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Board of Regents of the Galveston Community College District The nine-member Galveston Community College District Board of Regents is elected at-large by residents of Galveston Island, Port Bolivar, and Crystal Beach. The regents give unselfishly of their time and represent their constituents for six-year terms without remuneration. They have served on local, state, and national boards representing the interests of Galveston College and its students.
Raymond Lewis, Jr. Chair
Karen Flowers Vice Chair
Fred D. Raschke Secretary
Carl E. Kelly Regent
Armin Cantini Regent
Tino R. Gonzalez Regent
Michael B. Hughes Regent
Carroll G. Sunseri Regent
MISSION STATEMENT Galveston College, a comprehensive community college dedicated to student success, teaching, and learning, creates accessible learning opportunities to fulfill individual and community needs by providing high-quality educational programs and services.
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Message from the President Thank you for joining us in celebrating Galveston College’s 50th anniversary! This past year was not only a reflection of how the college began, it was one of great vision to the future.
Dr. W. Myles Shelton President
In addition to the many 50th anniversary activities in the past year, Galveston College developed a new strategic plan with a renewed commitment to student and community success (see page 18). Many faculty, staff, students, and community leaders worked diligently to formulate the goals set forth in the plan, which sets before us a profound challenge and makes public a dream of what we may yet achieve. Each milestone brings us closer to our ultimate goal of providing the best community college experience in Texas for our students from the moment they begin their educational careers at Galveston College through their graduation and beyond. We strive to maintain our commitment to high-quality university-transfer programs while transforming our mission for the 21st century with an ever-expanding array of high-demand workforce-development programs. As such, our deep commitment to Galveston Island is more important than ever before. We invite you to visit our campus and to see first-hand all of the great things happening at Galveston College. With gratitude, Dr. W. Myles Shelton, President Galveston College
MCONTENTS 2 Celebrating 50 Years 4 Celebrating Our Faculty, Staff, Students and Programs 12 Celebrating Our Supporters 16 Celebrating Our Whitecaps 18 Planning for the Future 21 Financial Overview
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Celebrating
50 Years
Galveston College celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017 with a nod to both the past and the future.
Time Capsule Officials put the final stamp on the 50th anniversary celebration by burying a time capsule at the Regents Hall courtyard, to be opened at Galveston College’s 100th year anniversary in 2067. Members of the Galveston College community placed several items in the capsule, including photos, a Whitecaps baseball jersey, pennants, and community reports. The items were chosen to add an element of surprise and discovery for those who open this treasure chest of Galveston College history in 50 years.
Historical Marker As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Galveston College dedicated a marker from the Texas Historical Commission to Moody Hall, which was once the St. Mary’s Orphanage before becoming the hub of activity for enrollment and counseling services it is today. President Myles Shelton recognized the relevance of the past by stating, “It’s important that we recognize those who had the vision of what Galveston College is today.” Moody Hall was the college’s first building acquisition in 1967.
Galveston College’s Student Government officers for 20172018 showcased the 50th anniversary time capsule that was buried on the Galveston College Main Campus during General Assembly on August 18, 2017, and will be opened during the 100th anniversary in 2067. Officers (from left) include Crystal Cruz, Vice President; Jasmine Pizano, Secretary; Kayla DeLeon, Treasurer and Maurissa Pena, Historian.
Vice Presidents Cissy Matthews, Ron Crumedy, and Gaynelle Hayes, Regents Tino F.Gonzalez, Carroll G. Sunseri, Armin Cantini, Raymond Lewis, Jr., Michael B. Hughes, Fred D. Raschke, and President Myles Shelton unveiled the historical marker, which now stands in front of Moody Hall.
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College Graduates Record Number of Students in 50th Anniversary Commencement Galveston College celebrated its 50th Anniversary Commencement on May 12, 2017, at the Galveston Island Convention Center. The ceremony hosted a record 533 candidates for graduation receiving 604 associate degrees and certificates. The graduating class consisted of 316 females and 217 males ranging in age from 17 to 69 years old. Over 3,000 family members and friends attended the event. The Grand Marshals of the faculty, staff, and student procession were the 2017 Exceptional Service Faculty Awardees Leslie Braniger, Assistant Professor of English, and Rodrigo Santoyo, Developmental Mathematics Instructor. The Galveston College Chorale Quartet performed the “Star Spangled Banner” and Dr. Myles Shelton, President of Galveston College, introduced the platform guests. Board of Regents Secretary Fred Raschke delivered “Greetings from the Board” and Dr. Shelton introduced the commencement speakers, Galveston College graduates Renee Sims and Gabriela Zepeda. Faculty Senate President Don Davison performed the certification of the graduates, and Dr. Shelton and Board of Regents Secretary Fred Raschke conferred the degrees and certificates. As Galveston College students, staff, faculty, and supporters witnessed the record number of graduates near the conclusion of the college’s 18-month-long anniversary celebration, they reflected on a period that had brought record graduates, theatre performance awards, National Science Foundation grants, major gifts to the Universal Access tuition assistance program, and recognition for three consecutive years as the number one community college in Texas based on a commitment to student success and higher education affordability.
