What's Happening at Cañada: Week of April 4, 2022

Tue, 5 April, 2022 at 9:22 am

Week of April 4, 2022

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.

Deadline Extension of April 8 to Apply for Spring 2022 Degree and Certificate

The last day for students to apply for their Spring 2022 Degree and Certificate and be included in the Commencement program is Friday, April 8, 2022. Counseling appointments are available for students to get assistance in submitting their application. Please schedule an appointment through the Student Success Link portal or by contacting the Welcome Center at (650) 306-3452 or canadawelcomecenter@smccd.edu. We recommend that students make an appointment as soon as possible.

Presidential Finalist Forum Recordings & Feedback Forms- Due April 6 at 4 p.m.

If you missed any of the Presidential Finalist Forums or would like to revisit any of them, the recordings are available. You can view all of the finalists’ bios, forum recordings and feedback forms on the Presidential Search Finalists pages or use the direct links below. After watching the forums, please submit a feedback form for each candidate. The deadline to submit feedback forms is Wednesday, April 6 at 4 p.m. Thank you for your participation and input in this important process.

Parking Permit Machine Update: Cash Option

The new parking permit system that started at the beginning of the semester is in full swing. The grace period has ended, and permits are now required to park on campus. There are currently two cash parking machines in each college that are working, tested and accepting payment. At Cañada, the machines are located at Lot 3 (Tennis Court Parking Lot) – Easy access immediately after entry to college (Bills and coin) and Lot 6B (Middle of Lot 6 – largest parking lot at Cañada. (Bills and coin). Any questions about parking can be directed to the Public Safety main line at 650-738-7000.

April 5

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!

Getting Started with Your Presentation

6-7 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8969026

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 6

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

9:30-10 a.m.
Registration Link: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8847924

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!

TRIO SSS Presents: ‘Sup with Those Microaggressions???

12:30-1:30 p.m.
Registration Link: https://smccd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvceyvqD4oG9JmeHz7_WX8H8c9bfFW3RAX

You’ve probably heard the term – but do you know what it means? Learn what microaggressions are and what to do when you encounter them.

Writing Center Workshop: How to Use Quotations + Paraphrase

6-7 p.m.
Zoom Link: bit.ly/CCWCWs

Come see a Writing Coach in the Writing Center on Zoom Click here for the schedule.

April 7

Men’s Baseball vs Skyline College

2:30 p.m.
Cañada Baseball Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Skyline College!

Library Research: Finding Scholarly Articles

4-5 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8860593

Learn to search the Library databases for articles for your homework assignments and research projects. This will be a hands-on workshop using library databases.

April 8

Good Source or Fake News?

2-2:30 p.m.
Zoom Registration: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8860514

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.

April 9

Getting Started with Your Presentation

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

Redwood Symphony Concert – Free for Students & Employees

8 p.m.
Cañada College Main Theatre
Order Your Free Ticket (Must Present Student/Employee ID): https://redwoodsymphony.org/concert/absolute-jest/

Free for all students, faculty and staff! The Redwood Symphony, under Eric K, will perform a Beethoven and Beethoven-inspired concert. They'll perform Beethoven's exuberant and comic Symphony No. 2 and contemporary Berkeley composer John Adam's Absolute Jest, a concerto for electric string quartet and orchestra based on Beethoven themes. The program opens with Outdoor Overture by Aaron Copland. Order your tickets here before 12 p.m. on April 9.

April 11

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

5-6 p.m.
Registration Link: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8847631

April 12

Using Zero Citation Manager

10-10:30 a.m.
Registration Link: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8846323

Zotero is a tool that collects, manages, and cites the sources you find during your research. In addition to saving a citation, you can add notes and images in your Zotero library and in many cases automatically download PDFs.

Spring Virtual Job Fair

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Registration Link: https://canadacollegecareerfair.wufoo.com/forms/re5texy0xul93j/

The Career Center would like to invite all students to participate in our Fall Job Fair. Our goal is to provide you with an opportunity to speak with employers who are hiring and find out more about their company and culture. Even if you are not looking for work, you may see an employer you would like to know more about, so this is a great opportunity to do that as well! Register for the event: https://bit.ly/3owOqyu List of attending Employers: https://bit.ly/3HVPnYH

Tea Time with TRIO

1-2 p.m.
Zoom Link: https://smccd.zoom.us/j/82252037500?pwd=RUlya3VJcjN1Z3kydDJoVzVFbU4rZz09#success

Teatime with TRIO is a casual drop-in event that the TRIO SSS program at Cañada College holds monthly to converse with students about how to navigate college and to get any questions you have answered. We want to help you so grab your beverage and snack of choice and join us!

April 14

APA Basics in 30 Minutes

9:30-10 a.m.
Registration Link: https://canadacollege.libcal.com/event/8847926

Men’s Baseball vs Chabot College

2:30 p.m.
Cañada Baseball Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Chabot College!

For disability-related accommodations, please email: canvpss@smccd.edu or call (650) 306-3234.

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