Connecting with Student Success

Fall Professional Development Week: August 11, 2015 - August 14, 2015

Oxnard College Colleagues, Welcome to the Fall 2015 Professional Development Week: Connecting with Student Success. The heart of every educational institution is its employees, individuals like yourselves whose talents and devotion make the difference in the lives of every student you touch through deed, word, and action. Therefore, ongoing professional development, as represented by this year’s FLEX week activities, ensures that we give the best of ourselves to our students every day. I encourage you to take advantage of the many excellent opportunities presented this week to expand your professional horizons as we continue to demonstrate the educational philosophy of Oxnard

College: that “dedicated professionals create an environment that stimulates intellectual curiosity, nurtures learning, and develops an understanding of society and how individuals can influence its workings.” It will be my distinct pleasure to partner with you in this endeavor over the coming year. I would like to thank the Professional Development Committee for providing an outstanding slate of professional training opportunities for us. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to our students. Cordially, James M. Limbaugh, Ph. D. Interim President

Greetings Oxnard College, As your new Classified Senate President, I know that this will be an exciting year and classified are going to be integral to the “connecting” students to their success. I am proud to represent you in this journey. I invite all classified staff to join me for lunch and hijinks on Tuesday! Cheers, Jennifer Clark, Classified Senate President

Dear Colleagues, Welcome back to an exciting new year at OC. Last year was a record­setting year, in terms of increases in the awarding of diplomas and certificates. There are more clubs and activities on campus than ever before and so many of you helped students become more engaged in education. Our athletic teams and programs are kicking you­know­what. From every part of campus, from literature (we have a new literary journal at OC!) to the arts (the exhibits at the McNish are wonderful) to all the sciences and social sciences and everything in between, we have worked hard to create student enthusiasm that is felt all across campus. Thank you to the many faculty who have attended SITE and other training related to student learning and engagement. Thank you to our academic administrators for supporting faculty development and innovation. A huge thank you to our classified, who not only gave OC their all last year, but worked in changing and sometimes challenging new conditions to keep us up and running. A huge shout­out to all those who helped with SafeZone, with Multicultural Day, with the Agora Club and ASG. Lots of things have changed, but OC's commitment to its community has never wavered. All the best for a wonderful, happy and fun academic year, I hope you spend Flex Week getting centered and focused on student success and learning. Linda LeValley Kama'ila, Academic Senate President

Welcome! The Professional Development Committee takes great pleasure in presenting to you the flex program of “Connecting with Student Success”. Our college is poised to play a major role in the future success of the VCCCD. In order to maximize our potential, we will need to improve in how we connect with our students in many ways. We hope this program will inspire those improvements throughout our campus.

Remember to get your raffle ticket from each workshop and winners will be drawn at the President’s luncheon. Winners need not be present for lunch raffle. There will be a separate, must­be­present drawing for players and fans at the Slow­pitch Softball Game. All raffles are for faculty and classified only, sorry no student workers.

Detailed Professional Development Week Calendar Tuesday, August 11

Self­Assigned Professional Development Day

Tuesday, August 11 8­8:20am; OE­1 Liz Burnett, Culinary Arts Lab Tech

Becoming Flexitarian Have you ever considered going vegetarian or vegan? Did you know that changing one meal a day can help save your life and the environment? Diet affects our mind and mood. In this workshop, ideas for small diet changes, like having “meatless Mondays”, will be presented.

Tuesday, August 11 8:30­9:20am; AA­101 Michael Ketaily, Fire Tech Faculty

Classroom Emergencies & Evacuation Do you know what to do if you have a classroom emergency? Join our local expert for the how­to in case of an emergency and proper evacuation precautions. Safety First! (repeated Tuesday PM)

Tuesday, August 11 9:30­9:50am; LLRC­101 Chris Renbarger, Bookstore Manager & Luis Gonzales, Assistant Dean of Library Resources

Course Material Affordability & Library Lending + Rental & Digital Options Wouldn’t you love it if your students had completed the assigned reading? Then, they need to be able to afford the book. Come one, come all and learn about textbook resources and options to offer your students!