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Galveston College Ranks Number One Again For the third year in a row, Galveston College was
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community college in Texas. Schools. com, in its annual review of community colleges, recognized the “unparalleled dedication to student success” as why this award is deserved.
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Celebrating Our Faculty, Staff, Students, and Programs Professor’s Work Leads to Expanded Community College Mission in Texas If it wasn’t for the work of one Galveston College professor, Texas might not have the vibrant community college system it has today. Theron Waddell, Professor of History and Government, was just a few years out of college himself when he took a job with the Texas Legislature as the first full-time administrative assistant in the Texas Senate in 1963. He returned again in 1965 to work for Senator Criss Cole and in 1967 to work for Senator Chet Brooks. Then, from 1967 to 1969, he became the staff counsel to the Senate Interim Committee on VocationalTechnical Education. Waddell was charged with authoring a report on the history of vocational-technical education in Texas and coordinating the suggestions that had been presented to the Select Committee. He then guided those suggestions into legislative drafts by the Texas Legislative Council staff. Seven of the nine suggestions of the committee were adopted by the Texas Legislature in 1969. The bills were sponsored by the late Senator Chet Brooks of Pasadena. Before this time, community colleges in Texas largely offered general education courses that provided the first two years of a baccalaureate program since there was no state funding mechanism in place for community colleges. “Only a small percentage of adults had access to technical education past high school,” Waddell said. “There was a great need for additional programs in high schools, and community colleges were tasked with developing new programs in technical fields to meet the needs of business and industry.” The report, appropriately titled ‘To Bridge the Gap,’ and the resulting legislation laid the foundation (Right) Professor Theron Waddell
Professor Theron Waddell reviews a report with Senator Pete Snelson during a meeting of the Interim Committee on Vocational-Technical Education in 1967.
for career-technical education in Texas as it stands today and opened the doors for the state’s community colleges to include additional educational opportunities for their students. Waddell served as chair of the Democratic Committee in Galveston County from 1980 to 1990 and has advised numerous campaigns in the county.
History Professor Authors Academic, Historical Text Three days after North Korean premier Kim Il Sung launched a massive military invasion of South Korea on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman responded, dispatching air and naval support to South Korea. Initially, Congress cheered his swift action; but, when China entered the war to aid North Korea, the president and many legislators became concerned that the conflict would escalate into another world war, and the United States agreed to a truce in 1953. The lack of a decisive victory caused the Korean War to quickly recede from public attention. Professor Larry Blomstedt
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In Truman, Congress, and Korea: The Politics of America’s First Undeclared War, Galveston College’s Dr. Larry Blomstedt, Associate Professor of History and History/Government Program Coordinator, provides the first in-depth domestic political history of the conflict, from the initial military mobilization, to Congress’s failed attempts to broker a cease-fire, to the political fallout in the 1952 election. Published by the University Press of Kentucky, Dr. Blomstedt’s study explores the changes wrought during this critical period and the ways in which the war influenced US international relations and military interventions during the Cold War and beyond.
Prestigious Journals Publish Works of English Professor Michael Berberich, Instructor of English, saw two of his essays published recently in prestigious journals. Notre Dame Magazine, which regularly has pieces selected for inclusion in the Best American Essays series, published “Unexpected Beauty” in its print and online editions. This was the fifth appearance of Berberich’s work in the magazine, which ran “Screwy Professor Michael Berberich Louie Wants a Hit” in 1986, “Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes” in 1990, an online piece titled “A Hitchhiker’s Guide” in 2000, and a “What I’m Reading” piece in 2014. “It is very hard to get accepted in Notre Dame Magazine partly because they pay really well, so my running joke with the last managing editor was that ‘I’m good for at least once a decade,’” Berberich said. The Superstition Review, Arizona State University’s online literary journal named after Arizona’s Superstition Mountains, also ran an essay by Berberich in its February 2017 issue. To enjoy Berberich’s work, visit https://magazine.nd.edu/news/unexpected-beauty/ and http://blog.superstitionreview.asu.edu/2017/02/25/guest-post-michaelberberich-arts-and-letters/.
