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Campus Community Open Forum: One College Please come prepared to share and discuss your ideas about “One College” during a campus community
open forum. It will take place from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Monday, March 24 in TC 202/204.
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2 p.m. Administration building - 2nd floor
You are invited to attend the Innovation of the Year Award reception honoring the Florissant Valley nomi-
nees. Each year, St. Louis Community College participates in the Innovation of the Year award process.
Initially, an Innovation of the Year will be selected at each campus, at the Cosand Center, and, if there are
innovations that cross the district in application and usage, a district-wide award. The award winners from
each category will then compete for St. Louis Community College’s overall Innovation of the Year, and the
resulting League plaque and recognition.
The League for Innovation established the Innovation of the Year Award to recognize League college indi-
vidual staff members or teams who have designed and implemented a significant innovation. Only one
award is presented to each of the League member districts. The League also provides certificates for col-
lege innovations that are runners-up in multi-campus district competitions. Light refreshments will be
served.
UNDERWOOD AWARD **MARK YOUR CALENDARS** The Underwood Award Announcement will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, IR-2nd floor.
SERVICE AWARDS Who comes to mind when you think of service to STLCC-FV? Please take 15 or 20 minutes to nominate that full or part-time classified or professional member of our FV family who immediately comes to mind and has been with us for at least one year. Please submit your nominations to Kedra Tolson by noon, Monday, April 7. You only need to e-mail me a few paragraphs touching on the following points:
Be effective in their assigned positions
Be professional
Have good relationships with co-workers, administrators, faculty and students
Demonstrate initiative
Promote and represent the values of St. Louis Community College The nomination for Outstanding New Faculty is more involved. Guidelines for writing the nomination are available here. Please know that being nominated is an honor in and of itself!!! Everyone likes to be recog-nized for their service!
**MARK YOUR CALENDARS** The Florissant Valley Service Awards will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 21 in the Multipurpose Room.
GET FIT - In Case You Missed the Memo
“I had no idea!” We’ve all been there – most likely on both the receiving and providing ends of the spec-trum. Despite extensive advertising, some of us just miss the memo regarding events on campus. We walk by the posted fliers twenty times a day or read The Forum every time it arrives. Yet somehow, we’re still unaware of many of the opportunities available for students, faculty and staff on our campus. Listed below are some of the current health and wellness related promotions at STLCC-Florissant Valley.
Step It Up Walking Challenge – This challenge typically occurs at least once a semester. It offers fac-ulty and staff the opportunity to form teams and compete against one another for steps walked accord-ing to pedometers worn by participants. The most recent challenge ended on March 5. Be on the look-out for your next opportunity to participate. You can earn 35 Vitality bucks per week!
Indoor Rowing Challenge - STLCC faculty and staff can join the indoor rowing team and compete as a college in the World Erg Rowing Challenge. Participants can log meters rowed using the rowing ma-chines available on campus or elsewhere. Sign-ups are happening now for the competition that runs from March 15 to April 15. You can also earn Vitality bucks based on the number of meters rowed!
Contact Anthony Clark for more info or to sign up.
8th
Annual Healthy American Summit – STLCC-Florissant Valley offers this program to the communi-ty as well as college affiliates. Taking place on Friday, April 4, participants will hear speaker Ingrid Ad-ams, partake in some yoga instruction, and attend a variety of breakout sessions. Registration can be completed through Continuing Education and costs $45, $15 for students. Further details can be found
here.
FV News Digest is a bi-monthly publication that highlights the latest happenings on campus. Articles for inclusion should be
sent no later than the Tuesday preceding the publication date. All submissions should be addressed to Kedra Tolson or
Rachel Gomez.
TIDBITS FORMS & TEMPLATES Business Card Order
Form
Photo Release
STLCC PowerPoint
Sign up for STLCC
ALERT
LIBRARY Avid Reader? Check out our
new books in the library.
