WNDB talk show April 7, DSC News-Journal Center

Features: DSC president, home improvement experts 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 4, 2016) – The Marc Bernier Show on Thursday, April 7, will air

live from 3 to 6 p.m. at Daytona State College’s News-Journal Center in Daytona Beach. The show features a conversation with DSC President Tom LoBasso, followed by experts discussing house design and projects to improve your home.

The special series of WNDB 93.5FM/1150 AM’s Marc Bernier Show hosted by DSC focuses on community topics of interest, news, wide-ranging guests and call-in time for listeners.

Following President LoBasso in the 3-4 p.m. hour, Bernier will chat with three Daytona State professors on topics related to home building and renovation.

• Professor Bethany Creamer is assistant chair of the School of Building and Architectural
  
  Technology; a licensed interior designer, Aging-in-Place Specialist and advisor for Team Daytona Beach, a partnership between DSC and Embry Riddle to design and build a solar house for the international 2017 Solar Decathlon competition. 
• Professor Anne-Marie Muldowney is a civil structural engineer and specializes in “Sustainable Development” green architecture; she teaches full time for the School of Building and Architectural Technology; she is also an advisor for Team Daytona Beach in the Solar Decathlon competition.
• Instructor Michael Taylor is an expert in home construction – and built his own home from the ground up; he teaches DSC’s new construction certificate in the College of Workforce, Continuing and Adult Education; his 20 years of teaching include shop, woodworking and construction. He has a degree in Vocational Education from Cornell University. 

In addition to news of the day, Bernier will feature home renovation expert Carl Bernier and other professionals in the building and construction industry.

Listeners are welcome to attend or call in. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. to the Elaine & Thurman Gillespy Jr. Theatre at the News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St.

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This week at Daytona State; STEMinar, WISE, baseball and softball, Improv Night and Spring Open House

Anyone interested in exploring a college education, advancing their career or re-tooling for a new job

should check out a Spring Open House at Daytona State College this April. Held at the college's instruction sites, each session features a chance to win a $500 scholarship from the Daytona State Foundation.
Thursday, April 7, 5-7 p.m.
New-Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus

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Teens compete in DSC’s annual Physics Olympics, April 1

From Lazer Zap to a Rube Goldberg machine

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 29, 2016) - Over 200 high school students from Volusia and Flagler counties will gather at Daytona State College on Friday, April 1, to compete in the college’s

annual Physics Olympics. The DSC tradition gives students the opportunity to apply the principles of physics they’ve learned in the classroom in fun and inventive ways.

The teenagers will compete in multiple activities testing their knowledge of physics, engineering and mathematics, including bridge building, egg drop, constructing a coat-hook cannon, directing a laser beam around an obstacle (Lazer Zap), a paper airplane pentathlon and building a Rube Goldberg machine, to name just a few.

“We put on our olympics each year to show kids the fun and excitement of science and to raise awareness of physics,” said DSC professor Dr. Gajendra (G.T.) Tulsian, the event organizer. “The event ranks high among local science teachers, who look forward to bringing their classes. We anticipate a full day of fun and spirited competition.”

Activities will run from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the L. Gale Lemerand Center on DSC’s Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.

With few exceptions, the Physics Olympics at Daytona State has been an annual event for over 20 years, challenging students’ physics knowledge and engineering skills. For more information, visit http://www.drtulsian.com/physicsOlympics.php.

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DSC Phi Theta Kappa chapter again earns prestigious five-star designation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 28, 2016) – For the second straight year, the Mu Rho chapter of

the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society at Daytona State College has been named a Five-Star chapter by the Missouri-based national honor society, founded in 1918 to recognize and encourage scholarship and service among two-year college students.

Earning the five-star designation is the most exclusive status a chapter can achieve.

“This is fantastic news for our college and our students,” said DSC President Tom LoBasso. “Earning the prestigious five-star designation two years in a row reflects on the character and quality of our PTK students, as well as their individual commitment to excellence, leadership and service. It also acknowledges the efforts of our faculty and club advisors who dedicate themselves to fostering academic excellence and integrity in our students inside and outside the classroom.”

The five-star designation recognizes PTK chapters for student engagement, both on campus and in the community. As part of its five-star efforts this year, Mu Rho hosted bowling and movie nights benefitting the Conklin Center for the Blind, participated in fundraisers for the American Heart Association and Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and helped sponsor blood drives on campus. The chapter also packaged 10,000 meals as part of the national Stop Hunger Now initiative, and launched an academic research project called Honors in Action focusing on frontiers in astrobiology.

Chapter advisor Steven Pruitt said the Mu Rho chapter is always seeking new members. To be eligible for PTK membership, DSC students must have at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and must have completed 12 semester hours. Members are eligible for over $87 million in scholarship opportunities from the national PTK organization, as well as from partnering four-year colleges, universities and foundations.

This year’s Mu Rho chapter officers are Jacob Swaggerty, president; Danjha Leon, vice president; Kelcie Knapp, vice president of membership;  Adedoyin Adepegba, secretary; Christopher Gow, treasurer; Ryan Kirby, parliamentarian; and Dave Masaitis, vice president of communication.

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This week at Daytona State; STEMinar, Women's History Month Luncheon, WISE, baseball and softball, and Multicultural Show

Daytona State College's Center for Women and Men Advisory Board will celebrate the work and

achievements of women and their families during their annual luncheon recognizing National Women's History Month - Tuesday, March 29. Our honoree is Judge Judith Davidson who is currently the community service chair in her service organization, sits on the board of a non-profit organization that helps women recover from drug and alcohol addiction, and mentors underprivileged students.

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Come explore DSC during open house events this April

Future students can enter a $500 scholarship drawing 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 24, 2016) - Anyone interested in exploring a college education, advancing their career or re-tooling for a new job should check out a Spring Open House at Daytona

State College this April. Held at the college’s instruction sites, each session features a chance to win a $500 scholarship from the Daytona State Foundation.

Visitors can speak with college representatives about a full range of DSC programs including dual enrollment for high schoolers, associate of arts, associate of science, Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and certificate programs. Financial Aid experts will also be on hand.

