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State Board Action |
For the latest State Board Briefs, including a synopsis of Board Meetings, click here. For a complete directory of Board Policies click here.
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Upcoming Events |
Sept. 20 Food for Thought, 11a-1p
Sept. 21 Volleyball vs. Gadsden State and Lawson State, 6p
Sept. 25 Soccer vs. Middle GA College, 3p
Semester Countdown:
93 Days Left in Fall Semester
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September Birthdays |
2 Eldridge Hinson
3 Clayton Vincent
4 Melanie Glasscock
5 Fred Halstead
5 Connie Roquemore
11 Wes Rakestraw
12 Donna Attaway
14 Philip Cleveland
14 Rosalyn Meadows
15 Jill Strickland
16 Sandra Lusk
17 Jan Garner
19 Joan Moore
19 Kelly Smith
20 Kathy Buckelew
21 Lance Boyd
26 Susan Quick
27 Teresa Gibbs
27 Russell Moore
28 Suzanne Harbin
28 Jaime Kilpatrick |
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September 21, 2010 News and Notes |
Update from Student Services
Even though fall semester is just in its fourth week, we still have a lot going on! Activities are in high gear all around campus, and our students are already proving to be quite amazing! This past Saturday, the WSCC float in the Cullman County Fair Parade and our music and theatre students stole the show with their costumes, performances and candy. Our volleyball and soccer teams are currently undefeated (hopefully, I did not jinx anything by just saying that!). Our campus has hosted several groups, such as the Blount County Career Day for seniors and the Cullman County Career Day as well. This past Sunday served as kickoff day for the Best Robotics Competition that will be held in our Coliseum in late October. We celebrated Constitution Day with trivia and voter registration and look forward to our annual Student Activities Day coming up very soon. Wallace State Leadership participants have been selected and we look forward to a great year working together as we learn about ourselves, our institution, our community and our system. A celebration for our Alumni of the Year just occurred last Friday, proving yet another time that we have so many things of which to be proud. We are accomplishing these things as our move from the Bailey Center continues, hopefully providing a seamless transition for our students. Our student body is 6,500 strong. This is a time to be reminded that excellence abounds at Wallace State and our college provides a great environment for students to learn, lead and grow. We are Wallace State.
Tomesa Smith
Vice-President for Students
Bailey Center Relocations
Offices are in the process of relocating from the Bailey Center to other areas on campus as follows:
Ready to Work to Baseball Stadium Classroom
Enrollment Management to Student Center
Fast Track to Library 5th Floor
Planning and Assessment to Coliseum
Development to Coliseum
Marketing to Burrow Center
Business Office to Mobile Unit
Switchboard/Mail to Bookstore Basement
Judy York to Chemistry Room 3
Talent Search to General Studies
Upward Bound to General Studies
Barbara Atchley to Student Center
Human Resources to HGA
Admission to Mobile Unit
Financial Aid to Mobile Unit
ACTION Center to Mobile Unit
President's Office to Bevill Building 7th Floor
Vice-Presidents' Offices to Bevill Building 1st Floor
Dean Edwards to Bevill Building 4th Floor
LaDonna Allen to Student Center
Relocations are expected to continue through September.
Fast Facts
The difference between the University of Texas at San Antonio's Applied Engineering and Technology Library and other science-focused libraries is not that its on-site collection is also available electronically. It is that its on-site collection is only available electronically. (Read More)
Sign up to work at Wallace State's Fair Booth
The Cullman County Fair has extended its run to 10 days this year, from September 23 through October 2, and we need your help manning our booth. This is a great way to promote the college and your program while meeting prospective students and community members. For those who work at our fair booth, flex-time is permissible with supervisory approval. To volunteer, please contact Kristen Holmes at x8118 or kristen.holmes@wallacestate.edu.
End of Fiscal Year Deadlines
The Business Office will resume issuing purchase orders on Monday, October 4, 2010.
Thank you!