Tuesday, August 11 10­10:20am; OE­1 Krista Mendelsohn, Curriculum Technician

Classified Employee of the Year Award Do you know an outstanding classified employee or supervisor who deserves the state­wide recognition of Classified Employee of the Year and a $500 cash award? Come to this workshop to find out about the award, the selection process, and how to nominate someone from Oxnard College. In 2015, one of the winners was from our very own district, Vance Manakas, Athletic Trainer at Moorpark College. (repeated Wednesday PM)

Tuesday, August 11 10:30­10:50am; OE­1 Krista Mendelsohn, Curriculum Technician

Personal Professional Development Plan Do you want to get support from your supervisor or manager to incorporate professional development into your work life at Oxnard College? Then this workshop is for you! Since Spring 2014, the District­wide Classified Professional Development Committee has met to brainstorm and work on professional development projects for classified employees at all four sites. One of these exciting projects is the new Personal Professional Development Plan (PPDP)! Come discover what the PPDP is all about, and how to create your own with support from your supervisor or manager to incorporate classes, workshops, conferences, and other professional development opportunities into your work life. (repeated Wednesday PM)

Tuesday, August 11 10­10:50am; OE­2 Sylvia Munoz Schnopp, Business Faculty

Best Practices for Teaching Online: A Business Perspective Need to get some ideas for your online, hybrid, or web­enhanced course? She’s knows how to reach your audience!

Tuesday, August 11 11­11:50am; OE­2 Joel Diaz,Registrar

Rosters, Census, and Late­Adds, OH MY!: A&R Processes The great and powerful Registrar himself will educate you on everything you need to know about census, late adds, incompletes and other Admission and Records processes. No wicked witches, please!

Tuesday, August 11 12­12:50pm; LLR­101 Ken Sherwood, VPAA/SL

Syllabus: My Contract with Students This is a must for new faculty! All of the dos and don’ts of syllabus creation will be covered in this session with our new Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Learning. Questions are welcome, but please leave your autograph books at home!

Tuesday, August 11 11:30­12:50pm in OE­10/11 Condor Cafe Jennifer Clark, Fiscal Service Supervisor

Classified Senate Meeting Pizza, Salad and Bonkers!

Tuesday, August 11 1­ 1:50pm; OE­1 Everardo Rivera, Counselor

Meet Your AFT Want to know who is representing you in your local AFT and what is being negotiated on your behalf? This is your chance to learn about the issues that affect you!

Tuesday, August 11 2­2:50pm; AA­101 Michael Ketaily, Fire Tech Faculty

Classroom Emergencies & Evacuation Do you know what to do if you have a classroom emergency? Join our local expert for the how­to in case of an emergency and proper evacuation precautions. Safety First! (repeat from Tuesday AM)

Tuesday, August 11 3­3:15pm; Condor Cafe

Ice Cream Social­­Provided by the Oxnard College Foundation Who screams for ice cream? Connie Owens! Come by for some frozen deliciousness (even diet ice cream will be available for you healthy folks)

Tuesday, August 11 3:20­3:45pm; LLR­101 Ashley Chelonis, Instructional Technologist

The Marc Prado Separation Anxiety Group Therapy Session Are you suffering from anxiety since Marc Prado left? Come meet and welcome our new Instructional Technologist, Ashley Chelonis! She’ll have you saying Marc who? Ashley will cover how to become approved to teach online and other services provided through her department.

Wednesday, August 12 Self­Assigned Professional Development Day

Wednesday, August 12 8:00­ 10:50am; LLR­101 Victory Kitamura, Webmaster/Sys Admin

DRUPAL (Website Content Management) Please RSVP to vkitamura@vcccd.edu Come one and come all! You don’t want to miss out on this presentation! Victory Kitamura will be your guide on how to utilize our campus’ website content management software, DRUPAL.

