Tuesday, August 20 · In this session, administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders will be introduced to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program. Participants

Fall 2019 Flex Week, August 19–23 | REGISTER NOW! 

Pre-Flex 

Excellence in Mental Health Support: Mental Health First Aid One in 4 adults experience mental health issues. Suicide is the

second leading cause of death among college students. Be the

difference for at Cabrillo. This 8 hour certification course will

prepare you with the skills, words, and actions to reduce

mental health stigma, encourage help seeking behavior, and

promote a culture of safety for our students and the campus

community.

Dianne Avelar and Katie Dowling

Friday, August 16, 8am–5pm, Room 913

Take Action: Promote Sustainability and Social Justice Are you interested in learning more about how to promote

sustainability, social justice and environmental awareness in

your course but not sure where or how to start? Why not

spend the day helping us build a “Solar Suitcase” to help spark

some ideas? We will discuss how the impact of one invention,

the “solar suitcase” can be transformative to energy-deficient

places around the world, including our own community. Not an

engineer…not a problem. These blue boxes have been built by

middle school children in the East Bay, so you got this!

Jo-Ann Panzardi and Marina Ramon

Friday, August 16, 8am–5pm, Room 810

Monday, August 19, All College Day

All College Day Crocker Theater

Monday, August 19

9am–12pm, Lunch 12pm–1pm

Defining Excellence at Cabrillo This breakout session follows All College Day. Staff, faculty, and

administrators will discuss how we as a College define

excellence in our learning, serving, and teaching practices. This

information will be compiled to begin a process of formally

defining our best practices.

Claire Conklin and Liz Soluri, 1–2pm,

Rooms TBD

Excellence in Community Building: Creating a Sense of Belonging at Cabrillo Cabrillo students recently participated in the Survey of Entering

Student Engagement (SENSE). This workshop is for all

employees and will provide a brief overview of the SENSE

results. Workshop attendees will then participate in an activity

and learn best practices that support students' sense of

belonging across Cabrillo’s campuses and throughout each

student’s educational journey.

Amy Lehman, Robin McFarland, and Desha Staley-Raatior,

2–4pm, Room 405

Canvas Fundamentals Students want and expect to be able access their grades,

communicate with the instructor and/or get course materials

online for all their courses. After all, they’ve had this type of

access during high school. This workshop provides hands-on

help to get your course on Canvas. It is geared towards

beginners or those needing a refresher. The session will provide

an overview of Canvas fundamentals and best practices, and

include hands-on time with Canvas tools, such as creating a

Course Homepage, posting your Syllabus, setting up Modules

and using the Gradebook. Learn how to use Canvas to post

grades, communicate with students using announcements, and

provide easy access to course materials.

Audrey Blumeneau and Carol Hobson, 2–4pm, Rm 1097 

Tuesday, August 20 

Student Equity Day 

Difficult Dialogues Presented by the Berkeley Interactive Theatre

This interactive theatre experience will strengthen the ability of

participants to engage in difficult conversations that focus on

diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.

9–11am, Samper Recital Hall

Workshops 

Workshop A

Building a House for Diversity: A Conversation on Critical Pedagogy

Dawn Person, Ph.D., Facilitator

I want all of my students to succeed, but the reality is, all of

them are not. In this session, Dr. Person will talk about

educating the students that we have instead of educating the

students that we wish we had.

11:30am–12:30pm, Room 609

Workshop B

Building a House for Diversity: A Conversation on Intercultural Spaces

Aaron Jones, Ed.D., Facilitator

What does our campus design say about who’s in and who’s

out. In this workshop, Dr. Jones will focus on the interplay

between people-to-place and person-to-person interactions.

11:30am–12:30pm, Room 322

Workshop C

Orientation for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program

Keith Johnson, M.A., Facilitator In this session, administrators, faculty, staff, and student

leaders will be introduced to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Certificate Program. Participants will have an opportunity to

pick up their readings, ask questions, and explore possible

opportunities for growth in their domain of influence.

