" Reach Out & Make a Difference"

                                    Flex Day, Thursday , August 30, 2001
                                                         Updated:8/23/01

8:30 am - 9:00 am    Registration and Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:15 am  Welcome - North Atrium - Cafeteria
                                
                                  Dr. Adriana Barrera, PhD,  President, William Farmer, VP Academic                                  Affairs,  Leslie Milke, Academic Senate President, Maria Fenyes, AFT                                  Chapter Chair

10:15am - 10:30 am Break

10:30 am - 11:45am Workshops

Getting to Know Your Campus    - Inst. 1001 Student Services - Carlos Nava and Jose Luis Ramirez will lead a panel discussion on student services.

Using Other Peoples Money - LRC 205 - Dr. John Rude - Director of Resource Development - L.A. Community College District - a User - Friendly Workshop on how to obtain grants for your college and community

Classroom Information at your fingertips - LRC 234 - Maria Fenyes, Department Chair, Natural Sciences Department will demonstrate how to access and use the various Student Information Screens (SIS).

Humor Your Stress (just for the fun of it) - Inst. 1002 - Sandi Lampert - Family and Consumer Studies - How to use Humor in the Classroom

Conversation with the President - Campus Center 4 - Open Forum Discussion with our President Dr. Adriana Barrera, PhD

11:45 am - 12:45 pm  Lunch & Musical Interlude

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm    Workshops

Assessment and Planning - Nuts and Bolts -  Inst. 1001 Leslie Milke, John Cantley, Angela Echeverri - will discuss the procedures, and forms to request funds

Role Playing in the Classroom - Inst. 1002 - Julie Ruelas - Child Development - will demonstrate how she uses role playing in her classroom activities as a useful tool.

Twelve Ways Technology Changes the Teacher-Student Relationship - LRC 205 - Doug McFerran & Richard Rains - will discuss (pro and con) how technology has changed the teacher-student relationship

New Hires Orientation - Inst. 1004 - Debby Wong - Math - will review the various forms and procedures that our new hires need to be acquainted with at the start of the semester.

Conversation with the V.P of Academic Affairs - Campus Center 4 - Open Forum Discussion with Bill Farmer our new V.P.

What to do when a Crisis Happens on Campus - Inst. 1005  Stan Dease and Campus Police will role play crises situations which happen on campus and how to deal with them.


2 pm - 3:00 pm   Department Meetings

3 pm                   End of Day Flexday activities

                                             Agenda Evening

6:00 pm               Registration - Light Dinner

6:45 pm                 Welcome
                                
                                   Dr. Adriana Barrera, PhD,  President, William Farmer, VP Academic                                  Affairs,  Leslie Milke, Academic Senate President, Maria Fenyes, AFT                                  Chapter Chair

7:45 pm         Getting to Know Your Campus - Carlos Nava and Jose Luis Ramirez will lead a                       panel discussion on student services

                      Handouts & Brochure and "Ask Me" Campaign

8:15 pm         Department Meetings (optional - some Dept. chairs may have their Dept.                                                   meetings at 5 to 6 pm prior to the Evening Flex Agenga

9:00 pm          End of Evening Flex Program