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Tuesday, January 10

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Time Workshop Presentor(s) Modality
9:00 to 10:15 am Active Shooter Training Capt. Valarie Cox Online
10:30 to 12:15 am CRC Communities in Practice Will S.O.A.R. Let’s Unpack This Together!

Dr. Claire Oliveros

Online
1:00 to 2:15 pm What is Institutional Effectiveness and Who Is It For?

Claire Oliveros, Emily Bond

Online
1:00 to 2:15 pm

De-escalation Training Canceled

Capt. Valarie Cox Online
1:00 to 2:15 pm Canvas New Quizzes

Gregory Beyrer

Online
2:30 to 3:45 pm Spicing Up the Rich Content Editor (+Icons!)

Gregory Beyrer

Online


Wednesday, January 11

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Time Workshop Presentor(s) Modality
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Creating Refuge for the Heart: Compassion-Centered Practices for Tending to Painful Experiences Dr. Rodgers Hybrid
1:00 to 2:15 pm Faculty Roundtable Lesley Gale, Lauren Wagner Online
2:30 to 3:45 pm Global Adventures on Type C Leave (Sabbatical) Julie Oliver Online
4:00 to 5:15 pm Elk Grove Center Orientation Tiffany Clark TBD
6:00 to 8:00 pm LRCCD Communication Collaboration (Districtwide Offering)

Tanika Byrd, CRC
David Austin, ARC
Paula Cardwell, FLC
Kim Church, SCC

Online

Thursday, January 12

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Time Workshop Presentor(s) Modality
8:30 to 9:30 am Coffee with Presidents

Dr. Ed Bush, College President
Tiffany Clark, Classified Senate President
Scott Crosier, Academic Senate President
Dr. Teresa Aldredge, CRC LRCFT President
Jason Newman, LRCCD LRCFT President

Online
9:45 to 11:00 am Zero Textbook Costs at CRC Andi Adkins Pogue Online
9:45 to 11:00 am First Impressions Matter: Using Liquid Syllabi Jena Trench, Amanda Paskey, Greg Beyrer Online
9:45 to 11:00 am Meet the Success Coaches Jennifer Nishizaki-Ngo Hybrid Changed to online only
10:30 to 11:50 am Rising Scholars: Supporting Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Students (Districtwide) Kalinda Jones, Tracy Hemmenway, Stephanie Karas, Veronica Lopez, Molly Stafford, Christina Washington Online
11:15 am to 12:30 pm Chat with a Disability Counselor or HCD Strategies Instructor Yolanda Garcia Online
11:15 am to 12:30 pm Department Chairs Council (closed session) Lauren Wagner Closed Session
11:15 am to 12:30 pm Incorporating Handshake in the Classroom Amy Avalos, Cameron Whitfield Online; Register in Advance
12:30 to 1:30 pm Joint Union/Senate Lunch Social

Scott Crosier, Academic Senate President
Dr. Teresa Aldredge, CRC LRCFT President
Jason Newman, LRCCD LRCFT President

Online
1:00 to 4:00 pm Los Rios LibreTexts Training Delmar Larson, LibreTexts Founder Online; Register for a LibreTexts Instructor account beforehand
1:15 to 2:30 pm How to Make Asynchronous Teaching Interactive Gregory Beyrer Online
1:15 to 2:30 pm What's New in Social Justice Studies? José Alfaro, Danielle Heard Mollel, Anastasia Panagakos Online
1:15 to 2:30 pm Program Review Katy Wilson, Sabrina Sencil Online
2:45 to 4:00 pm Interactive Instructional Video with Canvas Studio Gregory Beyrer Online
2:45 to 4:00 pm Supporting Student Success through Mental Health: Strategies for Retention and Well-Being Adriana Rodriguez Online; Register in Advance
4:00 to 5:15 pm Tutoring Services – How We Are Serving Students and How Your Testimonials Can Help! Ryana Fisher, Cynthia Walker Online
4:30 to 5:15 pm Adjunct Faculty Roundtable Maizy Enck, Kristen Koch Online

Thursday, January 12 (Evening)

Adjunct Convocation: Reflect, Reset, Reimagine

Time Program Modality
5:30 to 6:30 pm

Welcome Remarks and Land Acknowledgement

  • Student Senate President, Jocelin Avila
  • Classified Senate President, Tiffany Clark
  • Academic Senate President, Scott Crosier
  • LRCFT Union Representative, Linda Sneed
  • College President, Dr. Edward Bush
  • Open Educational Resources Updates for Adjunct Faculty - with Andi Adkins Pogue, Librarian
Online
6:30 to 7:30 pm (see below for specific times)

Career and Academic Community (CAC) Meetings (see below for individual Zoom links)

Note: SBS will be meeting before Adjunct Convocation.

