What's Happening at Cañada: Week of September 19, 2022

Week of September 19, 2022

MASKING RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED

San Mateo County’s current Community Level is LOW and face masks are strongly recommended but not required while indoors at any SMCCCD facility. As the San Mateo County Community Level changes, updated information will be provided to students, employees, and visitors. Masks are located at various locations throughout all buildings. To track the San Mateo County’s COVID Community Level, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

SUSPENSION OF MANDATORY COVID-19 WEEKLY TESTING FOR UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS

Due to the most recent changes in State and Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) workplace regulations, and the District’s desire to be consistent with the application of COVID policies for both students and employees, weekly mandatory COVID-19 testing will cease for unvaccinated students, and employees beginning Monday, September 19, 2022. 

CAÑADA ATHLETIC CENTER STUDENT PROMOTION

Cañada College Athletic Center is having a special promotion for students now through September 30. Use the student promo code FALL2022 and receive a $0 Enrollment Fee and two months' membership for free! Make it a habit with our special Fit-for-free promo for current members: Check in at the Front Desk 15 times in one month, and receive your monthly dues FREE of charge. Students must be registered in at least six units in SMCCCD to receive the promo. The promotional period ends on September 30, 2022. Visit the Cañada College Athletic Center website to get started today!

PARKING UPDATE

Permits are being reinstated for staff parking lots, and cars without a tag will be ticketed. Students can park in any designated student parking lot for free and without a permit. Students will be ticketed for parking in staff parking lots, designated handicap parking spaces without a tag, and designated red zones.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS! TAKE THE STATEWIDE COLLEGE DECISIONS SURVEY

Students are invited to participate in a survey to help us better understand your college plans and what we can do to support you. Take the CCC Statewide College Decisions Survey here by September 23, 2022: http://s.alchemer.com/s3/College-Attendance-Decision-Survey

By participating in the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter into a raffle for a chance to winone of ten $100 Amazon gift cards. Participation is voluntary and completely anonymous. At the end of the survey, you will have the option to share your student ID if you would like the college to reach out to you individually and to give us permission to link your responses to your other academic data.

CAMPUS SHUTTLE

The Cañada College shuttle will run direct service Monday-Friday to/from Cañada and East Palo Alto beginning August 17, 2022 through December 16, 2022. Visit canadacollege.edu/shuttle for the latest schedule updates.

Upcoming Events

September 20

Workshop: How to Connect with Your Professors

2-3 p.m.
Event Registration: https://smccd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrfuqhrj0vH9QQUj0hb5zhHnYEzh7eJB_A

Connecting with your professors can lead to many benefits, such as reference letters that stand out and career opportunities. Wondering how you can connect to your professor to build the type of relationships that lead to these benefits? Join us for “How to Connect With Your Professor” to get the details on how to start, build, and maintain a working relationship that could shape your future.

Men’s Soccer vs College of Marin

4 p.m.
Colts Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on College of Marin!

September 21

Club Rush

9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Upper Lawn

Come meet Cañada Clubs and learn how you can get involved on campus! Free individual charcuterie boards and sparkling cider for the first 100 to participate in Club Rush activities.

September 22

SB 893 Community Celebration

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Cañada College Outdoor Amphitheatre (Between Buildings. 3, 9 and 13)

You are invited to a community celebration in support of Free Community College in San Mateo County, through Senate Bill 893, which is authored by Sen. Josh Becker and co-authored by Assemblymembers Kevin Mullin and Marc Berman.

Jueves Gigante

5-6 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://tinyurl.com/canlhm22-2

Join us for the third annual Jueves Gigante, a game night competition with real stakes! This year will be a musical trivia competition, with winners getting tickets to Yosimar Reyes’ Prieto, an autobiographical one-man show in San Francisco… RSVP to get more information!

September 23

ESO! Adelante San Francisco State University Campus Visit

8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Event Registration: https://tinyurl.com/sfvisitfall22

Join us for a campus visit to San Francisco State University. Students will have an opportunity to take a tour of the campus and the César Chávez Student Center. Experience a lecture in an upper division Ethnic Studies course and meet current SF State transfer students.

September 24

Meet and Make Pillowcases with the Fashion Department

9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Building 3, Room 255

The Cañada College Fashion Department invites students to "Meet and Make Pillowcases" for children in the hospital with cancer. Students will make pillowcases and socialize afterward.

September 27

Men’s Soccer vs Foothill College

1:30 p.m.
Colts Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Foothill College!

Women’s Soccer vs Consumer River College

4 p.m.
Colts Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Consumes River College!

September 28

Cañada College Speaker Series: Enrique Carrera

5-6 p.m.
Zoom Link: https://smccd.zoom.us/j/82385096317

Join us as we kick off our NEW monthly Speaker Series! This month we spotlight our Science & Health Interest Area as we host Enrique Carrera, biological researcher with The Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato. Mr. Carrera will share his personal and professional journey as a researcher and leader for underrepresented scientists. This event is also part of Latinx Heritage Month: canadacollege.edu/lhm

Alumni Association Lecture Series

6-7 p.m.
Registration Link: https://foundation.smccd.edu/events-lowriders.php

SMCCCD Alumni Association Events and Lectures presents, “Lowrider Culture: From California’s Latino Communities to the World.”

September 29

Movies That Move You #1

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://tinyurl.com/canlhm22-4

Join us for a panel discussion on Marvel vs DC: Latinx Heroes and what they get right, and what they get wrong. All are welcome!

September 30

Men’s Soccer vs Ohlone College

1 p.m.
Colts Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Ohlone College!

For a complete listing of events, visit: https://events.canadacollege.edu/