2011 Student Development Services Newsletter (PDF)

ACADEMIC YEAR2010-2011SERVICESStudent Development Services Staff Membersinside this issueMiss Bishop State • p.2Black History Month • p.3Honors day • p.4Homecoming • p.5Jazzettes • p.6Bookstore Update • p.7FOLLOWUSHEREvisit us at www.bishop.eduI am delighted to share with you the second edition of theStudent Development Services newsletter. This newsletterreveals some insight into events that transpired duringthe 2010-2011 Academic Year in the division. This is only asnapshot of our mission. Our main focus is you! We want youto enjoy your journey with us, but more importantly, we want to help you to achieve yourultimate goals - to be successful and to graduate. Please read and enjoy the updatedinformation by department heads and staff members.Terry Hazzard, Ed.D.Dean of StudentsLike other colleges, Bishop StateCommunity College is faced withthe threat of cutbacks and prorations.During these times, the collegefamily makes special efforts toenhance recruitment strategies toincrease enrollment, in addition to the recruitment activities scheduled by our enrollmentmanager, counselors, faculty members, and staff, including President James Lowe, all ofwhom have played an active part in the process.In the summer of 2011, President Lowe mailed approximately 8,400 recruitment lettersto high school graduates, encouraging them to choose Bishop State Community Collegeas their college of choice. Coordinated by the Dean of Students, this exciting recruitmenttool allowed prospective students and parents living in Mobile County and WashingtonCounty areas to receive firsthand invitations to visit our college community.

CAMPUS POLICEFor your safety, our Main Campus andBaker-Gaines Central Campus haveinstalled a new camera system that willprovide campus police a real-time view ofthe campuses. The system is constantlymonitored by campus officers from severallocations, and it has the capabilityto store information for future viewing.While violations are minimal on all fourcampuses, the system is instrumental insolving questionable crime-related incidents.HIGHLIGHTS FROMTHE CARVERCAMPUSThe Carver Campus had one of its mostexciting school terms ever, graduatinglarge numbers of students from its weldingprogram. Recently hired welding instructorshave provided much depth tothis program, accompanying work forceneeds throughout Mobile. More than 500prospective students toured the campusduring the 2010-2011 Academic Year.Students came to visit the new CulinaryArts Department and other areas of thecollege.The Annual Honors Day Convocation was held April 26 in the Yvonne Kennedy Auditoriumat Baker-Gaines Central Campus. Several students were recognized for theirachievements in academic and extracurricular activities, as well as other acknowledgements.For the first time, faculty and staff members who earned doctoral and master degreeswere recognized and presented with medallions for their achievement. Also, the name ofthe convocation was changed to the Dr. Keflyn X. Reed Annual Honors Day Convocationin honor of Dr. Keflyn X. Reed, who dedicated a long term of service to the college asprogram coordinator. Dr. Terry Hazzard, Dean of Students, accepted the role as ProgramCoordinator, effective Spring Semester 2011. Shown above, Kimberly Madison, SGAPresident, is receiving an academic honor from Dr. Terry Hazzard.The Alpha Epsilon Nu Chapter of Phi ThetaKappa inducted 23 members on March30th. The chapter would like to recognizethese new inductees and welcome themto our honor society. They are: CherayBixler • Bridget Busby • Aimee Clarke •Kaneesha Crenshaw • Uylessia Foster •Reese Grayson • Lezerrick Harris • LinetteHoppe • Jennifer Howell • Abbie HunterRobert Jackson III • Terren Leftwich • AlidaLilley • Vertis Lucas • Alexia Martin • AmberMcMillan • Chivalric Moore • DeAndriaReed • Sheree Spencer • Kayla Trotter •Michael Orum • Marcus Page Jr. • GiseleZougmore • Ambrosia Walker.Kimberly Madison and Dr. Terry HazzardUPDATES FOR PHI THETA KAPPAThis mission of Phi Theta Kappa is torecognize and encourage the academicachievement of two-year college studentsand to provide opportunities for individualgrowth and development through participationin honors, leadership, service andfellowship programming. To achieve eligibilityfor Phi Theta Kappa, a student mustcomplete at least 12 hours of associate’sdegree course work and earn a cumulativegrade point average (GPA) of 3.25 orhigher. The student must maintain high academicstanding of a 3.0 cumulative GPA,throughout the remaining of enrollment.For more information, please visit our websiteat www.ptkbscc.wordpress.com.4

