Cityscape

May 3, 2021

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, a national movement fights stigma, provides support, educates the public and advocates for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. Mental Health Month raises awareness of trauma and the impact it can have on the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of children, families, and communities. Mental Health support and therapy are available to LRCCD students at no cost through Timely MD. Telehealth services can be utilized for free in the moment support and/or for free scheduled short-term therapy.

Los Rios’ Employee Assistance Program provides free resources to help employees lead healthier and happier lives, including confidential counseling and wellness coaching. For students, SCC Telehealth is available 24/7/365 to help address their medical and mental health needs. Whether they have the flu, need to talk through test anxiety, or want to schedule a time to speak with a counselor, licensed providers are available to help!

For more information about mental health statistics, services, resources and how to help fight the stigma, please visit the following websites:

Movies for Mental Health

LRCCD Health & Wellness Services and SCC Counseling will be hosting Movies for Mental Health on Monday, May 10, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Zoom.

Movies for Mental Health are 2-hour workshops on college and university campuses that focus on empowering young adults, educators, health professionals and community members to gain a better understanding of mental health within their environment.

Los Rios Summit for the Future

All are invited to a virtual Los Rios Summit for the Future on Thursday, May 6 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., featuring Los Rios Chancellor Brian King, ARC President Melanie Dixon, CRC President Ed Bush, FLC President Whitney Yamamura, and SCC President Michael Gutierrez.

At the summit, the five leaders will explore a variety of important topics surrounding our post-pandemic landscape, putting our shared commitment to equity and social justice into action, and the role of organizational structure in that work.

There are lots of questions about changes underway in our organization, many of which we don’t yet have answers to. We expect and hope this summit will set the stage for more dialogue on the important issues facing our institutions. There will be ample opportunities to submit questions and comments in the weeks and months ahead.

Zoom Information:

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/95841380946
(669) 900-6833
Webinar ID: 958 4138 0946

The webinar will be recorded for those who are unable to attend.

Celebrate API Week

Celebrate API Week with us beginning today, May 3 through May 7, with a film festival and a series of workshops! These are great opportunities to come together, show support, and learn more about the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience.

More Information

Mini Grant Applications Due May 10

Don’t forget – if you have a great idea for a project that will improve the student experience, the teaching and learning environment, and/or impact student success, we hope you will propose it as part of the Mini Grant process!

The SCC Mini Grant program funds innovative ideas that help to further student success at Sacramento City College. Mini Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded, and may be used to buy equipment and supplies, or help support research, coursework, or other projects/activities directly related to the college’s educational mission.

Applications will be accepted from April 19 – May 10, 2021. All grant funds should be expended next fiscal year (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022).

For more information and to apply, visit the SCC Philanthropy website.

QPR Workshop May 7

All employees are invited to a "QPR - Question Persuade Refer" suicide prevention workshop on Friday, May 7, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Zoom.

Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. QPR is the most widely taught Gatekeeper training in the world on suicide prevention.

After completing this training, you will receive:

Individual access to QPR supplemental materials
Gatekeeper of QPR Certificate

This training has limited capacity and will be facilitated by Certified QPR Instructor Colby Arguelles, LCSW.

Open Enrollment is Underway!

Reminder – the once-a-year opportunity for regular permanent employees to choose or change their benefits is happening now!

Visit the Benefits website for direct access or through our ESS Benefits Supersite (Google Chrome browser preferred).

If you are satisfied with your current elections and don’t wish to make any changes, your benefits will simply roll over to the new plan year, which is July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022. However, we recommend that you visit the new site and review/update your information, beneficiary details and dependent Social Security numbers.

In addition, for those meeting eligibility requirements, please be sure to review the new VOYA voluntary plans here:

For more information about these plans, register for an upcoming webinar today!

Tuesday, May 4, at 10 a.m.

Friday, May 7, at 12 p.m.

Please contact Employee Benefits at benefits@losrios.edu if you have questions.

'Caring Campus' as Crosswalk to City Ways

The Caring Campus Long-Term Planning Committee (CCLTPC) began in January 2021. Our focus is to develop implementation, monitoring, and communication plans, to ensure the work we started last summer continues, to hold all constituencies accountable, and to present and share behavioral commitments and efforts with our college community.

