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It was recently reported that LSCC’s nursing students have a 97.14% passing rate for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The Florida pass rate is 89.21%; the national pass rate is 88.36%. These scores reflect all nursing programs, associate and baccalaureate.

To ensure public protection, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing requires that a candidate for licensure pass the NCLEX-RN. This exam measures the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as an entry-level nurse. NCSBN is an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare.

Online Newsletter • Fall 2011

Greetings! We welcomed more than 5000 students to our campuses this Fall and the academic year is off to a very good start. In this edition, you will see

our college community in action and learn of the accolades received by students and staff.

We continue to make progress on our new bachelor’s degree programs. In September, we decided to launch the Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Management as our first program, with classes starting in January 2013.

Students Natoya Adolph, Oscar Sanchez, Yolanda Rosado and Nikki Snyder

LSCC ranked number five among the top-ten schools in its category to be recognized as an annual Digital Community

College Survey Winner. Only 30 schools in the nation, categorized into three groups based on student enrollments, were selected for their cutting-edge use of technology. LSCC is the only Florida school earning the 2011 award.

Sponsored annually by e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education, the survey documents advances made by community colleges in utilizing information technology and recognizes which colleges are providing a high level of service to their faculty, students and communities as a result.

The criteria for the award included technology integration into colleges’ curriculum & campus life, documenting use of online admissions processes, distance education, technology training for students and faculty, campus security alerts, use of Web 2.0 social and collaborative capabilities, online tutoring and advisory services, and use of mobile devices.

e.Republic, the nation's leading publishing, research and new media company, documents the technology revolution by chronicling local and state government and education policies, trends and technology achievements.

May 2011’s Nurses Pinning Ceremony

Message from the President Dr. Charles Mojock

We have been pursuing the very detailed planning process required by the State of Florida and our accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, for approval of degrees at this new level. At the same time, we are working diligently with our partner, the University of Central Florida, to develop a program that will allow our incoming 2012 Associate in Science in Nursing degree students to be admitted into the UCF Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at the same time. Classes will be offered here on our campus and online.

Our local employers, students, and the community at large have all been excited and pleased to hear the news of our new bachelor’s degrees.

Spring Term begins January 9 Application Deadline is December 12

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The creative team for the 2011 Odyssey, LSCC’s literary magazine filled with students’ art and

compositions, produced a First Place winner at this year’s AFC competition. The talented staff was Miguel

Ulloa (above, l-r), Valerie “Piper” Manley, Faculty Advisor Taralyn Pierce, Ashley Rymal and Scottie Jackson.

Student Life’s Cindy Lackey and Linda Karp and College Relation’s Glenda Libby earned a

Second Place AFC Communications and Marketing Commission Award for LSCC’s Student Planner.

Odyssey Wins a First Place at AFC Convention

The Angler, LSCC’s student newspaper, won First Place in the Florida College System Press Association’s Online Publication category. Recognized during an October 28th ceremony, LSCC was selected as the best among all of the state’s community college/college newspapers and magazines. Kudos to Peter Alfonso (right), theangleronline.com site designer and Tyler McEwen, online editor.

Editors-in-Chief Sonquenetta Collins (left) and John Bryant’s editorial skills earned the paper another First Place for Humor and a Second Place for Overall Editorial Writing. Second Place honors also went to Nathan Bott for Illustration and to John Bryant and staff for Ad Design.

Third Place awards were presented for Nathan Bott’s Comic Strip, John Bryant’s General Column and Graham Duffy’s Sports Column. Congratulations to The Angler staff and Faculty Advisor Heather Elmatti.

