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Teacher Appreciation Week! A big shout out to all BC Faculties as we celebrate their hard work and dedication as always, expecially this week! Thank you!

THIS WEEK

• Thu., May 7th from 10-11 AM | Integrated Student Supports (ISS) Spring Collective via Microsoft Teams
• Thu., May 7th from 12:30-1:30 PM | Virtual Campus-Wide Open Forum with AVP for Effectiveness, Research, and Grants Finalist Samantha Dana
• Fri., May 8, from 12:30-1:30 PM | Virtual Campus-Wide Open Forum with AVP for Effectiveness, Research, and Grants Finalist Joseph Wycoff
• Mon. May 11, from 12:30-1:30 PM | Virtual Campus-Wide Open Forum with AVP for Effectiveness, Research, and Grants Finalist Cynthia Requa
• Sunday, May 10th | Mother Day. Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers!

THE WATCHDOG

• The Watchdog – the student voice of Bellevue College, May 4^th ed.  Read up on the latest news which includes: Arts & Features, Opinions, Sports, and more.

FACULTY RESOURCES

• Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues? 
  The weekly A&H Digest features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Victor Sisavath.

THIS WEEK

• THUR., April 30, 2-3pm | Virtual Campus-Wide Open Forum with former Governor Gary Locke Zoom Link for Governor Gary Locke Open Forum
• FRI., May 1, | Virtual Campus-Wide Open Forum with Dr. Yoshiko Harden Zoom Link for Dr. Harden Open Forum

The WATCHDOG

• The Watchdog – the student voice of Bellevue College, April 26^th ed.  Read up on the latest news which includes: Arts & Features, Opinions, Sports, How to Stay on top of Mental Health during Quarantine (I’ll be reading this one),  and more.

FACULTY RESOURCES

• Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues? 
  The weekly A&H Digest features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Victor Sisavath.

THIS WEEK

• TODAY!  Happy Administrative Professionals Day! – A SHOUT OUT TO: Michelle Chavez, Janis Juarez, Jessica Berry, Jackie Kasbohm, Victor Sisavath, Deborah Dauterman, Hope Gamez, Seda Markarova, Katie Bates, Nali Yang, Deanne Eschbach, Bernadetta Titus, Nazife Uzun, Elizabeth Rodock, Elaine Nutter, Troy Tompkins, Susan Markiewicz, Naeim Rahmani, Kyle Arner and Mya Hosseinjalalian.
  
• TODAY! Earth Day 2020 – Watch Earth Day Live.   Earth Day Activities to do at home.

The WATCHDOG

The Watchdog – the Student Voice of Bellevue College.  Read up on the latest news which includes: Arts & Features, Opinions, Sports, Fitness at home and more.

FACULTY RESOURCES

• Read through the Faculty Commons Workshop Program Brochure for online workshop descriptions and registration.

Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues? 
The weekly A&H Digest  features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez.

THIS WEEK

• SYLLABI – Please send spring 2020 syllabi to Janis Juarez and/or Victor Sisavath via e-mail or through the Request Center. 
  Send ELI and all BaTS syllabi to Seda Markarova.  Keep sending the CANVAS links to Seda, Victor and me, the links are working out great on the A&H web site. Don’t forget to mark the links “public,”
  
  see below for instructions.

• Making Syllabi public.  Go into settings (located at the bottom on the left-hand menu), scroll down to “Visibility,” make sure the word “course” is in the box.  Right beneath the Visibility box check ü “Customize,” the word “syllabus” should be showing, make sure the word “public” is displayed.  Your course materials will not be available to the public, they may see headings, but no documents or information is available for viewing.

• Please follow this link for Informational Technology Service (ITS, or also known as the HelpDesk).  Visit the eLearning web site for recent updated links and info about the syllabus template.  For any questions regarding the syllabus content, template, or links provided in the template, please contact eLearning.  PLEASE MAKE NOTE that Public Safety is located in D171, they moved from K100 about three years ago.

YEAR END PURCHASES / DEADLINES

• NEW! Supply Request Form.  Please visit the MYBC Sharepoint site to access the form.  Access the COOL training video to see how to fill out the form.

