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Delgado
Receives $205,089 in Board of Regents Grants |
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Delgado
Community College recently received $205,089 in three
Board of Regents Enhancement grants. “Distance Education
in Nursing: A Partnership Between Delgado Community
College and Louisiana Delta Community College,” written
by Pat Egers, provost, and Donita Qualey, associate
professor of nursing, was funded for $134,389. Of the 50
proposals received by the Board of Regents, it was the
highest-ranking proposal, and received the highest
dollar amount.
“Pre-Enrollment Bridge Project for Entering
Developmental Students,” written by Dave Shroyer, dean
of Developmental Studies, was funded for $50,700. This
grant was one of only three proposals that received the
full funding requested. The reviewer noted “the
importance and urgency of this effort” and that “if
students do succeed in “leap frogging” developmental
courses, the panel urges the College to share those
successes with other institutions in Louisiana and
elsewhere.”
“Using
a Mobile Computer Lab to Assist High School Students to
Plan and Prepare for Post Secondary Education,” written
by Glenn Schiro, director of student testing, West Bank
Campus, received $20,000. His grant-scoring sheet
“commends Delgado for recognizing the importance of
reaching out to high school students to increase their
preparation and aspirations for postsecondary
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Crawfest ‘05: Double the Fun |
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A sure
sign that spring is here is the annual Crawfest
celebration. This year the celebration was double the
fun with Crawfest ‘05 being held on both the City Park
and West Bank campuses.
The
City Park Campus SGA sponsored Crawfest ‘05 serving
9,500 pounds of crawfish garnished with corn, potatoes
and sausage on April 13. The strawberry lemonade was a
nice accompaniment. The Topcats provided live
entertainment and students were also entertained with
Lazer Tag, Jousting and Bounce-n-Box games.
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Crawfest ‘05 |
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Students celebrated crawfish season on the City Park
Campus at Crawfest. |
The
West Bank Campus Student Affairs Office and the West
Bank SGA sponsored a Crawfest in April for students,
faculty, friends and family members. Approximately 800
people attended this annual event, and Bayou Banquet
Catering boiled 2,500 pounds of crawfish for the
festival. Special guests included Hugo from the Hornets,
Blaze team members, New Orleans firefighters and members
of the U. S. Army.
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enjoyed the lovely springtime weather during the West
Bank Crawfest. |
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Workforce Solutions
Summit Held |
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Workforce Training Solutions, a collaborative effort
between Delgado Community College, Nunez Community
College, and the Louisiana Technical College (Region I
member institutions of the Louisiana Community and
Technical College System) held a Workforce Solutions
Summit on May 4 at Nunez Community College.
The
goal of the summit was to convey to the business
community the benefits of workforce development and
customized training that can be provided by LCTCS member
institutions in Region I (greater New Orleans and the
immediate surrounding parishes). The event focused on
the valuable resources that are available for
entrepreneurs and industry leaders at very competitive
rates.
In
addition, the summit allowed interested parties to meet
and discuss education and training issues with the
chancellors of each of the member institutions in the
region. At the culmination of the summit, Community and
Technical College Champion Awards were presented to Dr.
Joseph Savoie, commissioner of Higher Education, and
Mark C. Drennen, president and CEO of Greater New
Orleans, Inc., for their contributions to higher
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(from left to right) Dr. Alex Johnson, Delgado
chancellor; Dr. Thomas Warner, Nunez chancellor; Dr.
Joseph Savoie, commissioner of Higher Education; Barbara
Johnson of GNO Inc., accepting the Champion Award for
Mark Drennen; Dr. Walter Bumphus, LCTCS president; and
Margaret Montgomery, chancellor of the Louisiana
Technical College. |
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Free Community
Festival for the Entire Family on June 25 |
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All
Roads Lead to Delgado, Come One, Come All.
There
will be continuous live entertainment, free BBQ, red
beans and rice, desserts, door prizes, and a Sports Camp
presented by Fitness Trainer/Former Saints Player Buford
Jordan on Saturday, June 25, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the
Delgado City Park Campus.
Honorary event chairman Buford Jordan, former New
Orleans Saints fullback, and some of his friends will
lead a family fitness demonstration beginning at 1 p.m.
In addition, Jordan will conduct a sports clinic for
kids of all ages where boys and girls can learn how to
improve athletic abilities. It is fun, non-competitive
and all free. Kids can register for a drawing to win an
autographed Saints football plus many other prizes.
