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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