The Daytona State spring open houses will be held as follows:

•        Thursday, April 7, 5-7 p.m.
New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus
Academic Hall, Rm. 109
940 10th Street, New Smyrna Beach

•        Tuesday, April 12, 5-7 p.m.
Deltona Campus
Fathi Hall
2351 Providence Blvd., Deltona

•        Thursday, April 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
DSC’s News-Journal Center (NJC)
221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach

FREE Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m.

•        Tuesday, April 19, 5-7 p.m.
Daytona Beach Campus
Hosseini Center
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach

•        Thursday, April 21, 5-7 p.m.
DeLand Campus
Bert Fish Hall
1155 County Rd. 4139, DeLand
           
•        Tuesday, April 26, 5-7 p.m.
Flagler/Palm Coast Campus
Academic Hall (Bldg. 2), Rm. 106
3000 Palm Coast Parkway S.E., Palm Coast

•       Wednesday, April 27, 5-7 p.m.
Advanced Technology College (ATC)
1770 Technology Blvd., Daytona Beach

Refreshments will be provided and each Open House offers new applicants a chance to win a $500 Daytona State scholarship presented by the Daytona State College Foundation (two scholarship drawings per Open House, drawings will be at 5:45 p.m. and entrants must be present to win except for ATC and NJC events).

For more information, call (386) 506-4471 or email Admissions@DaytonaState.edu.

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Daytona State College to honor students, employees, alumni at awards convocation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 23, 2016) – Daytona State College will honor nearly 200 students along with four employees, an accomplished graduate and a young alumnus during its annual

outstanding student awards convocation on Wednesday, April 13, in the L. Gale Lemerand Center (Bldg. 310) on the Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. The awards convocation is the preceding event to the college’s 56th commencement exercises on Monday, May 16, at the Ocean Center.

All classes at the Daytona Beach Campus will be dismissed from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. for the event. Classes at other campus locations will be dismissed from 1 until 3:45 p.m. to allow for travel time to attend the convocation.

Students will be recognized for their academic, community service and athletic achievements, including this year’s inductees into the Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges and Daytona State’s own Hall of Fame – the highest honor faculty can bestow upon a student.

In addition, four employees will be recognized for outstanding service to the college, including a faculty member selected to receive the college’s prestigious Presidential Teaching Excellence Award. Presentations also include an Alumni of the Year award and a Young Alumni Excellence award.

Also to be announced, the Margaret Crumley Award for Distinguished Achievement in Science will go to an outstanding alumnus who earned an associate degree from the College of Science at Daytona State. Mrs. Crumley, who passed away last year, established this award 15 years ago to honor her son, John, and husband, Thomas. The annual award recipient is selected by a committee of faculty from DSC’s College of Science.

The Daytona State Concert Band, conducted by Dustin Burgess, will perform for the processional and the recessional.

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DSC multicultural event showcases language skills, March 31

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 9, 2016) – Students enrolled in Daytona State College’s School of World Languages and Speech will showcase their skills in American Sign Language, French, German, Italian and Spanish during the sixth Annual Multicultural Show on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. 

“Students will sing, dance, recite poetry, perform in skits and play various instruments,” said Senior Professor Suzanne Stewart. “It’s a chance for students to put their language skills into practice, as well as showcase their talents.”

This year’s performance includes students who are learning English as a second language. ESOL classes at Daytona State teach beginning to advanced English language skills, helping students to learn or improve English, develop the skills needed to find a job or get a promotion, or prepare for college-level academic courses at Daytona State.

The show will be performed in the Davidson Theater at DSC’s News-Journal Center located at 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach. Light refreshments will be served following the 90-minute show.

The performance is free and open to the public. 

For more information, call Stewart, (386) 506-3540.

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SBDC at Daytona State seeks new director

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 2, 2016) - The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Daytona State College invites qualified business leaders to apply for its lead role, as DSC bids farewell to Director Ned Harper, who has led the center for 10 years. Harper is retiring to start

his eighth business, Hemingway Sailaway, a sailing charter company.

“We look forward to finding the right person with strong business experience and connections to local industry leaders and resource providers in Volusia County,” said Van Canada, manager of the SBDC at DSC.

Over the past 10 years, the center at DSC has progressed from one employee providing business consulting and training with a budget under $100,000 to a staff of six specializing in marketing, operations, strategic planning, research, finance and advanced certification in all key business practices.

“In the next few weeks we plan on recruiting a seasoned business leader with proven ability to navigate the Volusia business ecosystem,” said Dr. Mary Bruno, DSC associate vice president of workforce, continuing and adult education. “He or she will take our center at Daytona State to an advanced level of expertise, allowing us to assist more local companies to go from good to great.”

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Daytona State College Foundation and Kiwanis Club team up for charity golf tournament

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 3, 2016) - The Sugar Mill Golf and Country Club in New Smyrna Beach will be the setting for the 41st annual Score One For Kids golf tournament on Friday, April 22,

benefitting scholarship programs at Daytona State College and supporting community activities of the Kiwanis Club of Daytona Beach. The shotgun start begins at 8:30 a.m.

Participants will receive a continental breakfast, green fees, golf cart, range balls and refreshments. Stonewood Grill & Tavern in Port Orange also will host wine and appetizer stations, and Sunsetter’s will provide specialty drinks on the course. Lunch will be catered by the Sugar Mill Country Club.

Businesses or individuals also can support the fundraiser through sponsorships and donations, and door prizes are welcome.

In addition to generating scholarship funds for the Daytona State College Foundation, the golf tourney proceeds stay in the Daytona Beach area and help fund various education-related programs for underprivileged children from kindergarten through high school.

Foursomes and corporate sponsors can register online by clicking on the events tab at www.DaytonaState.edu/foundation or by visiting www.daytonabeachkiwanis.org.

Sugar Mill Golf and Country Club is located at 100 Clubhouse Circle in New Smyrna Beach.

For more information call or email John Koberg at (386) 258-5632, mfswear@gmail.com, or the DSC Foundation’s Suzette Cameron at (386) 506-4506, Suzette.Cameron@DaytonaState.edu.

