October 2, 2020
Make Your Semester a Success!
Did you know that you have a whole team waiting to support you in your classes? Tutoring is offered in many subjects including math, writing, science and languages! Don’t wait — connect with a tutor now to get support so you can have your most successful semester yet!
Tips to Online Exams
1. Add it to your calendar 📆
Make sure to know when your test is and add it to your calendar. With the asynchronous style of many online classes you don’t want to lose track of your test and miss it or show up late when you’ll be rushing to catch up.

2. Check Your Tech 🔌
One of the easiest ways to blow it on your online exam is failing to sufficiently prepare your computer. Online exams are often timed, meaning you can’t afford any interruptions to your power, Web connection, or basic program functionality. Make sure you’ve tested the link or software you’ll need for the exam, that all the proper updates and plug-ins have been downloaded, that you’re close to a power source, and that you actually know how to use the thing.

3. You Should Still Study 📖
Online exams are frequently open-book and open-note. In this case, you’ll have access to your study materials. If you think this means you don’t have to study, you are mistaken. In an open-book setting, test questions will often require short, written responses that reflect a meaningful comprehension of the subject matter. And because online exams are often timed, you won’t have the luxury of learning that subject matter on the spot. If you go into it with only your open book to guide you, the lack of preparation will show in your rushed responses and the beads of sweat dripping down your forehead. Use the open book as a reference.

7. Don’t Forget to Submit ✅
Most online exams aren’t done until you click the “Submit” button at the end. This is a good thing insofar as it allows you to go back through your exam and review your work. If you have time left once you’ve completed your first run-through, it is a really great idea to give it another sweep. But, once you’re done with that, make sure you find your way back to the end and hit that button. And wait until your submission is confirmed. 
Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) Deadline Extended
In light of the recent flurry of wildfires across the state and the number of students who may be impacted by them, the six UC TAG campuses have agreed to extend the fall 2021 TAG submission deadline to October 15, 2020, for all TAG applicants.

As a reminder, the six TAG campuses are UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz. Students who submit a TAG by the October 15 deadline must also file a UC application for undergraduate admission by November 30.
Breonna Taylor #SayHerName
Join us Friday, Oct. 2, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for support through community discussion as we find ways to heal and help one another after the Louisville Grand Jury decision regarding the officers responsible for Breonna Taylor’s death.

Zoom Link (case-sensitive): bit.ly/LosRios4BreonnaTaylor
Password: Breonna
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Gender Identity and Pronouns Workshop
Join us Thursday, Oct. 15, 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. This will be a great opportunity for us to learn and discuss language that avoids bias toward a particular sex or social gender and that breaks down the difference of gender identity and sexuality. Special guest Bucket Manyweather will provide insight on how to communicate more comfortably with all members of our community.
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Tell Your Story, Share Your Success
The Los Rios Colleges are looking for students who want to share their decision to attend SCC during the COVID-19 pandemic. We would like to promote your stories to help other potential students learn about the many benefits of community college, including saving money, finding your passion, staying with family and loved ones, and many more.
Domestic Violence Awareness
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence does not discriminate against age, gender, sexual orientation, or economic status. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any intimate partner relationship that is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over the other person. Domestic violence can be physical, emotional, financial, sexual, technological, and/or spiritual. 

Here are some important statistics about domestic violence:
  • 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of some form of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime.
  • Domestic violence is most common among women between the ages of 18-24.
  • 57% of teens know someone who has been physically, sexually, or verbally abusive in a dating relationship.

If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, you are not alone. For more information — or to seek help — contact WEAVE.