Other
fun children’s activities will include a Kid’s Tent with
interactive games, face painting and arts and crafts led
by students in Delgado’s Early Childhood Education
program. In addition, the New Orleans Police Department
will provide materials to conduct children’s finger
printing and participating parents will be given a copy
of their child’s fingerprint along with a photo
identification card. Local bands and entertainers will
perform throughout the day.
In this
relaxed family-festival atmosphere attendees can find
out about the educational opportunities at Delgado, how
to apply for admission and financial aid, how to
transfer credits from other colleges to Delgado, how to
receive credit for life experiences, get help in
selecting the right courses, and how to earn a degree by
taking evening and weekend classes.
For
more information, call Admissions and Enrollment
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Jobs,
Jobs, Jobs |
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For
those who are looking for a job, Delgado Community
College was the place to be in April. There were three
job fairs held during April on the City Park Campus—the
Career Expo, the LCTCS Job Fair, and the Allied Health
Job Fair.
On
April 14, The Career Expo was held to bring companies
and qualified job candidates together under one roof and
build careers for our students. Thirty-five employers
participated in the event that took place in the Student
Life Center. It was estimated that 300 students and
community members attended. Some were hired on the spot.
Career Expo 2005 participants included the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA), Cintas Corporation, Deep
South Investigations, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Rite
Aid, Prudential Gardner Realtors, Hibernia Bank, WYES-TV
(Channel 12) and many others.
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For the
second consecutive year, Delgado was the host for the
Louisiana College and Technical College System Job Fair
held April 20 in the Student Life Center. Five colleges
in the LCTC System were represented:
Nunez
Community College,
Baton Rouge Community College, River Parishes Community
College, Sowela, Fletcher Technical College and Delgado
Community College. There was a nice turn out of eager
job seekers and the Human Resources Department staffers
agreed that “this year’s fair had a higher quality of
applicants than in the past making this year’s fair a
success.”
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Human Resources Director Marlise McCammon discusses job
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On
April 21, the Office of Admissions & Enrollment
Services, in collaboration with the Allied Health
Division, sponsored the annual Allied Health Career Day.
Each program in the Allied Health division along with
the Charity School of Nursing sponsored an information
booth. Current students and instructors were on hand to
discuss their programs and answer questions posed by
attendees regarding their respective program. Twenty
high schools and more than 230 students from Orleans,
Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. John, and St. James were in
attendance. Many of the students expressed an interest
in the allied health profession and are currently in a
medical career track in their respective high school.
Participants also toured the campus and had lunch in the
cafeteria. It is always an honor to be able to present
our offerings to prospective students, guidance
counselors and teachers.
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High school students view
an EMT-Paramedic demonstration. |
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Earth Day Celebration |
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Delgado
Community College
celebrated Earth Day in festivities held on the City
Park Campus on April 21.
Representatives from the
Deep South
Center
for Environmental Justice, Advocates for Environmental
Human Rights, the Alliance for Affordable Energy and
other social organizations participated. Each group
provided literature and discussed Earth related issues
with students.
Wendy
Rihner, assistant professor of English, coordinated the
event with the help of Gwen Bordenave, director of
Testing and Assessment; Chief Ronald Doucette, director
of Campus Police; Vivian Foley, Campus Police chief
clerk 1; Tim Galliano, assistant dean of Student Life;
Larry Green, laborer, Grounds; and Wilson Morton,
coordinator of Intramurals and Student Activities.
According to Wendy Rihner, “I have tried to shape Earth
Day around the needs of so many of our students, and
since so many folks view the environment as someone
else’s problem, I tried to highlight the very real and
threatening environmental issues our students face in
their own neighborhoods.”
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Students and
community members interested in the environment partook
of information at Earth Day. |
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Chef Andrea Apuzzo
Served as Guest Chef of the 60 Minute Italian Gourmet
Course |
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As a
special interest class, Delgado’s Workforce Development
and Education department presented an exclusive culinary
course entitled “The 60 Minute Italian Gourmet” on April
19 in the Culinary Arts kitchen. This unique lesson and
dining experience, taught by Chef Andrea Apuzzo, had the
participants preparing and consuming an exquisite
Italian dinner.
The
class was a participatory one in which all the attendees
were required to assist the Chef in preparation, cooking
and serving. There were also prizes awarded to the
following:
Chip and Laura Badeaux for "Couple who traveled the
farthest AND woman least likely to cook"; Blance Francis
for "Had the most fun"; Barbara and Ben Johnson for
"Couple most interested in learning from Chef Andrea";
and Andre and Robbie Rubenstein for "Couple who
cooked/helped the most".