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DSC’s Lemerand Speaker Series to feature alum Shark Tank entrepreneur, scholarships

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 1, 2016) - Chris Gilpin, a 2002 Daytona State College graduate who turned a $1 winning lottery ticket into a thriving tech startup, will be the featured speaker on Tuesday, April 12, during the L. Gale Lemerand Entrepreneurial Speaker Series hosted by the Small Business Development Center at Daytona State College.

The free public event, which also features scholarships awarded to four promising students, kicks off at 9:30 a.m. in the Mori Hosseini Center on the college’s Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. (Scholarship applications due March 31.)

Gilpin’s company, Signal Vault, produces a card-like device that fits in a wallet and is designed to block hackers from remotely scanning the electronic chips in today’s credit cards. Known as RFID credit cards, they offer more security than older credit cards, but they can be scanned remotely by so-called crowd hackers using the right equipment, even if the card is in a wallet.

Gilpin, 34, of DeBary launched his company in 2013 after winning $8,000 on a $1 Florida Lottery ticket. Last September, he secured an investment through ABC’s Shark Tank series. His device has appeared on the QVC Network and he has sold more than 350,000 units worldwide.

He earned his Associate of Arts degree from Daytona State in 2002, then transferred to the University of Central Florida, where he majored in business.

In addition to Gilpin’s talk, four promising students will be awarded $1,000 L. Gale Lemerand Entrepreneurial Speaker Series Scholarships during the event. Awards will go to a student in a Volusia or Flagler County high school who plans to attend DSC, two DSC college-credit students and a DSC Adult Education student.

Students must submit their scholarship applications on the DSC website by 5 p.m. on March 31. Scholarship recipients will be selected based on a demonstrated financial need, academic performance and an interest in entrepreneurship. L. Gale Lemerand will announce the awards during the April 12 Entrepreneurial Speaker Series event.

Mr. Lemerand is one of the nation’s leading entrepreneurs and philanthropists. Through an endowment, DSC’s Center for Entrepreneurship that bears his name has become a valuable resource available for Daytona State students seeking degrees in business and management, as well as for anyone who wants to learn what it takes to start a business from the ground up.

For additional information about the event or the L. Gale Lemerand Entrepreneurial Speaker Series, call (386) 506-4723 or email SBDC@DaytonaState.edu.

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DSC to offer Advanced Technical Certificate in Project Management

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 29, 2016) - Beginning fall semester, Daytona State College will offer a new Advanced Technical Certificate in Project Management, a credential that is highly prized

by employers seeking skilled managers in a wide range of industries.

The 25-credit-hour program can be taken as part of Daytona State’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management (BAS) degree or as a stand-alone certificate for anyone who has already earned a two-year associate degree.

“This is a highly sought-after credential,” said Daytona State President Tom LoBasso, who noted that an advisory committee of area business leaders working with the college’s School of Management has affirmed that employees with project management skills are in high demand locally. “The creation of this advanced technical certificate program is a direct result of Daytona State working with our local business partners to help our area economy grow and diversify.”

The program consists of two existing courses offered within the BAS degree program, plus six new program-specific courses that cover such topics as scheduling and logistics, quality management, business process analysis, project risk management and more. Students can sit for eight different industry certifications as they move through the certificate program. Financial aid is available.

Project managers generally plan, coordinate, implement and finalize complex projects according to specific standards, deadlines and budgets. They may be responsible for launching new products, managing construction projects or manufacturing processes, implementing new technical systems or standardizing procedures to ensure quality control throughout a product lifecycle.

The average salary range for experienced project managers in the Orlando Metro area is $100,246 to $153,479, based on the published Robert Half’s Technology Salary Guide.

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This week at Daytona State; Job Fair, softball and baseball, Smokey Joe's Café at the News-Journal Center

A musical revue featuring 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, Smokey Joe's Café: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, takes to the stage in the Gillespy Theater in Daytona State College's News-Journal Center, March 4-5, at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is free to Daytona State and Volusia and Flagler county students; all others are $8 per person or $15 for two.

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Daytona State OTA students to help mature drivers find ‘perfect fit’

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2016) – Students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Daytona State College will put their training into practice by participating in the March 23 CarFit®  event – a unique program that offers older adults the opportunity to check how their personal cars “fit” them.

Created in 2005 by the American Society on Aging and developed in collaboration with AAA (American Automobile Association), AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association, the CarFit® check takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and is designed to help older drivers find out how well they currently fit their personal vehicle. The program identifies actions drivers can take to improve their fit, and to promote conversations about driver safety and community mobility.

WHAT: CarFit®
WHEN: Wednesday, March 23, from 8.30 to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Florida Lutheran Retirement Center-Good Samaritan Society, 450 N. McDonald Ave., DeLand FL 32724

"Students will lead older drivers through a 12-point checklist with their vehicle,” said OTA Academic Clinical Coordinator Shirish Lala. “It’s a great opportunity for our students to work in the community, and each assessment concludes with recommendations for car adjustments and adaptations that could make the individual’s cars “fit” better or enhance their safety.”

According to the CarFit® website – www.car-fit.org – older drivers are often the safest drivers in that they are more likely to wear their seatbelts and less likely to speed or drink and drive. However, older drivers are more likely to be killed or seriously injured when a crash occurs due to the greater fragility of their aging bodies. Driver safety programs improve adult driver safety by addressing cognitive abilities and skills; however, older drivers can also improve their safety by ensuring their cars are properly adjusted for them. A proper fit in one's car can greatly increase not only the driver's safety but also the safety of others.

To register for the March 23 CarFit® event visit www.car-fit.org/carfit/ViewEvent/5139/ or for additional information, call (386) 506-3850.

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This week at Daytona State; WW2 panel discussion, Smokey Joe's Café at the News-Journal Center

A musical revue featuring 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, Smokey Joe's Café: The Songs of

Leiber and Stoller, takes to the stage in the Gillespy Theater in Daytona State College's News-Journal Center, Feb. 26-27 and March 4-5, at 7:30 p.m., and for a matinee performance, Feb. 28 at 2:30 p.m.

Admission is free to Daytona State and Volusia and Flagler county students; all others are $8 per person or $15 for two.

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Inaugural Falcon Con - gaming and anime convention - Feb. 20 & 21, 12-8 p.m.

