CSM Flex Day Schedule

8:30-9:20

1 flex credit hour

Breakfast & Welcome

Location: Bayview Dining Room, Building 10, Second Floor (map)

Join us for a hot buffet breakfast and a welcome from our campus leadership!

9:30-11:00

1.5 flex credit hours

Supporting Students in Crisis/of Concern: An Introduction to Best Practices & Campus Resources 

Presenters: Kohya Lu, Ombudsperson; David Crafts, Dean of Enrollment Services & Title IX Coordinator; Aaron Schaefer, Student Life & Leadership Manager; Alex Guiriba, Interim VP of Student Services

Location: Building 10, Room 195 (map) and Zoom

This session will provide an overview of the roles of Title IX, Student Conduct, the Office of the Ombuds, and CARE at CSM. Learn to identify signs of distress/concern for students, the reporting process, and accompanying policies governing student behavior. 

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9:30-11:00

.5 flex credit hours

Distance Education Drop-in Hour

Facilitators: Jennifer Howze-Owens, Instructional Designer

Location: Zoom

Come ask any questions about your online or hybrid course with members of the DE Team. No need to have anything prepared. We are happy to talk and troubleshoot with you.

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9:30-11:30

2 flex credit hours

Community Building through Climate Action

*Please note that this session lasts 2 hours.*

Facilitators: Carla Grandy, VP of Instruction; Tammy Wong, Instructional Support Specialist

Location:  Building 10, Room 192 (map)

The session aims to foster a sense of community among faculty, staff, and programs interested in climate action and environmental justice. We will discuss an interdisciplinary approach to the topic of food deserts, food sovereignty, and community resilience. We will share examples of integration of climate action within the campus community and provide opportunities for participants to develop plans for incorporating sustainability and social justice issues across the institution. We are excited to build upon your expertise and strengths from your program in this interactive session! (This session will be a follow-up discussion from the October Flex Day Session: Food for Thought, but we welcome new participants to join this conversation.) Session will be capped at 35 attendees.

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10:00-12:00

2 flex credit hours

San Mateo County Park Plant Restoration

*Please note that this session lasts 2 hours, in addition to time for travel to and from campus.*

Guide: Kathy Diamond, Biology Faculty

Location: Coyote Point County Park at 10:00 sharp (Google Map coordinates for off-site meeting point)

Spend a couple of hours planting native plants at Coyote Point County Park. Learn about SM County Parks; experience volunteer work; give back to the community that supports the Colleges.  Tools and instructions will be provided; volunteers should wear comfortable clothes that can get a little dirty; heavy rain cancels but we will work in light rain.  Session will be capped at 30 attendees.

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11:10-12:10

1 flex credit hour

Enhancing Assessment for Excellence: Program Review Workshop

Facilitators: Guillermo Cockrum, Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Coordinator & Economics Faculty; Natalie Alizaga, Research Inquiry & Institutional Effectiveness Manager

Location: Building 10, Room 195 (map) and Zoom

Through a combination of presentations, group discussions, the examination of a case study and hands-on activities, participants will gain valuable insights into best practices for Program and Area Review assessment. They will have the opportunity to bring their Program Review submissions to the workshop, allowing for practical assessment, feedback, and improvement.

Participants will leave the workshop with a clearer understanding of how to align program goals with institutional objectives, develop effective assessment methods and tools, and collaborate with peers to enhance program quality. By the end of the session, they will be better equipped to drive positive change and promote excellence in their educational programs.

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11:10-12:10

1 flex credit hour

Professional Development & the Part-Time Faculty Member

Facilitators: Susan Khan, Professional Development Faculty Coordinator; Tamara Perkins, Film Faculty

Location:Zoom

Our adjunct faculty are critical to student success, and therefore critical to building a successful campus professional development program.  Come to this session to find community with other part-time faculty members on the topic of professional development.  Participants will reflect on their personal "why" and how it relates to campus institutional goals, learn more about professional development opportunities available to all faculty at CSM, and contribute to campus professional development planning by sharing their ideas and experiences. All are welcome!

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11:10-12:10

1 flex credit hour

Office Yoga: Simple Stretches for Busy People

Facilitator: Melinda Nguyen, Nursing Faculty

Location: Bayview Dining Room, Building 10, Second Floor (map)

Are you at a desk for most of the day? Do you feel aches and pains and wish you could feel more comfortable? Ever wonder if there was anything you could do to promote the feelings of calm and well being when you are at work? 

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, please consider joining Melinda Nguyen in practicing some office yoga. This will be an interactive session based on the book "Office Yoga: Simple Stretches for Busy People" by Darrin Zeer. 

Come dressed in comfortable clothing and shoes. Make sure that when you are at the session, to only participate in the activities that you feel you can do comfortably. Sitting out or modifying an exercise is perfectly acceptable. See you there! :)

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11:10-12:10

1 flex credit hour

CANCELLED: Library of the Future

Facilitator: Elnora Tayag, Director of Learning Commons

Location: CSM Library Makerspace (map)

Be part of our vision and help us design a 21st century CM Library!  This Library Modernization Project will bring our library building into the 21st century by reimagining our physical spaces and services to best support our students, faculty, staff, and community. Your engagement is vital to ensure a library design that works for student success and all our users.