Wednesday, August 12 10­11:30am; WEB (repeated Wed. at 1pm)

SharePoint WEBINAR VCCCD District is implementing SharePoint Online will be replacing our existing SharePoint 2007 server. The training is provided by our contractor, SADA Systems. This module focuses on the features and functionality of SharePoint Online that power collaboration with your peers and partners and allow you to share documents with external users. Please note that this webinar is not a hands­on method of training. However, you will watch a live trainer give a virtual tour of these applications, and you will have the ability to type questions. You may wish to capture your notes and ideas on a notepad or text file. After the webinar, you will receive an email with a link to Microsoft video tutorials, how­to content, and FAQs. That email will also contain a link to a training evaluation. Your feedback is anonymous and extremely valuable to improving learning for your colleagues throughout the District. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7193622262760955394 Please note: • After you register, you will receive the login information and an invitation for your calendar. • Participation is limited to 100 lines. For any participants viewing the webinar in a group setting, only one participant should register. • A minimum of 5 participants is required before the webinar can begin. Webinars without the minimum number of participants will be rescheduled. • Plan to login to the webinar 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Also, you should avoid running other programs during the webinar as this may cause technical difficulties during the session. • You can use this link to test your connection before the session starts: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/406552062. (This is NOT the link for the Training session, this is a test link only.) • If you have any difficulty connecting to the audio, you can call in from a telephone. For instructions, go to http://support.citrixonline.com/en_US/webinar/help_files/G2W060006?title=Audio+Help#VoIP.

Wednesday, August 12 11:00­ 11:50am; OE­2 Ashley Chelonis, Instructional Technologist

All Things D2L Do you have questions about D2L or would you like some tips & tricks to better guide yourself and students? Take advantage of Ashley Chelonis’ expertise and come join her for this presentation!

Wednesday, August 12 12:00­ 12:50pm; OE­2 Jessica Kuang,Math Faculty

Enhancing your Course with Videos! Visual aides and videos assist in the learning process. Learn how to incorporate videos in your classroom to spice up your lectures!

Wednesday, August 12 1­2:30pm; WEB (repeat from Wed. at 10am)

SharePoint WEBINAR VCCCD District is implementing SharePoint Online will be replacing our existing SharePoint 2007 server. The training is provided by our contractor, SADA Systems.

This module focuses on the features and functionality of SharePoint Online that power collaboration with your peers and partners and allow you to share documents with external users. Please note that this webinar is not a hands­on method of training. However, you will watch a live trainer give a virtual tour of these applications, and you will have the ability to type questions. You may wish to capture your notes and ideas on a notepad or text file. After the webinar, you will receive an email with a link to Microsoft video tutorials, how­to content, and FAQs. That email will also contain a link to a training evaluation. Your feedback is anonymous and extremely valuable to improving learning for your colleagues throughout the District. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7193622262760955394 Please note: • After you register, you will receive the login information and an invitation for your calendar. • Participation is limited to 100 lines. For any participants viewing the webinar in a group setting, only one participant should register. • A minimum of 5 participants is required before the webinar can begin. Webinars without the minimum number of participants will be rescheduled. • Plan to login to the webinar 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Also, you should avoid running other programs during the webinar as this may cause technical difficulties during the session. • You can use this link to test your connection before the session starts: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/406552062. (This is NOT the link for the Training session, this is a test link only.) • If you have any difficulty connecting to the audio, you can call in from a telephone. For instructions, go to http://support.citrixonline.com/en_US/webinar/help_files/G2W060006?title=Audio+Help#VoIP.

Wednesday, August 12 1:00­ 1:50pm; OE­2 Lois Zsarnay, ADS Faculty

Motivational Interviews to Improve Student Success Do you ever feel like your students’ brains would be better off eaten by zombies? It could be that they are suffering from malnutrition and, consequently, their brains are functioning at lower levels than normal. This training will help you help them so that you will no longer look forward to the zombie apocalypse.

Wednesday, August 12 1:00­1:50pm; AA­101 Olivia Long, VCCCD Chief Steward, SEIU Local 99

Course Wellness Request Form Are you well? Want to get better? Olivia Long will be discussing the changes to the Course Wellness Request Form and the conditions of use.