11:30am–12:30pm, Room 313

REGISTER NOW!

Adjunct Solidarity Luncheon Please join your part-time colleagues for a delicious luncheon

and solidarity! Learn about contract negotiations and other

news relevant to part-timers, and brainstorm ways to promote

equity and contribute meaningfully to the college. Bring ideas

about how you would like to contribute and/or how your

part-time CCFT Reps can better represent your interests.

CCFT Adjunct Vice President and Adjunct Committee Chair

Sesnon 1804

12:30–2:30pm

New Faculty Orientation The newest additions to the Cabrillo Faculty will have an

opportunity to learn more about the history and mission of

Cabrillo College. In addition, new faculty will participate in a

dialogue about the opportunities and challenges at Cabrillo.

Meet at 9:30am at the flagpole on campus (in front of the 100

building) for a walking tour of the campus with Paul Harvell.

Wear comfortable shoes. Meet at the Sesnon House (Room

1804) from 11:45am – 2:30pm for an orientation (lunch will be

provided), followed by the Faculty Senate meeting from 3–

5pm.

Kathie Welch, Division Deans, Robin McFarland, Karl Ewald,

Marcy Alancraig, Amy Lehman, Liz Soluri, Michelle Donohue,

and Beth McKinnon

Sesnon 1803

9:30am–2:30pm

CCEU Luncheon The Cabrillo Classified Employee Union will gather to discuss

building solidarity, current working conditions, and our role in

the greater college community. Lunch will be provided.

Claire Conklin

HORT 5005

12pm–2pm ( luncheon at 12:30 so classified can attend equity

workshops?)

Faculty Senate Take advantage of this opportunity to hear the latest news

about issues that affect faculty.

Robin McFarland

Sesnon 1803

3–5pm

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Tuesday, August 20

Making Online Materials Accessible for ADA Compliance All content posted in your Canvas course must be accessible to

students with disabilities. Faculty and staff are invited to come

learn how to avoid, identify, and correct common accessibility

problems with your online materials, including text, links,

images, videos, and PDFs. Implementing these fundamental

universal design principles will ensure that all students can

successfully access your content (plus it’s a legal mandate!).

Audrey Blumeneau & Carol Hobson

Room 1097

3–5pm

Building Equity in the Classroom Come prepared to discuss and share ideas around building

equity in the classroom. Consider activities, classroom

engagement, and resources. This interactive workshop will

require full group participation as we all learn from our most

valuable resource, each other, how to build a better learning

environment towards student success.

Denise Russo and Michael Pebworth

Room 403

3–4:30pm

Adjunct Faculty Orientation This workshop is designed for adjunct faculty who are

newcomers to Cabrillo. It is an introduction to the college and

its processes and procedures including how to handle a wait list

and add codes, what to do about disruptive students,

accommodations for students with a learning disability,

learning resources available to students, and how you are

expected to use WebAdvisor/Self-Service. Nuts-and-bolts

information on absence forms, evaluations, Student Learning

Outcomes, office hours, text orders, updating your staff listing

in the online directory, requesting an email and phone

extension, finals week schedules, and evening support and

9-1-1 calls will also be addressed.

Rachel Mayo, Carol Hobson, Rebecca Morgan, Spring Andrews,

and Student Services Representatives

Room 517

5:30–7:30pm 

REGISTER NOW!

Wednesday, August 21 

Sabbatical Leave: How to Write a Proposal This is a mandatory workshop if you are planning to submit a

sabbatical proposal for 2020/21. Members of the Sabbatical

Leave Review Board (SLRB) will be on hand to guide you

through the ins and outs of writing a successful sabbatical

proposal. This workshop will also cover writing your sabbatical

report. Returnees from sabbatical during 2018/19 are strongly

urged to attend.