College-wide Geton BoardMrs. Yvonne Foster and other counselorsand dedicated members of the BishopState family hosted the first college-wide“Get On Board” at Baker-Gaines CentralCampus on October 7. Student clubsand organizations were present, andgood food and music were enjoyed byeveryone.BLOOD DRIVEThe annual blood drive was heldOctober 11 on Main Campus. We continueto encourage the Bishop State familyto help save lives by giving blood. Twenty-threepints of blood were collected byLifeSouth Community Blood Center thisyear. With LifeSouth, the blood collectedin the community stays in the community!STATEWIDE HIV/STDPROJECTBishop State Community College joinedforces with the Mobile County Health Departmentin the fight against HIV/STDs.Bishop State is among several collegesthroughout the state participating in astudy that is dedicated to significantly decreaseor completely diminish the numberof reported cases.Eighty-five students were tested on theMain Campus, 17 students on the Baker-GainesCentral Campus, 47 on theCarver Campus and 53 on the SouthwestCampus, reaching our goal of testingmore than 200 students during the 2010-2011 Academic Year.Kendra Cage, Derricka Smith, and Kinisha Lott (l-R)The week of February 20 – 24 was Homecoming. From Gospelfest, Green and Gold Day,the Fashion Show, Homecoming Election, College Transfer Day, Talent Show, Black HistoryObservance to the Annual Smack Down, Block Party, and Pep Rally, the college wason an exciting roll. The culmination of all these activities included Homecoming gamesbetween Bishop State and Enterprise-Ozark Community College. The half-time of themen’s game featured the announcement and presentation of the Homecoming Court.They were: Miss Varsity, Lynda Klyce • 2nd Attendant, Kendra Cage • 1st Attendant,Kinisha Lott, and Miss Homecoming 2011, Derricka Smith.Keep your ears open as we will soon announce the date of the Mr. and Miss Bishop StateCommunity College Pageant.PRESIDENT’SOUTSTANDINGSTUDENT AWARDEffective Spring Semester 2011, the JamesBrowning Allen Outstanding Student Award,formerly named after the late Senator JamesB. Allen, was changed to The President’sOutstanding Student Award. This award ispresented annually to the member of thegraduating class who meets the criteria of awell-rounded college student, as determinedby the selection committee.The award recipient from the 2011 graduatingclass was Crystal Gable. Miss Gablecompleted her studies in Civil EngineeringTechnology at the Southwest Campus. Shecurrently works as Civil Structural Designerat Hargrove Engineers and Constructors.5 visit us at www.bishopstate.edu

OPEN HOUSEOpen House, held July 12, was a majorrecruitment activity. The counseling staffin the Division of Student DevelopmentServices scheduled media announcementsand mailed invitations to residentsthroughout the city, inviting them to sharein the Bishop State experience. Also,participants were able to learn about programand course offerings, financial aidand much more. With the help of our facultyand staff, this activity was an overwhelmingsuccess.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONABOUT STUDENT DEVELOPMENTSERVICES CONTACT• Main Campus •Dr. Victoria Perry – 251.405.7088Mr. Maynard V. Odom – 251.405.7065Mrs. Tracey Abbott – 251.405.7175• Carver Campus •Dr. Anthony Carter – 251.662.5394• Baker-Gaines Central Campus •Mrs. Yvonne Foster – 251.405.4429• Southwest Campus •Mrs. Carol Thompson – 251.665.4087One of the major highlights of college life eventsis the presentation of the Bishop State Jazzettes.This group performs during basketball season,new student orientation, and other events.Tryouts were held April 1 to find the 16 young ladies who will be representing the Wildcatson the newly selected team. They are: Mikita Davis, Captain; Tiffany Boykin, DanielleBrown, Seadeas Crum, Charlise Dixon, Cherise Foreman, Sade Hill, Cedrice Hockaday,Chelsea Holcombe, Jerrica Hunt, Maryum Jackson, Paige Melton, Vesta Moffatt, CrystalSmith, Derricka Smith, Jemarria Smith. The team is under the direction of Ms. HettieSmith. Interested students should contact Ms. Smith at 405-7087 for more information.STUDENT GOVERNMENTASSOCIATION ACTIVITIESSGA activities at Bishop State are the hub of campus life. Soon it will be time for highschool graduating seniors to attend college for the first time. In addition to being excited,a first day in college can cause butterflies in one’s stomach. Students will be leavingfamiliar surroundings of high school and embarking on a new journey with new teachers,new classrooms and new faces. To help overcome these fears, we encourage you to getinvolved in campus life.Getting involved in student activities on campus will also give you the opportunity to meetnew people. Being part of a student group will give you something for you to look forwardto outside of class, work and homework, while helping you expand yourleadership potential.The Student Government Association (SGA) is a great way for you to become involved.Our SGA is a diverse and committed group of students elected to be the voice of thestudent body, with the purpose of enriching students’ social lives and broadening culturaland on-campus community experiences. SGA promotes student involvement and seeksto improve the general student welfare. SGA elections are held twice a year and are opento both freshman and sophomores who meet requirements.SGA is always looking for enthusiastic students with new ideas. Being a member of SGAlooks great on your resume and gives you the opportunity to work with a great team ofpeople. If you are interested in running for office or just have questions, you can contactTracy Abbot, SGA Advisor, at 251-405-7175 or stop by the Office of the Dean of Students.We encourage you to take advantage of all the ways to get involved in student lifeand make your experience here at Bishop State fun and exciting.6

