What's Happening at Cañada: Week of April 25, 2022

Week of April 25, 2022

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.

Free Lyft Rides Now Offered to Cañada College

Cañada College is now offering free Lyft rides for Cañada students! The program is intended to help make it easier and more affordable for you to get to your in-person classes and support services at Cañada College.

How to Sign Up:

Complete the registration form. Once your information is validated and you are approved, you’ll receive an email invitation from Lyft Business. Follow the steps in the email to complete the signup process and receive the eligible ride allotments! Visit the Cañada Lyft webpage for more information. For questions, please contact CANStudentLife@my.smccd.edu or (650) 306-3364.

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.

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.

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!

Free COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Clinic

12-4 p.m.
College of San Mateo, Lot B

COVID-19 booster vaccinations increase the effectiveness of normal waning immunity over time. If you haven’t received your booster vaccination yet, maximize your protection against COVID-19 by signing up for the next SMCCCD Vaccination Clinic on Tuesday, April 26 at the College of San Mateo. You can sign up for free at MyTurn. 

Here are guidelines for booster eligibility: 

Age 18+

Booster dose of choice if the minimum time has passed since completing primary vaccine series: 

• Pfizer or Moderna - Received second dose at least 5 months ago 
• Johnson & Johnson - Received single dose at least 2 months ago 

It is recommended that if you received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine, you strongly consider a Pfizer or Moderna booster. 

Ages 12-17 

• Pfizer - Received second dose at least 5 months ago 

Adults over 50 and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised are eligible for a second booster 4 months after their previous booster shot. 

Individuals who recently contracted COVID-19 need only wait 10 days after their positive test before getting their booster shot. Booster vaccinations continue to train the immune system to protect against severe disease from future COVID-19 infections. 

Follow all the latest information at: https://smccd.edu/return-to-campus/employees.php 

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.

May 2

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

5-5:30 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8847637

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!

Citation Overview Drop In Help

6-8 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/9086318

Join a librarian for a brief overview of what information you need to create a citation of anything from a journal article to a tweet. 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.

May 4

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

9:30-10 a.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8847967

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!

ESL Awards Ceremony

7 p.m.
Building 6, Room 101/102

Join the ESL Department in a recognition event to congratulate our students.

May 5

TRIO SSS Presents: Using Your Voice for Life

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://smccd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdeivrT0rGdckZUHWn4d7Aiafxjk-2mlC

Advocating for ourselves is a learned skill. Learn techniques for how to ask for what you want, what you need, and what you deserve.

Reliable Resources: Looking at Websites

12-1 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/9089120

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.

MLA Basics in 30 Minutes

5-5:30 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!

May 6

Meet Woarani Environmental Activist Edenega Cahuiya from the Ecuadoran Amazon (in-person and virtual)

Building 22, Room 137 (free pizza provided)
Zoom Registration: https://tinyurl.com/4h2j52my
2:00-2:30 p.m. “Attestation Friday” Pizza Party - Bring your COVID Vaccination Card
2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Interview with Huiya about the Yasuni Biosphere
4-5 p.m. Discuss Local Action with Cañada Faculty

Edenega “Huiya” Cahuiya is young chief of the Waorani people, an indigenous community living in the Yasuní bioreserve, which is located in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. He and his community are fighting against the oil extraction, deforestation and illegal hunting that are destroying the ecosystem of their home. As his communities delegate to the 2021 International Climate Summit in Edinburgh Scotland, he learned about the value in letting the international community know about climate change. Come join us to hear his story.