What's Happening at Cañada: Week of October 30, 2017

Tue, 31 October, 2017 at 9:45 am



Week of October 30, 2017



October 30 – November 9

International Student Center - Call for Photo Submittals for 2018 World Travel Calendar

The International Student Center is calling for photo submittals for our 2018 World Travel Calendar. Please send up to 3 travel photos (taken from anywhere in the world) along with information on where the photo was taken, to caninternational@smccd.edu by November 9. The winning photos will be displayed in our 2018 World Travel Calendar, and proceeds will go to a student scholarship.


Now through December 13

Food for Fines

Cañada College Library (Building 9, Third Floor)

Have overdue fines at the Library?  Just bring a small donation of canned foods to the Circulation Desk, and get your fines waived! All donations go to Second Harvest Food Bank of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.


October 31

Halloween is Coming (Game of Thrones-themed)

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Upper Lawn

Come celebrate Halloween at Cañada College with Student Senate! There will be free food, mini games, a big costume contest and surprises! Participants wearing a costume will receive automatic prizes, even more if the costume is in theme (Game of Thrones - Medieval). Bring your Fall 2017 Cañada Student Body Card to participate and win amazing prizes, or just to have some fun with your friends and professors.


November 1

Workshop: Personal Insight Questions

12 p.m.

Building 9, Room 123

Learn how to start your personal Insight Questions and get helpful tips to make your answers more effective.


STEM Speaker Series

5 p.m.

Building 6, Room 101/102

Jocelyne Fadiga, Research Assistant at University of California San Francisco, will discuss defining cell identity in an epithelial stem cell lineage. 


November 2

Latinx Celebtation

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

7-8 p.m. The Grove

Daytime activities include: cultural face painting, sugar skull decorating, educational altares, interactive and informational booths, food such as: Churros, Chicharones and Hot Chocolate. Evening activities include: free dinner, educational altares, sugar skull decorating, Aztec Dancers and a Video Booth: What makes you proud of being LatinX?


November 3

Cañada Women’s Soccer vs. Foothill College 

2 p.m.

Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Foothill College!


November 6

Q&A:  CSU & UC Applications & Other Transfer-related Questions

2 p.m.

Transfer Center Building 9, First Floor

Counselors and Staff will be available to answer your transfer questions and assist you with your CSU and UC Admission application.  


November 7

Cañada Women’s Soccer vs. Cabrillo College 

12:30 p.m.

Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Cabrillo College!


Second College Wide Conversation on Equity & Diversity

2-4 p.m.

Building 6, Rooms 101/102

The campus community is invited to join the follow up on the college wide conversation on the San Mateo County Community College District’s Board statement on values of diversity and equity.


Tea Time with TRIO

2-3 p.m.

Building 9, Second Floor

You deserve a break!  Come enjoy coffee, tea and cookies.  Meet other students, staff, and faculty. Learn about what is happening at Cañada.


Cañada Men’s Soccer vs. Cabrillo College 

3 p.m.

Cañada College Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Cabrillo College!


November 8

Intern Fair

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Grove

Talk to companies that provide opportunities to apply classroom teachings to "real world" experience and career goals! A list of attending companies can be found here.


STEM Speaker Series

5 p.m.

Building 6, Room 101/102

The last STEM Series of the semester! Sargun Kaur, Software Engineer at Google Photos Android, will discuss overcoming importer syndrome to coding products for the world. 


Cañada Women’s Volleyball vs. Foothill College

6:30 p.m.

College of San Mateo Gymnasium – Building 8

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Foothill College!
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