Volume
November 3, 2014
, Issue
Advising Week Is Here!
HUS, CRJ and ECE News
Port Huron - Clinton Township
Week 6 - Fall Quarter
** Please Inform Your Students ** Advising Week: WHEN:
Monday, November 3rd - Thursday, November 6th
TIME:
Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm
WHERE:
Student Center (Main Campus)
Registration Week: WHEN:
Monday, November 10th - Thursday, November 13th
TIME:
Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm
WHERE:
Student Center (Main Campus)
Please remind your students to take advantage of this great opportunity to be advised during the 6th week of the Quarter. Students are able to get great advice on courses that will help them stay on rotation for their program, thus graduate as expected. We also ask that you remind your students to register during the 7th week. This will greatly increase their chances of getting the courses and times they want.
Blackboard Information Gift Card Raffle 2
Dr. Laura Treanor, Vice President for Academics would like to congratulate those faculty members who met all four Blackboard (Bb) expectations by Week 5! Your names have been entered in a $10.00 gift card raffle! Look for the list of the 10 winners in the Week #9 Edition of our Divisional Newsletter. Good Luck!
As you recall, at the beginning of Fall Quarter 2014, Baker College established four professional expectations (standards) for faculty use of Bb. The four standards included: 1) Syllabus Uploaded to Bb 2) Active Discussion Board 3) Assignment Link activated (student upload of assignment to Bb) 4) Active Grade Center (student grades posted to Bb) To aid faculty in their use of Bb, we have established a Blackboard Open Lab Schedule for Weeks six through nine. Please take advantage of these supports as needed.
Blackboard Open Lab Schedule for Weeks 6 - 9 If you have questions regarding how to set-up or use any Blackboard function related to Bb Professional Expectations, please visit the Open Lab in room B102 PC Lab, adjoining the Clinton Township Faculty Workroom on the date(s) listed below. Drop in and get your question(s) answered and stay as long as you like. Wednesday, November 5th at 3:00pm - 5:00pm Monday, November 10th at 11:30am - 1:30
Monday, November 17th at 3:00pm - 5:00pm Tuesday, November 18th at 3:00pm - 5:00pm Tuesday, December 2nd at 3:00pm - 5:00pm Wednesday, December 3rd at 8:00am - 10:00am
Important Dates & Information Winter 2015 Kickoff PD Dates Set! The Kickoff Professional Development (PD) Programs for Winter Quarter have been scheduled. ECE and CRJ faculty are asked to attend the PD & Dinner on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 5:00pm 9:00pm and HUS faculty will participate in the PD/Dinner scheduled Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm. Both PDs will begin in the Clinton Township campus Student Center and doors open for dinner at 4:50pm. Our focus on technology integration will continue and a variety of breakout sessions will be offered related to Bb Professional Expectations and other educational technologies.
Free/Reduced Healthcare Are you in need of FREE or reduced cost health care insurance? If so, ACCESS Community Health & Research Center in collaboration with the Macomb County Health Department will visit the Baker College of Clinton Township campus Tuesday, December 2, 2014 to enroll ALL interested and eligible Baker College adjunct faculty, par t-time staff and full-part-time students in FREE or reduced health care insurance coverage through Medicaid or the Affordable Health Care Act (also known as Obamacare). ACCESS is a certified navigator organization and generally needs approximately 30 minutes to fully register a qualified individual for health care coverage. To guarantee your scheduled appointment time with an Enrollment Specialist, please send an email before 12:00noon Friday, November 28th to Dr. Janet M. Joiner, Dean of HUS, CRJ and ECE at: janet.joiner@baker.edu. In your email be sur e to select ONLY ONE 1/2 hour appointment slot, indicate your name and a working contact telephone number where you can be reached during the day.
