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Mayor Nagin Held Address at
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New Orleans Mayor
Ray Nagin held his “State of the City” address
in the Student Life Center on the City Park
Campus, May 3.
The address
outlined Mayor Nagin’s agenda for the second
half of his four-year term. Nagin plans to
reduce crime by increasing the police force,
provide job training for the underemployed,
improve communications with residents, ask
religious leaders to help recruit police and
create safe zones, develop a new economic
initiative focusing on the health care industry,
and attempt to fix the public school system by
providing administrative and financial
assistance.
The event, which
drew community and business leaders as well as
various media representatives, culminated with a
reception held in the Lac Maurepas Room.
Chancellor Johnson
welcomes Mayor Nagin to the Delgado campus
before the “State of the City” address, May 3.
New Orleans Mayor
Ray Nagin addresses the crowd in his “State of
the City” address.
New Orleans City
Council members Marlin Gusman, Renee G. Pratt,
Eddie Sapir, Jackie Clarkson and Jay Batt, Jr.,
join Mayor Ray Nagin for a photo opportunity
after the “State of the City” address.
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WISE
Women’s Event Held
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The
last in the spring semester series of WISE (Women in
Search of Excellence) Women seminars was held on April
28. Tola Mosadomi, a Nigerian poet, presented a poetry
reading in the arena of Building 7 on the City Park
Campus.
Nigerian poet Tola Mosadomi (left) and Melaine
Deffendall, coordinator of College and Career Success
Skills, pose for a picture at the end of the poetry
reading. |
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Health Career Fair Held |
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Allied
Health and Charity School of Nursing faculty and
in-program students provided information on career
health care options at the “Health Career Fair” held at
the Student Life Center on the City Park Campus, April
22.
A total
of 300 high school students from Orleans, Jefferson, St.
John, St. Charles, and St. James parishes attended the
fair. In addition, approximately 150 Delgado students
who are undecided about their majors also attended the
career fair.
Melissa
Mollere, EMT-P instructor, demonstrates how paramedics
stabilize a patient in the college’s new ambulance
simulator located in Building 4 on the City Park Campus.
A
student interested in the Medical Laboratory Technician
program looks through a microscope.
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John
Titsworth, a student in the Ophthalmic Medical Assisting
program, displays an eyeball model to a potential
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“Ice
Cream Social” is a Success |
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On May
5, employees at all campuses turned out for the
college-wide “Appreciation Ice Cream Social.” The
event, sponsored by Human Resources, was held
simultaneously on the City Park, West Bank, Charity
School of Nursing and Northshore-Slidell.
Public Service Recognition Week was May 3 – 9 and State
Employee Recognition Day was Wednesday, May 5, as
designated by the Louisiana Department of State Civil
Service.
Public Service Recognition Week was a great opportunity
for managers to express employee appreciation for their
service to the College. Arnel Cosey, dean of Student
Affairs for City Park Campus, shared information on an
event that her division held to show appreciation to
employees in the student service areas.
On May 7, the City Park Campus Student Affairs division
held an Employee Reception in honor of the employees who
do good work in the various student service
departments--Admissions and Enrollment Services,
Advising, Retention and Counseling Center, Financial
Assistance Office, Register’s Office, Student Life,
Student Support Services, Veterans Upward Bound Office,
and the Testing and Assessment Office. The event was the
second one of its kind for the Student Affairs
employees--the first being a king cake party held during
the Mardi Gras season.
Staff from all Student Affairs departments attended and
shared one-hour of fellowship and camaraderie with their
colleagues. In attendance were Dr. Alex Johnson, Harold
Gaspard, Dr. Jeffery Smith, Carmen Walters, Carol
Gniady, Connie Varnado and Carol Craft.
"This reception is a great opportunity to develop a
sense of team effort for our entire student services
division and helps us remain connected with one
another. Additionally, it allows the directors and me
the opportunity to show support and appreciation for the
staff," said Arnel Cosey, dean of Student Affairs.
Chancellor Alex Johnson
chats with left to right Ronnie Rodriguez, associate
controller; Erica Kirkland, clerical assistant in the
Controller’s Office; and Pete Schmitt, clerk, Accounting
Department.
Tim Galliano, assistant dean
of Student Life Center, and Stephen Monnerjahn,
director of Health Services/NREMT-Paramedic,
make their choice of ice cream flavors.
Employees take time out of
their workday to enjoy an afternoon break.
Cathy Sarrazin, director of
Instructional Research, and Jim Grouchey, Research
associate, share an ice cream moment.
Balloon steamers add to the
celebration.
Serving Ice Cream are (left
to right) Curt Cowan, director of Admissions Support
Services; Debra Gilbert, interim assistant director of
Human Resources; Eliana Oda Guedry, Human Resources
technician; and Marlise McCammon, director of Human
Resources. |
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Open House: Printing Service and Web
Development
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Offices
Utilize the Latest Technology |
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On May
7, Printing Services and Web Development held an open
house to showcase their latest printing equipment and
office spaces located in Building 38 on the City Park
Campus.
