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MSB Weekly Update – 10/16/2017

October 17, 2017

Hi everyone,

I hope you have another wonderful week of classes. Here is my Monday update to the Math, Science, and Business division for October 16th.

Faculty coordinators:

Important Information:

Winter scheduling: Winter staffing continues this week. Full-time faculty are currently being scheduled. Faculty coordinators will be reaching out to PHL and part-time faculty this week for course selections.

District-wide A.S. degree: The Seattle Colleges are developing common A.S. degrees shared by all of the colleges, including the A.S. degree student learning outcomes (SLOs). A committee of faculty members from the Seattle Colleges have developed a draft of common SLOs and would appreciate your feedback. The proposed outcomes were based on the existing learning outcomes at each college, the district’s common A.A. Degree SLOs, and sources from ABET, AAS, AAAS, Vision and Change, and the AACU. Please look at the proposed AS Degree Learning Outcomes. Survey link.

Syllabi: If you haven’t already done so, please submit your course syllabi via the Academic Programs Canvas page. We still have some outstanding syllabi left out there!

Textbook Adoptions: A reminder from the bookstore that adoptions for winter quarter are due Friday, October 20. Orders can be sent via online or e-mail. Please contact your faculty coordinator for more information.

Important Dates:

Tenure Committee Orientation: Wednesday, October 25, 2:00-3:30pm, President’s Boardroom. All new and continuing tenure-committee members should attend this meeting. All attendees should have received a meeting request from Peter Lortz.

Academic Programs Early Fall Division Meeting: Friday, October 27, 10:00am-12:00pm, Room TBA. You should have received a meeting request from Stephanie Delaney.

Guided Pathways: Fall Quarter All Campus Meeting: Monday, October 30, 2:30-4:00pm, JMB A. You should have received a meeting request from Jesse Knappenberger.

Academic Programs Late Fall Division Meeting: Friday, December 1, 10:00am-12:00pm, Room TBA. You should have received a meeting request from Stephanie Delaney.

Trainings/Professional Development:

Hybrid Training: If you are interested in teaching hybrid classes, we will have Instructional Designers from the District run a training on Friday, October 20, 2:00-3:30pm in the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC-Library). For more information, please contact Laura Kingston.

SBCTC E-Learning Training: Online training on Accessibility 101: The Accessibility of Inclusive Design and Canvas 101: Introduction to Canvas are available. If you are interested, please register online.

District Professional Development Deadlines:

Events and Announcements:

Transfer Events and Workshops: Please see the attached list of transfer workshops and help spread the word to your students. For more information, contact Kat Coelho-Vermeulen.

Foundation Scholarships: South Seattle College Foundation scholarships are due October 30. Encourage your students to apply and support their application by offering to write a letter of recommendation!

Student Services Nudge Campaign: In partnership with CIVITAS Learning, student services staff will be sending three e-mails from mid-October to late November with the intent of engaging students to seek advising and re-enroll for winter quarter. Attached is the text of the three emails that will be sent leading up to and after registration for winter quarter opens. This campaign focuses on about 200 domestic students in our academic transfer programs that CIVITAS has identified as high achieving, but low projection to re-enroll.  The goal is to provide these students with the encouragement, information, and resources to continue in their program of study. If you have any questions, please contact Jesse Knappenberger, Dean of Student Achievement.

President’s Forums: Here are the days and times to meet with Interim President Pete Lortz.

Date Time Location
Wednesday, October 25 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30
Wednesday, November 15 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30
Wednesday, December 6 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30

Johnny’s schedule:                                                                                              

I am on campus this week, with the exception of Tuesday afternoon for an off-campus meeting. I have open office hours on Wednesday, 12:00-1:00pm and Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm.

Final Thoughts:

I had the opportunity to attend the RST S-STEM kick off dinner last Thursday evening at Seattle Central. South was well-represented with several students, faculty mentors, and staff in attendance. A special shout out to Jake Ashcraft for his leadership in the program. I’m looking forward to future RST events, and would encourage all of you to get involved!

My door is always open to support your teaching and professional goals here at South. If I haven’t gotten a chance to meet you yet in person, please stop by and say hello! Have a wonderful week!

