Opening doors to a brighter future

ISSUE 1, 2002 VOLUME 15

500 Attend BCC’s Holiday PartyDelicious desserts and dancing were highlights of BCC’s annualholiday party at the Signature Grand in Davie on December 7.With microphone in hand, President Will Holcombe divvied doorprizes to BCC employees, who were also in a giving mood. Theybrought gifts, toys and food to assist Broward County’s needychildren and families and the Homeless Education Project. Morethan 500 BCC employees attended. “It was the best turnout we’ve ever had,” says Anne Keeler, who chairs theCommunity/College Affairs Committee, which planned the party.

The Community/College Affairs Committee worked tirelesslyto plan the holiday party. Front row (left to right): HedySarbey, Sue Mattson, Shirley Boudousquie, Sue Nelson andFran Fletcher. Back row (left to right): George Masforroll,Barbara Piscitelli, Dania Rivero, Anne Keeler and Rick Leffel.

Can a student get abetter grade in college

algebra by using a CD instead of atextbook? Can the use of online maga-

zines in the classroom enhance student success?

These are two of five topics BCC faculty members areresearching this academic year, thanks to $1,000 classroom

research grants awarded through the Teaching/Learning Communityprogram. Recipients receive the award after they complete and presenttheir research.

“The Classroom Research Award Program provides an excellent oppor-tunity for Faculty to examine student learning outcomes and to experi-ment with instructional strategies that have the potential to improvestudent success,” says Academic Affairs Vice President Eileen Holden,co-chair of the T/LC committee.

The committee awarded five grants in November and will award fivemore this spring.

T/LC committee members Ted Smith and Trish Joyce will sponsor aproposal-writing workshop from 1:30 - 4:00 p.m., February 8, on CentralCampus, building 9, room 106, for any faculty interested in honingtheir proposal writing skills.

THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CLASSROOM RESEARCH PROPOSALSIS 4:00 P.M., MARCH 1, 2002.

Proposal applications are available online at:

www.broward.edu/locations/dtc/aa/teachlearn.jsp. Send your originalproposal plus 12 copies to Staff Development, Room 605, DTC.

TOPIC:Is Content Mastery in theHybrid Online BiologyCourse Comparable to theTraditional Biology Course?

TOPIC:A Comparison of StudentLearning Using Online andComputer Based TrainingAides in Non-Majors GeneralBiology Lecture.

NOVEMBER RECIPIENTS AND TOPICS

GENEVIEVE CHUNGNatural Science - Central

Can Students Improve TheirGrades in College Algebraby Using a CD Instead of aTextbook?

JODIE FRYMath - South

TOPIC:Directed Learning: Linksbetween Participation andPerformance.

LYNNE THORNEREnglish - North

SUSAN FINAZZONatural Science - Central

TOPIC:Accessing Newsweek andTime Magazines Online, inthe Classroom, to EnhanceStudent Motivation andSuccess (in lieu of traditionaltextbook).

PAMELA KULLReading - North

Classroom Research AwardsTeaching/Learning

Community

Submit your Proposal

BCC PEOPLEIN THE NEWS

BCC’s Technical Education Vice President WANDA THOMAS has been elected to the FloridaCenter for Nursing board of directors. She will assist the Center with issues related to thenursing profession, such as the need for nurses, recruitment and retaining the current workforce.

Kudos to DIANE WHITEHEAD, head of Central Campus’ nursing depart-ment, and to associate nursing professor SALLY WEISS. They’ve won a2001-02 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award for co-authoring the book, Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management,2nd Edition.

JOHN FOSTER, Art-Central, will show his work March 1-31 during the36th annual conference of the National Council on Education for theCeramic Arts or NCECA. Foster is one of eight artists selected toparticipate in a group show titled “Floating” at Jayne Gallery. Theconference is in Kansas City.

