PRING 2019 ROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Professional Development Flex-Cal (PDFC) Committee

SPRING 2019

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2019

TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2019 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019

FAIRFIELD CAMPUS

4000 Suisun Valley Road

Fairfield, CA 94534

707.864.7000 (Location for all events, unless otherwise noted)

What is Flex-Cal? Who Participates?

Full-Time Faculty Participation

Faculty may use up to six hours on Flex-Cal Days to work on curricular activities.

Adjunct Faculty Participation

Adjunct faculty may participate in on and off-campus professional development activities to receive Flex-Cal credit.

Adjunct and overload faculty whose classes are scheduled to meet on FlexCal days will be paid for the hours of

those classes, provided that they participate in approved FlexCal activities and submit the required paperwork.

Compensation shall be at the rate of the category of the assigned classes.

Note: this change brings our definition of FlexCal into alignment with the definition in Ed Code. The State only

funds adjunct FlexCal hours in lieu of scheduled instruction. If an adjunct’s assigned class would not normally meet

on a FlexCal day, that adjunct has no “FlexCal obligation” and cannot be paid for those FlexCal hours. Still adjunct

faculty are encouraged to take advantage of Flex activities.

Staff Participation

Classified and Management Staff are strongly encouraged to attend flex workshops and staff development activities.

Participation should be arranged with the immediate supervisor.

BY ATTENDING THESE EVENTS, PARTICIPANTS GIVE PERMISSION FOR THEIR PHOTO TO APPEAR IN DISTRICT

SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS. IF YOU DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION, THEN PLEASE NOTIFY THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

FISH BOWL

ROOM 1421

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

BACK HALF OF

CAFETERIA

STOP THE BLEED

PRESENTER: KAISER PERMANENTE

The Solano Community College Nursing Program has been given the

opportunity by our program affiliate Kaiser Permanente to offer to our campus

the national initiative “STOP The BLEED”. As nursing faculty, we believe in

assisting and educating not only prospective new nurses, but the community in

which we serve. The Stop the Bleed program provides bystanders the tools and

knowledge to stop life-threatening bleeding while waiting for first

responders. While we hope to never have to experience a situation on our

campus where these skill may be needed, the knowledge that you will be able to

render assistance in an emergency is invaluable. Please join us on January

10th

from 9am to 11 am for this 2 hour Flex-Cal activity and learn how you may

save a life. Please register by Dec 14th, though EventBrite

(https://tinyurl.com/STB-Solano). Space is limited.

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

ROOM 504

INPUTTING SLO ASSESSMENTS INTO CURRICUNET META

PRESENTER: AMY OBEGI

Come learn how to input your SLO assessments into CurricUNET META.

Solano College's goal is to have ALL course SLOs assessed and in META by the

end of Spring 2019. If you haven't already had this training, come see how it is

done!

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

ROOM 103A

OFFICE 365 PART II

PRESENTER: ROBERT NUNEZ

Part II session of Office 365 will provide a brief overview teaching faculty and

staff on how to operate and access online Office Applications such as: Word,

Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive, Outlook, Publisher and how to upload

and share files the correct way using OneDrive.

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

ROOM 504

PLO MAPPING IN META


Every program must map their relevant SLOs to their PLOs so the program

learning outcomes for degrees and certificates can be assessed. If your program

hasn't already done this, come learn how to do this mapping in CurricUNET

META. Accreditation requires that all PLOs are assessed, and we are required to

report our completion rates yearly. Help us to get to the 100% completion level!

Discipline faculty are encouraged to come as a team.

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10:00 AM – 11:20 AM

ROOM 103A

BANNER 9 WORKSHOP: "HOW TO" COMPLETE A REQUISITION & SCHEDULE

CLASSES

PRESENTER: ROBERT NUNEZ

Effective as of January 1st 2019, Banner 8INB will be upgraded campus-wide to

a new version called Banner 9 Admin Pages. The Banner 9 project supports the

Colleges Strategic Initiative to build a responsive infrastructure for a sustainable

campus. It will deliver a fresh user experience, including all new-tools, and

significantly improve our system capabilities across Banner in order to drive new

efficiencies so we can focus on our student success in a modern web-based

platform.

