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A weekly publication for the staff & faculty of
Valencia Community College
Vol. XXXIV, No.
46
December 5, 2005
This Week at Valencia...
Wednesday, December 7
Design & Operations-Deans only, 1 p.m., West Campus, 7-108C
Learning Evidence Team, 2:30 p.m., West Campus, 6-202
Thursday, December 8
College Planning Council, 2:30 p.m., West Campus, 6-202
Energy Wise
(The first in a series of columns created by the Energy Team)
In response to the continuous rise in energy costs and the need to
preserve our resources, Valencia Community College has created the
Committee on Sustainability and Energy Savings. Valencia Facilities
has formed an Energy Team to help identify ways to conserve energy
use college-wide and to apply the recommendations of the committee.
The primary goal of this team is to eliminate or minimize energy
waste while maintaining a comfortable and safe learning environment.
The Energy Team will institute several initiatives aimed at saving
or conserving energy as the committee recommends the adoption of a
number of no-cost and low-cost ideas in the routine operation of
facilities.
To help conserve electricity, the Energy Team is asking for the
support of all faculty, staff and students in turning off all unused
lights in unoccupied areas. With your help we will start saving
dollars on our annual utility bills. To serve as a reminder we will
be posting labels by the light switches. The labels will read:
"Please turn off lights when not in use."
Energy conservation and efficiency go a long way in preserving our
planet's rich natural resources and promoting a healthy environment.
In this section you'll find simple things that everyone can do to
help reduce energy consumption.
Useful Energy Tip: Turn off non-essential lights and appliances.
The electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single home puts
more carbon dioxide into the air than two average cars.
Energy Facts: Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to
light a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
News from Procurement
College Policy 6Hx28:07-26 and Chapter 112 of the Florida Statutes
defines the Code of Ethics for Public Employees. Two issues that
fall under the Procurement process include: 1. Solicitation and
acceptance of gifts - no employee shall solicit or accept anything
of value to the recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, promise
of future employment, favor or service, based upon any understanding
that the official action or judgment of the employee would be
influenced thereby. 2. Doing business with the college - no
employee, acting in a private capacity, shall rent, lease or sell
any realty, goods or services to the college.
Your College Procurement Staff belong to the National Association of
Educational Buyers (NAEB). This organization enables us to network
with other colleges and universities for best procurement practices,
training and networking. The following is a brief history of the
organization. Since the 1920's, NAEB has been the non-profit
professional association primarily dedicated to serving higher
education purchasing officers in the U.S. and Canada. NAEB's mission
is to facilitate the development, exchange and practice of effective
and ethical procurement principles and techniques within higher
education and associated communities, through continuing education,
networking, public information and advocacy. Members of the
association founded the E&I Cooperative Service as an important
benefit of NAEB membership. Currently, over 1,500 colleges and
universities are members. NAEB is a member-focused association
providing progressive knowledge management in strategic sourcing,
supply chain, materials and logistics for procurement professionals.
NAEB provides professional development and networking opportunities
regionally and nationally. These meetings, workshops and seminars
provide knowledge transfer in procurement ranging from beginning to
advanced professionals and are conducted throughout the year and
across the nation.
Please remember to contact your procurement staff before entering
into any type of agreements to procure goods or services on behalf
of the college.
P-card users take note! You may now use your P-card to order from
Markmaster. Please add the following updated link to your favorites.
https://www.mmmarketplace.com/valencia.aspx
Do you make a lot of small dollar purchases? Is that trip to the
Business Office to collect your petty cash wearing you down? Then
maybe you should consider applying for a VCC Procurement Credit
Card. With the program collegewide and in full swing, it's easy for
you to become a part of this new sensation! No vendor profile
needed! Visit our webpage http://valenciacc.edu/procurement/ProcurementCard.asp
to learn more about the P-Card Program at Valencia.
Visions and Voices Presents Tim Dorsey
Tim Dorsey, whose writing style has earned him comparisons to fellow
Florida writers Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard, will give a reading
in the first floor of the West campus library (Bldg. 6) on Dec. 8 at
1 p.m. followed by a book signing at 2 p.m. His visit is one in a
series of featured readings and performances under Valencia's
Visions and Voices distinguished artists' series.
From 1983 to 1987, he was a police and courts reporter for The
Alabama Journal, the now-defunct evening newspaper in Montgomery. He
joined The Tampa Tribune in 1987 as a general assignment reporter.
He also worked as a political reporter in the Tribune's Tallahassee
bureau and a copy desk editor. From 1994 to 1999, he was the
Tribune's night metro editor and night news coordinator. He left the
paper in August 1999 and has since had seven novels published in
several languages: Florida Roadkill, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, Orange
Crush, Triggerfish Twist, The Stingray Shuffle, Cadillac Beach and
Torpedo Juice. The Big Bamboo will be released in April 2006. For
further information visit www.valenciacc.edu/visionsvoices.