Best Online Student Publication

Amirah Abu-Jalala, Darren Adkins,

Navideh Alipour, Chloe Barker,

Jennifer Basista, Gabrielle Bates, Megan Berge,

Amanda Bernardo, Briana Blankenship,

Maryssa Block, Chad Buckley, Linda Bullen,

Ariel Cain, Marisol Cervantes,

Valerie Manley, Jennifer Martin, Natalie Martin, Karen Morales,

Michaela Novakovic, Sagar Patel,

Heather Perkins, DeSiree Reeves,

Nathan Roberson, Breanna Roberts,

Brian Rogers, Ana Ruiz,

Daniel Salvagno, Ruth Savoia,

Corrine Chan, Serena Cover,

Michelle Craske, Justin Donakowski,

Christopher Elszasz, Lesli Fernandez, Shirley Fulmmer, Angela Gambrel, Lindsey Garner,

Jessica Garretson, Nicole Glen,

Rebecca Goldsmith, Lizette Gonzalez, Frank Goodman,

Samantha Schultz, Julia Sexton,

Graham Sligh, Carol Teran, Aric Thurber,

Tracey Towne, Nasim Ulla,

Keyna Vazquez-Reyes, Felipe Vera,

Kendra Wallace, Jake Watson, Lisa Whitney,

Dean Wilson and Carrie Winder.

A total of 72 students were inducted into

LSCC’s Rho Eta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa on October 15.

The international honor society for community colleges, Phi Theta Kappa has two induction ceremonies each year. Students who have completed a minimum of fifteen credit hours and have earned a 3.5 grade point average or above are invited for membership due to their high academic achievement.

Phi Theta KappaPhi Theta KappaPhi Theta Kappa Fall Induction

Collins

Alfonso

Danielle Harmon, Danielle Harper,

Laura Hurley, Felisha Insanally,

Jason Iwanski, Timecia Jacobs, Daniel Jensen, Darcy Jensen, Susan Jordan,

Sam Karp, Courtney Kalmanson,

Kristin Kazmier, Alika Keene, Alexus Lane, Dusti Legan,

Carrie Maneri,

For the second year, LSCC is receiving a Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This Grant provides funds for developing training materials and for free training to health care providers on safe patient handling. OSHA’s Susan Harwood Training Grant program awards funding to nonprofit organizations on a competitive basis, with the goal of educating nurses and health care providers by giving them tools in which to assess the patient needs .

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Matt Wood (above, l-r), Steve Clark, Jennifer Cerione, the event’s coordinator Dr. Debby Carter Hicks, Dr. Nancy Browne, and Chris Leibner represented LSCC during a September 16th meeting with fellow biological sciences academics. Central Florida, Seminole, Valencia colleges, UCF and Sumter County joined LSCC to discussed high-school-to-college cross-disciplinary curriculum alignments.

Families and 850 students attended October 3rd’s annual College Night that featured LSCC and 66 other schools.

Students taking electronic health records and informatics will showcase their knowledge during the Lake Sumter Medical Society’s Expo at Mission Inn on November 10. Last year’s LSCC participants were Stephanie Bakich (far left, l-r), Phaedra McKinnon, and Lynn Cleland.

Foundation Ambassadors Lauren Chrisman (left) and Austin Daly were hosts during the October 19th Guidance Counselors Breakfast, an annual event to show LSCC’s appreciation for these high school professionals.

If you have a four-year degree in a profession other than education, yet always have wanted to teach, in only nine months, LSCC’s Educator Preparation Institute will prepare you to earn a Florida Teaching Certificate so you can teach in a K-12 classroom.

The next course begins on January 7, 2012, so make it a New Year’s resolution to join the dozens of EPI graduates who have become certified teachers. Students will complete seven academic courses that include Saturday classroom sessions taught by experienced faculty, weekly online work, and two field experiences with professional mentors. To learn more about the program, attend a free information session on November 14, at 4 p.m., in Villages High School’s Room 246, or call 352-435-5048.

LSCC President Invited To Participate in

National Conference

Over 1,000 educators and bus iness par tners attended the 2011 National Career Pathways Network Conference, October 13-14, in Orlando. The conference theme, “Transforming Lives for a Strong America,” reflected the increasing emphasis on the need to create opportunities for student academic and career success that can lead to increased personal and corporate economic strides in the U.S.