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College Welcomes Deputies to Campus Galveston College and the Galveston County Commissioners Court reached an interlocal governmental agreement for law enforcement services when the Board of Regents of the Galveston Community College District approved an agreement on February 8, 2017, and the Commissioners Court approved that same agreement on February 14, 2017, at its regular meeting. Specific duties of the deputy sheriffs include general law enforcement and surveillance on college property, patrolling college property as a visible law enforcement presence with an aim toward deterring criminal activity, acting as educational resources for the criminal justice system, and enforcing the college’s policies and administrative regulations.
“I’m always thankful to have readers,” Berberich said.
Biology Professor Chairs Texas Community College Biology Academic Committee Dr. Srirajya “Raj” Rudrabhatla, Instructor of Biology, serves as Biology Section chair of the Texas Community College Teachers Association. Comprised of educators from every teaching discipline, as well as counselors, librarians, and administrators, the Texas Community College Teachers Association’s members come from all public and independent two-year colleges in Texas. TCCTA is—by far—the largest organization of postsecondary educators in Texas and is dedicated “to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and the advancement of education in the community, junior, and technical colleges of Texas.” TCCTA is not a union; it is a professional association. Dr. Rudrabhatla has a Bachelor of Science from Osmania University, a Master of Science from the University of Hyderabadon, and a Ph.D. from Osmania University.
Galveston County Sheriff’s Department deputies are now part of the campus safety team at Galveston College. From left to right are Officers Richard McCullor, Shawn Broussard, Mark White, Marcus Alfred, and Andres Monterrubio.
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Galveston College Applauds Outstanding Faculty and Staff Galveston College enjoys recognizing faculty, staff, students, and regents who offer exceptional service during their years at Galveston College. Each spring semester, Human Resources organizes an Exceptional Service Awards Banquet where nominated employees and retiring employees are recognized along with other special individuals who serve the college’s interests. In April of 2017, two full-time faculty members received the Exceptional Service Award: Leslie Braniger, Assistant Professor of English/English and Humanities Program Coordinator, and Rodrigo Santoyo, Developmental Mathematics Instructor and Program Coordinator. The Adjunct Faculty award went to Adjunct Instructor of Developmental Math Elizabeth Richards. Two Classified Staff Exceptional Service Awards went to Custodian Arlo Adolphs and Lead Enrollment Services Specialist Polly Martin. A single Professional-Technical Staff Award went to Don Becker, Interim Manager of Digital Communications and Web Services. Each of the Exceptional Service Award winners received a cash prize and a plaque indicating their recognition as exceptional employees for the year. Employees with retirement status and years of service awards were also recognized. Retirees Elizabeth Johnson, James Mitchell, and Sylvia Ojeda were applauded for their many years of service to Galveston College. The college honored Jose Garcia for 40 years of service; Joe Huff, Becky Roark, and Linda Kelley for 35 years of service; Joann Palomo for 30 years of service; Beth Thomas for 25 years of service; Veronica Atterberry, Hubert Callahan, Daniel Gebreselasie, Regent Tino Gonzalez, Sandra Martinez, Shirley Newell, Gracie Otin, and Erma Phillips for 15 years of service; David Bowers, Janene Davison, Amanda Lozano, Myles Shelton, Kay Reagan, Geisu Springer, Bill Vaughn, and Jayne Withers for 10 years of service; Scott Branum, Shelia Fields, Ronald Foster, Chris Joblin, Darin Larkin, Cissy Matthews, Carmen Mendez, Joan Moss, Pastor Paguada, Crystal Reppert, Srirajyalakshmi Rudrabhatla, and Rodrigo Santoyo for five years of service. GC President Dr. Myles Shelton and Board of Regents Chair Raymond Lewis, Jr. congratulated: 2016 professional-technical awardee Jason Smith and 2017 Exceptional Service Award recipient Don Becker. 2017 Exceptional Service Award recipient Polly Martin and Human Resources Representative Dawn Uyehara. 2017 Exceptional Service Award recipient Rodrigo Santoyo and 2016 faculty awardee Ana Sanchez. 2016 classified awardee Jose Garcia and 2017 Exceptional Service Award recipient Arlo Adolphs. 2016 faculty awardee Liz Lacy and 2017 Exceptional Service Award recipient Leslie Braniger. 2017 Exceptional Service Award recipient Beth Richards and 2016 adjunct awardee John Nelson.
