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Monday, January 12

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Location
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Juntxs en Comunidad: Standing Together Through Change (Comunidad de LRCCD) Rosana Chavez-Hernandez, Sandra Guzman, Oscar Mendoza Plascencia In-Person, ARC Student Center Community Rooms 1 to 3
9:00 am to 12:00 pm New (to FLC) Faculty Welcome Extravaganza Diane Carlson, Nino Conley, and Zack Dowell In-Person, Aspen Hall FL1-130 (Innovation Center)
1:00 to 4:00 pm Nuts and Bolts for New Faculty Christina Aldrich and Debi Worth In-Person, Aspen Hall FL1-7
4:30 to 6:00 pm New Adjunct Faculty Orientation Diane Carlson Online

Tuesday, January 13 (Online)

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Location
9:00 to 10:30 am Districtwide Flex Workshop: Identifying Suicide Risk and How to Respond District Office Online

Wednesday, January 14 (Online/Hybrid)

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Location
9:00 to 9:55 am Districtwide Flex Workshop: Togetherall: Why Peer to Peer Support Works and Overview of Student Health & Wellness Center Services Districtwide Student Health and Wellness Staff Online
9:00 to 10:15 am Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Summit Highlights Jill Bradshaw and Lisa Sapra Online
9:00 to 11:00 am Combined Hiring the Best & Equity Representative Training Lisceth Brazil-Cruz Online
10:00 to 10:55 am Districtwide Flex Workshop: Creating a Culture of Care: Looking Inward to Support Our Students Akaysia Hill, Los Rios Mental Health Advocate, Dana Glassman, Los Rios Mental Health Advocate, Teresa (TJay) Juarez, Los Rios Mental Health Advocate Online
10:00 to 11:00 am Districtwide Flex Workshop: Preparing for Phase III of Common Course Numbering (CCN): What Los Rios Faculty Need to Know Alisa Shubb, Los Rios CCN Coordinator Online
10:30 to 11:45 am Support for Student Learning Outcome (SLO) Assessments Jill Bradshaw and Lisa Sapra Online
11:00 to 11:55 am Districtwide Flex Workshop: Supporting Neurodiverse Students Natalie Studzinski, Los Rios Mental Health Clinician Supervisor, Dana Glassman, Los Rios Mental Health Advocate  Online
12:00 to 12:50 pm Faculty Travel and Conference Funding Opportunities and Processes Christina Aldrich, Susie Calise, Angela Eure, Debora Silva, and Eric Wada Hybrid: In-Person, Buckeye Hall FL3-165, and Online
1:00 to 1:50 pm Proposed Changes to Faculty Travel and Conference Funding Opportunities and Processes Christina Aldrich, Susie Calise, Angela Eure, Debora Silva, and Eric Wada Hybrid: In-Person, Buckeye Hall FL3-165, and Online
3:00 to 5:00 pm Prison and Reentry Education Program (PREP) Faculty Orientation Nicole Griffin, Brian Robinson, PREP Team, and LRCFT Union Reps Online

Thursday, January 15 (In-Person/Hybrid

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Location
9:00 to 10:15 am Demystifying AI: A Comprehensive, Non-Technical Explanation Tarek Sakakini In-Person, Cypress Hall FL2-153
9:00 to 10:15 am The 2025-2028 Student Equity and Achievement Plan (SEAP): Connecting the Three-Year Plan to Immediate Equity Through SEAP Grants in Spring 2026 Kaitlyn Baumgartner Lee, Emelia Michels-Ratliff, and Sam Raskin In-Person, Cypress Hall FL2-121
9:00 to 10:15 am Common Course Numbering: FLC Info and Updates Andi Hicks, Juana Ruiz, and Danny Siegfried In-Person, Cypress Hall FL2-157
10:30 to 11:45 am Area Meetings Deans In-Person, Various Locations
12:00 to 1:15 pm Supporting the Students of the Center for Excellence (CFE) Libby Cook and Melonie Quintell Hybrid: In-Person, Cypress FL2-153, and Online
12:00 to 1:15 pm 2020-2025: Tutoring Increased Equity at FLC. The “Strengthening Institutions Program” Grant Funded it. Kim Armbrust, Krisi Brown, Brittney Farrand, Mayra Hernandez, Sayna Jahangiri, Sam Raskin, and Jennifer Yen In-Person, Cypress Hall FL2-239 (Reading and Writing Center)
12:00 to 1:15 pm The Intersection of AI and Zero-Cost Textbooks: Filling the Resource Gap Scott Faulds In-Person, Lilac Hall FL5-109
1:30 to 2:45 pm Ukulele Unwinding Lewis Johnson In-Person, Dogwood Hall FL4-239
1:30 to 2:45 pm Demystifying AI: Implications, Pedagogy, and Course AI Policies – Walk Away With a New or Improved AI Course Policy With Rationale to Back It Up! Paula Cardwell and Morgan Murphy In-Person, Cypress Hall FL2-153
1:30 to 2:45 pm Strategies for Interview Success Philip Angove and Francis Fletcher In-Person, Cypress Hall FL2-157
3:00 to 4:15 pm Kwanzaa Pedagogy and Professional Development Victoire Chochezi, Corion Douver, and Addie Ellis In-Person, Aspen Hall FL1-151B (Equity Center)
3:00 to 4:15 pm Demystifying Sabbaticals at FLC: Learn How to Frame Your Project, How to Apply, and How to Interview Danielle Beck, Julie Collier, Sayna Jahangiri, Stephanie Karas, and Debi Worth In-Person, Cypress Hall FL2-159
3:00 to 4:15 pm Help! There are High School Students in My Class! Andrea Hicks and Janiene Langford In-Person, Aspen Hall FL1-8
4:30 to 6:30 pm Part-Time Faculty Dinner and Gathering Kalee Christensen and LRCFT In-Person, Falcon’s Roost FR-240 (Peregrine Room)

Friday, January 16 (In-Person)

Convocation Day Theme: Creating Connections

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Location
8:00 to 9:15 am School Picture Day Public Information Services Office In-Person, Falcon’s Roost
8:00 to 9:15 am Bagels and Brew: Let’s Connect for the Spring Semester! Who Are You Outside of Work? FLC College Administration and Professional Development Committee In-Person, Falcon’s Roost
9:15 to 10:45 am Panel: What I Wish You Knew About My Job at FLC Some of our FLC Colleagues In-Person, Falcon’s Roost
10:45 to 11:15 am Threads: Making Connections and Common Purpose Visible Innovation Center, Professional Development Committee, and all of FLC In-Person, Falcon’s Roost
11:15 am to 12:45 pm Department Meetings and Lunch Department Chairs In-Person, Various Locations
1:00 to 2:00 pm Convocation Art Pimentel Hybrid: In-Person, Buckeye Hall FL3-173 (Large Lecture Hall), and Online
2:00 to 3:00 pm Hot Chocolate and Quali-TEA Time Professional Development Committee In-Person, Falcon’s Roost

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