One of our goals this semester included the creation of a Chart of Services, to better inform our students of the resources and services that are available to them throughout our College and centers, and a Campus Contact List that provides detailed information about who to contact when employees have questions. Please be sure to read the “Information” tab in each document before using. The “Information” tab in each will help guide the use of both resources.

A reminder about who we are: During the summer of 2020, the Vice President of Administration Carrie Bray and more than 25 classified professionals from SCC’s main campus, and our Davis and West Sacramento Centers, worked on the Caring Campus initiative to develop action-based behavioral commitments to improve student experience and engagement. This work reinforces and supports the college’s City Ways efforts.

The CCLTPC is a group of classified professionals who are champions when it comes to serving our students, and who already exhibit behaviors that mirror the Caring Campus behavioral commitments.

Caring Communication – Introduce yourself
Warm Referrals – Take the person to their next step or call ahead
Know Other Departments – Know our college, so we can help students
Reach Out to Students – Follow up on interactions

We want you to think of Caring Campus as a crosswalk to City Ways. What does that mean exactly? It’s simple: City Ways is what we aspire to do, and Caring Campus is how we actualize those goals.

Look out for regular updates in this newsletter beginning Fall 2021.

The CCLTPC would like to challenge everyone on campus to implement the following perspective in their everyday interactions: Think students, then decide.

SCC May Music Events

The Sacramento City College Music department is offering a variety of choral concerts - some featuring special guests - this month, starting May 10. All are invited to attend and enjoy! See the schedule now and save the dates.

SCC Students Take 2nd and 3rd Place in Cyber Cup Challenge!

Congratulations to our students who took home the 2nd and 3rd place awards in the recent Mayor's Cyber Cup Challenge!

Students prepared for one month for the competition, which covered different areas in cybersecurity, such as deciphering hidden messages, analyzing logs to detect hacker activity, using publicly available data and tools to extract information and more. Preparation included weekly live webinars and team members working together to achieve their goals.

SCC IT Club Team 1 (2nd Place): Jose Alfonso Sedano Morquecho, Bryan Gomez, Omair Qazi, and Carmen Romero.

SCC Team 2 (3rd place): Thomas Haydon, Tam Vo and Jaime Guereca

Congratulations to Our 2021-2022 Student Leaders!

We'd like to congratulate and welcome your newly elected SCC Student Associated Council (SAC) leaders for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year:

Los Rios Student Trustee: Jen Galinato

President: Spencer Slavazza

Vice President: Haily Holston

Secretary of Legislative Affairs: Fatema Nushin

Secretary: Andrea Ayala

President Pro Tempore: Nakul Srikanth

Secretary of Public Relations: Helen Phun

Secretary of Outreach and Development: Rom Arca

Secretary of Sustainability: Anna Magruder

Secretary of Technology: Maris White

Senators: Enkh-Amar Batbayer, Alexander Benesch, Sidney Niebla

Clubs & Events Board Treasurer: Ivan Pacheco

Clubs & Events Board Secretary of Public Relations: Jimena Loza-Naveja

Clubs & Events Board Secretary of Technology: Jeonghwa Jo

If you would like to get involved, contact Student Leadership Advisor Deborah Knowles at KnowleD@scc.losrios.edu.

Congratulations to SCC student Jenn Galinato who has been elected to represent all of the Los Rios student body as the Student Trustee! In addition to serving as the student voice on the Board of Trustees, the Student Trustee chairs the Student Advisory Committee, which provides a forum for communication and exchange of ideas, information, and concerns among students. Special thanks to FLC student Toni Schiffmaier who served as the Student Trustee for the 2020-2021 year!

Retirements

Congratulations to our retirees! Retirees are honored at Celebrate City. The next Celebrate City events is scheduled for May 13, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Keep an eye on your inbox for calendar invitations as each date approaches.

Marcia Bonawitz, Cosmetology Professor, 21 years, 05/20/21

President Gutierrez's Office Hour

President Gutierrez holds an office hour twice a month during the semester. Office hours are held on the second Friday at 8:30 a.m. and fourth Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The last office hour of the semester will be Friday, May 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Please look for an email prior to each event to sign up. Zoom info will be sent via a calendar invite on the day before the event to those who signed up.