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College Showcases Workforce Programs at Applied Technology Center
Galveston College faculty, staff, and advisors hosted an open house at the Charlie Thomas Family Applied Technology Center on August 15, 2017, with faculty from the Welding, Electrical and Electronics Technology, Medical Administration, Medical Coding, Cosmetology, HeatingVentilation-Air Conditioning Refrigeration, Culinary Arts, Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice, Pipefitting, and Automotive Specialties programs giving tours of the facilities. The Charlie Thomas Family Applied Technology Center opened in September 2013 as a commitment by Galveston College to provide multiple workforce and technology programs for residents to be trained to enter lucrative careers in the Galveston County area. The programs have produced graduates who have joined the workforce or become their own service industry business owners and providers.
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State of the City Galveston College hosted the third annual State of the City event June 12, 2017, featuring Mayor James Yarbrough and City Manager Brian Maxwell, who presented updates on city services, projects underway, and plans for the future.
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Galveston College Students, Faculty, and Staff Give Back College life isn’t all about classes, projects, and tests. Often, it’s about giving back. Galveston College students, faculty, staff, and friends have shown their commitment to giving back through a variety of community-service projects. • Galveston College’s first-year Nursing students and Whitecaps softball team members volunteered at several events in 2017, including D’Feet Breast Cancer, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, and the Wings over Houston Air Show. • The first-year Nursing students collected and donated 210 pounds of non-perishable food to the Galveston County Food Bank in Texas City. • The TG Scholars/Male Success Initiative collected and organized 105 personal hygiene bags for men in need throughout the city of Galveston. The hygiene bags were distributed to the men at Galveston’s weekly Breakfast of Champions. • The Nuclear Medicine Club sponsored a holiday canned food drive benefiting the Galveston County Resource and Crisis Center. • Cosmetology students treated the residents of The Meridian nursing home to manicures. • The Galveston College faculty and staff donated items and made gift baskets, bags, and boxes for the families of the Ronald McDonald House of Galveston. One faculty member’s wife knitted beanie hats for the children, and another’s Cub Scout group donated cases of crayons and boxes of toys. (Below) TG Scholars/Male Success Initiative Community Service Event (Right) Cosmetology Students at The Meridian (Below Right) 2017 Faculty and Staff Holiday Community Service Project Benefiting Ronald McDonald House
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Student Life is Heartbeat of the College If what happens in the classroom is the lifeblood of the college, then what happens outside of the classroom is the heartbeat. The Galveston College Office of Student Activities, student organizations, faculty, staff, and student leaders work collaboratively throughout the year to provide opportunities for students to become engaged with the campus community. And their efforts have not gone unnoticed. Highlights from 2017 included Student Success Seminars, Student Government Association events, a Career Fair and Transfer Day, a Health Fair, Spring Fling, Halloween activities, Male Success Initiative seminars and forums, Building Bridges seminars, holiday events, intramural sports, and more.
First Row: • Student Art Show • Halloween 2017 • 2017 Health Fair Second Row: • Male Success Initiative Forum • Fall 2017 De-Stress Day • 2017 Career Fair and Transfer Day
Third Row: • 2017 Science Fair • Spring Fling 2017 • International Honor Society Initiation Ceremony
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Fine Arts and Lecture Series Thrive at Galveston College
Coastal Culinary Lecture Series:
Galveston College has created a culture where arts programs and lecture series thrive, because faculty and staff believe that the arts and lectures are important to a well-rounded education.
Funded by a $99,429 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Galveston College launched its “Coastal Culinary: Exploring Food Narratives” lecture series in October 2017 with a presentation on “Boudin Kolaches: The Creolization of Our Local Culture.” Robb Walsh, a three time James Beard Journalism Award winner, the author of a dozen books about food, and a partner in El Real Tex-Mex Café in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood, was the featured speaker.
Galveston College Theatre In February 2017, Galveston College’s award-winning theater group presented William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” The cast included students Annie Schwenk, Elijah Barrie, Jessica Floyed, George DeBerardinis, Dennyisha Johnson, Jade Killebrew, Christiana-Rose LaCross, Destiny Shute, and faculty member Dr. Shane Wallace. The play was directed by Liz Lacy, Instructor of Drama and Theater. In December 2017, the Theatre department presented a radio play version of the holiday favorite “It’s A Wonderful Life.” The radio play featured student performers giving voice to the play’s main characters just as stars of the original movies did for radio audiences back in the old days. Lacy also provided direction for the cast of students and community members.
