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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. 28 Employee Meeting, Burrow Center, 2p
Sept. 30 Soccer vs. Faulkner University, 4p
Oct. 2 Soccer vs. Concordia College, 3p
Oct. 4 Food for Thought, 11a-1p
Oct. 9 Taste of Home Cooking School
Semester Countdown:
85 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 27, 2010 News and Notes |
Update from Assessment Committee
Campus Wide Learning Outcomes: The utilization of learning outcomes at Wallace State is becoming second nature. Health programs, technical programs and general education divisions have identified specific courses that measure the campus wide learning outcomes. Each degreed area of study now can point to specific courses in which the outcome is embedded multiple times and show how it is measured within each individual course.
Learning Outcomes & SPOL:Training in entering the results from learning outcomes into SPOL is going well. Most of the departments have entered their results from spring semester. Dr. Rebecca Reeves has spear-headed the training in SPOL. If anyone has questions or concerns please contact Rebecca, Mary Mayo or Teresa Ray-Connell. We are available to help you. Thanks to all who are working so hard in this endeavor. The result will be greater student learning.
Closing the Loop: Remember, it is not just measuring the outcome that is important, but evaluating the results. Each division is asked to review their results from spring semester and identify any points of concern. Any areas of improvement are under the consideration by the department or division. Planning and Assessment days are to be employed for this endeavor and are already scheduled for fall semester. SPOL/LO training will be offered on some of those scheduled days.
Remember: Outcome assessment is an on-going, not episodic process.
~Dr. Teresa Ray-Connell
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 Facts49% of U.S. adults don't know how long it takes for the Earth to circle the sun. ( Source)
Open AVC Lab
The eLearning department is reinstating an open lab in the AVC for your use in order to assist with any problems you may have with the various technologies we are using in eLearning (WebCT, Blackboard, Tegrity, etc.) The lab will be open for your use during normal business hours each Friday (unless we notify you otherwise) starting 10/1/2010. We will have laptops available for your use, and, if you have one, you can certainly bring your own. If you need to schedule another time, please contact Christine Wiggins.
PEEHIP Rate Changes
Several PEEHIP rate changes take effect October 1. For more information, visit www.rsa-al.gov.
End of Fiscal Year Deadlines
The Business Office will resume issuing purchase orders on Monday, October 4, 2010.
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!
Leadership Wallace State 2010-2011
Congratulations to the Leadership Wallace State Class of 2010-2011: Krystal Beasley, Jennie Gurley, Gayle Ledbetter, Todd Hardman, Brandon Brooks, Diana Majerik, JoAnn Castles, Brett Messersmith, Lisa Hullett, Michael Salerno
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.
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.
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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Wallace State Community College hosts College Day for Blount County high school seniors
HANCEVILLE - Seven high schools from Blount County--bringing more than 600 seniors--visited Wallace State Community College in Hanceville last week for Blount County Senior Day.
The students were exposed to the various technical programs on Wallace State's campus and visited landmark buildings and new features of the college. Read More |
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