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March 26, 2004
DuckBytes WORTHY OF HONOR
snack-size news
• Six Flags Over Texas is now open.
Discounted tickets are on sale at the
Business Office in Thunderduck Hall. A
one-day pass costs $24.99 ($45.14 at
the gate) and a season pass costs
$64.49 ($75.24 at the gate).
• Put your two cents in about
Faculty/Administrative Conference
Day. Give your feedback about the
events on Feb. l9. Go to this site:
http://www.mvc.dcccd.edu/fconf04/conf
Photo by John Pollock
.htm.
President Stete Mittelstet, left, applauds the current and former stu-
• Got something to say about PSSA dents selected for the Wall of Honor. From left after Dr. Mittelstet,
Johnny R. Mays, James Michael Hernandez, Mitzi Werther, Ana
Conference Day? Your comments are
Quezala and Greg Gross.
important. Click here to give feedback:
http://www1.dcccd.edu/pssa/conf_200
4/evaluation/.
Professor talks ‘Simpsons’ on 90.1 FM
Matthew Henry, World Languages, Cultures & Communications, was
• Bow Wow!, a newsletter that shares the a guest on KERA-FM’s “Glenn Mitchell Show” on
wisdom of the working dog, is now March 17.
exclusively online. Click here for the Mr. Henry fielded questions from Mr. Mitchell and
latest issue and an archive: listeners for an hour about his academic examination
www.rlc.dcccd.edu/bowwow/. of “The Simpsons” animated television show and what
the situation-comedy says about American culture.
• Richland’s sports teams dominate the
The radio interview was to promote the two
southern region of NJCAA Div. III. Find
lectures Mr. Henry gave on campus on March 18. Henry
the latest scores and news at
www.rlc.dcccd.edu/sports/latest_scores About 250 students, faculty, staff and community members attended
.htm. the presentations.
Strategic Planning Priorities for Student Learning
Response to Community Student Success Employee Success Institutional Effectiveness
NEWS
Mail over 16 oz. must go off-campus Search for the answer at Library
Post office officials have notified Richland College that any per- Did you know that you can search for magazine and journal arti-
sonal mail/package weighing 16 ounces or more must be presented cles from your office or home computer using the Library’s subscrip-
to a clerk at your local post office. Therefore, this type of personal tion databases? Attend an EBSCOhost class and learn how to access
mail can no longer be handled by Richland’s mailroom. hundreds of thousands of articles in more than 25 databases.
The local post office branch near Richland will continue to handle Classes are Monday from 6:45-8:15 p.m., Wednesday from 11:15
college business mail/packages weighing 16 ounces or more. This a.m.-12:45 p.m., and Wednesday from 5:20-6:45 p.m. Call Sharlee Jeser-
mail must bear the college’s return address and must be metered Skaggs, Library, at ext. 6082 to reserve a place in one of the classes.
through the mailroom.
If you have any questions, please contact Ron Clark, Financial
Learn to make decisions, manage conflict
Services, at ext. 6048.
Want to improve your decision making and ability to manage
conflict? Plan to attend the Constructive Controversy workshop from
Secrets of ancient Mexico at Planetarium 2-4 p.m. on April 1 in E076. No previous experience in cooperative
Richland College and the Texas Astronomical Society present the learning is necessary. TOLI credit available. Register by using TEE-
first Friday public telescope observing and star shows, “Richland Reg. Call Becky Williams at ext. 6362with questions.
Skies,” at 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on April 2.
Weather permitting, telescope observing on April 2 will be from
7:30-11 p.m. outdoors. Stargazers can view Saturn, Jupiter, the moon Richland
and other celestial objects visible in the April sky.
Dance Theatre
On April 17, the Planetarium will present, “Skywatchers of Ancient
SPRING
Mexico” at 2 p.m. Find out how Meso-American astronomers were
among the most advanced astronomers in the ancient world. Also on
DANCE!
April 17, “Richland Skies” at 3 p.m. will teach how to locate constella-
tions, planets and other celestial objects visible in the April night sky.
Shows are open to all ages and admission is free. Donations are
accepted. The planetarium is located in room S116 of Sabine Hall. Go
CONCERT
to http://www.rlc.dcccd.edu/ce/planet.htm for more information.
March 26 & 27, 2004
8 p.m.
