10 Patriotic Pets Who Are Ready for Election Day

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Spotlight: SPC professor Darlene Westberg ? St. Petersburg College ...

Professor, College of Computer and Information Technology

Darlene Westberg

Darlene Westberg was nominated for the Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CETL) Faculty Spotlight because of her participation on numerous college-wide committees and dedication to student learning.

Westberg was born in Illinois in a small town west of Chicago where her father served as mayor. The family moved to Madeira Beach when she was 13, where she enrolled at Madeira Beach Junior High and then Seminole High School. She dropped out of school in her junior year. Eight years later, she received a high school diploma from Dixie Hollins night school.

She received her Associate in Arts, Associate in Science in computer science, and a certificate in microcomputer applications from St. Petersburg Junior College and a bachelor?s degree in management and computers from Eckerd College. She received her master?s in instructional technology from the University of South Florida.

CETL caught up with Westberg to learn about teaching computer programming and Web development.

CETL: How did you get started in Computer Science / Instructional Technology?

Westberg: When I was going to school here my Introduction to Business teacher said, ?If you want to make money in the 80?s you need to learn computers.? I had two teenagers and no child support?I needed to match my income as a waitress. A schoolmate of mine was the student assistant in the Computer Science department and convinced me to take Introduction to Computers and Programming. Later, I replaced her as the student assistant in the CS department.

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CETL: What prepared you for your faculty role?

Westberg: Tutoring students in computer programming as the student assistant helped prepare me to teach. I also worked at Honeywell on Trident Missile Memory Stacks, Mars Rover, Space Shuttle Main Engine Controls and Single Subscriber Terminals (encryption) and was promoted to Software Quality Engineer. I also taught Macintosh and PC applications at Raytheon for three years. Just before coming to SPJC, I was at Polk Community College as Coordinator of the Teaching Learning Computer Centers for two years.

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CETL: What new developments are happening in your field?

Westberg: Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 are now available.

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CETL: What are your biggest challenges in preparing students in your field?

Westberg: Keeping up with technology is a constant challenge. Since I started as a full time professor (I was an adjunct for 16 years), I have taught six versions of Visual Studio and as I mentioned, the seventh is now out.

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CETL: What do your students seem to appreciate or enjoy about your class?

Westberg: I demonstrate code in face-to-face classes that is NOT in the textbook. The students follow along and I help with any syntax errors. I create errors on purpose to show them common pitfalls.

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CETL: What teaching strategy do you find effective?

Westberg: Giving students mneumonics for programming logic exercises.

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CETL: What are you most excited about regarding your faculty role?

Westberg: I am so very thankful for the opportunity to pay forward what I received from St. Petersburg College!

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CETL: What can students do to prepare for a career in your field?

Westberg: Write code, code and more code?

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Source: http://newsspc.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/spotlight-spc-professor-darlene-westberg/

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Consumer confidence hits 4-year high, survey shows

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U.S. consumer confidence rose in October to its highest in more than four years, according to a private sector report released on Thursday.?

The Conference Board, an industry group, said its index of consumer attitudes gained to 72.2 from a downwardly revised 68.4 in September. It was the highest level since February 2008, though it came in shy of economists' estimates for 72.5.?

September was originally reported as 70.3

The survey was another piece of evidence that the recovery, while not robust, is at least picking up a little steam. Weekly jobless claims fell more than expected in the latest week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. And a survey of private sector hiring that's seen as a preview for the monthly jobs data Friday,?showed that U.S. companies created 158,000 jobs in October.

Non-farm payrolls are forecast to have risen 124,000 last month, barely more than September's 114,000 gain, according to economists polled by Reuters.?The so-called?headline jobless rate is expected to edge up to 7.9 percent in October, after it dropped to 7.8 percent in September from 8.1 percent in August.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economywatch/consumer-confidence-hits-4-year-high-survey-shows-1C6802117

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HBT: Romo's parade T-shirt: 'I just look illegal'

The Giants had their World Series victory parade in San Francisco yesterday afternoon. Like the one in 2010, it was festive and well-attended. The details, if you care about such things, are here.

And of course, no Giants victory parade is complete without the quirky closer doing something quirky or provocative. In 2010 it was Brian Wilson doing Brian Wilson things. Yesterday it was Sergio Romo ? the son of Mexican immigrants ? wearing this:

According to the Merc, Wicky Tees, the small t-shirt company which makes them saw a big bump in orders yesterday after Romo sported it.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/01/photo-of-the-day-sergio-romo-looked-good-at-the-giants-victory-parade/related/

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House flipping is back. MAKE MONEY. - Zillow Real Estate Advice

I have worked with a lot of flippers, and the profits vary tremendously...it is not for the faint of heart. ?In some transactions my clients break even at bestdue to unforseen circumstances, but because they are flipping 12+ homes a year, they don't care. ?If you are a first timer, and go "all in" on a "loser," ?well, then you are going to be sitting on an asset for a few years and renting it out.

This happened to me recently, after the 8k tax incentive dried up, sales prices of starter homes took a nose dive in CA...I just rented out the asset after being unable to sell it at a "break even" price. ?I could sell it now, but the rent is good...so I might just keep it until prices go up substantially more in the future.

