Vol. XXXIV, No. 14

April 18, 2005

This Week at Valencia.


Tuesday, April 19:
District Board of Trustees, 8:30 a.m., Osceola Campus, 2-123

Student Affairs Leadership Team, 3 p.m., Osceola Campus, 1-258

Spring Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m., East Campus Performing Arts Center

Wednesday, April 20:
East Campus Staff, 9 a.m., East Campus, 5-112

Career Staff Council,
10 a.m., Winter Park Campus, 246

Design & Operations with Deans & Team, 1 p.m., West Campus, 4-100A

Friday, April 22:
Annual Student Juried Exhibition Reception, 6:30 p.m., East Campus, Anita S. Wooten Gallery,

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wedding", Friday & Saturday, April 22 and 23, 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m., West Campus
5-111

New learning leaders welcomed

Congratulations to the faculty members of the Tenure Class of 2005. The following faculty members will be recommended for tenure by Dr. Shugart to the District Board of Trustee's June meeting: Judi Addelston, Mary Beck, Irma Berner, Barry Bunn, Paul Chapman, Wendi Dew, Andrew Downey, Corinne Fennessy, Betsy Guimond, Carmen Humphrey, Scott Krise, Pauline Lizotte, Mark Logas, Walter Martin, Christie Pickeral, Leesa Sward, Marlene Temes, Jovan Trpovski, Raul Valery, and George Witta.

The following members of the Class of 2005 received special recognition for their portfolio work. Exemplary Action Research: Pauline Lizotte, Professor of Biology, East Campus; Mary Beck, Professor of Geology, Winter Park/West Campuses; and Scott Krise, Professor of Mathematics, West Campus. Model Portfolio: Mary Beck, Professor of Geology, Winter Park/West Campuses; Wendy Dew, Professor of Respiratory Therapy, West Campus; and Corinne Fennessey, Professor of Reading, West Campus. Exemplary LifeMap: Corinne Fennessey, Professor of Reading, West Campus.

AAWCC Hosts Inaugural Career Development Day

On April 2, the Valencia Chapter of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges hosted our first Career Development Day. Thirty-three female students, nominated by staff and faculty, joined us to focus on developing the necessary skills to be a successful woman in the workplace. Attendees participated in workshops on networking, resume writing, job interviewing, business etiquette and heard a keynote address by Gail Evans, Executive Vice President of CNN. AAWCC appreciates the support of Dr. Tracy Edwards, Corrine Russo and Mary Ann Kinser who spoke at the event as well as the AAWCC members who worked to produce the day: Patti Riva (AAWCC President), Amy Bosley (AAWCC President-Elect), Carol Johnson, Lois Brennan, Angela Trujillo, Trish Anderson, Anita Kovalsky, Carmen Diaz, and the staff at the Winter Park Campus.

Please contact Patti Riva, ext. 6845 or Amy Bosley, ext. 2284 for more information on AAWCC.

The latest from Leadership Valencia

Taking Advantage of Your Students' Brains - This interactive program will help teachers organize their material to take advantage of how their students' brains work. Cognitive concepts include physical memory development, multi-sensory stimuli, elaborative rehearsal, active learning, and the Zone of Proximal Development. This workshop will be presented by Ivan Applebaum on Tuesday, April 19, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., West Campus, Room 3-229, registration code LBRAIN.

Oracle 11i for Beginners - This introductory class 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. This workshop will be presented by Brian Bastin and Mary Ellen Davies on Wednesday & Thursday, April 20-21, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Winter Park Campus, Room 219, registration code TORBEG3.

To register for any Leadership Valencia workshop, mail a completed registration form to DTC-1, fax to ext. 3134, or register online at http://valenciacc.edu/leadership/regstr.asp. For additional information please e-mail Heather Coxe at hcoxe@valenciacc.edu.

Kudos

Dr. Deepankar Rick Pal has been appointed the Publicity Director for the American Mathematical Association for Two Year Colleges (AMATYC). He will be responsible for all print and electronic publicity referencing this national organization focused on improving mathematics education with executive offices in Memphis, Tennessee.

Steve Kaplan, Manager of Financial Services - Student Accounts, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Florida Association of Bursars and Student Accounting Supervisors. This association represents the student financial services area with over 60 state colleges and universities as members. The term runs for two years. Steve will be serving in the capacity of Treasurer.

Fiona Baxter, Director of College and Community Relations, has earned a Ph.D. in Public Administration from North Carolina State University after successfully defending her dissertation on March 21, 2005.

VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Orlando, Florida

Regular Meeting Room 2-123, Osceola Campus
April 19, 2005 - 8:30 a.m. AGENDA 1800 Denn John Lane, Kissimmee
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Call to Order -- Board Chairman

Invocation - Dr. Stanley H. Stone, Vice President of Human Resources and Diversity

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Recognition: Bertica Cabrera-Morris, New Board Member
Dr. Tracy Edwards, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief Learning Officer

I. Approval of Minutes - February 15, 2005, Regular Meeting

II. Reports
A. Osceola Campus, The Success of The Learning Center (Dr. Silvia Zapico, Provost and Dr. Linda Swaine, Manager, Learning Support Services)
B. Osceola Student Government Association Report (Karlos Quijada, Osceola SGA President)
C. Florida Community Colleges Risk Management Consortium Report (David Klaitz, Executive Director, and Dr. Durrence, Operations Committee Chairman, both from FCCRMC)
D. Budget Amendment Notification (Keith Houck, Vice President Administrative Services)
E. Internal Auditor Report (Undria Stalling, DBOT Internal Auditor)
F. Construction (Helene Loiselle, Assistant Vice President for Facilities)
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. SW Property Contract (Powell)
B. SE Property Letter of Intent (Powell)
C. Change Order No. 1, West Campus, Modules 3 and 5, Renovations/Remodeling
D. Change Order No. 4, East Campus, Building 1A
E. Change Order No. 5, East Campus, Building 8
F. Change Order No. 4, Osceola Campus, Building 3
G. 2005-2006 College Catalog Changes
H. Expenditure of SPD Funds for Out-of-the-Contiguous-U.S. Travel
I Additions, Deletions or Modifications of Courses and Programs
J. Valencia Institute Courses and Fees
K. Senior Management Service Class (Florida Retirement System)
L. Human Resources Agenda
M. Submission of Grant Proposals
N. Property Deletion

IV. Other Business
A. Tours of Osceola Building Three by Welcome Team

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.