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SPRING 2020 • JANUARY 7 - 10

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT WEEK

REV. 1/6/20 PD WEEK SPRING 2020 – P. 1

Professional Development Week, Spring 2020 Tuesday, January 7 – Friday, January 10

Central Theme: Operationalizing Equity at IVC

Greetings, colleagues,

Over the past year and a half, IVC has been focusing on the general theme of better understanding and improving equity on our campus. As we move into 2020, the focus of PD week and of several professional development opportunities on campus will turn to “operationalizing equity”—that is, how we may address equity issues in the day-to-day life of our campus, especially in the classroom.

This spring’s Professional Development Week has been designed as follows:

Tuesday, January 7: Campus Theme – Dr. Sumun L. Pendakur, the Chief Learning Officer and Director of the USC Equity Institutes at the USC Race and Equity Center, will be the keynote speaker at the President’s opening session. She’ll be speaking on putting equity into operation in her address, “No Time for Spectators: Your Sphere of Influence.” The President’s lunch will supply discussion questions for table conversations. The afternoon will feature a faculty-led discussion on best practices for equity in classroom teaching, followed by an open house tour of campus equity resources for our students.

Wednesday, January 8: IVC and District Workshops – The second day of PD Week offers two sets of workshops on topics of interest to the IVC community (and, some have said, particularly focused on those with technology interests). The sessions bookend the Faculty Association Town Hall and Luncheon, held on the IVC campus (in the PAC) during this PD Week.

Thursday, January 9: Meetings – This day is dedicated to campus-wide, school, and department meetings. The morning is reserved for Instructional Council and Academic Senate Plenary, while schools meet in the afternoon. Some department meetings will follow school meetings. The evening is reserved for the VPs’ welcome and for school orientations for part-time and full-time faculty.

Friday, January 10: Trainings and Assistance – The final day of PD Week begins with an open session on Technology and IVC Research Resources—an opportunity for some of us to ask questions we have always wanted to ask. The Acting President will be hosting a luncheon for IVC classified staff at noon. Most of the afternoon is reserved for more department meetings and trainings.

We wish you a restful and restorative winter break and look forward to seeing you on January 7.

The IVC Academic Affairs Committee


President’s Session Plenary Speaker: Dr. Sumun L. Pendakur

Session title: “No Time for Spectators: Your Sphere of Influence”

Description: In this interactive keynote, Dr. Pendakur will dive into a multi-part framework for the way we approach our work, as educators and as designers of the learning environment. Blending story and skill-building, the talk explores the possibilities of imagining and taking action, in ways that transform practices, the experiences of students, faculty, and staff, and the institution itself.

Biography: Dr. Sumun L. Pendakur (Sumi) serves as the Chief Learning Officer and Director of the USC Equity Institutes at the USC Race and Equity Center, dedicated to advancing racial justice in higher education and other sectors. Prior to this position, Sumi held roles as the Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Harvey Mudd College and as the Director for USC Asian Pacific American Student Services. The body of her work focuses on helping campuses, non-profits, and other organizations build capacity for social justice and racial equity. Sumi is a scholar-practitioner, whose research interests and publications focus on Critical Race Theory, Asian American and Pacific Islander students, change agents, and institutional transformation. She has held leadership positions in the professional associations for her field and presented her original research at NASPA, ACPA, NADOHE, NCORE, and ASHE. Sumi was recently re-appointed to the Board of Directors for NADOHE, the national chief diversity officers' organization. She has served as Faculty Coach for the AAC&U’s TIDES (Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM) Institute. She is also the co-editor, with Dr. Shaun Harper and Dr. Stephen Quaye, of Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations (3rd edition) (2019). In 2019, she was named one of the top 35 women in higher education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.