Best wishes from So-Cal and good luck

Source: http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/House-flipping-is-back-MAKE-MONEY/466675/

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Director, Career Planning and Placement (C2C) - HigherEdJobs

Location:	Kennedy King College
Employee Type:	Full Time Staff
Department:	College to Career
Union Status:	Local 1600
Hours:	37.50 hours per week: Availability to work some evenings and weekends.
Salary:	$53,987 - $73,221
Closing Date:	Friday, November 09, 2012

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) District 508, is the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation, with 5,800 faculty and staff serving 120,000 students at seven campuses and thirteen satellite sites city-wide. The City Colleges of Chicago is currently in the midst of a collaborative effort to review and revise CCC programs and practices to ensure students leave CCC college-ready, career-ready and prepared to pursue their life's goals.

CCC includes seven colleges: Richard J. Daley College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, Harry S Truman College, Harold Washington College and Wilbur Wright College. The system also oversees: the Washburne Culinary Institute, the French Pastry School, two restaurants, five Child Development Centers, the Center for Distance learning, the Workforce Institute, the public broadcast station WYCC-TV Channel 20 and radio station WKKC-FM 89.3FM.

Duties
Under the direct supervision of the Dean, College to Careers (C2C), develops and administers comprehensive services to provide career and academic planning and job placement services to College to Careers Cluster participants. The Director, Career Planning and Placement (C2C), will manage initiatives which assist students to prepare for internships and/or employment opportunities. This position will also identify and help sustain relationships with local businesses, non-profits and civic organizations to identify and secure internship and employment options. This position will work collaboratively with similar offices at each College to leverage relationships and strategies identified by other Directors. Responsible for day-to-day operations of the office.

Advises Cluster students on establishing academic and career goals; identifies the educational and career options appropriate for each student; and assists with the analysis of each option, including possible outcomes and their implications. Establishes an education or action plan for students to explore alternative careers, employment and related majors. Accountable for employment and persistency in employment targets as well as other C2C targets to be defined by CCC administration. Works directly with Cluster Advisement Specialist to support the student's options for satisfying degree or certificate requirements and makes recommendations on completion and/or transfer plans to assist student to achieve requirements of both. Assists student to adhere to Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) requirements for graduation and transfer.

Provides academic, personal, career and employment recommendations based upon student's goals and objectives and the partnership opportunities for career partners. Actively recruits students for specific partnerships. Builds and supports existing relationships with local businesses, non-profits, associations and civic organizations to support the development of career opportunities for Cluster students as well as to promote the Cluster's profile in the community. With Cluster faculty and staff, identifies specific mentoring, internship and employment opportunities for Cluster students. Works with industry businesses to identify the skills and competencies required. After job placement, confirms that the employer's expectations were met and the student's objectives were achieved.

Works with the Cluster advising team to increase the usage rate for the in-house inventory/career assessment tool. Identifies regional workforce needs in a variety of industries in order to create strategic partnerships with employers and provide meaningful job opportunities with our students. Assists in the coordination of job placement services for Cluster students and completers. Regularly markets, promotes and provides information for Cluster students, including website updates, event announcements, college and university events and transfer and career resources.

Participates in district-wide meetings and workshops for all individuals in Career Services positions to inform, develop district strategies, and compare, adopt and participate in best practices in processes, tools and events. Contributes to the collection, organization and analysis of information for college and district-wide planning and job placement. Develops annual plans, reports, and metrics to manage and improve career planning and placement. Assists Research and Evaluation by providing data on student career goals and job placement. Supervises and assists in the selection and hiring of Cluster staff assigned to the office. Directs staff and other meetings to accomplish objectives. Monitors staff performance. Serves as the principal liaison between the college and regional employment and manufacturing companies that can potentially provide job opportunities for CCC students.

Performs other duties as assigned.

All CCC employees are required to adhere to CCC Customer Service Excellence standards.

Qualifications
Completion of a Master's Degree with coursework in Education, Human Relations, Psychology, or Human Services, supplemented by three years' experience supporting clients in a business or higher education environment or supplemented by six years' of related experience in a business or community organization.

Demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships and establish partnerships; especially with academic, business or community organizations. Additional experience in higher education preferred. Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders. Ability to think strategically and to identify opportunities, converting them to alternatives for students; and?to quickly analyze regional employment trends.

Work with individuals at all levels of the College and of the District, including students, faculty and administration. Diplomatic, persuasive, and tactful. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to effectively represent the College and District with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to work with students from diverse communities, many who are English Language Learners. Motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to analyze students' needs and to evaluate the organization to improve future operations.

Attentive to deadlines and able to manage competing priorities. Knowledge of the career development process and of available career development resources. Demonstrated experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office and database related software. Other technology a plus; e.g. Blackboard and PeopleSoft. Experience in advising both traditional-aged students and adults in a higher education setting desirable.

Special Requirements

In and out of District travel may be required.

How to Apply

For consideration, all interested candidates, including current CCC employees,must submit a current resume, a legible copy of your college transcript(s), if a degree is required(Unofficial transcripts initially accepted, official transcripts must be provided at time of interview.),and a cover letter in MS Word or PDF format. Submit by electronic mail only to the below email address, and type the position title that you are applying for in the Subject heading:

HR Administrator
kkjobs@ccc.edu

Chicago residency is required for all full-time employees within 6 months of hire. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Vacancies may be pending budget approval.

Due to the high volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in CCC!

City Colleges of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Source: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175687352

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