Other attendees included Wayne Fontana, Mavis Early, Lee
and Melanie Giorgio, Alex and Daphne Johnson, B.J.
Powell, Doris Solomon, Emily Ashmore, Yvonne LaFleur,
Jim Diamond, Mary and Harold Bartholomew, Carol Gniady,
Kathleen Mix, Jimmy Eagan, Sharon Talbert, Leroy
Kendrick, Nita Hutter, Harold Gaspard and Laura Ditta.
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Andrea Apuzzo makes preparations while gourmet course
attendees visit with friends and colleagues. |
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Volunteer Teachers: JA Elementary School Program |
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Approximately 90 Delgado faculty and staff members volunteered
through Junior Achievement to teach a one-hour class
each day during the week of April 25 in a New Orleans
Public School.
Faculty
and staff from the City Park Campus taught at John Dibert
and Edward Hynes elementary schools. West Bank faculty
and staff taught at Harriet Tubman and Behrman
elementary schools, and Charity School of Nursing
faculty and staff taught at Phyllis Wheatley and John
Hoffman elementary schools. With their efforts, Delgado
faculty and staff volunteers reached approximately 2,700
elementary school children in one week, helping to
instill the Junior Achievement values for building
entrepreneurship and responsible citizenry.
Delgado’s participation was in concert with the Junior
Achievement/New Orleans Public School’s city-wide
initiative to reach as many New Orleans Public School
children in one week as possible.
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Debbie Lea, director of Curriculum and Program
Development, receives a card made for her by her first
grade class, as their teacher Shannon Blady looks on.
Lea taught an economics and business curriculum class to
first graders at Dibert Elementary. Lea was responsible
for a 35-45 minute interactive presentation each day for
a week, and the first grade program focused on Our
Families, the role of families in the local economy.
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Legislative
Luncheon |
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by Connie Boudoin |
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On
April 21, Delgado’s Foundation Board sponsored a
Regional Legislative Luncheon hosted by Senator Edwin
Murray and Representative Emile “Peppe” Bruneau.The
Foundation presented to the members a notable list of
accomplishments and achievements. Additionally, they
noted their gratitude and appreciation for the
assistance that they provide with various projects, and
they completed the discussion with future projects that
would enhance educational opportunities for the region.
Along
with Senator Murray and Representative Bruneau, other
area legislators included Representative Austin Badon,
Jr., Representative Ann Duplessis, Representative Steve
Scalise, and Representative Joe Toomy. Foundation
members included Dr. Jack Finn, Wayne Fontana, Lee
Giorgio, Larry Graham, Shelby LaSalle, Jr., and Gregory
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Community
Stakeholders Forum
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by Connie Boudoin |
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On
April 26,
Delgado
Community College
held a Community Stakeholders Forum in the Fine Arts
Gallery on the City Park Campus. Ben Johnson, president
of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, helped to
organize members from local foundation boards and
companies to gather with Dr. Alex Johnson as he related
his vision for the future of the institution and our
funding priorities. The forum provided an opportunity
for community leaders to learn about college programs
and the relationship that they have with workforce
development opportunities.
Community and business leaders who attended this event
included: Ben Johnson, Samatha Bickman and Dr. Myron
Moorehead, Greater New Orleans Foundation; Trudi Biede,
The Goldring Family Foundation; Ludovico Feoli, Zemurray
Foundation; Nancy Freeman, Institute of Mental Hygiene;
Christine Jordon, Entergy Distribution Committee; Ellen
Lee, Maurice Baird, and Angela Cryer, City of New
Orleans; Cindy Molyneux, Freeport-McMoRan Board; Daniel
Ajamiseba, Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold, Inc; Cathy
Vaughn, Baptist Community Ministries; Luis Zervigon,
Keller Family Foundation; and James Lestelle, Hibernia
Bank.
The
forum was hosted by Delgado’s Resource Development
Team: Nita Hutter, Connie Boudoin, Dr. Claudia Saucier,
and Peggy Griffin. Refreshments were provided by some of
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Guidance Counselors
Visit City Park Campus |
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Delgado
Community College Office of Admissions & Enrollment
Services hosted the annual Guidance Counselors Workshop
on April 8. The workshop, held in the Student Life
Center on the City Park Campus, was well attended with
counselors representing public, private and parochial
high schools in Jefferson,
St. Charles,
St. Tammany, Lafourche, St. John and St. James
parishes.
This
year the theme was “All About Delgado,” which proved to
be exactly what the guidance counselors needed. Dr.
