@PimaNews

October 1, 2009

Contents

• College Updates
  • Computer Systems Unavailable
  • New Digital Video System
  • Football hosts Scottsdale at TEP on Oct. 3
  • Drug and Alcohol Awareness
  • Training: How to Win a Sabbatical
• Benefits
  • ASRS Member Statements in the Mail
  • Reminder: Seasonal Flu Shot Clinics
• College Plan: Student Services Redesign
• Inside Story: Cyber Security Workshop
• Upcoming Events
• Ongoing Events

College Updates

Computer Systems Unavailable   

    Beginning: Friday, October 30 at 10 p.m.
    Until:  Saturday, October 31 at 6 a.m.

Due to a required systems upgrade the following services will be unavailable during the above times:

• Banner
• Banner Web (or Self Service)
• MyPima
• Blackboard Vista
• MyDegreePlan
• Web Content Management System
• Schedule of Classes
• Workflow
• Pima Reports

We regret the inconvenience.  This maintenance is part of ongoing activity to continue improving the stability and reliability of services.  College staff will be working as quickly as possible to perform the needed updates.

New Digital Video System
On Wednesday September 23rd at 10am at the Community Campus, President Sylvia Lee launched PCC’s new digital video delivery system to Cox and Comcast Cable. The Omneon and Sundance video system provides digital video throughout the City of Tucson and Pima County. The new system will increase the quality of the picture, enhancing the learning experience of students, faculty and the general viewing public, bringing Pima Community College into the digital age.

You can view PCCTV on Cox Channel 121 and Comcast Channels 97 and 96. 

Football hosts Scottsdale at TEP on Oct. 3
The Aztecs football team hosts Scottsdale Community College on Saturday at Tucson Electric Park (2500 E. Ajo Way) at 7 p.m.

This is the first football game at the popular baseball spring training site. This also is the first home game for Pima (0-4) since its season opener Sept. 5 at Tucson High Magnet School’s Gridley Stadium. Pat Nugent is in his first year as Pima head coach.

Tickets are available at the TEP box office beginning at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3. Ticket prices are $5 for General admission and $3 for students and PCC employees with proper ID. Parking is free.

Drug and Alcohol Awareness
October 19-25, 2009, is the U.S. Department of Labor’s fourth annual Drug-Free Work Week. 

A Recognizing Drug and Alcohol Abuse workshop is being offered Wednesday, October 21, from 8 a.m. – noon at the Maintenance and Security Building, Room 105.  Register in ED.  If staff are unable to attend the live workshop, an online course, Drug and Alcohol Awareness, is also available in ED.

Training: How to Win a Sabbatical
Sabbatical proposals for the 2010 – 2011 academic year are due to supervising administrators by Monday, October 12, 2009.  Presentations by members of the Faculty Professional Development Committee are being held throughout the College to assist faculty in preparing their proposal. 

Benefits

ASRS Member Statements in the Mail
ASRS members should have received their annual Member Statement in the mail by now. If you did not receive a statement you may call Arizona State Retirement System, (520) 239-3100 or, outside Tucson, (800) 621-3778.

Member Statements are mailed to all active and inactive members of the retirement plan and contain detailed account information, including benefit projections. Members are encouraged to watch for their statements in the mail and read them closely.

The annual statements are also available to be viewed on line. Members can visit the ASRS Web site  and access their latest statement through their personal account by using the “My ASRS Login” button on the bottom of the home page. If you have not created your individual login, click on the “My ASRS Login” button and follow the directions to register as a new user.

Reminder: Seasonal Flu Shot Clinics
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 Redesign

The redesign of the Student Services model called for improved staff training and a staffing review. As part of that effort, PCC has created online training modules and tutorials for employees and placed them on the new PCC Intranet.  Each section includes an Assessment for Learning for all training, which is competency based. As part of the staffing review, meetings were held at all six campuses to review how work is distributed as part of the development of a reorganization plan to best utilize Student Services staff.

Inside Story: Cyber Security Workshop

In cooperation with PCC, Texas A&M University is offering a two-day Cyber Security workshop, Oct.20-21, at the Downtown Campus. Learn about the threats facing all individuals, businesses and institutions with Web-facing networks, and the vulnerabilities that can be mitigated with proper configuration of network firewall devices, particularly in the business environment.

Workshop participants will face scenarios and complete exercises based on typical business information security requirements. Educators will gain information that they can incorporate into their network engineering programs.

The workshop is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. It is free, but you must reserve your seat by Oct. 13. To register, please call 206-7088 or email jcarroll@pima.edu.

Upcoming Events

• Oct. 3: Aztec Football hosts Scottsdale at TEP at 7 p.m.
• Oct. 17: Sculpture-On-Campus Informational Meeting, West Campus Art Building (L), room 108 at 10 a.m.
• Oct. 17: Pima Community College Job Fair for Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College District Office, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Oct. 19: Tribal & College Leaders Summit, Grand Ballroom, The University of Arizona, 8 a.m.-4 p.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. 22: PCC Chorale and College Singers in concert, 7:30 p.m., West Campus, CFA Proscenium Theatre. For information and tickets, call 206-6986
• 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. Register here

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
• Sept. 23-Oct. 4: PCC Theatre Arts presents Ramona Quimby, West Campus Proscenium Theatre. For information and tickets, call 206-6986

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