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Spring 2003
Spring 2004
Enrollment Summary Report
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grades, there was a huge
amount of grades that did not
convert. We have people
working on it now. Hopefully,
in a few weeks, they will all
system to be problematic. Often students
did not understand the instructions for cre-
ating their login names or passwords. This
resulted in lockouts from the system and
students having to get the registrar to reset
their accounts before they could continue.
“Right now I am working on new in-
structions for the login procedures to make
it easier for students and faculty to under-
stand and use,” Jackson said.
Another problem was students finding
out their grades. Students who look on-
line for grades will often find incompfetes
where they should be looking at grades.
“When we converted grades, there was
a huge amount of grades that did not con-
vert. We have people working on it now.
Hopefully, in a few weeks, they will all be
available,” Jackson said.
The system will have advantages in
the long run. Online class audits will even-
tually be available through the Web site.
The administration is anticipating this fea-
ture most likely will be available for sum-
mer enrollment.
“As of now, class audits can be per-
formed by counselors, but with the online
system, students can play with their classes
more and find out what they need to take in
different areas for their degree,” she said.
According to Jackson, the audit sys-
tem could be up at anytime.
“The automatic audit system could be
up right now; however, we have to figure
out what is not working on the system be-
fore we crunch it with another new pro-
gram,” she said.
Transcripts are also unavailable on the
current Web site. Jackson recommends
students who need a transcript should ei-
ther go to the registrar’s office or e-mail
her for transcripts to be sent out.
Jackson said students who have not
done so should go ahead and create their
online password. In addition to an easier
registration next semester, students will re-
ceive updates from TCC.
“The system will send out e-mails
about payment schedules and drops to stu-
dents who have created an online pass-
word,” she said.
“Many of the students who were
dropped because of non-payment would
have received an e-mail telling them that a
payment was due if they had created online
profiles,” she said.
The administration knows that there
have been problems and knows that there
is a lot of work to do on the system.
“We know it has been very hard for
students, and we are trying to help. If stu-
dents have any problems, they can e-mail
me, and I will respond and help whenever I
can,” Jackson said.
To contact Jackson, e-mail her at
Cathie .Jackson @ tccd .edu.
As of Friday, the system was up and
running. Jackson did say that her staff will
still e-mail or interoffice mail all roll sheets
to faculty members to make sure they have
their official rolls.
“We will still be sending out the e-
mail because it is such a huge burden on
faculty and the system as well,” she said.
Students also found logging into the
by Rawly Bransom
editor-in-chief
With registration over, many students
and faculty are still bitter toward TCC’s
new computer system.
“Our tech folks are working hard on
all the problems right now,” Dr. Cathie
Jackson, director of admissions and regis-
tration, said.
The system came under fire this se-
mester as many bugs and unknown prob-
lems showed themselves during registra-
tion and the first few weeks of school.
“We had far fewer problems than we
had expected and hoped, but we still had
way too many,” Jackson said, “We tested
the system extensively, but we still were
unaware of many of the problems that
seemed to pull the system down.”
One of the ways the administration available.”
had planned to fix the errors was by taking
the system offline on Sundays and Mon- k)r. Cathie Jackson,
days. Datatel (the company who created director of admissions and registration
the new system) constantly sends informa-
tion out to update it. The packages affect
all areas of the school and can be added
only to a “quiet system.”
“The system will be offline at least on
Sundays for maintenance, but we are look-
ing to see if Mondays will still be needed
in the future,” she said.
Currently, Mondays are still critical to
updating the system as most of the day is
used for that purpose alone.
One of the major issues this semester
with the system was that teachers could not
access their class rolls. Dr. Joe Jemigan,
Project BESTT training coordinator, allevi-
ated much of the stress by sending many
faculty members rolls they could not ac-
cess themselves.
“Joe has helped out a lot, but he has
been overloaded. I know he has sent out at
least 900 roll sheets to faculty across the
district,” Jackson said.
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Entertainment
Opinion
News
Wednesday, February 4,2004
Administration works on system problems
Campuses plan
Black History Month
activities...pg. 4
Spring break
could interfere
with family plans...pg. 2
South center
helps students
succeed...pg. 3
Financial aid
provides options
for funding....pg. 5
NE to feature
vintage silent film
lecture series.,.pg. 6
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groups in the interest of increasing
both physical and mental health
awareness.
At this time, SE Campus will
probably forgo its health fair this
semester because of staffing, ac-
cording to Veronica Warrior, SE
coordinator of health services.
Opportunities vary from cam-
pus to campus, but students can
visit any location to access the
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8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday
through Friday and is located in
the Student Center on NE, students
can almost always find help there
when classes are in session.
Vastine said students should
stop by the center any time they
are not feeling well or have ques-
tions related to health, nutrition,
depression or any problem. Over-
the-counter drugs are available to
alleviate headaches, allergies,
stomach upsets and other mild ail-
ments. Nurses will refer student or
faculty clients to local physicians
for additional treatment if neces-
sary.
“Services are basically the
same on all campuses although the
South Campus health services cen-
ter is currently closed evenings be-
cause we lack nursing staff,” Stan-
ton said.
The nursing staff rotates from
campus to campus. Some have set
hours; all spend some time on call
for various centers on different
evenings.
Warrior said although she is
still.involved with hands-on nurs-
ing, the nursing staff is great and
helps cover the office during the
day and in the evening.
However, her time is also
filled with her work as a sponsor
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and Medicine, Phi Theta Kappa
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health center and student activities.
The fairs are open to students and
faculty, their families and the com-
munity around each campus. Har-
ris Occupational Health Services
provides personnel to administer
inoculations and to test for high
blood sugar, high cholesterol or
AIDS.
NW and South campuses have
already had health fairs and/or
blood drives this semester.
“Our Springfest at NE this se-
mester will also include health and
job fairs,” Paula Vastine said. Vas-
tine wears the hat of director of
student activities on NE, runs ca-
reer and employment services, but
also has responsibility for the
health service center.
On South Campus, health ser-
vices coordinator Flo Stanton said
she is planning spring activities to
include a health fair and career fair.
Stanton, along with coordinators at
other campuses, is also an integral
part of the Women in New Roles
program, presenting a series of
health-related lectures for partici-
pants in this systemwide program.
Stanton said she spends time
working with students and student
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Warrior on SE, as well as the nurs-
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local emergency room for further sponsibility for increasing health
awareness throughout the district
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The health service centers on
each campus do more than slap a
Bandaid on a paper cut or offer as-
pirin for a headache.
Every student pays a student
service fee that helps fund the
many services offered by the four
centers. Perhaps, the most visible
services are the fall and spring
health fairs.
Twice a year, each campus
holds a blood drive or even a full
health fair co-sponsored by the also receive first aid for injury
sudden illness, over-the-counter
medications for common qialadies,
health-related education,
and counseling by a registered
nurse, blood pressure and weight
monitoring.
In addition, the fee provides
temporary handicap parking per-
mits, a place to rest and health in-
formation resources, including In-
ternet access, journals, books and
audio/video tapes.
“I spend a lot of time ii
on-one counseling with students
who are pregnant, those who have
concerns about sexually transmit-
ted diseases, even Hepatitis;C,”
Warrior said. \
Warrior also offers confiden-
tial health counseling to faculty
members. ’
Doris Donner, an on-call nurse
for NE Campus, said she hhs
cleaned bloody knees, pulled glass ganization and Black Legacy Soci-
out of a student’s hand after a fall
and handled a wide variety of other
mishaps, large and small.
“For more serious injuries, we
call 911 or refer the patient to a
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