July/August 1991 Vol.7 No. 6 [Quilgpk Community College 1991 Convocation celebrates the past and prepares for the future The traditional August convocation ceremony will be given a. different twist this year—in addition to celebrating the coming year, FCC] will be Commemorating its past as well. “We are really excited about this year’s convocation,” said Bill Martin, associate vice president of instruction, planning and development and chairman of the convocation committee. “Whereas convocation typically gives us the opportunity to look forward and see where we’re going, the anniversary will also give us the opportunity to look back and see where we’ve been—a chance to celebrate the past and also prepare for the future." As part of the anniversary celebration, a collection of historical items, including newspaper clippings, photographs and publications from 25 years, will be showcased. The College’s oral history book, An Oral History of Florida Community College at Jacksonville, 1963—1 991, will be distributed and will also be available for sale for those who didn’t order earlier. President Spence will also address the College’s impact on the community over the years in his annual speech to employees. And carrying on the years‘ofrservice tradition, 20 and 25 year employees will be honored. A new addition to the convocation ceremony will be the presentation of awards for outstanding faculty, Career Employees Council excellence, Career Employees Council Leadership and Trustees Community Service. Previously held at commencement, the awards presentation was considered, by administrators, to be more appropriate for convocation. “It makes more sense to have it at convocation,” Martin said. “Being recognized in front of their peers, like this, will probably be a lot more meaningful [to the recipients].” Convocation will be held at South Campus on Wed, August 21 at 8:00 am . FCCJ's silver anniversary shines While a wedding anniversary gives a couple the opportunity to celebrate a successful marriage, FCC]’s 25th anniversary will allow the College to commemorate a prosperous union of its own. With the community college concept firmly ensconced within the minds of state legislators and educators in the mid ’60s, Florida ]unior College may have be destined for success before its doors even opened. But in reality, it was the junction of three different groups—College employees, students and residents that have made Florida Community College at Jacksonville the thriving institution that it is today. This partnership between College and community will be the focus of the FCCJ's 25th anniversary celebration. “Of course, it’s important for an institution to stop now and again and look back at what it has achieved—and FCC] really does have a lot to celebrate—but we [the employees] aren’t the only ones who have something to feel good about,” said Kent Campus Provost Charles Dassance, who co~chairs the 25th anniversary celebration with Open Campus Provost Carol Miner. “The community and students also need to be part of the anniversary. FCC] has created an incredible amount of economic development for‘this city, and our residents need the opportunity to celebrate that,” Dassance said. “F]C was the also the first ii“. iii Robe‘i‘t Frost :1 Star (the fairest oirie in sight), f: , Wé grant your lofkiness the right” i} To some obscurity of loud—— 1: ft W111 not demo say of “111ght, 1, “a Since dark' 15 w’h bit-.ings out your ligh Sieme mysteryébecornies the proud 1., 1Biit,t,o, be wholly taciturn 1,, In you? reserve is; riot allowed“: \v. {1‘ Say somethtpgto ifs wegean learri ”By heart andiv ivgl'iend a16ne repeatii Say something. digit says, ‘I burn.’ But say with What degree of heat. Talk Eahrenheitwiplk Cent1gfade 1 1” 1“. ‘~ “~11 i; t ii? “Ghoose.SOmethmg like a star” i Uise langilage we can édtnprehend. 3‘“ . Tell what elements ydu 131end. ’ it gives, us strangelyi§iittle said, 1mm» t does:té l something iriithe enid. Atid stesdfast as Keats’ Ereiimite, “ Not evé’“n;stooping from its sphere, It ask; a little of It asksof us a certa he1g Sodihen amimes tlie mob is swayed To carryrpraise or blame mix) far, We may ichoose something like a 5 T6 stay 0hr minds on and be staid. fl to bewsed as the b51515: FCGjl's alumni soniig'i post-secondary opportunity for most of these students in ]acksonville, which is something that they should celebrate. This really is their college." Scheduled to kickoff at convocation and run through 1992 commencement, the 25th anniversary celebration has three goals, according to Miner. “First, we want to celebrate our accomplishments. Secondly, we want to look toward the future. And, of course, we want to have fun,” she said. Though both Dassance and Miner admitted to being thrilled about the possibilities for this year—long celebration, they have been careful in planning specific events. “We’re real excited [about the anniversary celebration], but our first thought was ‘how can we do this without turning people off?” Dassance said. “I thought the wOrst thing we could do in a situation like this would be to drive people crazy with overdoing it. It shouldn’t be a burden to anyone, but it should help give a sense of pride to us as employees.” Dassance and Miner found their solution by setting up a College focus group. By getting input from faculty, administrators, professional and career employees, they could best determine what employees wanted out of the celebration. “There was no big consensus on any one event. Essentially what we got out of the meeting was that there was nothing we could do right and nothing we could do wrong,” Dassance said. (continued on page 2) at Jacksonville INSIDE rUthan Resource Center update . .' . 