Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XII, Issue II - Fall 2018 | Page 20

ONLINE DUAL ENROLLMENT REGISTRATION
Last spring, PHSC piloted a new online dual enrollment registration
process that proved so successful that time-consuming, in-person
registration for dually enrolled students is now a thing of the past.
The increasingly popular dual enrollment program, offered at no
charge to district students, allows qualified students to earn high
school and college credit simultaneously.
Crediting extensive collaboration between the Pasco and
Hernando county school districts and with the support of the
College’s Management Information Services staff, Chiquita
Henderson, Dean, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management,
highlighted the new process at the Annual High School Guidance
PHSC ANNOUNCES TRUSTEES APPOINTED
BY GOVERNOR
In spring, Gov. Rick Scott announced the reappointment of Rao
Musunuru, M.D., and the appointments of John Mitten, Raymond
Gadd Jr., David Garcia and Lee Maggard to the Pasco-Hernando
State College (PHSC) District Board of Trustees in the first quarter
of 2018.
“We welcome our newest members of the board,” said PHSC
President Timothy Beard, Ph.D. “They each bring valuable
experience to the table that will certainly influence how PHSC
will continue to serve our students and meet the needs of
our community.”
Counselors workshop in February. The 100 guests in attendance
applauded the new registration method, which essentially
eliminated the need for high school students to wait in long lines to
register for dual enrollment courses.
In June, Gov. Scott also reappointed current trustees Robin
Schneider, Alvaro Hernandez, and Lee Maggard, all with terms
that will extend through the spring of 2022. Dr. Musunuru’s
reappointment term will run through May, 31, 2021 and the terms
“Bringing the student dual enrollment registration process online
for Garcia, Gadd and Mitten will extend through May 31, 2019.
demonstrates how PHSC and our education partners work
collaboratively to provide better service for our students,”
said Henderson.
In the 2017-18 academic year, 60 dual enrollment students
graduated with two-year degrees before officially receiving their
high school diplomas, with nine finishing with a 4.0 or higher.
Members of the PHSC District Board of Trustees include (from
left) John Mitten, Jeffrey Harrington, Ph.D., Robin Schneider, Rao
Musunuru, M.D., Marilyn Pearson-Adams, Lee Maggard, Alvaro
Hernandez, David Garcia, and Ray Gadd Jr.
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