This Week @ SFCC | July 29, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Department Chairs Announced
President Guzmán and Vice President of Academic Affairs Randy Grissom are pleased to announce the following
appointments to the position of Chair:
The following Chairs will serve under Dean Margaret Peters of the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Arts, Design
and Media Arts:
 Arts and Design: Diane Tintor and Laura Rosenfeld
 English, Reading, Speech and World Languages: Julia Deisler
 Media Arts: Marcia Reifman
 Social and Behavioral Sciences and Humanities: Bernadette Jacobs
The following Chairs will serve under Dean Patricia Finn, J.D. of the School of Fitness Education; School of Trades,
Technology, Sustainability and Professional Studies; and the School of Business and Education:
 Business: Kathleen Finn Brown
 Film, Computer Science and Engineering: Monique Anair
 Fitness Education: Ute Jannsen-Kerr
 Trades, Sustainability and Professional Studies: Jerry Trujillo
The following Chair will serve under Dean Jenny Landen, RN, MSN of the School of Health, Mathematics and Sciences:
 Mathematics : Robert Shankin
 The Chair of Sciences will be announced at a later date, as will appointments to the position of Lead Faculty in
each area.
Chairs will serve three-year terms. Dr. Guzmán wishes to thank the many applicants who expressed interest in serving
as Chair and taking on the important duties of this campus leadership position.
SFCC and UNM-Taos Sign MOU to Support Veteran Students
President Guzmán and Dr. Kate O’Neill, Executive Director of UNM-Taos, signed an agreement last week to work
together to increase educational services to veteran students. Hundreds of returning veterans are expected to be
seeking – and to be eligible for – educational resources designed specifically for them.
A new Veterans Resource Center is being created under SFCC’s Office
of Student Development. It will be located in the 300 area, where a
number of student resources, such as TRiO, disability services, the
tutoring center, student activities and others will be grouped
together.
The partnership was enabled by a federal TRiO grant recently
awarded to UNM Taos for the purpose of providing educational
services to vets.
Dr. Kate O’Neill, UNM-Taos, President Guzmán
sign an MOU to increase veteran student
services. See more photos SFCC’s Facebook
Page. Photos by Fran Nawrocki.
“I am very thankful to UNM-Taos. We want to invest in our vets. They
deserve it,” said Dr. Guzmán at the ceremony. “The way to a great
life is through education. We will do everything in our power to serve
vets well.”
“UNM-Taos is honored to work with our vets. They’ve served our
country. We need to serve them,” said Dr. O’Neill. “We are excited to
be leading the way and formalizing these agreements. SFCC is well poised to make use of these financial and human
resources.”
Working with UNM-Taos, Veterans Upward Bound and local and state veterans organizations, SFCC will provide
assistance to vets such as scholarships, financial aid, a registration day for vets, and other support.
Dr. Carmen Gonzales, Vice President for Student Success, said her office is developing programs that will call on all of
the local resources available in support of veterans. She said a special workshop during Convocation will focus on
helping faculty recognize symptoms of PTSD.
“We have been seeing a growing number of vets enrolling at SFCC,” said Randy Grissom, Vice President for Academic
Affairs. “Our goal is to provide education and training to help them find a job that pays a living wage. I know we will
make a difference.”
Present at the signing ceremony were Deputy Secretary of Veterans Services Alan Martinez, Randy Larry, Director of
Veterans Upward Bound; Edward Mendez, Local Veterans’ Representative, Department of Workforce Solutions;
Ernest Madrid and Pablo Ortega, SFCC Veterans United Club representatives; David Lucero, Program Adviser for SFCC
and the Santa Fe Area; John Slattery, USMC, ESL Instructor; Keith Melton, Service Learning Outreach Specialist and
Faculty Liaison for Veterans, Jane Abbott, Director of TRiO; Cheryl Fields, Associate Vice President for Enrollment
Management and Student Success; and Rebecca Estrada-Anderson, Director of Recruitment and Dual Credit
Programs. Also part of the team is Danny Suazo, SFCC’s First-Year Adviser for Veterans.
Stragegic Plan Mission – En Espanol!
At next month’s SFCC Governing Board meeting, members will review the college’s Strategic Plan 2013-2018. The
proposed mission is now bilingual: Empower Students, Strengthen Community. Empoderar a los estudiantes.
Fortalecer a la comunidad. More information on the Strategic Plan is on JACK.
SPOTLIGHT on STUDENTS
Awesome Student Work
Kinetic Typography student Donna Brownell created a compelling animation
video entitled “All Together Now.” With music by the Beatles and font by
Astigmatic, Donna designed it in an After Effects for a Kinetic Typography
seminar this summer.
Dental Students
Be sure to check out the photos of last week’s Dental Assisting and Dental Health Recognition Ceremony on SFCC’s
Facebook page.
