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August 17, 2007 |
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SIS training... Welcome to PVCC's Fall semester... Registration
Fest... New course offered... College enrollments … New Divisions...
Concernline and Employee Ombudsperson... Congratulations due... Free
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Welcome to PVCC’s
Fall 2007 Semester
I want to welcome all faculty
and staff to our fall 2007 semester and
to the 20th-year celebration of PVCC. For many good reasons, this year
promises to be a very exciting and productive one for all of us at
PVCC. Thank you in advance for your dedication to our college and to
the students we serve.
Also, I invite you to staff one of our welcome tents next week during
Welcome Week. It’s a special way to demonstrate that warm hospitality
for which PVCC is justifiably famous. Plus it’s a good way to connect
with students. Call Ryan Martin at 7-7242 in the Office of Student
Life to sign up for a time that you can personally welcome our students.
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Continued SIS
Training for Student Services Units
PVCC is dedicated to the successful launch of the new Student
Information System (SIS). On Friday afternoons, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.,
during the months of September, October, and November, the following
offices will be closed in preparation for SIS pre- and post
implementation: Financial Aid, Fiscal, Admissions and Records, and
Academic Advising. During this time training, business process
implementation and general SIS trouble- shooting will occur. The legacy
SIS will be taken down on Thursday, October 4 with the new SIS coming
on-line Tuesday, October 9. We will continue to monitor the need for
the Friday closures during the month of November.
The remaining offices in KSC will remain open for normal Friday work
hours. Signage will be placed at the closed offices directing any
questions to the Information Center. Thank you for your patience during
this time.
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Registration
Fest
In order to assist incoming students through the registration process,
an entire suite of services will be open on our campus Saturday, Aug.
18, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Among the offices and student services that
will be open and assisting those with need for their services are
Financial Aid, Academic Advising, Admissions and Records, plus the
Cashiers Office. We are very grateful to those who have made this
Registration Fest possible. An MP3 file of the District's radio spot is
attached here.
New Course offered
AAA150 Advancing Academic Achievement
This new, one-credit course is a component of the iStart Smart program.
Certain cohorts of students are now required to take this course as
part of our new student success initiative. Students also have the
option of taking a three-credit class, CPD150.
Marianne Auten, who teaches the class, says, “Based on compelling
nationwide research, students who take at least a one-credit student
success class succeed at a much higher rates than those who don’t. The
class teaches students how to manage their time, understand the methods
through which they learn best, gives them workable study strategies,
and tells them all about PVCC’s resources we have. As an added bonus,
students taking this class tend to make friends right away, so it’s a
great starting point for their new campus experience.”
As of Wed., Aug. 15, there were more than 900 students enrolled in
these classes! I want to graciously thank Marianne and everyone
involved in creating this wonderful course and making it such a success.
College Enrollments
This is some additional insight into the
PVCC current enrollment status.
1. As a result of the implementation of Prop. 300, PVCC may lose
between 250 and 300 students, who are undocumented residents and unable
to pay the out of state tuition rates. While all students are welcome
at PVCC, students unable to prove legal residency must pay out of state
tuition and are ineligible for any state supported financial aid. PVCC
canceled 13 sections of ESL this fall.
2. A noticeable number of students, who are likely United States
citizens, have not provided the college with proof of residency and
thus are currently classified as out of state students. Roughly thirty
percent of the 300 students deleted in the last fee deletion were
classified as out-of-state students.
New Divisions
To all those who may not be aware of this change, the Social and
Behavioral Sciences Division has been formally divided. The two new
divisions are:
• Behavioral Sciences Division, chair Kevin Arps. Disciplines:
administration of justice studies, psychology, sociology, and social
work. Faculty: Bill Lyon, Tom Powell, Umar Sharif, Mike Todd, and Roel
Evangelista.
• Social Sciences Division, chair Kurt Hill. Disciplines:
anthropology, early childhood education, education, geography, history,
and political science. Faculty: Christie Colunga, John Douglass, Jan
Downey, Vaswati Ghosh, Doss Powell, and Debbie Voll.