Printing Services recently moved after being located in
Building 10 for decades and serves the college community
with graphic design and print/production services. The
Web Development Office, which
manages
the college’s official web site, joined Printing
Services after relocating from the CATT office.
Those
who attended the Open House got a first-hand look at two
new pieces of equipment that save time, money and
utilize less space.
A
self-contained digital plate maker, the size of a
standard photocopy machine, replaces the old technology
that once utilized a darkroom, large copy camera and
numerous chemicals. The new device takes files directly
from the computer and produces up to 70 plates an hour,
increasing productivity and adding a calibration process
that improves color printing, using cyan, magenta,
yellow and black plates.
The
second piece of equipment is a state-of-the-art Epson
9600 color printer that will exponentially increase not
only a myriad of color printing options, but also are
great variety of paper types and sizes. The Epson
9600 is capable of printing on just about any kind of
paper; from 12 lb. stock to 1.5 millimeter poster board.
It employs a seven-color process that can print up to a
resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi, and as many as 28 billion
dots for each of its 96 nozzles, hence providing optimum
accuracy. The Printing Department is very excited to
acquire such a piece of machinery, enabling the graphic
designers to help realize their creative talents while
simultaneously providing commercial quality printing
services to the college community.
A
Dolphin of a Cake
Dr.
Jeffery Smith, City Park Campus provost, has the honor
of cutting the cake.
Printing Services Team: Oliver Harris, retired director
of Printing Services, (center) tours the new print shop
during the Open House and visits with (left to right)
Eunice Davenport, clerk chief 1; Mitcheline Jackson,
printing press operator 1; Kay Robin, printer 1; and
Jewel Kirzner, computer graphics designer.
Web
Development Team: (left to right) Katie Himel, web
assistant; Elizabeth Nunez, web analyst; and Joe Clark,
web coordinator, spotlight the new home page for the
Delgado web site. Joe also does the layout for
Refreshments were served.
Don
O’Callahan, West Bank Campus Public Relations
coordinator; and Pat Cote, director of Public Services
program, West Bank Campus, visit Printing Services’ new
office space.
Graphic
Design Team: Jewel Kirzner, computer graphics designer,
and Jonathan Campo, graphic designer, use
state-of-the-art computer design equipment.
Kay
Robin displays a plate made with the new Mitsubishi
Silver DigiPlater SDP-ECO 1630 digital plate maker.
Leslie
Davis, communications assistant, and Marjorie Tucker,
secretary, both with the Public Relations Office, join
Dennis Hinds, assistant professor of carpentry; and
Penny Ferguson, associate professor of business studies,
at the Open House celebration.
Jewel
Kirzner and Jonathan Campo demonstrate the new Epson
Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Printer that prints full-color large
format posters at a variety of sizes. |
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Culinary Graduates Present Dinner |
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May 2004 Culinary Arts
program graduates planned and prepared a dinner for
their family and
friends, as well as administrators and culinary faculty.
The buffet-style dinner was held in the
Student Life Center on May 4 and showcased the students’
culinary creations.
Pastry Arts Display: (left to right) Adelaide Gaudreau,
Diane Ripley and Eva Whitaker created
culinary delights with a Jazz theme.
Chef Maurice Fitzgerald, Kathleen Mix, interim vice
chancellor for Workforce Development and
Education; Harold Gaspard, associate dean of Allied
Health and interim dean for Northsore; and
Chancellor Alex Johnson at the Culinary Graduates
Dinner.
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Student Successes…. |
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The Intramural basketball
team from the West Bank Campus was honored on May 3 for
winning state runner-ups on April 23-25. The state
tournament was sponsored by the Louisiana Collegiate
Intramural and Recreational Sports Association (LCIRSA)
hosted by ULL in Lafayette. Delgado’s basketball team
finished the tournament with a record of 4-2. The
following students were honored: Dernelle Brown, Randy
Craig, Bryan Irvin, Allec Johnson, Alexia Johnson, Jeremy
Johnson, Darryl Jones, Jared Miles, Keelan Shelby and
Gregory Taylor. Coaches are Ennis Gilbert and Willie
Brown. Certificates and intramural championship t-shirts
for the entire team were presented.
Estelle
Hunter, Intramural coordinator/Fitness instructor, West
Bank Campus, reports that Randy Craig received the MVP
award, and Alexia Johnson received the Sportsmanship
award during the ceremony.
Phi
Theta Kappa and the Honors Program sponsored a
Presidential Election Debate on the City Park Campus,
April 29. Delgado students, representing Bush and
Kerry, answered questions and promoted their choice for
President. There were entrance and exit polls.
Official representatives from campaign headquarters were
also present. |
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Faculty
and Staff Achievements… |
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In June,
Dr. Max Reichard,
director of International Programs and professor of
history and humanities, will teach a two-week seminar at
the University of Zadar on the Croatian Coast, focusing
on the development of social and political institutions
in North America during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Sponsored under a grant from the European Union, the
seminar is part of a European-wide interest in formation
of the federal form of government in the United States.
The seminar builds on the Seminar Reichard taught in
Zadar in the summer of 2002 and is part of the
development of an American Studies program at the
University. |
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