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March 28, 2024

  • College Updates
    • Volunteers Needed for May 22 Commencement Ceremony
    • Benefits/Wellness Open Enrollment Presentations April 4
    • Annual Benefits Open Enrollment April 8-22
    • Onsite Benefit Fairs will be April 10
    • Benefits Virtual One-on-one Appointments
    • Simple Syllabus Training for Faculty
    • West Campus Faculty Services Holding Canned Food Drive
    • Internal Auditor Spring 2024 Newsletter
    • Climate Community Day
    • Meet With a Financial Consultant
    • 2024 UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship
    • Submit a Pima Story Idea
    • Policy Review
  • Pima Arts News
    • Check Out the Ongoing and Upcoming Shows
  • Employee Wellness
    • Sign Up for Virtual Workshops and Challenges

College Updates

Volunteers Needed for May 22 Commencement Ceremony
The College needs volunteers to help at the 2024 Commencement Ceremony on May 22 at the Tucson Convention Center Arena.

Volunteers are needed to assist in different capacities:

Guest Usher

  • needed 6-9 p.m. (some assignments may leave by 7:15 p.m.)
  • help ensure attendees find their way to the appropriate seating areas 
  • help point graduates to the check-in area and assist students during the ceremony

Student/Faculty Guide

  • needed 4:30-7 p.m.
  • direct arriving students and faculty to the appropriate check-in entry point

Graduate Check-in

  • needed 4:45-7 p.m.
  • provide pre-printed reader card to each graduate
  • direct graduates to the staging area for entering the arena

To volunteer, complete this form.

Benefits/Wellness Open Enrollment Presentations April 4
Sign up for one of the in-person Benefit and Wellness Presentations scheduled for April 4. The presentations will provide an overview of fiscal year 2025 changes, required actions during open enrollment and Pima’s Wellness Programs. See the locations and times here. These presentations are in preparation for our Annual Open Enrollment Period (April 8-22).

Annual Benefits Open Enrollment April 8-22
Open enrollment for the 2024-2025 benefits plan year is April 8-22. Benefits-eligible employees who want to update their current benefits elections may do so through the Online Enrollment Portal – MyPima, @Work, Benefits Enrollment link, starting April 8 (early submissions will not be accepted).

Onsite Benefit Fairs will be April 10
Onsite Benefit Fairs will be held April 10:

  • East Campus L101 Community Room, 8-9:30 a.m.
  • Desert Vista Campus F123 Community Room, 10:30 a.m.-noon
  • Downtown Campus CC180 Amethyst Room, 2-4 p.m.

Spin the wheel to win prizes. Meet the new vendors, including the new pharmacy plan vendor, EmpiRx.

Benefits Virtual One-on-one Appointments
Sign up for virtual one-on-one appointments with the Benefits Team staff, available throughout the enrollment period. More information will be posted on the Employee Service Center Open Enrollment page. If you have any questions, contact the Employee Service Center Benefits Team, 520-206-4945.

Simple Syllabus Training for Faculty
Beginning summer 2024, Simple Syllabus software will be available in all D2L Course Shells, for all CRNs. This tool is now the College’s syllabus system for all course syllabi. See the PCC Simple Syllabus Training Schedule - Spring & Early Summer 2024 for complete details about Introduction- and Intermediate-level training and Drop-in sessions. Pre-registration is not required. If you are a department lead or other coordinator and wish to schedule a group training with your faculty at a particular time (either a stand-alone session or at a regularly scheduled meeting that you hold; virtual or in-person), complete this form. For more information or if you have questions, please contact faculty-services@pima.edu.

West Campus Faculty Services Holding Canned Food Drive
Pima West Campus’ Faculty Services and Resource Center is hosting a Canned Food Drive throughout April to benefit the ARC Resource Center and Food Pantry. The most needed items are corn, beans, mixed vegetables, soups, peaches, oranges, mixed fruits, tuna, chicken and SPAM. Place donations in the blue bin at Faculty Services, A-215, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays or 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, April 1-30.

