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Fall 2017
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Fall 2017
Calendar of Professional Development Activities

To access scheduled workshops, click on a specific month or date
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Note: Times and dates subject to change

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Approved Activities/Workshops

On the list below, IF A NUMBER OF FLEX HOURS IS INDICATED, the activity has been pre-approved for Flex Credit.
For an activity that does not list specific hours available or is not on the following list, you may submit an Individual or group proposal for committee review and approval for Flex credit.

Link to submit an individual or group activity
 

DATE

ACTIVITY  

LOCATION

July 2017       Back to Top

Wednesday, July 19
 
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

04:A Student Information System (SIS) Overview
 
Presenter(s): Ken Lofgren, Information Technology Freyja Pereira, Dean, Admissions, Records, and Enrollment Mgmt.
 
How to access enrollment reports, Overview of faculty portals and student cubbies (demonstration), Overview of student application and registration system (Demonstration).

 


 
 

Doyle 4401
 
All Employees


 

August 2017           Back to Top

Wednesday, August 2
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

05:A Student Grievance Process
 
Presenter(s): Robert Ethington, Dean, Student Affairs/Programs
 
Review of Student Grievance Process


 

Doyle 4401
 
All Employees


 

Monday, August 14
 
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 6.00 hrs

 

02:A:Aug14 Building Academic Literacies
 
Presenter(s): Ann Foster (SRJC) and Christie Knighton (Highline Community College)
 
This two-day workshop provides the foundation for building students' academic literacies and helping them using these literacies to further their understanding of specific disciplines. It is divided into two workshops. Monday, August 14, 2017 Teaching Adults to Read – This introductory session will increase faculty ease and mastery in providing adult reading instruction. Participants will establish a common understanding of the four components of reading, their interdependence and importance in assessment and instruction. Participants will discuss foundational theory of the adult learner, how literacy develops, and how the Reading Apprenticeship framework is embedded in foundational reading theory. This training introduces, demonstrates, and provides practice in using the components of reading: alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies and introduces the research base for reading instruction, including assessing for each component of reading. Additionally, there will be an overview of the Assessment tools and the Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles website.


 

Location: Student Activities Center
 
All Faculty


 

 

Tuesday, August 15
 
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 6.00 hrs

 

02:A:Aug15 Building Academic Literacies
 
Presenter(s): Ann Foster (SRJC) and Christie Knighton (Highline Community College)
 
This two-day workshop provides the foundation for building students' academic literacies and helping them using these literacies to further their understanding of specific disciplines. It is divided into two workshops. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Reading Apprenticeship framework – This workshop provides an introduction to the Reading Apprenticeship framework, its impact on student motivation and achievement, with an emphasis on participants modeling and practicing Reading Apprenticeship routines in the classroom. College faculty and staff using the Reading Apprenticeship framework regularly model disciplinary-specific literacy skills to help students build high-level comprehension strategies, engage students in building knowledge by making connections to their background knowledge, and provide guided, collaborative, and individual practice as an integral part of teaching their subject area curriculum. As a result, students develop the literacy competencies, subject area knowledge, and the learner dispositions they need — for school, college, careers, and life.


 

Student Activities Center
 
All Faculty


 

Thursday, August 17
 
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: up to 4.00 hrs

 

 

03:A Adjunct Faculty Orientation
 
Presenter(s): Various
 
This Orientation is open to ALL Adjunct faculty members and is approved for 4.5 hours of flex credit. Pre-registration for this orientation is required as space is limited to 60 participants. Join us to: Get helpful information on SRJC procedures and policies, Meet fellow Adjunct colleagues and SRJC department leaders, Get your questions answered, and Earn flex credit.