Professional Development Week, Spring 2020 – At a Glance Schedule

Tuesday, January 7 (Campus Theme—Operationalizing Equity)

Time Event Location 8:00 Coffee and Breakfast PAC Lobby

9:00 President’s Session (Plenary Speaker: Dr. Sumi Pendakur, USC Equity Institutes)

PAC

12:00 President’s Lunch PAC Lobby

1:00

Faculty Discussion on Operationalizing Equity in the Classroom

LA 103

2:30 Open House Tour of IVC Services Supporting Equity

Begins in LA 103

4:00 Open Time for Preparation and Informal Meetings

Various locales



Wednesday, January 8 (IVC and District Workshops)

Time Event Location 8:00 Writing Center Welcome Drop In (8:00 – 9:00)

Dual Enrollment Kickoff (8:00 – 9:30)

LA 103

BSTIC 116

9:00 IVC and District Workshops--Sessions 1

OER and Library Canvas Resources, 9:00 – 10:00 Geek Report, 9:30 – 11:00

Meta is Here! 10:00 – 11:00

LA classrooms

LA 106 LA 107 LA 102

10:00

11:00 Faculty Association Town Hall PAC

12:00 Faculty Association Lunch PAC Lobby

1:00 IVC and District Workshops--Session 2

Canvas New Tools and Features, 1:00 – 3:00 Preferred Name Initiative, 2:00 – 3:00

Scholarship Reviewers Software, 2:30 – 3:30 Faculty Web Pages 3:00 – 4:30

LA Classrooms

LA 106 LA 107 LA 203 LA 202

2:00

3:00

4:00



Thursday, January 9 (Meetings)

Time Event Location 9:00 Instructional Council (9:00 – 10:30) BSTIC 101

10:30

Academic Senate Plenary (10:30 – 12:00)

BSTIC 101

12:00 Lunch on Your Own

12:30 School Meetings

12:30 – 2:00, Humanities (LA 205) 12:30 – 2:00, MCS (LSB 105) 12:30 – 2:00, Arts (LA 106)

12:30 – 2:00, BusSci (BSTIC 116) 2:00 – 3:30, LLR (LA 205) 2:00 – 3:30, LST (LSB 103)

2:00 – 3:30, SBS (BSTIC 116) 3:00 – 4:30, IDEA (LA 106) 3:30 – 5:00, PST (LSB 103)

4:00 – 5:00 Kinesiology, Health Science and Athletics (PE 230)

Department Meetings

Please consult with your Department Chair for meeting times and locations. (A finalized list of department meeting

dates and times will be sent out via email before PD week.)

Confirmed times and places as

of press time: Chemistry, 12:00 – 3:00 (B 214)

Communications, 3:00 – 5:00 (BSTIC 210) English Dept: 2:00 – 3:30 (LA 103)

English WR 1 Instructors: 3:30 – 5:00 (LA 103)

Sociology, 3:30 – 4:30 (BSTIC 118)

1:00

2:00

3:00

4:00

5:00 Light Buffet PAC Lobby

6:00 VPs’ Welcome BSTIC 101

7:00 School Meetings for PT and FT Faculty and Staff

LST, PST & MCS (BSTIC 101); HUM & LLR (BSTIC 116); BUS & SBS (BSTIC 118); ARTS (BSTC 120)

Various locales



Friday, January 10 (Trainings and Assistance)

Time Event Location 8:00 Math Seminar (8:00 – 11:00)

B 118

9:00 IT and Research Open Help

LA 203

Various locales

10:00 Emeritus School Meeting IDEA 212

11:00

12:00 President’s Lunch with Classified Staff – PAC Lobby

Department Meetings

Math Seminar, 8:00 – 11:00

(B 118) Counseling, 12:00 – 4:00 (TBA)

English WR 302 Instructors, 12:30 – 3:30 (LA 103)

Psychology, 12:30 – 2:00 (BSTIC 118)

Various locales

1:00 Marketing 101: Utilizing the services available through

IVC’s Marketing and Creative Services department—LA 106 2:00

3:00 Safe Space Training—LA 106

4:00


Tuesday, January 7: Campus Theme – Operationalizing Equity

8:00 – 9:00: COFFEE AND BREAKFAST (PAC LOBBY)

Join your colleagues to reconnect after winter break.

9:00 – 12:00: PRESIDENT’S SESSION (PAC)

Acting President Cindy Vyskocil welcomes us back to campus and introduces our plenary speaker, Dr. Sumi Pendakur. The opening session will also include greetings from the Board of Trustees and Chancellor Burke, music from one of our accomplished IVC students, and an update on IVC’s Master Strategic Planning Process.

