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BIS MAJORS, rank as the TOP 4 of the
Top 10 Jobs for the Class of 2008
By Nathan Lippe, Senior Career Adviser for CBcampus.com
We analyzed this information and data from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics on the industries doing the most hiring
and expecting the most job growth. Here are 10 of the
best jobs for the graduating class of 2008:
1.
Financial analyst
Major:
Business administration
Median annual salary:
$66,590*
Projected job growth:
34 percent
Jobs created:
75,000
2.
Computer systems analysts
Major:
Information sciences and systems
Median annual salary:
$69,760
Projected job growth:
29 percent
Jobs created:
146,000
3.
Computer systems software engineers
Major:
Computer science
Median annual salary:
$85,370
Projected job growth:
28 percent
Jobs created:
99,000
4.
Accountants
Major:
Accounting
Median annual salary:
$54,630
Projected job growth:
18 percent
Jobs created:
226,000
Thanks to
Sylvia for saving our students!
Click on the
Academic Advisor menu, and her Spring 2008 PROGRESS
REPORT/Academic Referral to see how many of our current
students she has "saved". In a very real sense we
are all lifeguards; it is who we are, it is what we do.
By teaching, we help our students learn to "swim"
in a constantly changing economic environment. We also
need to be ready to rescue them if they need help. This
is where Sylvia excels!
While we are
all becoming more involved in finding new students, she
understands the we cannot loose focus on serving our
current students. She doesn't ask them to accommodate
her needs, and has never lost focus on their needs. Our
current students should always feel wanted and
appreciated. If they don't, they have choices, and will
go where they feel they have a relationship. In business
case study I read recently, a company was so fervently
seeking new customers (short-term gain) they sacrificed
their relationship with two of their biggest and most
loyal customers, who quietly let their contracts expire
and went to a competitor.
Sylvia won't
make this mistake. She understands that if you treat
your customer with respect, understanding and patience;
they will trust her, and be loyal to SPC.
Well done
Syl!
The Business Office will
be receiving tuition payments during from January 7
through January 17, 2008 in two different locations on
campus. Please see the information below for times and
locations:
Date
Location
Time
1/07/08 Health &
Fitness Center (GYM) 8:30
am – 6:30 pm
1/08/08 Health &
Fitness Center (GYM) 8:30
am – 6:30 pm
1/09/08 Health &
Fitness Center (GYM) 8:30
am – 6:30 pm
1/10/08 Health &
Fitness Center (GYM) 8:30
am – 6:30 pm
1/11/08 Health &
Fitness Center (GYM) 8:30
am – 5:00 pm
1/12/08 Health &
Fitness Center (GYM) 8:30
am – 1:00 pm
1/14/08 Heritage
Room
8:30 am – 6:30 pm
1/15/08 Heritage
Room
8:30 am – 6:30 pm
1/16/08 Heritage
Room
8:30 am – 6:30 pm
1/17/08 Heritage
Room
8:30 am – 6:30 pm
1/18/08 Business
Office
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND
DEDICATION IN CHALLENGING TIMES !
The Fall 2007 Semester is quickly
coming to a close, in what has been one of the most
dynamic periods in many years. In times like this, it's
important to remember the good we have done, and the
very real difference we have made in our students'
lives. One of my favorite songs was written by Russ Taft
and the lyrics are particularly appropriate, especially
as we continue to focus on our students:
You're my brother you're my sister, so take me by the
hand
Together we will work - until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us, if we're walkin' side
by side
As long as there is love, we will stand...
Hope you will be able to
make our Holiday gathering this coming Saturday, Dec 8 @
7pm, click on the
map for
directions to 8317 Lone Shadow, Converse. If you get
lost, please call 945-9057 and we'll get you there. Take
care.
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETINGS - As soon as possible, the
Department Chair
must send a memo through channels to the President and follow-up with a
phone
call to her secretary, to ensure the meeting gets on her calendar.
We're also be
posting the schedule and minutes on the
MENU under
Advisory Committees.
The eSurvey for fall 2007
Internet Courses is now available! (This does not
include surveys for telecourses) Please give your
students the following information, and encourage them
to take the eSurvey. eSurvey will be available for
students to evaluate a course:
Start Date = November 27
Stop Date = December 13 until midnight eSurvey login web
site: The following link will take your students to the
online eSurvey for SPC:
http://esurvey2.accd.edu/spc/ or, students can login
to PALS to access the survey.
