¢ Faculty and staff have the opportunity to interact ment, and it has paid dividends. Its continuing priority

with their peers from community colleges nation- was reaffirmed this year when the budget crunch
ally and internationally, thus learning about other required reductions. The Faculty Governance Organi-
practices and programs and establishing helpful zation and the District Board of Trustees concurred in
networks. This results in SPJC faculty and staff maintaining the commitment to send faculty to the
being introduced to the latest practices and NISOD Conference on Teaching Excellence, with the
technologies, as well as having a basis of compari- cost of attendance covered by auxiliary funds, rather
son by which to recognize their and SPJC’s own than by general tax revenues from the state appropria-
strengths and points of excellence. tion. This action underscores, once again, SPJC's
continuing belief in NISOD conference participation as
¢ Providing the opportunity for faculty and staff to one of the best investments in faculty and staff devel-
attend the conference rewards employees for opment in America.
good work.

W. Jack Crocker, Associate Vice President, Educational
¢ Giving faculty and staff members the opportunity and Student Services
to attend the conference is a highly visible sign of

SPJC’s commitment to faculty development. For further information, contact the author at St.
Petersburg Junior College, P.O. Box 13489, St. Peters-
One final note: From the beginning, SPJC viewed burg, FL 33733.

this professional development initiative as an invest-

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LAN NOW TO ATTEND NISOD’S NEXT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

TEACHING EXCELLENCE AND CONFERENCE OF ADMINISTRATORS.
May 24-27, 1992
AUSTIN, TEXAS

 

 

Fie -Conference Workshops:
Models for Student Development Programs—Walter Bumphus, President, Brookhaven College, Texas

* Staff Development Programs That Work—Roy Giroux, Vice President, Education and Faculty Services,
Humber College, Canada

* Marketing Strategies for Community College Environments—Dennis Johnson, President, Johnson
Associates, Illinois

* Critical Classroom Strategies—John E. Roueche, Sid W. Richardson Regents Chair, Community College
Leadership Program, The University of Texas at Austin

* How to Charge Up Instead of Burn Out!—Debra Sikes, Instructor, Grayson County College, Texas

* Faculty Mentors: New Roles, Shared Success—Mimi Valek, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Arizona
Western College |

° Heel & Toe (little or no dance experience required) and Texas Two-Step (some dance experience recom-
mended)—Wally Cox, Professor, Computer Science and Country-Western Dancing, College of the Canyons,
California

Seu Speakers:
Donald Phelps, Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District, California |

* Beverly Simone, President and District Director, Madison Area Technical College, Wisconsin

* Juliet Garcia, President, Texas Southmost College

¢ Allen Edwards, President, Lexington Community College; and Ron Horvath, President, Jefferson Commu-
nity College, Kentucky

* Carl Kuttler, President, St. Petersburg Junior College, Florida
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Suanne D. Roueche, Editor
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