Vol. XXXIII, No. 06

September 27, 2004

This Week at Valencia.

Monday, Sept. 27, 8:30 a.m. - Instructional Affairs Committee, East Campus, 3-113

Tuesday, Sept. 28,
  8:30 a.m. - District Board of Trustees, East Campus 5-112

  2:30 p.m. - Learning Evidence Team, East Campus 3-113

Friday, Oct. 1, 9:30 a.m. - Student Development Group, Osceola Campus, 1-258

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

Professional Development Opportunity

The Management Team of Connections, funded by the East Campus Title III grant, is beginning the process of forming a Design Team for Spring Term 2005. All Full-Time Faculty and Student Affairs staff from any campus are eligible for this exciting opportunity. At the conclusion of the project, a $2,052 stipend will be paid for a total time commitment of 80 hours spread over Spring and Summer Terms 2005. The work of this Title III grant will concentrate on the integration and assessment of student mastery of the Core Competencies into the Co-Curriculum. Focus will be placed on strategies to assist the Associate of Arts students as they prepare to transition to four year institutions, using the web-based My LifeMap suite of applications. If you are interested in applying for one of these Design Team positions, are able to devote 80 hours during the Spring and Summer Terms, and are willing to commit to pilot test your project design in Fall Term 2005, please contact Anjela Lewis at 407.582.2025 or alewis@valenciacc.edu for an application. Application Deadline: October 15, 2004.

News from Procurement

College-Wide Contract with Cintas Corporation for Uniforms: Procurement Services is pleased to announce a new exclusive college-wide uniform contract between Valencia Community College and Cintas Corporation. This contract was awarded to Cintas as a result of a successful competitive process in which several suppliers were invited to participate. The selection criteria included service, quality, web-site access, flexibility, delivery plan, experience and references. For ordering uniforms please contact Sherri Rowland at (407) 648-0626 or email: rowlands@cintas.com.

Welcome: Please extend a warm welcome to our new staff member, Kacy Weekes. Kacy is a Fiscal Assistant who will be the administrator of our Procurement Card Program. She is currently located at the Downtown Center at phone extension 3371.

Painless Procurement: Our first Painless Procurement Class on West Campus was a success! So much so, that we will schedule more classes in the near future on both East and West Campuses. Details will be forthcoming through Leadership Valencia. Purchasing Agents Cali Campanella and Annmarie Wise will lead these informative discussions. All are welcomed!

The latest from Leadership Valencia

Creating a Competency-based Portfolio for TLA Participants (online): This online workshop provides participants with an overview 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, Room 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, Room 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 10a.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 1, 1-5 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 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, Rooms 2-206 & 2-207, registration code LTRS1001; 2) Saturday, October 2, 9 a.m.-noon, West Campus, Room 6-220, registration code LTRS1002

Hello and goodbye.

A warm Valencia welcome is extended to Allison Carey, Manager, Product Development, Business Development & Inside Learning, Sand Lake Center, mc 8-1, ext. 6605; Mesha Gunter, Staff Assistant III, Nursing, West Campus, mc 4-14, ext. 5108; Jurene Major, Staff Assistant II, Teaching Learning Academy, East Campus, mc 3-30, ext. 2788; Carmen Marte, Coordinator, Admissions and Records Regional Office, Osceola Campus, mc 6-1, ext. 4813; Rebecca Rankin, Office Supervisor I, LRC, East Campus, mc 3-4, ext. 2467; Heather Shugg, Staff Assistant II, Student Services, East Campus, mc 3-15, ext. 2322; Kacy Weekes, Fiscal Assistant, Procurement, mc DTC-3, ext. 3371.

Thank you!

To "My Valencia Family" - Words cannot express how grateful I am to have such compassionate and thoughtful people in my life. I am so touched that you not only took the time to pray for me but were so generous with your contributions. Unfortunately, my condition is chronic and the road to recovery long, but your care and concern certainly brightens my days. Thank you from my heart.
                                                      - Sharen Churney

VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Orlando, Florida

Regular Meeting Room 5-112, East Campus, 701 North Econlockhatchee Trail

October 5, 2004 - 8:30 a.m.  Please note this is a revised date. 

AGENDA

THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Call to Order - Board Chairman

Invocation - Mr. Thomas Powell, Special Assistant to the President

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Recognition - Honorable David Simmons
Ed Moore, Past Chairman, District Board of Trustees

I. Approval of Minutes - July 20, 2004, Regular and Organizational Meetings

II. Reports
A. East Campus Update (Dr. Anthony Beninati, Acting Provost East Campus)
B. East Campus Student Government Association (SGA) (Alexander Matias, President)
C. Hurricane(s) Report (Dr. Tracy Edwards, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief Learning Officer; Keith Houck, Vice President for Administrative Services and Chief Business Officer; Dr. Joyce Romano, Vice President for Student Affairs)
D. Year-end Financial Report (Keith Houck)
E. Construction (Helene Jaeger, Assistant Vice President, Facilities)
F. Internal Auditors Report (Undria Stalling, Internal Auditor)
G. Faculty Association Report (Chris Borglum, President, Collegewide Faculty Association)
H Valencia Foundation Report (Larry Slocum, Vice Chairman, DBOT)
I. President's Report (Dr. Sanford Shugart)

III. New Business
A. Budget Amendment No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and Budget Amendment No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2004-2005
B. Renovations/Remodeling of Modules 3 and 5, and the Physical Education Center (PEC), West Campus Guaranteed Maximum Prices (GMP)
C. East Campus, Building 1A, Change Order Number 4
D East Campus, Building 8, Change Order Number 4
E. Hurricane & Hazardous Duty Pay Authorization
F. Capital Improvement Plan
G. Expenditure of SPD Funds for Out-of-the-Contiguous-U.S. Travel
H. Valencia Emeriti
I. Additions, Deletions or Modifications of Courses and Programs
J. Human Resources Agenda
K. Submission of Grant Proposals
L. Property Deletion

IV. Other Business

CARE Feline Rescue

NEEDS YOUR HELP

CARE Feline Rescue is a volunteer non-profit group that coordinates a Trap-Neuter-Return program with Orange County Animal Services for feral/wild cats in Orange County. Since 1995 we have helped fix and vaccinate over 10,000 in Orange County.

CARE has entered into an agreement with Valencia Community College West Campus to humanely get the campus cat population under control. We need volunteers to help us with this important project.

CARE will provide instructions and traps, and schedule appointments for FREE surgery and shots for the cats and kittens. We need assistance in trapping, transporting to and from appointments, and socializing and fostering the young kittens.

For more information about volunteering, please call Connie Graham at 407-851-0789 evenings or weekends.