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MCC Daily Tribune

Professional Development Week June 5-9

The Senate Professional Development Committee invites you to participate in our annual Professional Development Week. Please join your colleagues in a week of renewal, community, and development. Below is a list of events scheduled. A full schedule of events and descriptions can be found in our Brightspace site under Professional Development, Faculty Senate, Professional Development Week Content Area. Rooms and locations will be updated soon. Mark your calendars!

Schedule of Events

Monday, June 5 at Brighton campus: Brighton campus, rooms TBD

  • 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Safe Zone Training - Presenter:  Chloe Vazzana
  • 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Lunch on your own; Dove bars
  • 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Lunch with games
  • 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Trivia

Tuesday, June 6 at Brighton Campus: rooms TBD

  • 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    • Concurrent Session #1: How “Open” Benefits You and Our Students - Presenter: Michelle Beechey
    • Concurrent Session #2: Building Community (TCC) - Presenters: Elina Belyablya, Bill Horton, and Angelique Johnston
  • 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    • Concurrent Session #1: Choosing Evidence-based Strategies to Support Students in Milestone Sections of PSY 101-Presenter: Rebecca Horwitz
    • Concurrent Session #2: Developing Effective Agendas: Moving Beyond the To-Do List (TCC) -Presenters: Renee Dimino, Jim McCusker, and Alice Wilson
  • 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    • Concurrent Session #1: Work Softer, not Harder: Cultivating Empathy for Self that Extends to Students (hybrid)-Presenters: April Daniels and Meghan Glaser
    • Concurrent Session #2: Introduction to Meditation - Presenters: Terry Shamblin and Renee Dimino
  • 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Lunch on your own
  • 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Lunch with games
  • 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Pickleball

Wednesday, June 7 at Brighton campus: rooms TBD

  • 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Mental Health/First Aid. Please contact Aubrey Zamiara (azamiara1@monroecc.edu) to register by May 31.
  • 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    • Concurrent Session #1: Fill the Tank - Self Care - Presenters: Meka Martinez, Pamela Fornieri, and Corinne Shanahan
    • Concurrent Session #2: Fostering Deep Listening (TCC) - Presenters: Terry Shamblin and Shawanda Evans
  • 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    • Concurrent Session #1: Diversity 101: A Practical Overview - Presenter: Calvin Gantt
    • Concurrent Session #2: HIPs and Creating Community - Presenters: Maria Brandt, Kathleen Borbee, Amy Burtner, Ryan Clemens, Marj Crum, Meghan Glaser, and Christina Lee
  • 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    • Concurrent Session #1: Faculty Senate Executive Committee Info Meeting - Presenters: Nayda Pares-Kane with the Faculty Senate Executive Committee
    • Concurrent Session #2: Structuring Productive Conversations (TCC) - Presenters: Eric Berg, Calvin Gantt, and Dax Parasnis-Samar
  • 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Lunch on your own
  • 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Lunch with You Grow Girl! It’s Thyme to Plant Some Herbs -Presenters: Cornell Cooperative Extension and MCC’s Wellness Council
  • 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Talent show

Thursday, June 8 at Brighton Campus: rooms TBD

  • 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Session: Safe Zone training - Presenter:  Bethany Gizzi
  • 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Mental Health First Aid, continued from the previous day. Please contact Aubrey Zamiara (azamiara1@monroecc.edu) to register by May 31.
  • 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Campus Hike led by Judi Salsburg Taylor

Friday, June 9 at Downtown Campus: room TBD

  • The Teaching and Creativity Center’s Annual Teaching & Learning Conference
    Registration by June 1st is required.

Nayda Pares-Kane
Faculty Senate
05/08/2023