Johnny

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Weekly Update – 10/9/2017

October 9, 2017

Hi everyone,

Can you believe it’s already the third week of the quarter? I hope you had another wonderful week of classes. Here is my Monday update to the Math, Science, and Business division for October 9th (Indigenous Peoples’ Day).

Faculty coordinators:

Important Information:

Winter scheduling: The Winter 2018 schedule is nearly finalized. Faculty coordinators will be reaching out this week and next week to staff classes. Thank you to those of who provided valuable feedback!                                                                                                               

District-wide A.S. degree: The Seattle Colleges are developing common A.S. degrees shared by all of the colleges, including the A.S. degree student learning outcomes (SLOs). A committee of faculty members from the Seattle Colleges have developed a draft of common SLOs and would appreciate your feedback. The proposed outcomes were based on the existing learning outcomes at each college, the district’s common A.A. Degree SLOs, and sources from ABET, AAS, AAAS, Vision and Change, and the AACU. Please look at the proposed AS Degree Learning Outcomes. Survey link.


Syllabi: If you haven’t already done so, please submit your course syllabi via the Academic Programs Canvas page.


Hybrid Training: If you are interested in teaching hybrid classes, we will have Instructional Designers from the District run a training on Friday, Oct. 20th, 2:00-3:30pm in the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC-Library). For more information, please contact Laura Kingston.

District Professional Development Deadlines:

Faculty Feedback on Meta-majors: Please view the video by Tish Lopez summarizing faculty feedback on meta-major categories.

Events and Announcements:

Tutoring Services: As we move into the heart of fall quarter, please encourage your students to utilize the vast array of tutoring services offered by the Educational Support Services department. Please see the attached document for fall quarter hours and locations. If you would like a student tutor to present this information to your classes, please contact Marianna Asaturova. Consider visiting the centers to connect with students outside the classroom!

Hour of Code: The first meeting will be held on Weds, Oct. 11th, 1:30-2:30pm in LIB 217. Following meetings will take place every Weds, 1:00-2:00pm in LIB 215. Please contact Tyler Dillon (student organizer) or Ravi Gandham (faculty mentor) for more information.

Transfer Workshop: Tuesday, October 10, 1:30 – 2:30pm, RSB 66. Hosted by UW Admissions Counselor, Muhamed Manhsour. Come prepared to look at your personal accomplishments and life story, then integrate those into a powerful personal statement! (Thanks to Jake Ashcraft)

Foundation Scholarships: South Seattle College Foundation scholarships are due October 30th. Encourage your students to apply and support their application by offering to write a letter of recommendation!

Undocumented Students Support Committee: Please see attachment for resources on supporting undocumented students at South. If you would like to be involved in more campus-wide efforts, consider attending the group’s first meeting on Friday, Oct. 13th, 1:00-2:00pm in the President’s Boardroom. For more information, contact Vanessa Calonzo.

President’s Forums: Here are the days and times to meet with Interim President Pete Lortz.

Date Time Location
Wednesday, October 25 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30
Wednesday, November 15 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30
Wednesday, December 6 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30

Johnny’s schedule:                                                                                              

I am on campus this week, with open office hours during the noon hour each day.

Final Thoughts:

My door is always open to support your teaching and professional goals here at South. If I haven’t gotten a chance to meet you yet in person, please stop by and say hello! Have a wonderful week!
Johnny

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MSB weekly update – 10-2-2017 (Week 2)

October 2, 2017

Hi everyone,

Welcome to week 2 of fall quarter! I hope you had a wonderful first week of classes. Here is my Monday update to the Math, Science, and Business division for October 2nd.

Faculty coordinators:

Important Information:

Winter scheduling: The Winter 2018 schedule is being finalized this week. Faculty coordinators are soliciting feedback from discipline faculty and scheduling of classes will take place within the next 2-3 weeks.

District-wide A.S. degree: The Seattle Colleges are developing common A.S. degrees shared by all of the colleges, including the A.S. degree student learning outcomes (SLOs). A committee of faculty members from the Seattle Colleges have developed a draft of common SLOs and would appreciate your feedback. The proposed outcomes were based on the existing learning outcomes at each college, the district’s common A.A. Degree SLOs, and sources from ABET, AAS, AAAS, Vision and Change, and the AACU. Please take a look at the proposed AS Degree Learning Outcomes. Survey link.