College Community Chorale Galveston College continued its 50th anniversary celebration with an annual spring concert of the Galveston College Community Chorale in May 2017, with a theme of the Best of Broadway. The chorale performed music from some of Broadway’s greatest musicals, including “76 Trombones” from Music Man, “Tonight” from West Side Story, “One” from Chorus Line, “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables, along with other numbers. The chorale presented its annual Holiday Concert in December at Moody Methodist Church. The theme was A Global Holiday Concert. The concert featured holiday music from around the world, including a cantata by JS Bach entitled “For Us a Child is Born” with accompaniment by Ron Wyatt on the pipe organ with a soloist from the chorale. The French carol, “He Is Born,” “Huron Carol” from Canada, and “Here We Come A-Caroling,” a traditional English carol, were just some of the selections included on the program.
Exploring Food Narratives
The Coastal Culinary project brings together a group of 12 faculty, two project leaders, and 40 students to study scholarly work in food studies, food pathways, and the use of personal narratives informed by family recipes and storytelling based on food. The lectures are open to the public. Dr. David Shane Wallace and Michael Berberich are co-directors of this NEH project.
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Galveston College’s 2017-2018 Lecture Series “The Brain” kicked off in October with a lecture by Dr. Mukaila Raji of UTMB on “Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias.” The lecture was held in conjunction with the Walk to End Alzheimer’s sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. In November, the series continued with its second presentation “Anxiety, Stress, Trauma and the Brain – Science and Strategies” by educational neuroscientist Dr. Janet Zadina.
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College Graduates 30th Law Enforcement Class The Galveston College Law Enforcement Academy presented the “Legacy Award” to Gladys Jones for her long-term service to the academy for 30 years of law enforcement classes. Pictured, from left to right, are Galveston College Vice President of Instruction Dr. Cissy Matthews; Port of Galveston Chief of Police Bob Pierce; honoree Gladys Jones; Galveston Chief of Police Rick Boyle; Galveston College President Dr. Myles Shelton; Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Academy Director Mary Pyle and Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset.
Graduation ceremonies for the 30th Law Enforcement Academy class at Galveston College were May 22, 2017, and featured 13 graduates who have all found placement in law enforcement agencies across the Houston/Galveston area. Among the many supporters, family members, and friends in the audience was a very special individual that had been with Galveston College’s Law Enforcement Academy since the beginning. College officials, students, and guests took time to honor Gladys Jones with the Galveston College Law Enforcement Academy’s first ever “Legacy Award” recognizing Jones’ many years of service as an administrative assistant who helped to organize the Law Enforcement Academy classes that have produced dedicated, quality law enforcement professionals for 30 years. The Galveston College Law enforcement Academy Graduating Class Number 30 included Felix Cora, DeAnna Durrett, William Hardman, Aaron Jarma, Elric King, Nathan King, Mitchell Lewis, Juan Moran, Richard Palacios, Carlos Ramos, Martin Silvas, Erik Tucker, and Benjamine White.
Theater Students Shine in 2017 Theater students from Galveston College attended the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region VI Festival at Angelo State University in February 2017. Jessica Floyed and Destiny Shute participated in the Irene Ryan Acting Award auditions, performing a scene and a monologue. Shute and Annie Schwenk were cast in the Ten-Minute Play Festival, where Schwenk received the KCACTF Region VI Award for Excellence in Performance of Ten-Minute Play for her role. For the Galveston College production of It’s A Wonderful Life in December 2017, Tyler Hanna and Melina Moore received KCACTF Irene Ryan Acting Award nominations for their roles. Galveston College students rehearse “Taming of the Shrew” in February 2017.
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region VI includes colleges and universities within Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri.
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Celebrating Our Supporters Donors Create Opportunities for Students and Community Generous gifts from Galveston College supporters help fund student scholarships, instructional equipment and materials, student support services, curriculum development, capital improvements, and a variety of programs. Everyone reaps the benefits of an educated citizenry and a stable workforce. Galveston College expresses grateful appreciation to its donors for their generous support of the college and its students.
Major Grants and Gifts Provide Funds for Scholarships and Students In 2017, Galveston College received a number of gifts and grants that provide essential scholarship support and services for students.
Moody Methodist Permanent Endowment Fund Grant The Moody Methodist Permanent Endowment Fund (PEF) awarded $500,000 in continued support in March 2017 for Galveston College Foundation’s (GCF) Universal Access Scholarship (UA) and an additional $100,000 to establish a Non-Tuition Educational Expenses Resource. The college received the grants, in large part, because an average of 90 new Universal Access Scholars each year were retained, graduated, and entered the workforce earlier than many of their peers because they faced fewer financial barriers to their success. GCF also received funds from individuals, local businesses, and area foundations to provide community endowed tuition funds for all eligible local high school graduates seeking a higher education opportunity and attending Galveston College. Eligible students are identified through the Office of Financial Aid and Student Services. PEF and the founders of UA believed that a private community endowment would make the biggest difference if there was an ongoing economic commitment which would allow Galvestonians to attain a college degree without incurring crippling debt. The Moody Methodist Permanent Endowment Fund is renowned for its support of social service agencies and education initiatives in Galveston, the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, and national and international church-related projects that improve lives at home and throughout the world.
