Update from Gavilan College on COVID-19: May 7, 2020
STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES
National Teacher Appreciation Week - May 4- 8
#thankateacher
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO OUR
FACULTY-OF-THE-YEAR
Part-time Faculty of the Year
Tiffany Palsgrove
Fulltime Faculty of the Year
Scott Sandler
GAVILAN COLLEGE STATUS :
  • All locations of Gavilan College are closed through the end of May.
  • All instruction and services remain in an online format.
  • The campus, including tennis courts, track, and golf course,is closed to the public
  • Summer registration is underway. Find PRIORITY DATES here
  • Fall registration will begin on June 22
  • Scholarship application deadline has been extended until May 15
  • Deadline to select PASS/ NO PASS grading option has been extended until May 15
  • 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
Stay fit with Summer Athletics and Kinesiology classes:
80398         KIN 8– Intro to Sports Psych     
80271         KIN 15 – Sports & Society            
80164         ATH 27 – Women’s Basketball          
80363         ATH 27 – Men’s Basketball              
80234          ATH 37 – Softball               
80224 & 80275   ATH 48 – Agility & Strength      
80165         ATH 65 – Baseball              
80225 & 80274   ATH 75 – Sports Conditioning - Football               
80226          ATH 75 – Sports Conditioning -Women’s Basketball                     
80227          ATH 75 – Sports Conditioning - Volleyball                        
80364          ATH 75 – Sports Conditioning- Men’s Basketball 
80433          ATH 75 - Sports Conditioning- Softball                 
80231 & 80273   ATH 77 – Football     
NEWS
  • NEW- The State of California has selected San Benito County as a no-cost COVID-19 testing site. Residents can get tested for COVID-19 at the Veteran’s Memorial Building, located at 649 San Benito Street in Hollister. Hours for testing will be Sunday through Thursday, 8:00am-8:00pm. https://local.nixle.com/alert/7981008/
  • NEW - Governor Newsom today also unveiled new rules dictating how quickly California communities and businesses can reopen, and promised more guidance will come on Tuesday.
  • NEW - The IRS has announced that emergency student aid grants distributed under the CARES Act will not be taxed. 
The ASGC Centennial Scholarship is for students that have been affected by Covid-19.
 
Deadline: May 17



The GAVILAN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE
has been extended until MAY 15
RESOURCES
NEW - Webinar iThursday, May 14 from 2:30-3:30 p.m .
Join the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges for part one of a three-part webinar series to discuss competency-based education for our system.
 
Webinar 1: Competency-based Education 101: What is it and how is it different from our current offerings?
Panelists:
Marty Alvarado – California Community Colleges Executive Vice Chancellor, Educational Services and Supports
Aisha Lowe – California Community Colleges Vice Chancellor, Educational Services and Supports
Cheryl Aschenbach – Academic Senate Secretary, 5C Co-Chair
Karen Daar – Academic Senate Vice President, Academic Affairs, 5C Co-Chair
 
The webinar is Thursday, May 14 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Join the webinar at this link or via the information below:
Or iPhone one-tap :
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Or Telephone:
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  Webinar ID: 922 7887 4849

  • For older adults or people with disabilities: Sourcewise will be assisting with enrollment to the new COVID-19 California Senior Meal Program announced by the Governor on Friday, April 24th. This program opens the opportunity for more residents of Santa Clara county to obtain a nutritious meal delivered to them by a local restaurant. This program has been named Great Plates Delivered, an email with updated information will be sent towards the end of this week. In the meantime those interested are encouraged to call 408-350-3200 option 1 to be placed on a call back list at this time. 

Stress and crisis relief :
EVERY THURSDAY AT 11 AM : President's Forum -- this is your chance to meet virtually with Dr. Kathleen Rose, get information, and ask questions.

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