Participating in one of the event’s programs was LSCC’s Dr. Charles Mojock, along with fellow presidents, Dr. Eileen Holden from Polk State and Dr. Ed Meadows from Pensacola State colleges. The President Panel’s topic dealt with the importance of beneficial alignments needed between high schools, colleges, and the workforce.

NCPN, an organization for educators and employers, assists its members in planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving academic transition programs.

South Lake Campus Student Government members and Diplomats posed for a group photo, then autographed it with their “Thanks,” framed and delivered it to Clermont’s police and fire departments as a September 11th appreciation gesture. Shown with the firemen are students Nick Wallace and Frank Gutierrez.

Would You Like to Teach?

Community Activities

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LAKERS Softball and baseball seasons start with

home games on January 27 and 29 respectively. However, the public is invited to

this Fall’s free scrimmage games.

SOFTBALL National Training Center, South Lake Campus

September 24 & Oct. 1 @ 9 a.m. Leesburg Campus Double Headers @ 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

October 8, 22 & 29 and November 5 & 12

BASEBALL Leesburg Campus

October 9 @ 1 p.m., 12 @ 2:30 p.m., 22 @ 1 p.m.,

24 @ 3 p.m. & 26 @ 2:30 p.m. and

November 5 @ 12 noon, 6 @ 1 p.m. & 12 @ 1 p.m.

January 21 - Alumni Game @ 12 noon The Lakers volleyball team (above) looked pretty-in-pink for the college’s

observation of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the October 21st LSCC Fall Classic Tournament.

Congratulations to All-Conference First Team members Jesse Collins, Jordann Dierickx and Brittany Mullee,

and Second Team member Alyssa Kellar.

LSCC Holiday Schedules Thanksgiving...Campuses closed Nov. 23 - 27

Holiday Break...Campuses closed Dec. 17 - Jan. 1

Students who have completed the enrollment steps can register online 24 / 7 during the holidays.

WaveLink is published quarterly for distribution throughout LSCC’s Lake and Sumter County communities. To add or delete an

email or for information, email landsmap@lscc.edu or call 352-365-3526.

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The Association of Florida Colleges is the professional association for Florida's 28 public community colleges/colleges, their Boards, employees, retirees and associates.

LSCC’s Dean of General Education and Transfer Programs Gary Sligh will represent this significant state-wide organization as its 2012 president. Dr. Sligh was elected as the

group’s president-elect during last year’s annual convention. His term’s theme is “Many Dreams, One Future.”

Organized in 1949, AFC’s mission is to promote, represent, support, and serve the individual members and institutions in their endeavors to provide their students and citizens with the best possible comprehensive community college educational system. In addition to every Florida community college, AFC has 9,000 individual employee and retiree members.

LSCC takes great pride that one of its own will lead this prominent state organization throughout the coming year.

Christyne Hamilton was LSCC’s nominee for the LeRoy Collins Distinguished Alumni Award. She and the other nominees were honored during the Association of Florida Colleges Convention’s Presidential Gala Dinner on October 27, for their substantial contributions to their colleges and communities.

Chris is truly a community college success story, not only because she is an alumna of Johnson Junior College, but

also because she retired from a long and distinguished academic career, retiring as Seminole State College’s vice president of administrative and business services. She is as busy as ever, however, working tirelessly as LSCC’s equity consultant.

LSCC’s Lucy Torman and Dr. Gary Sligh are the proud parents of two National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. The two stellar dual-enrollment

students, Megan Torman and Graham Sligh, will find out this February if they advance to Finalist standing.

2012 AFC President Dr. Gary Sligh

Chris Hamilton

Congratulat ions to Assistant Professor Katherine Urquhart for recently completing her Ph.D. in educational psychology. A member of LSCC’s nursing faculty since 2000, Dr. Urquhart has a bachelors and

master’s degree in nursing, as well as years of experience working in hospital emergency rooms. The native Canadian teaches psychology at LSCC and is an adjunct instructor for UCF.

Dr. Urquhart