 
 

 

Santa Rosa Campus

 

 

Frank P. Doyle Library

 

 

Room: 4246

 


 

 

Thursday, August 17
 
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

01:A:SR Welcome Days
 
Presenter(s): Varied
 
SRJC is hosting our 2nd annual Welcome Day 2017! The objective is for new and returning students and their parents to attend and be affiliated with student services and academic programs. It will be on Thursday, August 17th from 3 - 6 pm at SRJC Santa Rosa Experiences at other community colleges suggest that a Welcome Day event can increase student success and retention. Welcome Day will include: • campus tours • workshops • connecting with academic programs • student services information • student life • free food & music We are very excited to introduce new and potential students to all that SRJC has to offer! Faculty can promote their program/department to either an unfilled or late starting course. welcomeday.santarosa.edu This year’s collaborators include Student Equity, Student Affairs & Engagement Programs, Admissions & Records, Petaluma Student Success Team, Graphic Services, Counseling, Bookstore, and the Student Government Assembly.

SRJC Santa Rosa Bertolini Quad
 
All Employees


 

Saturday, August 19
 
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

01:A:PET Welcome Days
 
Presenter(s): Varied
 
SRJC is hosting our 2nd annual Welcome Day 2017! The objective is for new and returning students and their parents to attend and be affiliated with student services and academic programs. It will be on Saturday, August 19th from 10 am - 2 pm at SRJC Petaluma. Experiences at other community colleges suggest that a Welcome Day event can increase student success and retention. Welcome Day will include: • campus tours • workshops • connecting with academic programs • student services information • student life • free food & music We are very excited to introduce new and potential students to all that SRJC has to offer! Faculty can promote their program/department to either an unfilled or late starting course. welcomeday.santarosa.edu This year’s collaborators include Student Equity, Student Affairs & Engagement Programs, Admissions & Records, Petaluma Student Success Team, Graphic Services, Counseling, Bookstore, and the Student Government Assembly.


 
 

Petaluma Campus
 
All Employees
 

 

Wednesday, August 30
 
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

11:A Online Learning Program at SRJC
 
Presenter(s): Alicia Virtue, Dean, Learning Resources and Educational Technology Lisa Beach - Director, Distance Education, Distance Education Program Elizabeth du Plessis - Instructional Designer, Distance Education Program
 
1. A brief introduction of the DE Department staff and available resources 2. An overview of the DE Proposal process 3. An overview of the Online Evaluation process (just the technical aspects)


 

Doyle 4401
 
All Employees


 

September 2017              Back to Top

Wednesday, September 6
 
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

16:A Meditation and the Art of Letting Go
 
Presenter(s): Lindsey Kitchen
 
This is a meditation based workshop themed around the practice of letting go; letting go of people, ideas, thoughts, and habits that no longer serve us. In this workshop we will participate in a guided meditation and follow up with a conversation about meditation and the importance of letting go. Meditation will be discussed as a tool for this practice of Non Attachment/Letting go. Bring a cushion if you want to sit on the floor.  Hope to see you there!


 

Mi Casa - Garcia Hall
 

All Employees
 

Thursday, September 7
 
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

 

31:A UndocuAlly Legal Observer Training
 
Presenter(s): Amanda Morrison
 
Want to support community members vulnerable to immigrant raids and warrant-less searches? Join the NEW Rapid Response Network hotline in Sonoma County as a “legal observer”—someone trained to document what’s going on at the scene of an ICE raid. You don’t interfere or intervene—you collect information that could be crucial later if someone’s rights were violated.

 


 

Our House Intercultural Center, PC 116
 
All Employees

 


 

Friday, September 8
 
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 4.00 hrs

 

12:A Improving Assessment for Placement Discussion
 
Presenter(s): John Hetts and Ken Sorey
 
John J. Hetts and Ken Sorey, of the Educational Results Partnership and work with CalPass Plus  and MMAP projects will lead a discussion of Multiple Measures and pilot program models used at other colleges.


 
 

Plover 558
 
All Faculty


 

Tuesday, September 12
 
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

32:A Resilient Family Farms, Communities & Ecosystems
 
Presenter(s): Evan Wiig
 
New and younger generations of small farmers are working to make our food system healthier, equitable and more sustainable. Evan Wiig, a local farmer-activist and member of the Sonoma County Farmers Guild, will share how you can join the fight for food justice by taking back our food system from corporate interests and returning it to our local communities.


