Vol. XXXIII, No. 05

September 20, 2004

This Week at Valencia.

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m .- Cal/Sch. mtg., East Campus, 3-113

Wednesday, Sept. 22,
  9 a.m. - EC Stf, East Campus 3-113
  3 p.m. - CPA, East Campus 3-113

Thursday, Sept. 23,
  12:30 p.m. - Visions & Voices, David Whyte, West Campus LRC
  2:30 p.m. - CPC, East Campus 3-113

Friday, Sept. 24, 3 p.m. - SALT, WP Campus, 225

Ongoing - "Printmaking by Robert Skelley" - East Campus, Anita S. Wooten Gallery, 3-112, through Oct. 30

The latest from Leadership Valencia

Course Design: From Learning Outcomes to Assessment for TLA Participants-Course design can be one of the most interesting and challenging areas of a faculty member's work. Drawing from research in the field, this session will focus on understanding the characteristics of learning-centered course construction from learning outcomes to assessment. Essential Competency Enhancement: Assessment, Core Competencies (TVCA). Friday, September 24, 1-3 p.m., East Campus, 4-212B, registration code LCD0924.

FrontPage Intermediate-Learn advance image editing techniques, get control of tables and layouts, understand frames, and add audio/video components. This workshop will take your web page to the next level! THREE DATES TO CHOOSE FROM: 1) Tuesday, September 28, 1-5 p.m., West Campus, 6-221, registration code TFPI0928; 2) Wednesday, September 29, 1-5 p.m., Professional Development Center, registration code TFPI0929; 3) Thursday, September 30, 1-5 p.m., Osceola Campus, 2-116, registration code TFPI0930.

Retirement Planning Series-Valencia's 401(a) and Incentive Retirement Plans-This 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." Wednesday, September 29, 9-11 a.m., Professional Development Center, registration code GRP401.

Check it Out: Learning Resource Center Orientation for New and Adjunct Faculty-Want to create assignments that teach students to be information literate and help prevent plagiarism? Like to know what library instruction opportunities are available to your students and how to make them more effective? Need to learn how to reserve audio-visual equipment and materials online, place items on reserve for students, and access electronic databases from your classroom, office, or home? Come find out about the many services and resources the East Campus LRC offers to support and enrich learning in your classroom and professional life. Wednesday, September 29, 3:30-5 p.m., East Campus, 4-210, registration code LRC.

Oracle 11i Beginners Class-This two-day introductory class (September 29 & 30) for the Oracle 11i online financial system is offered to new employees and first time users of the Oracle 11i financial software system. This two-day class includes instructions on creating requisitions, looking at budgets, printing reports, and general purchasing procedures. Wednesday, September 29 & 30, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., PDC Portable, registration code TORBEG5.

Creating a Competency-based Portfolio for TLA Participants (online)-This online workshop provides participants with an overview of the elements of a Valencia Faculty Portfolio. Participants also learn how to demonstrate learning through artifacts. The face-to-face (September 30) orientation introduces the participants to the online Scenarios system and to the portfolio concept. The wrap-up (November 11) provides a face-to-face workshop where participants can review actual portfolio artifacts. Essential Competency Enhancement: All Essential Competencies are reinforced in this course.
TWO DATES TO CHOOSE FROM: 1)Thursday, September 30, 2-5 p.m., Professional Development Center. registration code LCOLE; 2)Friday, October 1, 2-5 p.m., West Campus, LRC Third Floor Study Gallery, registration code LCOLW.

Path to Leadership-We continue our series of brown bag lunches through this academic year with various Valencia leaders as they share their own story about their Path to Leadership. Each person's interpretation of leadership and their journey is unique. Note: Dessert will be provided. Sponsored by the Valencia Chapter of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC), members of AAWCC will receive priority registration. Thursday, September 30, 1-2:15 p.m., Winter Park Campus, Rm. 242, registration code PPTL0930.

Beginning Photoshop Elements 2.0-Learn how to enhance your pictures using this Adobe Photo Editing Program. Topics covered in this session will include: straightening scanned images, removing red eye, correcting exposure problems, enlarging images, creating panoramas, and creating slide shows. Discover how to organize photos in the file browser which allows previewing, sorting, rotating, and renaming images. Thursday, September 30, 1-3 p.m., Osceola Campus, 6-101A, registration code TBPS0930.

Business and Professional Business Speaking Series Sponsored by AAWCC-Does the thought of giving a presentation to your co-workers, supervisors or others cause you to break out in a cold sweat? You are not alone! In this seminar, we will focus on strategies for coping with communication anxiety, ways to organize and support your message for maximum clarity and tips for delivery that will energize your audience. Participants will create a presentation during the workshop and are invited to present their speech at our Speaker's Forum (to be held November 5, from 10 a.m.-noon at the PDC). Note: Sponsored by American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC), members of AAWCC will receive priority registration. Friday, October 1, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Professional Development Center, registration code PBPBSS.

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. Friday, October 01, 1-5 p.m., Osceola Campus, 1-258, registration code PSM1001.

Scenarios: Succeeding in Online Group Work for Faculty-This brand new course focuses on designing and facilitating group projects in the online environment. By getting involved with the storyline and characters, the readings, and the interaction with the participants, faculty members should walk away with the skills, attitudes and knowledge to plan and implement group activities. The orientation session (October 1) and the wrap-up session (October 30) are required. Faculty who successfully complete this course will receive a stipend of $125. TWO DATES TO CHOOSE FROM:
1) Friday, October 1, 6-9 p.m., East Campus, 2-206/207, registration code LTRS1001; 2) Saturday, October 2, 9 a.m.-noon, West Campus, 6-220, registration code LTRS1002.

A Reminder from Accounts Payable
Paper Requisitions for individuals need to first go to Human Resources, then to Procurement, then Grants, if it is Fund 2 and then Accounts Payable.

Hello and goodbye.
A warm Valencia welcome is extended to Sofronio Agustin, Professor, Biology, East Campus, mc 3-23, ext. 2237; Matthew Bartoli, Educational Technology Services Coordinator-Nursing, West Campus, mc 4-14, ext. 5564; Robert Boyd, Custodian, Sand Land Center, mc 8-1, ext. 1217; Daniel Chapman, Custodial Working Supervisor, Sand Lake Center, mc 8-1, ext. 1217; Gina Dalle Molle, Professor, English as a Second Language, West Campus, mc 4-11, ext. 1313; Leann Hudson, Professor, Nursing, West Campus, mc 4-14, ext. 1827; Chiara Ojeda, Professor, English, Winter Park Campus, mc 5-3, ext. 6879; Kelly Parker, Professor, Nursing, West Campus, mc 4-14, ext. 1551; Bernadette Royce, Professor, Emergency Medical Services, West Campus, mc 4-14, ext. 1665; and Juliette Woronov, Senior Instructional Assistant-Music, East Campus, mc 3-2, ext. 2880.

Apologies for omission of two titles in the September 7th issue: Ryan Kasha, Professor, Mathematics, mc 4-23, ext. 1475 and Amy Montague-Kincade, Professor, Mathematics, mc 4-23, ext. 1150.

Thank You
The Career Staff Council wishes to express its sincere appreciation to Valencia's administration for all the many ways you have helped the College's staff during the past few weeks. It is a wonderful feeling to be a part of the Valencia team and to know that Valencia cares for us and our families. The Career Staff Council appreciates Valencia and plans to reciprocate your acts of kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity.

Kudos
Marilyn McLatchey, Professor of Humanities, East Campus, will have her poetry featured in the Fall 2004 Anthology of Contemporary Poets, published by The New England Writers Association.

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.