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Delgado
Community College Chancellor Alex Johnson participated
in New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s Press Conference
promoting high school students to consider careers in
health care and nursing held at the LSU Health Sciences
Center on August 5. The purpose of the press conference
was to send an urgent message that the city is in dire
need of qualified health care workers to fill hundreds
of well-paying jobs for nurses, technicians and
therapists. At the press conference Chancellor Johnson
stressed that Delgado partners with public schools to
provide the teaching of science and mathematics through
classes, summer programs and internships that prepares
students for transition into college to pursue health
and nursing degrees. Other press conference
participants included Senator Paulette Irons, Dr. O’Neil
of Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Dr. John Rock and Dr.
Cairo, both from LSU, in addition to other local health
care industry leaders. All four local television
stations (WWL, WDSU, WVUE and WGNO) carried the story of
the Health Care Press Conference on their evening news
broadcasts on August 5. Also a feature story appeared in
the Times-Picayune newspaper on August 6.
At
the Health Care Career Press Conference: (left to right)
Delgado Chancellor Alex Johnson, Diana E. Bajoie,
president pro tempore, Louisiana Senate, and Barbara
Johnson, senior vice president for Workforce and Area
Development, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Delgado’s Nursing program ranks as the college’s most
popular academic program.
Delgado’s Radiologic Technology ranks as the college’s
third most popular academic program. |
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Faculty and Staff Convocation Held |
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Awards Presented |
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Delgado
Community College faculty and staff members convened in
the Student Life Center for the Fall 2004 Convocation,
“Becoming a Unified Learning Centered College,” on
August 17.
Convocation included the introduction of new faculty and
staff members, announcements of faculty promotions, and
updates on the Banner and the SACS Reaccredidation
projects. Chancellor Alex Johnson presented his focus
on the learning centered college philosophy and the new
college organizational plan in his address,
“Perspectives on the Learning College: Going from Good
to Great.”
The
general session ended with the presentation of the
Distinguished Dolphin Awards and the announcement of the
newly established Chancellor’s Innovation of the Year
Award.
Two
Innovation of the Year Awards were presented to two
deserving teams. The recipients are: Gary Dominique,
maintenance manager, and the Maintenance Staff; and Dion
Mays, executive housekeeper, and the Building Services
Staff.
The
Innovation of the Year Award is chosen by the
Chancellor’s Cabinet for effectiveness and efficiency in
response to the college’s strategic priorities. The
Maintenance Department was honored for its outstanding
efforts in saving the college $318,000 in construction
cost for the building of classrooms, offices,
laboratories and additional needed academic facilities.
The Housekeeping Department was selected for their
commitment to student success through providing
attractive and clean facilities. Their approval rating
moved to 51% in two years.
Dion
Mays, executive housekeeper, receives the Innovation of
the Year Award from Delgado Chancellor Alex Johnson.
Gary
Dominique, maintenance manager, receives the Innovation
of the Year Award from Delgado Chancellor Alex Johnson. |
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Leadership Retreat Held |
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Delgado
Community College held a Leadership Retreat at New
Orleans City Club, August 5 and 6. The first day’s
agenda included the review of the college’s “Strategic
Priorities” and “One College Identity/Self-Regarding
Institution” by Chancellor Alex Johnson. The college’s
“Learning Centered Concept” was addressed by Gayle
Nolan, coordinator of Faculty/Staff Development; and
“Administrative and Academic Structure” was presented by
Jeffery Smith, City Park Campus provost, and Donna
Alley, acting vice chancellor of Learning and Student
Development and West Bank Campus provost. “Regional
Corporate Initiatives and Administrative Issues” were
covered by Kathleen Mix, vice chancellor of Workforce
Development and Education; Jimmy Eagan, vice chancellor
for Business and Administrative Affairs; Adolfo Girau,
director of Facilities Planning; and Thomas Lovince,
executive director of Information Technology. Other
presentation topics included Retention, Marketing,
Resource Development, Human Resources, Workforce
Development Initiative, Northshore Report, Legislative
Actions Update for Charity School of Nursing and the
Pace Survey. |
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High School Tech Prep Students Earned Credits at
Delgado |
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Delgado Community
College’s Tech Prep Rising Star Program
conducted “Exploring Health Careers Summer
Connections” designed to introduce junior and
senior secondary students to various health
career options at the same time giving them a
head start on their college careers. Twenty-two
high school students from Jefferson, Orleans and
St. Charles parishes had the opportunity to earn
three hours of college credit in either Health
Sciences Survey/Orientation or First Responder
courses through the college’s Allied Health
Division and in conjunction with Greater New
Orleans Inc.’s School-to-Career Partnership.