Lester Adlesberg, dean of Arts and Science, West Bank
Campus, brought the audience up to date on the West Bank
Campus, and Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, Carmen
Walters presented a PowerPoint presentation on
Chancellor Alex Johnson’s vision for the College. Each
campus was represented and had an opportunity to discuss
key programs on their campus. The panel discussion
featured speakers from selected programs: Danita
August, admissions advisor/recruiter, Charity School of
Nursing; Pat Cote, director of Public Services; Dr. Jim Hurrell, director of Veterinary Technology Program;
Sallye Raymond, Massage Therapy/Fitness Center director,
West Bank Campus; and Julie Thompson, Allied Health
counselor. Emily Cosper, Honors Program coordinator and
instructor of English, spoke about the Honors Program.
Representatives from several programs answered questions
during the browse session. The workshop concluded with
lunch and a wonderful performance from the Delgado Jazz
Band, led by Peter Cho. |
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Honors
Convocation Held on
the City Park Campus |
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Honors Convocation for the City Park Campus
honored 212 new and continuing student scholars in over twenty categories on April
22. More than 350 family members, friends,
faculty and staff attended the annual event. The
celebration took place in the
Student Life Center,
Bldg. 23, in the Lac Pontchartrain Room.
City Park
Campus Provost Arnel Cosey served as MC and Dr.
Jeffrey Smith, interim Vice Chancellor of
Student Learning & Development, gave greetings
from the college. Gwendolyn A. Bordenave,
director of Testing and Assessment, served as
chair of the Honors Committee; and Germaine
Edwards, director of Financial Assistance,
served as chair of the Scholarship Committee.
For a complete listing of the honorees,
click here.
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SGA City Park
Campus President Tonya Chissell is congratulated
by Provost Arnel Cosey. |
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New Faculty
Senators Elected |
The following are the newly elected faculty
senators for the 2005-2007 term, which
officially begins August 2005. Many senators
are still serving for the 2004-2006
term.
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At-Large Seats:
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Bob Lawyer; Tie: Jennifer
Bennett and Kellye Deel
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Academic Support Services:
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Jim Wolff |
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Dennis Williams and Caroline Yarbrough |
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Allied Health:
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Fran Langlow and Rene Spangler |
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Business & Technology:
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Cheryl Green, Paul Siragusa, Karl Tipton |
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Liberal Arts:
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Tim Baker, Isaac Brumfield, Shameem
Choudhury, Cathy Gorvine, Elbert Hamilton,
Sally Mooney |
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Cindy Allen, Joan Breeden, Chiquilla Brown,
Judy Crabtree, Lynn Lowery |
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Science & Math:
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Chris Doyle, Jodie Green, George Lawler, Marceau Ratard, Amanda Rosenzweig |
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Derek Westwood |
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Faculty and
Staff Achievements..... |
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Mercedes Munster, college wide assistant dean for Evening
and Weekend Division and Part-Time Development,
recently presented a paper to the New Orleans
Mardi Gras Memorabilia Society on Manufacturers
and Designers of vintage collectible Mardi Gras
Krewe favors. The paper included a discussion of
local designers such as India Stewart and Mignon
Faget, as well as local manufacturers such as
Adler’s and Hausmann’s jewelers.
Susan H. Tucker, adjunct instructor of
Early Childhood Education, became a National
Board Certified Teacher of Exceptional Needs
Specialist/Early Childhood through Young
Adulthood. Of note, it can take up to three
years to become a Nationally Board Certified
Teacher, but Tucker completed all work in the
first year and passed the exam.
Gayle Nolan, coordinator of Faculty and Staff
Development, and Mackie Blanton, professor of
Linguistics at UNO, videotaped a presentation on
“Creole Lenten Devotions” for a Cultural
Heritage Series to be offered at UNO this fall.
The original lecture was taped at the
150-year-old St. Alphonsus Church on Constance
Street in the Irish Channel; voice-over segments
will include images and videos of other historic
settings in New Orleans.
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Mackie Blanton
and Gayle Nolan in St. Alphonsus Church during
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Early Childhood Education Instructors
Diane Cohen and
Barbara
Thomas;
Dr. Claudia Saucier, director of Grants Development; and
Dr. Elizabeth
Rhodes of Xavier University, participated in a “Lessons
Learned” teleconference on May 10, with other
recipients of the Board of Regent’s SELECT grant
project. Delgado’s “Multi-Literate Children’s
Literature” SELECT grant is developing a
collaborative on-line education course for
Children’s Literature with
Xavier University.
