Welcome%20Back%20Fall%202011

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Welcome Back Fall 2011

• Science Department
• Valencia College
• Renee Y. Becker

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Introductions

• Name, what you teach, vacation?
• Special thanks for syllabus updates
• Please continue with emailing syllabus instead of
  printing

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School Name Change

• Website address
• http//valenciacollege.edu/
• Email address
• ?_at_mail.valenciacollege.edu
• ?_at_valenciacollege.edu

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Chemistry/Physics Labs

• List of labs for chemistry
• Thanks to Ryan and chemistry faculty
• Lab manual for physics
• Thanks to Ryan and physics faculty
• Lab safety
• Inspections

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Associate Faculty

• PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
• Adjunct instructors
• Non-faculty, full-time staff
• Full-time, non-tenure earning faculty

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Associate Faculty

• RECOGNITIONS AND REWARDS
• The new title of Associate Faculty is earned
• Adjunct faculty members receive an increase in
  pay by approximately 33.00 per contact hour
  taught  
• Non-faculty, full-time staff and full-time,
  non-tenure earning faculty members receive an
  increase in pay by approximately 33.00 per
  contact hour taught for overload courses only

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Associate Faculty

• HOW TO QUALIFY
• Completion of 60 hours of qualifying faculty
  development activities.
• Earned hours are verified through Atlas
  transcripts.
• The faculty member must apply for the Associate
  Faculty Certification.  Qualification is not
  automatic.

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Associate Faculty

• http//valenciacollege.edu/facultydevelopment/adju
  nct/certificateProgram.cfm

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Adjunct Orientation

• Mandatory orientation
• Trial run this year
• Will put electronic version on my website
  http//faculty.valenciacollege.edu/rbecker2/
• Any ideas to add

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Reminders

• Check email at least once a day
• Use only school email when dealing with students
• Below C notification
• Final exam day/time meeting
• Dates for I, F, D, W grades
• Lab schedules to Ryan (1 month)
• Syllabus to Tonaysha
• Electronic grade sheet to Denise/Tonaysha

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Faculty Information Sheet

• Please fill out if info. has changed or if you
  have not filled one out
• Spring 2012 schedule is the final change stage
• Currently starting summer 2012 schedule

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Questions

• Vote on syllabus change (faculty senate)
• How has the new W policy been?
• Any questions or comments?

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Should we add this to our syllabus requirements?

• "Valencia College is interested in making sure
  all our students have a rewarding and successful
  college experience.  To that purpose, Valencia
  students can get immediate help with issues
  dealing with stress, anxiety, depression,
  adjustment difficulties, substance abuse, time
  management as well as relationship problems
  dealing with school, home or work.  BayCare
  Behavioral Health Student Assistance Program
  (SAP) services are free to all Valencia students
  and available 24 hours a day by calling (800)
  878-5470. Free face-to-face counseling is also
  available."

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• Thank you for attending the Fall welcome back
  meeting
• To contact me
• rbecker2_at_valenciacollege.edu
• [phone] School
• [phone] Cell