International Languages Department Meeting

AGENDA INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT MEETING Tuesday, March 7, 2017 4 p.m., LRC 337

 Welcome  Safety Net Program.  SLOs review  Credit by exam new forms. Students will pay for the units if they pass the exam. It is not mandatory that you give credit by exam. Please inform the students to check with the universities if they plan to transfer, as many universities will not accept a course with a P/NP grade.  New Persian 21 course: Summer 2017  New SPAN 11 course: Summer 2017 in Salamanca and spring 2018  New Arabic 10 course: Spring 2018  High School Spanish courses  Low enrolled courses  Spanish declining enrollments  IL LABS .50 units starting in the 2017 fall semester  Connections to Counselor Liaison and Transfer Center/Updates. Maryam Azari. Meeting with the Counseling Department on Monday April 17 at 2 pm  Major/Career Flyers and Three Year Strategic Plans  Unpaid Exchange Teaching document  Volunteers forms and duties  2017 Spanish Summer Program in Santander, Spain, 2017-18 program in Cuba, 2018 spring semester in Salamanca. Informational meeting, April 13 at 6 p.m. in SSC 212  Gender Conference: “Implicit Bias-The Silent Killer of Diversity” on May 1st at 7:00 pm in SSC 212  Associate Faculty Performance Reviews. Amina Yassine will evaluate spring 2017  Student behaviors in classes  IL Email etiquette/protocol  Reporting absence  Partners in Algebra Mentorship Program  Collegiality  Classrooms etiquette  Email etiquette. Always communicate in a manner that is timely, responsive, and helpful  New Business and Announcements  Next Meetings for the spring 2017 semester: BK Tea house TBA

Safety Net program

The Equity and Diversity Committee is a standing committee of the Saddleback College Academic Senate that is comprised of faculty from multiple disciplines across campus. The committee recently met to address how faculty can support all students in our community during this time of uncertainty regarding national policy pertaining to the international travel of different immigrant groups to and from the United States. This committee holds that the great diversity of our student body in nationality, race, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious beliefs and more enriches our academic environment and is an asset to our campus community. To this end, the Equity and Diversity Committee has resolved to implement the Safety Net program to create a safe atmosphere for all students on campus to freely express their own views and learn of campus resources available to help them deal with any potential related concerns, distress, or apprehension that they may feel. The Safety Net program consists of a network of faculty across campus who have individually pledged to designate their office as a safe space for the above types of open dialogue and to serve as a resource to all students. Look for the Safety Net symbols that portray overlapping human figures outlines who share one heart and are atop a globe, symbolizing the similarities of all people in our global society and emphasizing the strength of openness and empathy over discrimination. This meaningful symbol will be posted on many instructors' office doors and other locations on campus to signify Safety Net safe zones available to any and all students.