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Dr. Jerry Sue
Thornton---“One-College
Identity”
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On March 31, Delgado Community College
hosted Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, president of Cuyahoga
Community College, for two sessions of her presentation
on the One-College Concept in the Student Life Center on
the City Park Campus.
Dr. Thornton is one of the country’s
leading experts on the philosophy of the one-college
identity. She has been described in the Worthington
Bicentennial Newsletter as “dynamic”… “a powerful force”
… “engaging” … “her ‘just folks’ style is delightful and
her enthusiasm, foresight and passion is inspiring.”
Many faculty and staff members took
advantage of this rare opportunity to meet Dr. Thornton
and explore the one-college identity concept and the
implications it has on the college’s faculty, staff and
administrators.
In the morning, Dr. Thornton addressed
the benefits of “The One-College Identity” in a
multi-campus district to staff and administrators. In
the afternoon, she spoke about “The One-College
Identity: Teaching and Learning” within the unified
college for faculty members.
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Dr.
Jerry Sue Thornton discussed ways to maximize your
leadership within the One-College Concept. |
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Patricia Egers,
Delgado Charity School of Nursing Provost, and
Dr. Diane Thames, dean of Academic Affairs for
Nursing, share a thought with Dr. Thornton after
her presentation. |
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Dr. Jerry Sue
Thornton and Dr. Alex Johnson. |
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Culinary and
Hospitality Career Fair |
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The Office of Admissions and Enrollment
Services, along with the Culinary/Hospitality
Department, hosted the annual Culinary/Hospitality
Career Fair on the City Park Campus in the Student Life
Center on April 5. The fair attracted more than 120 high
school students, in grades 10 through 12, currently
enrolled in high school culinary and hospitality
academies representing Jefferson, Orleans, and St.
Charles parishes.
Among those students present were two
student chefs from L. W. Higgins High School, who are
both bronze winners in this year’s Skills USA
competition held at Louisiana Technical College in
Lafayette. The students welcomed the opportunity to
learn about the admissions process from the staff of
Admissions and Enrollment Services along with the
benefits of culinary arts and hospitality degrees and
certificates from the assembled Delgado Culinary Arts
Department staff, including Karl Tipton, Barry Brantley,
Maurice Fitzgerald and program director Dr. Mary
Bartholomew. Fair attendees had the chance to observe
the Delgado culinary arts students decorating cakes. The
day ended with a campus tour and students enjoyed lunch
in the cafeteria of the Student Life Center.
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Friday
and Saturday Classes Offered |
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During Summer
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For the first time in more than twenty
years, Delgado will offer Friday and Saturday classes
during the summer. In addition to the regular summer
classes that will meet four days a week, the City Park,
West Bank and Delgado Northshore will offer
classes that meet on Friday and/or Saturday to better
serve all students who wish to have a full-time summer
schedule.
Though these classes will meet only once
or twice a week, students will earn the same amount of
credits as the regular summer classes that will meet
four times a week.
The West Bank Campus leads the initiative
with 18 courses offered, that meet for three hours on
Friday and Saturday. The classes include Administrative
Office Technology, Biology, Computer Information
Technology, College and Career Success Skills, Criminal
Justice, English, History, Humanities, Management,
Mathematics, Philosophy, Psychology and Reading.
On the City Park Campus, there are
courses in Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology,
Chemistry, Cooperative Education, Physical Geology,
English, Mathematics, and many more.
Delgado Northshore will offer several
English classes.
Students register for the Friday and
Saturday classes during the regular registration times. |
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Local
Building Trades Professionals |
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Meet
at Delgado |
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The Delgado Community College student
affiliate of the Construction Specification Institute
and the Architectural/Design Construction Technology
Program sponsored the New Orleans Chapter of the
Construction Specification Institute Annual Construction
Products and Seminars trade show on April 12 on the City
Park Campus in the Student Life Center.
Architects, engineers, building
contractors, interior designers, construction material
suppliers, as well as real estate and facility managers
were invited to the annual event. More than 350 people
attended the event that included a trade show with 50
construction product companies’ informative booths.