Students and faculty will
login as follows:
User Name: Students log in by
using their PALS user name. The tutorial above tells a
student how to find his/her PALS user name.
Password: The first two
characters of Your Last name in UPPER CASE followed by
the Last Six digits of the Social Security Number.
NOTE: The password format is
strictly as stated above. If you have changed your
password in PALS, DO NOT use the NEW password to login
to your eSurvey. Use the original PALS password which is
the following:
Example: John Doe, SSN =
123-98-7654
John Doe's Login = JDOE
John Doe's Password =
DO987654 Please tell students to be careful in selecting
which course to eSurvey.
On occasion they have
selected the wrong course, and the data went to the
wrong instructor. If your students have difficulty,
tell them to call Support Central at 210-220-1616. If
they don't get a response from Support Central within 24
hours have them email Dr. Audrey Mosley at
amosley@accd.edu. I want to make this run of
eSurvey as smooth as possible. Please report any
problems as they come up. I will work with District IT
to insure that issues are resolved in a timely manner
and addressed so they do not occur again.
Audrey Mosley, Ph.D.
St. Philip's College
Box 133
1801 Martin Luther King Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78203-2098
(210) 531-3372
ANNUAL VETERANS DAY SALUTE - Friday, Nov 9th, Heritage
Room, 10:00 a.m.
Career Services is
hosting a Career Fair. The event will take place on
October 24, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Heritage
Room. The following organizations will be
participating and will be offering jobs to our
students. We are asking for your assistance to help us
get the information out to our students. This is an
excellent opportunity for our students for both full and
part time employment.
Austin Fire Department
Avon
U.S Border Patrol
Christus Homecare
City of Ft. Worth
Covenant Health system
Disney
Fiesta Texas
Gunn Auto Group
Hyatt regency
Kennmark
Omni La Mansion
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Pearsall County South Texas Detention Center
Regency Healthcare
San Antonio Independent School District
San Antonio Police Department
Texas Personnel Services
The RK Group
Trison Care Center
USAA
Volt
Jackson Hewitt Tax Services
AutoZone
Cavender Toyota
DEAN OF ENROLLMENT
MANAGEMENT EXPLAINS NEW STATE LAW ON THE "SIX-DROP RULE"
You may have noted that the system no longer permits you
to enter a “W” for a student. This is now in response to
State legislation which recently established a total limit
of six courses that can be dropped by students attending
state-supported colleges and universities in Texas.
After the Census Date, a student wanting to drop a course
must be referred to the Records and Registration Office
where it will be determined if an exemption from the Six
Drop Rule is applicable. If the student is not
eligible for the exemption and still wishes to withdraw from
the course, then a “W” will be posted by Records and
Registration staff on the student’s St. Philip’s College
transcript.
Only first-time-in-college students as of Fall 2007 are
affected by the Six Drop Rule. In order to better
track our students affected by this new legislation, two
variations of the “W” have been established to better define
the types of drops permitted and recorded within the
student’s academic record. For your future reference, the
new type of withdrawals permitted for students are as
follows:
“WN”
----- Drops requested by Faculty due to excessive student
absences without Reasons
exempting the student from the Six Drop Rule.
Faculty may post or assign a “WN” online only after
the Census Date until the Deadline for Withdrawals printed
in the Class Schedule.
“WX”
------
Drops executed by the Student and
approved for exemption from the Six Drop Rule after
completion of the
Exemption Application
-- SB 1231
– Six Drop Rule
“W”
------- Drops executed and
posted by Records and Registration staff ONLY for students
not exempt from Six Drop Rule
A student may be exempted from the Six
Drop Rule if he/she can provide documentation for any one of
the following reasons:
(1)
a severe illness or debilitating condition;
(2)
the care of a sick, injured or a needy person;
(3) the death of a family member or another person with a
close relationship to the student;
(4) active military duty for the student, a family
member, or another person with a close relationship to the
student;
(5) a work schedule change; or
(6) other good cause.
To seek an exemption, a student should be referred to the
Records and Registration Office for completion of the
Exemption Application -- SB 1231 -- Six Drop Rule.
The application will be reviewed and a decision made by the
Dean of Enrollment Management or an Associate Director
within Records and Registration.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Burton
C. Crow, Ph.D.
Dean of Enrollment Management
St. Philip’s College
District IT has a district
wide project to migrate all full time staff, faculty and
administrators to the new Microsoft Exchange Server.