Eric Carter and Dawn Nakanishi

Sesnon 1803

8:30–10am

Open House at the Library Join us for coffee and morning snacks at the Cabrillo Library’s

Open House! Stop in at any time to familiarize yourself with

this inclusive space on campus where your students can access

a variety of free resources. Preview databases, textbooks, open

education resources (OER), course research guides, and more.

This is an excellent time to meet faculty Librarians and schedule

a research session or request a Canvas module designed to

meet your course needs in Aptos and Watsonville. Browse the

library collections and recommend materials relevant to your

programs. Talk to our circulation staff about putting books and

DVDs on reserve for short-term checkout. Make a

recommendation for a library student assistant and/or pick-up

an application to forward their way! Working together, we can

provide excellent academic support and free resources for our

students throughout the semester.

Michelle Morton, Aloha Sargent, Brittney Lange, and

Andree LeBourveau

Library

Open 9–11am

Innovative Teaching, Learning & Assessment Panel Come learn from our exceptional panel of faculty and staff who

have mastered student-centered teaching, learning and

assessment. Then, work in small groups to reflect on your

teaching and learning practice and improve student success

outcomes in your classroom and program spaces.

Becky Morgan and Michelle Donohue

Room 322

10am–12pm

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Excellence in Personal and Professional Mindset: Growing in our Roles at Cabrillo Many faculty and staff at Cabrillo excel at fostering a growth

mindset in our students. Now is the chance to apply this same

way of thinking to ourselves. This workshop will provide a brief

refresher of mindset concepts and the research linking them to

student engagement and success. Participants will then flip the

mirror to look at their own needs as learners. What kind of

activities will deepen your success and engagement at the

college? Join us to identify the best opportunities to facilitate

your professional growth.

Marcy Alancraig and Buff McKinley, Room 322

10–11:30am

Who's in my Classroom? Tools to Teach to a Neurodiverse Population This interactive workshop provides guidance for working with

students who learn differently than many instructors were

trained to teach. Universal design methods and classroom

management techniques are always handy for your toolbox.

Beth McKinnon

Room 509

10am–12pm

Bloodborne Pathogen Training The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

issued a standard (Section 5193 of Title 8 of California Code of

Regulations) that provides various methods to reduce your risk

of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The standard covers

employees who can reasonably anticipate contact with blood

or other potentially infectious materials as a result of

performing their assigned job duties. Training is required

initially upon hire and annually thereafter. This training is

introductory in nature and designed to provide a basic

understanding of bloodborne pathogens, workplace

transmissions, exposure to control plan, standard precautions,

reducing risk, etc.

Select one of two session times offered: Wednesday, August

21, 2019 from 9 - 10 a.m. or 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. in Building 1500,

room 1520.

CCFT Luncheon Connect with faculty from across campus and receive pertinent

updates on the educational developments, contract

negotiations, and relevant statewide issues.

CCFT President and Vice Presidents

HORT 5005

12pm–1pm

CCFT All Faculty Meeting (General Council) Following the CCFT Luncheon, we will take a more in-depth

look at issues related to bargaining and the statewide

community college issues. Creating a vibrant work environment

for faculty is essential in fostering strong student engagement.

CCFT President and Vice Presidents

HORT 5005

1–3pm

Excellence in Interaction & Engagement: Culturally Responsive Teaching & Service We all interact with students in some way, and many of us

recognize the importance of being culturally responsive in

these interactions—both in and out of the classroom. This

workshop will highlight how faculty and staff across the College

are currently incorporating culturally responsive methods in

their work with students. Workshop attendees will learn

strategies and techniques they can apply right away in their job

at Cabrillo. This session will focus on empathy and how to bring

empathy to our interactions with students and each other.

Skye Gentile and Robin West

Room 609

1–2:30pm

SLO Assessment in eLumen for Individual Faculty All SLO assessments should now be completed in eLumen.

Learn how to navigate through this tool to document your SLO

assessments. Working in a computer lab, participants will get

hands-on experience logging in to eLumen, locating SLOs, and

creating and completing Individual Faculty Assessments

Analysis forms. Remember, SLO assessment is the reflective

process that helps us strive towards excellence as instructors

and as a college. This process is used to determine how well WE

(our college, programs, courses, teaching methods, policies,

procedures, etc.) are supporting student mastery of the

expected knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes.

