Vol. XXXIV, No. 20

May 31, 2005

This Week at Valencia.

Wednesday, June 1:

Design & Operations- Deans only, 1 p.m., East Campus, 3-108E

Thursday, June 2:

College Learning Council, 2:30 p.m., East Campus, 3-113

Friday, June 3:

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

Reception for Symbiosis: Works on Paper, 6:30 p.m., East Campus Anita S. Wooten Gallery

Valencia at NISOD

Valencia will be well-represented again this year at the National Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Conference, to be held in Austin,Texas, May 29 - June 1. The following faculty and staff members will be honored with Excellence Awards for their outstanding accomplishments in improving learning at the college: Librarian Mark Bollenback, Math Professor Al Groccia, Winter Park Executive Dean Michele McArdle, Pathways in Nursing Retention Specialist Diane Reed, and Center for Global Languages Director Jennifer Robertson. Congratulations to each of our honorees! In addition, the following Valencians have had their proposals accepted and will be presenting at the conference: Amy Bosley, Barry Bunn, David Hosman, Will Johnson, Bijan Moeinian, Daryl Peterson, Diane Reed, Tami Rogers, Kathy Smith, Linda Speranza, Susan Stone, and Pat Woodberry.

Dr. Shugart will also be present to accept Valencia's $10,000 award from the MetLife Foundation Initiative for Student Success. Based on our 2004 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) results, Valencia was one of four colleges selected this year as a "Best-Practice College" for our "exemplary efforts in helping students stay in school to achieve their educational goals." Part of the award allows for the travel of Valencia student and education major Lynn Guzower to attend the conference. Lynn will also participate on a panel facilitated by well-known educational researcher and author, Vincent Tinto.

For more information about the NISOD Conference: http://www.nisod.org/conference/, CCSSE: www.ccsse.org, Valencia's MetLife Award: http://www.ccsse.org/publications/May2005.pdf, or Vincent Tinto's work: http://soeweb.syr.edu/Faculty/Vtinto

News from the Faculty Council

The 2004-2005 College Year is the fourth year of the college's journey in collaborative college governance. As the end of the fiscal year approaches, each of the governing councils highlights accomplishments in an annual report.

Accomplishments of the Faculty Council include:

. Passage by faculty of a new constitution that allows the Council to serve as one of the College's four governing councils. The new constitution includes procedures for proportional representation to the Council from the four campuses, popular election of the Council President-Elect, and allowances for faculty serving the institution on release time to remain members of the College-Wide Faculty Association.

. Passage by faculty of two additional addendums to the Faculty Compensation plan: the Professional Development and the Institutional Effectiveness components. The additional addendums are important to the continued phase-in of the Compensation Plan.

. Collaboration with the Learning Leadership Team and the Instructional Affairs Council to improve faculty engagement with students. Opportunities for communications were broadened through revisions to the workload form in terms of Student Engagement (office) and Service to the Institution (campus) hours.

The latest from Leadership Valencia

Word Styling - Go beyond word processing to Word Styling! Avoid the common word-processing mistakes most people make, such as multiple spaces, poor use of tabs and too many fonts. By making use of Styles in Microsoft Office, you can easily change the look of your document, coordinate your fonts and appearance across multiple documents, and increase compatibility with the Web. Join us on Tuesday, May 31, 1:00- 2:00 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-220, registration code TWS531.

AAWCC: Making Connections through Mentoring - Continue your exploration of mentoring with this workshop as we highlight basic mentoring information from Mentoring 101. This workshop will include a panel discussion, role-play and a wrap-up with a call to action: what is your personal next step in pursuit of mentoring? Sponsored by the Valencia Chapter of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC). Join us on Wednesday, June 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Winter Park Campus, Room 237, registration code GMENT.

After All, You're the Supervisor-This program is designed to help supervisors reach for and achieve greater success in the workplace. The following eight components of supervisory success will be presented: acknowledging your new role, planning and prioritizing, being accessible, encouraging teamwork, communicating upward and downward, delegating, effective discipline, and providing feedback. Join us on Wednesday, June 1, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., East Campus, Room 5-112, registration code MYTS.

Paperless Grading Using Word - This hands-on workshop will teach users how to develop shortcuts and Macros to enhance paperless grading using Microsoft Word 2003. Join us on Wednesday, June 1, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., at Osceola Campus, Building 2 Room 116, registration code TPG601, or Thursday, June 02, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., at West Campus, Room 6-327B, registration code TPG602.

Banner Refresh: Registration - Training for staff members who manually register students using SFAREGS. Training topics will include adjusting max registration hours for a student, registration eligibility, registration status codes for CRNs (registration, drop, and withdrawal), grading modes, and available course search and fee assessment. Note: Hands-on participation is limited to staff who have access privileges to update student registration in Banner. Join us on Wednesday, June 1, 9:00-11:00 a.m., East Campus, Room 5-213, registration code TREGE or Friday, June 3, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., West Campus, SSB-142, registration code TREGW.