District IT has a deadline of Dec 16, but SPC/IT wants to
complete SPC by Dec 1.
Because SPC/IT does not have
a list of all full time employees in your department we are
asking the Directors and Chairpersons to please forward this
email to their department’s full time employees that have a
computer on campus and use it to access their email thru
Outlook.
Please have them reply to
spc-helpdesk@mail.accd.edu
with their
name, department, office location, phone number and a time
that they are available. The sooner they can reply the
sooner SPC/IT can get started. SPC/ IT will need the user
to do their own backup of their critical email before the
tech/LAN Admin arrives.
SPC/ IT will do a courtesy
backup but will not be responsible for any lost email. Once
a date and time is scheduled SPC/IT will need them to be
present and available for about 30 minutes for this task.
If you could also have your
full time staff, faculty and administrators copy my email at
mfiederer@mail.accd.edu,
I would appreciate it.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
~Margaret Fiederer
On Monday, September 17th,
you will receive an invitation to complete a survey about
how you use data and research in your work at St. Philip’s
College. The survey will only take a few minutes to
complete. Your response is critically important! For
questions about our college’s participation in Achieving the
Dream, contact Joannis Flatley,
jflatley@mail.accd.edu, 531-3502. For technical
questions about the survey, difficulties logging in, etc:
Monica Polino Schneider at HumRRO,
mschneider@humrro.org, 609-512-3714. For general survey
questions (or if you don’t know whom to contact): Monica
Reid at the Community College Research Center,
mreid@tc.edu , 212-678-3944.
Thank you for your participation in
this important survey.
Adena Williams Loston
President
Dr. Patricia P. Candia, Interim Vice
President of Academic Affairs, will be hosting a:
Promotion
presentation on
September 12, 2 p.m., at the Morgan Gallery
Tenure
presentation will be held on
September 13, 2007, 2 p.m.,
at Morgan.
If you have any questions, please don’t
hesitate to contact:
Nancy
N. Anguiano
Executive Secretary
Academic Affairs
St. Philip’s College
(210) 531-3276
Verification Documents and Financial Aid Appeals received
beginning August 6, 2007 will not be completed prior to
the fall 2007 tuition deadline, August 21st.
Students will be expected to pay their tuition, or make
payment arrangements, prior to
August 25th.
Payment plans will be available in the Bursar’s Office.
Extensions are available in the Office of Records and
Registration until
August 25th. If you
have any questions, please call:
Student Financial Services - 531-3272
Bursar’s Office – 531-3246
Records & Registration – 531-3290
The timeline to create the spring 2008 class schedule has
been revised to accommodate department chairs that are out
of the office during the second summer. I’m sure this will
help most of you that haven’t had an opportunity to review
your classes. Please take advantage of this time and review
your classes. I will be out of the office August 9, 10, and
13. Tracy Shelton
TIMELINE FOR SPRING 2008 CLASS SCHEDULE
Critical
Events in Review:
(final revision 8-7-07)
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July 19, 2007 |
Roll over of
Spring 2007 schedule. |
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July
20, 2007 – August 25, 2007
(Chairs Academy
August 17, 2007) |
Departments will correct Spring schedules on the
mainframe. |
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*August
27-September 10, 2007
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No more input by
the departments on the mainframe. Any minor changes
must be made in the Registrar’s office.
Rafael/Tracy are editing the schedule. |
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September 11-14,
2007
September
17-18, 2007
|
Chairs and Deans
review/edit printed
Spring 2008
Schedule. (minor changes)
VP and President
review/edit printed Spring 2008 Schedule; provide
edits to Tracy Shelton by close of business on the
18th. |
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September 20,
2007
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Provide final
copy to President.
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September 21,
2007
** November
4-9, 2007
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Spring 2008
Schedule sent electronically to printer.
Anticipated
receipt of printed Spring 2008 schedule.
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SCHEDULE DISTANT
LEARNING & HYBRID TRAINING NOW for Spring 2008
All BIS faculty who have not
previously completed an Online (TEDL) or Hybrid course, and
want to teach a DL class this coming Spring 2008 semester
need to review
Distant Learning Packet and submit the
Course Development Request, which must be completed and
forwarded by Sept 17, 2007.