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Delgado’s
Architecture Design and Construction Technology
students pose with Professor Mirzai at a table
displaying their work. They are, left to right,
Holly Sellars, Heather Thomas, Professor P.
Victor Mirzai and Marlon Arana. |
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Building trade
companies displayed their products and services. |
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Local architects,
engineers, building contractors, interior
designers and material suppliers attended the
trade show. |
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Delgado
Northshore Advisory Committee |
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Reviewed Priorities |
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The Delgado Community College Northshore
Advisory Committee recently hosted a luncheon,
led by their chairman, Mr. Shelby LaSalle of
Krebs, LaSalle and Lemieux Consultants, to bring
area Legislators an update about activities that
are taking place at the Slidell Learning Center
and the Covington site. Members of the committee
reviewed Delgado’s strategic priorities and
expressed continued support for the college’s
initiatives. Discussion covered several topics
of interest including allied health,
construction technology, and the veterinary
technology programs.
The Northshore Advisory Committee is comprised
of 22 members who meet bi-annually. Their role
is to offer assistance in developing new
programs, as well as identifying emerging
training needs in the community. Members of the
Northshore legislative delegation that were in
attendance included Senator Tom Schedler,
Representative Tim Burns, Representative Pete
Schneider, Representative Mike Strain and
Representative Diane Winston. Also in attendance
were Parish President Kevin Davis, Mayor Eddie
Price, and Delgado Chancellor Dr. Alex Johnson.
Delgado offers training that will assist and
enhance any future economic development
opportunities for the area. For more information
about Delgado Community College Northshore
programs, please call Deborah Morgan, dean of
Delgado Northshore, at the Covington location,
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PTK Induction
Held on City Park Campus |
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The Omega Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa held its
Spring Induction Ceremony in the Student Life
Center on the City Park Campus on March 18.
There were 132 members inducted into the City
Park Campus Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor
society organization.
Highlights of the evening included the induction
of Dr. Alex Johnson as an honorary member of Phi
Theta Kappa. In addition, Emily Cosper, Honors
Program director, and Patrice Moore, Liberal
Arts assistant dean, received the “Appreciation
Award” for their support of the Omega Nu
Chapter.
Representatives from Loyola and Tulane
universities spoke on scholarship opportunities
for Phi Theta Kappa transfer students.
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Dr. Alex Johnson
accepts the PTK honorary membership from Charles
Bellone and Kim Russell. |
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Emily Cosper, Honors
Program director, received the “Appreciation
Award” for her support of the Omega Nu Chapter. |
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Honor students lit
their candles during the Induction Ceremony. |
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Charles V. Bellone,
advisor for PTK, addressed the Phi Theta Kappa
Induction Ceremony assembly in the Student Life
Center. |
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Irma Thomas
Presented at W.I.S.E. Meeting |
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Delgado Alumnus and “Soul Queen” Irma Thomas
spoke to a group of women students at the
W.I.S.E. (Women in Search of Excellence) meeting
held in the Faculty Dining Room on the City Park
Campus on March 19.
Thomas talked about how challenging it was to
maintain a career, manage a business, take care
of a family and attend college. She is very
proud of her associate’s degree in business
studies from Delgado and told many personal
stories about her life and trials as a student.
At the end of her presentation, Thomas answered
questions and had lunch with the participants.
Melanie Deffendall, coordinator of W.I.S.E.,
said, “One student told me that she was now ‘all
fired up’ to obtain her degree.” |
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Irma Thomas shares
her success story with the W.I.S.E. women. |
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The W.I.S.E. women
attendees surround Sandra Wright, dean of
Liberal Arts, and Irma Thomas who is holding her
grandson, Isaiah Gibbs (the son of Andrea Gibbs,
accounting specialist 2 and daughter of Irma
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International Fair
and Fashion Show Held |
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On
March 22, the English as a Second Language (ESL)
department hosted the annual International Fair and
Fashion Show in the Delgado gym on the City Park Campus.