Becky Morgan

Room 515

1–3pm

Curriculum Committee Curriculum Committee meets to discuss curriculum proposals,

program maps, and other curriculum business.

Claudia Close

Room 1096

3–5pm

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Wednesday, August 21

SLO Assessment in eLumen for Department Chairs Department Chairs play a crucial role in the SLO assessment

process. Departmental SLO assessment discussions form the

basis for improving courses and programs. These discussions

result in departmental goals and resources requests. This

workshop will teach department chairs how to complete a

Departmental Assessment Analysis form in eLumen. Working in

a computer lab, participants will get hands-on experience

creating and completing a departmental assessment.

Becky Morgan

Room 515

3–5pm

What Can Title IX Do For You: Support Services and Resources This presentation will cover the student experience for filing a

complaint with Title IX from intake to resolution and highlight

the resources and support services available to students and

employees through our office.

Samantha Folb

Room 1508

3–4:30pm

Watsonville Center Orientation Information on procedures and resources for faculty teaching

at the Watsonville Center will be available; including office

assignments, alarm codes, keys, smart technology in

classrooms, staff, and faculty services offered through our

learning center (course materials on reserve, testing rooms,

tutoring, etc.). Also find out about learning resources, programs

and support services for students at the Center. Brief discussion

about increasing student success at the Watsonville Center.

Light dinner served—building tours available.

Rachel Mayo, Tera Martin, Greg Garrett, and Stacy Mueller

WATS A130

5:30–8:30pm

Thursday, August 22 

New Employee Orientation Calling all new employees! (Full-time faculty, adjunct faculty,

classified/confidential staff and managers.) Please join us for

this informative and fun overview of Cabrillo College. Topics

and presenters will include Human Resources/Title IX,

Information Technology, Facilities Planning & Plant Operations,

Business Services, Student Services, Marketing, Purchasing, and

more. Fabulous prizes and food will be provided!

Human Resources

HORT 5005

8–11am

Excellence in Interaction & Engagement: Culturally Responsive Teaching & Service We all interact with students in some way and many of us

recognize the importance of being culturally responsive in

these interactions—both in and out of the classroom. This

workshop will highlight how faculty and staff across the College

are currently incorporating culturally responsive methods in

their work with students. Workshop attendees will learn

strategies and techniques they can apply right away in their job

at Cabrillo. This session will focus on employing a philosophy of

service and making ourselves vulnerable enough to step out of

ourselves and explore new approaches in our work.

Olga Diaz and Michelle Morton

Room 609

9–10:30am

Excellence in Teaching for CTE Student Outcomes How can we take CTE student outcomes to the next level? Let’s

learn together about innovative ways of teaching and learning.

Come prepared to share successful strategies you have

implemented, or are thinking about. Let us know what support

for implementation you need from the CTE Office. The CTE

Office will share new ways we are thinking of to support you.

What other ways can we help? We are hoping for faculty, staff,

and counselors to join our meeting.

Gerlinde Brady and Leslie De Rose

Room 828

9–11am

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Thursday, August 22

Classroom Management and Threat Assessment Come meet your Student Support & Care Team (SSCT). We will

provide clear classroom management guidance and skills when

it comes to intervening with a challenging or concerning

student. We will share our risk review process for safety and

threat assessment completed for every submitted student

report. We will share examples of the work we do to

differentiate safety and threat assessment from psychological

assessment for our most concerning student encounters.

Members of the Student Support & Care Team

SAC East 225

9–11am

Seahawks Take Flight Join fellow faculty, staff, and administrators in welcoming our

new students. Seahawks Take Flight is a unique student

experience held in and outside the gym. It’s our own tailgate

party where students learn about college resources, learn

about majors and programs, and meet the faculty and staff

who are here to help them take flight. There will be food,

music, a resource fair, and classroom tours. Being there and

interacting with students is the primary goal of this event,

whether you come for a part of it, or choose to "help." It's a

terrific way to celebrate students beginning their journey!