Wednesday, August 12 2­2:20pm; OE­1 Krista Mendelsohn, Curriculum Technician

Classified Employee of the Year Award Do you know an outstanding classified employee or supervisor who deserves the state­wide recognition of Classified Employee of the Year and a $500 cash award? Come to this workshop to find out about the award, the selection process, and how to nominate someone from Oxnard College. In 2015, one of the winners was from our very own district, Vance Manakas, Athletic Trainer at Moorpark College. (repeat from Tuesday AM)

Wednesday, August 12 2:30­2:50pm; OE­1 Krista Mendelsohn, Curriculum Technician

Personal Professional Development Plan Do you want to get support from your supervisor or manager to incorporate professional development into your work life at Oxnard College? Then this workshop is for you! Since Spring 2014, the District­wide Classified Professional Development Committee has met to brainstorm and work on professional development projects for classified employees at all four sites. One of these exciting projects is the new Personal Professional Development Plan (PPDP)! Come discover what the PPDP is all about, and how to create your own with support from your supervisor or manager to incorporate classes, workshops, conferences, and other professional

development opportunities into your work life. (repeat from Tuesday AM)

Wednesday, August 12 2:00­2:50pm; LS­8 Faculty Resource Center (1st floor in Library) Chris Mainzer, Geography Faculty & Sharon Oxford, Instructional Technologist

“eLumenate” Me Are you struggling with Student Learning Outcome (SLO) tracking? eLumen is a software tool to manage SLOs and the cycle of their assessment. Come learn how to make the most of this technology.

Wednesday, August 12 3:00­4:20pm; LLR­101 OE­2 Ashley Chelonis, Instructional Technologist

Google Apps for Education Did you know that there is a whole suite of free productivity tools for classroom collaboration? Come learn how to save time and stay connected.

Wednesday, August 12 5:30­6:20pm; LLR­101

New Faculty Orientation This is a must for new faculty! If you are a new faculty member, you probably still don’t know what you don’t know. Please join the Oxnard College Instructional Deans and Vice President for a drink­­oh wait, no­­for a stimulating introduction to academic affairs. Light refreshments will be provided.

Thursday, August 13 Self­Assigned Professional Development Day

Thursday, August 13 8:00­8:50am; LLR­101 Ken Sherwood

Outlook Calendar Do you have trouble keeping yourself organized? You have a wonderful mechanism at your disposal. Come learn about utilizing Outlook Calendar.

Thursday, August 13 9am­11:50am; AA­101 Deanna McFadden, Student Health Services Coordinator & Linda Martinez, Mental Health Counselor

SafeZone Training Drop ins welcome, but planners please RSVP to dmcfadden@vcccd.edu The Gay Alliance’s SafeZone program was created to develop, enhance and maintain environments in workplaces, schools and other social settings that are culturally competent and supportive to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) individuals, as well as straight, cisgender people who care about diversity, equality and inclusion This program is a dynamic, interactive session that includes activities and discussion around: inclusive and respectful language, the process of coming out, understanding sexual identity, and taking action on our campus. This session will give participants the skills they need to provide support and to create environments that are safe, welcoming and inclusive. At the end of the class, participants receive an Oxnard College SafeZone sticker and certificate!

Thursday, August 13 10:00am­ 11:30am Josh Dunlap, Pearson Rep Jessica Kuang & Bret Black

MyMathLab Workshop This presentation is a must for Math faculty! Join Bret, Jessica and Josh as they present new MyMathLab (MML) features, making the most out Smarthinking for MML; to share with your students, as well as some hidden features that will be revealed!

Thursday, August 13 11:00­11:50am; OE­2 Marissa Burgoyne, VITAL Program Coordinator & Dr. Natalie Kaiser Staff Psychologist, Oxnard Community Outpatient Clinic

VITAL Student Veteran Allies Training The number of student veterans in California, and across the United States, has been steadily growing since 2009, with, in 2012, over 600,000 veterans using their 9/11 GI bill to attend institutions of higher learning. California hosts the highest number of student veterans in the nation. Many student veterans struggle with the transition from military service to civilian and college/university life. This training, provided by the VA VITAL program and the Oxnard Community Based Outpatient Clinic, will educate the attendees on the basics of military culture, discuss student veteran challenges as they transition to civilian and student life, explore the strengths with which student veterans present to college/university, and discuss ways to foster a veteran­friendly campus.