Internal Auditor Spring 2024 Newsletter.
Read the Internal Auditor Spring 2024 Newsletter on Pima’s Intranet. To provide suggestions or desired topics for upcoming issues, email Jose Saldamando with the word “Newsletter” in the subject line.

Climate Community Day
Climate Community Day is April 2. Everyone is invited to attend this all day event at Downtown Campus. It also will be livestreamed on the PCCTV YouTube channel, youtube.com/pcctvstream. The focus is on climate solutions, climate justice and community engagement. All sessions are free and open to the public. For more information, consult the flyer and website, or contact: pcc-tlc@pima.edu.

Meet With a Financial Consultant
Is your financial future secure? Not sure if you’ve saved enough or even where to begin? Make an appointment with a financial professional for a free consultation.

More information can be found on the employee Intranet.

2024 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship
Applications are open for the 2024 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship – for all Pima faculty through April 7. This global award-winning fellowship provides faculty with the opportunity to work with colleagues and students worldwide to impact change through open pedagogy and community engagement. 
Each Pima faculty fellow will be compensated $1,000 in two installments in 2024. See required Summer meeting dates, due dates and more information on the Open Pedagogy Web Page. Questions? Contact Chelsea James.

Submit a Pima Story Idea
The College wants to highlight the incredible achievements of our outstanding students and alums. We need your help! We want stories to inspire current and potential students, stories that deserve to be shared with our community. If you know of any inspiring success stories or remarkable accomplishments by our students or graduates, we would love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your story ideas. Together let’s shine a spotlight on their achievements and highlight the diverse and remarkable journeys in our Pima community. If you have questions, contact Web Systems.

Policy Review
The following item(s) are available for the 21-day review and comment period:

Notice of Minor Updates (not opened for comments)

  • BP 1.16:  Institutional Effectiveness
  • BP 1.18:  Receipt of Gifts
  • BP 1.20:  Data and Information Sharing
  • BP 2.02:  Hiring of Personnel
  • BP 2.06:  Assessment and Development of College Facilities
  • BP 2.11:  Research Involving Human Subjects
  • BP 3.47:  Student Organizations
  • BP 5.10:  Equal Employment Opportunity, ADA, Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment (including Sexual Harassment)
  • BP 5.15:  Employee Development
  • BP 5.17:  Outside (Secondary) Employment
  • BP 9.01:  Information Technology Resource Management
  • BP 11.01:  Drug-Free College
  • AP 1.16.01:  Mission Evaluation
  • AP 1.16.02:  Strategic Planning
  • AP 1.25.02:  Employee Representative Groups
  • AP 2.02.01:  Filling Authorized, Vacant, Regular, Staff and Administrator Positions
  • AP 2.02.03:  Return to Work and Transitional Duty
  • AP 2.11.01:  Research Application Review
  • AP 3.11.01:  Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Educational Records Compliance and Procedures
  • AP 5.10.04:  Americans with Disability Act Reasonable Accommodation Guideline for Employees/Applicants
  • AP 5.15.01:  Faculty Emeritus Status
  • AP 5.15.02:  Recognition at Governing Board Meetings
  • AP 9.01.01:  Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources
  • AP 9.01.02:  Data Trusteeship
  • AP 9.01.03:  Security of the Information Technology Infrastructure
  • AP 9.01.04:  College-Issued Mobile Device Security 
  • AP 9.01.05:  Security Clearance for College Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
  • AP 9.01.06:  Technology Hardware, Software and Service Specifications 

Draft Policies & Administrative Procedures

  • BP 1.19:  Naming Opportunities
  • BP 2.07:  Architect Selection
  • BP 3.36:  Global and International Education
  • AP 1.18.01:  Fundraising Procedure and Gift Policy
  • AP 1.25.04:  Individual Position Review 
  • AP 3.25.07:  Definition of a Credit Hour — New
  • AP 3.45.01:  Recruitment and Retention of Student-Athletes — New
  • AP 3.45.02:  Athletic Department Compliance — New
  • AP 3.45.03:  Athletic Department Code of Conduct — New
  • AP 9.01.09:  Gramm-Leach-Biley Act Information Security Plan — New
  • AP 9.01.10:  Data Protection — New

Pima Arts News

Check out the ongoing and upcoming shows:

