November 19, 2002

Congratulations

Congratulations are in order for our Phi Theta Kappa students who competed in the Regional Convention in Jacksonville this past weekend and captured five awards: Most Distinguished Chapter; Five Star Chapter; Honorable Mention for Most Outstanding Chapter President, Keri Williamson; and Individual Awards in Poetry and Art, Nicole Terpening. Many thanks to Ruth Reis, Chapter Advisor. On November 9, our music students competed at Rollins College before the National Association of Teachers of Singers. I am happy to report that, according to Dr. Bedell, SCC had a "sweep." Since our students were competing against junior and senior level students, this kind of a sweep by a community college "is, for all practical purposes, unheard of" according to Dr. Bedell. We took one First Place, two Second Place, and one Third Place awards. Also, our Choir will be leaving for Vienna shortly - 80 strong. Congratulations to Elnora Gilchrist and Beth Larson for their reappointment to the Region III Professional Development Advisory Council (RPDAC). This group identifies and coordinates professional development activities for adult educators and administrators through partnerships with educational institutions, business/industry and community-based organizations.

PeopleSoft

I would like to thank the Board for allowing the College to capitalize on the PeopleSoft end-of-the-year discounts. Based on a phone call from Rick Lee, I was able to contact each of you over the holidays and we proceeded with the purchase. The formal acceptance is in your packet tonight.

Board Retreat

Dr. English and I have met to set the agenda for the Monday, December 2nd, Board Retreat which will take place at the new Marriott in Lake Mary. The timeframe is 9 am-6 pm ending with a reception. You have already received information related to the retreat. A more complete agenda will be available following the Executive Staff Retreat on November 25.

FACC Annual Convention

Dr. English, Verdell Pugh, and Dede Schaffner are registered to attend the Trustee sessions at the FACC Convention in Orlando on November 21.

Graduations

December 11 - Law Enforcement Graduation-7 pm-Fine Arts Building December 12 - GED Graduation - 7:30 pm - Health Center December 13 - Collegewide Graduation - 6:30 pm - Dinner - Student Center; 8 pm - Graduation Ceremony - Health Center

Did you know?

You can complete a UCF bachelor's degree in select programs at SCC's Sanford/Lake Mary campus.