Use lunchtime to relax and refresh Fannin Performance Hall
Use your lunch break to learn and practice mind/body/spirit tech- Richland College
12800 Abrams Road
niques that help you let go of stress and prepare you to return to work Free Admission
and home refreshed and calm.
Join the group for one, two or all three of the two-week sessions
of stress reduction practice and earn Thunderwater credit while you do
something positive for your health and well-being.
The classes meet in E-076 on Mondays and Wednesdays from
12:30-1:10 p.m. on the following dates: PWEL 1000.84022 April 12,
14, 19 and 21. Donations accepted for
Richland College Dance Theatre.
Sign up while space is still available through the TEE-Reg system For information, call 972-238-3775.
at the following site: http://www1.dcccd.edu/rlc/toli/twregform.cfm.
Bring a comfortable mat or blanket to lie on. Contact Lee Paez
at ext. 6099 with questions.
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NEWS
Message from the President... ThunderTechnology
Some users at Richland have
We just received notification that, for the second year running, Richland’s approach
reported receiving an e-mail that
to continuous performance excellence has caught the eye of The Quality Texas Foundation,
looks like it was sent by some
a team from which wants to come visit Richland College for a week to examine in depth
how we are using the Malcolm Baldrige quality criteria to guide us in accomplishing District IT department.
an impressive, ever-improving trend line of institutional performance excellence results
over the past several years. Please be aware that
Richland is one of only four organizations in the entire state of Texas to be chosen any e-mail message
for a Quality Texas site visit this year. Of these four, two are located in the North Dallas claiming to come
region and two, in San Antonio. We are one of the two educational institutions selected. from the
(Last year, Richland received the first-ever site visit to a Texas accredited institution of “Dcccd.edu Team”
higher learning. This year, the other K-16 site visit is also to an institution of higher is a fake – there
learning, also a community college. As a matter of fact, the college is Northwest Vista, is no such
R
of the Alamo Community College District, headed by none other than Richland’s former
department.
vice president for Student Learning, Northwest Vista’s founding president, Jackie
Claunch.) Way to go, T-Duck Claunch!
These hoax e-mail messages
During the week of March 28-April 3, then, many of us will have the opportunity
have arrived in various forms, but
to interact with the visiting examiners, who will want to know more about the sys-
they nearly always claim some
tems, processes, methodologies, services, and educational programs we employ to effect
student learning and the methods we use to determine the effectiveness of all this, con- problem with the recipient’s e-mail,
tinuously improving what we do through our deployment of the four Strategic Planning and they prompt the user to click a
Priorities for Student Learning, our performance tracking of institutional and departmental link or attachment of some kind in
Key Performance Indicators, our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) focus, and our Plan- order to remain operational.
Do-Check-Act cycle for process improvement using the eight-step PIIP – Process
Improvement/Implementation Plan. The visiting team will be particularly interested in DO NOT click this link or
how we are all engaged in our on-going QEP focused on student learning outcomes attachment. The eSafe system will
and services to students and community. They will be eager to see first-hand what sets likely strip out the hostile content
Richland apart as a benchmark college through what takes place in the classroom and that the attachment contains, but
out of the classroom to help our students learn.
the message should be deleted just
We will keep you informed as soon as we know more details about the upcoming
in case.
visit. In the meantime, the best preparation for the visit is to continue doing your excel-
lent work every day. In addition, a good way for a refresher for what you do in con-
– Richland’s Information
nection with the broader context of the college would be to review our full Richland
Technology staff
College Annual Key Performance Indicator End of Year Report, 2002-2003, as posted
on our intranet web site: http://www.rlc.dcccd.edu/effectiveness/internal/eoy0203.pdf.
What will this site visit mean for Richland? It will produce written observations
based on several hundred hours of expert examination, both off-site and on, that will HEY THUNDERDUCKS!
help us in improving our student learning performance excellence efforts even more, We want your professional and per-
as we plan for next year and beyond. sonal news for the ThunderBridge.
Please send your items by e-mail to
Congratulations, Thunderducks, on this significant performance excellence mile- Jenni Smith at jen-
stone! smith@dcccd.edu, or bring
them on a disk to Information
– Stephen K. Mittelstet
Services, A104. All items need
to be turned in by Monday of production week for the
ThunderBridge or Thunder E-Bridge.