Hosted by the Daytona State College Tabletop Gaming Club, this event features tournament game demos with popular games such as Magic The Gathering, Munchkin, DC Superheroes, Deck Building Game, Marvel Legendary Deck Building Game, Warhammer 20k, Jenga, Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder. In addition, tables for open gaming for other classic boardgames will be available for games such as Risk, Monopoly, Sorry, etc. 

This week at Daytona State; STEM lecture, WISE, The Millennial Show, Falcon Con, Falcon Athletic home games

It will be all fun and games at Daytona State College's News-Journal Center, Feb. 20-21, when the college's Tabletop Gaming Club hosts Falcon Con, its first-ever gaming, anime and role-playing convention.

Public of all ages invited to join the games

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DSC spring arts season amps up with musical revue

Smokey Joe's Café: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2016) – A musical revue featuring 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, Smokey Joe's Café: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, takes to the stage in the Gillespy Theater in Daytona State College's News-Journal Center, Feb. 26-27 and March 4-5, at 7:30 p.m., and for a matinee performance, Feb. 28 at 2:30 p.m.

Daytona State's Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art production celebrates the golden age of rock n' roll, boasting the longest running musical revue in Broadway history. With some of the biggest hits from the 1950s and '60s, including Fools Fall in Love, Poison Ivy, On Broadway, Yakety Yak, I'm a Woman, Stand by Me and Love Potion #9, this electrifying music lit up Manhattan's Great White Way for five years.

Admission is free to Daytona State and Volusia and Flagler county students; all others are $8 per person or $15 for two; online ticketing is available atDaytonaState.edu/TheArts or in person at the News-Journal Center Box Office, 221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach. Box Office Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Group rates are available when purchasing 10 or more tickets. For additional information, contact the Box Office, (386) 226-1927 orBoxOffice@DaytonaState.edu.

The performing arts programs at Daytona State prepare students for futures in music, drama and dance, while also providing entertainment opportunities for the community through a variety of events produced each semester. Proceeds from tickets are used to support the Performing Arts Scholarship program at Daytona State. 

For additional information visit DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.

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Students launch Millennial Show on WDSC TV-15

Television Studio Production class produces live 30-minute show

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2016) – Students in Daytona State College’s Television Studio Production course have developed a live interactive program featuring local millennials passionately

pursuing their aspirations and showcasing their talents.

The first show in the series airs on WDSC TV-15, Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m., repeating Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. The series continues weekly on Thursday nights throughout the semester.

“The concept is to feature millennials who have achieved success in some way,” explains Associate Professor Anita Bevins. In addition to appearing on a show, live, each guest will be highlighted in segments throughout the production, practicing their craft, business and talent.

The topic for the inaugural show is The Spoken Word, featuring guests Alethia Dupree, Allen Minor and Shayna “Simba” Castano.

• Dupree is a member of the 2016 Mainstreet Art & Culture Slam of DeLand; one of only four certified slams in Florida, and less than 100 worldwide, which will represent the region in national and international events.
• Minor is a novelist, an Army veteran, a competition-winning spoken-word poet and member of the performance poetry group called The Combat Hippies. He has just published a book, The Borderline Between Life and Poetry: A Complete Book of Poetry. 
• Castano, also known as Simba, lives in Orlando. She is a young spoken-word artist who works with the homeless teaching them how to write poetry. 

Eight students in their third semester are producing the live show, taking responsibility for securing talent and staffing key positions on the production crew. Five students in the first-semester class will run cameras and assist in other duties.

The Television Studio Production program is a college-credit certificate featuring hands-on TV production. Students learn video production skills in the college’s public television station, WDSC TV-15, during a succession of three courses. Each of these courses includes a lab component, bringing the college credit hours to four for each course. The certificate courses also satisfy 12 of the 18-hour occupational/technical track required for DSC’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management program. Students pursing an associate of arts degree also can earn this certificate and fulfill 12 credit hours of general education elective credits.

Viewers can tune-in to WDSC TV-15 via: digital TV sets and antennas - 15-1WDSC HD; Bright House Digital - 15WDSC and 1050WDSC HD; Dish Network and Direct TV - 15WDSC; Comcast - 439WDSC HD; and U-verse - 15WDSC.

A public station, WDSC TV-15 strives to be the community’s source for extraordinary programming. Anyone who would like to support WDSC can donate to help keep favorites on the air. Call 1.800.638.9238 or visit DaytonaState.edu/WDSC to donate.

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Free SAT math prep at Daytona State for area students

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2016) – For Volusia and Flagler county school students preparing

to sit for the SAT exam, Daytona State College’s Mathematics Department has scheduled six free math-prep sessions to help students feel more confident taking the test. The SAT is a globally recognized college admission test accepted by four-year colleges and universities in the U.S.

The free SAT math-prep classes will be held on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m., March 26 through April 30, on the Daytona Beach Campus, room 209, McKinnon Hall (building 600), 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. Registration is recommended, as the class is expected to fill up.

During each class, led by DSC mathematics faculty members, the students will receive a packet of problems pertaining to a specific topic. The students will work on the problems, which instructors will review and discuss, as well as answer questions.

In addition, each session will feature a drawing for a TI Graphing Calculator, free to a lucky student.

Class dates, topics and instructors are:

March 26 – Arithmetic (Gabi Booth)
April 2 – Algebra (Linda Waymire)
April 9 – Geometry (Dr. Jay Stryker)
April 16 – Statistics (Brianna Kurtz)
April 23 – Word Problems (Dr. Rodney Taylor)
April 30 – Practice Test (Robert Dwarika)

For questions, contact Prof. Erika Blanken, (386) 506-3919 or Erika.Blanken@DaytonaState.edu.

MORE: Daytona State’s Mathematics Department has excelled across the state college system for its math programs and student success. This year, faculty members voluntarily completed a free elementary algebra textbook, saving students upwards of $100 in book costs. The textbook is available to print on-demand or to use online.

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This week at Daytona State; STEM lecture, WISE, Faculty Art Show, The Millennial Show, Falcon Athletic home games

Making its debut on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m, The Millennial Show, is a live interactive

program featuring local millennials passionately pursuing their aspirations and showcasing their talents.

Find out what's happening this week at DSC... 

