What's Happening at Cañada: Week of October 22, 2018
Tue, 23 October, 2018 at 8:35 am
Week of October 22, 2018
October 23
Inaugural President’s Luncheon
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Hiller Aviation Museum – 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos
Cañada College is hosting its Inaugural President's Luncheon, a fundraising event that will bring community leaders together to support the Cañada College Promise Scholars Program.
BTO hosts the “Midterm and Test Prep.” Workshop
12 - 1 p.m.
Building 9, 257A, 2nd Floor (Back of the STEM Center)
Develop skills to do well on your midterms or your tests. Please bring note-taking materials. Email iwillsucceed@my.smccd.edu for more information.
October 24
College wide Forum
1-2 p.m.
Building 3, Room 142
President Moore invites all students, faculty and staff to the first in a series of college wide meetings. The topic for the first meeting is on transparency. The discussion will be moderated by Academic Senate President, Hyla Lacefield and Classified Senate President, Jeanne Stalker.
University Representative Visit: UC Santa Barbara
1 – 4 p.m.
Transfer Center (Building 9, First Floor)
Come meet representatives from UC Santa Barbara.
Kanopy & Films on Demand
7-8 p.m.
Building 9, Room 312
Do you have a campus club or event coming up? Would you like to show documentaries or films as part of your class? The Library offers free access to two great film streaming databases, Kanopy and Films on Demand. Both these databases include public performance rights for all their films!
STEM Speaker Series
5-6 p.m.
Building 6, Room 102
Featured speaker is Brett Baker, Geologist with One Concern – Building Resilience. Brett will speak about “Life’s a Journey, STEM has guided mine from Wyoming to Haiti to Antartica.”
October 24 & 25
Study Abroad Information Session: Italy
October 24 at 5:30 p.m. & October 25 at 1 p.m.
Building 3, Room 255
Come learn about the Summer class in Florence, Italy, June 1-June 15. FASH 114, 3 units, Introduction to Italian Fashion. Open to all students. For more information contactchaney@smccd.edu
October 25
University Representative Visit: Notre Dame de Namur University
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Grove
Come meet representatives from Notre Dame de Namur University.
Transfer Center Workshop: Financial Aid
2-3 p.m.
Building 9, Room 206
Learn about different types of financial aid available to you and how to be prepared to fund your higher education.
October 26
Cañada Men’s Soccer vs Chabot College
4 p.m.
Cañada Soccer Field
Cheer on the Colts as they take on Chabot College!
Cañada Women’s Soccer vs Las Positas College
1:30 p.m.
Cañada College Soccer Field
Cheer on the Colts as they take on Las Positas College!
Digital Art HACKATHON
2 – 4:30 p.m.
Building 9, Room 206
Make amazing art using code! Learn about both creativity and technical prowess in our inclusive Digital Art Hackathon and level-up your design skills. Absolutely no art or coding experience necessary. All are welcome.
October 29
Transfer Center Workshop: CSU Applications
1-2 p.m.
Building 9, Room 206
Learn how complete your CSU application, including reporting your coursework and ADT degree.
BTO hosts “To Drop or Not to Drop” Workshop
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Building 9, Room 257A, 2nd Floor
Are you considering dropping a class? Is there ever a good time to drop a class? How will this affect your financial aid and completion rate? This workshop will go over common academic scenarios when dropping is your best option versus failing or completing the class.
October 30
Cañada Men’s Soccer vs Gaviilan College
3 p.m.
Cañada Soccer Field
Cheer on the Colts as they take on Gavilan College!
Cañada Women’s Volleyball vs Foothill College
6:30 p.m.
College of San Mateo Gym
Cheer on the Colts as they take on Foothill College!
October 31
Harry Potter Halloween
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Upper Lawn
Create some Harry Potter-inspired slime, meet student clubs and enjoy free Harry Potter-inspired food with your Student Body card!