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PROFESSIONAL
T-duck’s photo wins contest March 2004 Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Cynthia Miller, AECI,
on her recent success in the city of
Richardson’s photography contest. Her pho-
tograph entitled “Tunisian Street” took first
place in the cityscapes category. Her photo
and other winners were displayed at the
Eisemann Center.
Two honored for dedication
Tanisha Shorter and Keith Owens,
TRIO/Upward Bound, will receive the
Excellence in Community Service Achievement
Award on March 27.
The pair were selected for their commit-
ment and dedication to youth and their con-
tinued support of the Black United Fund of Photo by John Pollock
Bill McMullen, Financial Aid, shows off his Certificate of Recognition for being named
Texas and Texas Teen Summit.
the Employee of the Month. Click here to see previous Employees of the Month:
www.rlc.dcccd.edu/employees/eom.htm.
Professional development
but Susan earned a second place trophy for
The following are some professional
her efforts in the International Speech and
development activities of Humanities faculty:
Tara earned her the winning slot in the Table
Joe Perea, director of Instrumental Music,
and Alan Dyer, director of Choral Studies,
Topics competition. ThunderFitness
Tara will now represent Thunderducks
attended the Texas Music Educators
Toastmasters and Area 44 at the Plains Raking leaves, cutting
Association annual conference in San Antonio.
Division contest on April 3. grass, working in
Sara Ellis Cardona, professor of
If you would like more information about the garden... this
Humanities, attended the National Association
the contest or Thunderducks Toastmasters, is exercise! All
of African-American Studies in Houston.
contact Tara Thompson at ext. 6328 or activity helps us
Chuck Sheffield, professor of Theater,
tdt8401@dcccd.edu. keep fit. Take
attended the Texas Educational Theatre
Association in Houston.
heavy yard work,
Fred Sweet, professor of Ceramics, RLC sculptor wins 3rd for example – treat it
attended the National Council on Education Congratulations to Adriana Cobo- just as you would a more formal
of Ceramics in Indianapolis, Indiana. Frenkel, Math/Science/Behavioral Science, workout. Make sure your body is
who took third place in the Texas Association warmed up and pace yourself
T-Ducks win Toastmasters Sculpture Show. accordingly. Pay careful attention to
Susan Wehe, World Languages, Cultures Works by the winners and other contest- they way you lift, stay hydrated and
& Communications, and Tara Thompson, ants are on display at North Park Mall in schedule breaks during the day.
Advising/Enrollment Planning, strike again! Dallas. Ray Nasher was the judge for the – Miavita
The competition at the Area 44 show. The display continues through March
Toastmaster contest on March 18 was fierce, 28.
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PROFESSIONAL
ThunderStars
ThunderWelcome
When you see new Thunderducks on campus
(you’ll know them by their name tags surrounded by stars),
greet them and welcome them to Richland College.
Donte Hoover Lino Ruiz Larry “Scott” Dunn Erin Boltrushek
Maintenance Assistant, Maintenance Assistant, Painter, Admissions Specialist,
Facilities Facilities Facilities Workforce Training
Ext. 6380 Ext. 6380 Ext. 6380 Ext. 6005
R
Maribel Darwazeh Delia Herschkowitsch
Rooms Coordinator, Testing Coordinator,
Administration Testing Center
Ext. 6061 Ext. 3781
Albert Oglesby Truong Ho Stacie Tatum Anthony Nwankwo
Planning & Organizational Circulation Assistant, Circulation Assistant, Electronic Technician,
Specialist, TOLI Library Library Media
Ext. 6242 Ext. 3722 Ext. 6093 Ext. 6091
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STUDENT SUCCESS
POW WOW POWER RLC transfers keep pace
at Texas State University
According to statistics provided by Texas
State University-San Marcos, the 27 students
who transferred from Richland to TSU in the
fall of 2001 had an average GPA of 2.64, and
81 percent of these students continued their
studies at TSU past the 2001-2002 academic
year.
These figures are on par with other TSU
students who transferred from two-year col-
leges. These students had an average GPA of
2.60 and 80 percent continued their studies at
TSU.
The majority of students from Richland at
TSU in 2001-2002 were studying liberal arts,
business administration, education or had an
undeclared major.
