Skype Sunset; Migration to Microsoft Teams

With the evolution of more complex workloads, collaboration, user mobility and resiliency requirements, Microsoft began discontinuing the Skype for Business product line in July 2021 and replacing its services and functionality with Microsoft Teams. As a result of Skype for Business reaching end-of-life, we will begin migrating all users to the Microsoft Teams platform, which includes the replacement of physical telephones and the skype software.

Microsoft Teams will expand on the familiar features that Skype for Business provided, offering a centralized hub for teamwork that brings together calls, chat, meetings, document sharing and provides the following services:

• Calling – Make phone and video calls from a physical phone or directly through the Teams software on laptop, desktop or smartphone. Spam call detection is built-in and users can block calls directly.
• Voicemail – Captures voicemails and provides users the option to record or configure text to speech greetings, call answering rules, out of office messages and schedules.
• Chat – Enables employee chat conversations across multiple user devices (laptop, mobile phone, desktop), in threaded conversations. Employees can be added and removed from conversations as needed
• Document Sharing – Multiple users can work collaboratively on a document and view previous versions. When sharing a file from within Teams, users can provide access to people both within and outside an organization.
• Stability, Scalability and Redundancy – Teams is a cloud-based application which minimizes disruptions and downtime. Additional redundancy has also been designed for each campus to ensure calls can still take place in the instance of an internet outage.

ARC is in Phase I of this process, working to determine the number of phones and headsets that we will need for our campus to begin the migration process. Our current equipment does not support the Microsoft Teams platform and we will share an implementation timeline once we have received the equipment and are able to take the next steps.

Building Healthy Support Networks and Relationships Series

We are living in a time when many people are experiencing social anxiety; this is normal, and we are here to provide you with practical tips on how to reach out to others and then foster nurturing relationships. Join our Mental Health & Wellness Services therapists virtually in a supportive space to explore building and navigating healthy intimate/romantic relationships as well as tips for building supportive social and career/academic networks. This 6-week extended mini course will meet weekly from 12 to 1 p.m. on Thursdays starting February 2. Come to one session or to all - no registration required! 

Social Isolation and COVID

Thursday, February 2, 12 to 1 p.m. on Zoom 

Mentoring Relationships: Career and Academic

Thursday, February 9, 12 to 1 p.m. on Zoom

Navigating Familial Relationships

Thursday, February 16, 12 to 1 p.m. on Zoom 

Guest Speaker from WEAVE on Intimate Partner Violence

Thursday, February 23, 12 to 1 p.m. on Zoom 

Romantic/Intimate Relationships

Thursday, March 2, 12 to 1 p.m. on Zoom 

Overview of Relationship Areas and Tools

Thursday, March 9, 12 to 1 p.m. on Zoom 

Transforming Assignments through a Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy Perspective​

As educators, are we fully embracing the art and science of culturally responsive education to engage all our students? Are we willing to check our egos at the door, open our minds, self-interrogate, and reflect? Do we use our hearts to interrogate how we feel about students and shift our methods/strategies of teaching to meet our students where they are? Are we engaging all our students, especially our students from disproportionately impacted populations? This series is designed for educators who want to unpack these questions, connect with colleagues that want to advance their skills, and connect with students in a culturally responsive way. 

Cohort 1 Registration Link

Session 1: Monday, February 13, 3-5 pm

Session 2: Monday, February 27, 3-5 pm

Cohort 2 Registration Link

Session 1: Monday, March 27, 3-5 pm

Session 2: Monday, April 10, 3-5 pm

Black History Month 

Upcoming events celebrating Black History Month include:

Notes from Ghana: In a Black Woman’s Voice

Wednesday, February 8, 4:30 to 6:00 pm, online via Zoom (register in advance)

CRC Professor of Human Services Brandy Jones-Thomas will share stories and photos from her experiences attending the All African Diaspora Education Summit in Ghana, West Africa in Fall 2022. The discussion will be centered on “Black experiences” and will cover topics related to enslavement, historical trauma, and African culture. All are welcome to attend.

Breaking Bread: Financial Literacy & CalFresh Workshop

February 8 from 12 - 2 p.m. in the UNITE Center

Join us for a CalFresh Workshop and discussion about financial literacy. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Black Love Cinema & Relationship Seminar

February 13-16 from 12 - 1:30 p.m. in the UNITE Center

Celebrate Black Love with BSSC! Join the discussion about love in today’s generation while watching some of our favorite movies. 

