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As most of us begin
to wrap up our summer and prepare for the new academic year
about to begin, the finance department makes the final push
to close out the old fiscal year and complete the independent
audit process. It's at this point that we gain a more
finalized picture of our recently ended fiscal year performance.
I'm pleased to relay that, in a year of soft enrollment and
fiscal belt tightening, we have collectively completed another
successful year with positive net income. Whether through
personal experience or through knowledge of the institutional
saga of the past, we can all recall periods of fiscal stress
when we were unable to provide the discipline and collective
leadership to manage the budget and our fiscal resources wisely
and successfully. Since the year 2000, the College has
successfully managed its' financial resources to optimally
serve its mission and build financial sustainability, both
in 'good times' and times of stress. This is not possible
without a collective vision and commitment by the College
Community as a whole. I encourage you to take
a moment to reflect on your role in helping us to meet this
goal and enjoy the satisfaction that, together, we're achieving
success. Congratulations!
The newest members
of our Admissions team will be arriving shortly and we expect
to be fully staffed by August 6th and eager to work with applicants
and incoming students for Fall 2004.
Terrence Mahin has
already begun as an ADP Admissions Counselor and can be reached
at extension 2107. Terry has valuable prior experience in
alternative education and higher education through his work
at the Shackleton School and Holy Names College. He also brings
a background in community-based human services, having worked
with the homeless and adults re-training for new careers.
Kerstin Alicki will
begin as the new MAP Admissions Counselor on August 6th and
can be reached at extension 2102. Kerstin has been associated
with the College both as a student and instructor, and brings
a solid understanding of our programs and support of our mission.
Tim Robison, director of RDP Admissions,
will be here the first week in August.
Facilities is working diligently to have offices ready for all
the new Admissions folks. The exchange of buildings between
Student Services and Admissions is taking place now and during
the next few weeks, with the end in sight!
We have been busily
remodeling staff and faculty offices for fall semester, and
have a good portion of the work completed in several
buildings. Our team carpenters, Bob Kellerman and Greg
Lazzel, along with Sue Felan, have been doing workmanship
that is highly commendable.
Richard Risk has also been very busy
on physical plant operations. He re-worked the security lighting
for the Alder Building, gutters and downspouts, rewired several
electrical circuits, painted the exterior trim and cleared
a lot of hazardous grounds-keeping concerns. He has
also been busy servicing HVAC equipment in our very first
Preventative Maintenance program for Prescott College.
All heating and air conditioning equipment is being inspected,
cleaned, recalibrated and readied for winter conditions.
The Summit Building has been re-roofed and has had new security
lighting installed. The Sam Hill kitchen has been renovated.
Along with our efforts to improve the appearances of our buildings,
we are addressing office furnishings and have successfully been
acquiring desks, chairs, bookcases and similar items for the
campus. If you have needs for replacements, please contact
Facilities at extension 4302.
By now it probably
goes without saying, but we'll say it anyway - PowerCAMPUS
continues to be a major focus of IRT as we prepare for the
final conversion of the Registrar and Business Offices. We
are planning to go live during the first week of August, and
Peggy has begun working on creating new Crystal Reports that
use the PowerCAMPUS database instead of CAMS (so soon we'll
be rid of CAMS forever!).
Crossroads network
wiring will begin in the next two weeks and we're eager to
begin the next phase after that's completed - setting up the
network and phone system. As part of that project, San Juan
and Sam Hill will be incorporated into our network for both
phones and computers. We are still hoping to be up and running
in all three buildings by late this fall.
Last but not least,
keep your eye on the Prescott College website for exciting
changes in the upcoming month or two. We should have more
details to announce in the next Grapevine.
As is always the
case in the summer, there have been more big changes this
year. First, we'd like to welcome Kristen Densmore to the
Dean's Office. She is the new Assistant to the Dean's Office
and began working on July 19 th. She will be located where
Jamie Bjune's office was and her extension is x2000. Kristen
will be answering the Dean's Office phones and scheduling
appointments for Gret and Lon. Jamie Bjune has changed positions
and is now the RDP Administrative Associate. Her new office
is in the same hallway, but it's where Tricia Goffena used
to be. Jamie will be handling RDP purchase requisitions, check
requests, adjunct paperwork, and other daily budget duties.
Tricia Goffena is now the Associate Director of the RDP and
has moved into the middle office in the Dean's Office hallway.
She will continue to be the course schedule/curriculum goddess,
working closely with Program Coordinators, amongst her many
other jobs. K. L. Cook, the Associate Dean is on sabbatical
this year. Lon Abbott is the 04-05 Interim Associate Dean
and is now in Kenny's old office in the Dean's Office hallway.
His extension is x2201. Confused yet?
