Opening Week Update

Some important updates for today 9/26/23

Opening Week Award Winners 

It has been great to see all of you during the various Opening Week activities.  If you missed it, I would like to take a moment to extend a huge congratulations to our award winners! 

  • Lauren Valentino Bryant- winner of the 2023 Exceptional Faculty Award 
  • Volodymyr Riazanov- winner of 2023 Classified Star of the Year 
  • Suzanne Gugger- winner of 2023 Administrator of the Year 

Check out this DAAG post to see their pictures. 

Required Annual Trainings Tomorrow 9/26/23 

As part of Opening Week, tomorrow we are offering our required annual trainings both online and in person.  These are mandatory trainings for college employees that must be taken once a year.  While you do not have to take them tomorrow, if you have time in your schedule it is encouraged.  However, they will also be offered at other times throughout the year.  For more information, please visit the Opening Week site, or view the training timeline below. 

In-Person: 

Time Activity Location 
9:00-9:45 Strategic Planning Update 1504 
10:00-10:45 Recurrent and Substantive Interactions (RSI) for all Faculty who teach online classes 1504 
11:00-11:45 Title IX – For all employees 1504 
11:00-2:00 On Campus – Buy your own Food truck options Courtyard 
1:00-1:45pm FERPA – for all employees 1504 
2:00-2:45 Anti-Racism – For all employees 1504 
3:00-3:45 Anti-Hazing – For all Employees 1504 

Online schedule: 

Time Activity Location 
9:00-9:45 Strategic Planning Update – synchronous Synchronous online and in-person 
10:00-10:45 Anti-Racism – For all employees Interactive Zoom 
11:00-11:45 FERPA – For all employees Interactive Zoom 
12:00 – 1 Lunch on your own N/A 
1:00-1:45pm Anti-Hazing – for all employees Interactive Zoom 
2:00-2:45 Title IX – For all employees Interactive Zoom 
3:00-3:45 Recurrent and Substantive Interactions (RSI) for all Faculty who teach online classes Interactive Zoom 

Opening Week Survey

Lastly, we would love to hear from you!  How has your opening week experience been?  What did you love?  How can we improve?  If you could take a few minutes and fill out this Opening Week Feedback Form, we would really appreciate it.

Thank you for your time and have a great afternoon!

Cat

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