Photo by SPAR
Of the 27 transfers, 63 percent were
The Richland College Pow Wow on Feb. 14 featured arts and crafts, food, dancing and
drumming of many Native American tribes. The annual Pow Wow is a fundraiser for female and 37 percent were male.
scholarships for Native American students.
RLC student chosen T-Ducks donate pottery
Help Richland for aerospace program Richland College students Amy Cadena,
students Jason Wallace, a student at Richland
Paul Elbow, Larry Eskridge, Paula Haynes,
Dress for Success College, was one of 10 DCCCD students
Linda Holden, Janie McArthur, Rick
Shockley, Dora Slover, Jung Yi, and instruc-
selected to participate in the 2003 Community
Donate gently used garments tor Fred Sweet, Humanities, donated 84
College Aerospace Scholars Program.
to the Clothes Closet handmade bowls to the 5th Annual Empty
The program consists of interactive Web-
of the Adult Resource Center. Bowls luncheon on Feb. 20.
based activities and an on-site experience at
Empty Bowls raises money for the North
NASA JSC. The experience includes a Mars
Garments available to students team project directed by NASA engineers, sci-
Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food
range from casual wear to inter- entists and astronaut briefings and a tour of
Bank. For a $25 donation at the door, guests
view outfits, in most sizes. JSC facilities.
received a handcrafted bowl created by area
potters and artisans.
All the services are provided by a grant
Visit the form the state of Texas and NASA. The stu-
They savored soups and desserts prepared
Adult Resource Center by some of Dallas finest restaurants while
dent fees are sponsored by the DCCCD.
in C165 enjoying the musical talents of the Dallas
Congratulations, Jason!
or call ext. 6331. Symphony Orchestra’s Young Strings.
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PEOPLE
Longtime DCCCD retired trustee dies at 91 With deepest sympathy
Condolences are extended to Fonda Vera,
J.D. Hall, a member of the Board of Governing Boards and was awarded a life- Institutional Research, whose father, C.A.
Trustees of the Dallas County Community time membership to the Association of “Buster” Roberson died of congestive heart
College District for 21 years, passed away on Community College Trustees for his service to failure on March 19. He was 84.
March 13 in Marshall, Texas. Mr. Hall was 91. students and the DCCCD community.
Funeral services were March 20. at the Mr. Hall spent 28 years in the Lancaster Sympathy goes out to Myron Laster,
Good Street Baptist Church in Dallas. Burial Independent School District as a teacher, and TRIO/SOAR, whose twin brother passed away
was at Rose Hill Garden in Marshall. as a principal and administrator at Rocky earlier this month. Myron has requested that
“The District will miss our true friend,” Crest, the former school for African American people not send flowers. If you wish to send
said Chancellor Jess Carreon. students in grades one through eight. He a card or letter, please drop it off at TRIO/SOAR
Mr. Hall was elected to the Board of encouraged integration in Lancaster schools, in C220, and they will make sure Myron gets
it.
Trustees in 1978 and served through May 4, which was achieved in 1964. The Lancaster
1999. He was elected board vice chair in 1986. school district recently dedicated a new facil-
Condolences are extended to Celeste
He was a dedicated contributor to the success ity in his honor, the J.D. Hall Learning Center
Hernandez, Math/Science/Behavioral Science,
of the DCCCD. During his tenure, the District at Rocky Crest.
for the death of her great aunt, Gerraldine
experienced tremendous growth. He was the Mr. Hall earned his bachelor’s degree from
Peyton Kirkpatrick, on Oct. 4, 2003.
honorary founder of the DCCCD’s Do the Bright Bishop College in Marshall, his master’s degree
Thing campaign and contributed to many from Texas Southern University and an hon- Sympathy goes out to Juan Casas,
other efforts on behalf of the District and the orary doctorate from Paul Quinn College. Facilities, for the death of his father on Feb. 24
DCCCD Foundation. Mr. Hall’s late wife, Lillie Belle, traveled in Mexico.
Mr. Hall received the Distinguished with him extensively while he served as a
Service Award from the Association of DCCCD trustee. Mrs. Hall passed away in 1995. ThunderBabies
Dan Dao, Multimedia, and his wife,
Linda, are the proud parents of Valerie Milan,
born at 6:16 a.m. on Feb. 24. Valerie weighed
Wednesday, March 31, 12-1 p.m.
