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  wpadmin 10:18 am on June 28, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Spark   

  Change in Learning Management System 

  Farewell SJC Avatar LMS: The new SJC Spark Learning Portal is here.

  San Jacinto College is in the process of implementing a new Learning Management System (LMS) to replace the existing SJC Avatar LMS.  The go-live date for the new Spark Learning Portal is Monday, 1 July 2013.

  Beginning today, Monday, 24 June 2013, the Avatar system will no longer be available to SJC employees.  During this week existing training data will be transferred from Avatar into Spark.  If you have registered for a course that is offered from 24 June through 8 July in Avatar, your attendance will be recorded by the training facilitator on a roster, and the information uploaded into Spark. (More …)

   

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  amanda.fenwick 8:39 am on June 26, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Awards ( 28 ), Board meeting ( 16 ), Congratulations ( 71 ), Faculty ( 177 ), North campus ( 183 ), San Jacinto College ( 284 ), Student organizations ( 16 ), Students ( 122 )   

  Dr. Heafer earns state award 

  

  Congratulations to Dr. Dianne Heafer, who recently received the David C. De Boe Award from the Texas State Historical Association. The De Boe award is given to faculty sponsors for outstanding achievement with a Webb Society chapter.

  She is shown with the award in the photo above with Dr. Richard Bailey, who presented her a recognition certificate at a recent board of trustees meeting.

  Dr. Heafer has served as the North Campus Webb Society sponsor since 1993. Under her guidance, the student history club has grown to an average of 25 students each school year.

  Dr. Heafer holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas, and a BA, MA and PhD  from the University of Houston. She began her teaching career in 1971 at Houston Community College, then moved to San Antonio in 1982, where she taught at San Antonio College until 1993, when she came to San Jacinto College. She teaches primarily American History, but also Western Civilization/World Civilization. Dr. Heafer has received a number of teaching awards during her career, and was the Piper Award Nominee from the North Campus in 1998.

   
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  andrea.vasquez 2:10 pm on June 25, 2013 Permalink | Reply  

  Martinez participates in UNESCO project 

  Modern languages instructor Juan Martinez recently traveled to Belgrade, Serbia assisting in a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) project. (More …)

   
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  wpadmin 9:08 am on June 25, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Facebook ( 11 ), LinkedIn ( 5 ), San Jac ( 19 ), San Jacinto College ( 284 ), SanJac ( 3 ), SJC ( 7 ), Social Media ( 23 ), Social Networking ( 5 )   

  Facebook and LinkedIn Best Practices 

  Facebook

  You need to have at least two or three administrators for your page.  The page manager should add the administrators who should use their personal Facebook account.  Once the administrators are added, assign them an admin role.  The table below shows the different admin roles.  We recommend you have two managers.

  	Manager	Content Creator	Moderator	Advertiser	Insights Analyst
  Manage Admin Roles	✔
  Edit the Page and Add Apps	✔	✔
  Create Posts as the Page	✔	✔
  Respond to and Delete Comments	✔	✔	✔
  Send Messages as the Page	✔	✔	✔

   

  If you would like to block certain words on your page, go to Edit Settings under the Edit tab at the top of your timeline.  Add words in the Moderation Blocklist.  Use this to block inappropriate language. (More …)

   
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  amanda.fenwick 2:55 pm on June 19, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Central campus ( 80 ), Community ( 90 ), Events ( 137 ), Faculty ( 177 ), North campus ( 183 ), San Jacinto College ( 284 ), South campus ( 43 ), Staff ( 261 ), Students ( 122 )   

  The sound of music 

  

  The recent North Campus 2013 Summer Band Camp had more than 150 participants, which is an all-time record.

  The talented young musicians were under the tutelage of several area college, and secondary music teachers that included Michael Lehew, Aaron Allison, Bobby Guess, Jennifer Tunink, Danny Baca, Mark Santos, Paul Harris, Deborah Rathke, Carl Muller, Bryan Mandella, and Dr. Randy Snyder, the Summer Music Camp Coordinator.