The students attended class two mornings per
week at the Delgado City Park Campus while
working four-hour paid internships at their
assigned hospitals in the afternoon. The
participating students were provided access to
many of the departments in some of the best
medical facilities in the New Orleans area, such
as Children’s Hospital, East Jefferson General
Hospital, Medical Center of Louisiana-Charity
campus, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and West
Jefferson Medical Center.
Tech Prep Rising
Star Program Students who studied First
Responder during the summer demonstrate life
saving efforts during the program’s culminating
ceremony held at West Jefferson Hospital, August
29.
Faculty and staff
members pose with the Summer 2004 Tech Prep
Rising Star Students at the culminating
ceremony, August 29. |
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LCTCS
Second Annual Conference Hosts 1,200 Faculty and Staff |
“As leaders in education, we
must not only adapt to change, we must embrace it to
become the ‘world-class’ system we know we can be,” said
Dr. Walter G. Bumphus, president of the Louisiana
Community and Technical College System (LCTCS).
This was the key message and driving force behind the
second annual LCTCS Conference and Leadership
Development Day, held at the New Orleans Marriott, Aug.
15 and 16. Officially themed “Leading in an Environment
of Change,” the conference also included an awards
ceremony for top performing faculty, professional staff,
retirees and programs throughout LCTCS.
More than 1,200 faculty and administrators from
Louisiana’s two-year community and technical colleges
attended the event, which provided opportunities to hear
from national experts in the field and exchange best
practices. “I was delighted to see that nearly half of
our full-time staff participated in the event, along
with several members of the LCTCS Board of Supervisors,”
says Dr. Bumphus. “It was a resounding success.”
In line with the theme of “change,” event presenters
shared their insights on some of today’s most important
issues affecting the role of two-year colleges, such as
technical education, selective admissions at public
postsecondary institutions and the evolution of our
state’s industry clusters.
According to keynote speaker Phil Psilos, director of
economic development programs for Regional Technology
Strategies, Inc., a well-trained workforce will continue
to be paramount in addressing the needs of current and
evolving industries, and ultimately determining the
success of Louisiana’s economy. “The state’s community
and technical colleges can be the most important
institutions in building that regional workforce,” he
says.
As one of the largest providers of postsecondary
education in the state, serving more than 49,000
students, LCTCS is made up of seven community colleges,
two technical community colleges and the Louisiana
Technical College, with 40 campuses. Several of the
System’s best and most creative faculty and professional
staff earned awards at the conference for their
outstanding performance this past year. From Delgado
Community College, award recipients are:
John Q. Adams, retired professor and counselor,
Outstanding Retiree; Marsha D. Childers, associate
professor of English, Excellence in Teaching; Jeannie M.
Dekemel, admissions specialist for Northshore/Covington,
Outstanding Staff Member; and Dorothy Ward, Blackboard
coordinator, Outstanding Professional Staff Member. In
addition, Delgado Chancellor Alex Johnson; Harold
Gaspard, dean of Allied Health; and Patricia Egers,
provost and dean of the School of Nursing, received the
President’s Award for Service.
LCTCS Award
Presentation to Delgado Employees: (Left to right) Kathy
Sellers Johnson, board chair for the LCTCS Board of
Supervisors; Marsha D. Childers, associate professor of
English, Excellence in Teaching; Jeannie M. Dekemel,
admissions specialist for Northshore/Covington,
Outstanding Staff Member; Dorothy Ward, coordinator,
Outstanding Professional Staff Member; John Q. Adams,
retired professor and counselor, Outstanding Retiree;
Brett J. Mellington, first vice chair for the LCTCS
Board of Supervisors; Dr. Alex Johnson, Delgado
chancellor; and Dr. Walter Bumphus, LCTCS president.