Campus Visit: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 10:30am - 11:00am 11:00am - 11:30am 11:30am - 12:00pm 12:00pm - 12:30pm 12:30pm - 1:00pm 1:00pm - 1:30pm 1:30pm - 2:00pm 2:00pm - 2:30pm
CPI Training: ALL instructors teaching at Baker College must complete CPI training. During CPI Training attendees will learn how challenging and potentially dangerous situations develop, how our actions can influence outcomes, strategies to help maximize our safety and that of others during confrontations, as well as other important aspects of Violence Response Procedures. Completion of CPI Training is essential to securing future teaching assignments. To register for CPI Training email two date preferences to: CPICT@Baker.edu, be sure to include your phone number and Department (HUS, CRJ or ECE). Shortly thereafter you will receive an email confirmation with a specific Training date; if you have questions, please contact Renee Bleakley at: renee.bleakley@baker.edu
Fall Quarter CPI Training Dates: Thursday, November 20th at 5:00pm - 9:00pm on the Clinton Township campus Friday, November 21st at 9:00am - 1:00pm on the Clinton Township campus Monday, December 15th at 5:00 – 9:00pm on the Port Huron campus
November WebEx Information: You may participate in either the one-hour live WebEx session or view the recorded session at your convenience. Recordings will be housed on the ET&L web-site under Professional Development, Faculty Growth & Evaluation. Please allow one week from the time of the live session until you they are housed on the ET&L web-site. The next session is titled, Navigating the Faculty Growth & Evaluation Process (FGEP) and will be held Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 9:00am as a WebEx. This session will identify the benefits of the FGEP and review its key components, including the memo faculty members will receive and the forms and meetings involved. Use the link below only if you want to participate in the LIVE WebEx session. https://baker.webex.com/mw0401l/mywebex/default.do?service=1&siteurl=baker&nomenu=true&main_url=% 2Fmc0901l%2Fe.do%3Fsiteurl%3Dbaker%26AT%3DMI%26EventID%3D280587037%26UID%
Important Dates: Fall Qua r t e r - 9/29/ 14 - 12/12/1 4 Week 6 Advising - 1 1/3/14 - 1 1 /7/ 14 Week 7 Registration - 1 1 /10/14 - 1 1/14/14 Thanksgiving Break - 1 1/27/14 - 1 1/28/14 Final Exam Week - 12/8/14 - 12/12/1 4 Grades Due by Noon - 1 2/1 5 /14 CT Academic Office is open Monday - Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm and Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm, closed Saturday. The phone number is (586) 790-9587. CT Faculty Workroom is open Monday - Thursday 8:00am- 10:00pm, Friday until 5 :00pm and Saturday 8:00am - 1:00pm
Baker College Dress Code Please review the dress code in the 2013 Part-Time Employee Handbook to ensure you are in compliance with Baker College’s dress code. You will find the handbook by going to My Baker→Faculty & Staff→Human Resources→Employee Info→Employee Handbook→2013 Part Time Employee Handbook→F. Dress Code pages 19-20. Please note that in general the dress code also applies to Faculty in-services and any professional development sessions. Occasionally, employees may be invited to wear “business casual” attire to these functions BUT should never wear blue jeans.
Evening Academic Office Coverage for HUS, ECE and CRJ * Monday:
Janet M. Joiner, Dean of HUS, ECE, and CRJ Katherine Pickens, HUS Program Director
Tuesday: John Wilk, CRJ Internship Coordinator
Wednesday: Michael “Mike” Buggy, Director of CRJ
Thursday: Wynonia Ward, HUS Internship Coordinator Mary Jane Merren, Director of ECE
*The above administrators will be available in the Clinton Township Academic Office Monday - Thursday until 6:15pm Academic Office, Clinton Township 586-790-9587
Academic Office, Port Huron (810) 985-7000
Janet M. Joiner, PhD, LMSW Dean of Human Services, Early Childhood Education and Criminal Justice Baker College of Clinton Township and Port Huron CT Office Phone: (586)790-2814 - PH Office Phone 810-989-2110 CT FAX (586) 791-6611 - janet.joiner@baker.edu