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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Friday, January 29, 2016
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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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
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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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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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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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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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:
For more information on the event, contact Julie Miller, (386) 451-6068, Julie.Miller.math@gmail.com.
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“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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Monday, January 25, 2016
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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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.
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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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
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
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
Find out what's happening this week at DSC...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
This week at Daytona State; college closed (1/18), WISE (Hosseini Center), Soccer tryouts
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
Find out what's happening this week at DSC...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
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.
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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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
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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2016 - Daytona State “does it again” - ranks among Best U.S. Online Bachelor’s Programs
4th year running, DSC places in top 10 among prestigious national universities
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2016) – In an increasingly competitive online world Daytona State College has placed again in the top 10 among hundreds of colleges and universities offering
bachelor degree programs online, according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. Coming in at No. 7, this continues DSC’s prestigious placement in the category.
In the 2016 Top Online Bachelor’s Programs rankings, Daytona State stood among the best based on criteria such as the quality and experience of its faculty, instructional delivery, and student engagement. DSC entered its fully online baccalaureate degrees: the Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management (BAS), Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT), for the rankings consideration.
“We’re delighted to once again earn a Top-10 ranking, especially with the field becoming more competitive each year,” said President Tom LoBasso. “This recognition for Daytona State reaffirms our delivery of high-quality online bachelor’s programs. Our continued success comes through the shared vision and hard work of our innovative faculty, student-support teams and technical staff.”
Daytona State began offering bachelor’s degrees in 2006 in response to a statewide need to increase Florida’s college-educated workforce. The college now offers 11 bachelor’s programs: the BAS, BSET, BSIT, seven BS in Education degrees and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Over 1,650 baccalaureate students have enrolled in DSC online courses so far this school year. Overall, 12,628 students took online DSC classes during the 2014-2015 academic year.
“Staying on top of best practices for online delivery and faculty training is critical to maintaining our excellent service to students,” said Andrea Reese, chair of online studies at DSC. “We optimize digital platforms to give our online students the best learning experience possible. With many of our students back-to-school working adults, they have as much to learn from each other as they do from faculty. Our online classrooms reflect that; they’re highly interactive and team-oriented, offering engaging and dynamic online learning that teaches applied skills immediately useful in the workplace.”
Dr. Ron Eaglin, head of DSC’s College of Technology, continually credits his faculty and DSC’s student-support services to online BSET and BSIT students for the program’s success. “With our eye on constant enhancement, our support remains second to none, and our faculty embrace the differences with teaching online,” he said. “We’re so proud to make the top rankings again - we’re in great company.”
For more information on the rankings, see U.S. News & World Report 2016 Best Online Education Programs rankings. For more information on Daytona State bachelor’s degree programs, click here.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2016) – In an increasingly competitive online world Daytona State College has placed again in the top 10 among hundreds of colleges and universities offering
In the 2016 Top Online Bachelor’s Programs rankings, Daytona State stood among the best based on criteria such as the quality and experience of its faculty, instructional delivery, and student engagement. DSC entered its fully online baccalaureate degrees: the Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management (BAS), Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT), for the rankings consideration.
“We’re delighted to once again earn a Top-10 ranking, especially with the field becoming more competitive each year,” said President Tom LoBasso. “This recognition for Daytona State reaffirms our delivery of high-quality online bachelor’s programs. Our continued success comes through the shared vision and hard work of our innovative faculty, student-support teams and technical staff.”
Daytona State began offering bachelor’s degrees in 2006 in response to a statewide need to increase Florida’s college-educated workforce. The college now offers 11 bachelor’s programs: the BAS, BSET, BSIT, seven BS in Education degrees and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Over 1,650 baccalaureate students have enrolled in DSC online courses so far this school year. Overall, 12,628 students took online DSC classes during the 2014-2015 academic year.
“Staying on top of best practices for online delivery and faculty training is critical to maintaining our excellent service to students,” said Andrea Reese, chair of online studies at DSC. “We optimize digital platforms to give our online students the best learning experience possible. With many of our students back-to-school working adults, they have as much to learn from each other as they do from faculty. Our online classrooms reflect that; they’re highly interactive and team-oriented, offering engaging and dynamic online learning that teaches applied skills immediately useful in the workplace.”
Dr. Ron Eaglin, head of DSC’s College of Technology, continually credits his faculty and DSC’s student-support services to online BSET and BSIT students for the program’s success. “With our eye on constant enhancement, our support remains second to none, and our faculty embrace the differences with teaching online,” he said. “We’re so proud to make the top rankings again - we’re in great company.”
For more information on the rankings, see U.S. News & World Report 2016 Best Online Education Programs rankings. For more information on Daytona State bachelor’s degree programs, click here.
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Monday, January 11, 2016
This week at Daytona State; WISE (News-Journal Center), home basketball games
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2 p.m.
vs. Hillsborough Community College
Falcons (#3 NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll)
Saturday, Jan. 16, 4 p.m.
vs. Daytona Red
Find out what's happening this week at DSC...
Friday, January 8, 2016
Daytona State kicks off STEM seminar series, Jan. 25
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2016) - The School of Physical and Biological Sciences at Daytona State College announces its STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) seminar series
for spring 2016, free and open to the public.