Thursday, August 13 12:00­12:45pm; OE­2 Jeanette Redding

Brain­Friendly Teaching Strategies Ever wish that you could open up your student’s brains to see what makes them tick? Well, don’t do that, but do come learn how get into students brains in a safe way.

Thursday, August 13 1:00­3pm; WEB Beth Caraccio, Web Host

SkillsTutor SkillsTutor is the company of choice for cloud­based, digital, personalized assessment and instruction to significantly increase student achievement. This Webinar is hosted by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. After registering for this event, by clicking on the link below, please View the System Requirements for this webinar. Your web host will be in contact with you soon to share further information regarding your event. We look forward to serving you! Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4847413983003599361 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. View System Requirements

Thursday, August 13 1:00­1:50pm; LLR­101 Krista Mendelsohn & Shannon Davis

CurricUNET #2015 #itsawesome #newtricks #dontbescared CurricUNET is the online curriculum management system used by the colleges in the Ventura County Community College District, and by the State Chancellor’s Office. Since its launch at Oxnard College in Fall 2015, improvements have been made regularly. Come experience an overview of the system, including how to create or revise a course or program and how the approval process works, see the improvements implemented during the summer, and bring your questions. Faculty are welcome to bring a sample course or program to create or revise.

Thursday, August 13 2:00­2:50PM LLRC­101 Krista Mendelsohn & Shannon Davis

I Curriculum! Curriculum is the heart of what we, as educators, do. The theme of this year’s Curriculum Institute was “Healthy Curriculum: Getting your curriculum into shape and keeping it that way.” Come find out what we learned that we can apply to what we do at Oxnard College and what is new in the world of Curriculum both at the state level and locally. We will also answer any Curriculum related questions you have about policy, process, deadlines, etc. This is especially helpful for those faculty who write course outlines and design programs but who are not regular members of the curriculum committee, but committee members are certainly welcome too!

Thursday, August 13 3:00­3:50pm; meet in front of Condor Bookstore Deanna McFadden, Health Services Coordinator

Take a Walk: A Guided Tour of the Condor Fitness Path Bring your walking shoes! Did you know that we have a 1, 2, or 3 miles walking path right here at Oxnard College? Here’s your chance for a guided tour in our beautiful California sun. Maps will be provided. Can’t make this walk? Did you know that you can work out all year at the weight room or use the track on­campus? Just fill out the “PE Waiver Form” that can be found in your portal (Business Tools > Forms, Documents and Procedures > Physical Education Facility Waiver Form). Direct any questions to jsullivan@vcccd.edu.

Friday, August 14 MANDATORY ALL­COLLEGE DAY

Friday, August 14 7:30­7:50am OC Performing Arts Plaza

Welcome Reception: Light breakfast and coffee bar ­­ sign in and pick up your lunch ticket

Friday, August 14 8:00­10:00am OC Performing Arts Building

All­College Presentation: Campus Updates & Awards, Introductions of New Employees

New Interim President: Dr. James Limbaugh Dr. Limbaugh joined our Oxnard College community on July 10. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership from the University of Maryland. He comes to the VCCCD having served in senior leadership positions, including Chancellor at Montana State University­Northern and Vice President for Strategy, Planning and Policy at Angelo State University in Texas. He has also held the position of Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at Frostburg State University in Maryland, responsible for all student learning assessment and ongoing institutional improvement initiatives.

New Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Learning: Mr. Ken Sherwood

New Vice President of Student Development: Dr. Oscar Cobian Dr. Oscar Cobian started his work at Oxnard College June 15th. Dr. Cobian’s academic credentials include an AA in Spanish from Ventura College, a BA in Spanish Language and Culture from California State University Northridge, an MA in Counseling and Guidance from California Lutheran University and an Ed D in Higher Education Administration from the University of Southern California. Dr. Cobian comes to us from Los Angeles Southwest College where he was Vice

President of Student Services. Additionally he has held positions of Dean of Student Services, Dean of Special Programs­TRIO, Executive Director of Federal TRIO Programs and Community Programs and Director of Upward Bound, Counselor and Adjunct Professor. He is also active in several national organizations and has been involved numerous initiatives and community programs. It is interesting to note that he also did some part time counseling for our EOPS program and knows Oxnard quite well. Vice President of Business Services: Dr. Mike Bush

