Words of Wisdom It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in crea-tive expression and knowledge.

— Albert Einstein

In this Update

Message from the President … P. 1 Student Success & Engagement … P. 1-2 Recent Events … P. 3 Community Partnerships … P. 3 Applause … P. 4 Meet the Executive Council … P. 5 Upcoming Events … P. 5

September 2010

Message from the President This fall semester is such a fun time of the year! It is the time of year when all get a fresh start. All of the clubs and organization begin to form, and students being to make new friends. New faculty and staff join the LSC-Tomball family and bring new ideas and energy. Faculty and staff forge new partnerships, and they begin to collaborate on ex-citing new programs and projects. Working in higher education is ex-tremely rewarding...and fun! As we enter a new academic year, remember that everyone at LSC-Tomball is part of a greater team. We ALL play an important role. When we all work together we can help ensure the success of our stu-dents. Have a great first semester!

100 percent of Vet Tech graduates earn certification

One hundred percent of the students who completed the Veterinary Technology program at LSC-Tomball in May earned their Veterinary Technician certification. All 10 students passed the Texas State Exam in June. Two of them even passed the American Association of Veteri-nary State Boards (AAVSB) National Exam for Veterinary Technician during the July/August window, meaning they can work in veterinary offices anywhere in the country. The remaining eight students will take the national exam during the November/December window. LSC-Tomball has offered this highly successful accredited program since August 1988. .

Student Success & Engagement

Pharmacy Technology earn certifications & pins The summer graduates of the Pharmacy Technology program were recognized at the pinning ceremony held September 2. All 13 students earned their Pharmacy Technician certification. Four of them, in fact, passed specific areas of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam with a perfect score. All of the graduates received exceptional performance ratings from their clinical ex-ternship preceptors and many were offered Pharmacy Technician positions at various hospitals. LSC-Tomball has offered this highly successful accredited program since October 2006.

Learning Resource Fair empowers LSC-T students

Over 120 LSC-Tomball students attended the Learning Resource Fair on September 8. Sponsored by the Extended Learning Center (ELC), the annual fair is designed to inform students of the various academic pro-grams, student services, and work-force programs ava i lab le to them. Several college divisions and departments participated in this fun, informative event. In addition to information, the fair pro-vided Study Skills seminars to strengthen students for their educa-tional career. During the fair, the ELC gave away student success booklets, t-shirts and free brown bag lunches. One lucky student won the grand prize, an iPad.

Activities Mart exposes LSC-T students to clubs Dozens of student groups partici-pated in the annual Activities Mart held September 15 and 16. The pur-pose of the event is to introduce new and returning students to the many extra-curricular activities available to them at LSC-Tomball. There are at least 30 student clubs and organiza-tions to join, ranging from the Anime Club to the National Student Nurse’s Association.

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PV Electrician students help build green home Students from the Solar Photovoltaic System (PV) Electrician program teamed with local builder GradCo Structures & Homes last spring to provide solar panel consultation to a local resident hoping to own an extremely energy efficient or “green” home. Professor Antonius Bom’s class worked with GradCo to analyze and design a solar panel system to be installed in the home of Gary Hilberg. After analyzing and designing systems based on their surveys, the students presented their findings to Hillberg in May as their final project. Hilberg plans to have GradCo install the plan he chooses into his home. LSC-Tomball has offered the PV Electrician program since January. The courses complement on-the-job training and mirror real-world situations by providing classroom studies with hands-on applications in high-tech laboratories.

Recent Events

LSC-T celebrates Constitution Day LSC-Tomball students, faculty and staff cele-brated Constitution Day on September 17. Con-stitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 brave men on September 17, 1787. At the event, Richard Becker, Criminal Justice professor, spoke on how different people view the Constitution. Those who attended listened to the Star Spangled Banner and enjoyed cake.

LSC-T police hold Emergency Procedures forum LSC-Tomball Police Officer Richard Huerta and Sergeant Amos York led an Emergency Procedures forum on September 9. Huerta and York provided all types of emergency information, such as defibrillator loca-tions, CPR training sessions, emergency phone numbers and ways to contact the police, fire and medical services on campus. To contact LSC-T police in an emergency, call 5911 from a campus phone or (281) 290-5911 from a mobile phone.

