TTTTThis Whis Whis Whis Whis WeekeekeekeekeekTTTTThis Whis Whis Whis Whis WeekeekeekeekeekA newsletter for Chipola College students, employees, and friends

ChipolaChipolaOctober 10-16, 2005

An Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Institution

10 MONDAYStudent Government Association — 2 p.m., A156

11 TUESDAYStudent Ambassadors — 1 p.m., A156Night Student Social — 7 p.m., Y Lobby

12 WEDNESDAYBlack Student Union — 10 a.m., C104Baptist Campus Ministry — 10 a.m., H108FACC Executive Board — 2:30 p.m., Foundation

THIS WEEK AT CHIPOLA13 THURSDAY

Show Choir Performance - State Farm BureauConvention - Orlando, FLMusic Through Performance — 4 p.m., H108

14 FRIDAYFACC Olde Time Photos- Conference Center

15 SATURDAYFACC Olde Time Photos- Conference Center

Chipola FACC Scholarships awarded

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Coach Ellis returns to Chipola

The Chipola College chapter of the Florida Association ofCommunity Colleges recently awarded $8,800 in scholarships tochildren of college employees.

Recipients and their employee parents, are: Tavaris Barnes,son of Ionia Barnes; Sarah Clemmons, daughter of Dr. SarahClemmons; Meghan Holley, daughter of Janice Holley; ShannonMercer, son of Sheila Mercer; Deck Milton, son of Vikki Milton;Meagan Oliver, daughter of Gwendolyn Oliver; Kevin Smith, son ofBonnie Smith; Brittni Spires, daughter of Willie Spires; Laura Tay-lor, daughter of Barbara Taylor; Mason Timmons, son of DianneTimmons; Andy Ward, son of Evelyn Ward and Donald Williams,son of Margie Williams.

The Chipola FACC Scholarship Endowment has grown to$130,000. FACC members raise funds for the endowment throughthe sale of concessions at Chipola athletic events, and with anannual silent auction for employees.

FACC is a statewide organization open to all employees, retir-ees and trustees of Florida’s 28 public community colleges. FACCprovides professional development opportunities for its members,and represents the interests of community colleges before the FloridaLegislature.

CHIPOLA FACC SCHOLARS—FACC Scholarship recipients are:from left: (front) Laura Taylor, Sarah Clemmons, Meghan Holley,Brittni Spires; (back) Mason Timmons, Tavaris Barnes, KevinSmith, Deck Milton, and Shannon Mercer. Not pictured, are:Meagan Oliver, Andy Ward, and Donald Williams.

Chipola College alumnus Cliff Ellis, one of college basketball’sall-time most successful coaches, was the special guest at the re-cent annual membership meeting of the Chipola Appreciation Clubheld at the Marianna home of Ronnie and Kitty Myers. Picturedfrom left, are: Jay Mitchell, retired Chipola physics professor andEllis’ Chipola golf coach; Cliff Ellis; host Ronnie Myers and Appre-ciation Club president Robert Trammell.

17 MONDAYFALL BREAK - COLLEGE CLOSED

18 TUESDAYFALL BREAK - COLLEGE CLOSED

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CNA course set to beginChipola will offer a Certified Nursing

Assistant (CNA) course beginning Oct. 31.Applications are due in the Chipola

Health Science Programs office by Oct. 26.Classes will be held Monday through

Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The finalweek of the course will include clinical ex-periences for eight hours each day.

The cost is approximately $500.For information, call 850-718-2278.

Chipola College is offering a new program of junior and seniorlevel courses leading to a bachelor’s degree in middle school math-ematics education or science education.

Courses will be offered at night and at other convenient timesfor working students. Those who have completed an Associate inArts (AA) degree or 60 hours of college work may be eligible toenroll immediately.

Chipola recently was awarded a SUCCEED Florida grant whichwill provide funds to offer alternative class times, non-traditionaldelivery systems, tutoring and free tuition.

Students currently employed as instructional aides may be ableto satisfy certain internship requirements in their home schools.