The College has
acquired some additional space in the San Juan building where
the equipment warehouse is housed. That additional space is
being renovated by the Facilities Department and will become
Faculty offices and the Service Center.
We would like to
congratulate Martin Ziebell, the Warehouse Assistant, on the
birth of his baby boy, Oliver Storm Miles. He was born on
July 13th and both he and his mother, Melanie Miles, are happy
and healthy.
The Fall Block begins
on August 24th. Please help us welcome both our new students
and our returning students.
Our first day of orientation on July
10th was a great success. Twenty-four new students attended
the orientation at the Tucson Center and the feedback has
been very positive. The Tucson portion of orientation helps
to foster community among the Tucson and Southern Arizona
students and often connects people with similar interests
that may not have normally met in a larger group.
In another effort to build community and spread the word about
Prescott College, local artist Gavin Troy will be hanging his
artwork in the coming week at the Tucson Center for the public
to view.
Prescott
College
Office of Human Resources
220 Grove Ave.
Prescott, AZ 86301
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If you are a supervisor,
you are invited to attend a briefing on the changes in the
Fair Labor Standards Act. This meeting will be held on Tuesday,
August 3 at 9:00 a.m. in the
Ironwood-A Classroom. We
will address changes that will go into effect on August
23 for exempt and non-exempt classifications. Your department
may be affected by the new regulations. Please plan on
attending.
Rusty Summers from
State Fund, our Worker's Compensation insurer, will be at
the College on Wednesday, August 25 doing an ergonomics review.
Please let HR know if you have any concerns about your workstation
so that we can be sure to visit your area.
Our Recruitment/Employment
Guide, a detailed booklet providing guidelines for conducting
a fair and proper search, has just been revised. If you are
planning to hire someone please pick up a copy of this handy
manual today!
Archived issues
of the Grapevine since its' inception may now be found on
the HR website under the heading of "newsletter".
They are accessible to all employees should you ever wish
to view a previous month.
Please join us in
welcoming Ms. Erin Wilborn as our new Administrative Assistant.
Erin's first day was Wednesday, July 14th . When you're around,
please stop by and say hello!
Eric Triplett is doing an awesome job
as Financial Aid Counselor and will assume servicing of the
RDP student population. Alex Muro has done an excellent job
as our Administrative Assistant, and will now assume full
duties as the ADP Financial Aid Counselor. Heather Lester
will serve the MAP students.
When working with students, please transfer them to our front
desk for general financial aid assistance. Erin will be
trained to handle many situations and details, but will refer
students with unusual & more difficult situations to the
appropriate staff member.
We are busy working
on the advertising for the Student Handbook and preparing
for new student orientation.
We are excited to
announce that we are now in our new building. Don LaPorte
and his dedicated staff have spoiled us with an office to
be proud of. Thank you to all of the Facilities Crew!
Please stop by and visit.
We have some good
and bad news to report. Unfortunately, Diane Frank's replacement,
Lynna Johnson, did not pan out. The good news however is that
Gail Mello, a successful runner-up finalist will begin training
with Diane on August 16. Gail brings with her a wide range
of experiences in payroll, a strong interest in grants administration,
and is interested in attending the College to further her
education in Accounting. Our own payroll Goddess has graciously
extended her final day to late August or early September.
We're happy to welcome
Ann Haver-Allen as the newest member of our Public Relations/Development
team. Ann joins us from the Princeton University School
of Engineering, and is going to be dy-no-miiite in her new
position serving as Director of PR and Marketing!
We're looking forward to the arrival
of our new Director of Development, Ralph Phillips. He will
have begun work on July 30. If you are over our way, please
stop by and welcome Ann and Ralph to our campus!
Rachel Yoder received an Association of Fundraising Professionals
scholarship to attend the AFP Southwestern Regional Conference
July 21-23 in Phoenix. This conference offers educational
workshops, led by veteran fundraisers from across the country, that
cover all facets of fundraising.
July is always a
busy month for the ADP and MAP. ADP faculty and staff were
able to make this past ADP Orientation weekend one to remember
with the support from admissions, financial aid, registrar's
office and the business office. The new students are excellent
and the faculty served them well. The weekend featured Molly Beverly
catering as the Food Services Director and our own Brian Maher
running his first event.
MAP faculty and
staff, as well as admissions, are preparing for perhaps one
of the largest new MAP groups ever. The colloquium schedule
is in the mail as well as on the website. The MAP Orientation
will be held on August 12 and the morning of August 13. The
colloquium is August 13-15, and Craig Childs will be our keynote
speaker.
The Art Therapy
Summer Institute is winding down this summer's session, which
ended July 25. All sessions were full to capacity. Cappi Comba
has done an excellent job in bringing to the Prescott College
community the top professionals in the art therapies.
All
Information Compiled
and
Edited
by Lark Paulson.
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