Local author to present tips on writing, publishing - and roping

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2016) - Local author, publisher, humorist and rope artist William A. Cummins will spin tall tales and offer tips on writing and how to publish one’s work during an

appearance at Daytona State College on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

Cummins will appear with his spinning rope and pepper his presentation, “We Never Told You This,” with a good amount of Will Rogers-influenced humor beginning at 11 a.m. in the Landing on the Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.

The event is free and open to the public, while his presentation specifically targets DSC writing and literature students.

A former engineer, Cummins launched his Port Orange-based CAI Publishing company after he retired. He is an award-winning author of four books, including The Forgotten, which features foxhole stories by Korean War veterans, a highly acclaimed marriage handbook, Life is Sexually Transmitted, and King and the Cowboy, which chronicles his early life as a singing cowboy and trick roper.

In recent years, he has returned to his roots as a performing cowboy, traveling the country to share tales of his experiences and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

For more information, contact Dr. Lynn Hawkins, (386) 506-3905.

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Show Your Falcon Pride; support women's and men's home games

Falcons Baseball was scheduled to play their Feb. 3, 3 p.m., home game at the Jackie Robinson Ballpark; this has been relocated to the DSC Baseball Facility off Willis Avenue.

Previously advertised for a 4 p.m. tip-off, the Falcons Basketball go head-to-head against T.A.A.G. at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3 in the Lemerand Center. Watch the game in person or via the live stream.

#GoFalcons, #DSCAthletics

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Daytona State’s “mini-mester” makes for accelerated program completion

2nd chance at spring classes – Get there faster!
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2016) - Daytona State College's seven-week mid-semester courses

are designed for students who want to earn their degrees as quickly as possible, as well as for any who want a second chance at  getting spring classes under their belts.

These courses are the same full-credit courses offered during the college's traditional 15-week semesters, only they're condensed into seven weeks. The next "mini-mester" starts March 21, with a number of online options. Online is a huge success at DSC – Daytona State boasts four-years running among the Top 10 Best Online Bachelor's Programs in the nation, and in 2015 and 2016 the college also ranked in the Top 10 for Best Online Bachelor's for Veterans in the country.

Many seven-week courses apply to the general education core that satisfy the requirements of the associate of arts degree, including:

• State and Local Government –- an introduction to the principles and institutions of state and local government with emphasis on Florida. Explores the structures and functions of state governments, including federal-state and state-local relations.
• World Geography - a study of the Earth in spatial terms, place names of major countries and world regions, maps, globes and physical-human phenomena of environments and places.
• General Psychology – a scientific study of human behavior in relation to our development, motivation, emotion, perception learning and thinking.  
• Managing Your Success - designed to assist students in becoming engaged learners while transitioning to Daytona State College. Emphasis is on orienting students to college resources, academic expectations and career planning, time/money management, technology, student services/organizations and academic integrity. 
• Mathematics I (Pre-Algebra) - a review of the basic arithmetic operations of whole numbers, mixed numbers, fractions, decimals and percents, ratio and proportion, basic operations of real numbers, simplifying algebra expressions and solving basic linear equations.
• Human Biology - an introduction to scientific inquiry in relationship to the human body, its systems and basic functions with emphasis on homeostasis mechanisms. Not intended for science majors.
• Music Appreciation -  designed to establish a broad understanding of Western and Non-western musical styles. An emphasis will be placed upon critical listening skills, the recognition of fundamental musical elements and the roles of music in society from ancient to modern times. 

Daytona State AA students have a special path to transfer upon graduation to the University of Central Florida through the nationally recognized DirectConnect to UCF program. Through DirectConnect, DSC and UCF guide students from their freshman year at DSC through senior year at UCF to ensure success.

Students pursuing certificate and/or business programs can also take advantage of some expedited courses, such as:

• Advertising - an in-depth review of advertising, including consumer behavior, relationship marketing, advertising planning, media selection, public relations and integrating marketing communications.
• Excel for the Office – this course provides the opportunity for the student to learn the fundamentals of a spreadsheet application and to gain an in-depth understanding of a spreadsheet program that allows the student to organize data, complete calculations, make decisions, graph data and develop professional looking spreadsheets.

The college's Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management is specifically designed for individuals with busy lifestyles wanting to take their career to the next level; mid-semester courses include:

• Selected Topics in Management - current topics, issues, and trends pertinent to supervisors and managers are discussed. Topical selections rotate each term; view course search information for details on topics offered each term. 
• Leadership Challenges and Supervision - discussion and application of leadership theories include skill formation to develop leadership abilities, emphasizing team-building skills to enhance leadership effectiveness. Students learn the importance of visioning in their organizations.

The college's Bachelor of Science in Education is design to prepare students to design, develop and implement effective classroom management techniques and instructional strategies; mid-semester courses include:

• Introduction to the Teaching Profession - introduces pre-service teachers to the education profession. Pre-service teachers will understand the historical, sociological and philosophical foundations of the profession as well as the challenges educators face in the 21st century. This course requires 15 hours of field experience in the public schools. .
• Children's Literature -  presenting new and outstanding titles in literature for elementary children. Topics include authors and illustrators, surveys the genres of children's literature, principles of selection, evaluation, and integration of literature, fiction and nonfiction in a variety of formats to enrich classroom activities and recreational and lifelong reading.

To search for these and other seven-week courses, visit DaytonaState.edu, click on Course Search, select college credit and then subsession Spring B.

For additional information, call (386) 506-3059.

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DSC, Embry-Riddle Partner in U.S. Dept. of Energy's Solar Decathlon 2017

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2016) - A group of Daytona State College and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students is among just 16 collegiate teams worldwide selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's prestigious Solar Decathlon 2017 competition. The contest challenges students to design and build solar-powered houses that are affordable, innovative and highly energy-efficient.

"This is a great opportunity for our students from both schools to showcase their talents and pool the knowledge they've gained in their studies to do well in this competition," said DSC President Dr. Tom LoBasso. "It's a testament to the great things that can happen when our institutions work in partnership to create a collaborative learning experience for students."

"The Solar Decathlon puts students' classroom skills to the test in a real-life project that exemplifies teamwork across the disciplines of science, engineering, green technology and mathematics," said Embry-Riddle Interim President Dr. John R. Watret. "Our partnership with Daytona State College combines our unique strengths and provides our students hands-on experience that will help prepare them to be future leaders in the nation's clean-energy workforce."

