@PimaNews

March 4, 2009

Contents

• College Updates
  • Congratulations to PCC's Women's Basketball Team
  • Committees Update
  • Reminder: Cesar Chavez Floating Holiday
• Upcoming Events
• Ongoing Events

College Updates

Congratulations to PCC’s Women’s Basketball Team
Congratulations to the Women’s Basketball Team.  The team’s record this season is 25-2. Come out and support the team in the Region Championship game Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 pm.  The game will be held in the West Campus Gymnasium.

Special congratulations to Coach Todd Holthaus who was named Division II Region Coach of the Year and to Tia Morrison and Abyee Maracigan who were named First Team All-Region.

Commitees Update
The web form for committees for next academic year will be available the week of March 9.  Look for the link to this form in next week's PimaNews. Please note that this web form will be the only way to apply for an assignment on a recognized College committee.

Individuals currently serving on a Standing Committee whose terms have not expired do not need to reapply.

Reminder: Cesar Chavez Floating Holiday
The Board of Governors has authorized a floating holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez for regular staff and administrative employees.  The day shall be scheduled and taken with agreement of the employee’s supervisor between March 1 and March 31, 2009.  An employee may only be denied the opportunity to take the holiday due to College business and will not be denied arbitrarily or capriciously. The denial must include written notification by the employee’s administrative supervisor with a copy to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources.  If the employee is denied the opportunity, the holiday will be paid the first payday in May.

Non-exempt Staff – Non-exempt employees shall record the actual day taken as a Holiday when completing their timesheets.

Administrators and Exempt Staff – For Payroll purposes only, Cesar Chavez Day will be posted on March 31.  This will alleviate the need to complete a timesheet to record the holiday.  It is still the responsibility of each supervisor to keep a record of the actual day taken for audit purposes.

Employees are responsible for requesting time off for this holiday. Failure of the employee to request and schedule time off will not result in payment for the holiday.  Holidays may not be split between two or more days. As a reminder, to be eligible for holiday pay, an employee must have worked or be on an approved paid leave the day before and the day after the holiday.

For questions regarding holiday pay contact the Employee Service Center at 206-4945, questions concerning requesting time off contact Employee Relations at 206-4539.

Upcoming Events

• March 4: Disabled Student Resources High School Parent Night, West Campus Cholla Room at 5:30 pm
• March 5: Discovering Southern Arizona Lecture Series, Flavors of Southern Arizona: A PCC Study Tour Sampler at the Community Campus at 6:30 pm
• March 5: Women’s Basketball Regional Championship Game, West Campus Gymnasium at 7:30 pm
• March 6 – 8: Creative Writing Weekend Workshop: Write, Write, Write with Sheila Bender. Register online for WRT 298T5, CRN 21830
• March 8: “Mano a Mano – the Piano Faculty” Concert, CFA Recital Hall, 3:00 pm. For more information, call 206-6986
• March 10: Women’s History through Fashion: Power, Pants and Petticoats at the Downtown Campus, Amethyst Room from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
• March 10: Wind Ensemble Concert, CFA Proscenium Theatre at 7:30 pm. For more information, call 206-6986
• March 10: Accreditation Self-Study Focus Group, East Campus Community Room (L-101) at 3:30 pm
• March 11: Accreditation Self-Study Focus Group, Community Campus Room A-109/112 at 1:00 pm
• March 12: Chorale & College Singers Concert, CFA Proscenium Theatre at 7:30 pm. For more information, call 206-6986
• March 14 – 15: Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Festival at the Northwest Campus. Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• March 16 – 22: Spring Break (no classes)
• March 16: Web registration begins for Summer semester
• March 17: Accreditation Self-Study Focus Group, Desert Vista Campus Ocotillo Room (D-104) at 2:00 pm
• March 23: Walk-in registration begins for Summer semester
• March 25: Discovering Southern Arizona Lecture Series, FreshInk: Student Stories from Sunnyside and Desert View High Schools at Sunnyside High School, 1725 E. Bilby Rd, 6:30 pm
• March 26: Health Care Community Forum, West Campus Center for the Arts Recital Hall at 6:00 pm
• April 1: LULAC Educator’s Banquet at the Tucson Convention Center. For more information or reservations, call (520) 903-2838
• April 3 – 5: Creative Writing Weekend Workshop: Screenwriting with Annina Lavee. Register online for WRT 298T3, CRN 25132
• April 8: Web registration begins for continuing/returning students for Fall semester
• April 9: Student Withdrawal Deadline (16-week semester)
• April 11: 7th Annual Japanese Speech Contest, West Campus Recital Hall and Proscenium Theatre from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• April 15: Walk-in registration begins for all students for Fall semester
• April 15: Provost Let’s Chat Session, West Campus Cafeteria at 12:00 pm
• April 22: Provost Let’s Chat Session, Northwest Campus Cafeteria at 12:00 pm
• April 22: Earth Day, Northwest Campus Promenade from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
• April 29: Provost Let’s Chat Session, Downtown Campus Cafeteria at 12:00 pm

Ongoing Events

• January 20 – March 6: PCC Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery presents the Constructed Works exhibition, featuring Alice Leora Briggs, Vicki Ragan and David Adix. Contact the Gallery at 206-6942 for hours and more information.

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