The purpose of this workshop will touch on two key concepts. One, teaching

admins how to complete a requisition through Banner 9. Secondly, we will finish

out the remainder of the workshop with our Curriculum staff showing how to

schedule classes.

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM

TRANSFER/CAREER

CENTER

ROOM 402/403

THE INTRICACIES OF COUNSELING

PRESENTERS: MARCIE MCDANIELS, KIMBERLY RAMOS, NICK

CITTADINO, AND KELLEY GRAHAM

Don't miss out on a great opportunity to find out what's happening in the

Counseling Department! Come learn:

• How Counselors guide students down paths to certificate/degree

completion

• The tools and resources counselors use to illuminate the way

• Common challenges students face as they seek to attain their personal,

career and educational goals.

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM

ROOM 414

REVIEW OF THE BRIGHTSITY COURSE

PRESENTER: DR. DAN MARTIN

Did you participate in the Brightsity Program in fall 2018? Would you like to

discuss your experience? Dr. Dan Martin will facilitate conversations with those

who participated in the fall, those interested in participating in the future, and

those who might be interested in using the program in the classroom or with

student groups. Dr. Martin will also share the latest about Dr. Phil Zimbardo’s

Heroic Imagination Project.

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM

ROOM 503

USING CANVAS ECOMPANION SHELLS FOR FACE-TO-FACE COURSES

PRESENTERS: ERICA BEAM, CAROL ZADNIK, AND GLENNY KEYSER

Canvas eCompanion shells can be a great addition to your face-to-face courses.

This session will include tips and tricks to best use your Canvas eCompanion

shells including getting started, changing your notification settings, weighting

grade categories, sending announcements and much more!

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1:00 PM – 2:50 PM

FISH BOWL

ROOM 1421

GUIDED PATHWAYS WORKSHOP: AREAS OF EMPHASIS AND FIRST-YEAR

PLANNING

PRESENTERS: LANAE JAIMEZ AND MICHAEL WYLY

As we make progress in the development of a vision for Guided Pathways at

Solano, it is time to consider presenting our many programs in ways which make

more sense to our incoming students. Considerations include how recent program

mapping may inform planning for pathways, especially in students’ first

academic year. In this afternoon session, the Academic Senate, its

subcommittees, Administration, and any other interested participants will

participate in a workshop to initiate key conversations regarding the development

of areas of emphasis (aka metamajors) at Solano. Together, we will work to

frame an initial draft to be shared broadly with the campus community. This

transformative work will inform Guided Pathways and First Year Experience

planning for Spring 2019, as well as the 2019-2020 Academic Year.

1:00 PM – 2:20 PM

MAKER SPACE

ROOM 1852

MAKER SPACE MANIA – 3D PRINTING

PRESENTERS: KAREN COOK AND DEBBIE BERRETT

Check out the new SCC Maker Space! Learn by doing when you design and

print your own 3D models. See how available technologies and equipment can

engage students in learning 21st century skills. This workshop highlights 3D

printing but we will also demonstrate and explain the industrial uses of CNC

milling and vacuum forming. Registration required. Maximum of 20

participants.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-space-mania-3d-printing-

tickets-53371637003

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

ROOM 503

ACCESSIBILITY IN CANVAS SHELLS

PRESENTERS: ERICA BEAM, CAROL ZADNIK, AND OANH LAM

Did you say Canvas has a new accessibility checker? Let me show you how easy

it is to use the Canvas accessibility checker. Find out how to make your

Microsoft Word documents, PowerPoint slides accessible before you upload

them to Canvas. Find out how to get help with video close captioning. Bring your

documents or examples and we will help you make them accessible!

2:30 PM – 3:50 PM

MAKER SPACE

ROOM 1852

MAKER SPACE MANIA – LASER & VINYL CUTTING

PRESENTERS: KAREN COOK AND DEBBIE BERRETT

Check out the new SCC Maker Space! Learn by doing as you use the laser and

vinyl cutters and t-shirt press. See how available technologies and equipment can

engage students in learning 21st century skills. This workshop highlights 2D

technology and equipment. Create and build! Registration required. Maximum of

20 participants.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-space-mania-laser-and-vinyl-

cutting-tickets-53397074086

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3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

ROOM 503

PREBUILT CANVAS SHELL, NOW WHAT?!