Students from the ESL grammar classes and other
international students from the Delgado community
displayed items from their home countries. Tables were
set up around the gym and participants were able to
travel the world by walking around the circle of tables.
Examples of typical handicrafts, money, photographs and
more were on exhibit.
International Fair attendees were also treated to a
Fashion Show, featuring ESL students, students who have
completed ESL courses and are enrolled in degree
programs, and a few faculty members. Thirty countries
were represented, ranging from Angola to Vietnam. To add
to the enjoyment, the Student Government Association
provided pizza and soft drinks and Julio and Cesar
performed.
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Honely Paaris from
Sri Lanka presents a fashion from her country. |
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Nhi
Nguyen, Xinh Le and Kieu Anh model fashions from
Vietnam. |
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Emrah Metin from
Turkey wears a Hawaiian grass skirt. |
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Allan Silva, Elba
Moncada and Ana Fonseca display crafts and
artifacts from Nicaragua and El Salvador. |
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fashion show, Honely Paaris, Veenu Thakur and
Kamini Mistry performed a colorful traditional
Indian dance. |
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Mary Ann Lennon,
associate professor of Communication/ESL,
samples a tortilla with other International Fair
attendees by the Mexico display. |
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Delgado Alumnus
Nominations Accepted for |
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Circles of Excellence Awards |
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Delgado Community College and the Delgado
Foundation are accepting nominations for this year’s
Circles of Excellence Award presentations. The annual
event will once again honor outstanding alumni, Delgado
supporters and highlight the community contributions
made by Delgado affiliates and the corporate community.
Nominations are being accepted now
through May 5.
Twelve Delgado alumni will be selected
and honored at the second annual “Circles of Excellence”
Program planned for Fall 2005. The evening will
culminate with a dinner to honor the Circles of
Excellence winners. The faculty/staff member whose
nominee is chosen will also be invited to join them for
this special occasion.
For criteria and a nomination form,
please click the logo above. Please take a few moments to nominate
any former student(s) who satisfy the criteria.
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Charity
Nursing Students Received Funding |
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Twenty
Delgado Community College Charity School
of Nursing RN students received the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
Individual Training Account, a federally
funded program offered through Jefferson
Parish. The Individual Training Account
covers tuition, fees, books and supplies
for the spring and fall semesters for
2005. Vickie Picou, facilitator for
Delgado’s Gretna One Stop Site and
coordinator of the WIA Individual
Training Account, said, “the WIA funding
will enable these nursing students, who
were not eligible for Pell grants, to
continue their education.”
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Delgado’s Early
Childhood
Education
Participates in
Celebration of
the Young Child |
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Delgado’s Early
Childhood
Education
students and
faculty members
volunteered for
the annual
celebration of
the Week of the
Young Child held
at Audubon Park
on April 3.
The free family
event focused on
appropriate
hands-on
activities for
preschool
children (3-5
years) and was
sponsored by the
Greater New
Orleans
Association for
the Education of
Young Children (GNOAEYC).
“The annual
event is our
local response
to the
nation-wide Week
of the Young
Child by NAEYC
(National
Association for
the Education of
Young
Children),” said
Diane Cohen,
instructor of
Early Childhood
Education.
There were
tables with
community
resource
information for
parents and
families, free
food, and
numerous
activities for
young children.
Added treats
were visits by
Arthur, the
television
cartoon
character, and
Cajun
musician/storyteller
Papillion.
Various Head
Start Centers,
pre-schools and
other early
childhood
advocates
sponsored the
activities.
Delgado
Practicum
students from
the City Park
Campus hosted
the very popular
“baby-washing”
activity in
which dolls get
very clean. West
Bank Campus
Practicum
students
presented stamp
art using
watercolor for
“ink”.
“Papillion the
musician had all
the kids up on
the bandstand
two-stepping or
playing the
washboard. Our
baby washing was
a major hit.
There were more
students,
faculty, and
alumni out there
than I even knew
would be there,
as many were
representing
other schools
and agencies,”
added Cohen.
