Campus News  |  Faculty & Staff News  |  Student News   In This Issue … April 13, 2007 Student Information System … Week of the Young Child … College Showcase… Innovation of the Year… PVCC Jazz... NASPA Article on Accessing Student Learning Outcomes … Chair Academy Graduate ... Computer Commons Leadership... Adjunct Faculty Association Recognition ... Professional Development ... Women of Distinction... Faculty Study of Berber  North Africa... Graduation   Campus News   Student Information System For the next six months, the Student Information System will be one of our major areas of interest and activity. The MCCCD implementation of SIS is less than twenty-six weeks away. All reports are that PVCC is well positioned for the system’s “go-live” date in October, and a number of critical tasks are underway at the college level. These include the adaptation of college business processes to the new system; security testing; automated degree audit testing; and the complex task of verifying student data from the Legacy System to the new data base. Over the next six months, PVCC's College Implementation Team (CIT) will spend significant time on implementation tasks. For a look at PVCC's implementation plan and our project status "dashboard" go to http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/nss/  Updates will be provided until we go live with the new system. Week of the Young Child Paradise Valley Community College and other local organizations, in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children, are celebrating the Week of the Young Child, April 22-28.  The PVCC Week of the Young Child Committee is sponsoring an exhibit of children’s work along with their teachers’ insights in the Student Union during the week.  Other exciting activities are planned to celebrate the young children among us. College Showcase 2007 PVCC hosted the second annual College Showcase on April 12 in the KSC Union. The event showcased our college to members of the President’s Circle, legislators, architects, District personnel, MCCD Foundation, and community VIP’s.  Dr. Hank Mancini, Science Division Chair, presented our science programs including the Scale Model Solar System, the Indiana University partnership, the new Life Science Building Project, and the Student Science Symposium. This friend-raising evening helps us increase the awareness and advocacy for the college.  Other academic programs will be featured in the future. Innovation of the Year The iGoal team, PVCC's college submission for the Innovations of the Year Awards Program, was recognized on Friday, March 23 at the District-wide awards ceremony at South Mountain Community College.  Thank you to the following individuals for your innovative work on behalf of our students:  Paul Dale, Jim Rubin, Sam Fraulino, Carol Meyers, Dave Preston, George Matthew, Cathy Hart, Jennifer Strickland ,Doug Nelson and Corey Weidner. PVCC Jazz Congratulations to Dennis Saloky, director of PVCC’s Puma Jazz and adjunct faculty, for taking Puma Jazz to represent PVCC in two community jazz festivals recently. The Puma Jazz Ensemble performed at the NAU Jazz Festival and received a superior rating for their performance.  Saloky’s PVCC Big Band also recently performed at the Deer Valley Jazz Festival where they were among 20 or more groups including a number of high school bands.  These community outreach performances also serve to recruit high school music students to PVCC.  Puma Jazz is part of our Music Department under the direction of Dr. Christopher Scinto.  NASPA Article on Assessing Student Learning Outcomes Congratulations to Ellen Hedlund and Paul Dale for their article, Paradise Valley Community College’s Journey to Assess Student Learning Outcomes which appears in the February 2007 edition of Student Affairs West, the newsletter for NASPA Region 6.  The article is available at the following link http://www.naspa.org/communities/rc/nl/rc_VI/r6feb07.pdf Faculty & Staff News   Chair Academy Graduate Please join me in congratulating Ms. Augustine Erpelding, Coordinator, Fiscal Services, on her recent graduation from The Chair Academy for Leadership and Development, a year-long leadership development program.  Computer Commons Leadership Congratulations to Mary Lou Goff, on her new role as Director of Computer Commons.  Mary Lou has provided leadership in the Computer Commons since July 2005.  Adjunct Faculty Association Recognition The Adjunct Faculty Association recognized Ms. Michele Marion as an outstanding Adjunct Faculty at their annual conference on March 24.  Congratulations, Michele, on this designation.  Professional Development Congratulations to Kent Shadburne, AV Technician, for successfully completing the Navigate Maricopa Supervisor Development Program. Kent will be recognized for his achievement at the Maricopa Spring Leadership Breakfast on April 19. Women of Distinction The PVCC/WLG recognized seven PVCC "Women of Distinction" at their Circles of Influence Event on March 28 at the Center for the Performing Arts Lobby. The nominees were:  Lori Espinoza, Mary Lou Goff, Jennifer Strickland, Terry Adriance, Sally Rings, Cheryl Moore and Marianne Auten.  Congratulations to    Dr. Sally Rings who was selected to represent PVCC at the district level as PVCC’s Woman of Distinction. Also congratulations to Terry Adriance, who has been selected to be a recipient of the Dr. Gina Kranitz Memorial Scholarship for the FY 07-08.  Terry will be recognized at the WLG Women of Distinction Luncheon on April 18.   Faculty Study of Berber North Africa I am pleased to share with you the news that Jan Downey has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to attend a summer institute on Berber North Africa. The Institute will be held in Corvallis, Oregon at Oregon State University from June 20 to July 25. The Institute will be an intensive exploration of the Berber people via their history, literature, arts, crafts, music, archaeology, and contemporary lives.  Graduation At this time of the year, we will be attending or hosting many year-end events, including the Student Recognition Ceremony on April 25, held for the first time on campus in the Center for the Performing Arts.  Thank you for all the excellent work you are accomplishing for our students.   And, I look forward to meeting with you at our year-end recognition and retirement events in the weeks ahead, and graduation ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2007   Cordially, Mary Kay 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