PRESENTERS: ERICA BEAM AND CAROL ZADNIK

There is all of this new stuff in my Canvas shell, what do I do with it? Come join

us and learn how to efficiently and effectively use the pre-built tools within your

new Canvas shell. This shell is meant to help you start the semester off on top

saving you time and effort! Be ready to open the shell and get started!

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

ROOM 1746

ATHLETIC ACADEMIC MENTOR PROGRAM (AAMP)

PRESENTERS: NICOLE GENTILE AND ALISON AUBERT

The AAMP program has been operating for one year within Solano College

Athletics. The program was designed to assist our student athletes to learn to

prepare themselves for academic success while competing as a student athlete.

Our mentors meet in small groups, or one on one with students to prepare them

for college. Topics covered include: financial aid, adding/dropping classes,

finding professors/classrooms, buying books, online courses/canvas, calculating

grades, organizing homework/studying, campus programs (food pantry, EOPS,

Counseling etc.), student success.

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM

ROOM 704

THE REWARDS AND CHALLENGES OF TEACHING INSIDE PRISON

PRESENTER: DAMANY FISHER

This session will take an in-depth look at the experiences of Solano Community

College faculty who teach inside California State Prison Solano. The format will

be a roundtable discussion where each panelist will share their views and take

questions from members of the audience.

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM

ROOM 1301

ACING YOUR NEXT JOB INTERVIEW

PRESENTERS: LEIGH ANNE JONES & KRISTIN CONNER

WOULD YOU HIRE YOU? Do you dread job interviews? Or do you feel like

you're good at interviewing but can't quite land that dream job? Come learn

valuable tips and tricks for preparing for and acing your next interview. Learn

why faking it AIN'T making it! This workshop is geared toward classified

employees but adjuncts and students are welcome, too.

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM

MAKER SPACE

ROOM 1852

MAKER SPACE MANIA – ELECTRONICS

PRESENTERS: DOUG GREEN AND KAREN COOK

Check out the new SCC Maker Space! Learn by doing. Participants will create a

lighted box by soldering wires for LED's and assembling parts. See how

available technologies and equipment can engage students in learning 21st

century skills. Registration required. Maximum of 20 participants.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-space-mania-electronics-

tickets-53400021903

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5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

BOARD ROOM

*NEW* ADJUNCT CONVOCATION

SPEAKERS:

SUPERINTENDENT/PRESIDENT CELIA ESPOSITO-NOY

DAVID WILLIAMS, VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

GREG BROWN, VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES

ROB DIAMOND, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

LANAE JAIMEZ, ACADEMIC SENATE PRESIDENT

MICHELLE SMITH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

MICHAEL WYLY, GUIDED PATHWAYS COORDINATOR

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2019

8:00 – 9:00 AM

CAFETERIA

BREAKFAST

SPONSORED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT-PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

9:00 – 9:20 AM

THEATER

WELCOME

RACHEL DWIGGINS-BEELER, MASTER OF CONVOCATION

CELIA ESPOSITO-NOY, SUPERINTENDENT-PRESIDENT

LANAE JAIMEZ, ACADEMIC SENATE PRESIDENT

9:20 – 9:35 AM

THEATER

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY

DR. ED RE, PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES & BIOTECHNOLOGY

9:35 – 10:25 AM

THEATER

STUDENT PANEL

MODERATORS: RACHEL DWIGGINS-BEELER & REBECCA LACOUNT

10:25 – 10:35 AM

THEATER BREAK

10:35 AM – 12:00 PM

THEATER

EQUITY, ECONOMIC MOBILITY & GUIDED PATHWAYS: THE CASE FOR

URGENCY AND IMPLEMENTATION

PRESENTER: DR. ROB JOHNSTONE

Our best efforts by our best people to significantly

improve community college completion rates

haven't produced the scaled improvements in

outcomes we’ve desired - especially for the

students we most hope to serve. During this

session, we'll explore how to build on our past

efforts and evolve our thinking about how

students are recruited to, enter, and progress through our colleges so they complete

their goals at markedly higher rates. We will begin by setting the table for an

exploration of guided pathways by focusing on the issues of economic mobility and

equity. This session will integrate Dr. Johnstone’s work on the AACC Pathways

Initiative, the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, Completion by

Design, NCII’s A2I2 Cohort Beyond Financial Aid, JFF’s Student Success Centers,

and numerous other national, state and college-level projects.