President’s Award
for Service to Delgado: (left to right) Dr. Walter
Bumphus, LCTCS president; Harold Gaspard, dean of Allied
Health; Patricia Egers, provost and dean of the School
of Nursing; Delgado Chancellor Alex Johnson; and Brett
J. Mellington, first vice chair for the LCTCS Board of
Supervisors. |
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Student Successes… |
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Opal Galliano is the first
massage therapy student to pass the National
Certification Exam and the Louisiana State Board
licensing exam for massage therapists.
Opal has already secured
employment with a local massage therapy facility. She
hopes one day to own her own massage therapy business.
Of the Massage Therapy program at Delgado Opal said,
“It’s an individualized program with one-on-one
attention for greater learning.”
In May of this year, six
West Bank Campus students received certificates as the
first students to complete the Massage Therapy program
which began on the West Bank Campus under Sallye
Raymond’s direction in 2003.
Opal
Galliano is first massage therapy student to pass the
National Certification Exam. |
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62 Distinguished Dolphins Awards
Presented |
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Delgado Community College
presented the Distinguished Dolphin Awards to 62 faculty
and staff members during the Fall Convocation held on
the City Park Campus in the Student Life Center on
August 17. Award categories are Division Standouts,
Excellence in Teaching Nominees, Seymour Weiss
Excellence in Teaching Endowed Professor, Mini-Grant
Recipients and Grant Writers.
Recipients in the Division
Standout category from the Charity School of Nursing
are--Roberta Bartee, Rick Crouse, Deborah Evers, Lenetra
Jefferson, Donita Ruggerio and Mary Trosclair; from
Communication--Crystal Andrews and Nancy Richard; from
Delgado Northshore--Victoria Myers, Susan Farenholtz and
Trinelle Watson; and from the West Bank Campus--Linda
Kice, Patrick Cote and Lorraine Williams.
Recipients in the Excellence
in Teaching Nominee category are Isaac Brumfield, Marsha
Childers, Robin Cole, Jeanne Gagliano, Ray Gisclair,
Claudia Gordon, Shelia Hickman, Edna Hull, Leroy
Kendrick, Kenneth Krieger, Carol Juncker, Mary Logan,
Christine Mitchell, Sandra Prince-Madison, Vance Roux
and Tom Russell. Recipient of the Seymour Weiss
Excellence in Teaching Endowed Professor category is
Marsha Childers.
Recipients in the Mini-Grant
category are Greg Dawson for “M.A.L.E.S. (Men Achieving,
Learning, and Effectively Succeeding),” Estelle Hunter
for “Fitness Center Mini Health and Wellness Series,”
Linda Scott and Shelly Tyler for “Intermediate Grammar
Resource Handbook,” Lynn Robertson for “Living, Working,
and Surviving in the Communications Industry,” Erin von
Stuben for “Exploring Career and Personality through
Writing,” and Connie Whitehurst for “The Math and
Reading Connection.”
Recipients in the Grant
Writers category are Fran Langlow for “Allied Health
Poster Campaign” and Ana Wilson for “Community Festival”
with the Entergy Community Partner grant; Ramon Ariza
for “Power System Simulator,” Abernathy Banks for
“Instrumentation & Control Systems Lab,” Thais Lavalais
and Ashley Chitwood for “Surgical Tech Simulated
Operating Room,” Kahalid Saleh for “Civil Engineering
Lab,” Chidi Onyenekwu for “Detector Instruments,” and
Ken Kreiger for “CAD & Drafting” with the Board of
Regents Enhancement grant; Jerry Sisk for “Environmental
Landscape,” Dave Shroyer for “Student Learning
Community,” Mary Bartholomew for “Technology for
Culinary Arts,”
Shannon Meadows and Frank
Smith for “Biology Lab Enhancement,” Frank Smith and
Dorothy Ward for “Student Success & Distance Education,”
and Ken Kreiger for “Computer Aided Drafting” with the
Board of Regents Two-Year Enhancement grant; Ashley
Chitwood for “Corporate College,” Peter Cho for
“MIDI-Workstation,” Donita Ruggerio for “Online
Tutoring,” Frank Smith and Gayle Nolan for “Training
Collaboration with Delta Community College,” Germaine
Edwards for “Financial Aid Week,” and Nita Hutter for
“Workforce Summit.”
