Campus News   |  Faculty& Staff News  |  Student News  |  Projects Update   In This Issue … February 29, 2008 College Leadership Council: MCCD/PVCC Financial Outlook Conversation ... American Heart Association's Heart Walk ...Club Ed Book Fair ...PVCC Hosts Phoenix Symphony String Orchestra ... Seven Revolutions - Scanning the World Out to 2025 ... Registration for Summer 2008 ... Film Festival Presents Tampopo at the CPA ... Chinese Ceramic Artists Visit PVCC ... Dialogue Day: Understanding Islam ... 4-Year Crafts Apprenticeship Program ... Fine and Performing Arts Online Auction ... Human Trafficking: Dialogue Day ... PVCC Innovation of the Year Award Nominee ...  PVCC Big Band Plays to Big Audience ... Active Retirement Applications  ... Women's Leadership Group - Women of Distinction ... Helios Foundation /TGen Summer Scholarships ... Student Leadership Council at Governing Board Meeting ... Early College Update ... Construction Limits Access     Campus News   College Leadership Council: MCCD/PVCC Financial Outlook Conversation The CLC meeting held on February 15, to which all employees were invited to attend, featured an interactive presentation and discussion with Vice Chancellor of Business Services Debra Thompson.  The topic of this meeting was MCCD and PVCC Financial Outlook Conversation.  Vice Chancellor Thompson shared the District financial outlook and some of the cost efficiency/reduction options that are being proposed.  PVCC Vice President’s Dale and Conover and Dean Mary Lou Mosley, as well as faculty member Jeane Franco, chair of the Budget Development Steering Team, also shared their perspectives.  I would like to thank all of the employees who participated in this informative and lively conversation addressing how the District and the College can work together to understand and proactively meet the financial challenges that lay ahead of us. To receive a copy of the presentation and handouts please contact Michaelle Shadburne, E&OL Coordinator at michaelle.shadburne@pvmail.maricopa.edu or 7-6778. American Heart Association's Heart Walk It’s still not to late to join our PVCC teams on Saturday, March 1 at the Tempe Beach Park for the 2008 American Heart Association’s Heart Walk. Choose between the 5K American Heart Walk or the 1-mile Stroke Walk. The Walk is part of Maricopa’s Wellness Program, and our Maricopa Community Colleges goal for this year’s walk is $40,000. Registration for the events begins Saturday morning at 8:00am, or you can register online at www.phoenixheartwalk.org. Club Ed Book Fair We are proud of the work of students, faculty and staff who have been selling used paperbacks, popular fiction and children’s books in the lower KSC to support  the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The Club Ed students, all of whom are education majors, will also be assisting in activities for younger children of parents who are running in the Relay, through the Kidsville program. A special thank you to Harriet Betts and Debby Voll and all those who came out to support the 2008 Club Ed Book Fair. PVCC Hosts Phoenix Symphony String Orchestra For the fifth year in a row we are pleased to host the Phoenix Symphony as part of the college’s honors program. This free educational concert, to be held in the CPA on Tuesday, March 4, at 1:30pm, will be conducted by Lawrence Golan, and will feature works by Bach, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. The concert is a joint offering of the Phoenix Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement Program, Symphony Connections, in partnership with Maricopa Community Colleges to provide opportunities for students to interact with professional musicians. For further information please contact the CPA box office at 7-7738. Seven Revolutions - Scanning The World Out to 2025 This is a busy week at PVCC as we also host a web cast, Seven Revolutions - Scanning The World Out to 2025, sponsored by the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) on Tuesday, March 4 from 11:45am – 2pm in the Southeast Corner of the PVCC Library. Eric R. Peterson, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will be the presenter. The goal of the Seven Revolutions project is to “promote strategic, forward-looking thinking on long-term trends among current and future leaders.” There will be a live question and answer session at the end of the web cast. I urge everyone to take advantage of this unique experience as we continue in the development of our long-term organizational goals and objectives. The exciting and provocative Seven Revolutions web cast is an excellent way for college employees to prepare for the strategic plan conversation that will occur during my two upcoming President’s Advance meetings. (Thursday, March 2, at 1pm and Friday, March 28 at 9:30am) If you plan to attend Seven Resolutions please RSVP to Michaelle Shadburne at michaelle.shadburne@pvmail.maricopa.edu or call 7-6778. Registration for Summer 2008 Registration has begun for Summer 2008. Summer Session 1 begins May 29 and Summer session II will start on July 2. Please remind your students that the new class schedule is available for pick-up on campus or can be accessed online at www.mymaricopa.edu. To register by phone call 602-493-2669.   