The students and faculty advisors who compose Team Daytona Beach, as it has been dubbed, met for the first time last week at DSC’s Advanced Technology College to review preliminary drawings of several house-design options. The floor plans were created by DSC students majoring in architectural and building technology, and interior design, based on collaboration with the Embry-Riddle group of mechanical and civil engineering students.

“Solar Decathlon is among the largest, most complex and most prestigious collegiate competitions in the world,” said Dr. Charles Reinholtz, professor and chair of Embry-Riddle’s Mechanical Engineering Department. “Our selection to participate places us among an elite group of top-ranked universities in the United States and abroad. It also validates the quality and reputation of the partner institutions and the faculty, students and corporate sponsors supporting this effort.”

"We're so excited to work with Embry-Riddle's engineering team in creating this sustainable home," said Bethany Creamer, assistant chair of DSC's School of Building and Architectural Technology. "It's a wonderful opportunity for our students to actually implement what they learn in the classroom."

The preliminary student drawings feature open floor plans with cross ventilation throughout, strategic window placement to draw in natural light and reduce energy consumption, nano-door technology and other features designed for aging in place, sustainability and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Once final renderings are completed, the team will work together on a nearly two-year endeavor to fully design, construct and test the house before shipping and reassembling it at the Solar Decathlon 2017 site, which will be determined sometime before mid-2017.

The teams will be judged on criteria that include architecture, market appeal, engineering, affordability, and energy balance as they gain hands-on experience in clean-energy design.

For the first time since the competition's inception in 2000, Solar Decathlon 2017 teams will be competing for $2 million in prize money to be divided among the top-placed teams.

Learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 at www.solardecathlon.gov.

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Daytona State awarded 5th grant to benefit students of Mexican descent

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2016) – For the fifth straight year, Mexican and Mexican-American students attending Daytona State College can apply to receive help defraying their educational costs, thanks to a partnership between the college and a Mexico-based non-profit group.

Juntos Podemos (Together We Can) was created by five non-profit organizations in the U.S. and Mexico, headed by the Mexican Entrepreneurs Association in the United States (AEM-USA). Among them is Parents Alliance Inc., which last month granted the college $19,000 to continue a program originally administered through the Mexican government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ IME BECAS program.

Since 2011, Daytona State has received more than $80,000 in IME BECAS grant awards, including matching cash and in-kind services. This year’s award also will see a similar match, including in-kind and cash contributions from longtime partner Sister Cities of Volusia County.

“We are pleased that Juntos Podemos has taken the lead in ensuring that this very worthwhile program continues,” said DSC President Thomas LoBasso. “Many students would not be able to fulfill their dreams of a high school diploma, GED or college degree without the economic assistance this grant provides.”

All totaled, about 100 scholarships will be awarded this year, including 80 Adult Education scholarships and 20 college or vocational credit scholarships.

“We are currently accepting applications,” said Daytona State’s English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Coordinator Kathryn Clark. “Students can use the scholarship award for tuition and expenses such as testing fees, educational supplies and textbooks.”

Clark noted that the grant helps students keep their personal commitment to pursue their education. “Some who have taken ESOL are now in GED, and they are moving up and preparing for futures as college students,” she said, adding that many have had to put their educations on hold for years because they lacked economic resources. “Over the years, I’ve seen the dedication and determination these students have to succeed when they are given the opportunity, and it has been an honor to work with them.”

Grants are provided to educational institutions and non-profit social organizations across the U.S. to train Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans interested in continuing their education and jobs skills development. The program’s ultimate goal is to help Mexican communities living abroad to better assimilate into their extended societies by opening doors of economic opportunity through education and workforce training.

Since DSC first began receiving the grant awards in 2011, more than 265 ESOL and GED scholarships, and 42 college scholarships have been given, helping students defray the cost of their studies. Many reside in rural areas on the northwest side of Volusia County, Clark said; although, students from every campus and a variety of programs have received grant benefits.

Last year, 243 students of Mexican origin attended Daytona State, including international students from Mexico and Mexican-American citizens. The vast majority enrolled in the college’s School of Adult Education. All students of Mexican descent are eligible to apply for the IME scholarship.

For information on how to apply for a scholarship, e-mail Clark at Kathryn.Clark@DaytonaState.edu.

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This week at Daytona State; STEM lecture, WISE, Faculty Art Show, SMP reception and Falcon Athletic home games

The DSC Faculty Art Show (Feb. 2-March 18) represents the breadth and scope of the studio art

faculty at Daytona State College. Please join us for this wonderful opportunity to appreciate and celebrate the multifaceted art faculty and their creative endeavors.
DSC's News-Journal Center
North Lobby/ Art Gallery

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DSC spring arts season features musical, art, comedy shows

Smokey Joe’s Café, improv, symphony, jazz, vocals and more

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2016) – The Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art at Daytona State College presents to the community its spring schedule of theater, music and dance performances, many with free admission. Highlights include Smokey Joe’s Café with songs of Leiber and Stoller, symphonic and jazz concerts and faculty art show.
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Daytona State selected to vie for prestigious Aspen Institute recognition

Chosen among top 15% of schools to compete for share of $1M prize

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2016) – Selected from a pool of over 1,000 public two-year colleges, Daytona State College is among 150 of the nation’s top institutions chosen by the Aspen

Institute to compete for the prestigious 2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize money.

The selection by the Washington D.C.-based think tank recognizes the effectiveness of the two-year academic focus that is the heart of Daytona State’s multi-faceted mission. Institutions are measured based on student outcomes in areas that include student learning, certificate and degree completion, employment and earnings, access and success for minority and low-income students, and the institution’s record of job placement for graduates.

The prize, first established in 2011, is awarded every two years and represents the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges.

“This is the first of three rounds that will determine the winning institution,” said DSC President Tom LoBasso. “Nevertheless, it is an honor and very exciting for Daytona State to be recognized among the top colleges in the country. It is a testament to the quality of our faculty and student support staff and their dedication to teaching, learning and student success.”