12:00 – 1:00: PRESIDENT’S LUNCH (PAC LOBBY)

We’ll follow up Dr. Pendakur’s address with a lunch and table discussions. Each table will be given a list of questions to promote conversation on operationalizing equity in our spheres of influence on campus. Sit down with familiar colleagues or reach out to ones you may not know as well as we discuss strategies and challenges to improving equity at IVC.

1:00 – 2:30: FACULTY DISCUSSION (LA 103)

Members of the IVC faculty and staff lead a discussion with their colleagues on how equity affects day-to-day life in the classroom and on best practices. We’re hoping that this discussion of best practices and idea sharing will be the starting point for further work during the semester, through IVC’s initial participation in the USC equity seminar, our IVC Equity Symposium in April, and faculty/staff discussions and lunch groups.

2:30 – 4:00: OPEN HOUSE TOUR OF IVC SERVICES SUPPORTING EQUITY (BEGINS IN LA 103)

A memorable request of our new full-time faculty this year at IVC was for a more complete understanding of campus services that, every day, make equity more of a reality by giving students the tools and resources they need to successfully meet their educational goals. What better means, then, than a walking tour of these facilities and brief introductions of services by the people who staff them. The walking tour begins in the Writing Center (LA 103).

4:00 – 5:00: OPEN TIME FOR PREPARATION AND INFORMAL MEETINGS (VARIOUS LOCALES)

The Academic Affairs Committee has worked to keep the length of our PD week days reasonable—after all, classes start in less than a week! This open time allows for preparing for the first day of classes, and for departments or informal groups to meet while on campus.


Wednesday, January 8: IVC and District Workshops

8:00 – 9:00: WRITING CENTER WELCOME DROP IN (LA 103)

Pick up coffee and a pastry on your way to a Wednesday session. Refreshments will remain in the center all morning.

8:00 – 9:30: DUAL ENROLLMENT KICKOFF (BSTIC 116)

For on-campus and off-campus participants in IVC’s dual enrollment programs—and parties interested in learning more about the programs.

9:00 – 10:00: O.E.R. AND LIBRARY CANVAS RESOURCES (LA 106)

Learn the ins and outs of how Open Educational Resources and how our Library’s Canvas resources can bring equity to your courses and classrooms.

10:00 – 11:00: GEEK REPORT (LA 107)

Discover your inner Geek! Swing by for an update of technology services and new opportunities in SOCCCD and come with your IT questions. We have the answers.

10:00 – 11:00: META IS HERE! (LA 102)

Come join us for an elegant eulogy to our much beloved (?) Curricunet and see how Meta will make life easier for all.

11:00 – 12:00: FACULTY ASSOCIATION TOWN HA (PAC)

IVC hosts the SOCCCD Faculty Association Town Hall Meeting, which provides updates on contract issues and ongoing negotiations, insight into upcoming Board of Trustee elections, and answers to just about any faculty-related questions you have. Plus, don’t miss FA President Kurt Meyer’s dramatic reading of the PT faculty rehire rights contract language.

12:00 – 1:00: FACULTY ASSOCIATION LOBBY (PAC LOBBY)

Join your colleagues over lunch for a continued discussion of all things faculty.

1:00 – 3:00: CANVAS WORKSHOP—NEW TOOLS AND FEATURES (LA 106)

Continued training on Canvas allows faculty to further enrich their course environments. This drop-in session provides both updates on what Canvas can now do, and answers to refining your skills.

2:00 – 3:00: IVC PREFERRED NAME INITIATIVE (LA 107)

For some students and employees, a chosen or preferred first name may be an important component of their identity. Come and learn about IVC’s efforts to support these choices as we strive to continue to develop a welcoming, inclusive campus environment.

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Wednesday, January 8 (continued)

2:30 – 3:30: SCHOLARSHIP REVIEWERS SOFTWARE (LA 203)

IVC’s strong scholarship program makes a top-rate education possible in Orange County for those students who otherwise could not afford college. For those staff and faculty involved in reviewing student scholarship applications, this workshop provides guidance and training.

3:00 – 4:30: FACULTY WEB PAGES (LA 202)

Come by to learn how to develop a spectacular faculty web page that will support your courses and leave your students in awe. What more can we say?


