The Professional Development program is committed to providing faculty and staff with Professional Development opportunities that enhance SRJC staff members knowledge and individual learning needs. Below are resources that faculty and staff can utilize both within SRJC and from external resources.
SRJC Resources
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| Leadership & Management Techniques | Institutional Planning | Sonoma County Junior College's (SCJCD) planning website contains the key planning and budgeting documents to guide the institution in its decision making process. | SRJC Institutional Planning Website |
| Leadership & Management Techniques | Leadership Academy |
SRJC is committed to providing leadership development opportunities that will prepare employees at all levels of the organization with strong leadership skills. Here are a list of reference books to help development leadership skills and management techniques (Staff can check these books out from the Resource Center in the Professional Development Department)
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Leadership Academy Resource Books |
| Leadership & Management Techniques | Policy Manual | This site includes all policies and procedures approved by the SRJC Board of Trustees. | Policy Manual |
| Workplace Effectiveness | Administrative & Executive Assistant Resource Manual | This resource manual includes helpful links and information to guide you in your position as an AA/EA at Santa Rosa Junior College. | Administrative & Executive Assistant Resource Manual |
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Email Etiquette
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We all receive scores of e-mail messages everyday, yet it is surprising how people often misuse this medium. Here are some suggestions to improve e-mail communication and etiquette to make our e-mail a more civilized, effective tool for communication.
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| Workplace Effectiveness | Faculty Portal Flex Directions | The Flex system was launched in fall 2014. With the launch of this system faculty can now submit, claim, and manage their flex accounts electronically. This training guide has been prepared to assist with your faculty flex portal | Faculty Flex Portal Directions |
| Workplace Effectiveness | Faculty Portal Training Guide |
The new Student Information System (SIS) was launched in November 12, 2008. With the launch of this system, faculty are expected to manage their rosters and grade submissions online. Specifically, the faculty are expected to submit the following with a web browser: Wait List Drops- drop students from the wait list, No-Show Drops- drop no-show students prior to first census, Midterm Grades-submit mid-term grades, Final Grades- submit final grades and/or attendance hours. This quick start training guide has been prepared to assist with your faculty portal
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Faculty Portal Training Guide |
Other Resources
| Pathway | Name | Description | Link |
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| Teaching, Learning, Student Support | CCC Confer | The CCC Confer project is located at Palomar College in San Marcos, California and is funded from a grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. The project was initially funded in February 2001 in order to offer the CCC system a viable means to meet and collaborate at a distance. CCC Confer is led by a Project Director, three managers and a small staff. CCC Confer was designed to allow communication and collaboration, using the latest Web conferencing technology, for all staff, faculty and administrators in the California Community Colleges system. It is ADA and Section 508 accessible. | CCCconfer |
| Teaching, Learning, Student Support | FACCC | The FACCC (Faculty Association California Community Colleges) Education Institute is the policy institute that enhances teaching and learning through research, communication, and professional development opportunities for Community College faculty. | FACCC Education Institute |
| Teaching, Learning, Student Support | NISOD |
NISOD (The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) is a membership organization committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership at community and technical colleges. To view a webinar enter the username and password when prompted. Username: santarosa.edu Password: nisod376 (both username and password are all lowercase)
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NISOD Webinar login link |
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Lynda.com
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Lynda.com is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through individual, corporate, academic and government subscriptions, members have access to the lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. For 20 years, lynda.com has helped students, leaders, IT and design pros, project managers—anyone in any role—build software, creative, and business skills. Now part of Linkedin, Lynda.com serves more than 10,000 organizations. With tutorials in five languages, Lynda.com is a global platform for success. Check out the SRJC IT webpage to learn how to make your free Lynda.com account. Link to IT
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| Technology | Excel Easy | Excel Easy offers a tutorial on how to use Excel. On Excel Easy, you can find an overview of all chapters. Want to learn much more about Excel? You can find related examples and features (300 Examples) on the right side of each chapter. They keep it easy! | Excel Easy |
| Technology | Microsoft 365 Training | Various trainings related to Microsoft 365. | Microsoft Office |