Update from Gavilan College on COVID-19: May 14, 2020
STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES
SAVE THE DATE:

FRIDAY, MAY 22 AT 3 PM:
Virtual End of Year Celebration -- Celebrate the end of our Centennial Year, Celebrate the Graduates of 2020 and connect with faculty, staff, and students #togetherapart.

NEWS
NEW - The California Department of Social Services announced that undocumented adult Californians who are affected by the pandemic and ineligible for other forms of assistance can start applying for a $500 one-time emergency grant on Monday, May 18. This state funding is expected to reach about 150,000 undocumented adults.

NEW - Californians now have access to a new  testing and treatment website , where there are resources for people who think they may be sick and answers questions about testing. The website also has an interactive feature to help people find a  testing site  nearby.


NEW - The California Employment Development Department today announced the release of $23 million through two National Dislocated Worker Grants to address the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the state’s workforce. The two grants from the U.S. Department of Labor will provide temporary jobs to 600 unemployed workers and employment and job-training services to 2,590 workers affected by the pandemic.


GAVILAN COLLEGE STATUS :
  • All locations of Gavilan College are closed, and all instruction and services are being provided in online format.The campus, including tennis courts, track, and golf course,is closed to the public
  • Summer registration is underway. Summer classes start June 15
  • Fall registration will begin on June 22
  • If you missed the weekly President's Forum, you can listen HERE
  • Graduation has been postponed until Fall 2020, tentatively to be scheduled by department December 19-21. Read letter from Dr. Rose
FALL 2020
  • Fall 2020 classes, services, and activities will be offered primarily online, except for those programs where licensing requirements or the nature of the matieral require face-to-face instruction.
  • When face-to-face instruction takes place, it will be in accordance with appropriate practices for sanitizing and social distancing in accordance with public health guidelines.
  • If classes have a synchronous component, that is, required online meetings at a specific day and time, these will be listed in the Fall schedule of classes so students may plan accordingly.
  • Registration for Fall classes will begin on June 22
The ASGC Centennial Scholarship is for students that have been affected by Covid-19.
 
Deadline: May 17

RESOURCES
  • Go to Stayenrolled.com to find out the latest information you need to know about Community Colleges during COVID-19
  • Medi-Nurse” line - for Medi-Cal patients without a health plan (fee for service) and uninsured Californians. The line is https://1-877-409-9052 and is available 24/7 for COVID-19 concerns or for general medical issues.
NEW - Equity-Minded Mathematics Instruction
Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
This webinar will include one or more math instructors from California and Colorado who have worked with CUE on developing pedagogical practices that are critically race conscious. This session will address: (1) traditional vs equity-minded conceptions of the ways in which math is done and thought about, (2) how to draw upon student’s knowledge, (3) noticing racialized patterns in data close to practice (gradebook and attendance mapping, designing homework problems), (4) engaging students conversations that focus on how they are experiencing the online environment. Register at this link.

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