Film Festival Presents Tampopo at the CPA The PVCC Film Festival presents Tampopo, directed by the late Juzo Itami, Japanese filmmaker. Widely considered as his best work, the plot revolves around a young Japanese woman who tries to create the perfect noodle. Sponsored by the Center for International Studies, Tampopo will be shown in the CPA on Wednesday, March 5 at 6:30pm. Admission is free. This film is for mature audiences only.     Chinese Ceramic Artists Visit PVCC PVCC was pleased to host master Chinese ceramic artists Junya Shao and Luo Xiao Ping on Thursday, February 28. This visit to our campus, which was open to the public, was facilitated by Art Faculty Professor David Bradley. Dialogue Day: Understanding Islam Dialogue Day: Understanding Islam, sponsored by the Center for International Studies, will be held on Tuesday, March 4. The speaker will be Azra Hussein, from the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona. This important dialogue is scheduled to take place in KSC 208 from 10:30am – 11:34am. If you would like to bring your students please contact Michele Marion, Director of CIS at: Michele.marion@pvmail.maricopa.edu. 4-Year Crafts Apprenticeship Program I am pleased to announce that a Certificate of Completion was awarded to Martin Franco at the Governing Board Meeting on February 26, on the completion of his 4-year Crafts Apprenticeship Program. Martin, an electrician, has been assigned to PVCC as a full-time employee. Please join me in welcoming him to our college. Fine and Performing Arts Online Auction The PVCC On-Line Auction for the Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund will end at noon on Saturday, March 1. Here is an opportunity to buy an original work of art, win southwest airlines tickets, a day at a spa, and many other items all for a good cause. This event, as well as the Get Back: Tribute to the Beatles Performance at the CPA on Saturday, March 1 at 7:30pm, will help raise money for full-tuition wavers for five students within the fine arts division for the 2008-2009 academic year. Human Trafficking: Dialogue Day A Dialogue Day, sponsored by the Center for International Studies, on the subject of Human Trafficking will be held on Monday, March 3 from noon – 1:15pm in KSC 208. The speaker will be Katie Resendiz, Human Trafficking Training Coordinator of the Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking (a project of the International Rescue Committee) If you would like to bring your students to this event please email: Michele.marion@pvmail.maricopa.edu. PVCC Innovation of the Year Award Nominee This year, PVCC will submit the iStart Smart student success program as the college nominee to compete for the District-wide Paul M. Pair Innovation of the Year Award. This annual excellence in innovation competition recognizes a team of employees who have designed and implemented a significant innovation that has had a positive impact on the education of students. A majority of the college departments and employees were involved directly or indirectly with this program. Other employees, while not directly involved, provided the moral support that was needed to initiate this program. As a result, the entire PVCC community is to be recognized for this innovation. Congratulations PVCC! Faculty & Staff News   PVCC Big Band Plays to Big Audience PVCC Big Band played to over 1000 patrons watching Red Hot and Blue at the Orpheum Theater this past weekend. Dennis Soloky reported that “folks came down to the orchestra pit rail to watch us on the intermission.” Congratulations to all our musicians who performed at this exciting event.  