11am–2pm

Gym

Excellence Expo! The Excellence Expo is a poster session/fair where staff and

faculty share insights from professional development

opportunities, conferences, ongoing projects, and research that

serve our students’ needs. Stop by the Excellence Expo to see

your colleagues' excellent work and to build new relationships

across disciplines, divisions, and offices at Cabrillo.

￭ Microbial Art, Using Art for Science Communication

￭ Expanding Community: Growth of Dual Enrollment at

Cabrillo

￭ Innovative Student Learning & Assessment Success Poster

Showcase

￭ Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) at

the Forefront for 50 Years! Keeping Students on the Path

￭ Completing Certificates with a Listening Course

￭ What You Teach is Creating a Better World

￭ Learn about Capstone Assignments

￭ Food Support and Nutrition—a Key Element for Student

Success

Gymnasium

1–3pm

Canvas and Equity-Minded Course Design The most important resource we have on our path towards

equity-minded teaching is our students. Student Tech Peer

Coaches, Title V, and TLC staff will share solutions students say

they need to succeed. We will look at Peralta College’s Equity

Rubric which informs Canvas design, and highlight equity issues

associated with learning—including access via a mobile device,

syllabus design, and communication strategies. This session

does not require prior experience with Canvas.

Audrey Blumeneau, Israel Ramirez, Emilio Medina, Carol

Hoffman and Francine Van Meter

Room 1091

1–3pm

Build Bridges to Workforce and Career Opportunities—NonCredit Pathways NonCredit is quickly becoming a critical and powerful

"educational gateway" across the state for adult learners,

immigrants, and under-served students by providing "open

access" for those seeking to improve their earning power,

employability, literacy skills and access to higher education.

Come be part of this interactive discussion with activities to

help you explore ways that your department can leverage

NonCredit to fulfill this exciting vision. Walk with us through a

journey for re-entry, adult, and immigrant students and how

we can effectively Learn how to create powerful bridges and

on-ramps for them into workforce training and career

opportunities.

Eric Grabiel and AnnaBelle Rodriguez

Room 508

1–3pm

Department Chair Meeting — Excellence in Leadership Meet with Department Chairs to share information and discuss

matters that affect our programs and students.

Claire Thorson

HORT 5005

3–5pm    

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Computer Technology Center Open House Tour CTC Open House--tour and discussion of what services the

Computer Technology Center has available for students.

Refreshments provided.

Rhea Leonard/Marcelo Nogueira

Room 1403

Thursday, August 22, 3–5pm 

SLO and Discipline/Group Specific Meetings 

❏ Cabrillo Hispanic Affairs Council (CHAC) Retreat

Wednesday, August 14, 10am–2pm, Sesnon 1803

❏ Engineering Technology SLO Workshop

Monday, August 19, 4–6pm, Room 1305

❏ Early Childhood Education SLO Assessment & Dialogue on

Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Monday, August 19, 2–4pm, Room 1508