Concernline and
Employee Ombudsperson
1. Recently, the Maricopa County Community College District introduced
two new services to support employees who have concerns about any
activity that might be viewed as inconsistent with the District’s
commitment to public stewardship. I am providing this information for
those who were unable to attend the Aug. 13 Convocation. These new
services are:
The Maricopa Concernline, 1-866-447-9819,
www.concernline.maricopa.edu.
This is a confidential phone line and
website where employees may report issues of concern. Global
Compliance, a national organization, will operate the toll-free number
and website. Global Compliance provides a range of services intended
to help organizations maintain a culture of ethical and compliant
behavior and to reinforce an organization’s values. They will ensure
all concerns are brought to the attention of the proper District
authorities quickly and confidentially. The name of the person voicing
the concern will not be reported to District personnel without the
explicit permission of the employee. The phone line and site will be
open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Employee Ombudsperson, 1-602-956-3317
Elizabeth Karabatsos of Phoenix will be the Employee Ombudsperson. She
is an independent third party and will provide a confidential
communications channel for employees. This service is more interactive
than the Maricopa Concernline because employees are able to work with a
person who is located here in the Phoenix area.
2. Concerns that may be appropriate to identify to the Maricopa
Concernline or the Employee Ombudsperson include:
• Violations of District policies or regulations
• Suspected wrongdoing by another employee
• Theft or misuse of public resources
• Fraud
• Unsafe working conditions
• Systemic operational problems
• Threat of danger of a person or the institution
3. The improvements are part of the District’s implementation of the
Governing Board-approved policies and regulations addressing issues
surrounding improved internal controls. Those policies were recommended
to the Board by Chancellor Glasper for their review and approval and
were based largely on the work of a Community Member Blue-Ribbon Panel
he had convened earlier.
4. Employees can be assured that these services are confidential and
that their concerns will be handled in good faith and without
reprisal. Individuals reporting a concern will be provided with a
confidential means to inquire about its status.
5. As your President, I encourage you to report activities of concern
that you believe may violate the District’s commitment to public
stewardship. In the event that you do not feel comfortable discussing
your concerns with your supervisor or bringing them to my attention,
please do utilize the services that are being made available.
6. Later this month, the District will distribute materials that will
help explain the new programs and serve as a reference for employees.
One will be a brochure explaining the functions of the Maricopa
Concernline and the Employee Ombudsperson, as well as other resources
available to help answer employee concerns. The second is a laminated
pocket guide listing key reference phone numbers.
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Congratulations
Dr. Marianne Roccaforte successfully completed her Ph.D. in
Interdisciplinary Studies with a specialization in Psychology of Art
from the Union Institute & University. Our congratulations go out
to her!
Congratulations also to Jan Downey, who this summer was selected to
attend a four-week seminar at Oregon State University, titled, “Berber
North Africa: The Hidden Mediterranean Culture.” She was also selected
for “The Ideal and the Real: Arcs of Change in Chinese Culture,” an
Institute at the University of Hawai’i. These seminars and institutes
are funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Free concert
Our very own PVCC employee, Ben Esh, Box Office Assistant in our Center
for Performing Arts, is also a talented drummer who will be performing
with his acoustic rock band Failing Perfection 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wed.,
Aug. 29, during the PVCC Barbeque, at the Amphitheatre, east of K
building. Ben is PVCC’s first graduate in the Music Business program.
To hear an interview with Ben, along with some of Failing Perfection’s
music, log onto PVCC’s Student Life podcast at www.paradisevalley.edu/studentlife/blog/
We are proud of Ben and his
accomplishments.
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Cordially,
Mary Kay
President
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an interesting program, or outstanding accomplishment or student to
highlight?
If so, e-mail the News Desk at pvcc.news@pvmail.maricopa.edu
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2007 © Maricopa County Community College District
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