Keynote Speaker: Alfred Herrera, MPA Alfred Herrera is the Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Partnerships and the Director of the UCLA Center for Community College Partnerships in the Division of Undergraduate Education. The Center is responsible for developing collaborative partnerships between UCLA and community colleges and for developing and implementing Summer Academic Residential programs to assist students in their academic development. Prior to his current positions, Mr. Herrera worked as the Coordinator of Community College Transfer Programs in UCLA’s Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools office for 18 years. While in UARS he was the co­director of the Transfer Alliance Program, an honors transfer program

working with 33 community colleges. He has assisted in the development and implemented statewide training programs for community college counselors. In April, 2003, Alfred received special mention in the United States Congressional Record by Congresswoman Hilda Solis for his work in promoting access, social justice and opportunity in higher education, particularly for transfer students and for his work on equity and fairness for undocumented students and his work on the passage of AB540­a bill to assist undocumented students in obtaining a higher education degree. He is a member of the executive board of the Chicano/Latino Intersegmental Convocation, an advocacy group working to increase access and opportunities for Chicanos/Latinos in higher education. He serves on the Intersegmental Coordinating Council’s (ICC) Transfer Committee to review and develop statewide strategies and policies. He is a training faculty with the Council for Opportunity in Education, a national organization dedicated to advancing equal educational opportunity in postsecondary education. He is a co­founder, chair and member of the Leticia A. Network, a statewide group which addresses the educational needs of undocumented students. For the past five years, Alfred has been working with ECHO, the leading educational advocacy organization for immigrants in the Netherlands. Their collaborative work is with the leadership, the faculty, and the staff of Dutch universities to increase access to higher education for low­income, immigrant populations. Mr. Herrera earned his Masters of Public Administration at California State University, Dominguez Hills and his B.A. in Behavioral Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Friday, August 14 10:10­10:40am OC Amphitheater

All­Campus Photo: taken by Dina Pielaet Address from the New Interim Chancellor: Dr. Bernie Luskin

10:45am­12:20pm OE­10 & 11

LS­8 AA­101 LLR­101

Division Meetings Career and Technical Education (CTE) Liberal Studies Math/Science/Health/PE/Athletics Transitional Studies & Library Learning Resources

Friday, August 14 12:30­1:45pm; Condor Cafe

President’s Luncheon Chicken, tri­tip, and fabulous prizes (get your tickets by attending workshops) provided by the OC Foundation FACEBOOK Photobooth provided by Barnes & Noble

Friday, August 14 2:00­3:00pm OC Sports Complex

“Peanuts and Cracker Jacks”: Slow­pitch softball game Sponsored by the Oxnard College Foundation Come to play or cheer for your co­workers! Join us for a slow­pitch battle of Classified (blue) versus Faculty (green). To play, please contact cschmidt@vcccd.edu for classified and jcrawford1@vcccd.edu or faculty. You will need to complete a waiver.

DEPARTMENT MEETINGS* (Chair)

ADS / PLS (Mike Webb): TBD

Counseling (Marnie Melendez): TBD

Culinary Arts/Business (Frank Haywood): TBD

Dental Programs (Armine Derdiarian): Friday, 8/14/15 @ 2pm, DH­1

Early Childhood Education (Patty Mendez): TBD

Fire Technology (Mike Ketaily): Wednesday, 8/12/15 @ 5pm, FT

Letters (Jim Merrill): TBD

Math (Bret Black): Thursday, 8/13/15 12­3pm, Math Division Office

Office Technology (Diane Eberhardy): TBD

PE / Health / Athletics (Graciela Casillas­Tortorelli & Jonas Crawford): Thursday, 8/13/15, 4­7pm, PE­4

Science (Chris Mainzer): TBD

Social Science (Chris Horrock): TBD

Technology (Alan Ainsworth): TBD

Transitional Studies (Matilde Sanchez): TBD

Visual & Performing Arts (Amy Edwards): Wednesday, 8/12/15 11am­12pm, LS­conference room

*contact your chair or division office for more information