  Dr. Snyder, North Campus fine arts department chair, is shown in the related photo (back row, center) along with many of the bright young musicians who were ready for some educational fun.

  There are a variety of fun and educational camps for young people taking place throughout the summer at all three San Jacinto Colleges, each under the direction of San Jacinto College faculty, staff, and students.

   
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  amanda.fenwick 11:17 am on June 10, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Awards ( 28 ), Community ( 90 ), Congratulations ( 71 ), North campus ( 183 ), San Jacinto College ( 284 ), Staff ( 261 )   

  SBDC advisor recognized 

  

  Tom Shirreffs, Professional Business Advisor with the College’s Small Business Development Center, was recently honored as the Educator of the Month by the North Channel Chamber of Commerce due to his contributions to the North Channel area. For the fiscal year that ended Oct. 1, 2012, Shirreffs’ clients generated 92 jobs, and those jobs created an estimated $3.5 million in capital. The SBDC maintains an office at the North Campus, where Shirreffs offers guidance and counsel to small business clients. He is shown in the above photo, at left, receiving the recognition certificate from North Channel Chamber of Commerce President Dr. Charles Grant, who formerly served as the North Campus president.

   
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  wpadmin 4:56 pm on June 6, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: College ( 2 ), Community College ( 11 ), LinkedIn ( 5 ), Networking, San Jac ( 19 ), San Jacinto College ( 284 ), SanJac ( 3 ), SJC ( 7 ), Social Media ( 23 ), Social Networking ( 5 )   

  Social Media Tip – LinkedIn 

  Network by joining and following groups and company pages and participate in relevant groups to establish expertise and authority. Start discussions, share articles, comment and respond to people’s questions. This creates opportunities for you to be seen as a thought leader and builds the College’s reputation even more.
  These are great ways to develop partnerships and spread the word about what the College is doing and what we offer. (More …)

   
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  wpadmin 11:48 am on June 5, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Board meeting ( 16 ), Board of Trustees ( 24 )   

  June board meeting highlights 

  Here are the highlights from the June 2013 Board of Trustees meeting.

   

  

  Dr. Laurel Williamson, Deputy Chancellor and College President, recognized Ed Tech employees Niki Whiteside, Sherry Ransdell, Huff Mann, Laura Armer, Sedrick Sexton, and David Kohne for receiving the Innovation of the Year award from the League for Innovation.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  

  The Albemarle Foundation presented a $40,000 check to the San Jacinto College Foundation in support of student scholarships. Pictured, left to right, are: Mike Speegle, San Jacinto College process technology; Jeff Parks, San Jacinto College Central Campus dean of industrial and applied technology; Amir Sabahi, Albemarle; Ruth Keenan, executive director, San Jacinto College Foundation; Paul Chapman, Albemarle; Rayna Headrick, Albemarle; Matt Thomas, Albemarle; Rick Weimer, Albemarle; Ralph Elkins, Albemarle; and Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto College Chancellor.

   

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  amanda.fenwick 8:28 am on June 5, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Central campus ( 80 ), Community ( 90 ), Congratulations ( 71 ), Faculty ( 177 ), Latino ( 11 ), North campus ( 183 ), San Jacinto College ( 284 ), South campus ( 43 ), Students ( 122 )   

  Students shine on Viva Houston 

  

  Kevin Castillo and Vanessa Gonzalez are shown on the Viva Houston set with host Erik Barajas (right), who also attended San Jacinto College.

  Vanessa Gonzales and Kevin Castillo were outstanding representatives of the College during a recent taped session of Viva Houston, a popular KTRK Channel 13 TV program. The live broadcast is scheduled to air on Sunday, June 9 at 11:30 a.m. (More …)

   
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  wpadmin 11:58 am on June 4, 2013 Permalink | Reply  

  Invent Yourself Videos 

  Here are all the Invent Yourself videos we created for Inventor’s Month in May. Please feel free to share with others.
  Thank you and enjoy!

  
  
  
  
  

  “I’m inventing myself by…”