In Support of Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle

Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle moved FKCC from a sleepy forgotten college, to an invigorated, vibrant, thriving college.

• Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle brought in the largest private donation for FKCC of $1 million dollars.
• Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle brought in the first Federal Earmark, in which FKCC will share in 2.24 million dollar.
• Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle did not stop their, she worked with the sheriffs department so the school could receive confiscated items and brought in other countless smaller donations.
• Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle instituted conservation programs saving the college $100K a year.
• Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle raised enrollment by 20% making FKCC the fasted growing college in the Florida state system.
• Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle formed partnerships that enable the college to offer 4 year degrees.
• Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle formed partnerships with the business community providing solid workforce training initiatives.
• Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle participated in countless community service program including help for at risk girls, community fundraising, and green initiatives.

Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle and FKCC Dive Program

Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle has taken a hidden gem at FKCC and exposed it for it's brilliance. The dive program at FKCC and had an infusion of money, new partnerships with the Navy, and expanded world class staff. Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle recognized this hidden gem at FKCC as one of the most unique and compelling components that FKCC could offer. The dive program has an incredible asset in Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle.

Jill Landeberg-Boyle and Hodges

Through the leadership of Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle, Hodges University has an agreement with FKCC that will allow any associate degree student to go directly to a Bachelor’s program, providing they have fulfilled the credit requirements.

“When I met with the local Chamber yesterday and told them about this articulation agreement, they started applauding,” said Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle, President of FKCC.

In a reference to the accelerated degree completion program,
"It’s going to make a huge difference.” said, Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle.

Software Development

I used to think it was strange to hear people compare software development to building a house, but over time I've found my self constantly using analogies to construction to help people understand what software development is and what is involved in developing applications.

The average layperson has a hard time understanding what is software development/programming/applications development is. The reality is that there are many different types of applications development with extremely complex and specialized skills. Not unlike construction and architecture, which has many different applications from housing, bridges, to sky scrapers and cruse ship construction. In all of these applications are the specialties we all know of, from electrical and pluming to the more obscure like concrete specialist. Some skills/specialties are higher paid than others. For example the architect team on a project is highly paid in comparison to the dry wall crew.

While all this seems like a rather simple comparison, the point is that applications development is an extremely diverse landscape and a software development project can be very similar to a construction project.

I'll continue to blog about this with more specific examples...

Opinion Story of the Year and Jill Landesberg-Boyle

I found this article on education in Key West very interesting and at the same time horrifying. Here Rhonda Linseman-Saunders talks about how a teacher that beat a student faced no repercussion. About a finance directory that blew the whistle on embezzlement got fired and about how Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle was railroaded because she demoted the then mayor McPherson's brother. The major used his influence to get his sister on the board. The major was not reelected, but the damage was already done.

Let it Snow?

Not!!! It's early in the winter season, but I'm already done with it...and ready for spring. I've got to be careful with the attitude, however, or Mother Nature may just continue to pile it on...

Anyhow, been keeping pretty busy workin', catchin up on Lost, Season 5...to get ready for the 6th and final season. Still haven't seen Avatar. While I don't do well with 3-D movies, nausea-wise, I'm led to believe that's the only way to see Avatar.

Update - Saw Avatar, it was fantastic.