7th annual Choreographer's Showcase
The Choreographer's Showcase has become a fall semester staple here
at Valencia. Come and join us Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
December 8th - 10th, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 10th,
2005 at 2:00 p.m. for the 7th annual Choreographer's Showcase. The
show will be held in the Black Box Theater on the East Campus.
General admission tickets are $6 for all and can be purchased in the
Box Office by calling 407- 582-2900 between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
and 1:00 p.m. Please reserve your tickets now and enjoy an evening
of wonderful student choreography and performances.
Voices of Valencia
This spring the Voices of Valencia will be celebrating their
American dreams in song with concerts that will include a variety of
music with special emphasis on Patriotic and Americana music. The
Voices of Valencia was started only nine years ago, with a modest
group of just 25 voices and has grown to a choral mass numbering
over 100! Don't be left out, as seats will be limited and space is
definitely becoming scarce.
It is easy to join. Just follow these guidelines: register for the
class, Voices of Valencia: MUN 1311, CRN # 24000 (1 credit hr. for
just $66.11.) Then, just show up the first night of class and be
placed in your section on Tuesday, January 10, 7-9 p.m. East Campus,
rm. 3-124. No audition required!!! All levels of experience welcome!
Remember 1st time students: choir members must apply to the college
by December 16th and anyone can join--college students, faculty,
staff, community members and senior citizens. (Seniors and Dual
Enrolled High School students may attend for FREE!)
Other music classes for everyone includes Voice Class I & 11, MVV
1111, CRN #24143, Thursday, 7-8:40 p.m. Rm. 3-124, East Campus, 1
credit hour, starts Wednesday, January 11. Learn basic techniques of
singing--great for beginners and everyone wanting to improve their
voice. Class fills quickly, so register early.
Valencia A Cappella Chorale NEW!!! MUS 2930, CRN #24818, Monday, 7-9
p.m., East Campus Rm. 3-124, 1 credit hour, starts Monday, January
9. This is a small vocal ensemble featuring a cappella harmony,
blend and balance. Mixed ensembles, Barbershop and Sweet Adelines
quartets and a variety of group settings and styles. Auditions are
optional.
For more information contact James Jones, director at 407-230-6100,
or email vov@rightnote.com or visit the Website: www.rightnote.com
Update to HR and Payroll Phone Extensions
Stanley Stone's phone extension is 8075 and not 8000. The 8000
extension has been given to the security desk to keep consistent
with the other campuses. Therefore, Stan's extension has been
changed to 8075.
The extension for Daisy Green, Human Resources, was changed after
the list of new phone numbers was published in the Bulletin. Her
correct telephone extension is 8052.
The Payroll dept. has requested that their numbers be published
again due to the number of phone calls coming into wrong extensions.
. Staff Assistant - 8122
. Dant, Regina - 8105
. Johnson, Sherry - 8191
. Staff Assistant - 8160
. Pomales, Loyda - 8159
. Ratliff, Barbara - 8100
. Santiago, Jessica - 8142
. Check Processing Room - 8161
. Payroll Department Fax - 8132
Hello and Goodbye.
A warm Valencia welcome is extended to Matthew Calufetti,
Bookstore Manager-West, mc 4-13, ext. 1471; Celica Cofield,
Financial Aid Clerk, Foundation Scholarships-West, mc 4-17, ext.
1168 and Kari Mallett, Technical Document Specialist-East, mc
3-13, ext. 2380.
Kudos.
Geraldine Gallagher, president and CEO of the Valencia
Foundation, has been honored by the Central Florida Chapter of the
Association of Fundraising Professionals with the Outstanding
Fundraising Professional award. Gallagher won the award for her
tireless efforts to ensure that students without financial resources
can attend college. In her four-year tenure as the Foundation's sole
development officer, she has been responsible for generating a
record-setting $13 million in external funding to support
endowments, scholarships and programming at the college.
Marilyn McLatchey, Professor of Humanities, was a finalist
this fall for the American Poet Prize, sponsored by the American
Poetry Journal. Her poem, "Prologue: A Kenning," will appear in an
upcoming edition of The American Poetry
Journal.
Beverly Taylor is the Mathematics Strand Coordinator for the
American Professional Partnership for Lithuanian Education. This
past July, she presented a two-week seminar on teaching techniques
for high school math instructors. This was her sixth summer to teach
in Lithuania.
Jeffery Donley, West Campus Professor of Fine Arts
(Humanities), spoke to the Culture Club at the Winter Park Campus.
The title of his presentation was "Decoding the Da Vinci Code."
Thank you.
Dear Valencia Friends: My heartfelt thanks to all for your many
kindnesses and warm wishes as I leave Valencia. This has truly been
my "home." I had always hoped I would be fortunate enough to retire
from the same wonderful place that nurtured my early teaching years.
However, I want to provide care and support for my mom as we cope
with her Alzheimer's. I have taken a nursing faculty position close
to home. The understanding and support from the nursing program and
college has overwhelmed me! Deepest thanks to all.
- Mimi Sanderlin
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.
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