12:00 – 1:00 PM

CAFETERIA LUNCH

1:00 – 1:50 PM

FACULTY/STAFF

LOUNGE

GUIDED PATHWAYS DEMYSTIFIED: EXPLORING THE KEY TRANSITIONS IN

GUIDED PATHWAYS AND COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT GUIDED PATHWAYS

PRESENTER: DR. ROB JOHNSTONE

Dr. Rob Johnstone of NCII wrote Guided Pathways Demystified I in 2015 to address

ten excellent questions faculty, student services practitioners and administrators alike

were asking about the Guided Pathways movement. In 2017, as the movement

gained momentum, the questions had shifted to include less theoretical and more

practical questions about designing and implementing guided pathways. NCII

released Guided Pathways Demystified II in Fall 2017 to address ten new

questions. In this lively and interactive session, we will explore the twenty

questions, starting by crowdsourcing participants’ top questions to explore more

deeply.

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1:00 – 1:50 PM

ROOM 802

BREAKOUT SESSION WITH STUDENT PANEL

MODERATORS: RACHEL DWIGGINS-BEELER AND REBECCA

LACOUNT

Come and hear more from our students at this breakout session. This is your

opportunity to follow up with our student panel from the morning and ask

your questions about their Solano experience. This session promises to be

engaging and informative for all as we seek to gain insight into the student

perspective of Solano Community College.

2:00 – 4:00 PM

SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT MEETINGS

� Applied Technology and Business – Room 503

� Counseling – Room 445

� Health Sciences – Room 807B

� Liberal Arts – Room 1301

� Librarians – Room 103

� Mathematics and Science – Room 308

� Social and Behavioral Sciences – Room 713

4:30 – 7:30 PM

CAFETERIA

MEET YOUR FACULTY LEADERS AND ENJOY DINNER

PRESENTERS: ERIN FARMER, PAM MUICK, AND LANAE JAIMEZ

All full-time and adjunct faculty are invited to an informational dinner session

where you will meet Senate and Faculty Association Leaders. Dinner will be

followed by announcements and updates. Two breakout sessions will follow.

One session will be geared towards adjunct faculty and will include an

introduction to David Williams, VP of Academic Affairs, Adjunct Senate reps,

and Adjunct FA reps. The other session will be geared towards full-time faculty.

Both sessions will include an opportunity for faculty to discuss concerns and

priorities. Many thanks to the FA association for providing dinner.

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12:00 PM – 12:50 PM

FACULTY/STAFF

LOUNGE

HOW A SABBATICAL PROJECT RE-ENERGIZED MY CAREER

PRESENTER: ZAK HANNAN

In 2015 I took sabbatical leave to write a book on computer algebra applications

in calculus. The research and writing experience put me on an innovation-

minded track for the last several years, resulting in multiple student research

projects, conference attendance, the development of new fabrication skills and

the adoption of open texts in my courses. Talk attendees will get to play with the

2D gas simulator developed Fall 2018 for a student research project in physics.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2019

12:00 PM – 12:50 PM

FACULTY/STAFF

LOUNGE

FAKE NEWS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND INFORMED CONSENT: ASSESSING

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ETHICS


Our institutional learning outcomes call upon us to assess how we are teaching

ethics to students. Join us for a round table discussion to consider ways we can

prompt students to consider ethics within our discipline-specific coursework,

learn about how other faculty teach ethics, and how we might potential build

ethics into student learning outcomes assessment.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

THEATER

PARADIGM SHIFTING TOWARD JUSTICE

LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING

PRESENTER: DR. MAISHA WINN

Maisha T. Winn is the Chancellor’s Leadership Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis, and co-director of the Transformative Justice in

Education Center.

