Come in and enjoy
Breakfast!
The program starts in a little while.
The year ahead…together
 Student Government President Jacob Howe
 Career Staff President Born Allah
 Professional Staff President Representative Julia Balassa
 Faculty Senate President Carl Creasman
 Campus President Dr. Stacey Johnson
Campus Achievements
New members to our team
 New tenured and transfer Faculty
 Faculty positions- 9 new and replacement tenure-track
faculty –Theater, Legal Asst., English, Humanities,
Math, History, 2 CIT/CPA, Sound & Music Technology
 Conversion of 23, 4- to 8-month positions and two
new 8-month positions – Music/Band Director;
Art/Gallery Director
 5 – four-month faculty
 New professional and career staff hired
Achievements
New equipment purchased in 2012-2013
 $1,078,400 of equipment was purchased in support of
instruction
 Perkins $772,840
 Strategic Equipment $305,560
Achievements
Facilities Improvement
 Support to renovate building 1B
 Borelli Architects hired to work with the Film and Sound &
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Music Technology faculty to create educational
specifications for architects and construction bidding
Cafeteria enhancement – opened ceiling/large-screen TV
Upgraded the Anita S. Wooten Gallery with new flooring
New collaborative work space in building 2 for BITPS
department
New renovations for Learning Support area including a
new office for Academic Success Center Manager
Achievements
Curricular Development Across the Disciplines
 Accelerated STEM Algebra Path (ASAP) – calculus ready in three semesters
 Refresher for Accurate Math Placement (RAMP-Up) – John Niss WP
 Work to improve many low performing/high risk courses across the
disciplines
 Worked on Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology – Audio &
Electro-Acoustic Systems Concentration with West
 Pre-major in Musical Theater
 Exploratory work initiated for possible bachelor’s in Converged
Communication, Sign Language, Homeland Security
 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognized Valencia as one of
the largest and most successful TSA training programs in the nation
 Honors East Undergraduate Research Track – 103 students & WP
Jeffersonian Track 24 – first class!
 Learning Support – supporting instruction
Achievements
 Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Sociology -- Authored the book “Sing Us a Song,
Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos” – Scarecrow Press
 Carin Gordon awarded Certificate of Meritorious Public Service for her work as
Chair of the Florida Registered Paralegal Committee at the June 28, 2013
meeting of The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Florida Registered
Paralegals and Wendy Toscano also was appointed for a 3-year term
 James May was selected as one of the 50 innovators for this year's edition of the
Center for Digital Education (CDE) Yearbook. He was nominated for the award
by the SoftChalk Corporation. James also worked to host the TEDx
ValenciaCollege Live talks June 13th
 Tanya Bizon, EAP, is one of only three Association of Florida Colleges (AFC)
Professor of the Year finalists – decision is Nov 13-15 at the annual conference!
Achievements
Safety
 Organized a Campus Safety & Security Committee of 15
faculty and staff.
 All members of the Executive Team and 231 faculty and
staff received SHIP/CERT training
 First building (7) evacuation practice held
 College hired (SAIC) consultants to review our safety
and security measures and provide recommendations
Looking Ahead
 Developmental Education Committee
 General Education Committee
 State Report
 General Education College Competencies (3.5.1 SACS)
 Curriculum Committee
 Southern Association Colleges & Schools re-accreditation –
 September 20, 2013 – Finalized Focused Report ready for
distribution to the SACS On-Site Committee
 November 11-14, 2013 – SACS On-Site Committee Visit
 Quality Enhancement Plan
 September 20, 2013 – Finalized Report
 Looking forward to the distribution of the distance education
consultant’s report (Diane Meiller & Associates) and working to
improve and enhance the future of distance education
Thank you
 Working together…
 We stand at the intersection of creating hope and
opportunities for students in a challenge world.
 Have a great year!