Thursday, January 9: Meetings

9:00 – 10:30: INSTRUCTIONAL COUNCIL (BSTIC 101)

Join us for an update on academic initiatives, enrollments, and priorities for the coming semester.

10:30 – 12:00: ACADEMIC SENATE PLENARY (BSTIC 101)

Here for Instructional Council? Or, enjoying the luxury of not coming to campus until mid-morning? Join the Academic Senate cabinet and representatives for a discussion of plans and priorities for spring.

12:00: LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

12:30 – 5:00: SCHOOL MEETINGS (VARIOUS LOCALES)

School meeting have been scheduled for the following times and places:

12:30 – 2:00, Humanities (LA 205) 12:30 – 2:00, MCS (LSB 105) 12:30 – 2:00, Arts (LA 106)

12:30 – 2:00, Business Sciences (BSTIC 116) 2:00 – 3:30, LLR (LA 205) 2:00 – 3:30, LST (LSB 103)

2:00 – 3:30, SBS (BSTIC 116) 3:00 – 4:30, IDEA (LA 106) 3:30 – 5:00, PST (LSB 103)

4:00 – 5:00 Kinesiology, Health Science and Athletics (PE 230)

12:30 – 5:00: DEPARTMENT MEETINGS (VARIOUS LOCALES)

Please consult with your Department Chair for meeting times and locations. (A finalized list of confirmed department meeting dates and times will be sent out via email before PD week.)

Confirmed times and places as of press time:

Chemistry, 12:00 – 3:00 (B 214) Communications, 3:00 – 5:00 (BSTIC 210)

English Dept: 2:00 – 3:30 (LA 103) English WR 1 Instructors: 3:30 – 5:00 (LA 103)

Sociology, 3:30 – 4:30 (BSTIC 118)

5:00 – 6:00: LIGHT BUFFET

Light buffet available in the PAC lobby.

6:00 – 7:00: VICE PRESIDENTS’ WELCOME (BSTIC 101)

Our college Vice Presidents provide IVC campus updates for the spring semester.

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Thursday, January 9 (continued)

7:00 – 9:00: SCHOOL MEETINGS FOR PT AND FT FACULTY AND STAFF (VARIOUS BSTIC LOCALES)

Meetings led by deans for their schools on policies and procedures.

LST, PST & MCS (BSTIC 101) HUM & LLR (BSTIC 116) BUS & SBS (BSTIC 118)

ARTS (BSTC 120)


Friday, January 10: Trainings and Assistance

8:00 – 11:00: Math Seminar (B 118)

9:00 – 12:00: IT AND RESEARCH OPEN HELP (LA 203)

Want to make better use of our IVC Office of Research as you look at your department’s or program’s needs? Have a question about IT and research resources on campus that you have not really wanted to ask in a public meeting? Join us for an “open help” session! Coffee and refreshments provided.

10:00 – 12:00: EMERITUS SCHOOL MEETING (IDEA 212)

The Emeritus Program dean, faculty, and staff meet to discuss plans, priorities and questions for the spring semester.

12:00 – 1:30: PRESIDENT’S LUNCH WITH IVC CLASSIFIED STAFF (PAC LOBBY)

Our Acting President invites classified staff to join her for lunch in recognition of their fine work for IVC. Please bring your questions and comments for the semester ahead!

1:00 – 3:00: Marketing 101 (LA 106)

Learn about utilizing the services available through IVC’s Marketing and Creative Services department.

3:00 – 5:00: SAFE SPACE TRAINING

For those who have not attended a previous safe space training, or for all of us needing a refresher, join us as we look at the practicalities of equity and a welcoming campus environment.

12:30 – 5:00: DEPARTMENT MEETINGS (VARIOUS LOCALES)

Please consult with your Department Chair for meeting times and locations. (A finalized list of confirmed department meeting dates and times will be sent out via email before PD week.)

Confirmed times and places as of press time:

Math Seminar, 8:00 – 11:00 (B 118) Counseling, 12:00 – 4:00 (TBA)

English WR 302 Instructors, 12:30 – 3:30 (LA 103) Psychology, 12:30 – 2:00 (BSTIC 118)

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