Mrs Traylor

student in cap and gown photo It’s that time of year again!! If you plan on participating in the May 2007 graduation ceremony, you need to place your order by Monday, March 9, 2007. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The graduation date is set for Friday, MAY 11, 2007 at Municipal Auditorium. You can place an order for your cap and gown in one of the following ways:

Report to your Department Secretary to place your cap and gown order.
Come by the SPC Campus, Records and Registration Office, SLC 100 and place your order in the office.
E-mail me your information at fzepeda@accd.edu

REMINDER….IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE GRADUATION CEREMONY, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO ORDER A CAP AND GOWN.

REMINDER: Your last opportunity to attend the

Mandatory Workforce Ergonomic Training session

Dates: FRIDAY, February 23, 2007
Times: 9-10 am, 10-11 am, 1-2 pm, and 2-3 pm
Place: Heritage Room

"Elluminate" Vendor Presentation NBT room# 112 Mar 9, 1-3 PM

College Curriculum Committee Results - 2/21/07

(The following changes were approved to be effective Fall 2007)

ACCOUNTING - ACNT 2311 Managerial Accounting to replace ACNT 1413 Computerized Accounting, as VITA transitions to Continuing Education.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - New Marketable Skills Achievement Award in Convergence Technology Certification Preparation; which includes: 2 existing courses (ITNW 2321, ITNW 2313) and two new Special Topics - ITNW 1492 Emerging Technologies, Voice over IP (VoIP), and ITSC 1391 Convergent Technology (tabled until April '07 meeting due to title conflict with an existing course, corrected title "Advanced Voice, Data, and Video Technologies" will be presented then, expect approval at that time).

WEB DEVELOPER - ITSE 1306 Computer Programming using Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) to replace ITSE 2345 Data Structures. ITSE 1332 Intro to Visual Basic.NET Programming to replace ITSE 2321 Object-Oriented Programming. ITSE 1301 Web Design Tools to replace ITSE 1305 Web Authoring and Publishing (WECM archiving 8/31/07).

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - BMGT 1395 ST: Introduction to Lean Six Sigma as an "or" to BMGT 2331 Principles of Quality Management. BMGT 2347 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving as an "or" to BMGT 2303 Problem Solving and Decision Making. Added a new award, AAS Industrial Maintenance Management - patterned after our Construction Business Management AAS, it will provide a means for occupational technicians in aviation etc., to use their industrial expertise to earn college credits, become qualified for a business management degree.

The minutes of this meeting will be posted under the "Curriculum Committee" menu item as soon as they are available. Thanks to Program Directors for working to keep your programs current and ensuring our students will have the skills they will need in the future. Well done!

BIS Faculty/Staff Meeting

1 pm Thurs, Feb 22, 2007

It’s been awhile since we’ve gotten together, so please plan to attend tomorrow so we keep current and share some planning information. Margaret will attend, so if you have any concerns about lab hardware/software, please bring them to the meeting.

Thanks and take care.

THE FOLLOWING IS A MESSAGE FROM SPC CAREER SERVICES:

USAA will be on campus recruiting part time Member Services Representatives on Wednesday February 21, 2007 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. USAA will be located just outside of Career Services (SLC-102). This is an excellent opportunity for our students to join one of the premier employers in the San Antonio area.

Just a reminder that the Mandatory Workforce Ergonomic Training

sessions will be held at the following dates and times:

Dates: February 19, 22, 23, 2007

Times: 9-10 am, 10-11 am, 1-2 pm, and 2-3 pm each day

Place: Heritage Room

TIMELINE FOR SUMMER/FALL 2007 CLASS SCHEDULE

Critical Events in Review:

Dates

Activities

February 12, 2007	Roll over of schedule (Summer/Fall 2007)
February 12 – March 11, 2007	Departments will correct Summer/Fall schedules on the mainframe.
*March 12, 2007	No more input by the departments on the mainframe. Any minor changes must be made in the Registrar’s office. Tracy is editing the schedule.
March 22, 2007 March 27, 2007	Chairs and Deans review/edit printed Summer/Fall 2007 Schedule. Vice Presidents review/edit printed Summer/Fall 2007 Schedule.
March 29, 2007 April 2, 2007	President reviews Summer/Fall 2007 Schedule. Final edits by the President due to Tracy Shelton
April 3, 2007	Summer/Fall 2007 Schedule sent to printer.

