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Young Brandon Woman Reported Missing
JOYCELYN CHARLYN MILLER ... Reported Missing
Police are asking for assis- tance in locating a Brandon woman. She was reported miss- ing on Monday.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, Ms. Jocelyn Charlyn Miller, 20, was last seen on November 28, 2015, at her residence.
Her roommate told police that Ms. Miller packed her be- longings and left with two other women and has not been seen since. The women were not identified by police.
Police said Ms. Miller was employed at Firehouse Subs on Highway 60 at the time of her disappearance.
Anyone with information on Ms. Miller is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s Office at (813) 247-8200.
Deltas Host Teen Idol Talent Show
The Tampa Alumnae Chap- ter of Delta Sigma Theta Soror- ity, Inc. debuted Saturday, December 5th, the vocal talent of 19 students from the following high schools during its semi-final competition: Armwood, Durant, Tampa Bay Technical, Strawberry Crest, Hillsborough, Middleton, Riverview and Blake.
Ten students will move on to compete in the final compe- tition January 31, 2016. In this two-part competi- tion, the winners from the fi- nals will take home $1,000 and $500 for their respective high school.
This event is sponsored in part by BB&T Bank.
These 10 finalists will compete on January 31, 2016.
Tampa Teen Idol Committee Members are: Areatha Marrow, Charisse Rome, Nadine Johnson, Audrey Moore, Paulette Sutton, Sandra Cooke, Bianca Berry, Erica Williams, Alicia Warren, Kay Richardson-Powell, Dioan Johnson and DJ CHRONO, kneeling.
Issues, Move Forward
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
In recent weeks, Hillsbor- ough Community College Pres- ident, Dr. Ken Atwater, has been under fire. On Wednes- day, the college’s Board of Trustees told him to devise a plan to address the concerns about his position.
Earlier this year, the Fac- ulty United Service Association conducted a survey requesting union members to share their opinion about Dr. Atwater. Approximately 147 of 179 members of the union issued a “no-confidence” vote and criti- cized his leadership. All of the faculty are not union members.
During a telephone inter- view with the Sentinel, Dr. Atwater said, “I am engaged and my leadership team is en- gaged. I am committed and I plan to address those concerns and issues. I’m committed to moving forward, working through the issues and chal- lenges and continuing to im- prove our student success.”
Dr. Atwater further stated that while 149 out of 174 union members gave him a
DR. KEN ATWATER
... President, Hillsborough Community College
vote of no confidence, that number is misleading because there are approximately 323 faculty members and the oth- ers either gave him a vote of confidence or didn’t vote at all.
However, he stated that his is devising a plan to become even more committed and more engaged.
Dr. Atwater was chosen to replace the late Dr. Gwen- dolyn Stephenson and as- sumed the duties of president on July 1, 2010.
Dr. Atwater is currently in contract negotiations.
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