The Tuesday Times

Stella, Sindy's Granddaughter

Division Assistant Becomes Proud Grandparent

Please join me in welcoming Sindy's first grandchild, Stella, who was born Sunday at 9:23 PM in Seattle, Washington. Cute kid! I love those hats :-)

Sindy will be gone for at least a week doing what new grandmothers do :-) If you need help, contact me, I'll be doing what new Deans do.

While Sindy is gone (probably through the week of August 2nd), the Division Office will be open from 8AM - 4PM, depending on the wreck du jour on Highway 17. (This morning I saw a guy in a BMW slam on his brakes in bumper to bumper 70 MPH traffic in order to scream at someone on his cell phone. One has to have priorities, doesn't one?)

If you need a signature, and I'm out and about, leave it in the file named "Mark's Signature File" in the inbox on Sindy's desk. I sign all forms submitted every afternoon after I check the FOAP and what you are requesting.

FIRE DRILL Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 10am

There is no good time to schedule a drill, and we will do our best to run through the drill expediently and safely. We expect everyone on main campus- faculty, staff, students, visitors and contractors to evacuate at 10am when the alarm bell rings and evacuate to the nearest parking lot to wait as buildings are checked and cleared. (District offices are not included in this drill)

Unlike a real fire evacuation, please lock all doors of classrooms, offices and buildings as you leave. Also, please leave window coverings open for visual checking by emergency personnel. Everyone, including staff, students, faculty, managers, visitors and contractors should take their personal belongs as they leave.

It is our hope that we have all buildings cleared within 15 minutes, and then we will issue an ALL CLEAR message to return to your building. Please remain at the parking lots until you are advised by the emergency response staff to return to your buildings. It is especially important to think about any physically disabled individuals that may need assistance in the evacuation. Please make this a priority as you prepare to participate in the drill to think ahead about how to evacuate disabled people and what the best pathways are.

Foothill staff and managers will act as emergency coordinators and will wear names badges. Some may be in bright yellow jackets and vests and some may have bullhorns (Mark is desperately hoping he will be issued a bullhorn - a lifelong dream!). Please follow their guidance or ask them for assistance if you need help.

Police Chief Ron Levine will use the District's Emergency Notification System (ENS) to send out an emergency text message 24 hours prior to the drill to advise our campus community that we will be holding a drill at 10am on July 29th. He will again send an update 60 minutes prior to the drill. If you are not signed up to receive Emergency Notifications from Foothill-DeAnza CCD, you can sign up now at :
http://reports.fhda.edu/php/emergency_contact.php

We will open the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the Chinese Heritage Room at 9:30am to review protocol with college staff who will be assisting with clearing all buildings. The EOC will remain open through the drill and after for a debriefing of the process. We welcome your feedback and suggestions which you can email directly to me anytime after the drill is completed.

Student Access to Your Office

Here's a new one; students walking into the office asking myself or Sindy to open your office so they can "pick something up". Right.

First, that isn't something either of us would do, even if we know the student. Your office is your space, We don't go in there unless you specifically ask us to, or we hear muffled cries for help emanating from within. If you want to leave something for a student, it's better if you bring it to the Division Office with a note, or send me an email telling me specifically what the student needs, their name, and when they will be coming by.

Campers look pleased to meet with Foothill faculty members Kristin Tripp-Caldwell and Bruce McLeod. Bruce had earlier expressed concern that the size and age of Fine Arts and Communications students appeared to be rapidly shrinking

Happy Campers at Foothill

Geetika Jain reports: Fourteen young aspiring film-makers were checking out our Fine Arts Division last week. These youngsters, aged between 9 and 12 have been part of the 'Movie Magic' camp going on at non-profit organization India Community Center (ICC)in Milpitas. The campers were able to edit their films at the IDEA lab and thanked Dean Mark Anderson and IDEA lab technician Paul Zuniga for making it possible.

SUMMER MUSICAL FREE OFFER!

Tickets are now on sale for Foothill's Annual Summer Musical Extravaganza, "ANYTHING GOES.” FACULTY AND STAFF are eligible to receive ONE FREE ticket with purchase of one general admission ticket ($26) for any date July 23 through August 14th. (Sorry no comps are available closing performance, August 15th). To receive your comp ticket, you must order with one paid general admission for the same date and you must leave your order in the Box Office mailbox in the mailroom with payment. Your tickets will be available at “Will Call” the night of the performance. Please be aware that the Box Office is only open Thur-Sun, so please submit orders at least three days prior to the performance you wish to attend. NON-comp tickets may be ordered on line any time at www.foothillmusicals.com. Regular prices: $26 Gen Adm./$24 seniors/$18 students/$10 children under 12.

The form is available here: http://www.foothillmusictech.com/PDF/Anything_Goes.pdf

Sorry, NO comp orders will be taken at the Box Office window.

Resistance Is Futile, Continued

Isn't Banner fun? Here are two of the most frequent causes of disruption in the force:

a) You check your courses for Fall in the new Portal (https://myportal.fhda.edu/cp/home/displaylogin), and one of your classes has this message: "Link disabled. Course has no registration records."

This means no students have enrolled for the class yet - as soon as one does, it will show up. Remember, new students cannot register until July 29.

b) You are champing at the bit to accept your Fall Contract, and it isn't there.

Fall Contracts will be issued on August 23rd

c) A student contacts you that they cannot enroll. It can be due to the date (the date for them to enroll isn't here yet), or the fact they are not actually trying to enroll, they are hoping you will do it for them.

Please send these students here to resolve Portal issues: https://myportal.fhda.edu/LuminisSupport/forms/requesthelp.html

Remember that here in the division office, we have no control over how Banner works, or vice versa. If they come to myself or Sindy, we'll be happy to try to help them, but this is a Brave New World run by Big Banner so the game is changing...