The 150 institutions announced yesterday as eligible to compete for the 2017 prize were selected from a national pool of over 1,000 public two-year colleges using publicly available data on student outcomes. Up to 10 finalists will be named in fall 2016. The Aspen Institute will then conduct site visits to each of the finalists and collect additional quantitative data, including employment and earnings data from states and transfer data from the National Student Clearinghouse. A jury will select a grand prize winner and finalists with distinction in early 2017. According to the institute’s website at www.aspeninstitute.org, the winning college will receive up to $700,000, while the runners-up will share the remainder of the $1 million.

In total, 14 member institutions of the Florida College System’s 28 colleges are in the running for the prize. It is the second year Daytona State became eligible to compete, having been initially selected to compete in 2011.

The Aspen Prize is financially supported by the Joyce Foundation, the Lumina Foundation for Education, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.  

This is the latest in a flurry of honors Daytona State has received this month. Earlier, U.S. News and World Report for the fourth consecutive year ranked the college in the top 10 among hundreds of colleges and universities offering bachelor degree programs online, coming in at No. 7. And last week, DSC was named a 2016 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, the leader in connecting military and civilian worlds, and publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM JobsSM and Military Spouse. The designation provides service members and their families with data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities.

More information on the Aspen Institute and a full list of the 150 community colleges eligible to apply for the prize are available at www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/college-excellence/overview.

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DSC again earns prestigious Military Friendly School designation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2016) - Daytona State College has again been designated a 2016 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and

civilian worlds, and publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM JobsSM and Military Spouse. Now in its seventh year, the original, premier Military Friendly® Schools designation provides service members and their families with transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities.

Institutions competed for the elite Military Friendly® School title through an evaluation of 10 categories, including military support on campus, graduation and employment outcomes, and military spouse policies.

The Military Friendly® Schools designation is awarded to the top colleges, universities, community colleges and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace military students, and to dedicate resources to ensure their success both in the classroom and after graduation.

More than 1,300 veterans attended Daytona State last year. With a Veterans Center on the Daytona Beach Campus and staff veteran liaisons on the college’s regional campuses, servicemen and women can receive assistance with everything from filing for GI Bill benefits and other student services to receiving referrals for further academic and personal assistance both inside and outside the college.

The college also has adopted a policy to grant credit to students with military training, experience or coursework that is recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE). Depending on the type of prior learning experience, credits can be applied toward a veteran student’s general education requirements or counted as elective credit. The policy was the result of a bill passed by the Florida Legislature outlining the process for all Florida College System institutions to award academic credit to eligible members of the United States Armed Forces.

Daytona State veteran students also enjoy:
•       Priority registration
•       Fee waivers for Purple Heart or other superior combat decoration recipients
•       Veteran-specific new-student orientations
•       In-state tuition, whether or not they are Florida residents
•       Free writing and mathematics tutoring in the Veterans Center
•       Eligibility to join the Falcon Veterans Society student club
•       Yellow Ribbon Book Scholarship (a $100 subsidy) awarded to up to 25 veterans pursuing degrees or certificates

For more information about veterans services provided by Daytona State, call (386) 506-3545 or (386) 506-3065.

Daytona State will be showcased along with other 2016 Military Friendly® Schools in the annual Guide to Military Friendly® Schools, special education issues of G.I. Jobs® and Military Spouse Magazine, and on MilitaryFriendly.com. DSC also just earned a second year in the Top 10 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report.

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First round of soccer tryouts at Daytona State College

www.DaytonaState.edu/soccer

Sports fans will soon see a thrilling addition to Daytona State College Falcons – men’s and women’s soccer teams will take the field in fall 2016.

With its growing popularity in the U.S. and the world, soccer fuels fresh excitement with DSC’s high-performing athletics. Coaches Brittany Jones (women's soccer) and Bart Sasnett (men's soccer) will scout for top players this year; we’ll see them lacing up their cleats for the 2016-17 season.

First round of tryouts were held on the college's Daytona Beach Campus, Jan. 23 and 24.

Daytona State presents WWII veterans panel, Feb. 25

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2016) - Daytona State College will host a rare opportunity to experience World War II history from the perspective of those who served, during a panel discussion

on Thursday, Feb. 25, beginning at 7 p.m. at the college’s News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St. in Daytona Beach.

“An Evening of History with World War II Veterans” will feature surviving members of the armed services, most in their 90s, who will speak about their wartime experience, as well as share their wisdom gained from generations of daily living. The event is free and open to the public.

“Opportunities like this become fleeting with time,” said event organizer Julie Miller, a former Daytona State mathematics professor who last year was named professor emeritus by the college. “This will be a wonderful opportunity for us to honor these veterans and for students and the community to have history taught to them by the people who actually experienced it.”

Daytona State President Tom LoBasso, a retired Army National Guard veteran, will open the event and introduce the veteran panelists, who will be interviewed by DSC professor Dr. Ron Morrison. Retired DSC professor Dr. Ram Nayar will serve as moderator.

The veterans confirmed for the panel are:

• Master Sgt. James Edward Robinson, 96, a 30-year veteran of the Marine Corps who was recommended for the Navy Cross for heroic service in Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands and earned a Silver Star for bravery under fire during the infamous Battle of Peleliu. 
• Army 1st Lt. John Morgan Welch, 96, who served in the 4th Infantry Division during the D-Day assault on Utah Beach. After the war, Welch became the publisher of the DeLand Sun newspaper and was the first chairman of the Daytona Beach Junior College District Board of Trustees in 1957.
• Sgt. Kent D. Miller, 90, who joined the Army at age 18 and served with the 102nd Infantry (Ozark) Division, where he trained as a medic. He later joined the 2nd Armored Division, which played a major role in the liberation of Europe. 
• Sgt. Jennie DeAngelis, 93, was one of 150,000 women who served in the Women’s Army Corps and among only 48 who served in combat during the war.
• Pfc. John Brinkley, 87, is the youngest of the panelists and did not turn 17 until eight months after the war. Brinkley volunteered for the Marine Corps in 1946, but was not shipped overseas and left the Marines in 1947, only to later join the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1955 to serve in the Korean War. Today, he is president of the Veteran’s Museum and Education Center, a non-profit organization that promotes awareness of the service and sacrifice of veterans from World War I to the present. The organization is slated to open a new 1,600-ft. museum of military history this spring on Beach Street in downtown Daytona Beach.