Copy Center: Hours for fall quarter are:  Monday through Thursday 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM; Friday 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Data requests: There is an online system for requesting support, data and information from the Office of Planning and Research.  To manage, maintain and provide you with a consistent and a prompt response to your request and need, please use the online form.

Syllabi: If you haven’t already done so, please submit your course syllabi via the Academic Programs Canvas page.

Faculty Guide: A useful guide that you should bookmark for answers. Also: online instructional services support center.

Events and Announcements:

President’s Forums: Per previous e-mail from Wendy Nagasawa, here are the days and times to meet with Interim President Pete Lortz.

Date Time Location
Wednesday, October 25 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30
Wednesday, November 15 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30
Wednesday, December 6 1:00-2:00 p.m. President’s Boardroom RSB 30

GEM Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees (GRAD) Lab: The University of Washington (UW) and Oregon State University are partnering with the National GEM Consortium to host a 2017 GEM GRAD Lab on October 13-14, 2017 on the UW Seattle campus. They will be bringing in 75-100 underrepresented minority (URM) students from the region who are prospective graduate students in STEM.

The GRAD Lab encourages young people of color to consider graduate engineering or science education and apply for graduate programs and fellowships. The symposium will help each student envision his or her future as a technology leader, successfully apply for fellowships, and gain entry to a graduate program.

On Friday, October 13, the GRAD LAB will kick-off with a dinner and welcome ceremony. On Saturday, October 14, we will host a series of workshops on “Why Graduate School,” “How to Apply to Graduate School,” “How to Fund Graduate School,” and “Voices from the Field.” Please share this event with other URM undergraduates (particularly juniors and seniors) and master’s students considering a PhD to attend the conference. Register at http://bit.ly/2wXveR1.

If you have any questions and/or would like to receive updates, please email gemgrad@uw.edu and/or plyoon@uw.edu.

Johnny’s schedule:

I will be off-campus this week on Thursday, Oct. 5th and Friday, Oct. 6th to attend meetings. Note that I will be checking e-mail irregularly during these two days, so please be patient with a response. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Final Thoughts:

I woke up on Monday morning to news of another mass shooting in our country, this time in Las Vegas. As faculty and staff, you have the ability (and responsibility) to positively impact students’ lives. Please be aware of counseling services available on campus to students who may be affected by this or other social events.

My door is always open to support your teaching and professional goals here at South. If I haven’t gotten a chance to meet you yet in person, please stop by and say hello! Have a wonderful week!

Johnny

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Welcome to Fall Quarter 2017!

September 24, 2017
Hi everyone,
 
Welcome to fall quarter! I am honored and excited to serve as your new associate dean in math, science, and business. You can find additional information about me on my webpage. I look forward to getting know and working with all of you this year! I hope you’re ready and energized to be back working with students!
 
New Hires:

Please welcome the following new faculty and staff:
 
Full-time Faculty:
·         Albert Engel, Engineering
·         Abigail Daane, Physics
·         Haris Mujahid, Accounting
Part-time Faculty:
·         Julie Fournier, Yoga
·         Terri Hettinger, Chemistry
·         Betsy Kelso, Biology
Staff:

·         Ron Theofelis, Lab tech

 

Faculty coordinators:

·         Math: John.Toutonghi@seattlecolleges.edu
·         Physical Sciences: Elizabeth.Schoene@seattlecolleges.edu
·         Life Sciences: TBD
·         Business: David.Krull@seattlecolleges.edu

Important Information:

Logistics: If you have any logistical questions such as: accessing Instructor Briefcase (rosters), office needs, pay, etc., please contact Aimee.Goodwin@seattlecolleges.edu (Academic Transfer Program Manager).
 