PLEASE NOTE the below deadlines:
· Furniture orders: Deadline Past
· IT Orders: Deadline Past
· Purchase Orders: May 18
· Procurement cards: May 12
· Travel Reimbursement: July 1

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Spring 2020 Faculty and Staff Wellness & Fitness Schedule.  Lot of activities to help you keep active during time spent at home. Videos, Yoga recordings, run/jog/walk e-mail support group, digital coach and more.

THIS WEEK

• LATE REGISTRATION (reminder from Ellen Nichols)For the first three days of the quarter (Wed-Fri, April 8-10) registration will be open for students to add and drop classes that still have space.  If a class is full, however, they will not be able to overload without instructor permission.
  Registration after midnight on Friday, April 10 will require a special form that includes instructor and dean permission.  These requests will be very limited and should mainly be for students who have been attending but were dropped for some reason. Students will already face challenges taking classes remotely, and because it will likely take 2-3 days to get students into Canvas using late registration forms, we want to restrict the number of late registrations after this date.

• SPRING OFFICE HOURS – Please send your SPRING office hours to Victor Sisavath.  Give available times to students in Canvas, or by e-mail, or however/whenever you plan to be available to them.

SYLLABI INFORMATION

• Please send spring 2020 syllabi to Janis Juarez and/or Victor Sisavath via e-mail or through the Request Center. 
  Send ELI and all BaTS syllabi to Seda Markarova.  Keep sending the CANVAS links to Seda, Victor and me, the links are working out great on the A&H web site. Don’t forget to mark the links “public,”
  see below for instructions.
• Making Syllabi public.  Go into settings (located at the bottom on the left-hand menu), scroll down to “Visibility,” make sure the word “course” is in the box.  Right beneath the Visibility box check “Customize,” the word “syllabus” should be showing, make sure the word “public” is displayed.
• Please follow this link for Informational Technology Service (ITS, or also known as the HelpDesk).  Visit the eLearning web site for recent updated links and info about the syllabus template.  For any questions regarding the  syllabus content, template, or links provided in the template, please contact eLearning

FACULTY RESOURCES

• Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues? 
  The weekly A&H Digest  features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez

THIS WEEK

• SPRING OFFICE HOURS – Please send your SPRING office hours to Victor Sisavath.  Give available times to students in Canvas, or by e-mail, or
  however/whenever you plan to be available to them.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NEWS

• The English Department has hired two temporary, full-time instructors for spring quarter 2020: Cara Diaconoff and Dan Tremaglio.

CONTACT INFO for BaTS

For questions and concerns:

• Contact the ESL office at: eslbats@bellevuecollege.edu or https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/bats/english-as-a-second-language/
• Contact the ABE office at: abe@bellevuecollege.edu or https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/abe/
• Contact the I-Best office at ibest@bellevuecollege.edu or https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/bats/i-best/

FACULTY RESOURCES

• ZOOM HELP – FACULTY ONLINE SUPPORT– March 30 to April 3 |Join an eLearning Zoom Meeting

• Specifics for transition to online: minimum requirements – list of specific items that must be in place for online Learning for A&H.
  
  FOR EXAMPLE: each course Canvas shell must have: syllabus, announcements, assignments, grades, resources for students (library, DRC, ASC)
  FOR EXAMPLE: each course must clearly have the route for teaching (synchronic or asynchronic or hybrid)
  

• Internet Essentials (free access)

• SEATTLE TIMES article by Katherine Long | THE CORONAVIRUS IS FORCING MANY COLLEGES TO GO ONLINE ONLY. BUT WILL IT WORK FOR EVERYONE? submitted by Katherine Medbery-Oleson and Matthew Edwards

• VISIT the eLEARNING web site to read more about syllabi templates, Canvas Course Design Checklist, Zoom for virtual meetings and more.

• Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues?The weekly A&H Digest  features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez

THIS WEEK

• WINTER QUARTER SYLLABI – Still in need of a few syllabi from winter quarter.  If you are one of the faculty that haven’ sent in your syllabi, please send it in.  Credit classes, send to Janis Juarez or Victor Sisavath.  ELI & BaTS instructors send to Seda Markarova.

