Department. Topics will include Oracle, the Procurement website, negotiated agreements with preferred suppliers, and P-Card usage. Thursday, September 16, 2-3:30 p.m., West Campus, SSB-142, registration code PAIN.

To register for any Leadership Valencia workshop, mail a completed registration form to DTC-1, fax to ext. 3134, or register online at valenciacc.edu /leadership/regstr.html. For additional information, please call Heather Coxe at extension 3126.

Kudos

Diane Ashe, Professor of Psychology, West Campus, recently coauthored a book entitled, "Celebrity worshippers: Inside the minds of stargazers." It is available through PublishAmerica.com and major bookstores.

The fourth edition of "Adventures in the Human Spirit," by Philip E. Bishop, Professor of Humanities, East Campus, has been published by Prentice Hall. Professor Bishop recently gave a workshop for Cornell Fine Arts Museum on writing about art, based on his book, "Beginner's Guide to the Humanities."

Hello and Goodbye.

A warm Valencia welcome is extended to Joseph Koenig, Security Officer, West Campus, mc 4-28, ext. 1448; Rosa Martinez, Custodian, Sand Lake Center, mc 8-1, ext. 1217; Raymond Quirindongo, Senior Learning Resource Center Computer Support Specialist, East Campus, mc 3-4, ext. 2467; and the following faculty by campus:

East Campus faculty: Ahmed Ameur, Professor, Mathematics, mc 3-16, ext. 2309; Diana Ciesko, Professor, Student Life Skills, mc 3-16, ext. 2601; Carl Creasman, Jr., Professor, History, mc 3-29, ext. 2009; Paul Flores, Professor, Mathematics, mc 3-16, ext. 2366; Alan Gerber, Professor, Music, mc 3-2, ext. 2329; Lisa Gray, Professor, Accounting, mc 3-25, ext. 2393; Alexander Marvin, Professor, Psychology, mc 3-29, ext. 2096; George Michael, Professor, Mathematics, mc 3-16, ext. 2366; Amanda Saxman, Professor, Mathematics, mc 3-16, ext. 2366; Faustina Wright, Professor, Mathematics, mc 3-16, ext. 2366.

West Campus faculty: Melissa Acevedo, Professor, Psychology, mc 4-32, ext. 1203; Jacqueline Albright, Professor/Clinical Coordinator, Cardiovascular, mc 4-14, ext. 1537; Lois Chandler-Cousins, Professor, Dental Hygiene, mc 4-14, ext. 1783; Chris Evans, Professor, Journalism, mc 4-11, ext. 1170; Ryan Kasha, mc 4-23, ext. 1475; Kimberly Laughman, Professor, Nursing, mc 4-14, ext. 1948; Amy Montague-Kincade, mc 4-23, ext. 1150; Karen Murray, Professor, English as a Second Language, mc 4-11, ext. 1485; Kathleen Powell, Professor, Nursing, mc 4-14, ext. 1936; Manuel Ramos, Professor, Nursing, mc 4-14, ext. 1537; Nicole Spottke, Professor, English, mc 4-11, ext. 1935; Nadine Vaughan, Professor, Psychology, mc 4-32, ext. 1203; Kelly Williams, Professor, English, mc 4-11, ext. 1217; Amy Sindler, Professor, Nutrition, mc 4-14, ext. 1214.

Osceola Campus faculty: Oscar Cuan, Professor, Speech, mc 6-6, ext. 4286; Jose Fierro, Professor, Biology, mc 6-1, ext. 4189; Heidi Harne, Professor, Biology, mc 6-1, ext. 4834.

News from the Valencia Alumni Association

Entertainment Books are here and are only $20 EACH! Ready for 50% off and 2-for-1 savings from now until November 1, 2005? Need a great holiday gift idea that will keep on giving throughout the new year? Do you ever eat out, go to the movies, use a dry cleaner, visit attractions, play golf, go bowling, travel, stay in a hotel, rent a car, have your car washed, get an oil change, attend the theater or opera, buy CDs, purchase clothing, or have your hair styled? If your answer is yes to any of those, then you need an Entertainment 2005 book!

Available from the Valencia Alumni Association, the Entertainment 2005 book is filled with hundreds of discounts - most of them 2-for-1 or 50% off-- ranging from McDonald's to Manuel's, Auntie Anne's to Arthur's 27, and Hertz to Holiday Inn. This year, the Entertainment 2005 discount book only costs $20, with $4 of each book sold going to benefit the Alumni Association's programs and scholarships. The best part. . . it literally pays for itself with just a few uses. Also, everyone on your gift list would love to have one! Contact your campus representative today to review a book or make your purchase.

Campus Representatives are:
Downtown, Winter Park: Lisa Lovell -DTC 409, x3433
East: Richard Williams - East 2-304, ext. 2350
Osceola: Deborah Donohue - Osceola 1-150, ext. 4145
West: Teresa Gallagher - West 7-240, ext. 1745; or Linda Marcia, 14-114, ext. 1738
McCoy, Sand Lake - Sue Bouchard, West 1-111, ext. 1780

Submissions to the Bulletin are encouraged, so please e-mail your achievements, awards, recognitions, and relevant information for the college community to Mary Jane Jones, Staff Assistant in Marketing and Media Relations. Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding each Friday's distribution. Mary Jane can be reached at ext.1017, or mjjones@valenciacc.edu.