Vol. XXXIV, No. 33

August 29, 2005

This Week at Valencia.

Thursday, September 1

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

New Human Resources Procedures Effective Immediately

Using Employee Identification Numbers Instead of Social Security Numbers - When preparing forms for submission to Human Resources and/or Payroll, please be aware of procedures now in place to help protect employees from identity theft. Effective immediately, Employee Identification Numbers should be used instead of Social Security Numbers on all forms where such an identifier is required.

Human Resources will be working with the Office of Information Technology to update on-line forms, replacing the line currently used for a Social Security Number, with a line for an Employee ID Number. Lists of employee names and identification numbers are being prepared for distribution to administrators. Employee ID Numbers are also printed near the top of each pay check and direct deposit stub.

NOTE: The Employee ID Number should not be confused with the VID number used in Atlas and/or Banner. These identifying numbers are not the same and are not interchangeable. Human Resources and Payroll cannot access employee information with a VID number and VID numbers should not be used on HR/Payroll forms. Please contact Human Resources at extension 1333 if you have any questions.

"Library" Is Back!

In response to popular demand, common usage, and an evolved concept of the resource, we are returning to the use of the word Library instead of Learning Resources Center (LRC). The change has been made in the current catalog, and signage will be changed gradually along with regularly-scheduled facelifts and remodeling. Please adjust literature and web postings from your own area as you revise and develop materials, especially those intended for students. With everyone's cooperation, we can smoothly ease into this shift. Thanks to all for your help in getting the word out (and the new one in)!

Leadership Valencia Task Force for Spring Term

Is professional development important to you and your colleagues? If so, we would like to invite you to serve on the Leadership Valencia Task Force. Leadership Valencia offers professional development programs designed to enhance job performance and career growth for Valencia faculty and staff. The Leadership Valencia Task Force meets once each term to research, develop and implement workshops.

The next task force meeting to plan for Spring Term is scheduled on Monday, September 12, 2:45 p.m., East Campus, Room 3-113. Please call extension 3128 to confirm your participation.

If you are interested in joining the Leadership Valencia Task Force or have a topic you think should be offered, please forward a brief description to Donna Dudash, DTC-1 or email . Thank you!

Leadership Valencia

WebCT: Getting Started - Excited to get involved with WebCT, but not sure where to start? Join this beginner class - topics include course planning, home page customization, syllabus creation, and using the WebCT file manager. Tuesday, September 6, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, East Campus, Room 4-204. Registration code: TWCT906.

WebCT: Faculty Teaching Faculty - This WebCT session will be facilitated by faculty who will explain tips and tools they have found useful when using WebCT. Friday, September 9, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, East Campus, Room 4-204. Registration code: TWCTFTF.

WebCT: Communication Tools - This WebCT session will review WebCT's communication tools: Chat, Discussion Board, and Calendar. Participants will learn the best practices for using the various synchronous and asynchronous communication tools that WebCT offers. Tuesday, September 13, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, East Campus, Room 4-204. Registration code: TWCT913.

WebCT: Content Tools - This WebCT session will review WebCT's content tools and discuss how to add HTML files to your WebCT courses, including syllabi, handouts, lectures and other materials on WebCT database. Thursday, September 15, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, East Campus, Room 4-204. Registration code: TWCT915.

Oracle 11i for Beginners - This workshop is offered to new employees or first time users of the Oracle Financial Software System. The two-day class presents information on general purchasing procedures, creating requisitions, understanding your budget, and printing reports. Thursday & Friday, September 8 & 9, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Winter Park Campus, Room 219. Registration code: TOR0908.

Word Styling Online - Go beyond word processing to Word Styling. By making use of Styles in Microsoft Office, you can easily change the look of your documents, coordinate your fonts and appearance across multiple documents, and increase compatibility with the Web. Note: This is a four-week online course, requiring login and participation with assignments and interactive tools. Monday, September 12, 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Registration code: TWSOL

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 more information please contact Janice Swanson at ext. 3126 or jswanson5@valenciacc.edu.

Discover FACC Today

If you are not a member of the Florida Association of Community Colleges (FACC), please consider joining today. Dr. Shugart is offering to pay your first year's membership. FACC works for YOU, to support the future of community colleges. We are stronger in numbers and your joining will help make us stronger. I invite you to join today. Each member can make a difference. Please make a difference today, and Discover FACC. For an application, call Debi at ext. 2281, or go to www.FACC.org.