MARKETABLE SKILLS AWARDS & HIGH-PRIORITY OCCUPATIONS LIST
2007- 08
Texas Workforce
puts out a list of the
High-Priority Occupations that can be counted as awards,
similar to degrees. When developing Marketable Skills
Awards, be sure to check this list to help ensure your
program gets appropriate credit.
NEW INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTERS COURSES, NOW OFFERED IN SPANISH!
This fall,
Continuing Education will offer the first Spanish language
classes where individuals will learn important basic
computer technology
skills and receive management training that are so essential
for today’s workforce. The plan is to make this class a
feeder course into the for-credit curriculum. So that after
a student successfully completes this class and an
additional 6 semester hours of credit classes; they would be
able to receive 3 hours of academic credit for this class as
well. For additional program details please call
210-531-4770 or visit
www.accd.edu/spc/ce
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Title
|
Dates
|
Days
|
Hours
|
Loc/Room
|
Cost
|
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ITSC 1001.401 |
Introduction to
Computers/Spanish |
08/14/07-10/04/07
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T/R
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1:00pm-4:00pm
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CEB 107
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$264
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ITSC 1001.101 |
Introduction to
Computers/Spanish |
10/16/07-12/11/07
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T/R
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1:00pm-4:00pm
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TBA |
$264
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VITA
(VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE) AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
We are
pleased to announce that the VITA program will also be
offered though the Department of Continuing Education
beginning in the fall of 2007. The former ACNT 1413 course
in Computerized Accounting Applications, has been
transformed and offered as a C.E. course to train volunteers
that will actually do tax preparation in the spring of 2008.
Volunteers are not limited just to our accounting students,
but can come from the community at large. If you know of or
are a community member that may be interested in becoming
qualified, please feel free to contact C.E. about future
training to become a volunteer tax preparer.
This is not only great experience, but the
VITA program has helped return millions of dollars to our
local community. For
additional program details please call 210-531-4770 or visit
www.accd.edu/spc/ce.
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Course
|
Title
|
Dates
|
Days |
Hours
|
Loc/Room
|
Cost
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ACNT 1031.101
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Federal Income Tax:
Individual |
10/24/07-12/19/07
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W/S
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W 6:00pm-9:00pm
S 9:00am-12:00pm |
TBA
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$264
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ACNT 1031.102
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Federal Income Tax:
Individual |
10/23/07-12/18/07
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T/R
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1:00pm-4:00pm
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TBA
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$264
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NOTICE
LAB #202 IS RESERVED FOR THE
FOLLOWING CLASSES AT THE DATE/TIMES INDICATED:
ENGL 0302.002 Tuesday, June
26th from 09:30 – 11:15
ENGL 0302.003 Wednesday,
June 27th from 11:30 – 13:15
FTIC – ENGL Monday,
July 2, 9, 16 and 23rd from 08:00 – 12:00
Tuesday, July 3, 10, 17 and 24th from 08:00 - 12:00
Friday, July 6, 13, 20 and 27th from 08:00 - 12:00
(Normal Tutoring will be
available in Lab #110)
 caps
& gowns and
parking permits
Please stop by
Records &
Registration,
SLC 100, on
Tuesday,
Wednesday or
Thursday from 8
a.m. to 7 p.m.
TIME CHANGE FOR
DEPARTMENTAL
RESTRUCTURING
MEETING
**********************************************************************************
Department
Restructuring
Meeting - May 3,
1:30 pm BIS Conf
Rm
The Deans of
Applied Science
& Technology and
Arts & Sciences
want to meet
with our
department and
faculty from
Accounting
(ACCT), Business
Administration,
Computer
Science, and
EST; to discuss
Dr. Loston's
recent decision
concerning
program
realignments for
Fall 2007. All
faculty/staff
should plan to
attend.
College
Curriculum
Meeting is
scheduled for
May
4, 2pm WFAC
Local Policy
CGC - Safety
Program:
Emergency
Plans
(revised)
This policy
was updated
to provide
guidance on
evacuation
and
emergency
communication
procedures,
and for
compliance
with federal
and other
regulatory
requirements.
Revisions
include
requirements
for
emergency
evacuation
plans and
drills for
all campuses
and district
offices, and
the
development
of
procedures
for
effective
communication
during
emergencies.
Although the
revisions to
this policy
were in
progress
well before,
recent
events
underscore
the
importance
of these
guidelines.