For information on her latest book, go to http://hepg.org/hep-home/books/justice-on-both-sides

Restorative justice represents “a paradigm shift in the way Americans

conceptualize and administer punishment,” says author Maisha T. Winn, from a

focus on crime to a focus on harm, including the needs of both those who were

harmed and those who caused it. Her book, Justice on Both Sides, provides an

urgently needed, comprehensive account of the value of restorative justice and

how contemporary schools can implement effective practices to address

inequalities associated with race, class, and gender. Winn, a restorative justice

practitioner and scholar, draws on her extensive experience as a coach to school

leaders and teachers to show how indispensable restorative justice is in

understanding and addressing the educational needs of students, particularly

disadvantaged youth. Justice on Both Sides makes a major contribution by

demonstrating how this actually works in schools and how it can be integrated

into a range of educational settings. It also emphasizes how language and

labeling must be addressed in any fruitful restorative effort. Ultimately, Winn

makes the case for restorative justice as a crucial answer, at least in part, to the

unequal practices and opportunities in American schools.

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

THEATER

UC Davis Professor and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Sarah T. Stewart (left) at work.

UC Davis Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Sarah T. Stewart won a

MacArthur Fellowship for her work on how random collisions in the early stages

of solar system formation give birth to planets and their natural satellites, like the

Earth and Moon.

Before joining the UC Davis faculty in 2014, Dr. Stewart taught at Harvard

University for 11 years. At UC Davis, she directs the Shock Compression

Laboratory. The lab conducts experiments using a light gas gun to study how

shock waves behave in planetary materials.

Dr. Stewart will join us to discuss her research and inspiration to study the early

formation of our solar system.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2019

9:00AM – 11:00AM

BOARD ROOM

BUILDING 600

ADDRESSING IMPLICIT BIAS IN THE SCREENING,

INTERVIEW, AND HIRING PROCESS

PRESENTER: DR. RITA CAMERON-WEDDING

SCC will offer training for employees who wish to serve on

interview committees in the spring. The primary objective of the trainings is to

identify potential biases and strategies to avoid and reduce biases that might

occur at any stage of the hiring process.

These training sessions fulfill the EEO requirement of those wishing to serve on

interview committees. Those who are unable to attend one of these training

sessions may meet their obligation through the existing online EEO training

module.

Registration for this session is available through the EventBrite email invitation.

9:00AM – 9:50AM

ROOM 445

ACCESSIBILITY FOR CANVAS AND THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT

PRESENTER: SEAN KEEGAN

The accessibility of instructional materials is a core principle to engaging all students

and supporting diverse learning styles. Learn about the various roles and

responsibilities to supporting student accessibility with online materials. Join us as

we discuss best practices and strategies for including accessibility into Canvas, MS

Word, and other instructional content.

9:00AM – 10:20AM

ROOM 504

CURRICUNET META 101

PRESENTER: LISA ABBOTT

Curricunet META workshop and training. Learn how to log in and navigate

Curricunet META to create and modify courses and programs. What the Technical

Review and Curriculum Committees look for when reviewing proposals will be

covered. Please make sure that you have access to Curricunet META prior to the

workshop. Email [email protected] for access.

10:30AM – 11:50AM

ROOM 504

CURRICULUM REVIEW TRAINING / SUPPORT

PRESENTERS: LISA ABBOTT, LANAE JAIMEZ, & JAMES DEKLOE

The School of Applied Technology and Business Curriculum Review is due Fall

2019. This session will include training and support for faculty. Each department will

receive documentation and guidance on completing curriculum update for their

courses. Training will include how to input curriculum updates into Curricunet

META, complete the tracking forms and review updated Curriculum Handbook. We

will discuss how Program Review guides curriculum development and

modifications.

11:00AM – 11:50AM

ROOM 714

ACADEMIC SENATE

PRESENTER: LANAE JAIMEZ

Update on current Senate issues. There will be a short presentation with time for

questions and comments.

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10:00AM – 2:00PM

ROOM 445

COMMUNICATION – “I’M TALKING, IS ANYONE LISTENING?”

PRESENTER: DR. SHANNON COOPER

I. Introductions

a. Activity 1: HOPE & ANXIETY

II. Culture and Communication

a. Activity 2: LEARNING & CULTURE

III. Active Listening

a. Activity 3: ACTIVE LISTENING

IV. Workplace Boundaries

a. Activity 4: BOUNDARIES QUIZ

V. CLOSE/TAKEAWAYS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will learn:

1. The five styles of communication.

2. How culture can influence communication.

3. Boundary setting in the workplace.

12:00PM – 4:00PM

BOARD ROOM

BUILDING 600

EQUITY TRAINING

PRESENTER: DR. VERONICA KEIFFER-LEWIS (NEAL)

Join us for a 4-hour workshop to explore how Solano Community College can develop an

equity and social justice mindset across its instructional programs and services. By

learning how we can infuse equity throughout the SCC campus culture, we can more

readily identify and dismantle obstacles which have negatively affected specific student

groups, in particular, those identified in Solano’s Student Equity Plan. This workshop

will allow participants to explore the notion of cultural humility as a path to equity and

prepare them with tools to encourage campus engagement and courageous conversations.