HUMAN RESOUCES
HINTS
Be Remarkable. Be Recog-nized is a district wide employ-ee award program, to recog-nize employees for remarkable service. All employees who receive a payroll check from the college are eligible to par-ticipate. Co-workers and su-pervisors can nominate an employee. Click here to check out the details.
Important Dates
In celebration of Women’s
History Month, Florissant Val-
ley is hosting a variety of
events throughout March. For
more information, contact
Janice Nesser-Chu.
Commencement 2014 Sunday, May 18 7:30 p.m. Chaifetz Arena (SLU) Commencement Instructions Graduation Apparel Order
Form
Graduate Reception
May 8
Multipurpose Room
2 – 3 p.m.
DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO SHARE? Public Information and Market-ing wants to hear your story idea! We are looking for stu-dent success and achieve-ment, successful alumni, facul-ty and staff awards and achievements, upcoming events and more. If you have an idea for a story, please let us know by emailing [email protected] or
Earl E. Bird
Don’t let your class roster come up with goose eggs! Leverage the Earl E. Bird campaign, a multimedia enrollment campaign for current students, to fill your classes early. Earl E. Bird appeared right before spring break on campus-es to remind students to see an advisor or do an online degree audit so they are ready when fall registration opens.
Deliver that message to your students in an engaging way by clicking on Earl’s picture on the STLCC homepage—www.stlcc.edu.
And showing his short (1:47 minute) video to your classes before you begin instruction. This week you will also find an icon on your classroom computer desktop that will take you directly to the video.
And here’s more good news to share with your students: Current students who are registered and pay (or have made financial arrangements) by May 9 are eligible to win their choice of an iPad or $500 book scholarship. So help your students watch and win!
Battle of the Burets 2014
On Feb. 19, 18 teams from ten local high schools took advantage of the spring thaw and participated in the Battle of the Burets competition. The event was sponsored by the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society and the Chemistry department at St. Louis Communi-
ty College -Florissant Valley.
Teams of two students were judged on their ability to accurately determine the normality of an un-known acid solution within a six-minute time period. This year six teams finished within 1% of the known value. The winning teams scored within 0.5%. Teams from Bayless High School, Parkway West High School, and Crossroads College Prep advanced to this year’s title round. Irhad Sehovic and Mirhad Osmanovic from Bayless High School took top honors.
STLCC - Florissant Valley Career & Networking Fair Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Florissant Valley – Student Center Multipurpose Room For more information contact Pauline McFall at 513-4227.
Employee Recognition Congratulations to Mark Skrob, facilities & grounds, who received an ‘Above & Beyond’ acknowledgements for March. If you know someone
who has gone above and beyond normal work expectations to improve the St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley experience and
environment for student, parents, employees and all constituents of the college, please fill out this employee recognition form.
Costa Rica Fair Trade & Tropical Rainforest Eco-Tour Aug. 8-13, 2014
Led by Mark Manteuffel Travel to the beautiful Sarapiquí region of Costa Rica, known for its amazing and rich biodiversity. Sarapiquí is considered one of the
world’s most important research areas for tropical rainforest. Just two hours from Costa Rica’s capital city of San Jose, Sarapiquí lies in the
country’s northeast between vast protected areas such as the Central Volcanic Range Protected Area, the Barra del Colorado National
Wildlife Reserve, Braulio Carrillo National Park and La Selva Biological Reserve.
Surrounded by lush rainforest, Sarapiquí is a major producing area for bananas, pineapple, cacao, and dwarf fan palm. Coffee, cardamom,
corn, and many other fruits also are grown here. The climate stays mild and moderate throughout the year, with average temperatures of
75º-85º F cooled off with frequent rainfall. Current estimated cost for the tour is $1899. The price includes airfare, transportation, lodging,
meals, plantation tours. For more information contact Mark at 513-4632 or [email protected].
SGA Wins Special Events Award at MCCA Conference
The Student Government Association (SGA) of St. Louis Community College - Florissant Val-ley won the Special Events Award at the Missouri Community College Association Awards Banquet. Their special events project included an application, presentation and skit for The Nook. The Nook is a “Grab 'n' Go" concession stand in the cafeteria that opens once the cafeteria closes.