Crystal Rose Fashions
Former SFCC Fashion Design student Crystal Rose Vickers’ career is taking off, she reports in an e-mail to Fashion
Design Program Head Ezra Estes. This winter, her handbags and line of faux-fur bags, vests, scarves and more will be
carried in a shop in the La Fonda Hotel. “I am so excited, “ said Crystal. “This gives me two high-end stores in town,
and when I have a full line, I will create my own web site. I am on my way. Thanks for all your encouragement.”
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kudos to ENLACE’s Alma Rivera
Lawrence Roybal, Ph.D.,
Executive Director of the ENLACE Statewide Collaborative, recently praised the work of
SFCC’s ENLACE Northeastern Region Coordinator Alma Rivera for providing inspiring remarks during the opening and
closing ceremonies of the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community Conference. Approximately 450 students and
families from across New Mexico participated in the event.
Office Relocations
These staff members have moved to these new office locations: Patricia Finn, JD, Dean of the School of Fitness
Education; the School of Trades, Technology, Sustainability and Professional Studies; and the School of Business and
Education, TATC Room 801 B; Randy Grissom, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Room 116A; Jenny Landen, RN,
MSN, Dean of the School of Health, Mathematics and Sciences; Health Sciences Room 473; Carmen Angel, Director of
Nursing, Health Sciences Room 465; Boris Costa-Guerra, Education Director, West Wing, Lower Level, Room 322;
Counselor Janelle Johnson, Room 322D; and Math Faculty: Paul Jacobs, Room 467, Coleen Lynch, Room 472 and
Robert Shankin, Room 474. Over at the Kids Campus Complex: Continuing Education’s Director Gordon Fluke, Room
65; Deborah Carr, Room 66 and Sylvia Chacon, Room 66; Fernando Mayans, Room 62 and Teamwork in Action’s
David Markwardt, Room 67.
CAMPUS NEWS
Call for Fall Fest Participants
The Office of Student Development is sponsoring Fall Fest 2013 in the courtyard with music, food,
programs, clubs and more, on Thurs., Sept. 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
If you would like a table at this event to represent your department, programs, fall club recruiting ,
SGA and more, contact Janet Berry, Student Involvement Coordinator, at ext. 1266.
Online now – The 2013 issue of the Santa Fe Literary Review
Read it in digital magazine format at http://issuu.com/sfcc_pubs/docs/sflr-2013withcover?e=4817229/4184162.
Keeping Up with the Councils
Are you staying up to date on campus activities and news? Read all about it! Minutes from recent Council meetings of
Institutional Effectiveness, Marketing and Public Relations, Societal Responsibility, Technology and others are
available on JACK.
Notoriety
Margaret Peters, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Arts, Design and Media Arts, was
interviewed on KSFR 101.1 FM about the new certificates that “nest” into degree programs. The
announcement of the new certificates was published by the Albuquerque Journal Santa Fe. Former SFCC
Culinary Arts Instructor and New Mexico “Chef of the Year” Carmen Rodriguez is featured in Luxury Travel
Magazine for his creative cuisine at La Posada de Santa Fe.
Reminders
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Aug 1, Aug 7, Aug 13: New Student Orientation
Aug 2-3: KSFR’s Fourth Annual Book and Media Fair in the Fitness Education Center
Aug 7 & 20: Respiratory Therapy’s “Meet the Department”
Aug. 14: YouthBuild Information Session
Aug. 14: I-BEST Information Session
Aug. 26: FEC Pools Reopen
August 28: Fiesta Court at SFCC to kick off Fiesta de Santa Fe
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EVENTS@SFCC
MON | July 29
TUES | July 30
WEDS | July 31
THURS | Aug 1
FRI | Aug 2
SAT | Aug 3
2 p.m.
Institutional
Effectiveness
Council Meeting
2 p.m. Student
Success Council
Meeting
10 a.m. Special
Staff Senate
Meeting
8 a.m. New
Student
Orientation
8 a.m.
Nursing
Meeting
9 a.m. KSFR
Book Sale
SUN | Aug 4
2 p.m.
Institutional
Advancement
Council
2 p.m. New
Student
Orientation
3 p.m.
Retirement
Party: Steve
Stephenson
3:30 p.m.
Retirement
Party: Priscilla
Wheeler &
Debra RiveraSommer 1:30 p.m.
Marketing &
Public Relations
Council Meeting
Deadline to Pay
for Fall 2013
Classes
9 a.m. Academic
Advising
Committee
Meeting
9 & 9:30 a.m.
Presentations
from Office
Suppliers
4 p.m. ESL
Orientation
1 p.m. KSFR
Book Sale
Locations and details on calendar events can be found on JACK or http://www.sfcc.edu/news_and_events.
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