SALLY WEISS

from around the Campuses/CentersDOWNTOWN, CENTRAL, SOUTH, NORTH, PINES CENTER & COLLEGEWIDE NEWS

Art Faculty Show aTremendous SuccessThe 2001-2002 Art Faculty Exhibition

closed January 17 after a successful two-month run in Central’s Fine Arts Gallery. The

show featured the Mediterranean images of master water-colorist LaMonte Anderson, the sculptures of Leo Stitsky andJohn Foster, pottery by David Pactor and the drawings ofCatherine Leisek. The show is held annually.

CENTRAL

JOHN FOSTER

LEO STITSKY AND STUDENTS

DAVIDPACTOR

LAMONTE ANDERSON

PAINTING BYCATHERINE LEISEK

PAINTING BYLAMONTE ANDERSON

The afternoon sessionincluded presentations byguest speakers ShelbyLee, English-North; andEd Key, Registration - DTC.

Organizers of the fifthannual North CampusSecretaries’ Retreat posefor photo (left to right):Bonnie McKnight, MarciaHolloway, Claire Eskind,Arma Gunter, Sue Rousseand Donna Francavilla.

from around the Campuses/CentersDOWNTOWN, CENTRAL, SOUTH, NORTH, PINES CENTER & COLLEGEWIDE NEWS

From Womb to TombWhat happens in the womb will followyou to the tomb, says nurse and nationally-acclaimed author Barb Bancroft, who

spoke on Central Campus November 30.Central’s Student Life sponsored the lecture.

Bancroft says folic acid deficiencies in women during the firstmonth of pregnancy can lead to serious brain defects in new-borns seven out of 10 times. “So I urge women to drop acidbefore sex,” quips Bancroft, known for her wit and humorwhen tackling important health topics.

She says bigger babies don’t necessarily mean healthierbabies. They may be getting too much fat from their mother’sdiet, which can lead to diabetes, obesity and breast cancerlater in life. Based in Chicago, Bancroft is author of An Applea Day – the ABC’s of Diet and Disease. This was her fifth visitto BCC.

CENTRAL

Left to right: Liz Atchison, Central’s Student Life Director; TerryHamilton, Biology - Central and Barb Bancroft, writer/lecturer.

21st Annual HolidayPottery SaleLee Anna Yater, Art Department - Central,

and her mother, Jane Yater (left), admire aceramic plate at the 21st Annual Holiday

Pottery Sale on Central Campus December 5-8.

The event featured the work of BCC Potter’s Guild membersand students. Proceeds benefit the Guild’s Visiting ArtistProgram.

CENTRAL

NORTH

SecretariesHold FifthAnnualRetreat

The November 30th event, held at theTed Thomas Activity Center in CoconutCreek, featured a morning workshop onhiring issues by BCC’s personnel opera-tions department.

NEW EMPLOYEES

Michelle CartyHELP DESK TECHNICIAN

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDTC

Carmen FeblesCUSTODIAN

HEALTH SCIENCESCENTRAL

Valerie PowellACCOUNTANT IDEVELOPMENT

DTC

Pedro BezadaCAMPUS SAFETY SGT.

CAMPUS SAFETYSOUTH

Evelyn RobinsonADMINISTRATIVE

SPECIALIST IISTUDENT LIFE - CENTRAL

Michelle worked inthe hospitality indus-try seven years beforeBCC hired her parttime in 2000. Shebecame full time inJune 2001. Michellestudied health serviceadministration at theNational School ofTechnology in NorthMiami Beach.

Selby JoynerCOMPUTER GRAPHICS

SPECIALISTPRINTING - DTC

Selby worked as agraphic designer foran advertising agencyin Hollywood, FLbefore joining BCC inMay 2001. He has abachelor’s degree ingraphic design fromAppalachian StateUniversity in Boone,North Carolina.

Thomas SimsMICROCOMPUTER TECH.CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY

CENTRAL

Thomas joined BCCin May 2001. A for-mer microsystemstechnician for Miami-Dade Public Schools,he has studied com-puter science at BCCand through FloridaAtlantic University’scontinuing educationdivision.