❏ Math 12 Student Success in a Post –AB 705 World, Revisited

Wednesday, August 21, 10am–12pm, Room 714

❏ Welding SLO Workshop

Wednesday, August 21, 3–5pm, Room 1305

❏ Music Theory Program Meeting

Wednesday, August 21, 10am–12pm, VAPA 5137

❏ Striving for Excellence: Biology Department SLO

Assessments

Wednesday, August 21, 10:30am–12pm, Room 616

❏ Cultivating Excellence in Writing and Research: ENGL 1A /

1A Plus & LIBR 10

Thursday, August 22, 3–5pm, Library

❏ Communication Studies Faculty Explore Excellence Through

Service Learning in the Group Discussion Classroom

Thursday, August 22, 9–11am, Room 410

❏ Math SLO Assessment and Discussion

Thursday, August 22, 1–3pm, Room 715

Friday, August 23 

Division/Department Day 

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT MEETINGS

TIME

RM

Business, English, and Language Arts Division

9–11AM 322

Academy for College Excellence

2–4PM 313

Business, Accounting, and Finance

11:30AM–1:30PM 321

Computer Applications and Business Technology

11:30AM–1:30PM 507

English English 100 Portfolio Norming

11:30AM–1:30PM 1:30–2:30PM

323 323

ESL 11:30AM–1:30PM ESL lab

Journalism 11:30AM–1:30PM 407

Reading 4–6PM 1063

World Languages 8/23 Comprehensible Input Lab* 8/22

11:30AM–1:30PM 11:30AM–1:30PM

316 316

Counseling & Educational Support Services Division

8–10AM SAC W 202

Counseling* Thursday 8/22 3-5PM SAC W 202

Accessibility Support Center 10AM–12PM 1070

Health Athletics Wellness and Kinesiology Division

9–10:30AM HW 2214

Adaptive PE 10:30AM–12:30PM 1107

Dental Hygiene* Tuesday, 8/20

9AM–3PM HW 2113

Health Science* Thursday 8/22

3–5PM 514

Kinesiology/Athletics 10:30AM–1PM 1118

Medical Assistant 12–3PM HW 2210

Nursing* Monday 8/19 12:30–4:30PM HW2225

Radiologic Technology 12–2PM HW 2105

Stroke Center* Wednesday 8/21

10:30AM–12PM HW 1119

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Human Arts and Social Sciences Division (HASS)

8:30–10:30AM Sesnon 1804

Anthropology 11AM–1PM 431

Communication Studies 11AM–1PM 410

Culinary Arts & Hospitality 11AM–1PM 1803

Early Childhood Education 11:30AM–2:30PM 1508

Global Studies 11–11:30AM 425

Global Studies 11:30AM–1PM 425

Human Services 11AM–1PM 506

Philosophy 11AM–1PM 403

Psychology 11AM–1PM 401

Public Safety 11AM–1PM 1605

Sociology 11AM–1PM 509

Library Division 9–10:30AM 1040

Reference/Instruction 10:45AM–12PM 1040

Potluck 12pm–1PM 1040

Natural and Applied Sciences Division (NAS)

9–11:30AM HORT 5005

Astronomy 1:30–4PM OBS

Biology 12–2PM 616

Chemistry 12:30–2:30PM 610

CS & CIS 12–2PM 828

Construction and Energy Management

12–2PM 1304

Engineering 12–1:30PM 810

Engineering Technology 11:45AM–6:45PM 1305

Geology/Ocean/ES 12–2PM 705

Horticulture 12–2PM HORT 5015

Math 12:15–2:15PM 711

MESA / STEM 2:30–4:30 PM 832C

Physics 12–2PM 802

Welding 11:45AM–6:45PM 1306

Visual and Performing Arts Division (VAPA)

9–11AM VAPA 1001

Art History 11AM–1PM VAPA 1014

Art Photography 11AM–2PM VAPA 2022

Art Studio 11AM–1PM VAPA 2005

Dance 11AM–1PM Gym 1117

Digital Media 11AM–1PM LRC 1097

Music 11AM–1PM VAPA 5000

Theatre Arts 11AM–1PM VAPA 4116

REGISTER NOW!  

Flex Committee (2019) 

Marcy Alancraig, Dianne Avelar, Claire Conklin, Sarah Doub,

Cynthia Fitzgerald, Holly Goodman**, John Govsky, Keith

Johnson, Amy Mahoney, Rachel Mayo, Nick Rowell*, Steve

Schessler*, Rebecca Smith, Liz Soluri*, Francine Van Meter

*2018-19 Leadership Academy special committee

**Cabrillo Professional Development

 Special thanks to the Guided Pathways trailblazers, Teaching &

Learning Center, Facilities, and IT staff.

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