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Community Partnerships

UH & UH-D open new Northwest facility at LSC-UP The University of Houston (UH) and the University of Houston-Downtown (UH-D) celebrated the opening of their new Northwest campus, located at LSC-University Park, on Au-gust 26. Students, faculty and ad-ministrators from UH, UH-D and LSC came to this special event. Among the special guests were William V. Flores, president of UH-D, and Carroll Robertson Ray, chair of the UH System Board of Regents.

LSC-T & Chamber host Small Business Conference

LSC-Tomball and the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Small Business Conference on September 10 in the Becken-dorf Conference Center. Local business owners came to hear speakers address subjects such as online marketing and human resources. Keynote speaker Dr. Chris White, director of Coaching and Develop-ment of the Flippen Group in College Station, made a presentation called “What Holds Us Back.”

LSC-T employee publishes non-fiction novel Karen Kincy, a specialist in Business Services, had her first novel, Diminished Responsibility, published in August. The book is a dramatic, suspenseful tale of life after tragedy. It is available through Ama-zon.com. There is also a Karen J. Kincy Facebook page where book club discussion questions will be posted.

LSC-T professors named Teacher of the Month Two LSC-Tomball professors were named Teacher of the Month in Septem-ber by the Greater Tomball Area Cham-ber of Commerce. Irina Nizova (left) and Judy Harris were presented their awards at the First Friday Luncheon in the Beckendorf Conference Center. Nizova, English professor, has a reputation of being sensitive to the different educational, cultural, religious and economic backgrounds of each student and knows how to use these differences to the advantage of the whole class. Harris, also an English professor, is known not only to teach students, but to help them succeed. She inspires them and helps them to understand themselves.

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$1.1 million grant will help at-risk LSC-T students LSC-Tomball is one of two colleges from the Lone Star College System that received a TRiO grant from the U.S. Department of Education in August. The Department of Student Development will receive $1.1 mil-lion over a five-year period. Dr. Janice Jacques, dean of Student De-velopment and interim vice president of Student Success, wrote the federal grant last October after being on the job for only a few weeks. The purpose of this Student Support Services grant is to increase the success and completion rate of college students who are either first-generation, low-income or have a learning or physical disability. A total of 140 students will be served each year during the five-year cycle of the grant.

LSC-T nurses receive professional awards Two professors from the Nursing pro-gram at LSC-Tomball received the Bronze Star and Bronze Medal at the Good Samaritan Foundation 2010 Ex-cellence in Nursing Awards Luncheon on September 16. The recipients were Jean Joublanc (left) and Bonnie Strobl. These awards are given to nurses who practice the highest standards and exemplify the finest qualities of the nursing profession.

Meet the Executive Council

Dr. Audre Levy, LSC-CyFair Dr. Audre Levy is the president of LSC-CyFair. She has made both a career of education and a career in education. She has four master’s de-grees and doctoral degree in Institutional Man-agement from Pepperdine University.

Dr. Levy has worked in all levels of secondary and post-secondary education. She has been an instructor, counselor and administrator in community colleges for over 15 years. Her higher education experience is extensive, and she served at all administrative levels before coming to LSC-CyFair, including Vice President, Executive Vice President, Provost and President. More important to her than her resume of experience and education is the way all people should approach life. “I believe anything and every-thing is possible with the right attitude,” she said. Each month LSC-Tomball will profile a different member of the Lone Star College System's Executive Council to inform and inspire students and remind them of the doors education can open.

Upcoming Events

October 5 Chancellor’s Forum: 2:30 p.m. Beckendorf

Conference Center

October 7 Faculty Jazz Concert: 8 p.m. E-252

October 8 Family Night: 5 p.m. Library Courtyard

October 11 Technology Forum: 3 p.m. Teaching Theater

October 13 College Night: 6 p.m. Beckendorf Conference

Center

October 14-16 “Lend Me a Tenor” Performance: 7:30 p.m.

Black Box Theater

October 15 Classroom Research Symposium: 11:45 a.m.

Beckendorf Conference Center

To see the most current listings, visit lonestar.edu/calendars.htm.

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