The LCTCS Governor’s
Technical Initiative recipients are Kathleen Mix for
“Train Delgado Tech Faculty, Industry Certification Lab,
Upgrade Radar Bridge Simulator, Radar School Curriculum,
Compressed Video,” Dianne Thames, Suzanne Riche and
Frank Smith for “Online Nursing Course, Palm Pilots,”
Lester Adelsberg and Dave Shroyer for “Learning
Community for Allied Health,” Rich Schwab for “Portable
Instructional Lab,” Mike Nixon for “Network Cabling” and
Jerry Sisk for “Horticulture Training for Incarcerated.”
Distinguished Dolphin 2004 pin |
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Notice for all Employees Who Have Health Insurance |
Annual enrollment for the Delgado Community College
Cafeteria Plan will be held September 8-17. All
employees who have payroll-deductible insurance and
those who have dependent care expenses are invited
to participate.
Employees can elect to have insurance premiums
deducted before tax is computed as income. In
addition, a participant can establish a flexible
spending account for dependent care expenses,
allowing pre-tax dollar payments.
Representatives from the plan administrator will be
on all campus locations September 8-17 to provide
information and accept enrollment forms. Everyone
must complete an enrollment form during September,
even if they are already participating, if they want
to participate during the 2004-2005 plan year.
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Registrar’s Office Has Perfect Audit |
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The Board of Regents
gave the Registrar’s Office at Delgado Community
College a perfect score at the college’s annual
audit conducted on July 28. A sample of
Delgado’s spring 2004 course records were
audited by reviewing the official 14th day and
the final grade rosters in addition to the
college’s SIS system. The purpose of the audit
is to verify that the number of students
reported to the Board of Regents is the same
number of students on the final grade roster.
If for some reason the numbers do not match,
then the registrar is asked to provide
documentation to verify the discrepancy.
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Project FOCUS |
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Delgado Community
College Student Affairs City Park Campus began a
“Pride Inside” campaign during fall
registration. Its title, Project FOCUS, which
stands for (Fostering Opportunities to Create
Undergraduate Success), is an initiative in
response to Delgado Chancellor Johnson’s plan to
develop a more learning centered college.
Efforts are being focused on providing improved
customer services to students in a multitude of
ways.
Goals of Project
FOCUS are to assist students in attaining
academic, career and personal goals; develop
support of the team concept; increase pride in
self, work and college; contribute to the
learning-centered environment; and actively
participate in the growth and development of
City Park Student Affairs. Every office in
Student Affairs is now sporting a banner with
the department name and their
commitment—“Students are our FOCUS!”
A leadership team
will be established during the fall semester
comprised of staff from the seven different
areas comprising City Park Student Affairs. The
team will review the areas that affect student
success. According to Student Affairs Dean Arnel
Cosey, the leadership team will review student
surveys and assessments, such as CSSE,
Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Survey and
comment cards. The overall goal is to increase
student satisfaction and support learning.
“Those who are providing service to should have
input in the process. I’m looking forward to
working with them and moving this area forward
in our quest in going from good to great!” said
Cosey.
Delgado Student
Affairs staff members stand ready to serve our
students.
Delgado Admissions
area located in Building 2 on the City Park
Campus during Fall 2004 Registration.
Delgado Project
Focus sign is proudly displayed in the Office of
Student Financial Assistance. |
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Delgado Participates in NETT |
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Delgado Community College
partnered with Southeastern Louisiana University’s St.
Tammany Center to sponsor the first Northshore
Excellence in Teaching with Technology (NETT) conference
held at SLU’s St. Tammany Center on July 29. The
purpose of the full-day conference was to provide
information on the latest innovations in the use of
technology for teaching and learning.
Three Delgado faculty and
staff members made presentations at the conference
attended by high school, community college and
university faculty members. Shannon Meadows presented
“The Use of Instructional Technology to Address Common
Pedagogical Dilemmas;” Christine Mitchell presented
“Teaching English Online: What Works and What Doesn’t;”
and Frank Smith participated in the “Technology Panel
Discussion.”