2 First employees ‘share i New trustees appointed, . . . .8 “F CC] really does have a lot to celebrate.” —Charles Dassance , OCR Text: July/August 1991 Vol.7 No. 6 [Quilgpk Community College 1991 Convocation celebrates the past and prepares for the future The traditional August convocation ceremony will be given a. different twist this year—in addition to celebrating the coming year, FCC] will be Commemorating its past as well. “We are really excited about this year’s convocation,” said Bill Martin, associate vice president of instruction, planning and development and chairman of the convocation committee. “Whereas convocation typically gives us the opportunity to look forward and see where we’re going, the anniversary will also give us the opportunity to look back and see where we’ve been—a chance to celebrate the past and also prepare for the future." As part of the anniversary celebration, a collection of historical items, including newspaper clippings, photographs and publications from 25 years, will be showcased. The College’s oral history book, An Oral History of Florida Community College at Jacksonville, 1963—1 991, will be distributed and will also be available for sale for those who didn’t order earlier. President Spence will also address the College’s impact on the community over the years in his annual speech to employees. And carrying on the years‘ofrservice tradition, 20 and 25 year employees will be honored. A new addition to the convocation ceremony will be the presentation of awards for outstanding faculty, Career Employees Council excellence, Career Employees Council Leadership and Trustees Community Service. Previously held at commencement, the awards presentation was considered, by administrators, to be more appropriate for convocation. “It makes more sense to have it at convocation,” Martin said. “Being recognized in front of their peers, like this, will probably be a lot more meaningful [to the recipients].” Convocation will be held at South Campus on Wed, August 21 at 8:00 am . FCCJ's silver anniversary shines While a wedding anniversary gives a couple the opportunity to celebrate a successful marriage, FCC]’s 25th anniversary will allow the College to commemorate a prosperous union of its own. With the community college concept firmly ensconced within the minds of state legislators and educators in the mid ’60s, Florida ]unior College may have be destined for success before its doors even opened. But in reality, it was the junction of three different groups—College employees, students and residents that have made Florida Community College at Jacksonville the thriving institution that it is today. This partnership between College and community will be the focus of the FCCJ's 25th anniversary celebration. “Of course, it’s important for an institution to stop now and again and look back at what it has achieved—and FCC] really does have a lot to celebrate—but we [the employees] aren’t the only ones who have something to feel good about,” said Kent Campus Provost Charles Dassance, who co~chairs the 25th anniversary celebration with Open Campus Provost Carol Miner. “The community and students also need to be part of the anniversary. FCC] has created an incredible amount of economic development for‘this city, and our residents need the opportunity to celebrate that,” Dassance said. “F]C was the also the first ii“. iii Robe‘i‘t Frost :1 Star (the fairest oirie in sight), f: , Wé grant your lofkiness the right” i} To some obscurity of loud—— 1: ft W111 not demo say of “111ght, 1, “a Since dark' 15 w’h bit-.ings out your ligh Sieme mysteryébecornies the proud 1., 1Biit,t,o, be wholly taciturn 1,, In you? reserve is; riot allowed“: \v. {1‘ Say somethtpgto ifs wegean learri ”By heart andiv ivgl'iend a16ne repeatii Say something. digit says, ‘I burn.’ But say with What degree of heat. Talk Eahrenheitwiplk Cent1gfade 1 1” 1“. ‘~ “~11 i; t ii? “Ghoose.SOmethmg like a star” i Uise langilage we can édtnprehend. 3‘“ . Tell what elements ydu 131end. ’ it gives, us strangelyi§iittle said, 1mm» t does:té l something iriithe enid. Atid stesdfast as Keats’ Ereiimite, “ Not evé’“n;stooping from its sphere, It ask; a little of It asksof us a certa he1g Sodihen amimes tlie mob is swayed To carryrpraise or blame mix) far, We may ichoose something like a 5 T6 stay 0hr minds on and be staid. fl to bewsed as the b51515: FCGjl's alumni soniig'i post-secondary opportunity for most of these students in ]acksonville, which is something that they should celebrate. This really is their college." Scheduled to kickoff at convocation and run through 1992 commencement, the 25th anniversary celebration has three goals, according to Miner. “First, we want to celebrate our accomplishments. Secondly, we want to look toward the future. And, of course, we want to have fun,” she said. Though both Dassance and Miner admitted to being thrilled about the possibilities for this year—long celebration, they have been careful in planning specific events. “We’re real excited [about the anniversary celebration], but our first thought was ‘how can we do this without turning people off?” Dassance said. “I thought the wOrst thing we could do in a situation like this would be to drive people crazy with overdoing it. It shouldn’t be a burden to anyone, but it should help give a sense of pride to us as employees.” Dassance and Miner found their solution by setting up a College focus group. By getting input from faculty, administrators, professional and career employees, they could best determine what employees wanted out of the celebration. “There was no big consensus on any one event. Essentially what we got out of the meeting was that there was nothing we could do right and nothing we could do wrong,” Dassance said. 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