BOOKSTORE updateHave you visited our remodeled MainCampus store, or have you seen the newCentral Campus location? Not only canwe get any books you need FAST, butwe are your snack and school spirit headquarters!Forgot your breakfast? Need apick me up? Come to the bookstore – oursnacks are as low as 3 / $1.00! Gettingready for the big game? Come to thebookstore. Show your school spirit withour new line of hats, sweats, tee’s, polosand flip-flops. The bookstore has morethan just text books and supplies. Whenyou need it, the bookstore has it!Need some CASH to fund your summerFUN? Consider book buy back. We paytop dollar for well cared for books.In an effort to save you even more money,we have started RENTING TEXTBOOKS. Text book rental is a new wayto keep even more money in your pocket.Renting a text book cost about half theprice of a new text book. Visit Rent-a-Text.com to set up your rental accountand start saving money today.If there is something you would like to bemade available in the bookstore, contactthe bookstore manager, Daphne Ellenburg,at 251.405.7036. She will be happyto assist you by ordering additionalitems needed.Rally on Wildcats! Don’t forget to dropby and visit the smiling faces at the newBishop State Bookstores.The Wildcat Ambassadors had an active year. This group of student leaders was taughtby Miss Andrea Yohn, a Ph.D. intern at the University of South Alabama. Together theylearned a number of leadership strategies to boost their confidence and to complimenttheir leadership styles. This group of students is instrumental in recruitment activities, inaddition to other campus-related events.GREEN-KNIGHT TECHNICALAWARD OF EXCELLENCEEach year during the graduation exercise, The Green-Knight Technical Award of Excellence is presented toan outstanding student from the technical school of thecollege. This award is named after Mr. Arthur Green,first chief administrator of Carver State Technical College,now the Carver Campus of Bishop State CommunityCollege, and Mr. Clay Knight, the first president ofSouthwest State Technical College, now the SouthwestCampus of Bishop State Community College. The award recipient from the 2011 graduatingclass was Mrs. Crystal Dees. Mrs. Dees completed her studies in Electronics EngineeringTechnology. Congratulations!FINANCIAL AIDUPDATESThe Financial Aid Office at Bishop StateCommunity College is here to provide studentsand their families with friendly andtimely financial aid services. No appointmentsare necessary to meet with financialaid advisors or the Manager of FinancialAid.We are on FACEBOOK, and you can alsosend an e-mail to financialaid@bishop.edufor any inquiries you may have. Feel freeto call financial aid at 405-7015.“ONE-STOP SHOP”COMPLETIONWe have completed our task of implementinga “One-Stop Shop” on Main Campus.Effective Fall Semester 2011, student servicesfunctions, including registration, tookplace in the Oliver H. Delchamps, Jr., StudentLife Conference Complex.Our effort has been to centralize the studentfunctions to our Main Campus for yourconvenience. Thank you for your patienceand cooperation.7

Dr. Terry Hazzard, Dean of Students, receivedthe 2010 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence inEducation.LaKisha J. Odom, daughter of Mr. MaynardOdom and Dr. Roxanne Odom, graduated fromTuskegee University in the Class of 2011. She receiveda Doctorate of Philosophy with concentrationin Integrative Biosciences.Brittany Perry, daughter of Mr. ChristopherPerry and Dr. Victoria Perry, completed herstudies at Auburn University in the Class of 2011. Shereceived a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.Jared Hazzard, son of Dr. and Mrs. TerryHazzard, is Black Belt Recommended with theAmerican Taekwondo Association.Mr. Phillip Urbanek is currently enrolled at theUniversity of Alabama in Business Administration.Jeanette Washington, daughter of LloydWashington, Chief of Campus Police, wasmarried on Saturday, June 11, in Decatur, Alabama.Maurice and Morgan Davis, granddaughtersof Mardina Davis Phalo, were promoted to thefirst and second grade after receiving straight A’s fromSemmes Elementary School.Student Development Services351 North Broad StreetMobile, AL 36603-5898www.bishop.edu