 

Our House Intercultural Center, PC 116
 
All Employees

 


 

Wednesday, September 13
 
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

06:A Overview of Career and Technical Education
 
Presenter(s): Jerry Miller, Dean, Career & Technical Education and Economic Development
 
How to use labor market data to evaluate programs, Applying for CTEA funds, New developments at the state level

 


 

Doyle 4401
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, September 13
 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

40:A Nationally-Acclaimed Empowerment Comedian and Motivational Speaker Ernie G
 
Presenter(s): Ernie G
 
LA-based empowerment comedian Ernie G will conduct presentations at our Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses this week. Ernie G. is an incredible community college student advocate and he serves as the national spokesperson for the Hispanic College Fund. He’s poised to provide positive messages to our students, faculty, and staff this week, some of whom are facing very real fears in light of recent announcements about the federal DACA program. These presentations are being sponsored by the Office of Student Equity, in collaboration with the Title V HSI program and the Latino Faculty and Staff Association.


 
 

Newman Auditorium


All Employees


 

Thursday, September 14
 
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

35:A Dia de Independencia Celebration
 
Presenter(s): Aaron Solorio and Laura Larque
 
No, it’s not Cinco de Mayo. Its Mexico’s Independence Day which many Americans celebrate. Learn more the history of the holiday and enjoy the celebration.


 
 

 

Our House Intercultural Center, PC 116
 
All Employees


 

Friday, September 15
 
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

 

18:A Scientific Teaching: Assessment
 
Presenter(s): Abigail Zoger, Dan Famini, Katy Jamshidi
 
Would you like to have a better gauge of what your students learned from your instruction? A way to assess how much they learned or if changes you made to your teaching worked/ You could wait until the exam. Or you could come to this workshop and after some instruction, and create some tools for assessing your students quickly, without too much onerous grading. Come with a course and topic in mind as well as access to course materials. Our long term goal is to develop a community of faculty educating ourselves on the research on teaching in the sciences. After some instructions, we will each work on an assessment for one of our courses. There will be computers. Come with a course and topic in mind as well as access to course materials

 


 
 

Doyle 4327 (2nd floor Quiet Room)
 
All Faculty


 

Monday, September 18
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

19:A THE LIMITS OF HUMANLY KNOWABLE MATHEMATICAL TRUTH, GÖDEL’S INCOMPLETENESS THEOREMS, AND ARTIFICIAL I
 
Presenter(s): TIM MELVIN, PHD
 
In 1931, Kurt Gödel published one of the most infamously not-famous-enough works in mathematics: his incompleteness theorems. In this talk we will explore the history behind his incompleteness theorems, and how he showed that truth and mathematical proof are not the same. We also explore how Gödel’s incompleteness theorems relate to artificial intelligence and the limits of humanly knowable mathematics.


 
 

Emeritus- Newman Auditorium
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, September 20
 
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

07:A Curriculum System Overview and Office Assignment Procedure
 
Presenter(s): Abe Farkas, Dean, Curriculum & Education Support Services Charles Crocker Curriculum Technician Adrienne Leihy Curriculum Technician
 
Introductions to the basic principles of curriculum


 
 

Doyle 4401
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, September 20
 
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

39:A UndocuAlly Legal Observer Training
 
Presenter(s): Amanda Morrison
 
For anyone who identifies as an "UndocuAlly," here's a concrete way you can help. Want to support those who are vulnerable to immigrant raids and warrant-less searches? Join the new Rapid Response Network hotline in Sonoma County as a “legal observer,” someone trained to document what’s going on at the scene of an ICE raid. You don’t interfere or intervene—you collect information that could be crucial later if someone’s rights were violated.


 

MI CASA (Garcia Hall 860)
 
All Employees


 

Thursday, September 21
 
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

36:A Aztec Art Workshop
 
Presenter(s): Amanda Ayala
 
In this hands-on art workshop, local artist and SRJC alum Amanda Ayala will teach us how to paint some of the most meaningful symbols of the Aztec codices using brush-and-ink techniques.


 

Our House Intercultural Center, PC 116
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, September 27
 
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.25 hrs

 

30:A What Do Corridos and Gangster Rap Have in Common?
 