• SPRING OFFICE HOURS – Please send your SPRING office hours to Victor Sisavath.  Give available times to students in Canvas, or by e-mail, or however you plan to be available to them.

SYLLABI INFORMATION

• Please send spring 2020 syllabi to Janis Juarez and/or Victor Sisavath via e-mail or through the Request Center.  Send ELI and all BaTS syllabi to Seda Markarova.  Keep sending the CANVAS links to Seda , Victor and me, the links are working out great on the A&H web site. Don’t forget to mark the links “public,”
  see below for instructions.

• Making Syllabi public.  Go into settings (located at the bottom on the left-hand menu), scroll down to “Visibility,” make sure the word “course” is in the box.  Right beneath the Visibility box check “Customize,” the word “syllabus” should be showing, make sure the word “public” is displayed.

• Please follow this link for Informational Technology Service (ITS, or also known as the HelpDesk).  Visit the eLearning web site for recent updated links and info about the syllabus template.  For any questions regarding the syllabus content, template, or links provided in the template, please contact eLearning

BELLEVUE COLLEGE  COVID-19 CAMPUS INFO

• Bellevue College COVID-19 Resource Page

FACULTY RESOURCES

• Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues? 
  The weekly A&H Digest  features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events ofspecific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez

THIS WEEK

• The R230 staff is preparing to shift from working from the office to working from our respective homes.  It’s pretty much looking like next week the staff will be in the office on a reduced schedule if indeed we are even able to be on campus.  We all will be available via e-mail and able to remote in and continue our work.
• Our new Division Operations Director, Jessica Berry, will start her new position with A&H on Monday, March 23.  We are so excited to know we will finally have her aboard.
• Please visit the Bellevue College web site and the Arts & Humanities web site to see if any of your questions can be quickly answered before contacting one of the staff.
• MON. MARCH 23 – WED. MARCH 25 – R BUILDING DEEP CLEAN.  The R Building will go through a deep clean and sanitization. The building will be closed from March 23 at 3pm and be open again March 25 at 6 am. 

• Interesting article on the future of teaching on-line.  Why Coronavirus Looks Like a ‘Black Swan’ Moment for Higher Ed. Submitted by Betty Torrell
• Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues? The weekly A&H Digest  features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez

THIS WEEK

• Pretty quiet on campus this week.  In R230 the staff is using disinfecting wipes on door handles and common areas  that may have germs.  No lines for the bathrooms, copier or microwave.  Parking is wide open.  Instructors: Let the staff know if we can be of help.

FACULTY RESOURCES

• Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues? 
  The weekly A&H Digest  features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of
  specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez

THIS WEEK

• MARCH 4–7 | SHAKE IT UP! The Bard Remixed | Karen Jo Fairbrook, Director | 7:30 pm, Carlson Theatre | Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets

• SUNDAY, March 8 |  DAY LIGHT SAVING TIME 2020 – Happy Daylight Saving Time said no one ever. Don’t forget to move all
  of your clocks one hour ahead at 2:00 a.m., or before you retire for the evening on Saturday. Time to spring forward one hour! 
  Yep, really looking forward to losing that one hour of sleep.

A HUGE WELCOME TO JACKIE AND VICTOR

• Stop by the R230 front desk area and say hello and introduce yourself to our two new Program Coordinators – Jackie Kasbohm and Victor Sisavath.  Jackie previously worked in the Workforce Department and Victor worked with BC’s Public Safety.

FACULTY RESOURCES

• Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues? 
  The weekly A&H Digest  features “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of
  specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez

UPCOMING EVENTS

• MARCH 13 | Student Dance Showcase | 7:30 pm, Carlson Theatre | Tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets
• MARCH 16 – From the Chamber | 7:30 pm, Carlson Theatre | Featuring Bellevue College Music Students and the Bellevue College Concert Choir | Aimee Hong, Conductor; Brian Cobb, Curator | Tickets  available through Brown Paper Tickets
• MARCH 19 – Jazz Combos Concert – Featuring The BC Instrumental Jazz Combos, Jim Sisko, Director | 7:30 p.m., Carlson Theatre | General Admission $5, BC Music Students FREE | Tickets through Brown Paper Tickets.