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Chancellor’s
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The Delgado Community College family held
a reception to welcome Chancellor Alex Johnson and Mrs.
Daphne Johnson on Thursday, March 11 on the City Park
Campus in the Student Life Center.
In addition to a tremendous showing of
faculty and staff members, more than 350 guests,
including LCTCS representatives, business
representatives, elected officials, Delgado Foundation
Board members, and college and university chancellors,
were in attendance. Festivities included music by the
Delgado Jazz Ensemble, cocktails and hors d’ oeuvres.
LCTC System President Walter Bumphus led
the welcoming remarks and gift presentations. New
Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin presented Chancellor Johnson
with a gift and proclaimed March 11 “a special day of
honor as we welcome him to the City of New Orleans as
the new chancellor of Delgado Community College.”
Outgoing interim Delgado Chancellor Raymond Garrity
presented Chancellor Johnson with the Delgado
Chancellor’s medallion that is worn during commencement
and other official college ceremonies. Dr. Donna Alley,
provost of the West Bank Campus and acting vice
chancellor for Academic Affairs, presented the Johnsons
with a gift from the college of a cut glass ice holder
and a gift card for Jacques Imo’s Cafe.
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Correction to “Opening Doors” story: |
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NetWorks
would like to clarify the WorkKeys instruction
as referred to in the “First Opening Doors
Checks Distributed” story in the March 17
edition.
The story stated… “(Opening
Doors) participants must take a WorkKeys
Literacy Assessment test and receive special
support training while enrolled at Delgado…”
WorkKeys is not a requirement for
an Opening Doors program participant, unless the
student receives Tuition Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) program funds. Currently, there
are approximately ten TANF participants in the
Opening Doors program; therefore those students
must enroll in WorkKeys.
Also, TANF students receive
additional assessment through WorkKeys and
enrichment training using Aztec, Plato, and
KeyTrain. The TANF participants receive a
WorkReady Certificate from the Louisiana
Workforce Commission when they successfully
complete their TANF program.
We regret the confusion. |
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45-Day
Chancellor's Update Meetings Planned |
Chancellor Alex Johnson will hold 45-day Update
meetings for City Park, West Bank, Charity School of
Nursing, and Northshore to share and discuss the
progress of college-wide strategic initiatives since his
arrival, February 2. A question and answer period will
follow each presentation. All faculty and staff are
encouraged to attend and participate. If a scheduling
conflict occurs or your campus meeting, please feel free
to attend one of the other meetings.
Dr. Johnson’s 45-day Update meetings are scheduled as
follows:
Wednesday, March 31
1 – 2 p.m.: West Bank Campus, Bldg 1, Room 130
3 – 4 p.m.: Northshore, Slidell, Room 112
Friday, April 16
1 – 2 p.m.: Charity School of Nursing, Faculty Lounge,
Room 626
3 – 4 p.m.: City Park Campus, Student Life Center, Lac
Maurepas Room |
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Events… |
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International Fair and Fashion Show on
Thursday |
Students enrolled in the English as a
Second Language program will present
their annual
International Fair and Fashion Show on
the Dolphin Patio, City Park Campus,
Thursday,
March 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event
includes international exhibits, music
and a
fashion show representing many
countries. Show your support for the ESL
students. |
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Benefits Fair |
An Employees Benefits Fair, sponsored by
the Human Resources Department, will be
held on Friday, March 26 in the Lac
Pontchartrain Room of the Student Life
Center, City Park Campus, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
You can learn the best way to save money
for retirement, insurance plan options,
what
happens to retirement contributions if
you leave your job, and additional
important
information.
Representatives from insurance
companies, financial companies, credit
unions and
retirement systems will be in attendance
to distribute information about their
product and
programs. There will be door prizes too. |
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"Delgado Day" at
Kirsch Rooney Stadium |
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The Delgado Athletic’s
Committee is sponsoring “Delgado Day” at
Kirsch Rooney Stadium, City Park Campus,
on Wednesday, March 31 during the midday
Delgado Dolphins baseball game. You are
invited to bring your brown bag lunch
and watch the Dolphins vs. McHenry at
noon. Admission is free. Join in the
fun.
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Town Hall Meetings on Quality
Enhancement Planning |
“Quality Enhancement Planning (QEP)….
and all that Jazz” meetings will be held
beginning March 29 in anticipation of
Delgado’s SACS (Southern Association for
Colleges and Schools) reaffirmation.
The QEP is a SACS requirement for
reaffirmation with a focus on a
well-defined topic or issue(s) related
to enhancing student learning. The SACS
Leadership team has discussed in depth
the general focus area of
“Learning-Centeredness.”
