Columbia College–Orlando January Session course offerings

Here is a listing of the January Session course offerings for the Columbia College–Orlando campus.
Note: This course offering is subject to change at any time.
ACC 281 Accounting II (Managerial)
ARTS 112 Art and Ideas I
BIOL 115 Intro to Environmental Science
CISS 170 Intro to Computer Information Systems
CJAD 301 Criminal Law
CJAD 405 Laws of Criminal Evidence
CJAD 425 Legal Research and Writing
COMM 110 Introduction to Speech
COMM 203 Understanding Human Communication
ENGL 107 Developmental English Composition
ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 112 English Composition II
HIST 102 Western Civilization II
HIST 121 American History to 1877
HUMS 105 Introduction to Human Service
MATH 106 Intermediate Algebra
MATH 150 College Algebra
MGMT/POSC 311 Public Administration and Policy
MGMT 330 Principles of Management
MGMT 363 Production and Operations Management
MGMT 479 Strategic Management
MKTG 310 Principles of Marketing
PHIL 330 Ethics
PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYC 324 Stats Behavior/Natural Science
PSYC 391 Child Psychology
PSYC 450 Abnormal Psychology
SOCI 111 General Sociology
SOCI 331 Juvenile Delinquency
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II

Students ask “what if” with help from degree audit

What if I change my major to accounting? What if I pursue a degree in criminal justice? How close am I to completing my degree in business administration? Currently students contact their academic advisors with these questions, but Degree Audit, a tool in eServices, gives students the power to answer these questions.Students who have started with Columbia College since August 2004 can access Degree Audit.

“Degree Audit not only helps students track progress in their current degree programs,” said Allyson Presley, director of Evaluations, “it also helps students interested in changing majors.”

If students are interested in changing majors Degree Audit will allow them to generate reports for the majors in which they’re interested. Students who ultimately decide to change majors are required to complete and submit a Declaration of Major form available at the campus office or online at www.ccis.edu/evaluations/forms.html.

Students should be aware that Degree Audit will report the longest route to degree completion. It will add the separate degree requirements and will not calculate when one course might satisfy two or more requirements. Students still will need to work closely with their advisors to create the most efficient and appropriate degree plan for their individual situations.

For more information on Degree Audit, contact your academic advisor.

Where to find campus closing information for Columbia College–Kansas City

With winter quickly approaching, winter weather is becoming a concern for many students.
We at Columbia College appreciate the safety of our students and will cancel classes if the weather is too hazardous for travel to and from the campus. Students have several options for learning about campus closings:
• The television stations KCTV Channel 5 (CBS), KSHB Channel 41 (NBC), KMBC Channel 9 (ABC), WDAFTV Channel 4 (FOX), and KCMI Channel 38 will announce any school closings.
• Students can listen to the following Entercom radio stations: 980 KMBZ, 1660 KXTR, Sports Radio 610, 99.7 KISS, 98.9 The Rock, 96.5 The Buzz, 98.1 KUDL, and 106.5 The Wolf.
• Along with Entercom, students can hear school closings on KPRS Hot 103 Jamz and Sports Radio 810.
• Campus closings will be posted on the Columbia College–Kansas City Web site (www.ccis.edu/kansascity) after 2 p.m. on the day of closing. This will also be posted on the Kansas City Star Web site.

Hamilton Presents Health Economics Paper at Missouri Valley Economic Association

Tim Hamilton, a member of the business faculty of Columbia College–Kansas City, was accepted as a presenter at the 46th annual meeting of the Missouri Valley Economic Association in Kansas City.The meeting took place Oct. 22 to 24 at the Marriott Country Club Plaza. Hamilton’s paper, “The Creation of a New Healthcare Currency and National Health Bank to Achieve Pareto Efficiency in Healthcare Markets for the United States of America,” was one of eight presentations on the subject of health economics.

“Having my paper accepted by the MVEA was a great experience,” said Hamilton. “The chair of my panel was Dr. Mary Ellen Benedict from Bowling Green State University. Each paper is assigned a discussant. The discussant has the task of reading the paper and publicly providing comments. I was the discussant for Dr. Benedict’s paper and my discussant was Dr. Attila Cseh from Valdosta State University.”

