What's Happening at Cañada: Week of April 18, 2022

Week of April 18, 2022

Flex Day - No Classes on Thursday, April 21

Cañada College will hold a day of employee professional development on Thursday, April 21 and no classes will be held. Classes will resume as scheduled on Friday, April 22.

Verify Your Vaccination Status for Summer 2022 Registration

For students who plan to register for in-person, hybrid, or hyflex courses, or any on-campus programming or services, you will be required to submit proof of your COVID-19 vaccination or apply for an exemption prior to registering, if you have not done so already. If you have already submitted proof of your COVID-19 Vaccination, you do NOT need to re-submit. You do not need to submit proof of a Booster vaccination. Please visit the Return to Campus website for instructions on how to verify your vaccination status or apply for an exemption. In addition, there is a FAQ Page with detailed information on all types of questions relating to a return to being in-person and on campus.

Summer & Fall '22 Now on WebSchedule

Students can now browse available classes in WebSchedule for the upcoming summer and fall 2022 semesters. Registration for summer 2022 is open to all on April 19, and fall 2022 registration opens to all on May 18.

COVID-19 Testing & At-Home Antigen Tests Available Districtwide

Employees, students and the broader community with or without symptoms can test via our partnership with COVID Clinic. Free PCR is available Monday – Thursday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Friday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. In addition, students can pick-up a free at-home antigen (rapid) testing kit. Testing kits are readily available at the entrance of every Bookstore. Please visit our COVID-19 Testing webpage for more details.

Catch a Ride on the Cañada Shuttle!

The Cañada College shuttle offers students free shuttle service directly to campus from East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. The shuttle operates from 7 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 3:15-7:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday through May 27, 2022. Visit canadacollege.edu/shuttle for the latest schedule updates.

Seeking LGBTQ+ Funding Strategic Plan Feedback

Through Assembly Bill 132 (the Postsecondary Education Trailer Bill), the California State Chancellor's Office will provide one-time funds to community colleges to support LGBTQ+ students. The funds will include a baseline of $15,000 and additional allocations will be based on total student headcount and the number of students who receive Pell. Serving LGBTQ+ students is core to the California Community Colleges’ mission, critical to the Chancellor’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility work, Call to Action, and closely aligns with the Vision for Success goal to reduce equity gaps among traditionally underrepresented student groups. In alignment with the Chancellor Office’s mission, serving and supporting LGBTQ+ students are core to Cañada College’s values of being an antiracist, equitable and inclusive college for marginalized, underrepresented and BIPOC students.

Our College hopes to apply to these funds and utilize them for: LGBTQ+ awareness and professional development with an antiracism lens, ongoing leadership development support for students, and Brave Space training and capacity building for our training.

Please provide feedback to our college’s LGBTQ+ Strategic Plan https://forms.gle/kNmBTJNeV7dcTGbS6 by 9am, Monday, April 25.

April 18-21

Student Senate Elections

Cast your votes for Cañada College Student Senate elections. You get to choose who represents you and the College on the Leadership Board! Voting starts at 9:15 a.m. on April 18 and closes at 9:15 p.m. on April 20. You can learn more about the candidates and cast your vote at tinyurl.com/CANSenate2223

April 19

Breath California Pop-Up

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Upper Lawn

Learn about the non-profit Breath California and receive free seed paper.

MLA Basics in 30 Minutes

2-2:30 p.m.
Building 9, Room 312

MLA formatting has a lot of rules, and work cited pages are complicated! Your class requires you to use this format but you’ve never done it (or never done it well). Drop by this 30 minute workshop so we can show you how to make it work, and also give you plenty of resources you can use for future assignments!

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

3-3:30 p.m.
Building 9, Room 312

APA formatting has a lot of rules, and reference pages are complicated! Your class requires you to use this format but you’ve never done it (or never done it well). Drop by this 30 minute workshop so we can show you how to make it work, and also give you plenty of resources you can use for future assignments!

April 20 & 22

We Love Social Sciences (in-person & virtual)

April 20 (in-person event - free lunch and dessert will be offered!)
12:30-2:30 p.m.
Social Sciences Hub- Building 9, Room 307

April 22 (virtual event)
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Zoom Link: https://smccd.zoom.us/j/83875271479

The Social Sciences faculty invite you to attend our annual “We Social Sciences” 2-day spring event. We will discuss a variety of topics including a review of transferable and work-related skills that are obtained within social science courses, job/career opportunities within the social sciences, and the academic/career journey of a variety of the Cañada College Social Science faculty (including those who began their journey within the community college system). We will be joined by faculty and staff from the honors program, middle college, and counseling.

April 20

Restore Day - Give and Take Used Clothing

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Upper Lawn

Let’s practice sustainable fashion! Bring gently used items and take gently used items to give them new life and a new home.

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

9:30-10 a.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8847964

Need to use APA for your papers and research projects? Join me for this 30 minute workshop covering the basics for APA in-text citations and reference lists. Leave with tips, tricks, and tools that will help you nail your APA citations!