Enrollment & Waitlists: Many of you will likely see robust enrollment in your classes, including longer wait lists than you may normally see. Please review the wait list Q&A information (attached). If there is room in your class (and no waitlist) on Monday morning (first day of the quarter), students can enroll in open slots through the fifth day of the quarter. If you have a wait list as of 11:59pm Sunday, September 24th, no student can add without your permission. IT IS CRITICAL that you keep track of students who want to enroll in your class if you have a wait list. It is your decision whether you want to enroll students over your class cap. Please do not enroll more than five students, and fewer if the classroom you are in does not hold more than the cap. If you have questions about classroom capacity, email Aimee.Goodwin@seattlecolleges.edu.
                                                                         
CL Item Numbers & Merging Canvas Shells: If you notice additional item numbers in your Instructor Briefcase with CL noted in the section, those are career link students who are placed like all other students in your classes. They have separate item numbers because of funding sources. If you use Canvas (the Learning Management System used at South for online, hybrid and web enhanced instruction), you can  request that your item numbers are merged so that these students will have access to Canvas as well. 
 
Prerequisite/Placement Report Results: As of summer quarter, enrollment services (Joyce Allen) runs a report to determine correct placement into courses that require pre-requisites for the upcoming quarter. Joyce ran the report and sent the results a few weeks ago which looked at how students placed into fall quarter classes. This report pulls out any anomalies or errors in placement. If you had students enrolled in your class that did not place correctly, you would have been notified. If you weren’t notified, the students in your class are placed according to the placement and pre-requisite policies we have in place. 
 
New Faculty Orientation Friday, September 29th 9:00-10:30am in the TLC:  The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) is located at the South end of the library. If you are new to the college or haven’t been to an orientation in recent years, you are invited to participate in fall quarter’s faculty orientation next Friday. The orientation will reference the Faculty & Staff Resources page. Through the TLC, you can be trained to use Canvas and develop a course shell for your class. You have access to our fabulous Teaching and Learning Associates who are available to answer questions about course development and/or developing a Canvas shell for your class materials.
 
Final Exam Schedule:  Please see the updated schedule online.
 
Course Syllabus: As you build your course syllabi, please reference the Syllabus template, which is attached here and also available on the Division Canvas site. Every quarter, faculty submit their syllabi in the Canvas shell. Please let me, Laura, or your faculty coordinator know if you would like sample syllabus from your area.
 
Student Enrollment Details: Be sure to read any emails from registration (Joyce Allen and/or Marilyn Anderson-Burt); these will be coming the first few days and weeks of the quarter. The communication includes important information and dates regarding student enrollment, deadlines for wait lists, adding/dropping classes, grades, etc.
 
Academic Programs Canvas Page: If you don’t already have access, you’ll soon receiving an email invitation (from Instructure) to access the Academic Program Division’s Canvas site. The Canvas site includes access to electronic forms (including an absence form to submit if you need to miss class), information about Division policies (Dean’s Memorandums), highlights about our faculty (Activities Journal) and other resources. You’ll see an email soon requesting that you submit your syllabus in Canvas.
 
Events and Announcements:
 
NSF grant writing workshop: UW Tacoma will be hosting an “NSF Day” grant writing workshop from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM on Friday, October 6. The workshop will be presented by Dr. Stephanie August of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education. This will be a lively, hands-on workshop: attendees should bring grant ideas, and be open to opportunities for collaboration. Participation is free and a working lunch will be provided at no charge. More details about the “NSF Day” workshop and the link to online RSVP/registration are available on Office of Research home page. RSVPs are required and must be received by Friday, September 29.

Office Hours:
                                                                                                                   

I will have open drop-in office hours on most days. These will be announced on Mondays via my weekly update and posted on my webpage. If these hours don’t work for you, please feel free to simply stop by, e-mail, call, or make an Outlook appointment with me.

 

Here are the hours for the week of September 25-29 (subject to change):
·         Monday, 9/25 – 1:00-2:00pm
·         Tuesday, 9/26 – 1:00-2:00pm
·         Wednesday, 9/27 – 1:00-2:00pm
·         Thursday, 9/28 – 1:00-2:00pm
·         Friday, 9/29 – 1:00-2:00pm
My door is always open to support your teaching and professional goals here at South. Please stop by and say hello! Have fun with your first week of classes!
 
Johnny

 

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