“After the discussant makes comments,” Hamilton continued, “the forum is opened up to the audience for questions and comments. This was the best part of my experience. A few economists had questions, and there was much discussion about the theory of a medical currency. Surprisingly, there was no disapproval that the calculations, methods or formulas I used were incorrect. This corroborated for me that the underlying mathematics does properly demonstrate that a new medical currency would reverse the trend of rising health care costs.”

Hamilton added, “If anyone wants to download a free copy of that paper, they can do so at www.professortimmy.org.”

The Missouri Valley Economic Association was established in 1963.The objective of the association is to encourage the development of economics as a theoretical as well as an applied discipline.

Tim Hamilton is currently teaching MGMT 368, Business Ethics, at the Kansas City campus.

Congratulations Columbia College–Lake County Graduates

The Lake County staff and faculty would like to congratulate all of the October 2009 graduates:

Baccalaureate degrees
• Timothy Bowman – bachelor of science in business administration, majors in international business and management
• Cassandra DeRohan – bachelor of science in business administration, major in management
• James Deshazor – bachelor of science in business administration, minor in management
• Erik Gonzalez – bachelor of arts in criminal justice administration
• Kevin Holzinger – bachelor of arts in general studies, minor in psychology
• Termeria Irby – bachelor of science in business administration, major in accounting, minor in finance
• Lesley Kitchen – bachelor of general studies
• Connie Klewer – bachelor of science in business administration, major in management
• Amy Las – bachelor of science in business administration, major in marketing
• Alice McCoy – bachelor of science in business administration, majors in human resource management and management
• Elizabeth Nunez – bachelor of arts in criminal justice administration
• Michelle Paxton – bachelor of arts in psychology
• Jennifer Peterson – bachelor of science in business administration, majors in human resource management and management, minor in finance
• Corinne Rice – bachelor of arts in general studies, minors in education and management
• Vincent Sroka – bachelor of general studies
• Joseph Styx – bachelor of science in business administration, major in management
• Heather Wilkins – bachelor of science in business administration, major in accounting
Associate degrees
• Christine Andrade – associate of science in business administration
• Juan Beltran – associate of general studies
• Jordan Buck – associate of general studies
• Catrice Edmond – associate of science in business administration
• Adan Gancerez – associate of general studies
• Roy Heringer – associate of general studies
• Daisy Johnson – associate of general studies
• Michael Leer – associate of general studies
• Rosalia Ortiz – associate of science in business administration
• Jonathan Reed – associate of general studies
• James Shaw – associate of general studies
Your hard work has paid off and we wish you success in your future academic and career goals!

Columbia College–San Luis Obispo Dean’s List

Columbia College–San Luis Obispo Dean’s List


Derek Carne
Sonya Melendez
Ronald Slaughter
Shannon Strano
Darren Threlkeld

The Dean’s List is an honor accorded to students who achieve academic distinction.

Students may be named to the Dean’s List if they complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of Columbia College coursework in two consecutive sessions (with a minimum six semester hours of credit in each session) and combined GPA of 3.50 or higher. Sessions used to establish Dean’s List eligibility will not be used to consider eligibility for future Dean’s Lists. (Excerpt taken from Columbia College AHE 2009—2010 Degree Completion Catalog page 34.)

Columbia College-Lake County dean’s list

Columbia College-Lake County dean’s list:

Christine Andrade

Polina Baklashev

Cressida Bradshaw

Traci Christopher

Cora Colvin

Rico Habersham

Matthew Hansen

Amber Hooven

Michael Hoover

Kimberly Leleniewski

Kimberly Mannes

Evangelia Mavrogiorgos

Lisa Napoli

Robert Paschke

Mark Peperdine

Scott Pounders

Lisa Regnier

Eric Rydberg

Gerald See

Teresa Sosnowski

Steven Spring

Scott Stosek

Adrienne Tyson

Dominick Wallace

Tara Weigel

Michael Welsch

Danielle West

Heather Wilkins

Jacqueline Wilson

The Dean’s List is an honor accorded to students who achieve academic distinction. Students may be named to the Dean’s List if they complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of Columbia College coursework in two consecutive sessions, and earn a combined GPA of 3.50 or higher.