Vol. XXXIII, No. 09

October 18, 2004

This Week at Valencia.

Monday, October 18, 11 a.m.-Benefit Fair, Osceola Campus

Tuesday, October 1 9,
8 a.m.-Tech Prep Coordinators Workshop, Sea World
3 p.m.-Student Affairs Leadership Team, Sandlake Center 2-114

Wednesday, October 20,
9 a.m.-East Campus Staff, 3-113
10 a.m.- Career Staff Council, Winter Park 246
1 p.m.-Design & Operations w/ Deans & Team, East Campus 3-113

Thursday, October 21,
8:30 a.m.-Public Safety Institute Groundbreaking, CJI Bldg.
11 a.m.-Matador Day-collegewide
2:30 p.m.-Faculty Association Board, East Campus, 3-113

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

The latest from Leadership Valencia

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. TWO DATES TO CHOOSE FROM: Friday, October 15, 1-5 p.m., Professional Development Center, registration code PSM1015, or Tuesday, October 19, 9 a.m.-12 noon, West Campus, Room 7-114, registration code PSM0913.

FrontPage Advanced - Go beyond plain web pages and create animated content, share information and formatting across pages, and even create forms! You'll be a FrontPage Master after taking this challenging course. THREE DATES TO CHOOSE FROM: Tuesday, October 19, 1-5 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-221, registration code TFPA1005; Wednesday, October 20, 1-5 p.m., PDC Portable, registration code TFPA1006; or Thursday, October 21, 1-5 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 2-246, registration code TFPA1007.

Writing as a Tool for Learning - This session will help instructors appreciate the link between writing and the creative and critical thinking skills already imbedded in their courses. Essential Competency Enhancement: Assessment, Teaching & Learning Strategies, Core Competencies (TVCA). TWO DATES TO CHOOSE FROM: Thursday, October 21, 1-3 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 1-258, registration code: LWT1021, or Friday, October 22, 1-3 p.m., East Campus, Room 4-133A, registration code LWT1022.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for TLA Participants - Participants will learn methods for examining the effectiveness of their teaching, counseling or librarianship and assessment methodologies in terms of student learning. TWO DATES TO CHOOSE FROM: Thursday, October 28, 2-4 p.m., East Campus, Room 3-113, registration code: LSTL1028, or Friday, October 29, 2-4 p.m., West Campus, LRC Third Floor Study Gallery, registration code: LSTL1029.

The Etiquette Advantage in Business - Written for business people across the board, this comprehensive resource addresses all of the pressing issues in today's workplace. In The Etiquette Advantage in Business etiquette authorities Peggy Post and Peter Post show you how to meet the challenges of the business world with the kind of self-confidence and poise that will propel you to the top. Note: Sponsored by American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC), members of AAWCC will receive priority registration. Thursday, October 28, 1-3 p.m., Winter Park Campus, Room 242, registration code: PRCEAB.

After All, You're the Supervisor - This program is designed to help supervisors achieve greater success in the workplace. Eight components of supervisory success will be presented. Friday, October 29, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., East Campus, Room 5-112, registration code: MYTS1029.

Image & the First Five Seconds - Projecting an attractive and confident image is important to professional success and personal happiness. Participants (male and female) will learn how to project a dynamic look with wardrobe selection, hairstyle, skin care, cosmetics, and diet. Friday, October 29, 1-4 p.m., Winter Park Campus, Room 143, registration code: PITFFS

Don't miss out on Valencia's Focus on the Workplace Program!

We are currently accepting applications to participate in Valencia's Focus on the Workplace program. Don't miss out on your opportunity to participate in Valencia's "Focus on the Workplace" program during 2004-05 and be on the cutting edge! We are now accepting applications for Spring Term and Summer Term A 2005. This is a great opportunity to gain information about today's job market; get a different perspective; learn about the future trends and technological advances in your field; and validate first-hand the critical skills your students need to be successful in the workplace!

All full-time, tenure or tenure-track faculty, 12 month non-teaching faculty, full-time counselors & advisors, professional staff and administrators are eligible to apply with your supervisor's approval. Eligible faculty are released from two, 3 credit-hour classes to participate. Administrators, professional staff, advisors/counselors and non-teaching 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: http://valenciacc.edu/focus/ or call LeSena Jones at ext. 3344. The deadline to apply is November 12th.

Important - New Banking Regulations on the way

To Valencia Faculty, Students, and Staff: This announcement is being made in advance of a new banking regulation that impacts all commerce transactions settled by a check. The regulation is called Check 21 and takes immediate effect on October 28, 2004. Please visit the Federal Reserve Bank website, www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/truncation/faqs.htm where there is a list of frequently asked questions.

If you are in need of additional information, please contact your personal banking institution for their specific policies pertaining to this regulation.

Hiring Freeze

A hiring freeze for new employees will soon be in effect. To hire an employee before the freeze becomes effective, the employee must begin work on or before November 8, 2004. After that date, recruitment activities may be conducted through the Human Resources department and offers of employment may be extended, however, the employee may not begin work until January 10, 2005. The President and/or Vice President, Human Resources and Diversity, will consider exceptions to this policy if an emergency or critical need arises.

Kudos.

Congratulations to Tracy Edwards, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Learning Officer, who had an article published recently in the October Leadership Abstracts, a publication of the League for Innovation in the Community College. Dr. Edwards' article, "The Art of Community College Leadership - Some Theories from the Field" reflects on current leadership issues and reflects on the relevance of today's leadership literature in the real environment.

Congratulations to the following career service employees who were honored for five years of service to Valencia at the Career Staff Fall Recognition Reception (The 2004 Peace Love and Ice Cream Reception) on Friday, October 15: Downtown Center: Donna L. Harrison, José L. Rodriquez, East Campus: Vlades Amaldo, Sharen Ann Churney, Candido E. Fuentes, Donna S. Grant, Helen Lopez, Rokiya Rivera-Luyanda, Aziz S. Said, Angela E. Trujillo, and Thomas C. Traver, Osceola Campus: Nayda Cruz, Sandra I. Guevara Torres, Ulysses C. Pascua, Rosa E. Sanchez, and Nancy Vazquez, West Campus: Eddie Akins, Lennox L. Bailey, Consuelo Bajarmoski, Teresa Gallagher, William L. Gibson, Sherry S. Johnson, Deborah J. McCoy, Angel Meléndez, Jr., Stewart R. Murray, James S. Nelson, Susan D. Nelson, Nicholas D. Nicoletto, and Yolanda Rodriguez.

Valencia Students Mean Business

Lana Powell, Professor of Business, West Campus, has taken an innovative approach to business instruction this semester. Beginning October 10 through November 21, students in Professor Powell's Introduction to Business classes will actually operate their own mini-businesses. They have already turned in an eight-part business plan and are ready to begin. Operating as sole proprietorships, partnerships, and mini-corporations, students will sell a variety of services and products. Come and see many of these industrious students using their business skills on the West Campus. Please look for an opportunity to become a customer!

Hello and Goodbye.

A warm Valencia welcome is extended to Glenn Janes, Program Specialist, Business Open Enrollment, Valencia Institute, mc 8-1, ext. 6771; Barbara Fickley , Professor, Nursing, mc 4-14, ext. 1537; and Donald Marini, Groundskeeper-West Campus, mc 4-9, ext. 1754.

A fond farewell and best wishes are extended to Noel Ellixon who retired on 9/28/04.

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.