If you have
questions on
safety
issues,
contact the
Environmental
Health,
Safety and
Risk
Management
office at
208-8156.
LOCAL HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS,
INTERESTED IN
ATTENDING SPC
will gather in
the Watson
Performing Arts
Center on
Tuesday, Apr
24th. Here’s the plan:
9:00 AM
they will be
welcomed by Dr.
Loston and
briefed by the
folks from
Financial Aid,
Registration,
etc.
11:00 AM
Sylvia and I
will meet those
seniors who have
previously
expressed
interest in our
Network
Administrator
and Web
Developer
programs; and
bring them to
the Bowden
Conference Room.
- There we can
break them up
for tours of our
facilities, and
advise them.
- These seniors should have already been admitted
to the college
and taken
appropriate
admissions
tests.
- After the
Program
Directors and
Advisor in
Residence have
talked to them,
we should be
able to register
them in classes
immediately.
- We will have a good idea of how many are actually coming
later this week.
- If there is a significant number, please be available and
standing by to
help register
these students.
1:00 PM
we need to get
them back to
WFC, where they
will pick up a
box lunch and
board their
school buses to
return to their
High School
campus.
SUMMER REGISTRATION BEGINS
TODAY, Apr 16th
BIS Faculty/Staff Meeting -
Today, Friday the 13th @ 11am
Special Topic: potential
restructuring discussion
SPC PRESIDENT VISITS BIS
Dr. Loston visited us this week, on her tour of
Applied Science & Technology Departments. She later
commented that the visit was very informative and
she enjoyed the opportunity to get to know more
about our area. We appreciated the chance to
brief her informally on some of our accomplishments
and initiatives, and show her our facilities. She
was particularly interested in meeting our people.
Thanks to everyone who had a chance to meet her and
welcome her to BIS.
It's Spring and Time for a little "Spring
Cleaning"
The District Safety
Officer was through a while back, and informed us we
had to more our copier out of the hallway, which we
did. He also indicated he would be forwarding a copy
of the fire code and schedule a fire inspection of
our building. So we need to keep our work areas neat
and clean. Most offices and common areas are
well-organized and free of clutter. However, there
remain a couple of offices that need some attention.
Please clean up and remove/discard any boxes, stacks
of paper, etc. that could be a fire hazard or
detract from a professional appearance. If you need
to get rid of old or unused equipment, let Henrietta
or I know so we can notify Central Receiving to come
and collect it.
Thanks and take care.
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS!
SPC-IT is currently hiring
computer lab assistants for both the SPC-MLK campus
and the SPC-SWC? SPC students will be given first
priority for these 19 hour a week positions. Anyone
interested should go to
www.accdpeoplelink.accd.edu
and look for the computer lab assistant positions at
both campuses. These pools are open now and hiring
will continue until all positions are filled.
(Dr. Briggs, SPC/IT)
REMINDER: SUMMER
BOOK ADOPTIONS ARE OVERDUE, FALL ORDERS ARE DUE
APRIL 16TH.
 Students
should be
able to access
the survey from:
April 11 through
May 4
Have your
students go to:
http://esurvey2.accd.edu/spc
and complete the
eSurvey.This is
the feedback we
need to improve
our instruction;
and it is a
required part of
our promotion
and tenure
dossiers. Please
make it a normal
assignment for
each of each of
your online
courses.
MOS OFFICE
SPECIALIST
PREPARTION/TESTING-JUNE/JULY
2007
(CLICK
HERE FOR
DETAILED FLYER)
The EVAC+CHAIR
is stored in the
Bowden 2nd floor
supply closet.
All faculty and
staff have keys.
Should there be
a fire, other
emergency, or
both elevators
become
inoperative, as
we experienced
this week; we
have a means to
transport people
to the first
floor. We will
schedule
periodic drills
to ensure we are
comfortable with
the procedure.
Their are
instructions and
illustrations on
the seat bottom.
Please review
them before
using.
DRAFT BIS UNIT
PLAN for '07 -
'08 now
available for
final review -
Mar 23, '07
Program
Directors
- Please review
with your
faculty to
ensure we have
captured all
significant
information.
This document
forms the
foundation for
our budget
input, which
will be due in
the near future.
Initiatives
should be
aligned with and
support the ACCD
Strategic Plan
Goals to
improve:
I. Access to
High
II. Student
Success
III. Workforce
Development
IV. Capacity to
Serve
V.