12:10-1:00

Lunch Buffet

Location: Bayview Dining Room, Building 10, Second Floor (map)

1:00-2:30

1.5 flex credit hours

Science Faculty Institute on Teaching and Learning Panel Discussion

Panelists: Paul Hankamp, Biology Faculty; Alex Wong, Physics Faculty; Catherine Ciesla, Chemistry Faculty; Kevin Sibucao, Chemistry Faculty; Jessie Tohmc, Nursing Faculty; Dan Ghiorso, EMT & Fire Faculty; Guillermo Cockrum, Economics Faculty; Philip Tran, Business Faculty

Location: Building 10, Room 195 (map) and Zoom

The Science Faculty Institute on Teaching and Learning is a Title-V funded faculty development program that runs each Fall. In the program, the interdisciplinary faculty participants implement a project to develop their teaching in an effort to promote equity in the classroom. At this Flex Day session, participants will discuss their projects, their impact on students, and their experience working in small interdisciplinary teams.

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1:00-2:30

1.5 flex credit hours

Identify, Adopt, Revise: Exploring Routes to Quality Course Material Adoption

Facilitator: Jennifer Howze-Owens, Instructional Designer

Location: Zoom

Did you know that course materials can cost more than course fees? Have you thought about adopting OER for your course but are not sure where to start? Do you have questions about quality and feasibility of OER adoption? In this session, you will learn about various OER databases, why equity and OER are related, and have time to identify resources for course readings, videos, homework, quizzes. You will be able to navigate at least one open education resource by the end of this presentation.  

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1:00-2:00

1 flex credit hour

Leading with Values:Strengthening our Purpose with Courageous Conversations

Facilitators: Heidi Pereira, Assistant Project Director, Developing Hispanic Institutions, Title V Grant; Christopher Smith, Biology Faculty

Location: Building 10, Room 193 (map)

This session is designed to promote awareness of differences, equity, and racial justice. Through this session, we will reflect on our values and purpose and explore effective ways to communicate them with others. We will use different tools to examine these concepts in an open space for dialogue, encouraging participants to use shared ideas and thoughts to integrate their learnings into daily life.

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1:00-2:30

1.5 flex credit hours

Public Safety Unveiled: A Comprehensive Overview and Interactive Q&A Session

Presenter: Robert Dean, Captain of Public Safety at CSM

Location: Building 10, Room 194 (map) and Zoom

This session provides an overview of the role of the Department of Public Safety at CSM. Participants will learn about how DPS interfaces with Law Enforcement on emergencies, as well as our role in Emergency Preparedness.  Come with your questions about safety on campus!

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2:40-3:40

1 flex credit hour

Alumni Showcase: Unleashing Success in Career Education at CSM

Facilitators: Alex Kramer, Director of Workforce Development; Andrea Vizenor, Executive Director of Strategic Intitiatives & Economic Development

Location: Building 10, Room 195 (map) and Zoom

We all play a critical role in empowering our students for success in their future careers. This session will offer a Career Education showcase highlighting the career journeys of accomplished College of San Mateo alumni, accompanied by perspectives and testimonials from our local employers.

Join us to gain valuable insights into how three former CSM students successfully transitioned from our classrooms to thriving careers in their fields of study. This session will also explore the qualities and skills employers value most in CSM graduates, providing us with actionable knowledge to better prepare our students to be competitive in the workforce landscape.

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2:40-3:40

1 flex credit hour

Artificial Intelligence: What have we learned?  (An Informal Discussion)

Facilitators: Daniel Keller, English Faculty; Guillermo Cockrum, Economics Faculty

Location: Zoom

This session is a follow-up to the previous day's Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality Conference.  Come share what you learned at the conference, what questions it raised, and how you might incorporate what you learned in your work at CSM.

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2:40-3:40

1 flex credit hour

Executive Cabinet Roundtable

Presenters: Richard Storti, Acting President; Carla Grandy, Vice President of Instruction; Alex Guiriba, Interim Vice President of Student Services; Andrea Vizenor, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives & Economic Development (SIED); Monique Nakagawa, Acting Dean of Planning, Research, & Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE); David Galvez, Director of Equity

Location: Building 10, Room 468 (College Heights) (map) and Zoom

Join the executive leadership team to learn about the structure of weekly meetings and operations, including how topics get to the executive team, how decisions are made, and how decisions are communicated back out to the campus. Updates will also be provided on major projects that are in the works. The session will conclude with an opportunity to ask questions.

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2:40-4:40

2 flex credit hours

The Role of Mental Imagery in the Arts & STEM

Presenter: Mohsen Janatpour, Astronomy Faculty

Location: Building 36, Planetarium (map)

This workshop, conducted in CSM Planetarium, starts with observation of the sky and perception of celestial beauties, followed by a planetarium show, Symvisio on the Dome––as a demonstration of mental imagery––and ends with a discussion of mental imagery in the Arts and STEM and how it affects our perception of the world. The workshop draws on concepts from the book, "Conjunctive Theory: Mental Imagery in the Arts and Sciences" (Cognella Publishing Company, 2023) and provides examples to bring the idea home.
Copies of the book will be available for the participant's examination.

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