To learn more, call Dr. Lou Cleveland at 850-718-2416, emailclevelandl @chipola.edu or visit www.chipola.edu and click on theSUCCEED Florida link.

Lauren Eade, a 2005 graduate ofChipola College, recently won the LeaderConnection Award presented by the FloridaAssociation of Community College’s Stu-dent Development Commission.

Eade graduated from Chipola in Maywith a perfect 4.0 GPA. She is enrolled atthe University of Florida in the College ofDesign, Construction and Planning, major-ing in Interior Design.

Lindsay Roach, the Chipola Counse-lor who nominated Lauren for the award,said, “Look at her achievements! She is oneof the most well-rounded students we’veever had. Her academic and extracurricularactivities are extraordinary, but even theyare overshadowed by her community ser-vice.”

As a freshman, Eade won the ChipolaBiology Award, the Coca-Cola Scholarship,and was named a Phi Theta Kappa Leadersof Promise Scholar. As a sophomore shewas selected to the All-Florida AcademicFirst Team. She was chosen as the NewCentury Scholar, the highest scoring stu-dent from Florida. In April, she was namedto the First Team All-USA Today AcademicTeam—one of only 20 students nationwide.

Chipola alum wins FACC Leader Connection AwardIt is believed that Eade may be the first

community college student to receive allfive major Phi Theta Kappa Awards: Lead-ers of Promise, Guistewhite, All-USA TodayAcademic Team, All-Florida AcademicTeam, and New Century Scholar.

In addition to her academic achieve-ments, she was a service officer for PTK,Sophomore Senator in SGA and she servedas a Chipola Student Ambassador.

Her community activities were numer-ous. She was founder and coordinator ofthe First Books program which provided afree book to every first grade student inthree area counties. She worked with theAmerican Red Cross Hurricane Relief, dis-tributing meals, diapers and baby formulato victims of Hurricane Ivan in Pensacola.

She was Voter Registration Coordina-tor for Chipola’s 2004 Rock the Vote Cam-paign which resulted in hundreds of newregistrations and culminated with a concertfeaturing live bands and political leaders.

Roach said, “Lauren’s typical reaction toany compliment on her achievement is humblyto tell one how much she learned from her in-volvement and how blessed she is to have hadthe opportunities to serve others.”

Dennis Everett, associate vice president ofInformation Systems, was recently namedthe Chipola College Faculty/Administra-tor of the month. Pictured from left, are:Everett and Dr. Dale O’Daniel presentingthe award.

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Chipola offers several Health Science programs

Continuing Educationcourses set at Chipola

Chipola College will offer a variety ofshort courses in the coming weeks.

An Introduction to Computers withInternet for Seniors class will meet Oct. 20from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Cost is $24.

A Cake Decorating II class will meetThursdays, Nov. 3 through Dec. 1, from 6to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $41

A 20 Hour Childcare Training coursewill meet Nov. 12 and 19 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.Cost is $76. A 10-Hour Childcare Training(developmentally appropriate practices, 3-5 year olds) course will meet Dec. 3 from 7a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $38. A 10-HourChildcare Training (special needs) coursewill meet Dec. 10 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Costis $38. An Early Care & Education Admin-istrative Overview course will meet Tues-days, Jan. 10 through April 25, 2006, from 6to 9 p.m. Cost is $171. A 10 Hour ChildcareTraining (behavioral observation & screen-ing) course will meet Feb. 4 from 7 a.m. to 5p.m. Cost is $38.

A Real Estate Sales course will meetSaturdays, Feb. 4 through March 18, 2006from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $240.

The Continuing Education Depart-ment also offers custom motivational work-shops for businesses and organizations.The following are available: Eat That Frog:Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done inLess Time; Whale Done: The Power of Posi-tive Relationships; The Pygmalion Effect:Managing the Power of Expectations; Dis-cussing Performance; The Attitude Virus:Curing Negativity in the Workplace; TeamBuilding: What makes a Good Team Player?;and After All, You’re the Supervisor!