(Recognize that the timeline after March 13, 2007 is subject to change)

Sum/Fall '06 classes have been “rolled-over” to Sum/Fall '07

You should have a copy of Dr. Byrd’s email with the timeline by close of business Monday. Please begin editing your classes. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Tracy x3292

WORKPLACE ERGONOMIC TRAINING

The District Safety Coordinator will conduct workplace ergonomic training on the main campus of St. Philip's College. THIS TRAINING IS MANDATORY FOR ALL ACCD EMPLOYEES. Employees may attend any one of the twelve scheduled training sessions.

Dates: February 19, 20 & 22, 2007
Times: 9-10 am, 10-11 am, 1-2 pm, and 2-3 pm each day
Place: Heritage Room

New copier, location, and code

Our new departmental copier has been moved out of the hallway into the conference room #221, in response to the District safety officer's request. To access the copier, add a "0" in front of the old access code.

College Curriculum Committee will meet on Feb 23, 2007 please submit any changes asap.

Online Instruction Evaluation
02/28/2007

We are beginning a process to develop an effective and efficient method to help our online Instructors provide a consistent, quality experience for our students who have opted for an Internet course. To begin, we'll research available models (no sense reinventing the wheel) from Richland College (Baldridge winner), Axia (Univ. of Phoenix), DeVry and local procedures. We will also review SACS, THECB, ACCD, and SPC guidelines. If you have any thoughts or want to input into this process, please email you ideas to me. Our initial goal is to have a draft outline by 3/1/07.

WOODFOREST BANK AND FIESTA TEXAS RECRUITERS ON CAMPUS

On February 13th and 14th, Woodforest Bank will be on campus in the Turbon Center from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM to recruit individuals for positions as In-Store Retail Bankers. These positions are located in Wal-Mart stores.

On February 15th, Fiesta Texas will be on campus in the Turbon Center from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM to recruit students for various positions at Fiesta Texas.

For more information, please contact Curt Lezanic at 531-3468.

Spring 2007 - Census Roll(s) have been distributed and are due to

Registration nlt Friday, 2/9/07. Please sign, date, and bring yours

(and any roll you received that wasn't yours) to Henrietta's desk

as soon as possible.

THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK!!!!

Due to effective communications and teamwork, we advised

and successfully enrolled over 400 students this semester!

Still need to focus on course substitutions for our May

graduates; and follow up on a few who walked the stage in

December 2006.

Don't forget to turn in your class rolls, so we have an accurate

count, as after Jan 31st, we receive no state reimbursement

for a student that is not reflected in the class roll.

Finally, it's not too early to ask Sylvia to help, by sending her

an Academic Alert. She can assist by contacting students that

are having problems. Early intervention can improve retention.

May 2007 Graduation, Please advise students who want to apply for an Associate Degree or Certificate, the deadline to apply is: Wednesday, January 31 Graduation application cards may be picked up from Sylvia. Thanks!

SMARTHINKING

Dear Colleagues, There is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about a new service that is available to all registered St. Philip’s College students. Tuesday, January 23, Dr. Marjorie McEntire will be on campus to show faculty and staff SMARTHINKING. SMARTHINKING is an online tutoring service that is geared to the way students study and learn now. Faculty members are key to helping us get the word out to students about this new service. Please plan to attend one of the sessions below to learn about this new, exciting service: All sessions will be held in NTB 112 on Tuesday, January 23

Session 1         8:30 to 10:00
Session 2         10:30 to 12:00
Session 3         1:00 to 2:30
Session 4         3:00 to 4:30

You will be thrilled with what this service can do for your students. SMARTHINKING is available to students right now through their PALS accounts under the “my courses” tab. Don’t be the last to learn about this great service.

Registration is available via the IIC website: http://www.accd.edu/spc/iic/IIC/reservations.htm or call x4668, to leave your registration information.

WEB SERVER MIGRATION PROJECT from Dr. Briggs

"As you may know, the Web server migration originally scheduled for December 18, 2006 was postponed to give us more time to prepare. The migration will take place on May 21, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. This postponement is beneficial to all of us because there is much work to be done...