News from Procurement

Printer Paper: All orders for paper need to be requested at each campus' copy center. Reams of non-standard paper that are requested will be charged back to your department. Copy Center charges, including white & color, 8.5 x11 & 8.5 x 14, are as follows:

$4.00/ream, 20# paper
$5.00/ream, 24-60# paper
$5.00/ream, Ledger size paper
$8.00/ream, 65-90# paper

Any paper that is requested by a department that is not included in the college wide bid, needs to be paid for by the requesting department. The copy center will order the paper for you and will submit a separate purchase order. For a complete list of available papers, please contact your copy center. Charges do not apply to any white 8.5"x11" or 8.5"x14" size paper used for your copier.

News from Institutional Research

Just the Facts provides a brief, one-page overview of frequently requested information about Valencia. The 2004/2005 data is available in the About Us tab on Valencia's website at http://valenciacc.edu/aboutus/whoweare/fastfacts.asp. Just the Facts is also located within the Institutional Research and Learning Assessment website at http://valenciacc.edu/IR/FactSheet.cfm.

The Student Characteristics Comparison for Summer 2005 is now available on the Institutional Research and Learning Assessment website at http://valenciacc.edu/IR/IPub.cfm. The Student Characteristics Comparison provides enrollment data for Summer 2005 and compares it to Summer 2004 in selected areas. This data is frequently requested by students and organizations outside Valencia, as well as from offices within Valencia.

Please contact Michal Ewing at ext. 1612 for additional information.

Teaching/Learning Support Workshop

All Teaching/Learning Support (TLS) workshop/seminar registration will be done using the Atlas system beginning this fall. Whether signing up for TLA, Faculty-2-Faculty, Scenarios, or Destination, you will now be able to register for faculty support activities online. You even will be able to access your "transcripts" through ATLAS!

Registration is easy, just follow the "How To" steps on our Faculty Quick Reference Guide or view our online tutorial.

Please note that faculty will now have a "Student Services" tab in ATLAS. If you have further questions please contact Dee Long at ext. 2526 or dlong@valenciacc.edu. Please type "Atlas Question" in the subject line of your e-mail.

Hello and Goodbye.

A warm Valencia welcome is extended to Myrian Manigat, Technical Document Specialist, Admissions and Records-West, mc 4-8, ext. 1107 and Vivian Robles-Mercado, Technical Document Specialist, Admissions and Records-West, mc 4-8, ext. 1377.

New Edition of Entertainment Books Available

The Valencia Alumni Association is launching the new Entertainment Coupon Book Sale. The new coupon books are available for $25.00. Please contact your campus representative to purchase:

West Campus - Teresa Gallagher, ext. 1745
Winter Park Campus - Lillian Tribino, ext. 6894
Downtown Center - Lisa Lovell, ext. 3433
East Campus - Richard William, ext. 2350
Osceola Campus & Sand Lake Center - Linda Marcia, ext. 1738

Kudos

Richard Sansone, professor of EAP and Portuguese on West Campus, was selected to participate in the Center for International Business and Education Research (CIBER) Faculty Development Program in Brazil, Argentina and Chile earlier this summer. The MERCOSUR faculty program is just one of the professional development programs CIBER offers "to increase and promote the nation's capacity for international understanding and competitiveness." Faculty wishing more information about CIBER are encouraged to contact Professor Sansone and/or visit the CIBER site at http://ciberweb.msu.edu/.

The Bureau of Health Professions, a division of the Health Resources and Services Administration (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), recently recognized Linda Speranza, West Campus nursing professor, for her work in helping diverse and disadvantaged high school students become professional nurses. Speranza received the Bureau's Associate Administrator Achievement Award in "recognition of outstanding leadership and achievements in supporting basic nursing education."

Speranza is project director and co-author of Valencia's Pathways Into Nursing (PIN) program. Pathways Into Nursing is a unique course of study created for ethnically diverse and disadvantaged students, particularly Hispanic, that takes them from high school through the community college level, culminating in an Associate in Science Degree in Nursing and RN licensure. By the third year of the program in 2005, 130 students from three partnership high schools in Central Florida have been admitted into the program, with 21 currently participating at the high school level and 80 in pre-nursing or nursing courses at Valencia. Program participants receive personal and academic counseling and individualized instruction in academic areas of difficulty, participate in enrichment activities, and work with peer tutors and mentors.

Thank you

On behalf of my family, we express our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks for the tremendous outpouring of love and sympathy during the passing of my mother, Theresa Manigault Walton. Words cannot adequately convey how blessed we feel. Thanks to the Valencia Family for your support and encouragement.

                                                    Martha Williams

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