Gatlin Education Services (GES) of-fers, open enrollment, online courses in:health care, internet graphics/web design,business, law and travel. Register online atwww.gatlineducation.com/chipola.. Education To Go offers online pro-grams in: computers, photography, lan-guages, writing, entertainment industry,grant writing, business, sales, accounting,test prep, finance, health, child care,parenting, art, history, psychology, litera-ture, statistics, philosophy, engineering, lawand nursing. For dates and course outlines,visit www.ed2go.com/chipola . For information about any of thesenon-credit courses, call 850-718-2395.

The Chipola College Health ScienceDivision offers training programs for a num-ber of health-related careers.

Kathy Wheeler, ARNP, MSN, is Direc-tor of Chipola’s Health Science programs.She says, “Chipola offers tremendous op-portunities for people interested in thehealth field. Our training programs last froma few weeks to two years, and provide ex-cellent employment opportunities.”

The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)program is a 1+1 LPN to RN curriculum.After completing the first year ofcoursework, students are eligible to takethe LPN state licensure exam. Students areeligible to take the RN exam after complet-ing the second year of the program. Majorpre-requisites for acceptance include: psy-chology, intermediate or college algebra,English 1101, Biology and orientation. Atotal of 80 students are admitted per year:40 each in fall and spring. Application dead-line for the next class is Oct. 15. Chipolarecently added an preceptorship programinto the final semester of the ADN curricu-lum during which students work with a li-censed RN.

The LPN to RN transition program ac-cepts current LPN’s into the third semesterof the ADN program during the Summerterms. Application deadline for the nextclass is April 15, 2006. Program enrollmentis limited.

The EMT Emergency Medical Techni-cian program accepts 24 students in each

of the Fall and Spring classes. The eveningprogram prepares students for employmentas EMT’s to treat various medical/traumaconditions. The 11 credit-hour course is 250clock-hours in length. Prerequisites include:high school diploma or GED; CPR Level C;FDLE background check; and acceptablescore on the college placement test readingsub-test. The next class begins in Februaryof 2006.

The Paramedic program runs for threesemesters. A total of 24 students are ac-cepted in each class. Only licensed Emer-gency Medical Technicians are eligible toenroll. Classes usually meet in late after-noon to early evening. Application dead-line for the Fall 2006 class is July of 2006.

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)program offers four classes per year. Thenext class begins Oct. 31. Application dead-line is Oct. 26. Classes will be held Mondaythrough Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Students must take the Test of Adult BasicEducation (TABE), available in the ChipolaSuccess Center.

The Chipola Health Science Divisionemploys 8 full-time faculty members and 7part-time instructors. Students learn in astate-of-the-art $3 million training facilitywhich was constructed with funds from theFlorida Department of Education and a grantform the US Department of Agriculture.

For information about Chipola’s HealthScience programs, call Kathy Wheeler at850-718-2278, or visit www.chipola.edu

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A- Administration

B- Library

C- Social Science

D- Fink Natural Science

E- Physical Plant Office

F- Residence Hall

G- Student Services

H- McLendon Fine Arts

LOCATOR

I- Arts Center

J- Theater

K- Cafeteria, Bookstore

L- University Center

M- BusinessA

N- Workforce Devel Labs

0- Success Center, Electronics

P- Automotive Tech

Q- Health Science

R- Johnson Health Center

S- Continuing Ed/Conference Ctr

T- Pool

U- Foundation House

Y- Public Service

Z- Literature/Language

UPCOMING EVENTSOCTOBER11 Night Student Social14-15FACC Olde Time Photos17-18FALL BREAK - College Closed22 ACT Test

Florida Teachers Certif Exam26 Senior Day26-28FACC Silent Auction31 McClendon Scholarship Spring

Application Deadline

NOVEMBER1 Deadline to Apply for Graduation

- Fall TermFaculty Meeting

2 Career Fair, Region III3-6 Fall Production, “All My Sons”4-5 Milton Johnson Classic

THIS WEEK“Chipola This Week” is a

weekly publication of the ChipolaPR Office.

