Welcome Back
Fall 2011
Science Department
Valencia College
Renee Y. Becker
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Introductions
• Name, what you teach, vacation?
• Special thanks for syllabus updates
• Please continue with emailing syllabus
instead of printing
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School Name Change
• Website address
– http://valenciacollege.edu/
• Email address’
– ?@mail.valenciacollege.edu
– ?@valenciacollege.edu
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Chemistry/Physics Labs
• List of labs for chemistry
– Thanks to Ryan and chemistry faculty
• Lab manual for physics
– Thanks to Ryan and physics faculty
• Lab safety
– Inspections
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Associate Faculty
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
• Adjunct instructors
• Non-faculty, full-time staff
• Full-time, non-tenure earning faculty
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Associate Faculty
RECOGNITIONS AND REWARDS
• The new title of Associate Faculty is earned
• Adjunct faculty members receive an increase in
pay by approximately $33.00 per contact hour
taught
• Non-faculty, full-time staff and full-time, nontenure earning faculty members receive an
increase in pay by approximately $33.00 per
contact hour taught for overload courses only
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Associate Faculty
HOW TO QUALIFY
• Completion of 60 hours of qualifying faculty
development activities.
• Earned hours are verified through Atlas transcripts.
• The faculty member must apply for the Associate
Faculty Certification. Qualification is not
automatic.
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Associate Faculty
• http://valenciacollege.edu/facultydevelopme
nt/adjunct/certificateProgram.cfm
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Adjunct Orientation
• Mandatory orientation
• Trial run this year
• Will put electronic version on my website
http://faculty.valenciacollege.edu/rbecker2/
• Any ideas to add
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Reminders
• Check email at least once a day
• Use only school email when dealing with students
• Below C notification
• Final exam day/time meeting
• Dates for I, F, D, W grades
• Lab schedules to Ryan (1 month)
• Syllabus to Tonaysha
• Electronic grade sheet to Denise/Tonaysha
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Faculty Information Sheet
• Please fill out if info. has changed or if you
have not filled one out
• Spring 2012 schedule is the final change
stage
• Currently starting summer 2012 schedule
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Questions
• Vote on syllabus change (faculty senate)
• How has the new “W” policy been?
• Any questions or comments?
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Should we add this to our syllabus requirements?
"Valencia College is interested in
making sure all our students have a
rewarding and successful college
experience. To that purpose, Valencia
students can get immediate help with
issues dealing with stress, anxiety,
depression, adjustment difficulties,
substance abuse, time management as
well as relationship problems dealing
with school, home or work. BayCare
Behavioral Health Student Assistance
Program (SAP) services are free to all
Valencia students and available 24
hours a day by calling (800) 878-5470.
Free face-to-face counseling is also
available."
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• Thank you for attending the Fall welcome
back meeting
• To contact me
– rbecker2@valenciacollege.edu
– (407) 582-2893 School
– (407) 446-1181 Cell
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