During the teleconference, Delgado was able to
share, among other achievements and challenges,
the positive response to the course in reaching
capacity during early registration. Another
benefit of the teleconference is that “lessons
learned” from McNeese State will promote a
dialogue with Delgado about other online Early
Childhood Education program offerings.
Maria Cisneros, interim College Registrar,
demonstrated how to make pork-filled pupusas, a
popular El Salvadorian dish, in the Grandstand
during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fair on
April 24. Cisneros is a volunteer for “Mensaje”
(Spanish word for message), the Hispanic
Communications Office of the Archdiocese of New
Orleans. Mensaje was a first-time food vendor at
the Jazz Fest.
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Maria Cisneros and
Humberto Granados demonstrate the art of making
pupusas from scratch, shared the recipe and gave
food samplings at the end of the
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Peter L. Cho, associate professor of music,
played with James Rivers at the New Orleans Jazz
and Heritage Fair in the Jazz Tent, April 29. In
addition, Cho was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi,
the International Honor Society in Education, as
a result of his doctoral studies at UNO.
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Peter Cho performing
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Lisette Copping, professor of fine art, is exhibiting
her art at Merigolds,
3652 Magazine Street.
An opening reception, entitled “Celebrate
Coloring Outside the Lines,” was held May 7.
P. Victor Mirzai, professor of architecture/design
construction technology program, has been listed
in “Who’s Who Among American’s Teachers” for two
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Student
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Joycelyn D. Williams, a member of the Delgado
Community College PALs (Peer Advisors and
Leaders) won the “Student Leadership Award” from
SROW (Southern Regional Orientation Workshop)
held March 18-20 at Clemson University. She
received a plaque and a $100 Barnes & Nobles
gift certificate for her outstanding leadership
abilities.
As a PAL, Williams represents Delgado as a
student ambassador and student recruiter and
orientation leader. She has served as a PAL for
three years and has a double major of pharmacy
technology and computer information technology.
Also at the SROW meet, Williams presented “This
is How We Do It” along with two other PALs,
Janice Brown, Tamyra LaFrance.
Over 1,600 students from the southern region
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North & South Carolina, &
Tennessee) participated in SROW. The mission of
SROW is to provide education, leadership and
professional development in the fields of
college student orientation, transition and
retention.
West Bank Campus SIFE Team Wins Regional Competition Again!
The West Bank Campus Students In Free Enterprise
(SIFE) team won the 2005 SIFE USA Regional
Competition on April 15 in Memphis, Tennessee.
The SIFE team also won this same award last
year.
After presenting a report of its yearlong
community outreach projects to a panel of
business leaders, the West Bank Campus SIFE team
was named Regional Champion in the overall
competition and a finalist in the national level
of SIFE USA National Entrepreneurship
competition sponsored by Sam’s Club. The team
advanced to the national SIFE competition at the
SIFE USA National Exposition, held May 22-24 in
Kansas City, Missouri.
During this academic year, the West Bank Campus
SIFE team organized 10 projects in the New
Orleans community, including Café SIFE and the
Holiday Market.
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The West Bank Campus
SIFE team members include (front row, left to
right): Jennifer Koen, Michaele Royce, Janice
Rodrigue, Devin Ross, and Janet Colletti,
faculty advisor. Members in the back row are
(left to right): Doris Royce and Linda Kice,
faculty advisor.
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Delgado Community College’s
Architectural Student Organization received
enlistment of Isaac Delgado Hall (Building 1) in
the National Register of Historic Places from
the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation.
The students researched the building’s history,
and the architectural drawings created by the
students are now part of the Library of Congress
archives in Washington, D.C.
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Delgado Architecture
students (left to right) Marlon Arana, Michael
Marchal, Diane Weathersby, Charles Melancon and
Jason Young are joined by Professor Victor
Mirzai in front of the architecture drawings of
Delgado Hall. |
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An architectural
sketch of Delgado Hall (Building 1) created by
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Delgado’s Horticulture Technology student
exhibit won a first place award for “Design
Excellence” in the Non-Commercial category and a
second place award in the Government category
for their booth at the 2005 Spring Garden Show
held at the New Orleans Botanical Garden located
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Horticulture
Technology students Barbara Rushton, Alan
Cheramie and Karen Terral display the ribbon and
plaque won for the Spring Garden Show booth.
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Welcome Aboard |
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Latonya Burkhalter,
administrative
coordinator 1, Liberal
Arts, City Park Campus |
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Margaret Rennie,
Library Specialist 3,
Charity School of
Nursing |
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