Deadline for the next issueis noon, Wednesday, Oct. 13.Articles will be printed as spacepermits. E-mail Evelyn Wardat warde@chipola.edu.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK.10/11 Blanche Amison

BE A PART OF IT! If you arenot a member of the ChipolaChapter of the Florida Asso-ciation of Community Col-leges (FACC) and would liketo become a member, pleasecontact Tammy Neal (ext.2494) or Janet Wise (ext.2395).

KATRINA HELP. Chipolaclubs raised $1,600 to helpHurricane victims housed inMarianna at the Blue SpringsBaptist Conference Centerand the American Red Cross.

☺STUDENT IDS. All studentsare required to have a ChipolaID in their possession while onthe Chipola campus. ID’s mustbe presented for students tohave access to the library andcomputer labs, to receive freeor reduced admission to finearts or athletic events, to pickup checks from the businessoffice, and to take final exams.Student ID’s are made only onTuesdays (8:00 – 11:00 and1:00 – 3:30) and Wednesdays(8:00 – 11:00) in A-107.

PTK SATELLITE SERIES. PhiTheta Kappa will be deliveringthe first satellite series semi-nar on Wednesday, Oct. 19,in Building Z, Jackson Hall at10 a.m. All Chipola students,faculty, and staff members areinvited to attend.

The first seminar, “TheSexualization of Culture andthe Nevada Brothel Industry:McDonaldization, Porno-graphication, and SocialChange in Late Capitalism,”will highlight areas of our cul-ture and examine them in theways they affect everyday lives.

The PTK International Hon-ors Study Topic: Popular Cul-ture Shaping and ReflectingWho We Are has allowed stu-dents to examine their cultureand see how it relates to soci-ety. The format for the semi-nar will include a discussion/debate session.

$$$SCHOLARSHIPS. Target Cor-poration awards more than 600scholarships annually. For eli-gibility information and todownload an application form,visit the Target website athttp://target.com/common/page.jhtml?content=target_cg_scholarship.

BOOKSTORE HOURS:Monday - Thursday

7 a.m. - 4 p.m.Friday

7 a.m. - 1 p.m.

SUCCESS CENTER HOURS:Monday-Friday

8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

TESTING CENTER HOURS:Monday-Thursday

8 a.m. - 2 p.m.For more information con-

cerning specific tests avail-able, call 718-2284.

LIBRARY HOURS:Monday - Thursday

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Friday

7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.Sunday2-6 p.m.

TECH CENTER HOURS:Monday - Thursday8 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Friday8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Sunday2 - 5:30 p.m.

LOST IDS. Student ID’s thathave been left behind in theTech Center are available forretrieval in the Library.

CONGRATS. Congratulationsto Nursing Instructor ChastityDuke and husband Scott onthe birth of a daughter, HannahElaine Duke. Hannah weighed8 lbs 1 ounces and was 20inches long.

bcdefiuMEAL PLANS AVAILABLE.The Chipola College Cafeterianow offers Meal Plans.

A monthly breakfast card,good for 20 meals is $4 permeal or $80 per month. Lunchcards good for 20 meals are$5 per meal or $100 per month

Cards may be purchasedat the Chipola business office.

PARKING REMINDER. Whiteand unpainted spots are for stu-dents. Green parking spotsare for Chipola employees.Red designates fire lanes andblue is for disabled persons.

Parking fines are $20 andup. Students are required todisplay parking decals. Fail-ure to pay fines will result in ahold on registration and stu-dent records.

HANDICAPPED PARKING.New handicapped parking per-mits are available in the Officefor Students with Disabilitiesin Building A, Room104. Thenew permit is to be displayedon the rearview mirror. Only stu-dents with the special permitwill be allowed to park in handi-capped parking on campus. Ifyou have a documented dis-ability, whether or not you cur-rently possess a collegehandicapped sticker, youshould pick up your permitright away. Students parked inhandicapped parking spaceswithout the proper permit willbe ticketed.

FUNDAMENTAL, FUN &FREE!!!! Come out and join PhiBeta Lambda on Wednesday,Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. in M204.Guest speaker will be Len Wil-liams of Dale Carnegie, whowill bring fun games and ex-citing information aboutmemory skills and improve-ment.