Goal I. Access To Higher Education
Access to Higher Education Northeast Lakeview College showed a significant increase in enrollment between Summer I 2006 and Summer I 2007. Enrollment numbers tripled from 587 in Summer I 2006 to over 1700 this Summer I term. The campus showed an increase in both the number of students enrolled as well as an increase in the total number of contact hours.

Construction on the new Northeast Lakeview College campus is proceeding as scheduled. Site development and land clearing and preparation is almost complete. Initial building construction is expected to begin soon. Phase I, totaling four buildings, should be completed and ready to open in Fall 2008.

In conjunction with the construction process, members of the Northeast Lakeview College President’s staff visited Venice Art Terrazzo Company. During the visit, attendees previewed several possible tile options for the flooring in the new campus.

Goal V. Organizational Communication
Four representatives from CY-Fair College visited Northeast Lakeview College on June 1st. Attendees toured the renovated Albertson’s campus, took photos and gathered information on turning a storefront into a college. The information gathered was taken back to Cy-Fair as they plan to construct a 2nd Center in the Cy-Fair area, with one option being turning a storefront into a college campus similar to NLC's

Goal II. Student Success
Sherry Horrell, a sophomore at Northwest Vista College, is a recipient of the Peace Officers’ Memorial Scholarship for 2007. Horrell was selected based on her outstanding GPA and her interest in criminal justice.

Goal IV. Capacity To Serve
On June 6 and 7, Northwest Vista College continued its partnership with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center in sponsoring its third blood drive of the year on campus. In 2005, students, faculty and staff donated 677 units of blood. In 2006, 713 units of blood were donated. This year 292 units have been collected with additional blood drives scheduled for July 16-17, September 10-11 and November 26-27.

Dr. Diana Muniz has accepted the offer to become the Vice President for Student Success at Northwest Vista College (the selection requires Board approval). Dr. Muniz will begin on July 30. Diana grew up in San Antonio and attended San Antonio College before going on to earn her baccalaureate and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in sociology and social work. She later completed her doctorate in higher education from the University of Michigan. Diana has many years of experience in student services, most recently at Chandler Gilbert College in the Maricopa Community College District. She also has teaching experience and a significant research background.

Goal I. Access To Higher Education
PAC’s Dean of Science, Advanced and Applied Technology notes that two of his former Palo Alto students, Jeff Sorrell and Edward Wright, completed their Doctor of Medicine degrees at the University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School and graduated in late May.

Goal II. Student Success
PAC’s Summer Bridge Program is underway with 45 students from Pleasanton, Poteet, Jourdanton and Lytle High Schools participating in a six-week course designed to provide supplemental instructional classes that will give them an educational advantage when they return to their respective schools in the Fall. The program held a team building exercise at a San Antonio Missions game that fostered unity, effective communication and problem-solving skills.

Goal III. Workforce Development
PAC’s Children’s Leadership Institute, a Corporate and Community Education program, welcomed approximately 120 children to the campus, June 4. The 8-week program for children ages 7-15 will teach them to build leadership skills that can be applied to school, sports and community involvement.

Goal V. Organizational Communication
PAC held an Awards Banquet to honor the 2006-2007 Student Government Association officers, and to introduce to the faculty and staff the new SGA officers for 2007-2008, June 5. Following a Welcome Introduction by Dr. Guzmán, plaques were awarded to the outgoing members, and a catered dinner was served to past and future officers and their guests.

Goal I. Access To Higher Education
Three advisors from St. Philip’s College presented a workshop on the The Advisor in Residence Program: An Avenue to Increased Student Retention and Success. The recent Retention 2007 Conference was sponsored by EDUCATIONAL POLICY.ORG and was held at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio. The conference, which attracted 350 participants, permitted our Advisors in Residence to network and share research with a wide variety of conference attendees. Many of the attendees are staff members from American colleges and universities and participants from institutions abroad – all of whom are actively engaged in student advising and retention activities at their respective campuses.

James Wright conducted campus tours on May 29, 2007 for 15 students and parents from the San Antonio Independent School District who were interested in participating in the fall 2007 Phoenix Program.

Goal II. Student Success
Of the 86 classes selected to be surveyed through the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), 82 (95%) were completed. This high return rate is the direct result of the efforts of our Advisors in Residence.

Goal IV. Capacity To Serve
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rated three areas of the St. Philip’s College Distance Learning Plan as excellent including (1) orientation, training, and support services for faculty involved in distance education and off-campus programs; (2) procedures for appropriate evaluation of faculty involved in the distance and/or off-campus education program; and (3) distance and off-campus learners access to appropriate student services.

St. Philip’s College hosted training on the StarBak system. StarBak is the video-on-demand system that will be used throughout the Alamo Community Colleges. Participants in the training included the lead network administrator and the lead video publisher from each of the colleges and the district offices. These staff members are now prepared to train their colleagues on the use of this new system.

The SPC Capital Improvements Projects Coordinator is working to enhance communication between the campus contractor and the architects. Discussion is underway to house an architectural representative on-site.

The SPC Bookstore Management opened the facility beyond posted summer hours to accommodate students. Sales are typically flat during the summer. A fall campaign to “match the lowest price” competition is being planned.

Goal I. Access to Higher Education
The annual Early Development of General Engineering (EDGE) summer program began this week at San Antonio College. The eight-week program, which costs only $25 for supplies, is designed to serve as a bridge between high school and college for high school students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades who are interested in science and math. Dr. Dan G. Dimitriu, Engineering Coordinator and EDGE Program Director, said, “The U.S. needs more professional scientists and engineers, and with this program we aim to meet that call.” Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the ACCD Foundation, the program includes classes, study sessions, enrichment activities such as field trips to local engineering firms, work with leaders and mentors, and a learning community atmosphere.

Express-News education reporter Melissa Ludwig wrote a feature article on June 6 about the Family Learning Academy, which held its Third Annual Graduation Ceremony this week, featuring keynote speaker Professor Norma V. Cantu, University of Texas at Austin School of Law and Education and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education. The academy enhances post-secondary educational opportunities among students at Lanier, Jefferson, Fox Tech, and Edison high schools. Graduates included 40 Peer Mentors, who volunteered 100 hours for the academic year, and 40 Promotores de Educacion, who are parents and other community members who volunteered 80 hours during the year in constructive educational activities such as tutoring, mentoring, community educational outreach, and Family Learning Academy meetings. Peer Mentors received $1,000 scholarships to attend SAC in the fall, and Promotores received $500 scholarships to attend any semester.

Goal II. Student Success
Third level nursing student Christina Nydegger was one of only five students in Texas, based on student achievement, to receive a $500 scholarship from the Texas Organization for Associate Degree Nursing.

Goal IV. Capacity To Serve
Amory Irby, Learning Resources, was named Employee of the Month for June.

The San Antonio College Visual Arts & Technologies Department won Third Place in the San Antonio Current Reader’s Pick: Best Art Classes, behind the Southwest School of Art & Craft and Stoli Playhouse Kreative Kids.

Goal V. Organizational Communication
The Public Relations Office helped promote to local media the fact that Col. Mary Gomez Curll, Commander, 5th BDE/95DIV (IT) and Nursing Professor at San Antonio College was the subject of a song entitled “She’s An Army of One,” written by Nashville songwriter and producer Mark L. Carman. He described the idea for the song: “I saw all those soldiers and was moved by the fact that many of those girls looked to be younger than my own daughter. Then I saw this woman, roughly my age, who was also dressed in uniform. I then realized that this was probably somebody’s mom, but as for right now, she’s a soldier.” While waiting for a connecting flight, he wrote the song, which was eventually sung by country singer Steven Hall.