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Crafts were part
of the
activities
provided for the
children. |
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The baby washing
activity was
popular with the
3 – 5 year olds.
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Kids dressed the
dolls after
their bath. |
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The beautiful
spring weather
added to the
experience. |
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Faculty and Staff
Achievements... |
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The American
Association of
Women in
Community
Colleges (AAWCC)
named Delgado’s
W.I.S.E. (Women
in Search of
Excellence)
program as one
of the 2005
Model Program
Award winners.
Melanie
Deffendall, the
creator of
W.I.S.E.
received the
award on April
11 at the
AAWCC’s Awards
Breakfast held
during the
American
Association of
Community
Colleges
Convention at
the Sheraton
Hotel held in
Boston.
Deffendall is
the facilitator
of W.I.S.E. and
coordinator of
Delgado’s
College and
Career Success
Skills program.
In addition,
information
about each Model
Program Award
recipient was
included in the
award program
distributed at
the breakfast
and will be
featured in an
upcoming issue
of the
Quarterly
publication.
Award winners
also had the
opportunity to
display
information
about their
program in the
ballroom during
the breakfast.
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Melanie
Deffendall,
coordinator of
College and
Career Success
Skills, with her
2005 Model
Program Award
from AAWCC. |
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Dr. Alex Johnson
and Kathleen Mix
joined business
leaders and
local elected
officials on a
Washington, D.C.
Fly-In Trip,
co-hosted by
Jefferson and
Orleans Chambers
of Commerce held
April 6-8. They
met with
Louisiana’s
Congressional
delegation and
key departmental
staff to discuss
and promote the
local
Legislative
agenda and to
seek support for
Delgado’s
federal grant
proposals. |
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Dr. Max Reichard,
professor of
history and
humanities, was
selected for a
Fulbright Senior
Specialist grant
in U.S. Studies
at the
University of
Saint LaSalle
Philippines.
This is Dr.
Reichard’s
fourth Fulbright
scholarship.
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Michael Larche,
instructor of
radiology and a
Delgado alumnus
(radiologic
technology,
1980), performed
a musical medley
with other cast
members of
“Smokey Joe’s
Café” at the Big
Easy
entertainment
awards program
on April 18.
Larche was
nominated along
with members of
the "Smokey
Joe's Cafe"
production in
six categories
for the Big Easy
Awards. “Smokey
Joe's Café” won
four Big Easy
Awards for Best
Musical 2004,
Best Music
Director, Best
Lighting Design
and Best Sound. |
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Jill A.
Dapremont,
associate
professor of
nursing, Delgado
Community
College Charity
School of
Nursing, has
been chosen to
participate in
the National
Institute for
Leadership
Development,
LEADERS program,
an international
program for
administrators
and faculty in
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This year-long
program,
designed to
enhance the
skills
participants
need to assume
major decision
making roles in
their
institutions,
includes
institutional
practice in
supervisory and
human relations
skills, planning
and budgeting,
and
organizational
transformation
as well as
discussions with
national experts
on the issues
confronting
higher education
during the next
decade. |
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Welcome
Aboard
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Carol Allen,
academic
advisor, Delgado
Northshore |
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Janice
Amerson,
custodian 1,
Bldg. Services |
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Judy Behler,
lab facilitator,
Workforce
Development and
Education |
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Ann Bonner,
training
facilitator,
Workforce
Development and
Education |
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Teresa
Falgoust,
administrative
assistant 2,
Institutional
Effectiveness |
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Robert Kelso,
maintenance
repairer 2,
Maintenance |
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Frank Payne,
retention
counselor/academic
advisor, SA-West
Bank |
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Tommy Powell,
academic
advisor, Student
Affairs, City
Park |
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Delicia Shead,
academic
advisor/counselor,
Student Affairs,
ARCC |
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McChell
Washington,
police radio
dispatcher,
Campus Police |
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New Titles |
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Erica Wills,
assistant
registrar,
Registrar’s
Office, City
Park Campus |
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Ashley
Chitwood,
assistant dean
of Students,
Community
Workforce
Development,
Northshore-Covington
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