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Delgado
Establishes Vice Chancellor for
Workforce and Economic Development Position--Interim
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Under the leadership of Chancellor Alex
Johnson, Delgado has established the new position of
vice chancellor for Workforce and Economic Development,
increasing the college's capacity and effectiveness in
providing quality workers for regional business and
industry.
Based on a recommendation by Chancellor
Johnson, Kathleen Mix, associate dean of Community and
Workforce Development for Delgado, was appointed on an
interim basis to the newly created position of vice
chancellor for Workforce and Economic Development by the
Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS)
at the monthly board meeting held in Baton Rouge on
March 10.
Kathleen
Mix, associate dean of Community and Workforce
Development for Delgado Community College, was appointed
on an interim basis to the newly created position
at the college of vice chancellor for Workforce and
Economic Development.
The establishment of this new vice
chancellor position advances Delgado's leadership role
as the premiere workforce educator in the region.
Chancellor Johnson's vision involves extending Delgado's
workforce training by identifying and addressing
emerging employment opportunities and industry needs,
and providing the training to fill those jobs, thereby
stimulating and assisting economic development. In
essence, Delgado will become an integral partner with
business and industry helping to enhance, create and
accommodate job growth with well prepared and qualified
workers.
“The new workforce unit will encompass
all continuing education, incumbent worker programs,
public service institutes, corporate initiatives, and
other functions that should comprise the community
college workforce division. Most importantly, the unit
will establish cooperative relations with credit
programs to ensure that the community at large can
access the wide range of offerings available at
Delgado,” said Johnson.
The goals for the unit are to be a
catalyst for regional economic development; ensure the
viability of small, mid-size and large employers;
develop and retain employees in a wide range of
positions; provide access to a wide variety of
professional training, certification, academic programs
and personal development resources available in a
world-class location; partner with nationally-recognized
professional training organizations; up-skill workers at
all levels of employment; increase organizational
competitiveness and profitability; and make Greater New
Orleans a more attractive corporate environment.
Mix most recently served as the associate
dean of Delgado’s Community and Workforce Development
Division. As administrative manager of the Business and
Industry arm of Delgado, Mix provided creative ideas,
grant proposals and leadership to meet the comprehensive
and evolving needs of industry. Through her
initiatives, local, national and international programs
are now funded through Community and Workforce
Development with private, corporate, federal, state and
municipal resources.
The College will conduct an internal and local
search for the new position. A search committee
will be formed in the coming weeks so that the
permanent vice chancellor can be named by July 1.
Deadline to apply to Delgado’s Human Resources
Department is March 31.
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New
Nursing Student Scholarship
Announced |
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Delgado Charity School of Nursing has
established the Mary Ann Signorelli Whynot Scholarship
for outstanding senior nursing students. Richard Whynot
donated $15,000 to create a scholarship in honor of his
wife, Mary Ann Signorelli, a Charity School of Nursing
graduate from the class of December 1946 and member of
the nursing cadet core for WW II.
The first scholarship recipient is
Delgado Charity School of Nursing student Erin McCabe.
A $500 scholarship will be awarded each
fall and spring semester after the selection process is
completed by the scholarship committee comprised of
Charity alumni members.
Erin
McCabe is the first nursing student to win the Mary Ann
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Therapeutic Massages
Offered to the Community |
Delgado’s
Massage Therapy program located on the West Bank
Campus is offering
therapeutic massages by students enrolled in the
program to the Delgado community and
the general public for $15 per massage.
Massages are offered during six session times.
The session days and times are
Mondays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 – 5:45 p.m.;
and Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.,
4:45 – 5:45 p.m., 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 –
8:45 p.m.
The massages are available by appointment at the
West Bank Campus, 2600
General Meyer Ave., through April 27.
To schedule an appointment, call Sallye Raymond,
Massage Therapy program director at
(504) 361-6417.
The Massage
Therapy program is a one-year certificate of
technology studies program offered through the
Arts and Sciences Division, West Bank Campus.
Upon successful completion, students will be
eligible to take the national Certification
Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Exam
and the State of Louisiana Licensure Exam.
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Student Initiatives….. |
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Northshore SGA Holds
Spring Fling |
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Delgado Northshore’s newly established Student
Government Association (SGA) will hold their
first Spring Fling this Saturday, March 13, 11
a.m. – 4 p.m. at Fountainbleau State Park in Mandeville.
Delgado SGA Northshore Officers: They are (left to
right) seated, Donna Chapmon, president; Melissa
Bethancourt, vice president; standing, Alesha
Bourgeois, treasurer; and Danielle Dritschel,
secretary. Frankie Crosby, senator, is not
pictured.
The SGA Northshore represents students from
both the Slidell Learning Center and the
Covington Outreach facility. Delgado Northshore
students interested in being part of SGA
Northshore as a senator should contact Ashley
Chitwood, assistant dean of Student Affairs, at
(985) 893-6286.
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Faculty &
Staff |
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Achievements |
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Michael
Mizell-Nelson,
assistant professor of English and local
documentary film maker, will present an
overview of the history of New Orleans’
first women streetcar conductors (or
conductorettes, as they were known
during WWII) for the Women’s History
Month event, “Rosies of the Rails” at
the National D-Day Museum, Sunday, March
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Michael
Cruz,
instructor of mathematics, Delgado
Northshore, was selected by the
Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF)
to participate in the 7th annual Legacy
of R. L. Moore Conference in Austin,
Texas, March 12 -14. |
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Fast
Fact |
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Some 70 percent of
Delgado students receive financial aid.
Delgado disbursed over $43 million in
Pell Grants, scholarships and student
loans last year. |
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