April 21

Flex Day (No Classes)

Youth Vs Apocalypse Presentation

11am-Noon
Zoom Link: bit.ly/35NWTal

Learn about how you can practice being more sustainable.

Men’s Baseball vs West Valley College

2:30 p.m.
Cañada Baseball Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on West Valley College!

April 23

Google Slides: Getting Started with Your Presentation

11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8969020

Do you have a presentation coming up for an assignment? Join a librarian for an information session to learn the basics of creating a Google Slides presentation. Learn to create a simple presentation, how to format and edit the slides, how to work with text and images, and how to present a slideshow. This is an interactive session on creating and designing your presentations.

April 25

MLA Basics in 30 Minutes

10-10:30 a.m.
Building 9, Room 312

MLA formatting has a lot of rules, and work cited pages are complicated! Your class requires you to use this format but you’ve never done it (or never done it well). Drop by this 30 minute workshop so we can show you how to make it work, and also give you plenty of resources you can use for future assignments!

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

11-11:30 a.m.
Building 9, Room 312

APA formatting has a lot of rules, and reference pages are complicated! Your class requires you to use this format but you’ve never done it (or never done it well). Drop by this 30 minute workshop so we can show you how to make it work, and also give you plenty of resources you can use for future assignments!

April 25- 29

Rise in Revolution

3-7 p.m.
Event Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rise-in-revolution-conference-registration-304999009247

The College of San Mateo Multicultural & Dream Center’s invites you to Rise in Revolution Conference is a student-organized conference that seeks to inspire and provide college students (along with the larger San Mateo County community) with the knowledge, skills, and resources to be agents of change. We are radicalizing, revolutionizing, and reimagining what collective liberation looks like. The week-long virtual conference will have daily sessions of theory/study, praxis, and critical reflection/dialogue. Workshop and keynote themes are centered around the topics of Climate Justice, Health & Disability Justice, and the Prison Industrial Complex. We will close our conference with an in-person celebration of joyful resistance through art, food, and performances on Friday, April 29. For specific details, including keynote speaker times, please refer to the Rise in Revolution Centennial Events page.

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

5-5:30 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8847635

APA formatting has a lot of rules, and reference pages are complicated! Your class requires you to use this format but you’ve never done it (or never done it well). Drop by this 30 minute workshop so we can show you how to make it work, and also give you plenty of resources you can use for future assignments!

April 26

Men’s Baseball vs City College of San Francisco

2:30 p.m.
Cañada Baseball Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on City College of San Francisco!

April 27

Drop In Citation Help

10-11 a.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/9086828

Drop in for individual help with Works Cited and References pages. Learn where to find citation guides on the Cañada College Library and Purdue University OWL websites and how to find the right format for your source.

Insecure Screening and Q&A

3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://smccd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqcuipqj8oEtGM6qLxDAQRiwrQ5obN9uyG

The Black Student Union x Student Senate is hosting a screening of the HBO-series “Insecure” to honor and celebrate Black women. Please, join us in celebrating the brainchild of the legendary Issa Rae through a film screening and discussion about #BlackExcellence and visibility.

April 28

Last Day to Withdraw from Semester Length Classes

Reliable Sources: Looking at Websites

12-1 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/9089119

Not sure if your source is valid? Confused by fake news or disinformation on the internet? Worried that the websites you’re using might not be good enough for your professor? Drop in and we’ll go over what you’ve found! We can determine if what you have is good, and teach you how to confirm your sources in the future.

Google Slides: Getting Started with Your Presentation

4-5 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8969030

Do you have a presentation coming up for an assignment? Join a librarian for an information session to learn the basics of creating a Google Slides presentation. Learn to create a simple presentation, how to format and edit the slides, how to work with text and images, and how to present a slideshow. This is an interactive session on creating and designing your presentations.

April 29

MLA Basics in 30 Minutes

10-10:30 a.m.
Building 9, Room 312

MLA formatting has a lot of rules, and work cited pages are complicated! Your class requires you to use this format but you’ve never done it (or never done it well). Drop by this 30 minute workshop so we can show you how to make it work, and also give you plenty of resources you can use for future assignments!

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

3-3:30 p.m.11-11:30 a.m.
Building 9, Room 312

APA formatting has a lot of rules, and reference pages are complicated! Your class requires you to use this format but you’ve never done it (or never done it well). Drop by this 30 minute workshop so we can show you how to make it work, and also give you plenty of resources you can use for future assignments!

Star Party by the Astronomy Club

7:30-9:30 p.m.
Building 24 (Observatory), park in Lots 10 or 8

Come for a well-earned study break. Enjoy the free food, star talks, and looking through the telescopes of our observatory (starting at 8:30 p.m.). This event is open to the general public, so bring friends and family. Dress in a costume for the full party experience. Make sure you stay warm! Contact eltetoa@smccd.edu for any questions.