AMERICAN RIVER

Ribbon Cutting ThursdayPlease join your colleagues for the official ribbon cutting for the newly remodeled Student Services Building (west side entrance) this Thurs., Oct. 22, 2pm.

New Kaneko ShowThe Kaneko Gallery hosts “Under the Influence,” the psychedelic paintings of Galine Tumasova, and “All In,” copper-infused ceramic vessels of Christopher Max Thompson, Oct. 19-29. There will be an opening reception Tues., Oct. 20 at 12noon and a closing reception Thurs., Oct. 29 at 3pm. Gallery hours are M-Th 11am-4pm, F 11am-2pm.

Plan Feedback NeededThe Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) plan is now available for viewing and comment. You can view the plan at http://www.arc.losrios.edu/Student_Success_and_Support_Program_and_Student_Equity_Plan/2015-2016_SSSP_Plan.htm and provide feedback to Jeff Stephenson at stephej@arc.losrios.edu by Mon., Oct. 26.

Financial Resource FaireThe Center for Leadership and Development, in partnership with the Financial Aid Office, presents its annual Financial Resource Faire Oct. 21 & 22, 10am-3pm in the Student Center. Workshops will be held in Community Room 3 both days 10:45am-2:45pm. The goal of the event is to educate and inform our students, staff, and others about personal financial awareness by presenting workshops on financial topics that impact our students throughout their academic life. Topics include financial aid literacy, personal taxes, scholarships/grants, affordable health care, resources for undocumented students, Veterans benefits, and much more. Please encourage students to participate. There will be a financial literacy trivia contest with prizes from 11:30am-1:30pm.

Math Assessment PreparationARC is offering assessment preparation workshops for students who need to refresh their math skills and improve their assessment scores for higher course placement. Math faculty lead these refresher workshops and will be available to assist and answer all questions. All workshops are held in Learning Resource Center room 104. Assistance will be focused on pre-algebra, elementary algebra, and intermediate algebra content. The workshops are free and no pre-registration is needed. The first workshop will be held Wed., Oct. 21, 3-4:20pm. Please go to http://www.arc.losrios.edu/LRC/Student_Success_Resources.htm for the full schedule and more information.

More “Music Man”The ARC Theatre production of “The Music Man” ends its run this weekend. For tickets and information, visit http://arctheatre.org/ or call the box office at ext 8234. “Music Man“ performance days and times are: Thurs., Oct. 22 at 6:30pm; Fri., Oct. 23 at 7:30pm; Sat., Oct. 24 at 7:30pm; and Sun., Oct. 25 at 2pm.

October 19, 2015 • American River College

Tell StudentsTransfer Center EventsMon., Oct. 19• UC Davis

representative visits, 9am-4pm

Tues., Oct. 20• Grand Canyon

University representative visits, 10am-1pm

Wed., Oct. 21• CSUS representative

visits, 9am-4pmOct. 1-Nov. 30• Submission period for

the CSU application for Fall 2016

Career Center EventsMon., Oct. 19• Resume development

workshop, 2pm, DSPS Conference Room

Tues., Oct. 20• Interview success

workshop, 9:00am, DSPS Conference Room

• Resume development workshop, 11:00am, DSPS Conference Room

• Career exploration process workshop, 12:30pm, DSPS Conference Room

Wed., Oct. 21• Resume development

workshop, 11:00am, DSPS Conference Room

Student SuccessWed., Oct. 28• Color Coding

workshop, 2:30-3:30pm, Learning Resource Center room 104

Music EventsThe Music department has two free events this week, both in room 547. On Thurs., Oct. 22, there will be a Jazz Clinic at 3pm with UC Davis professor and saxophonist, Jacam Manricks. On Fri., Oct. 23, at 12:30pm, there will be an Acoustic Cafe recital with student singer/songwriters. For the full Music schedule, go to http://web.arc.losrios.edu/~music/events.html

Health Fair Oct. 28Mark your calendars for a District Health Fair Wed., Oct. 28, 1:30-3:30pm in the Student Center Community Rooms. This will be the only FSA Open Enrollment workshop held at ARC this fall. In addition, the event will include information about the Living Healthy Los Rios Wellness Program, including the upcoming Healthy Selfie challenge (to be announced at the health fair), health insurance, health screenings, nutrition, financial health, and retirement. Stop by for a chance to win raffle prizes, such as college bookstore giveaways, gift certificates for groceries and sporting goods, and much more!

Go Beavers!Go to http://arcbeavers.com/landing/index for the full ARC athletics schedule.

Professional DevelopmentCheck out these upcoming events from the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and the Instructional Technology Center (ITC):

ITC Drop-In Labs & WorkshopsEvents happen in the ITC training room (except as noted).Tues., Oct. 20• Drop-in lab, 1:30-3pmWed., Oct. 21• Drop-in lab, 9:30-11am

Fri., Oct. 23• Applying the OEI Course Design Rubric to

Your Online Classes, 8:30am-4pm, Arts & Science Room 112

• Drop-in lab, 1-3pm

Creative Connections: Anel I. Flores and Alejandro MurguiaThurs., Oct. 22, 12:15-1:15pm, Raef Hall 160 | Facilitator: Cathy Arellano, English | Flex credit: 1.0 hourAnel I. Flores, editor of the forthcoming anthology, Jota and author of Empanada: A Lesbiana Story en Probaditas, is a member of Sandra Cisneros’ Macondo Writer’s Workshop, NALAC & MALCS. She serves as the Co-Founder and Community Input Director of LezRideSA and as Board member for the San Antonio Pride Center. Alejandro Murguía is the author of Southern Front and This War Called Love (both winners of the American Book Award). Currently he is a professor in Latina Latino Studies at San Francisco State University. He is the Sixth San Francisco Poet Laureate and the first Latino poet to hold the position. This activity meets state PD guidelines A, B, F; ARC college objectives 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2; and ISLOs 2, 3, 6, 7.

Classified PD Series, Session 3: Let Outlook Improve Your LifeFri., Oct. 23, 9-11am, Liberal Arts 128 | Facilitator: Randy Nordell, Business TechnologyThis workshop will help you to get the most out of the software you use most frequently—Microsoft Outlook. Outlook has some exciting new and revised features to help you communicate more efficiently. This hands-on workshop will introduce these new features as well as present some of the best practices to manage email. This event meets state PD guideline B, ARC objective 5, and ISLO 4 and 7. Seating is limited; advance registration is required. To register, please contact Christina Wagner at wagnerc@arc.losrios.edu. This professional development activity is limited to ARC employees and invited participants.