Presenter(s): Dr. Amanda Morrison
 
It may seem like a stretch to some, but Mexican folk ballads known as corridos and U.S. rap share some themes in common. Both are rebel music. Both are controversial. Learn more at this talk and discussion.


 

Our House Intercultural Center, PC 116
 
All Employees


 

Thursday, September 28
 
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

38:A UndocuAlly Legal Observer Training
 
Presenter(s): Amanda Morrison
 
This is of interest to anyone who identifies as an "UndocAlly." Want to support those who are vulnerable to immigrant raids and warrant-less searches? Join the new Rapid Response Network hotline in Sonoma County as a “legal observer,” someone trained to document what’s going on at the scene of an ICE raid. You don’t interfere or intervene—you collect information that could be crucial later if someone’s rights were violated.


 
 

Our House Intercultural Center, PC 116
 
All Employees


 

October 2017   Back to Top

Monday, October 2
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

20:A THE CASE FOR LIVE THEATER IN THE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
 
Presenter(s): Professor Wendy Wisely
 
Over 2000 years ago, eager audiences would fill amphitheaters to have their eyes and ears amazed by spectacle and music, their minds challenged with themes and language, and their hearts touched watching the struggles of characters. Today’s audiences, need only tap a button or run a finger along a touch screen to bring up endless entertainment and educational content; and all from the comfort of their private couch. How can live theatre compete with that? Should live theatre just take its final bow and limp away into nostalgic memory? Why do people still go to see and hear plays or musicals? What are today's audiences seeking?


 
 

Emeritus-Newman Auditorium
 
All Employees


 

Tuesday October 3
 
8:30-10:30
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

13:A:Oct 3:SR SEMS/NIMS/ICS Training
 
Presenter(s): Doug Kuula
 
SEMS/NIMS/ICS Combined Course SEMS: Standardized Emergency Management System NIMS: National Incident Management System ICS: Incident Command System.


 
 

Maggini Hall Room 2702
 
All Employees


 

Tuesday October 3
 
2:30-4:30pm
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

13:A:Oct 3:PET SEMS/NIMS/ICS Training
 
Presenter(s): Doug Kuula
 
SEMS/NIMS/ICS Combined Course SEMS: Standardized Emergency Management System NIMS: National Incident Management System ICS: Incident Command System.


 
 

Jacobs Hall Room 126
 
All Employees
 

 

Tuesday, October 3
 
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.25 hrs

 

37:A "Queering the Intersections" LGBTQ Workshop
 
Presenter(s): Javier Rivera of Positive Images
 
In order to better support diverse LGBTQ+ communities, this workshop helps us understand sexuality and gender in intersectional terms, as they relate to other aspects of identity including race, class, and citizenship status.

 

Our House Intercultural Center, PC 116
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday October 4
 
8:30-10:30am
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

14:A:Oct 4:SR BSC/ASC Training
 
Presenter(s): Doug Kuula
 
Emergency Management Training. This is required training for all District Building Safety Coordinators (BSC) and Area Safety Coordinators (ASC). The training will provide participants with an overview the District’s emergency management program and the role of BSCs/ASCs within it. Some of the topics that will be covered include the following: • Overview of District emergency management plans and procedures • Role and responsibilities of Disaster Service Workers • BSC/ASC program roles and responsibilities • Building Emergency Action Plans • Walking through a BSC/ASC emergency response scenario While this training is required for BSCs and ASCs, it is open to the entire District Community and all are encouraged to attend. If you are interested in the BSC/ASC Program, or are interested in becoming a BSC/ASC in the future, please feel welcome to come.