Questions to be discussed at the planned
meetings are:
In what general academic areas would
most students be enrolled?
In what areas of the academic experience
of students do we have the greatest
impact outside of their degree programs?
How could learning in these areas be
improved across the college?
What techniques/strategies would improve
student learning?
What models exist to improve student
learning?
How can we measure that improvement in
learning has occurred?
Town Hall
Meeting Schedule:
Northshore/Slidell, room 112
Monday, March 29, 1- 2:30 p.m.
City Park, Student Life Center
Wednesday, March 31, 3 - 5 p.m.
West Bank, Bldg. 1, room 130
Thursday, April 1, 2:30 - 4 p.m.
Charity School of Nursing, room 510
Monday, April 5, 2:30 - 4 p.m.
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Student Success… |
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Delgado’s Visual Communications
Department and the American Institute of Graphic
Arts, a national design organization,
co-sponsored a competition for the annual Visual
Communications Student Art Exhibit held in the
Fine Arts Gallery on the City Park Campus, March
4 -18.
Awards were presented in four
categories--Best of Show, Graphic Design,
Illustration and Photography.
Nicole Cadow won Best of Show for “Untitled.”
The other winners are: Graphic Design--First
Place, Bobby Axtell, “Cocktail Classics”, Second
Place, Debbie Roma, “Logo”, Third Place, Bobby
Axtell, “Howie’s Waikiki Health Mecca”, and
Honorable Mention, Cynthia Kritzo, “Wall Candy
Book Layout”; llustration--First Place, Cynthia
Kritzo, “Digicow”, Second Place, Jeanine Kuehn,
“Untitles”, Third Place, Todd Voltz, “Gunshow”,
and Honorable Mention, Jonathan Dewey,
“Untitled”; and Photography--First Place,
Cynthia Kritzo, “Godseye View”, Second Place,
Nicole Cadow, “Eye”, Third Place, Juanita
Berdone, “Untitles”, and Honorable Mention,
Melanie Carnsew, “Louisiana Pecans”.
The show was judged by award
winning commercial artist, Robert Guthrie, owner
of Guthrie Gallery on Royal Street and best
known for his silk screened posters for local
events such as the Crescent City Classic and the
Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Awards were presented to the
winners. Gifts were donated by the following
local businesses-- The Hilton New Orleans
Riverside, Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, Carreta’s
Grill, Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans,
Whole Foods Arabella Station, Lakeside Camera
and Imaging, Moldaner’s Photo Imaging and Camera
Supply, David Art Center, National Art & Hobby,
Bennett’s Camera and Supply, Prince and Pauper,
Chili’s, Gary Moody Inc., LePetite Spa, Pampered
Soul and Body Spa, Marigny Brassier, and Liberty
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Faculty &
Staff |
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Achievements |
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Four Delgado Community College faculty
members have been selected to receive
three Louisiana Community and Technical
College System President’s Excellence
and Innovation Awards for 2003/2004.
They are Peter Cho, assistant
professor of music; Gayle Nolan,
Professional Development; Donita T.
Ruggiero, associate professor of
nursing; and Frank Smith,
director of CATT.
Cho submitted “Acquiring a
State-of-the-Art MIDI Workstation to
Train Audio Engineering Personnel for
Regional Workforce Development” and won
the Workforce Education/Economic
Development award for $10,000.
Gayle Nolan and Frank Smith submitted
“Professional Development Collaboration
between LA Delta Community College and
Delgado Community College” and were
awarded $9,948.
Ruggiero submitted “On-Line Tutoring for
Senior Nursing Students” and won the
Healthcare Initiatives E-Learning award
for $4,000.
Delgado received three out of the eleven
awards given, representing 25% of the
total available funds for the LCTCS
President’s Excellence and Innovation
Awards.
Sharon Talbert, grants manager for
Workforce Education and Development, has
been
selected to participate in the National
Institute for Leadership Development
LEADERS
program, an international program for
administrators and faculty in higher
education.
Talbert will join other participants at
the LEADERS Institute held in Atlanta,
March 28- April 1.
The 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.
During the program, Talbert will be
mentored by Dr. Margaret
Montgomery-Richard, chancellor for the
Louisiana Technical College system, to
work on projects that will aid Delgado
and foster individual professional
growth.
LEADERS participants are chosen for
their professional abilities, their
interests in advancement in higher
education, and the quality of their
proposed projects.
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Human Resources
What's New & What's Due
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Athletics Schedule |
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Men's
Baseball Team |
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March 27th |
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DCC vs LSU-Eunice |
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Eunice, LA. |
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@ 1:00 PM
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