Daniel Fink, Radiography Program Director, with students Lori Garcia and Cole Kneblik, work with radiography equipment purchased through a grant from the Moody Endowment.
Texas Workforce Commission Grant The college received a $355,659 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission in 2017 to help train workers for the electrical and heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries in Quickstart programs. Quickstart features classes that run for eight weeks that provide students with instruction in the basic skills of HVAC trade including safety procedures, tool usage, regulations, codes, and more. The hands-on training is designed to help students begin working as soon as possible. Tuition is free to eligible students and career guidance counseling and job placement assistance is also provided. Galveston College offers multiple sections of the Quickstart program throughout the year.
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Galveston College Foundation Board of Directors Garrik Addison, Chair Robert Lynch, Vice Chair Jeri Kinnear, Secretary/ Treasurer Scott Kusnerik, Co-Treasurer
Upward Bound staff and students pictured from left to right include Andrea Wiste, TRIO Upward Bound Academic Coordinator, Edgardo Garcia, Brandye Gonzalez, Brandyon Gonzalez, Adrieanne Cohen, Victoria Weade, Alicea Rice, Veronica Gomez, Kasandra Rubio, Makia Golliday, and Priselda Perez, TRIO Upward Bound Director.
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TRiO Upward Bound Program Grant
In March 2017, the Moody Endowment awarded $85,000 to the Radiography program at Galveston College to update and replace critical training program equipment. The donation provided new radiography equipment, which offers students a closer approximation to realworld resources and an opportunity to practice their clinical skills concurrently. The new simulation equipment is comparable to genuine hospital equipment and assists a student’s transition from simulated practice to actual clinical situations. Students learn and practice radiography procedures and competencies in these labs before utilizing their newly acquired training in true-life clinical and patient applications.
Galveston College TRiO Upward Bound has been funded by the Department of Education to serve 60 students from Ball High School in 2017-2018 in the amount of $257,500. It is anticipated that the grant will be for a total of five years funded each year in an amount similar to the current year.
The Galveston College Radiography program is dispensed over five semesters ending with the award of Associate of Applied Science degree. The Radiography program is fully accredited and offers clinical training at UTMB, Texas Children’s Hospital, multiple other imaging centers, and community hospitals.
Two-thirds of the participants are lowincome and first-generation college students. The goal of the project is to increase participation and completion in postsecondary programs of study by the project participants. Expected outcomes are improved cumulative GPAs, improved test scores, greater retention in high school, higher high school completion rates of a rigorous program of study, and increased rates of postsecondary enrollment and completion. The program provides essential services such as personalized tutoring, financial literacy services, assistance with financial aid applications, counseling, intrusive
Victor Pierson Fred Raschke, Regent Frank Benavidez Armin Cantini, Regent Karen Flowers, Regent Paulie Gaido Rev. David Gomez Peaches Kempner Tikie G. Kriticos Dr. Donna Lang David Marshall, J.D. Lauren Suderman Dr. Millo Victor Sierpina
advising, college visits, cultural, and leadership enrichment. These services are provided an academic year component, a summer component, and a summer bridge component for recent high school graduates transitioning into their first year of college.
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UnGala II Brings Supporters to Campus for Sold-Out Benefit UnGala II Cabaret Au Lapin Agile-Paris (The Agile Rabbit!), a sold-out benefit for the future Nursing and Health Sciences building was held on October 14, 2017. The fantastic fall evening was perfect weather to host two venues for 200 fortunate guests—Paris by Day and Paris by Night in the Abe and Annie Seibel Foundation Wing on Galveston College’s campus.
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By definition, an UnGala breaks all the rules from dress, to food, and entertainment! This was Music Box Theater’s third trip to the Island for the college. And once again, the theater’s stars regaled everyone with their professional score and script about Galveston. This time as a “Port of Possibilities - a true cabaret internationale with songs in French, Italian, Spanish, a little German, great talent from Britisher Sting, American songsters Simon and Garfunkel, as well as classic American musicals such as “South Pacific” and “Fiddler on the Roof” and even a bawdy Irish sea shanty. Their repertoire remembered the late Galveston College Regent George Black with a loving Hawaiian arrangement of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa, and Conference Center generously underwrote the evening’s catered affair with tantalizing haute cuisine from Shearn’s Prime Steaks and Seafood and created the Shearn’s No Regrets signature cocktail and No Bunny’s Fool signature mocktail. The “Galerie d ’Lulu Benavidez” showed seven sensational paintings in several mediums for sale with 50 percent of the sale price going to the upcoming Nursing and Health Sciences building. Co-Chairs Sherry Black, Charli and Jim Rohack, with Karen Flowers and Ted Shook, set the tone for what was truly another feather in the college’s cap for an unusual and thoroughly professional event.