Special thanks to Cindy Mallard and Adrian Scott for designing a fabulous float in spite of proration (and for under $30!), to Cindy for providing the transportation and trailer, and to Tiffany, Lauren and Ricky for securing the talent. Our students were a hit!
ACCA Conference
The Alabama Community College Association (ACCA) will be hosting the 2010 Annual Conference at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Convention Center in Montgomery, AL on November 21-23 (Sunday-Tuesday). Aside from general sessions and commission meetings, concurrent workshops will be held on November 22 and 23. The Chancellor's Awards will be held on Sunday, November 21 at 5 pm and the Chancellor's Address will be on Tuesday, November 23 during the second general session.Wallace State is committed to providing opportunities for professional development of this nature for our employees and hope that you will consider attending this conference. Unfortunately, we have limited slots available so will need to know as soon as possible if you are interested in attending. For those presenting workshops or Chancellor's Awards recipients, your names have already been placed on the list but any others that may be interested can contact Dr. Smith through Friday. Depending on the number of requests, we may have to limit enrollment, so please be timely with your response.
Carry-Out from Culinary Arts
Chef Villa and his Culinary Arts students are offering a delicious carry-out menu each week while their classroom is being renovated. Your support for our Culinary Arts program is appreciated!
Bookstore
The last day to charge supplies to departmental budgets in the Bookstore is September 29. The Bookstore will be closed for inventory on September 30. The Wallace State Bookstore is now on Facebook. Become a friend at www.facebook.com/wsbookstore.
PEEHIP Flexible Spending Account Open enrollment for a PEEHIP Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is going on now through September 30 for the upcoming October 1 plan year. If you have any questions about your FSA, visit the PEEHIP Flexible Spending Accounts web page at www.rsa-al.gov/PEEHIP/flex.htmlor call PEEHIP at 1-877-517-0020. Once you've made your decision to establish an FSA, visit www.rsa-al.gov and click "Member Online Services" to log in and enroll.
Sick Leave Bank
October is open enrollment for the Sick Leave Bank. Contact Deb Spann at x8121 for more information.
Inventory Reminder
Inventory is due September 30.
ACCA Elections
Voting for the 2010 ACCA Elections begins Monday, September 20 and continues through Friday, October 8 in the President's Office. This year we will be voting for a Second Vice-President. Dr. David Campbell, President of Northeast Alabama Community College and Dr. Herbert Riedel, President of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College are our candidates. This election is open to all full-time employees.
Alumni Association
Join the WSCC Alumni Association through payroll deduction! Membership and contributions provide scholarships for Wallace State Students annually. Your form must be turned in to the Alumni Office by Thursday, September 30, 2010. Membership begins September 1 and continues through August 31 annually.
Holocaust Exhibit
The Common Read Committee and The Evelyn Burrow Museum are hosting "Darkness into Life," an exhibit of the Birmingham Holocaust Education Committee. In this sensitive assembly of narratives, photography by Becky Seitel and art by Mitzi J. Levin, viewers are provided intimate glimpses into the private memories of twenty Alabama Holocaust survivors. The exhibit will be on display in the Burrow Center September 20 through October 15, during museum hours of operation (Tuesday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.), and at other times the building is open. Students who require proof of attendance may sign in at the museum. Admission is free.
TV27 Appearances
Our Tuesday morning biweekly television spots on TV27 have resumed and we're looking for guests. If you have a program, activity or event you'd like to promote, please email kristen.holmes@wallacestate.edu, or call x8118.
Flu Shots
Flu shots will be available for employees, spouses, dependents, and retirees on Wednesday, September 22, from 8-11 a.m. in the Wellness Center, Basketball Gym. You MUST present your insurance card (PEEHIP BC/BS Group 14000 or Southland, and Viva HMO). Please wear loose or short sleeves. (Note: This event does not include the wellness screening, which will be scheduled after October 1, 2010.)
