Wellness Challenge starts Monday
The challenge's goal is to positively affect your mind, body and spirit, guiding you to a well-rounded lifestyle. Find out what's new and improved and register on the Wellness Challenge Web site. If your health is not enough motivation, think about the money you can save by maintaining your discounted health insurance rate; completion of the challenge helps you meet this requirement for a lower rate through Dec. 31. This is one challenge where finances and well being work together! Have fun with the challenge and let the benefits prevail. Boyle promoted to Chief of Staff
Deborah Boyle has been promoted to Chief of Staff in the President’s Office. Employed at SPC since 2004, Boyle began her career at SPC with a six-month OPS assignment in the President’s office before a brief stint with Business Services in the Planning and Budgeting Department. From there, Boyle became a full-time budgeted employee as an Administrative Specialist III in Staff and Professional Development. She also assisted with the SACS reaccreditation project before her 2006 transfer to Human Resources as a Coordinator for Professional Development. She also had a significant role in the Strategic Leadership Series. A 2001 SPC graduate, Boyle went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida, and a master’s degree from the University of Phoenix. She is approaching the half-way mark in her doctoral program at the University of Phoenix, with plans to finish her doctorate in Organizational Leadership in early 2011. Former cheerleader Cory Adler-Leidersdorff prepares for Miami Dolphins reunion
She answered an ad the Dolphins had run, and she successfully made a number of cuts, becoming a member of the first group of Miami Dolphins cheerleaders. More than 1,200 girls answered the tryout ads, and June Taylor, leader of the June Taylor Dancers on the Jackie Gleason Show, was in charge of the selections. Now Community Relations Manager for the Palladium Theater, the Florida International Museum and SPC Downtown, Adler-Leidersdorff is getting ready to attend a reunion of Dolphins players, cheerleaders and executives Dec. 6, when the Dolphins play the New England Patriots at Land Shark Stadium. Back in the 1970s, everyone was talking about the new cheerleader squad that had been assembled by the Dallas Cowboys. The Miami Dolphins decided they needed to follow suit, so they began advertising for candidates. “I was still in high school when I made the Miami Dolphins cheerleading squad,” Adler-Leidersdorff recalled. “There were 10 of us.” It turned out to be a good time to be associated with the Dolphins. While the Dolphins had had a rather hapless beginning, Adler-Leidersdorff arrived in time for the team to go to two Super Bowls, and help celebrate the Dolphins’ undefeated 1972 season. “I hadn’t made my high school squad – I was a bit of a wild child and I didn’t really fit in with the high school cheerleaders,” she said. “But we had a great time with the Dolphins, and all the women on our squad remain close friends to this day. “I have a lot of wonderful memories, and I also still have the scars where Mercury Morris ran over me during a game. I tell people it’s my football injury.” It’s a memory that hasn’t been lost on Morris, either. Adler-Leidersdorff said at the first Dolphins reunion she attended, Morris approached the cheerleaders and asked to see the “the young woman I used to run over.” According to Adler-Leidersdorff, cheerleading in the 1970s was quite different from the football cheerleading of today. “The current cheerleaders wear teeny little outfits and boots,” she said. “They’re like Amazons. So tall and beautiful. They have their own dressing room and full time staff support from the Dolphins, while we had to dress in the Porta-Potties in the back. We were less about sex and more about football and Miami.” Adler-Leidersdorff will be in Miami on Dec. 5 for rehearsals, and she and her cheerleading mates will take part in a not-very-strenuous routine at halftime the following day. “I think the Dolphins are afraid to ask us to do too much,” she said. “It’s not like we’re going to have a coronary on the field, but I can understand how they might feel. Lots of us are somebody’s grandmother!” One thing that Adler-Leidersdorff is looking forward to is seeing some of the fans she remembers from the 1970s. Even though the Dolphins have played at different venues since those days (Adler-Leidersdorff did her cheering at the Orange Bowl), many of the old fans still come to the games, and they occupy seats in the same sections. “A lot of the people we knew in the 1970s remembered us (at the last reunion),” she said. “People had season tickets at the Orange Bowl, and when we got to where we always stood, the same people were standing in front of us.” Student Activities name changeThe name for Student Activities has changed. The department is now called Student Life and Leadership, which better reflects the college’s effort to expand the mission from offering activities to addressing the needs of the whole student and developing leadership skills. Three new Research Briefs availableSPC’s Department of Institutional Research and Effectiveness has developed and published three new Research Briefs. The Research Briefs are short publications that disseminate important information on a variety of topics that can help the college improve its performance. These topics include – but are not limited to – student achievement, state accountability measures, institutional survey results, student enrollment and faculty/adjunct compensation. They are: SPC Fact Book Evaluation The purpose of this evaluation is to review the Fact Book’s current format, clarify its purpose and gather recommendations for future versions. A.A. Program Review Level I Data Displays (2003-04 through 2007-08) State Accountability Measures (2004 through 2008) All Research Briefs (since 1991) are available from the Institutional Research Web site. They are organized chronologically and by topic area. If you have any