Classified Senate

8:45 am: Breakfast

9:10 am: Welcome from De Anza President Omar Torres

9:15 am: Welcome from Chancellor Lee Lambert

9:30 am: Flow of the Day

Creating a Respectful Workplace
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MLC 102

What does "respect" mean at work, anyway? Why does it matter?   How can you encourage it around you, and how can you get respect from others?

 

Campus Tour (DMT Tour)
11:00 am - 11:30 am
E21

Join for a campus tour of the beautiful De Anza campus!

 

Becoming an Effective Advocate
10:00 am - 11:30 am
ADM 109
(Sorry, no Zoom available due to technical issues. Please visit another workshop.)

With the reduction to federal and state budgets and the grants they fund, plus the threat to diversity, equity and inclusion, learning to advocate for our needs and beliefs is particularly essential now. Learn how to contact your representatives, research the issues and forge alliances with coalitions to increase the power of your message.

 

PGA, Travel & Conference, Training/Retraining, and SDL
10:30 am - 11:30 am
MLC 255
(Sorry, no Zoom available due to technical issues. Please visit another workshop.)

Interested in learning more about professional development opportunities for classified? Such as Professional Growth Award (PGA) or the process of using your Travel and Conference funds? Join to learn how to make use of these opportunities and more.

 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Toolbox - Overview for FHDA classified professionals
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MLC 243
(Hyflex: Zoom link)

Introduction to AI - What's in the AI Toolbox, Art of Prompting, Create your AI Avatar, Join the FHDA Interest Group, Convergence of AI and Quantum Technologies.

 

Emerging Technologies Institute
11:00 am - 11:30 am
MLC 243
(Hyflex: Zoom link)

Brief Overview and discussion of the Emerging Technologies Institute (ETI). What is it, and why was it created? Impact on Foothill and De Anza students, faculty, staff.

 

Who's Making the Flyer?: Canva Best Practices & Embracing Your Creative Side
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MLC 260

Learn about tools and strategies that can support you in maximizing your use of Canva! We will discuss ways in which you can tap into your creative side!

 

Non-Instructional Uses of Canvas
10:00 am - 11:30 am
ADM 106
(Hyflex: Zoom link)

In this workshop, participants will get an introduction to Canvas and possible ways it can be used for non-instructional purposes.

Foothill President Kristina Whalen

Classified Senate Presidents (Doreen Finkelstein and Dennis Shannakian)

1:00 pm: Speed Meeting and Get-to-Know-You

1:40 pm: Caring Campus: Learning More about Caring Campus and How it Applies to Our Work

2:20 pm: Open Activity Time: Photobooth, Art Expression, and Community Bonding

We will end the day with prize drawings