@PimaNews

September 24, 2009

Contents

• College Updates
  • Intranet: Student Services Information
  • Reminder: Board of Governors Recognition
  • Reminder: Fall Instructor-Led Professional Development Offerings
• Benefits
• College Plan: Student Services Centers
• Inside Story: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week
• Upcoming Events
• Ongoing Events

College Updates

Intranet: Student Services Information
The Intranet is now available to all employees with active PCC computer accounts.  Currently, content on College Publications, Admissions & Registration, Advising & Counseling, Assessment, Athletics, Career Services, Financial Aid, Orientation and Veterans is available.

To access the Intranet, log in to MyPima and click on the Intranet Icon at the top of the page. The PCC Employee Intranet can be accessed on- or off-campus by all employees with active PCC computer accounts. It is only accessible when logged in to MyPima. If your MyPima session expires you will not be able to continue using the Intranet until you log in again.

Reminder: Board of Governors Recognition
The Board of Governors Recognition will be held during the regular meeting on November 18. To be eligible for recognition, the achievement or award must have been received within the October 2008 to October 2009 timeframe.

Requirements and the nomination form can be found online. The deadline to submit nominations is October 16, 2009. Nominations should be sent to Angie Wesson. Letters will be sent to recipients on or before October 26.

Reminder: Fall Instructor-Led Professional Development Offerings
Register online in ED (log into MyPima, @Work Tab). Call 206-4706 for questions or registration help.

Benefits

Flu shot clinics are coming to your campus in October. CIGNA representatives will be visiting each campus between Oct. 15 and 22 to give vaccinations for seasonal flu, but NOT the H1N1 strain. Details for each clinic will be announced in @PimaNews.

If you would like a flu shot earlier, call your primary care physician or visit one of the convenience care clinics:

• Minute Clinic, inside CVS Pharmacies
• Take Care Clinic, inside Walgreens

For more information, call the Employee Service Center, 206-4945.

College Plan: Student Services Centers

Under the new Students Services model, the generalists of the Student Services Centers are able to address most student queries. However, there is back-up and support for those times when a student comes in with multiple or complex issues that can't be resolved at the center. Those students can be referred to Vice Presidents of Student Development, enrollment services managers, retention specialists, counselors, Disabled Student Resources, Instruction, the Learning Center or campus police. The professionals in these areas have the depth of knowledge to handle the most complex of student inquiries and issues.

The new centers will be completed by the end of October. Students and employees are invited to Open House events that will be held simultaneously at the six campuses on Nov. 2, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Inside Story: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week

The observance of National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week Sept. 20-26 serves as a reminder of the many contributions to the Hispanic community made by PCC, which has been a Hispanic-Serving Institution since 1999.

An institution designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) must have a Hispanic enrollment of least 25 percent of total enrollment. PCC’s fall 2008 enrollment was 30.7 percent Hispanic. The Desert Vista Campus had the largest percentage enrollment of Hispanics, 61.3 percent. Pima is one of nine HSIs in Arizona. There are 222 HSIs in the United States.

“All citizens should have an opportunity to go as far as their talents and drive can take them. That is the uniquely American dream, and education is essential to achieving it,” Chancellor Dr. Roy Flores said. “An educated Hispanic workforce is crucial if the United States is to remain the world’s foremost economic power.”

Pima’s HSI designation made the receipt of almost $9 million in Title V grant money possible.  The U.S. Department of Education Title V grant program awards funds to HSIs to support programs designed to improve academic outcomes for Hispanic and low-income students.

Upcoming Events

• Sept. 23-Oct. 4: PCC Theatre Arts presents Ramona Quimby, West Campus Proscenium Theatre. For information and tickets, call 206-6986
• Oct. 17: Sculpture-On-Campus Informational Meeting, West Campus Art Building (L), room 108 at 10 a.m.
• Oct. 20: Wind Ensemble Fall Concert, West Campus Proscenium Theatre at 7:30 p.m. for information and tickets, call 206-6986
• Oct. 20-21: Cyber Security Workshop, Downtown Campus, Amethyst Room, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. Register by calling 206-7088 or emailing jcarroll@pima.edu
• Oct. 23: “Galileo Galilei’s Astronomical Telescope: A Special Lecture Under the Stars Program,” East Campus observatory, 6:30 to 10 p.m.
• Oct. 31: 12th Annual Safe Halloween, East Campus, noon-4 p.m.
• Nov. 4-15: PCC Theatre Arts presents See How They Run, West Campus Black Box Theatre. For information and tickets, call 206-6986
• Nov. 20: Senior Anti-Crime Workshop, Desert Vista Campus Rooms C-106, C-107, C-108, 8 a.m.-noon

Ongoing Events

• Sept. 8 – Oct. 9: CFA Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery presents “Distilled Matter: Conte, Oil, Enamel, Thread” with Matthias Düwel, Charity Hall and Kay Lawrence. For more information, call 206-6942

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