Listening Outpost Jean Conway, Administraion.
7 pounds, 8 ounces was 19.75 inches when
The Listening Outpost provides oppor- she was born.
Thursday, April 1, 12-1 p.m.
tunities throughout the semester for staff
Steve Mittelstet, Administraion.
and students to visit informally with Liz Nichols, Humanities, and her hus-
Friday, April 2, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Richland’s president, vice presidents and band, Tyrone, announce the birth of their
Kay Eggleston, Administraion.
other leaders. fourth child, Evan. Evan was born March 11,
You are invited to bring your ideas, weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces.
dreams, concerns and plans to the Outpost
located in El Paso Hall near the cafeteria. Evening Outpost ThunderHealth
Participants for the week are listed at Monday, March 29, Unusual fatigue and
the Outpost. Evening administrators can be Janet James, Administration. sleeplessness might be
reached from 5-10 p.m. in the Adjunct Tuesday, March 30, early warning signs of
Faculty Office. Gilda Jones, Adult Resource Center. a heart attack in
Daytime Outpost Wednesday, March 31,
women, according to
Monday, March 29, 12-1 p.m. Harry Holden, World Languages,
a study published in
Mehrdad Haroutunian, Administraion. Cultures & Communications.
the American Heart
Tuesday, March 30, 1-2 p.m. Thursday, April 1,
Association journal Circulation.
Tony Summers, Administraion. Michael Iachetta, Adjunct Faculty.
– Associated Press
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SERVICES
Highlights of CTV
On the current edition of CTV, College Television:
• Highlights from a recent Teleconference, “Creative Strategies
Reel Entertainment
for Tough Financial Times.” Former Chancellor Bill Wenrich dis- Who needs the Cannes Film
cusses community college funding in a challenging economy. Festival? Richland has foreign films
in the World Language Lab in
• Rising Star is a DCCCD scholarship initiative that eliminates Bonham Hall! Shows are every
the financial barriers to higher education in Dallas County. Learn Tuesday from 2-3:30 p.m. in room
about this successful program that opens doors, creates opportu-
B228.
nities and gets results.
Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to
CTV CABLE SCHEDULE these great movies. Free popcorn and Thunderwater credit is
Farmers Branch M-F 3:30 p.m. Ch. 75 available. Call Delfina Bedarte, World Languages, Cultures &
Communications, at ext. 6909 for information.
Plano M-F 10 p.m. Ch. 14A
La Chevre (The Goat) on April 5
Richardson M-F 10 p.m. Ch. 14A This comedy farce team of Gerard Depardieu and Pierre
M-F 4 p.m. Ch. 18A Richard bring to the screen another great French Farce. Their
travels range from the board room of a huge multinational con-
Mesquite
Dallas M-F 4 p.m. Ch. 3B glomerate to the tropics of Mexico, in search of the chairman
of the board’s missing accident-prone daughter. 111 minutes
Garland Tu. 7:30 p.m. Ch. 74 in French with English subtitles.
M-F 4 p.m. Ch. 75
Food Court Menu
AVAILABLE EVERYDAY
1/3 lb. Burgers Spicy Wings Tater Tots
Philly Cheesesteaks Gardenburgers Deli Sandwiches
Dogs ‘n’ Grilled Onions Taquitos Salads
Grilled or Breaded Chicken Po'Boys Nachos Baked Potatoes
Chicken Baskets Fries Pizza
WEEKLY SPECIALS Always $3.95 per plate
Mar. 26 – Friday Fish Fry Mar. 31 – Wednesday’s BBQ
Breaded Catfish Filets Texas Oven-Smoked Brisket
French Fries & Coleslaw Corn on the Cob
Mar. 29 – Mex-Monday Potato Salad
Chicken 'dilla Burrito Apr. 1 – April Fool’s Day HOURS
Beef Taco Salad If we told you, you shouldn’t Mon.-Thurs., 7:15 a.m.-7:15 p.m.
Spanish Rice & Refried Beans believe us anyway! Friday, 7:15 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mar. 30 – Tuesday’s Pasta Apr. 2 – Friday Fish Fry Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Tuscan Lasagna Breaded Catfish Filets
Vegetable Lasagna Red Beans ’n’ Rice & Coleslaw
Zucchini Sauté
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