Discovering Valencia: Visions, Values, History and Mission - Explore the history and vision of Valencia Community College, in a fun session that will explore who's who and what's what at Valencia. Join us on Thursday, June 2, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., East Campus, Room 5-112, registration code GNEO602.

Introduction to CPS - Come learn how this formative assessment tool can bring new life and interaction into your classroom. Users must bring their course textbook and blank diskette. Join us on Monday, June 6, 2:00-3:30 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-221, registration code TICPS.

Smoking Cessation - This workshop is designed to provide methods that assist participants work through issues they may encounter when trying to stop smoking. Join us on Tuesday, June 7, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at East Campus, Room 3-113, registration code GSC1.

Photoshop Heart and Soul - If you need to take your Photoshop skills to the next level, take this intensive course on Photoshop. Seamlessly blend images together, apply effects selectively to specified areas, and make tiles for web page backgrounds. Join us on Tuesday, June 7, 1:00-5:00 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-220, registration code TPHS607.

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 call Donna Dudash at ext. 3128.

News from Procurement

Vendor Business Profiles and W-9 Forms: A Vendor Business Profile & W-9 Form is required for any vendor or person that wants to do business with the College. The Vendor Profile captures information such as Company Name, address (purchasing and remit to site), phone, fax, E-mail, and type of service or commodity they provide. The W-9 form is required by the Internal Revenue Service for every payment made to by the College and must be signed by an authorized person within the company. Any W-9 form that is not signed will not be entered in the system. If a supplier is already in the system but have had a change in their name, address, phone number etc. they must fill out a new Vendor Business Profile & W-9 form with the updated information. Any company merges will require a letter on company letterhead. If you need help finding a supplier, please contact Aida González at ext. 5537.

Paper Requisitions: Paper requisitions are used for anything requiring payment. Examples include Consultants, SPD and travel. If a company accepts purchase orders or credit cards, then a check will not be sent prior to the items received. Is using SPD money, send your paper requisition to the SPD office (MC 3-1) first. If traveling, the FA-33 Authorization for Travel form must be attached with any pertinent travel related information.

Summer Hours and Deliveries: The Procurement Office has notified many of our suppliers that deliveries can not be made after 12 noon on Friday's. Please help us when talking to your vendors about the summer hour schedule so they don't make a wasted trip.

Kudos

Hats off to Kim Foster, Workforce Development, and Shauna Anstey, College and Community Relations, both of whom participated in Danskin Triathalon at Disney earlier this month. Shauna placed 123rd out of 1110 and Kim placed 189th out of 1110. Way to go!

Susan Newman Bonilla, Transitions Specialist; Victor Collazo, West Campus Student Development Coordinator; and Molly Morrow Outreach Coordinator, Health Related Programs presented at the FACC Student Development Commission's Spring Conference in Fort Myers. Their presentation, 'If you build it they will come', centered around how these three usually unrelated departments collaborate to increase enrollment, retention and graduation rates in the Nursing program.

Please join us.

East Campus Bookstore has a new look and new design. Take a look and join us for refreshments during the re-opening Wednesday, June 1st from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Congratulations, Honorees!

Congratulations to the following Career Staff employees who were recognized for their many years of loyal service to Valencia at the annual Career Service Recognition Dinner on May 24:
 

10 Years of Service
Joyce Bates, East
Darlene Bennington, West
Dan Freer, East
Mary Hardaway, Osceola
Fidel Ilano, East
Debi Jakubcin, East
Willie Lopez, East
Kenneth Moses, East
Marva Purcell, West
Jorge Santana, East
Todd Stinson, West
Carl Wallace, West

15 Years of Service
Glyne Burke, Osceola
Don Burlinson, West
Marcey Camacho, DTC
Asnaldo Ferrer, East
Dale Giesel, West
Louis Gray, Winter Park
Gloria Hawayek, West
Sally Kinsley, East
Catherine Lee, West
Carolyn Lynch, West
Sharon Magee, East
Vicki Mantione, DTC
Vilma Miller, West
Pam Overholt, DTC
Kay Persico, West
Beverly Pugh, West
Pete Rivera, East
Elbert Walker, DTC

20 Years of Service
Bebi Ali, West
Gwen Ball, Sand Lake
Dang Dang, West
Candy Davis, West
Nazario Garcia, East
Dris Hallock, West
Bruce Wright, West

25 Years of Service
Rose Bearden, West
Denise Bell, West
Louise Bracey, Osceola
Sandy Denny, West
Daisy Green, West
Nancy Koerner, West
Jose Provido, Winter Park
Nancy Scoltock, Osceola
Corine Shaw, West
Sandi Swann, West
Gene Thomas, West
Cheryl Williams, West
Madelyn Young, West

Retirees
Emilia Arias, East
Ella Armstrong, Osceola
Karin Bonilla, East
Asnaldo Ferrer, East
Luthan Harding, West
Romena Jackson, West
Virginia Miller, DTC
Barbara Myers, West
Mae Rose Sanders, West
Joann Smith, East
Shirley Spatcher, West
Geneva Swift, West
Lynda Waters, West
Jack Whiting, West
Marie Zaman, West
 

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, mc 4-34 or mjjones@valenciacc.edu.