“The seminars are designed to raise awareness of STEM and how these areas affect daily life; everyone is welcome,” said Professor Gajendra Tulsian, who coordinates the series. He has been a DSC faculty member since 2002 and holds both a Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Florida.
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.
Each one-hour seminar will be held on Mondays starting promptly at 5 p.m.* in the Madorsky Theater, located in the Hosseini Center (Bldg. 1200), on the Daytona Beach Campus at 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
STEM spring series 2016:
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
Feb. 1 - Black Holes, Waves of Gravity and other Warped Ideas of Dr. Einstein - Clifford M. Will, Distinguished Professor of Physics Department of Physics, University of Florida (Will is a 2007 inductee to the National Academy of Sciences and his 1986 book, Was Einstein Right? (1), landed on the New York Times Book Review’s best books list.)
Feb. 8 - Saving Babies Sometimes Takes Guts - Dr. Adele K. Evans, associate professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Feb. 15 - Solar Thermochemical Production of Fuels - Jonathan R. Scheffe, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
*Feb. 22 - Intelligent Health Systems - Parisa Rashidi, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida – Note: this presentation will be held at 1 p.m.
Feb. 22 - From Spacecraft Formation Flight to Human-space Robot Interaction - Riccardo Bevilacqua, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Feb. 29 - Forecast Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystem Structure and Function - Todd Z. Osborne, Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida
March 7 - Listening to the Cosmic Dawn with LISA, the First Space-based Gravitational Wave Observatory - John W. Conklin, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
March 21 - Large Scale Biomedical Image Analysis and Imaging Informatics Using Big Data - Lin Yang, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
March 28 - Variation in Mutation Explains a lot, and it Accumulates Pretty Fast - Charles Baer, Department of Biology, University of Florida
April 4 - Brain-Machine Interfaces and Bioelectronic Medicines: Research at the Intersection of Engineering and Neuroscience - Jack W. Judy, director of the Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technologies, University of Florida
April 11 - Physics Demonstrations - Weiping Yu, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL
April 18 - What's Right and What's Wrong with Micro-neural Interfaces? - Kevin J. Otto, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
April 25 - In Situ Resource Utilization: How to Live and Thrive in Space - Paul E. Hintze, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL
May 2 - Lessons Learned from Space Shuttle Columbia's Disaster - Ron Caswell, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL
For more information, call (386) 506-3779 or visit http://www.drtulsian.com/seminars/seminars_Spring_2016.php.
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“The seminars are designed to raise awareness of STEM and how these areas affect daily life; everyone is welcome,” said Professor Gajendra Tulsian, who coordinates the series. He has been a DSC faculty member since 2002 and holds both a Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Florida.
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.
Each one-hour seminar will be held on Mondays starting promptly at 5 p.m.* in the Madorsky Theater, located in the Hosseini Center (Bldg. 1200), on the Daytona Beach Campus at 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
STEM spring series 2016:
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
Feb. 1 - Black Holes, Waves of Gravity and other Warped Ideas of Dr. Einstein - Clifford M. Will, Distinguished Professor of Physics Department of Physics, University of Florida (Will is a 2007 inductee to the National Academy of Sciences and his 1986 book, Was Einstein Right? (1), landed on the New York Times Book Review’s best books list.)
Feb. 8 - Saving Babies Sometimes Takes Guts - Dr. Adele K. Evans, associate professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Feb. 15 - Solar Thermochemical Production of Fuels - Jonathan R. Scheffe, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
*Feb. 22 - Intelligent Health Systems - Parisa Rashidi, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida – Note: this presentation will be held at 1 p.m.
Feb. 22 - From Spacecraft Formation Flight to Human-space Robot Interaction - Riccardo Bevilacqua, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Feb. 29 - Forecast Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystem Structure and Function - Todd Z. Osborne, Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida
March 7 - Listening to the Cosmic Dawn with LISA, the First Space-based Gravitational Wave Observatory - John W. Conklin, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
March 21 - Large Scale Biomedical Image Analysis and Imaging Informatics Using Big Data - Lin Yang, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
March 28 - Variation in Mutation Explains a lot, and it Accumulates Pretty Fast - Charles Baer, Department of Biology, University of Florida
April 4 - Brain-Machine Interfaces and Bioelectronic Medicines: Research at the Intersection of Engineering and Neuroscience - Jack W. Judy, director of the Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technologies, University of Florida
April 11 - Physics Demonstrations - Weiping Yu, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL
April 18 - What's Right and What's Wrong with Micro-neural Interfaces? - Kevin J. Otto, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
April 25 - In Situ Resource Utilization: How to Live and Thrive in Space - Paul E. Hintze, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL
May 2 - Lessons Learned from Space Shuttle Columbia's Disaster - Ron Caswell, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL
For more information, call (386) 506-3779 or visit http://www.drtulsian.com/seminars/seminars_Spring_2016.php.
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Monday, January 4, 2016
This week at Daytona State; college open 1/4, Enrollment Day - 1/9, home basketball games
The New Year is here - it's time to jump-start plans for 2016 and explore paths to fresh opportunities
Enrollment Day
Saturday, Jan. 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Daytona Beach Campus, Wetherell Center
Find out what's happening this week at DSC...
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