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Celebrating Our Whitecaps
Whitecaps Have Winning Seasons
classroom, both teams upheld their tradition of success. Both the Whitecaps baseball players and the Whitecaps softball players earned grade point averages of over 3.0 during 2017.
The 2017 Galveston College Whitecaps teams had another successful year on and off the playing fields.
The 2017 class of Whitecaps had 21 players who went on to play at four-year universities. The women were softball players Kaitlin Warnke, Texas A&M University; Morgean Schults, Howard Payne University; Mikaela Stegall, Lamar University; Angel Villanueva, University of Incarnate Word; and Brianna Nunn, Central Baptist College. The men were baseball players Elvin Alamo, Tarleton State University; Tyler Brown, Central Michigan University; Edgar Cuevas, Southeastern University in Florida; Gasper D’Anna, Bellhaven University; Jaime Dominguez, Hardin Simmons University; Ural Forbes, Jackson State University; Matt Gonzalez, Stephen F. Austin University; Jerson Hardit, Prairie View A&M University; Justin Hasek, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma; Jesse Lee, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; Mason Leeming, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Carson Maxwell, McNeese State University; Cooper Misic, Central Washington University; Jonel Ozuna, Franklin Pierce University; Kristjan Storrie, Lamar University; and Xavier Yarbrough, Prairie View A&M University. Two players were drafted and signed with Major League Baseball teams: Bernabe Camargo, Los Angeles Angels, and Blake Pflughaupt, Tampa Bay Rays.
The Whitecaps baseball team finished the year with an overall record of 35 wins and 22 losses. In Region XIV Conference play, they managed 21 wins and 14 losses to claim second place in the conference. At the end of the season, they placed fifth in the Region XIV Tournament. The Whitecaps women’s softball team completed their 18th season with 29 wins and 22 losses, competing for the 15th consecutive season in the Region XIV Tournament and finishing in fourth place. In the
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Galveston College Whitecaps baseball players and coaches joined faculty, staff, students, members of the Galveston College Board of Regents and the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce at the dedication of Bernard Davis Field.
Galveston College Celebrates Dedication of Bernard Davis Field Galveston College, during its 50th Anniversary and the 25th Anniversary of the Galveston College Whitecaps baseball team, joined with the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce to hold a ribbon cutting and dedication of Bernard Davis Field on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 83rd & Frank Giusti Drive. The ceremony featured Whitecaps former coaches and players, Chamber President Gina Spagnola, Chamber Chairman of the Board Bix Rathburn, Galveston College President Dr. Myles Shelton and Ray Lewis, Chair, Galveston College Board of Regents. Community residents and chamber members, college students, college staff, and players’ families enjoyed hot dogs, peanuts, and Cracker Jacks while watching the Whitecaps defeat Blinn College in a game day doubleheader.
The story of the Whitecaps baseball beginning is legendary. Twenty-five years ago, with the earnest financial support of The Moody Foundation, the Whitecaps baseball team was born into the most powerful community college baseball league in the country. In 1992, the Galveston College baseball team joined the ranks of Nolan Ryan, who played at Alvin Community College; Roger Clemons and Andy Petitte, who played at San Jacinto College, and Blinn College which hosts the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. In this environment, Whitecaps baseball began with a 27 win and 27 loss record in 1992. In 1993 the Whitecaps rose to number three in the nation among Division I NJCAA baseball teams. In 1994 the Galveston College Whitecaps became the national champions.
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Planning for the Future In 2017, Galveston College presented a new strategic plan Opening Doors – Changing Lives 2017-2022, which is a statement of common hopes and dreams for Galveston College. This document and evaluation documents that support it represent the completion of a five-year master planning and evaluation cycle at Galveston College.
Strategic Plan Sets Course for the Future Strategic goals are as follows: GOAL 1: Student Access and Enrollment – Provide an open door to learning and extend accessible educational opportunities to students of all ages who are able to benefit from instruction.
GOAL 2: Student Success – Improve student success through high-quality, learning-centered programs and support services that reflect the highest expectations and academic standards.
GOAL 3: Employee Development – Continue to provide for a qualified and diverse faculty and staff through fair hiring processes and continuous professional development, as well as a competitive salary and benefits program accompanied by a healthy and safe work environment.
