When someone in the DISTRICT has been contacted and has not responded within 48 hours, the sender or caller may contact Mary Denise Jackson (). This ensures that if someone is on leave, has left the institution or is not going to be available, issues are not dropped and the sender will not feel put off. Finally, we talked about the need to reduce the number of UNNECESSARY emails we all receive (or send!) in order for us to be better able to respond to what is essential. Before you send an email to a group of people, think twice about who should respond to the email or attend to the task, who should care about the subject and be able to do something about it? There will be more about emails and some pending negotiations with PFT on the subject as well. Love from China We could have not asked for more from our group of students chaperoned by BCC VPSS Cifra and COA Outreach Manager Nicole Kelly. The host from China wrote: am very happy “I to meet all of our friends from Peralta Community College District in this summer. I will remember the wonderful memories about happy days in Hangzhou with you. I hope we can see each other again in the future, wish you a happy life, healthy everyday. [Heart]” The students landed this Saturday, August 5. No major problems! Based on the regular feeds from China, this was as smooth an experience as we could have hoped for. “WECHAT” This experience encourages us to send more of our students to China and abroad, and to continue to expand the experience for our students. As I told them before they departed, they are Peralta, California and U.S. ambassadors to China and they bore their responsibilities admirably. These visits were valuable experiences for our students. VCAA Siri Brown on Board Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Siri Brown has begun her duties and is spending time developing her knowledge of the managers and processes, and attending to a variety of issues. One of the tasks she promised to undertake is ongoing support of the Deans. As she put it, even within a College there are practices that go unnoticed within the institution, let alone the District. Furthermore, there are individuals who go to conferences and hear important things, but sometimes fail to share these new insights with others. Unfortunately, we miss out on a lot of great ideas that could help us improve and innovate. Dr. Brown is
When someone in the DISTRICT has been contacted and has not responded within 48 hours, the sender or caller may contact Mary Denise Jackson (). This ensures that if someone is on leave, has left the institution or is not going to be available, issues are not dropped and the sender will not feel put off. Finally, we talked about the need to reduce the number of UNNECESSARY emails we all receive (or send!) in order for us to be better able to respond to what is essential. Before you send an email to a group of people, think twice about who should respond to the email or attend to the task, who should care about the subject and be able to do something about it? There will be more about emails and some pending negotiations with PFT on the subject as well. Love from China We could have not asked for more from our group of students chaperoned by BCC VPSS Cifra and COA Outreach Manager Nicole Kelly. The host from China wrote: “I am very happy to meet all of our friends from Peralta Community College District in this summer. I will remember the wonderful memories about happy days in Hangzhou with you. I hope we can see each other again in the future, wish you a happy life, healthy everyday. [Heart]” The students landed this Saturday, August 5. No major problems! Based on the regular “WECHAT” feeds from China, this was as smooth an experience as we could have hoped for. This experience encourages us to send more of our students to China and abroad, and to continue to expand the experience for our students. As I told them before they departed, they are Peralta, California and U.S. ambassadors to China and they bore their responsibilities admirably. These visits were valuable experiences for our students. VCAA Siri Brown on Board Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Siri Brown has begun her duties and is spending time developing her knowledge of the managers and processes, and attending to a variety of issues. One of the tasks she promised to undertake is ongoing support of the Deans. As she put it, even within a College there are practices that go unnoticed within the institution, let alone the District. Furthermore, there are individuals who go to conferences and hear important things, but sometimes fail to share these new insights with others. Unfortunately, we miss out on a lot of great ideas that could help us improve and innovate. Dr. Brown is