Organizational
Communications
VISTA/Office
2007 Update
We're ordering
sufficient
licenses for all
BIS
faculty/staff to
test/use in the
office. Home use
procedures are
still being
worked out @
District, stay
tuned
BIS MAKES ACC
WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER of
March 20th
(see page 2
under Reports
from the College
Presidents, St.
Philip's
Goal III.
Workforce
Development)
"On March 5,
Haydar Sahin
took his Network
Administration
class on a field
trip to a local
Rackspace data
center.
Rackspace, a
world leader in
managed,
dedicated web
hosting
solutions, has
employed several
of SPC
networking
graduates."
PROGRAM
DIRECTORS,
we have been
invited to meet
with our new
president. This
is an important
gathering that
will help ensure
we are all on
the same page...
"Please plan to
attend a meeting
on Monday, March
26, at 1:00 p.m.
in the SPC
Heritage Room.
The purpose of
the gathering is
to share with
administrators,
department
chairpersons,
program
directors and
other identified
staff members
the Big Ideas,
leadership
goals, strategic
plans and
on-going
priorities.
Your attendance
is highly
encouraged.
Regards,
Adena Loston"
New
Chancellor's
Directive on
Retaliation
Check under "Policy"
for the latest
guidance.
NOW
AVAILABLE: STUDENT
SURVEY SUMMARY -
FALL 2006
Our students rated
us on average a
4.3 on a 5 pt.
scale - Well Done!
Click on Student
Surveys to see the
details. The bars
are an aggregate for
each full time and
part time classroom
instructor. This is
a good indicator
that we are
accomplishing our
primary
instructional
responsibility very
well. Thanks and
press on!
Windows Vista and
Office 2007
will become
available for Home
Use purchase in late
April. However, you
can get more
information Leticia
Hernandez St.
Philip's College
531- 4616, who will
be responsible for
maintenance of your
software license.
SPC-IT Has Vacancies
for Computer Lab
Assistants
(from Dr. Briggs
email,
Mar 3, 2007)
"We have both day
and evening shift
positions available
on the main campus
and day shifts
available at
Southwest Campus.
Computer lab
assistants help
students in the
labs. They also
assist technicians
with maintenance
work and may be
tasked to work the
help desk. This is
a good job for
people to learn
about the college IT
department.
I have asked the
hiring managers pay
particular attention
to applications from
St. Philip’s College
students.
Students can apply
by going to
http://accdpeoplelink.accd.edu.
They should look
under temporary
positions at St.
Philip’s College and
at Southwest
Campus. The job
title for both
positions is
Computer Lab
Assistant. If they
want to be
considered for
vacant positions at
both campuses, they
need to be sure to
submit an
application to both
applicant pools. We
will be accepting
applications
throughout the
semester and will be
hiring as vacancies
occur on our staff.
We currently have
numerous vacancies
on the main campus
and at Southwest
Campus."
Copyright and Fair Use
As we begin planning for
our migration to the new
web server in May '07,
it's helpful to review
available guidance on
copyright and the fair
use doctrine. Please
review the highlighted
Legislation page
under MENU, to see a
summary of Circular
21 - Reproduction of
Copyrighted Works by
Educators and Librarians.
Ensure you a familiar
with the four standards
that have been adopted
in section 107.
BOOKSTORE ISSUES
Ivon Facio, Store
Manager and Peg Lewis,
Text Manager came by
today to review plans
for Sum/Fall 2007 book
adoptions. For planning
purposes, please put the
following dates on your
calendars:
March 19, '07
Summer adoptions due,
April 16, '07 Fall
adoptions due
Additional information
will be put in faculty
mail slots, which covers
more details on:
-
submitting course
material adoptions
-
textbook pricing and
usage
-
bookstore value and
benefits
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:
Windows Vista and Office 2007
will become available for Home Use
purchase in late April. However, you
can get more information
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February 12, 2007 |
Roll over of schedule
(Summer/Fall 2007) |
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February 12 – March 11, 2007
|
Departments will correct
Summer/Fall schedules on
the mainframe. |
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*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. |
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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. |
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March 29, 2007
April 2, 2007
|
President reviews
Summer/Fall
2007 Schedule.
Final edits by the President
due to Tracy Shelton |
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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
04/23/2008
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
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