Please note that the following opportunities are available to all faculty and staff.
Return to Work Sessions
Wednesday, June 23
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Returning to Work — For Supervisors
Meeting number (access code): 145 175 6487
Meeting password: Super2020
Join by phone
Tap to call in from a mobile device (attendees only)
+1-415-655-0002 US Toll
Join from a video system or application
Dial 1451756487@slcc.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Wednesday, June 23
3–4 p.m.
Returning to Work — For Employees
Meeting number (access code): 145 683 2252
Meeting password: Employ2020
Join by phone
Tap to call in from a mobile device (attendees only)
+1-415-655-0002 US Toll
Join from a video system or application
Dial 1456832252@slcc.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
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LinkedIn Learning- Recommended Course of the Week
Learn about the different types of empathy, as well as the benefits of fully embracing the practice of empathy in the workplace.
Friday, June 19
1–1:45 p.m.
Return to Work: Communicate with Empathy
Sara Reed, AVP, People & Workplace Culture
Anjali Pai, Director, Staff Development & Employee Experience
Meeting number (access code): 145 669 6071
Meeting password: aVsQDdMu569
This session will focus on holding conversations about returning to campus while using empathy and compassion in your work. How can you ensure others feel safe and communicate with compassionate empathy? We suggest you review this LinkedIn Learning Course to get started: Empathy at Work
LinkedIn Learning is offering a digital library of over 6,000 courses covering a wide range of technical, leadership, software and creative topics. This pilot program available to faculty, students and staff, and the courses are accessible 24/7 from your desktop or mobile device. Contact anjali.pai@slcc.edu with questions and start learning! Log in through SLCC Learn.
Learn How to Use LinkedIn Learning — for Staff
Date | Time | Link |
June 18 | 10–10:45 a.m. | |
June 25 | 10–10:45 a.m. |
Learn How to Use LinkedIn Learning — for Faculty
Date | Time | Link |
June 18 | 3–4 p.m. |
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Wellness Program
Click here for more information about the outstanding wellness program at SLCC.
Wednesday, June 17
9–9:45 a.m.
Drop-in Yoga — Traditional Style (Using the Floor and Standing Poses)
Kadee Willie, Personal Trainer, Wellness Program
Meeting number (access code): 925 872 282
Meeting password: wellness
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Thursday, June 18
2:15–3 p.m.
Drop-in Yoga — Office Style (Using a Chair and Standing Poses)
Kadee Willie, Personal Trainer, Wellness Program
Meeting number (access code): 145 097 1526
Meeting password: wellness
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Monday, June 22
2–2:45 p.m.
Drop-in Yoga — Traditional Style (Using the Floor and Standing Poses)
Kadee Willie, Personal Trainer, Wellness Program
Meeting number (access code): 925 460 324
Meeting password: wellness
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Stress Management
This 8-week stress management program aims to educate participants about stress, the important role it plays in our wellbeing pursuits, how to prevent stress from causing harm, and how to grow through it. Register here.
Meeting number (access code): 928 245 606
Meeting password: wellness
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One Small Change
Wednesday, June 17
12–1 p.m.
One Small Change is a health behavior change program that encourages participants to identify one health behavior that they would like to adopt, modify, or eliminate and live that change for at least 21 days. This program runs for four weeks.
For more information:
https://i.slcc.edu/hr/wellness/One%20Small%20Change.aspx
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Writing Across the College
GrammarPhobia Follow-Up Fun Writing Workshops
You asked for it! We’ve got it! This summer, the WAC program will host playful, interactive workshops to scratch your grammar itch! After an introduction to the SLCC Style Guide, participants will share their most frustrating, or feared, grammar questions. Together, we’ll use the style guide to get to the right answer for you!
Register for ONE SESSION only.
Wednesday, June 17, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 9, 1–2 p.m.
Presented By
Tiffany Rousculp, Director, SLCC Writing Across the College Program
More Information and Registration
You must register for this training session. View the Registration Tutorial. Register in the MySLCC Employee Training Portal. Search under “Staff Development,” registration code CW13.
Prior to the workshop, you will receive an email asking for your grammar questions, as well as a WebEx link. Questions? Contact Deanne.Arvizu@slcc.edu.
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Faculty and Staff are invited to participate in the following online learning communities:
Whistling Vivaldi Learning Community
Focused on the book Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do, Claude Steele
All faculty and Staff are invited to participate. Book will be provided.
June 23 12–1 p.m. Via WebEx
June 30 12–1 p.m. Via WebEx
Register for each session through the SLCC Registration System in your MySLCC portal. Adjunct faculty will be compensated 3 hours.
Information about the book:
The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider’s look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Claude M. Steele, who has been called “one of the few great social psychologists,” offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbreaking conclusions on stereotypes and identity. He sheds new light on American social phenomena from racial and gender gaps in test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men, and lays out a plan for mitigating these “stereotype threats” and reshaping American identities.
From Equity Talk to Equity Walk Learning Community
Focused on the book From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education, Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon, and Lindsey Malcolm-Piqueux
This book is authored by Tia Brown McNair, our SLCC 360 guest speaker from Feb. 2020. President Huftalin mentioned this book in her email to the College Community Monday, June 1, 2020.
All Faculty and Staff are invited to participate. Book will be provided.
July 9 12–1 p.m. Via WebEx
July 16 12–1 p.m. Via WebEx
Register for each session through the SLCC Registration System in your MySLCC portal. Adjunct faculty will be compensated 2 hours.
Information about the book:
From Equity Talk to Equity Walk provides race-conscious guidance on designing and implementing effective campus change strategies that establish more expansive and equity-minded campus cultures. Rather than offering abstract concepts and vague buzzwords, this pragmatic guide delivers concrete, actionable steps to make racial equity the responsibility of all.
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eLearning
Canvas User Credential
A 12-hour, fully online course. It is currently open for registration, and registrants can start begin immediately. The last day to register is July 8. The course must be completed by August 8.
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External Opportunities
Open Textbook Network Online Summit
The Summit is an opportunity for the higher education community to learn, share, and connect with one another around open education, both in terms of vision and practice. Some programs will be limited to new and returning OTN members, but many will be open more broadly. We will have recordings available following most sessions. Sessions live June 15–25. Registration through the OTN website is required.
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Meditative Pause at SLCC
Join SLCC faculty Heidi O’Donoghue and Andrea Malouf each week for Meditative Pause for People in Higher Education. Each week we will take a break from doing and problem-solving to come together for half-hour sessions to connect, relax and center via WebEx. We’ll explore breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as best practices for mindful communication and well-being. Each session will include an introduction to the weekly topic, a guided meditation and then a group reflection.
No prior experience or registration required. Just join when you can. If you’d like to receive weekly web-ex reminders, please send your email and your department name to Andrea (andrea.malouf@slcc.edu) or Heidi (heidi.o’donoghue@slcc.edu). Or just email with questions.
Summer Session: Tuesdays, 1–1:30 p.m., June 16–August 10, 2020
Fall Session: Thursdays from 1–1:30 p.m., August 27–December 10, 2020
Spring Session: TBA from 1–1:30 p.m., January 13–April 28, 2021
Summer Session Schedule:
Date | Time | Link |
June 16 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Present Anchor Moment (H) |
June 23 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Unhooking from Thoughts (A) |
June 30 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Mindful Self-compassion (H) |
July 7 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Power of the Mind—Perception (A) |
July 14 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Loving Kindness (H) |
July 21 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Let Go of Fixing (A) |
July 28 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Mindful Listening and Communication (H) |
August 4 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Mindfulness as an Inclusive Practice (HA) |
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