The workshop will cover:

• Equity and how we align outcomes for current and future initiatives

• A theory of action, how to form and utilize equity-based rubrics

• How to review procedures and curriculum through an equity lens

• Solano Community College’s definition of Equity

This training is developed for all those interested in Equity:

• All Faculty, Staff, and Administrators at Solano Community College

• Student Equity and Success Council participants

• Teaching For Equity (T4E) Faculty

• Those working on the student equity or strategic plans

The training is limited to 30 people. Participants can RSVP by emailing

[email protected].

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1:00PM – 1:50PM

ROOM 444

STUDENT CONDUCT POLICY & PROCEDURES

PRESENTER: GREG BROWN, VP STUDENT SERVICES

This session will review the college's Student Conduct Policy, discuss classroom

issues, the referral process, evidence and sanctions. We'll also discuss the impact of a

finding on students now and in the future.

2:00PM – 3:20PM

ROOM 444

LIFE AFTER SOLANO: PREPARING FOR A SATISFYING RETIREMENT

PRESENTERS: SALVATORE ABBATE, MARY JONES, & SOLANO

RETIREES PANEL Deciding when to retire can be challenging, and there is more to consider than

whether our savings and retirement income will be adequate. A small group of

Solano retirees from all bargaining units will discuss their own experiences as they

moved from employee status to retiree status. Information and recommendations

from experts who study the anticipated and unanticipated effects of retirement will

be presented, as well as strategies that employees can use to ensure that their

retirement is well-planned, and that they are prepared to enjoy fully life after Solano.

2:00PM – 5:00PM

BUILDING 1200

LIBERAL ARTS OPEN HOUSE

PRESENTERS: LIBERAL ARTS WITH CHRISTINE MANI

For the Liberal Arts Open House, please meet and receive your map and raffle prize

information at the 1200 theatre lobby.

This Liberal Arts Department Open House is for local SCC students, staff, faculty,

counselors and administrators, as well as local high school students to come see what

the different programs in Liberal Arts are all about. Come check out the different

classrooms where each participating area of study will have hands-on workshops

beginning every 20 minutes. This is a great way meet instructors and learn more

about these programs, and for potential students they can take a look at what might

be in store for them if they choose these paths or classes. You can walk in at any time

from 2 – 5pm and see what areas you like, including: Graphic arts, screen printing,

photography, theatre arts, technical theatre, costuming, sports broadcasting, ASL

Interpreting, French, Spanish, Speech and Debate, and much, much more.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019

8:00AM – 8:30AM

CHECK-IN

8:30AM – 5:00PM

TRAINING

FACULTY / STAFF

LOUNGE

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING

PRESENTER: IAN WALLACE, PHD

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that gives people the skills to help

someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing

a mental health crisis. This training is specifically designed for those who do

NOT have mental health backgrounds but work with a diverse public. The

instructor will provide a higher education context this session (so this is perfect

for front-line staff, student services, as well as faculty). You must attend all 8

hours to obtain the certificate (flex credit also available). Space is limited to 40 in

each training.

Please RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/yal4tm83 RSVP DEADLINE: Friday,

March 8, 2019 by noon.

9:00AM – 9:50AM

SCULPTURE YARD

BEHIND 1311

20TH ANNIVERSARY LIGHTING CEREMONY OF SCC WOOD-FIRE KILN

PRESENTER: MARC LANCET

Come Join In Around the Fire!

This Spring firing of the Rocinante Wood Kiln celebrates our 20th Anniversary

of the Wood-fired Ceramics Program at Solano Community College; a program

which has become known world-wide.

Begin your Flex-Cal day on Wednesday March 13, 2019 at 9 am and help us

start the fire with a beautiful lighting ceremony which includes elements from

ancient Shinto traditions and contemporary California practices. All are welcome

to come be a part of the ceremony that gets us started. The firing continues as we

feed wood into the kiln every few minutes 24 hours a day until three days later –

Friday evening March 30th. The ceremony will run from 9am to 10 am.