Manifesting your Best Black Life

February 21 from 12 - 1 p.m. in the UNITE Center

Join the BSSC as we manifest our dream lives! Learn about the power of manifesting. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Black Wall Street with De’Von Truvel 

February 28 12 - 1 p.m. in the UNITE Center

Join us for a fun hour of games in the Black Student Success Center with special guest De’Von Truvel. De'Von Truvel created Black Wall Street the Board Game in 2017 as a tool to increase financial literacy and awareness of Tulsa's Black Wall Street. He is an engaged Educator, Published Author, and proud Nerd ready to make learning about wealth building fun!

Districtwide Marketing Efforts Update

Our college and districtwide marketing team is constantly updating and evolving our marketing efforts in response to our growing focus on access at our colleges. We remain focused on growing enrollment at our colleges and creating a public “face” for our institutions that reflects our focus on student success and our organizational commitment to equity and inclusion. In the latest iteration of the district's annual marketing campaign, our goal is to get students who dropped out during the pandemic to come back and invite people who have never enrolled at Los Rios to consider it. 

We are focusing on multilingual mass distribution including marketing touchpoints like direct mail, digital advertising, billboards, radio (both digital and terrestrial), calling campaigns, community-based events and more! Visit our marketing web page for more information on our current marketing campaigns and examples of the strategies being used.

Russia’s War with Ukraine: The War Thus Far and How We Got Here

Thursday, February 9 from 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. on Zoom

Why is Russia at war with Ukraine? In this talk we’ll explore the course of the war as we look back over this past year and briefly survey Ukraine’s history and how its civil society has developed organically over the last few centuries. Facilitated by: Rolf Gaudard, ARC History

LRC Tutorial Center

In-person and online tutoring is up and running at the LRC Tutorial Center! Tutoring services are free to any ARC-enrolled student. The LRC Tutorial Center provides individual appointments, drop-in, and online tutoring for students who need academic assistance outside the classroom. Check our tutors’ availability by subject and make your appointment today! 

Hours:

Monday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. In-person

Tuesday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Remote 

Wednesday: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Remote 

Thursday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. In-person 

Career Center February Events

Check out the exciting series of career events this month!

Handshake 101

Tuesday, February 7, 12 to 1 p.m., Register in Advance 

Handshake is a job and internship board for Los Rios students to find exciting opportunities, register for hiring events, and connect with employers! During this workshop we will show you how to navigate Handshake and make the most of this awesome platform.

NorCal Ambulance Info Session

Wednesday, February 8, 12 to 1 p.m., Register in Advance 

NORCAL Ambulance is Hiring EMTs, Paramedics, Admin, Billing, and more! Learn about the available opportunities and how to apply.

Summer Internships With The Bureau of Land Management

Thursday, February 9, 12 to 1 p.m., Register on Handshake

Looking to embark on a federal career path? The first step is knowing how to build a federal resume and what documents to send to help you stand out. We’re here to help!

How to Write a Winning Resume

Friday, February 10, 12 to 1 p.m., Register on Handshake

Do you want to write a resume but don’t know where to begin? Come join us and learn how to transform your resume into a powerful tool that will get you interviews.

__________________________________________________

Disability in the Workplace Series 

Join the Department of Rehabilitation and WorkAbility III to learn tips, tricks, and resources to help you up your (work) game!

Reasonable Accommodations and The Art of Disability Disclosure

Wednesday, February 8, 12 - 1 p.m., Zoom ID: 926 9842 4554 PW: 846172

Government Employment Opportunities for Job Seekers with Disabilities

Wednesday, March 8, 12 - 1 p.m., Zoom ID: 926 9842 4554 PW: 846172 

Workplace Professionalism: Skills for Success

Wednesday, April 12, 12 - 1 p.m., Zoom ID: 926 9842 4554 PW: 846172 

Free Food Support

CalFresh is a California financial aid program that helps students buy food and eat healthier. It won’t affect a student’s financial aid and they don’t need their parent's tax return information to apply! Encourage your students to come by the Unite Center Lobby February 8 between Noon and 2 p.m. for assistance with their application. 

Spring 2023 Produce Distributions



American River College's Beaver Cares Basic Needs Center offers currently enrolled ARC students free fruits and vegetables certain Wednesdays throughout the semester to assist those facing food insecurity.

DATES FOR SPRING 2023

• Wednesday, February 8 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
• Wednesday, February 22 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
• Wednesday, March 8 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
• Wednesday, March 22 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

Location: Next to Portable Village