 

Maggini RM 2708
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, October 4
 
Time: 12-1


Flex Credit: up to 6.00 hrs

 

17:A FALL President's Fitness Club
 
Presenter(s): Varied
 
President's Fitness Club is a weekly session on wellness and will include anything from yoga and other fitness sessions to personal wellness. Each session will be 1-hour long and will occur at noon on Wednesdays (as part of larger "Wellness Wednesdays" through fitSRJC). Please check out fit.santarosa.edu for more details 

https://fit.santarosa.edu/fitsrjc 

 


 
 

Location: Bailey Field or rain location as needed
 
All Employees

 


 

Wednesday October 4
 
2:30-4:30pm
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

14:A:Oct 4:PET BSC/ASC Training
 
Presenter(s): Doug Kuula
 
Emergency Management Training. This is required training for all District Building Safety Coordinators (BSC) and Area Safety Coordinators (ASC). The training will provide participants with an overview the District’s emergency management program and the role of BSCs/ASCs within it. Some of the topics that will be covered include the following: • Overview of District emergency management plans and procedures • Role and responsibilities of Disaster Service Workers • BSC/ASC program roles and responsibilities • Building Emergency Action Plans • Walking through a BSC/ASC emergency response scenario While this training is required for BSCs and ASCs, it is open to the entire District Community and all are encouraged to attend. If you are interested in the BSC/ASC Program, or are interested in becoming a BSC/ASC in the future, please feel welcome to come.


 

PC 124 Jacobs Hall
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, October 25
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

48:A Oranges and Lemons/Say the Bells of St. Clemens': The Search for the Buried Past of London


 Presenter(s): Ed Castellini
 
Ed Castellini will present a lecture on the English Department's F '17 Work of Literary Merit selection, _1984_ by George Orwell

 


 
 

Santa Rosa Campus

Emeritus-Newman Auditorium
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, October 25
 
3:00-4:00PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

43:A Oct 25th What is Fake News? Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation in the Media
 
Presenter(s): Canon Crawford
 
Social media streams offer a wide range of information sources. This workshop will provide strategies for recognizing fake news via social media and evaluating news information sources. https://libraries.santarosa.edu/workshops


 

Doyle Library, 1st Floor

Room 4245
 
All Faculty


 

Thursday, October 26
 
2:00-3:00PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

44:A Oct 26 What is Fake News? Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation in the Media
 
Presenter(s): Canon Crawford
 
Social media streams offer a wide range of information sources. This workshop will provide strategies for recognizing fake news via social media and evaluating news information sources. https://libraries.santarosa.edu/workshops


 

Doyle Library, 1st Floor,  Room 4246
 
All Faculty

 


 

Monday, October 30
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

 

50:A Why Orwell Matters: Language, Truth and Power
 
Presenter(s): Tony Ruiz
 
Why Orwell Matters: Language, Truth and Power by Tony Ruiz

 


 

Petaluma Campus

Connie Mahoney Reading Room
 
All Employees


 

Tuesday, October 31
 
3:00-4:00PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

45:A OCT 31 What is Fake News? Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation in the Media
 
Presenter(s): Canon Crawford
 
Social media streams offer a wide range of information sources. This workshop will provide strategies for recognizing fake news via social media and evaluating news information sources.


 

Petaluma Campus

Mahoney Library Rm 718
 
All Faculty


 

November 2017 Back to Top

Thursday, November 2
 
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

 

34:A Dia de los Muertos Gathering
 
Presenter(s): Our House Intercultural Center, Petaluma Campus
 
Let’s honor our ancestors while building community in Our House. We’ll have pan de muerto to eat, Mexican chocolate to sip, as well as in-house altar building and calavera (sugar skull) making.Drop in anytime between 3PM and 6PM. This is an informal gathering.

 


 
 

Our House Intercultural Center, PC 116
 
All Employees

 


 

Monday, November 6
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

26:A Fascism: A Clinical Definition and Personal Testimony
 
Presenter(s): Marco Giordano
 
Drawing upon personal experience and upbringing among Fascists and considerable grounding in political theory, Marco Giordano will present a workable and sufficient definition of Fascism for our times.