...Please remember the following:
1. You need to maintain your current Web site until May 21, 2007.
2. Your Web site must be moved to the new server, tested, and ready to go live by 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2007.
3. Faculty members are encouraged to use the new faculty templates when developing Web sites for the new server.
4. You are not alone—we have great people who stand ready to help you get this done.
5. Please make it a point to read future email messages on this topic.
6. Shoot—just plan to read all the email I send you. J"

All email and any other documentation concerning the Web Server Migration Issues will be posted under the Web Server Migration menu item. This is a critical project, so read the complete text of Dr. Briggs' first email and remember, this is what the 60GB USB drives were purchased for. We will need to help each other to get this done-cooperate and graduate!

Late Registration has been extended to:

Thursday, January 18 AND Friday, January 19

Payment deadline has been extended to:

Monday, January 22

Tip of the Day: If you PASSPORT screen locks up, try shift F5 to unlock.

OUR NEW DEPARTMENTAL WEBSERVER IS NOW OPERATIONAL!!!! 1/10/07

If you had an account on the old server, please email me asap so we can get your new account setup.

Faculty & staff, A request has been made by the SPC Counseling Dept. to place students needing ENGL 0311, in sections 001, 002 and 003. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Levi Jackson at 531-3395. 02/28/2007

SPC Holiday Social, All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend on Wednesday, December 13th from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in the Heritage Room. There will be a silent auction for gift baskets!

The 2006 Annual Charitable Campaign is underway! You will find an informative brochure and Pledge Form in your mail slot in the Department reception area. We are trying to get the word out quickly, to give everyone ample time to consider supporting the many worthy activities supported by the United Way and ACCD foundation. You may designate your gift to a wide variety of efforts. For example the Marye B. Gilford Business Scholarship and the Artemesia Bowden Memorial fund directly support our students. Consider how blessed we all have been this year, and take advantage of this opportunity to be a blessing to others, by turning in your pledge card by Dec.15th. Thank you.

POLICY UPDATE - Dec 1, 2006 the ACCD Board of Trustees took action on the following local policies:

smoking will no longer be allowed in designated smoking areas effective Sep 1, 2007
"...a department chair may arrange for one faculty member to substitute for another on a short-term basis (one week or less) with the understanding that the faculty member who was absent may at some point substitute for the other faculty member."

For additional information, click on Policy under MENU.

Nominations are now being accepted for an SPC student for the ACCD Student of the Month. The student must have at least a 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in 6 hours or more and have completed a minimum of 15 hours. Attached is the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, December 6^th, 2006, submit to the Vice President of Student Affairs Office. The nomination form in listed under the Forms MENU.

Latest Graduation Update: For December 2006 Graduation, we have 66 students who applied for graduation!! Unduplicated!! see Sylvia's full report for details.

Check Out "Clickers" Nov 30th - 3 p.m. in NTB107A. Turning Point is offering a free Web ex session. Looking for a least one faculty from each Department to attend. These are interactive systems that help improve student participation.

Spring 2007 Schedules Coming Soon! 02/28/2007

I anticipate the class schedules to be received at Central Inventory on Friday. I’ll send you another email when they arrive. Again, thanks for your patience. Tracy

Student cap & gowns are now available for pick up

Please announce to your students in class, if they applied for the December 2006 graduation, they can pick up their cap and gowns in the Sutton Building from:

Monday–Thursday, November 27-30 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Friday, December 1 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Reminder:         St. Philip’s College Graduation Ceremony
                        Date: Friday, December 15, 2006
                        Time: 7:00 p.m.
                        Location: Municipal Auditorium

The eSurveys are available for your Online students, now until midnight Dec 19th. Please ensure all online courses include completing the eSurvey as a required part of their course assignment. Click on E-Surveys under MENU and review the Student Login and eSurvey - Participation Techniques.

ACCD WEB SERVER MIGRATION POSTPONED

(UNTIL AFTER SPRING 2007 SEMESTER!!) 11/27/06

Dr. Briggs announced the delay at the Academic Affairs Council meeting Monday afternoon. Which means our current URL's will still be active for next semester. The new URL's will be used beginning with the Summer 2007 schedule. This spring we will be working on adding the new SPC templates for our Department page, Faculty homepage, etc. more to come on this...