GOAL 4: Institutional Resources – Provide equipment, technology resources, facilities, and grounds that create a physical environment conducive to teaching and learning, as well as student success in the 21st Century.
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Galveston College Regents Make Historic Vote On November 8, 2017, the Board of Regents of the Galveston Community College District took historic votes, creating the opportunity for Galveston College to pursue the offering of two bachelor’s degree programs for the first time in its 50-year history. The two bachelor’s degree programs are a Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Management and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2118 on June 12, 2017, which allows the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to authorize certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs in the fields of applied science, applied technology, and nursing. The State of Texas and the Galveston-Houston metro area are facing severe shortages in nurses and healthcare managers. The new law will allow Galveston College to offer its students the opportunity to earn their four-year degrees in Nursing and Healthcare Management in an affordable, supportive environment that is close to home. The Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Management degree prepares graduates for entry to mid-level management positions that will be expected to plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies or similar organizations. The Bachelor
of Science in Nursing degree program would provide associate-degree prepared, licensed registered nurses with the opportunity to achieve a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Galveston College will now develop its proposals for the Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Management and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing for approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Board of Nursing. The proposals will include information on program and course delivery, faculty recruitment plans, and clinical training partnerships. “This vote by the Board of Regents enables our pursuit of two wonderful bachelor’s degree programs and we must express gratitude to the efforts of our local legislators, our Governor, and our faculty and staff as we move forward in this approval process,” said President Myles Shelton. The timeline for starting the new bachelor’s degree programs at Galveston College is estimated for the fall semester of 2019. In addition to the required state level approvals, Galveston College must also get approval from its accreditation agency, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
College to Add New Workforce Programs in 2018 Galveston College is in the process of adding several new programs in 2018 to meet the workforce needs of business and industry in the region. Upon approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the following programs will be offered: • Computer and Network Administration (coming fall 2018) • Diagnostic Medical Sonography (coming fall 2018) • Instrumentation Certificate (coming summer 2018)
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2017 Report to the Community
By The Numbers FY2017 (2016-2017) Annual Unduplicated Headcount:
3,353
(includes for-credit & continuing education students)
ETHNICITY breakdown of Annual Unduplicated Enrollment
GENDER
White 1,457 African American 518
Female: Male:
Hispanic 1,136 Other 242
1,939 1,414
AGE Fall 2017 Headcount: 2,197 391 (18%) Under 18 745 (34%) 18-21
267 (12%) 22-24 362 (16%) 25-30
160 (7%) 31-35 214 (10%) 36-50
49 (2%) 51-64 9 (.4%) 65 Over
Average Age: 25
TOTAL AWARDS (FY2017): 569
ETHNICITY White 855 (39%) African American 342 (16%)
Hispanic 834 (38%) Other 166 (7%)
CREDENTIALS (FY2017) 285 (50%) Associate Degrees
1,414 1,939
198 (35%) Certificates
Female: Male:
327 (57%) 242 (43%)
White: African American Hispanic
233 (41%) 93 (16%) 203 (36%)
TOTAL GRADUATES: 488 87 (15%) Advanced Technical Certificates
Female: Male:
298 (61%) 190 (39%)
White: African American Hispanic
202 (41%) 75 (15%) 176 (36%)
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Financial Overview REVENUES 0.5%
1.1%
EXPENDITURES 3.5%
0.9%
4.1%
10.6%
7.9%
18.2%
36.1%
10.1%
47.3% 19.3%
10.6%
12.4%
10.9%
Tui�on and Fees (Net Discount) Federal Title V Grants Other
State Appropria�ons Ad Valorem Taxes Auxiliary
6.5% 0.1%
Grants and Contracts Income Investment
Instruc�on Student Services Scholarships and Fellowships
Public Service Ins�tu�onal Support Auxiliary Enterprises
Academic Support Opera�on and Maintenance of Plant Deprecia�on
Tuition and Fees(Net Discount)......$2,766,621
Instruction.......................................$8,436,060
State Appropriations........................ $4,741,378
Public Service..........................................$25,135
Grants and Contracts....................... $2,761,877 Federal Title V Grants.......................$2,845,306 Ad Valorem Taxes.............................$12,355,185 Income Investment .............................$123,576 Other................................................... $284,984 Auxiliary................................................$243,658
Academic Support.............................$1,527,382 Student Services.............................. $2,894,083 Institutional Support.......................$4,499,005 Operation and Maintenance of Plant.......................$2,358,444 Scholarships and Fellowships.......... $1,851,003 Auxiliary Enterprises............................$821,798 Depreciation........................................$950,475
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