April ThompsonCASHIER II

BUSINESS AFFAIRSCENTRAL

April, a part-timefinancial aid assistantsince 1999, joinedBCC full time in May2001. A former lawclerk for a FortLauderdale law firmand BCC graduate,she is studying busi-ness administrationat Florida AtlanticUniversity.

Karen BowmanMICROCOMPUTER

TECHNICIAN TRAINEEACADEMIC AFFAIRS - NORTH

Karen has an A.A.degree in businessadministration fromBCC and a bachelor’sdegree in communi-cations from FloridaInternational Univer-sity. The former ownerof a public relationsfirm, she joined BCCfull time in July 2001.

Ashley TurnerSTUDENT PUBLICATIONS

SPECIALISTSTUDENT LIFE - NORTH

A Florida native andBCC alumnus, Ashleyreceived a bachelor’sdegree in 1999 fromthe University ofSouthern Mississippi.While attending BCCAshley worked as astudent life assistantfrom 1993 to 1995,and returned to BCCfull-time in July 2001.

Carmen became afull-time employee atBCC in May 2001after working parttime at the collegesince August 2000.Schooled in theDominican Republic,Carmen is a formercashier for MarriottCorporation.

Valerie had sevenyears of accountingexperience beforejoining BCC in June2001. Formerly apayroll bookkeeperfor an air condition-ing company, Valeriehas a bachelor’sdegree from MercerUniversity in Macon,Georgia.

A former Miami-DadeCounty police officer,Pedro joined BCCin June 2001. He’sworked as a labora-tory specialist forthe Florida NationalGuard and U.S. Army.Pedro has an associ-ate’s degree fromVincennes Universityin Indiana.

Fluent in bothEnglish and Spanish,Evelyn joined BCC inMay 2001. A formeradministrative secre-tary for the FloridaDepartment of Trans-portation, she studiedsecretarial science atUniversity of PuertoRico.

ON TARGET is published by and for the employees of BCC. Comments and ideas forarticles are welcome! EDITOR: Pat Senior; Co-Editor/Photo Contributor: Chris Gabettas.SPECIAL THANKS to BCC’s Printing & Graphic Arts, and the College Relations Dept.

FAITH WONG has been promoted to interim enrollmentservices coordinator on North Campus. She is a formerjob development/placement specialist. Faith replacesSuzanne Courtade who left BCC for a new position atFlorida Atlantic University.

KAREN LEE-MURPHY moves to assistant registrar at theDowntown Center. Karen, who’s been with BCC since1994, is a former admissions/registration and testingcoordinator.

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FACC Broward Chapter Sets Valentine’s Flower Sale

In other FACC news, the 52nd annualstate convention – held in October inFort Lauderdale – was a success. BCCmembers made presentations and wonnumerous awards.

President Will Holcombe received thePresident of the Year Award and StudentAffairs Dean Peter Barbatis (North)

the Cameron Hall Award from the stu-dent development commission. EmiliaGuzzardo (VPAA Office-DTC) received aplaque for serving as vice chair of thecareer and professional employees com-mission; Marcia Holloway (Reading-North) was honored for serving as thecommission’s region V representative.

New officers include Pines Centerdirector Jeff Allbritten, who’ll chair theadministration commission. BusinessAffairs Dean Ed Henn (North) is vicechair. Jim Lansing (Art-North) isfaculty commission chair, and MichaelTenenbaum (Counseling/Advisement-Central) is deputy region V director.

The Broward chapter of FloridaAssociation of Community Colleges willsell carnations and roses campus wideFebruary 14. Proceeds from the eighthannual Valentine’s Day sale will help

FACC cover operating and lobbyingcosts for the coming year, says chapterpresident Suzanne Nicolini.

“Our main goal is to make sure commu-

nity colleges get as much (state) fund-ing as possible,” she says, noting thegroup faces an uphill battle in an era oftight budgets and mandated cuts.

CORRECTION: Georgina Rojas is an admissions/registrationspecialist at Pines Center. We incorrectly reported her title inthe November/December 2001 On Target.