  • “Mata Ortiz – Pottery and Photography of the Chihuahuan Village,” through March 29, Visual Arts Gallery at West Campus. Free. Journey into the heart of Mata Ortiz, a remote Mexican village renowned for its pottery, as potter Jorge Quintana presents some of his pieces. Additional pottery from the collection of the Amerind Foundation and pottery from Tucson Museum of Art’s Mata Ortiz Collection will be exhibited. For more information, contact David Andres.
  • “Annual Juried Student Exhibit,” April 10-May 10. Reception: April 17, 3-5 p.m.; Award Ceremony, 4 p.m. Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, West Campus Center for the Arts. Free. For more information, contact David Andres. Pima’s annual exhibition highlights top student artwork from summer and fall 2023 and spring 2024. Jurors were Laura Copelin of Museum of Contemporary Art – Tucson, Kristopher Driggers of Tucson Museum of Art and Alejandro Macias of The University of Arizona School of Art.
    “Chase Coleman – Nationalistic Piano Recital,” April 12, 7 p.m. Recital Hall, West Campus CFA. Free. For more information, contact the CFA Box Office, 520-206-6986. Well-known classical and jazz pianist Chase Coleman will perform works by Chopin and Khachaturian, as well as Mussorgsky’s “Pictures At An Exhibition.”
  • “The Addams Family – A New Musical,” April 18-28, Th-Sat at 7 p.m., Sun at 2 p.m. ASL Night: April 26. Proscenium Theatre, West Campus CFA. $15 General; $10 Pima employees; Pima students get one free ticket. For more information, contact the CFA Box Office, 520-206-6986. This comedy explores family dynamics as Gomez and Morticia navigate their daughter Wednesday’s romance, leading to a comical and touching exploration of love and acceptance.
  • “PERCEPTION by PaperWorks – The Sonoran Art Collective,” April 22-Sept. 6. Reception: April 25, 2-4 p.m. Venue: West Campus, Visual Arts Gallery, second floor, Santa Rita Building. Free. For more information, contact  David Andres. Celebrating the endless creativity of paper, this exhibition highlights diverse paper art forms such as artist books, drawings, paintings and paper prints.
  • “Piano Area Recital,” April 27, 3 p.m. West Campus CFA, Recital Hall. Free. For more information, contact the CFA Box Office, 520-206-6986. Piano Area Recital offers an opportunity to experience captivating performances by a diverse array of piano faculty, talented students and accomplished alumni.
  • “The Oppenheimers: One is Dad, Dimensions of Engineering,” through June 7, Desert Vista Art Gallery at Desert Vista Campus. Free. This exhibit is a narrative of Ernesto A. Trujillo’s father’s tenure in the defense industry through mixed-media prints. His father’s military experience was marred by the quest for more efficient weapons, leading to haunting nightmares. Trujillo’s exhibition offers a glimpse into the darker aspects of innovation. For more information, contact David Andres.
  • “Dreamscapes and Other Stories – Student Art Exhibition,” through Aug. 18, The Art Gallery @ Downtown Campus. Free. This annual exhibit features paintings and drawings created by Pima art students. For more information, contact Mariana Carreras.

For details, visit the Pima Arts Calendar. For questions, contact 520-206-6986 or centerforthearts@pima.edu.

Employee Wellness

Sign Up for Virtual Workshops and Challenges
Sign up online for Employee Wellness virtual workshops and challenges.

Visit the Employee Wellness Intranet page to access free resources and tools. Employees also are encouraged to visit the Employee Wellness website for additional resources, news and information on the Pima Healthy Rewards Program and wellness-related activities that qualify for Pima Wellness Activity points. You also can keep current on the latest wellness news.

@PimaNews is an electronic newsletter for employee news of Pima Community College. The Marketing Office publishes this e-newsletter every Thursday, except when the College is closed for a holiday or break, during the semester and every other week during the summer. Please send announcements and news items – 75 words or fewer ─ to pimanews@pima.edu by noon on Monday. Check any links before sending. Back issues are available on the @PimaNews webpage. The newsletter also accepts submissions about Pima employee accomplishments.

 

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