Campus News  |  Faculty & Staff News  |  Student News   In This Issue … July 19, 2007 PVCC athletes score big … Fall enrollment update... Marketing efforts... Campus projects... SIS implementation... iStartSmart.... Changes... Dances with Coyotes    Campus News   PVCC athletes score big The National Junior College Athletic Association announced that PVCC earned the 12th spot in the Pepsi Cup standings. PVCC earned 84 points for the year, making it the top Maricopa Community College and the second Arizona two-year college in the standings. Of the total points, PV women earned 50, and the men 34. Congratulations to our star athletes and their coaches! Fall enrollment update Given the latest enrollment numbers, we would like to provide some insight as to why at this time it is difficult to compare 2007 with 2006. There are several reasons for the enrollment difference. 1. There are currently more than 500 students scheduled for upcoming iStartSmart new student orientation sessions. Many of them will be full-time students (i.e. enrolling for four or more classes). 2. On June 15, the college, as part of a district-wide effort to align fee delete dates to better accommodate the tuition payment plan, conducted our first fee delete. In previous years, the first delete was not done until early August. This year, approximately 800 students were deleted in June for non-payment of fees. 3. We may still be seeing the residual effects of Proposition 300, as a noticeable number of ESL courses were canceled this summer. Marketing efforts The following is a list of marketing strategies being undertaken between now and the beginning of our fall semester to address enrollment issues. 1. PVCC will be participating in two Saturday district-wide Registration Days - August 11 and 18, 8:00 - 12:00 noon. These will also be marketed county-wide in a collaborative effort. Included in these marketing strategies will be cable TV and radio spots, ads in the College Times and on the District website, and additional press releases.  2. All of the students who are deleted each Wednesday, who have  current phone numbers, are being contacted and invited to re-enroll. 3. Prospective high school students in our database will be contacted again. 4. All prospective high school students have all been invited to participate in iStartSmart through a post card mail out. 5. Students formerly enrolled at PVCC Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 and not enrolled in Fall 2007 will be contacted and invited to enroll. Campus projects During this summer our college is undergoing a number of major maintenance and facilities projects. David Matus and Bob Metevier report on these ongoing and completed projects: 1- The roofing project of KSC building is completed. 2- Installation of speed humps in East side parking lot nearest the  golf course. 3- Reconfiguration of irrigation controls to better serve all the vegetation on campus. 4- Carpeting will be replaced in the hallways and south half of E Building and in KSC this fall. 5- The landscaping of the PAC will be completed in early August. 6- Rewiring of interior walkway lighting (K, H and G buildings). 7- Replacement of pump at mirror pond. 8- Preventive maintenance- ADA doors, all motors, HVAC equipment, grounds keeping equipment, fire plugs, etc; 9- Installation of water fountains at Track near bleachers and near hand ball courts. 10- Installation of new hand wash station in child development  center. 11- Maintenance of high voltage transformer. 12-Update the security for IRTS and A building. 13- Establishing maintenance and custodial procedures at the George Campbell Library.   SIS implementation During the month of July, PVCC's SIS College Implementation Team (CIT) is engaged in a number of significant activities as we prepare for the October implementation of the new student system. Staff in the areas of admissions and records, financial aid, academic advising, and fiscal services are engaged in "end-user" training every Friday afternoon. College staff are also engaged in integration testing (testing all of the processes and systems that make up SIS); automated degree audit testing; and ensuring that all of our "shadow system" (local data bases) have appropriate connectivity to SIS. For more information, please visit the project web site at http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/nss/ Faculty & Staff News   Changes Effective Monday, July 9, Greg Silcox, in addition to his duties as Athletics Director, will serve as interim director of Academic Advising, replacing Donna Simon, who has left the college. Greg previously served 15 years as an academic advisor at GCC (while serving as head women's basketball coach). At PVCC he is responsible for developing  a model student academic success program for student athletes involving a significant academic advising component. Given that Advising is immersed in a number of significant projects (iStartSmart and SIS implementation), we will move forward with this interim leadership through late fall semester in order to get through SIS implementation before we appoint a permanent director. To assist Greg, Beth Guerra will assume supervisory responsibility for the Information Center. As you know Beth formerly served as a student services specialist at the Information Center.  Please welcome Beth and Greg in their new roles. Jacqueline Battistone has moved from her position as Office Coordinator in Academic Advising to Program Advisor, Service Learning and Honors.   I am pleased to inform you that Kurt W. Conover has agreed to serve as the Interim Vice President of Administrative Services, replacing Dr. Jane Saldana-Talley. He comes to us from Mesa Community College, where as Dean of Administrative Services, he was responsible for planning, directing and evaluating fiscal and administrative services for the multi-campus college and its four off-site locations. Before arriving at MCC, he held various positions within the Maricopa Community College District and the Maricopa Skill Center. We thank him and Mesa Community College’s Interim President Wayne Giles and Vice President Jerry Davis for their support in our transition time as we begin our search for a permanent replacement. Student News   Dances with Coyotes PVCC alumna Kia Smith (who graces the cover of our fall class schedule) just added another first to her resumé—she has been named to the cheerleading/dance squad, “The Pack,” of the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team.  Kia, who studied dance at PVCC, says she is honored to be named to the elite group.  According to the Coyotes press release, these young ladies will “practice twice a week, perform at all home games, and serve as goodwill ambassadors for the organization in the community.”  The group of 18 was chosen by audition, which included dance, their own choreography, public speaking, and poise under pressure. 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