 


 
 

Emeritus-Newman Auditorium
 
All Employees

 


 

Wednesday, November 8
 
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

09:A Developing Certificates and Majors
 
Presenter(s): Abe Farkas, Dean, Curriculum & Education Support Services Jerry Miller, Dean, Career & Technical Education Adrienne Leahy, Curriculum Tech for Certificates and majors
 
• Board Policy 3.2.2, Approval of Certificates & Majors • Approval pathway • Proposing a new certificate/major (the “white paper”) • Different types of certificates and degrees • Developing a certificate/major application


 
 

Doyle 4401
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, November 8
 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.50 hrs

 

47:A Faculty Panel Discussion on _1984_
 
Presenter(s): Matt Murray, Eric Thomson, and Tony Ruiz
 
This Faculty Panel Discussion with Matt Murray, Eric Thomson, Tony Ruiz is part of the English Department's Work of Literary Merit series for _1984_ by George Orwell.

 

Santa Rosa Campus Emeritus-Newman Auditorium
 
All Employees


 

 CANCELED Thursday, November 9
 
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 4.50 hrs

 

CANCELED 28:A The USC Center for Urban Education presents: The Equity-minded Classroom CANCELED 
 
Presenter(s): CUE Center Staff
 
Learn practical tools for equitizing your classroom and improving student outcomes without compromising excellence, including teaching approaches, faculty-student interaction, peer dynamics, grading and syllabus strategies, and culturally responsive pedagogies.


 
 

Center for Student Leadership
 
All Faculty


 

Monday, November 13
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

25:A Søren Kierkegaard vs. Silicon Valley
 
Presenter(s): Mark Stapp, PhD
 
The philosopher Søren Kierkegaard critiqued what he saw as intellectual hubris among his Enlightenment contemporaries. He argued that human beings tend to forget that they are existing creatures rather than abstract intellects. Our own age shares some of the confidence and ambition at which Kierkegaard raised an eyebrow. Are the most fundamental human questions answerable by technology and Big Data analysis? Are much-publicized beliefs that death is “solvable” or in an impending technological singularity as reasonable as they might seem? This talk explores how Kierkegaard’s response to his own age remains relevant to ours.


 
 

Emeritus - Newman Auditorium
 
All Employees


 

Wednesday, November 15
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

49:A Paperweight and Shakespeare: Politics of Aesthetics in 1984
 
Presenter(s): Karen Walker
 
Karen Walker will present a lecture on the English Department's F '17 Work of Literary Merit selection, _1984_ by George Orwell October 16, 12 - 1 p.m., Newman Auditorium, Santa Rosa Campus. The title is "Paperweight and Shakespeare: Politics of Aesthetics in _1984_" This event is co-sponsored with Arts & Lectures.


 
 

Santa Rosa/Emeritus/Newman Auditorium
 
All Employees


 

Friday, November 17
 
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
 
Flex Credit: 2.00 hrs

 

24:A Scientific Teaching: iClickers
 
Presenter(s): Abigail Zoger, Dan Famini, Katy Jamshidi
 
Are you interested in using iClickers? Do you already use them, but want to learn some new and creative methods? After some instruction, we are each going to develop some iClicker activities for one of our courses. There will be computers.Come with a course and topic in mind as well as access to course materials. Our long term goal is to develop a community of faculty educating ourselves on the research on teaching in the sciences.


 

Library: Doyle 4327 (2nd floor Quiet Room)
 
All Faculty


 

Monday, November 20
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

 

22:A HOW WAS DONALD TRUMP ELECTED?
 
Presenter(s): Michael Hale
 
How was Donald Trump elected the 45th President of the United States? Was it the disgruntled white working class looking for a populist savior? Was it hatred of women and anti-feminist attitudes? Was it the death cries of white supremacy fearful of demographic change? Did the Democrats choose the wrong candidate in the primary? Or, do each of these singular causal analyses have limitations that obscure a clearer understanding of this election? Dr. Michael Hale will critically evaluate these common theories and provide his own analysis.

 


 
 

Emeritus - Newman Auditorium
 
All Employees

 


 

Wednesday, November 29
 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
Flex Credit: 1.00 hrs

 

 

54:A Mindfulness Training for Mi Casa
 
Presenter(s): Carla D Grady
 
Mi Casa has a weekly Mindfulness training, this session will be presenting & guiding a Metta (Loving-Kindness) meditation.

 

Garcia Hall, Mi Casa
 
Other

 


 

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