(see below)

Adjunct CAC Meetings

Time Meeting Modality
6:30 to 7:30 pm

Arts, Media and Entertainment

  • Join on Zoom
    Meeting ID: 357 910 0694
In-person Changed to online
6:30 to 7:30 pm

Business and Computer Science

  • Join on Zoom
Online
6:30 to 7:30 pm

English and Language Studies

  • Join on Zoom
Online
6:30 to 7:00 pm

Science, Math and Engineering (SME)

  • In-person: Science, SCI 308 (see map)
  • Faculty and staff may Join on Zoom
Hybrid
4:30 to 5:30 pm

Social and Behavioral Sciences (CAC)

  • Join on Zoom
  • Or adjunct faculty may attend Friday's SBS CAC meeting online. Please see Friday's CAC schedule for Zoom links.
Online
(Friday)

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources will be meeting via Zoom on Friday. Please see Friday's CAC schedule for Zoom links.

Online
(Friday)

Automotive, Construction, and Design Technology will be meeting via Zoom on Friday. Please see Friday's CAC schedule for Zoom links.

Online
(Friday)

Health and Human Services, Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics will be meeting via Zoom on Friday. Please see Friday's CAC schedule for Zoom links.

Online

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Friday, January 13

Convocation Program: Reflect, Reset, Reimagine

In-Person Location: Cafeteria, College Center, CRC Main Campus

Online: Watch Livestream on YouTube

Time Program
8:00 am Morning Refreshments
8:30 am

Land Acknowledgement and Sankofa Libation Ceremony

  • Baba Jeri Marshall and Dr. Teresa Aldredge
8:45 am

Live Performance: Lift Every Voice and Sing

  • Performed by Professor Omari Tau, Music Department
8:50 am

Welcome and Greetings

  • Dr. Lesley Gale, Professional Development Coordinator
9:00 am

Student Senate President Announcements

  • Jocelyn Avila, Student Senate President
9:10 am

Classified Senate President Announcements

  • Tiffany Clark, Classified Senate President
9:20 am

Academic Senate Announcements and Awards

  • Professor Scott Crosier, Academic Senate President
9:30 am

College President's Welcome Address

  • Dr. Edward Bush, CRC President
10:00 am

Intermission (15 minutes)

10:15 am

Keynote Speakers, with Q&A

  • Honoring Our Ancestral Obligations, with Dr. Chike Akua, Clark Atlanta University
  • Teaching Whiteness Out of Schools, with Dr. Vajra Watson, California State University, Sacramento

More about the speakers

11:50 am

Closing Remarks

  • Dr. Claire Oliveros, Vice President of Institutional Equity & Research and Planning
12:00 to 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 to 3:00 pm

Career and Academic Community Meetings (see schedule below)

Afternoon: Career and Academic Community (CAC) Meetings

Time Meeting Modality
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
and
Health and Human Services

  • Join on Zoom
Online
2:00 to 3:00 pm

Kinesiology, Health, & Athletics Department Meeting

  • Join on Zoom
Online
3:00 to 4:30 pm

Athletic Department Meeting

  • Join on Zoom
Online
1:00 to 3:00 pm

Arts, Media and Entertainment

  • In-person at the Recital Hall (see map)
In-person
1:00 to 2:30 pm

Automotive, Construction, and Design Technology

  • Join on Zoom
Online
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Business and Computer Science

  • Join on Zoom
Online
1:00 to 2:00 pm

English and Language Studies

  • Join on Zoom
  • Or in-person: Library, L 107
    (see map)
Hybrid
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Science, Math and Engineering

  • In-person: Science, SCI 308 (see map)
  • Or Join on Zoom
Hybrid
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • Join on Zoom
Online

ADA Accessibility

For ADA accessibility accommodations, please contact Andrea Dean at DeanA@crc.losrios.edu. Contact Andrea for disability accommodations only. For general inquiries, please contact either the facilitators of the event or CRC-prodev@crc.losrios.edu.