“The purpose of The Nook is to offer all of our student organizations and clubs an opportunity to raise funds to match their Student Activities Budget Committee allocation for approved con-ferences and leadership opportunities,” said Gwen Nixon, campus life manager at STLCC-Florissant Valley. “The Nook is an excellent opportunity for them to provide a valuable service to our evening student population.”
Nixon said the benefits of The Nook have paid off huge dividends financially and professional-ly. The clubs are working together for a common goal. They also are learning how to run a
business, manage their monies, maintain inventory, provide good customer service and build camaraderie. [MORE]
Accolades & Kudos
STLCC Faculty Recognized for Teaching Excellence Congratulations to Mary Luebke, acting dean of liberal arts, who recently received the Excellence in Teaching Award.
[MORE]
St. Louis Hall of Fame for Amateur Softball Association Congratulations to Wayne Bryan, physical education instructor, who is being inducted into the St. Louis Hall of Fame for the Amateur Softball Association (ASA). Wayne has been playing men’s major fast-pitch softball for more than 20 years.
Read All about It! In case you missed it, here are a few highlights from STLCC Now, the college’s new online information resource.
Freeman Receives Radiologic Technology Endowed Scholarship
Forest Park SGA Earns MCCA “Make a Difference” Award
Meramec Students, Instructor to Make Presentation at NEA Conference
Mason, Seven Others Named to All-Missouri Academic Team
To access STLCC Now, visit http://now.stlcc.edu. Please share this site with others outside the college! And don’t forget to subscribe to
STLCC Now for your chance to win an iPad Air! To subscribe, log on to now.stlcc.edu, click on the RSS icon in the menu bar on the
right, and select “Get STLCC Now delivered by email.” It’s that simple – good luck!
Introducing #stlccadjunct Attention Adjuncts: You are invited to join a new online forum for adjunct faculty at St. Louis Community College.
#stlccadjunct is a professional development community designed just for you.
This is your forum to:
Learn best practices of teaching and learning.
Encourage self-analysis and personal reflection that will manifest itself in the classroom.
Motivate you in a self-directed, differentiated, ongoing and job-embedded manner.
Spring Topics:
Faculty and Social Media Use Wednesday, March 19, 2-3 p.m.
Why do you serve as an adjunct instructor? Wednesday, April 2, 2-3 p.m.
For more information click here.
MoHealthWINs
The MoHealthWINs grant program offers college-ready and career-ready training for healthcare career pathways on an open enrollment basis. The Culture of Healthcare, Digital Literacy for Healthcare, the Adult Learning Academy, Certified Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Tech-nician and Electronic Health Records Certificate Program are courses available for study. Read more about starting a healthcare career
pathway, current program enrollment and completing an online application: http://www.stlcc.edu/Workforce-Solutions/MoHealthWINs/.
Donations Needed For BOWLING FOR SCHOLARS Online Auction
Bowling for Scholars is able to help students purchase textbooks because of the generous donations from people like you. Do you have a
hidden talent? Bowling for Scholars would like to showcase your talent, whether it’s a product or service, on the online auction. The online
auction reaches a broad audience including our entire staff, faculty and student population and allows us to generate additional funds to
assist our students. Your donation is tax-deductible, and we can provide a receipt and tax letter from the St. Louis Community College
Foundation. If you would like to donate an item or service, call Ellen Gough, manager, Wildwood bookstore, at 636-422-2031.
The Bowling for Scholars event is set for 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Tropicana Lanes in Richmond Heights. Find out more at
www.stlcc.edu/bfs.
Place Students High School Teacher Sponsors
1st
Irhad Sehovic and Mirhad Osmanovic Bayless High School Arthur Wilde
2nd
Laura Santangelo and Ryan Schlueter Parkway West High School Jan Keller
3rd
Jack Phan and Sam Buchholz Crossroads College Prep Mohamad Alrahawan
FV NEWS DIGEST MARCH 18, 2014