For more information on the event, contact Julie Miller, (386) 451-6068, Julie.Miller.math@gmail.com.

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DSC offers 1-day language conference for educators, Feb. 12

Theme: “Living the Language”

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2016) – Daytona State College’s School of World Languages and Speech will host its fourth annual conference on languages on Friday, Feb. 12, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

on the college’s Daytona Beach Campus.

Designed for educators, the free conference provides professional development opportunities with a focus in world languages.

Featured presentations include: Discovering Panama, Walking the Camino de Santiago, Using the Target Language in the Classroom, Educational Technology (BYOD: Bring Your Own Device) and Linguistic Culture and Mobile Phones in Tanzania.

Registration is free and includes certificates of attendance and/or presentation, refreshments (breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks) and secondary school teachers will receive information needed for Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits.

The conference is sponsored by Daytona State College, Florida Foreign Language Association, Florida American Association of Teachers of French, Florida World Languages in Colleges and Universities, UF Center for African Studies, Cambridge University Press, Vista Higher Learning and Cengage.

To register for the conference, email Raymond.Cornelius@DaytonaState.edu and include Feb. 12, 2016 Registration in the subject line, or call (386) 506-4327. Registration is limited.

Daytona State offers French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, as well as American Sign Language (ASL) classes. For more information about courses, visit DaytonaState.edu.

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DSC student clubs to host first-ever Falcon Con gaming convention

Public of all ages invited to join the games

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2016) – It will be all fun and games at Daytona State College’s News-Journal Center (221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach) in February, when the college’s Tabletop

Gaming Club hosts Falcon Con, its first-ever gaming, anime and role-playing convention.

The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21. It will feature something for game lovers of all ages, including board games like Monopoly, Sorry and chess; card games ranging from traditional favorites to the popular Magic the Gathering; and role-playing games like Pathfinder and Dungeons and Dragons.

“We wanted to put together a mini-gaming convention at our News-Journal Center and invite the community to play,” said DSC Learning Specialist Debra Leonard, who shares advising duties for the club with Brandi Horn, also a learning specialist in the college’s Academic Support Center. “Our goal is to raise awareness about gaming in general and to promote social interaction through these various types of games.”

Board game tournaments and demonstrations by creators of new games will continue throughout the convention. The club has partnered with the Indie Game Alliance, which supports and promotes the creation of tabletop games by nearly 300 independent tabletop developers and publishers.

The event also will feature a video game room hosted by DSC’s Best Kept Secret Gaming Club (a video gaming club that apparently will no longer be a secret post event), as well as anime and other films based on what Horn called “the genre of geekdom.”

The college’s Psychology Club also will host live-action role playing sessions (LARPing, for those in the know) as well as cosplay, a performance art where participants wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent characters from movies, TV series, books, comic books, video games, anime and manga.

For more information, call (386) 785-2224.

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This week at Daytona State; STEMinar, WISE, dance theatre auditions, Falcon Athletic home games

Infusing STEM with exciting examples and enthusiasm, speakers will discuss wide-ranging topics

from black holes to brain-machine connections to space-shuttle Columbia's disaster.

Jan. 25 - The first talk, Engineering Materials to Heal the Body: A Focus on Nerve Tissue - Christine E. Schmidt, chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida

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This week at Daytona State; college closed (1/18), WISE (Hosseini Center), Soccer tryouts

Starting this fall, Daytona State College will add NJCAA Division I varsity soccer programs for both

women and men. The coaches have been hired and they are busy recruiting talented players and committed students. Tryouts are scheduled on the college's Daytona Beach Campus, on the Multipurpose Field:

Women's Soccer
Saturday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
To register, email Brittany.Jones@DaytonaState.edu

Men's Soccer
Sunday, Jan. 24, 1-3 p.m.
To register, email Bart.Sasnett@DaytonaState.edu

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Bernier Show topics: study abroad, in-demand workforce programs, DSC’s STEM Expo

25th Anniversary Show features "Super Volusionairies" panel of 12

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2015) – The Marc Bernier 25th Anniversary Showon Thursday, Jan. 21, will air live from 3 to 6 p.m. at Daytona State College's News-Journal Center in Daytona

Beach. The show features a "Super Volusionairies" panel of 12 in the final hour, preceded by DSC professors discussing the latest in workforce education and training, including a new certificate in construction; study abroad and service learning; and DSC's STEM Expo on Jan. 29 for teens and college students (STEM = science, technology, engineering and math).

The special series of WNDB 93.5FM/1150 AM's Marc Bernier Show hosted by DSC focuses on community topics of interest, news, wide-ranging guests and call-in time for listeners.

In the 3-4 p.m. hour, Bernier will chat with five DSC professors on topics ranging from the hospitality business to studying abroad with Teaching Beyond Borders.

• Professor Vincent Piazza, humanities/history/culture, is a leader in DSC's study abroad in Europe, taking students to Italy and elsewhere; he is a strong advocate for multiculturalism.
  
• Professor Dr. Donald May, in the bachelor's in education program, launched service-learning trips two years ago to Haiti; Nicaragua is this spring for Teaching Without Borders.
  
• Associate Vice President Dr. Mary Bruno, is an expert in workforce programs including the new construction certificate, automotive, machining, welding, cosmetology, barbering, etc. in DSC's College of Workforce, Continuing and Adult Education.
  
• Professor LaKisha Holmes will talk about DSC's programs in STEM and the STEM EXPO for hundreds of high school and college students on Jan. 29; she is in DSC's School of Mathematics and is Principal Investigator for DSC's STEM Community Scholars Program.
   
• Dean Costa Magoulas heads DSC's Mori Hosseini College of Hospitality and Culinary Management and is a food/hospitality expert for numerous media outlets.

In addition to news of the day, Bernier will feature a "Super Volusionairies" panel of 12 to weigh in on hot topics of the day in the 5-6 hour.

All are welcome to attend or call in. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. to the Elaine & Thurman Gillespy, Jr. Theatre at the News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St.

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