Active Retirement Applications Active Retirement Applications for 2009/10 must be received by Human Resources by March 1. The submitted applications will then be reviewed during mid-late March by the  Active Retirement Committee, who will consider them for approval. Women's Leadership Group - Women of Distinction The Women’s Leadership Group will once again recognize an outstanding woman from PVCC for the 2008 Woman of Distinction Award. This individual will be honored for her demonstrated success and or achievement during the past year in service and leadership to PVCC and the Maricopa Community College District. This year, PVCC received the following nominations: Marianne Auten, Mary Lou Goff, Chrystle Hall, Laurel Smith and Sonia Valle. These outstanding women will be recognized at the WLG/PVCC event, on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 1:00pm, in the SE Corner of the Library. Please place this date on your calendar. Ms. Sonia Valle has been selected by PVCC’s review committee as this year’s Woman of Distinction to represent PVCC at the District level. Ms. Valle and the other MCCD College Women of Distinction recipients will be recognized at a District-wide luncheon on Wednesday, April 16. Congratulations to Sonia and all of our Women of Distinction nominees! Student News   Helios Foundation/TGen Summer Scholarships  Please let your students know that the Helios Scholars Program at TGen (Translational Genomics Research Institute) is now accepting applications for their summer 2008 intern program. This is an annual summer internship program for 45 students in Arizona. Interns receive a stipend, are paired with a TGen scientist/mentor and are actively engaged in research projects in disorders as different as cancer, diabetes, and autism. It draws students from all backgrounds in an effort to develop fundamental skills to pursue careers in science and/or medicine. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano said, “Helios education foundation’s commitment to develop a long term partnership with TGen for student training is an incredible boost for Arizona’s future in the biosciences.” Applications are now available on-line at: http://www.tgen.org/intern, and must be received no later than March 14. Please encourage interested students to review their applications with Norma Chandler, Coordinator, Career Services at 7-7073. Student Leadership Council at Governing Board Meeting Our student population was represented by the PVCC SLC, who attended the Governing Board Meeting held on Tuesday night, February 26 and presented to the members and their guests. Student Leadership Council Officers reported on their roles and responsibilities in their positions at PVCC. Kellyn Mosher gave a special report on her experience with the Student Public Policy Forum (SPPF). Both Kellyn and Nicole Chumley, PVCC representatives of SPPF, attended the National Legislative Summit, held in Washington, DC , February 10-13. SPPF is a “co-curricular activity that provides an overview of local, state and national public policy making,” and is a district-wide program.  Projects Update   Early College Update Thanks to our Learning Connections collaborative effort involving PVUSD and our high school districts, the Early College Program is ready for Fall 2008. The Early College Program is designed to increase the number of Arizonans who earn a bachelors degree, an important factor in our state’s economic future. Early College students will be “college-ready” and selected by their participating high schools. Each student is placement tested prior to admission into our Early College. Students who test into developmental courses will not be admitted into our Early College Program. Students who enter the Early College Program will be jointly enrolled in PVCC and their high school in their junior year. Mornings will be spent completing their prescribed high school courses at their current school site, and in the afternoon they will attend PVCC. Students who successfully complete the Early College Program will graduate from high school with both their high school diploma and their 35 hour Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) certificate. Early College graduates will be automatically admitted to any of our three state universities with 35 transfer credits. This exciting program, piloted with PVUSD and our other high school colleagues, will provide a wonderful opportunity to valley students. Special thanks to our PVCC team, co-chaired by Dean Shirley Green and Vice President Bob Bendotti for all their collaborative efforts. Construction Limits Access We are making important steps to link the college with our new ‘Q’ building. The new pathway was begun on Monday, February 25. The construction zone for the new pathway to ‘Q’ building and the baseball field will temporarily obstruct the inner loop road and some sidewalk access. In addition, the west door to the Fitness Center and the southeast edge of West parking will be closed. The second row in East parking has been reserved for Silver Sneakers and Senior citizens. We thank you for your patience and cooperation in this matter. Cordially, Mary Kay Kickels President Do you have an interesting program, or outstanding accomplishment or student to highlight? If so, e-mail the News Desk at pvcc.news@pvmail.maricopa.edu A publication of the Paradise Valley Community College Office of the President 2007 © Maricopa County Community College District