NETT
Conference Organizers: (left to right) Stella Helluin,
director of Southeastern University’s St. Tammany
Center; Ashley Chitwood, Delgado-Northshore assistant
dean of Student and Community Development; Deborah
Morgan, dean of Delgado-Northshore; and Laura Zammit,
instructor/Technology coordinator, Southeastern
University.
Shannon Meadows presents
“The Use of Instructional Technology to Address
CommonPedagogical Dilemmas” at NETT.
Christine Mitchell spoke on
“Teaching English Online: What Works and What Doesn’t”
at NETT.
Frank Smith makes his
presentation during the “Technology Panel Discussion” at
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Welcome Aboard |
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Joel Agustiniano, HVAC mechanic,
Facilities Planning |
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Lisa Berry, secretary 2, School of
Nursing |
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Ana Brown, applications programmer,
Information Technology |
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Janet Colletti, drafting instructor,
Business, Technology and Mathematics, West
Bank |
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Jose Corzantes , laborer, West Bank |
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Robert Foucher, custodian 1, Building
Services |
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Wendy Garretson, nursing instructor |
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Wayne LeBeaud, police officer 2, Campus
Police |
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Ronda Long, nursing instructor |
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Rodney Vanderbilt, police officer 2,
Campus Police |
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Title Changes |
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Jovanna Kendrick, secretary 2, Liberal
Arts |
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Julie Thompson, admission specialist ,
Allied Health |
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Gene White, administrative secretary,
Liberal Arts |
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The College was saddened by the loss of Freda
Ducorbier, associate professor of
mathematics, on August 28. |
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Editor’s Note:
During the months of January, June, July, August and
December, NetWorks: Your Online News Source newsletter
is issued once a month. All other months, NetWorks is
issued twice a month. |
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"Next
issue, watch for details of the
Celebrity
Waiters fund
raiser, featuring Chancellor Alex Johnson, and other
news items." |
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Faculty and Staff Achievements… |
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+Forty-two
Delgado Community College faculty members
received promotions in rank. They are:
professor--Katherine Ayme, Robin Cole, Patricia
Cox, Mary Beth Deethardt, Yadira Diaz, Ray
Gisclair, Kenneth Krieger, Nancy Gray Landrum,
Andrew Lawrence, Alvin Mitchell, Sally Cole
Mooney, Katherine Pagett, William Parrish,
Cynthia Siegrist and Milton Vavasseur; associate
professor--Fatemah Bicksler, Peter Cho, Evelyn
Dodson, Michelle Elise, Susan Hague, Linda
Kieffer, Sandra Laugharn, Susan Neff, Lynn
Robertson, Vance Roux, Angela Speyrer, Dennis
Worsham and Jin-Chuan Chuang Wu; assistant
professor--Jennifer Bennett, Cheryl Brown, James
Burke, Judy Crabtree, Cathy Darragh, Jeanne
Glapion, Cheryl Green, Linda Kice, Francesca
Langlow, Sandra Palmer, Thomas Russell, Susan
Santolucito, Rosemary Schlick and Elizabeth
Wilson.
+Peter
Cho, associate professor of music, is among
those thanked by music producer Gary Guthrie on
his recently released music CD, {g.org} a new
kind of Blue, featuring Randy Brecker, David
Finck, Victor Lewis, Chuck Loeb, Mike Ricchiuti
and Andy Snitzer. In a personal letter to Cho,
Guthrie said, “I feel fortunate that I’m
surrounded by people like you who love music and
work hard to keep the dream alive for us all.”
+Dr.
Mary P. Bartholomew, director of Culinary
Arts, was a committee member for the “Great
American Seafood Cook-off,” which donated $1,500
to culinary scholarships. Students volunteered
to help the competing chefs while Food TV filmed
the competition.
The
scholarship presentation was held at the
Louisiana Restaurant Association Expo on July 31
at the Convention Center.
Chefs
from 16 states competed in this cook-off. Chef
John Besh from New Orleans won the competition.
+Melanie
Deffendall, coordinator of College Success
Skills, was invited to participate in A
Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan
Area Committee Leadership Forum Class of 2004.
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