Welcome to the Communications Center Spring 2013 Operating Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Telephone: (407) 582-1812

The Communications Center is an academic environment where students are expected to be focused on learning. Turn cell phones off or on “silent mode” No food or drinks allowed Visitors, including children, are NOT permitted. SILENT

Communications Center Staff Instructors Provide in-depth help. Offer extensive teaching experience. Student Assistants Help with many routine questions. Have EAP/Developmental class experience.

The Main Lab Currently enrolled EAP or Developmental Reading or English Valencia College students ONLY Students must be logged-in with their own VID number 108 Computers with interactive programs & tutorials Attention: You MUST have your VID card in order to log into a computer! (A VID may be obtained in 3-147)

Pay for Print! Printing: 10 cents per page Print cards are available in the Library (bldg. 6) and the Math Lab (7-240) All printing must be for the specific EAP or Prep class you are logged in for. * Remember Your Password!

Attention! Save all work to a USB/Flash Drive All files saved to lab computers will be deleted when the system is restarted.

The Main Lab – Materials Desk Workbooks, practice exams, & quizzes available at the Materials Desk. Checked out to your library Borrower ID number Must be returned before leaving Library fines charged for lost/late items REMINDER: You MUST have your VID card in order to check out lab materials! (A VID may be obtained in 3-147)

EAP/Foreign Languages Lab Reserved for EAP Speech and Foreign Language students ONLY. Specialized equipment for listening to and recording speech

Spring 2013 Main Writing Center Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8a.m.-8p.m. Friday: 8a.m.-5p.m. Saturday: 9a.m.-2p.m. Mobile Writing Center (Group Study Area of Library) Monday-Friday 10:00am-11:30am -First come, first served -Walk-up consultations

Help is available to all Valencia students from all courses and disciplines college-wide. Appointments are required. 1/day, 3/week 30 minutes long (60 minutes for research papers) “no-show” appointments may be given to waiting students after five minutes Students with repeated no-shows will lose the use of the Writing Center. NOTE: You MUST have your VID card in order to make an appointment!

Come prepared! Bring a clean, printed copy of your work. Bring a copy of the assignment, if possible. Instructors will: Identify and review problem areas. Offer one-on-one lessons on weak skills. Send a summary to classroom instructor. Instructors will NOT: Proofread or grade papers.

Recap All students MUST be logged in and working on a specific Developmental English, Reading, or EAP class at all times Use only the computers that are turned on with the blue login screen No visitors or children are permitted in the lab Turn off cell phones (silent or vibrate mode) Talk softly (and briefly) as needed No food or drinks allowed Tidy up your work area before leaving the lab