Liberty National Insurance
If you would like to participate in the Liberty National section 125 cafeteria plan, now is the time to enroll. Liberty National is also offering a no cost accidental death plan to anyone interested along with our Life Insurance and supplementary health benefits. Contact Jason Mauldin at 256/708-1989 or mauldin77@hotmail.com with any questions you may have about tax savings and products offered by Liberty National through the section 125 cafeteria plan at Wallace State. This opportunity to participate ends October 15, 2010. Please do not contact the Wallace State Business Office concerning Liberty National information.
Business Cards
The design and vendor for our business cards has changed. When you need to reorder, please make your purchase order to Alabama Web Press for $48 per box. Once you have a P.O. #, please email it to kristen.holmes@wallacestate.edu along with the correct information for your card (name, title, email, phone and fax).
Zumba Fitness
Many of you may have noticed the infomercials about the Zumba Fitness Program on television. The program is an easy to do, calorie burning, Latin inspired fitness program.
The Community Education Program will offer two courses on campus beginning September 14. Both will be taught by a certified Zumba instructor, a first grade teacher in Blount County who has lost 95 pounds since January on this program.
Classes will be taught for one hour, twice a week. There will be two classes before the end of the year:
Class 1-Tuesday and Thursdays, Sept. 14-Oct. 26, 6-7:00pm (13 classes total) $104.00
Class 2-Tuesday and Thursdays, Oct. 28-Dec. 16, 6-7:00pm (13 classes total) $104.00
Classes will be held in the Banquet Hall and are open to employees, students and the community. Call Mary Hall to register at extension 8243. Registration must be made in advance.
Go Lions!
The Wallace State soccer team is off to a 3-0 start. Cheer on the Lions at home again on Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m. when they take on Auburn Univ.'s club team. The Wallace State volleyball team is 16-0, without dropping even a single set! The Lady Lions defeated Faulkner State and Southern Union last Friday and face Gadsden State and Lawson State on Tuesday at 6p.
Name the Wallace State Mascot
Wally has retired. Help us choose a name for the new Wallace State mascot by voting online through October 15. A link to the poll is on our homepage.
ACCA Journal
The Summer 2010 Alabama Community College Association Journal is available for viewing on the ACCA website by clicking here.
2010-2011 Catalogs
New catalogs are now available in the JBC basement. Spiral bound catalogs will be here soon and will be distributed through the mailroom.
Green Team
The WSCC Green Team meets on the second Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. on the 8th floor of the Bailey Center. Come and share your ideas on how to make WSCC a green campus.
Student Success Stories
We're interested in student success stories any time of year, not just at graduation. If you know a student we should highlight, please share. Just reply to this email or send to Kristen Holmes.
The new WSCC logo, lion, and seal are now available for download on the Wallace State intranet. Please be sure to use these on new materials, and update old forms and other materials when possible.
Photos NeededDo you have amazing photos you would like to share as part of our Year of the Arts Employee Digital Art Exhibit? If so, please email the photo with a brief description to communications@wallacestate.edu. Click here to view submitted photos.
     
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No. 20 Wallace State volleyball notches two more conference victories, moves to 16-0 on season
HANCEVILLE - A near two-week break didn't faze Wallace State's nationally-ranked volleyball team.
The 20th-ranked Lady Lions disposed of Faulkner State and Southern Union at Tom Drake Coliseum on Friday.
Wallace State defeated Faulkner State 25-17, 25-20, 25-13 and completed the sweep with a 25-22, 25-19, 25-23 triumph over Southern Union. Read More
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| Your Role in the Green Environment
HANCEVILLE, Ala.--Wallace State Community College in Hanceville will offer "Your Role in the Green Environment," a class on sustainable building practices and the ways in which individuals can reduce their carbon footprint.
This free two-day class, open to everyone, will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 8 and Friday, October 15, in the Wallace State Drafting Department, Room 36.
This training is approved by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for 15 hours of continuing education under the Green Building Certification Institute's (GBCI) Credentialing Maintenance Program for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certification of completion issued by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
Reserve your seat in the class by contacting Michael Hart, LEED/Green Building Project Manager, at michael.hart@wallacestate.edu.
Wallace State is a United States Green Building Council member.
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