News & Notes

Welcome Back Party planned for Sept. 8
Every year Student Programs and Resources (SPAR) sponsors a Welcome Back Party for all students. This semester’s event will be held Sept. 8 at noon and 5 p.m., in front of the cafeteria.

Free food, entertainment and sign-up tables for clubs will be available. To sign up for a table for your club, stop by the SPAR office in A-233, or call 972-273-3020.

DCCC appoints new vice chancellor
Dr. Jesus “Jess” Carreon, chancellor of the Dallas County Community Colleges, has announced the appointment of Dr. Andrew Jones as the system’s new vice chancellor for educational affairs. Members of the DCCCD board of trustees approved the appointment during the group’s regular monthly meeting in July. Jones, who begins work on Aug. 15 for DCCC, has served as president of the Community College of Baltimore - Catonsville since 1999.

The new vice chancellor previously served as executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Cedar Valley College, and as provost and professor of education at Sojourner-Douglass College in Baltimore, Md.

Mary Ciminelli new VP of Student Services
Dr. Linda Glasscock, president of North Lake, recently announced the promotion of Mary Ciminelli to the position of Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management.

“Mary is a dedicated professional who I am confident will fulfill the role of vice president with excellence,” said Glasscock. “This organizational change helps us prepare for our development into one college with four campuses.”

Prior to the promotion, Ciminelli was an Executive Dean. Glasscock also said that all instructional deans will now have the new title of executive dean.

Single parents club looking for members
Organizers of the Single Parents Support Group say that if you have problems bringing up your children alone, or are dealing with the emotional conflicts of divorce, or have never married, or are separated or widowed, a support group like theirs may be helpful. It is an opportunity to make friends with those who are facing similar challenges while expanding the opportunities for your children.

SPSG meets the second Saturday of every month for educational topics or just to discuss problems. The meetings often include speakers who teach various skills about being better parents. Open discussions are welcome, and members often share challenges and successes.

The meetings are held in the library. The room will be posted in the SPAR office. The first meeting will be held Sept. 10. Call Nancee Ott at 972-273-3427.

James Van Loon and wife re-release book
Service Learning Coordinator James Van Loon and his wife, Paoloa Bortolotti, have re-released their book, Echoes from the Edge, for American audiences.

Originally published in England, the psychological mystery is available at the Follett Bookstore, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.

Video game classes starting this fall
A Video Game Program, which includes Game Planning and Design, 3D Animation, and C++ programming, will be offered this fall. Students must enroll for all three classes to be taken concurrently.

To enroll in this intense course, which has no prerequisites, e-mail Sharon Huston at sharon@sharonh.com.

UB students place third at Knowledge Bowl
Over the summer, North Lake College TRiO/Upward Bound students received third place ribbons at the annual Knowledge Bowl competition, hosted this year by Eastfield College.

“We were not first place in the competition but we were First Place in Sportsmanship with our attitude,” said Guy Melton, UB director. “I am very proud of the TRiO Upward Bound students.”

Educational Partnerships receives huge grant
Lynda Edwards, dean of Educational Partnerships and Student Retention, received confirmation that her application for the First Generation College Student Grant program was funded for $50,000.

The program is designed to increase the participation and success of economically disadvantaged first generation students and is funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

“Thirty-six out of 45 applications were funded, but only 23 out of 45 received maximum awards of $50,000,” said Candace Castillo, vice president of planning and development, in an e-mail to faculty and staff.

DCCC seeks input on Disparity Study
The Dallas County Community College District has signed a contract with Mason Tillman Associates Ltd. to conduct a disparity study that will help DCCCD determine whether minority and women-owned businesses in the Dallas area have equal access to the system’s construction, architectural and engineering contracts.

Two community meetings sponsored by Dallas County Community Colleges were held in July to inform area businesses about the disparity study. A disparity study determines whether public contracts have been awarded equitably to ready, willing and able minority and women-owned contractors. In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. that affirmative action public contracting programs could be enacted if clear and specific patterns of discrimination exist.

The court defined discrimination as a “statistically significant underutilization of willing and able minority contractors.” DCCC’s disparity study will establish whether any significant under-utilization of willing and able minority contractors has occurred.

For more information, contact Brown at (972) 860-7752 or Sherry Tupper, consultant with Mason Tillman Associates, at (214) 946-4545.

Calendar
Sept. 8: Welcome Back Party (12 p.m. & 5 p.m.)
Sept. 14: U.S. Constitution/Citizenship Day Program (12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.)
Sept. 12-16: Wellness Week
Sept. 19-23: Student Club Orientations Week (A-233)
Sept. 29: Hispanic Heritage Day (12:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m., Cafeteria)

Shared Spotlight
Construction on the Gallery is complete and a new art exhibit has been installed. The Student Spotlight Show, starring eight talented, North Lake artists, will be on display through Sept. 13. The works of (l-r) Felicia Hansel, Lidia Chen, Junko Otsu, Carey Polk, Rit Lertpachin (standing, back), Kayla Kral, Sar Urban and Mikohl Minkler represent a variety of medium. Story, page 5.

MODELS WANTED

Get your picture in the News-Register

Model types needed for the new fashion column in September issue of the News-Register.

•Bring full-body photo to room A-260 and fill out a form.

•Deadline for entry is Sept. 12

•Both female and male models needed.

•Must be a North Lake College student to apply.

Elevator Upgrade and Modernization Project
Steve Schellenberg, NLC building operations supervisor, wants students to be advised that the elevators in F Building and H Building will have their hydraulic jack assembly replaced. Also, the F Building, H Building and T-Building elevators will have the cab interior replaced.

The schedule for this construction project is as follows.