January+2016+-+25th

The sessions listed below occur on Monday, January 25th

Next day Previous day ** Cancelled due to snow ** 10:00 || CL153 || Dorothy Plantz (x4614) Jane Small (x4015) || **Student Planning Workshop** //**HCC Express #7635 **// //** details coming soon! **// ||   ||   || January 25 || 9:00- 10:30 || DH123 || Michelle Franz (3554) || **Canvas - Basics I** //**HCC Express #7293 **// This hands-on training session provides a basic overview of the Canvas learning management system. Learn to navigate the environment; communicate with students through Canvas; post your course syllabus; create an announcement and more. ||  ||   || January 25 || 10:30- 12:00 || Smith Theatre ||  || **VPAA Academic Meeting** **// Required for full-time faculty, all budgeted Academic Affairs staff are welcome to attend! //** Academic Affairs FT budgeted employees are invited to attend the Spring 2016 meeting. This meeting will give the academic affairs area an opportunity to meet together and receive an update on current initiatives and plans for the future. This __//**does not**//__ replace Convocation. The focus will be on the academic unit within the institution at large. Students are our priority, so offices will remain open. Please plan to maintain function and coverage. If you have any questions or are not sure if you should plan to attend, check with your direct supervisor. ||  ||   || January 25 || 12:00- 1:30 || N220 || Judith Kizzie (x4931) Angela Wood (x4864) || **Faculty Forum General Meeting** //**HCC Express #7921 **// Faculty are back! Join us in N220 at noon on Monday Jan 25th, 2016, for a chance to learn the construction impact(s) on classes, offices, and parking; to welcome any new faculty, hear an informal panel of your peers discuss handling of authority-challenging students in the classroom, salary issues, and of course, to share a delicious light lunch. See you there! ||  ||   || January 25 || 1:00- 2:00 || DH108 || Emily Bonham (x4722) || **Waivers & Petitions Training** //**HCC Express #7375 **// **//required for anyone who needs maintenance access to SRWS/STPE screens//** Do your duties include waiving pre- and co-requisties or providing departmental permission to students so they can register for courses? Attend this training to learn how to assign these permissions into Colleage screens SRWS and STPE. In order to gain access to these screens, this training is required. Come learn the best practices for assigning waivers and granting petitions to students from your friends in Records, Registration and Veterans' Affairs. ||  ||   || January 25 || 1:00- 2:30 || DH100 || Zakia Johnson 3:30 || N228 || Amy Chase Martin (x4848) Mary Beth Furst (x4929) || **IDEA - Interpret and Act!** //**HCC Express #7295 **// Faculty course evaluations went online in Fall 2015. Join us to learn how to interpret your evaluations and how to take action on your collected feedback. ||  ||   || January 25 || 2:00- 4:00 || N206 || Dr. Christine Helfrich || **Group Work Doesn't Have to be Scary** //**HCC Express #7297 **// Challenges with assigning Group Work to maximize student learning often leads to avoiding it as part of course design. This workshop provides participants with an opportunity to practice, review and develop research-based approaches to group work and includes ideas for assigning and assessing the group process to enhance student success. ||  ||   || 4:30 || 5th floor Laurel College Center || Bernadette Sandruck Deans and/or their associated course coordinators and department chairs will meet with their counterparts from PGCC to review curriculum alignment and discuss future plans. An introductory presentation by the LCC staff and the Academic Coordinators from both colleges will provide an overview of the strategic plan for academics at the Laurel College Center. ||  ||   || January 25 || 3:00- 5:00 || DH123 || Michelle Franz (x3554) || **Canvas - Basics I** //**HCC Express #7299 **//  This hands-on training session provides a basic overview of the Canvas learning management system. Learn to navigate the environment; communicate with students through Canvas; post your course syllabus; create an announcement and more. ||  ||   ||
 * || **Date** || **Time** || **Room** || **Facilitator** || **Session Description** || **Materials** ||
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 * RSVP x4079** || **How Islamaphobia Impacts the Campus Community** //**HCC Express #7439 **//
 * //offered for Diversity Only//** This presentation and discussion will encourage conversation and provide the opportunity address questions such as: “What misperceptions contribute to many negative feelings about Islam?” “What role does the media play in the way many in the United States view Muslims and Islam?” “What are three things people should know about Islam?” "What role can faculty and staff play in combatting ignorance and intolerance towards the Muslim community?" ||   ||   ||
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 * RSVP: x4934** || **Joint Collaboration at the Laurel College Center** //**HCC Express #7455 **//
 * // required for coordinators and dept. //****// chairs that currently have courses at LCC //**
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