Fostering a Safe & Supportive Campus Environment
Join the Behavioral Management Team for an engaging workshop designed to help you better understand how our team partners with you to create positive learning and working environments. This session will: - Clarify the role of the Behavioral Management Team in supporting faculty and staff, - Provide strategies for addressing challenging student behaviors effectively, - Share resources and intervention tools available to you, - Foster collaboration to promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive campus community,
Whether you’re in the classroom, advising a club, or working in a student support role, this workshop will equip you with practical approaches and introduce you to the ways the Behavioral Management Team can assist you in navigating student behavioral concerns.
Organization: Student Affairs. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Categories: FLEX, CPGU. Internal Presenter(s) [including yourself, if applicable]: Margaret Mansour, Gary Montecuello. Which campus is your event taking place? Verdugo.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Student Center 212.
The Art of the Warm Handoff
Be the bridge that makes every student feel seen, supported, and valued from the moment they arrive on campus. In this hands-on microlearning session, you’ll learn practical yet effective techniques to confidently guide students to the right people and campus resources in a warm, personal way.
*There are a lot of student events on Wednesday the 27th! You can come to this session and then meet and greet students at events.
Organization: Professional Development. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Categories: FLEX, CPGU.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM.
Staff and Faculty Lounge.
Get to Know Pronto!
Welcome Back Week - Communicate with Pronto!
Pronto is a real-time messaging and communication platform, integrated within Canvas, designed to help students and instructors stay connected both inside and outside the classroom. By creating a supportive communication environment, Pronto makes it easy for everyone to ask questions, share updates, and collaborate on coursework. Its seamless integration with Canvas and user friendly mobile app encourages consistent engagement and helps build a sense of belonging, ensuring that all students feel included and supported throughout their learning journey. Join us to learn how to:
Boost student engagement with a modern communication tool. Access pre-built Pronto groups and set clear communication expectations. Educate students on Pronto and encourage active participation. Deliver information and track student engagement. Communicate effectively with students who speak different languages.
Organization: Professional Development. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Zoom Meeting Link (if applicable): https://glendale-edu.zoom.us/j/86168522903?pwd=soOnQCsX3PepRENa34wyZjKzavtnmH.1. Categories: FLEX, GLOW UP.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Zoom.
MESA Open House
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Welcome Back Week,
Come visit GCC's brand new MESA Center on the 2nd floor of San Gabriel in SG 269 -- right next door to the Math Discovery Center! Learn how MESA benefits our STEM students, meet our MESA team, and network with other STEM-affiliated folk. Activities to Build Belonging include designing Vision Boards during the morning session and playing Board Games for the afternoon session. Enjoy some candy, popcorn, and soda and build new connections with MESA!
Organization: MESA - Mathematics, Engineering, Science. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Categories: FLEX, CPGU. Internal Presenter(s) [including yourself, if applicable]: Angie Aguilar, Chris Herwerth & Rachel Ridgway. Which campus is your event taking place? Verdugo.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM.
San Gabriel Building 269 - MESA Program.
Structuring Belonging Beyond Day 1
See a demonstration of the norms that cultivate the learning environment needed for learning and collaboration. Participants will see a demonstration through the various types of environments created by tabletop gaming and learn to apply these to learning environments. These norms can be applied across the disciplines to create an environment of collaboration that goes beyond day 1 belonging.
Organization: Professional Development. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Categories: FLEX.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Staff and Faculty Lounge.
Family Style: Supporting Pregnant & Parenting Students
Welcome Back Week: What's Possible to Support Pregnant and Parenting Students?
There are so different many ways we can effectively support pregnant and parenting students at GCC. Attend this session to understand student rights under state and federal law, the instructional and institutional responsibilities associated with these rights, and the common scenarios where students are likely to need additional support and problem-solving as they navigate their college experience.
Organization: Human Resources. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Categories: FLEX, CPGU. Internal Presenter(s) [including yourself, if applicable]: May Zhang. Which campus is your event taking place? Verdugo. Please list External Presenter: W. Scott Lewis.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Administration Building 232G - Learning Center Workshop Room.
Pronto Updates for Active Users
Pronto Updates for Active Users: Level Up Your Engagement - Let's Go Beyond the Basics! In a more advanced workshop, we will focus on how to take engagement and student success to the next level, by exploring some of the lesser-known use cases and features of Pronto. In this webinar, we will tackle more breakthrough elements of Pronto, such as:
-Empowering you to control your Canvas connection through the Course Management Tool-Managing Cross-listed sections and greater use for Student groups in Canvas-Getting the most out of Group Work-Driving engagement between class sessions with Polls, Prompts, and Resource Sharing-Maximizing your productivity through Pronto group management-Making digital Office Hours convenient and impactful through Pronto.
Organization: Professional Development. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Zoom Meeting Link (if applicable): https://glendale-edu.zoom.us/j/86259707526?pwd=mxD58CsRavXnaPoe9G9iiteeVdwnDF.1. Categories: FLEX, GLOW UP.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:20 PM.
Zoom.
Getting to Know the Entering Class of 2025
Welcome Back Week: Getting to Know the Entering Class of 2025,
Students are changing and it can feel overwhelming! The counseling faculty have been working with the entering class all summer through the summer bridge program and Promise Plus+ work. Come hear from the counselors as they share about the unique characteristics of this entering class and how you can connect with this new and wonderful group!
Organization: Faculty Development. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Zoom Meeting Link (if applicable): https://glendale-edu.zoom.us/meetings/82651471054/invitations?signature=7XTWsfuthOFxUKIFX-RxJJV_HrDYFQmO2KVE4X8Fm-k. Categories: FLEX. Internal Presenter(s) [including yourself, if applicable]: Cynthia Vazquez, Angie Aguilar, Emily Strain, Erica Burgos, Janelle Qamaruzzaman.
Friday, August 29, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM.
Zoom.
A Platica: Let's Talk about AI
Welcome Back Week,
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Join us for a Plática where faculty and staff can come together to explore the role of Artificial Intelligence in our teaching, student services, and campus life. In the spirit of Plática, we will share stories, concerns, and hopes, and work together to identify what support, training, and resources we need to engage with AI in ways that are ethical, equitable, and grounded in our values. Your voice is essential to this conversation.
*This is an in-person event at Verdugo Campus in AD 217.
Organization: Title V. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Categories: FLEX. Internal Presenter(s) [including yourself, if applicable]: Alice Martinez, Jeff Foulkes, Alix Williams, Sherry Schaffer.
Friday, August 29, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Administration Building 217.