questions regarding the Research Briefs, please contact the Department of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Ext. 5237. Symposium to serve as benefit for WOWWomen in Networking will present a Women’s Symposium from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 13 at HCA Patient Account Services, 31975 US 19 N, Palm Harbor. The event is a fundraiser for SPC’s Women on the Way program and The Haven of RCS. The symposium will feature workshops on women’s topics, as well as networking opportunities, exhibitors and food. For more information or to register, visit www.winsymposium.com. Presidential search continuesThe St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees will meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 16 at the District Office (6021 142nd Ave. N, Largo) to determine the credentials, qualities and characteristics it will seek in the next college president. Trustees also will discuss the composition, structure and appointment process of a search committee.Carl M. Kuttler Jr. announced in July that he was retiring after 31 years as President. At a public forum Sept. 21, the board heard from 34 community and college representatives who spoke about traits and skills they would like in a new president. On Oct 16, the board will consider that input before finalizing its expectations. The public is welcome. Visit the Presidential Search News Archive page for previous updates. No more paper pay advices - it’s all onlineSelf-service pay advices are now only available on MySPC. Starting this week, you won’t have to wait for your pay advice to make its way through interoffice mail. Instead, you will be able to view your pay advice at your convenience on MySPC (my.spcollege.edu). After you log in, select “View Paycheck History,” as shown below.
This only applies for those who have direct deposit; there is no change for those who get a paper check. All employees have network IDs enabling them to access MySPC. However, if you don’t recall your account information, please contact the Technical Support Help Desk at Ext. 2795.
Enrolled Student Survey online
Each year, the Enrolled Student Survey gives SPC students a voice that can make a difference. The results are used to help improve the academic and support services we offer our students. All SPC faculty are asked to promote the survey to students, encouraging them to make their voices heard. The survey is open through Oct. 15. Questions about the survey should be directed to the Department of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Ext. 5237. Meeting noticesThe Development Committee of the Board of Directors for the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Interactive Gallery of the museum to discuss general business. The Education & Outreach Committee of the Board of Directors for the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will meet at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in Café Olympus on the Tarpon Springs Campus to discuss general business. The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors for the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Museum Director’s office to discuss general business. This new feature highlights services and benefits provided by SPC. Employee Assistance Program can help in many waysHave a question about a legal issue? The college’s Employee Assistance Program can help. The EAP provider, Corporate Care Works, offers resources such as hundreds of state-specific forms, will kits and thousands of articles. Employees utilizing Corporate Care Works also have access to free legal advice by phone from an attorney who works for Corporate Care Works. All EAP services are free and confidential. For further information, contact 800-327-9757 or visit the Corporate Care Works site. This article and other health information are available on our Wellness blog.
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2010 spring graduation date set
It is time to take on the challenge for a healthy lifestyle. The 2009 Fall Wellness Challenge begins Monday, Oct.12.
Cory Adler-Leidersdorff didn’t make her Miami High School cheerleading squad, but that didn’t stop her when she heard the fledgling Miami Dolphins were looking for cheerleaders back in the early 1970s.
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Thank you
I would like to thank my SPC family for all the kind words of support given to me and my loved ones following the passing of my beautiful son, Ryan. Your tenderness and compassion during this difficult time have been greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten. - Vivian Winters, EpiServices
Onward & Upward
President Carl M. Kuttler Jr. received the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Health care Heroes Award for Lifetime Achievement, Oct. 1. He was cited for the expansion of SPC’s now famed Nursing program, which annually ranks in the Top 10 nationally for degrees conferred.
SPC TV
Here is the broadcast schedule for the original cultural programs recorded by SPC for broadcast on the college station. SPC-TV can be seen on Bright House 620, Knology 19 and Verizon 47 in Pinellas County.
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» The Music Center Presents : Faculty Recital
Sunday at 3:30 p.m.; Thursday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 11:30 a .m.
For details on other Department of Music events, visit the Department of Music Web site.
» The Music Center Presents: SPC Summer Chorus
Sunday at 4 p.m.; Tuesday at 8 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m.
» A Night at the Palladium: La Traviata Opera
Sunday at 11 a.m.; Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m.
For details on other Palladium events, visit the Palladium Web site.
» Frontline: Behind the Lines
Sunday at 6 p.m. and Friday at 9 p.m.
For details on other Palladium events, visit the Palladium Web site.
» The Music Center Presents: Rebecca Penneys
Monday at 9 p.m.
For details on other Department of Music events, visit the Department of Music Web site.