You can choose to stay kiln side or return during the three day firing to observe

the students’ progress. Come visit us and see our students working very hard

together to create works of great beauty, learning the values of collaboration and

leadership along the way. We are here in the sculpture/ceramics yard of the 1300

building 24 hours a day Wednesday through Friday.

Bring your class, bring a friend, come and witness this remarkable 1000 year old

traditional ceramic firing technique. Witness this tri-annual reenactment of

eleventh century ceramics techniques. If you would like to bring a class on a

quick or extended field trip and would like my students and I to speak to your

class or even involve them in a quick hands on clay exercise, call and leave a

message (530)574-8008 or e-mail Marc Lancet.

Many classes have visited in the past from Solano and as far away as Oakland’s

California College of Art, BYU of Idaho and Gillingham School from Dorset,

England. Make a point during your busy day or in the evening after your work

day, to stroll over and view this unique firing process and see our students deeply

engaged in learning about art and leadership one stick of wood at a time.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019

9:00AM – 10:50AM

BACK HALF OF

CAFETERIA

LGBTQ+ SAFE ZONE TRAINING

PRESENTERS: MARIA X. ISIP-BAUTISTA & JAMEY EELLS-BOOTH

Interested in creating more LGBTQ+ safe spaces at SCC? Join Jamey EellsBooth, Youth

Services Coordinator for the Solano Pride Center & former SCC student, and Maria Isip-

Bautista of the Social Justice/Sociology programs for an interactive training/workshop on

the diversity of intersectional gender and sexuality-based identities. We'll learn some

history, discuss challenges disproportionately impacting LGBTQ+ communities, and

outline specific strategies for creating more inclusive spaces in the classroom and

beyond. Preregistration is required on EventBrite: https://tinyurl.com/y35nurur

11:00AM - 3:00PM

BACK HALF OF

CAFETERIA

REMOVING SILOS, BUILDING PATHWAYS: INTEGRATING GUIDED PATHWAYS, FIRST

YEAR EXPERIENCE, AND GUIDED SELF PLACEMENT INTO THE SCC COMMUNITY

PRESENTERS: JOSH SCOTT, MICHAEL WYLY, MELISSA REEVE, OANH LAM,

DANIELLE WIDEMANN, ISABEL ANDERSON, HEATHER WATSON-PEREZ, &

LANAE JAIMEZ

The Student Equity and Success Council has partnered with the First Year Experience

(FYE) Committee and the Guided Pathways Steering Committee to host a lunch half day

retreat. We will update the campus community on the progress of FYE, Pathways, and

Guided Self Placement, solicit feedback where needed, and, but most importantly, create

opportunities for collaboration and community building, so that all of us (student

services, counseling, discipline faculty, administrators, staff) can create a cohesive,

welcoming experience for our students. Lunch will be provided.

10:00AM – 10:50AM

ROOM 446

ACTIVE SHOOTER PREPAREDNESS

PRESENTER: LT. BRIAN TRAVIS

The Campus Sheriff’s Office will offer a presentation on Active Shooter/Killer

preparedness for school campuses. The information presented will be from the ALICE

Training Institute. ALICE (Alert, Lock-down, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate),

developed after Columbine, teaches strategies to survive a life-threatening event.

Supported by educators and law enforcement organizations nationwide, from the White

House to state houses around our country, ALICE is becoming the new standard of care

across the nation. Below are topics that will be presented during this presentation.

• Introduction to A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate)

• Past Lock Down Practices

• Current Lock Down Procedures

• 2018 FBI Active Shooter Report

• Current School Violence Trends

• Questions and Comments

11:00AM – 12:20PM

ROOM 504

CANVAS FOR FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES

PRESENTER: JOHN D. PEREZ

Canvas training course for faculty who want to make their lives easier.

1:00PM – 1:50PM

ROOM 504

INPUTTING SLO ASSESSMENTS INTO CURRICUNET META


Come learn how to input your SLO assessments into CurricUNET META.

Solano College's goal is to have ALL course SLOs assessed and in META by the

end of Spring 2019 - this semester! If you haven't already had this training, come

see how it is done!

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