Bulletin for September 25, 2023

 

 

Panelists, l-r, Professor Carlos Marin, Evely Cruz '21, Emmanuel Gonzalez, Vanessa Cruz Weimann '14

Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress

Please join us for a special event in celebration of Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month at NSCC. On Tuesday, September 26th at 11 AM at our Lynn Campus, LW-200A Student Lounge, we will host an NSCC Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month Community Panel that will feature four members from the NSCC community who will share stories, perspectives, and insights on identity, heritage, and more as it relates to this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month theme, Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress. Learn more about our panelists.

The panel will also be viewable via live stream to our Danvers Campus, DB-101 Alcove. The panel in Lynn will be moderated by Assistant Director of Student Engagement, Equity & Social Justice, Yessika Hurtado and facilitated in Danvers by Interim Community Outreach & Marketing Specialist, Dulce Gonzalez. Light refreshments will be served at both campuses.

This event is free and open to all NSCC students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. We hope you will join us for this engaging and informative conversation that celebrates the diversity and richness of Hispanic and Latine cultures. For more information, please contact Dan Hauge at dhauge@northshore.edu.

To learn more about what’s ahead as we celebrate Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month, view the event schedule here.

 

 

 

Kudos Korner

Congratulations to Dr. Natalie Aleman, Dean of Academic and Student Development, on being selected to join the inaugural cohort of The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Enlace Mid-Level Leadership Program.

Fifty-six participants from across the nation have been selected to begin the program this fall. The six-month leadership development program for mid-level college and university professionals is designed to increase the number, variety, and quality of Latino/a talent in leadership positions at Hispanic-Serving Institutions and in higher education overall. Learn more.

 

 

 

NSCC Police Department Spotlight

 

LOCKDOWN DRILL NOTIFICATION

Be informed!  Be prepared!

A lockdown drill is scheduled to take place at the Danvers Campus on October 3, at 10:00 AM and on the Lynn Campus on October 4th at 10:00 AM. Each drill will take under a half hour. Participation in this drill is voluntary but strongly encouraged.

During these drills it is important to remember to practice what we have learned. Utilize the following link for more information about the AVOID DENY DEFEND method. https://youtu.be/ipHXWoCgDA8

More information will be made available in upcoming editions of the bulletin prior to the date of the event. 

Link to flyer on Lockdown Drill.

 

You are invited!

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the NSCC Police Department’s Promotional Ceremony. The
event will be held at the Lynn Campus in room LS328 on September 27, 2023 beginning at 9:00 am.
During the ceremony two Police Officers will be promoted, three additional Officers and one Institution
Security officer will be recognized as new hires:

*Corporal Bianca Louf, promoted to Patrol Sergeant
*Officer Christopher Matton, promoted to Corporal
*Officer Jean Charles, recognized
*Officer Alex Gove, recognized
*Officer Stephen Johnson, recognized
*ISO Ashlee Johnson, recognized

The NSCC family are invited to join family and friends of the officers for the swearing in and badge pinning
ceremony. Refreshments will be served.

Those who would like to attend the event should RSVP by emailing Lieutenant Kevin Marshall at:
kmarshal@northshore.edu

We look forward to seeing you there!

--Chief David Cook, NSCC Police Chief

 

Invitation to Join Institutional Professional Day Planning Committee

In early October, we will turn our attention to planning the Institutional Professional Day event in March 2024. We always welcome new members to the committee and would like to invite any faculty and staff member who is interested in helping plan the event to join the planning committee. Our goal is to make the event as informative and relevant as possible to the broader college community. If interested, please send an email to ctli@northshore.edu by Monday, October 2nd.

 

It's never too early to think about the Arts at NSCC!

The Arts in April committee would like to invite you to participate! If you would like to help plan the events for this academic year's Arts in April ('24) - or if you have any questions about Arts in April - please email the Arts in April committee chair, Cari Keebaugh, at ckeebaug@northshore.edu. Everyone is welcome!

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination." --Henry David Thoreau

 

 

Meet your newest colleagues and changes to our ranks

Please give a warm NSCC welcome to your newest colleagues!  Pictured above, l-r, Valerie Gilliard, Assistant Director of Payroll; Ashlee Yates, Institution Security Officer III; Stephen Johnson, Campus Police Officer I.  Welcome, all!

Changes to our ranks
Please congratulate the following employees who have moved into new roles: Thea Soohoo, Financial Analyst (Staff Associate), Fiscal Affairs; Stacey Rogers, Student Essential Needs Coordinator (Senior Special Programs Coordinator), Academic and Student Development. Congratulations, Thea and Stacey!

 

Wellness and Accessibility Services Announcements!

It is an absolute pleasure to announce that Elizabeth “Liz” Driscoll is our newly hired Wellness Counselor
for the Lynn campus. Liz is a seasoned professional in the field of mental health and wellness and we
are delighted to have her onboard. Liz is excited to work proactively with our students to enhance their
personal, professional and educational development. Liz is located in the Wellness and Accessibility
Services area (LW121 & LW126). You can reach Liz by emailing ediscrol@northshore.edu or
wellness@northshore.edu

We are in the process of hiring Liz’s counterpart for the Danvers campus and will be sure to update all
when that position is filled.

It is also a pleasure to share with you that Stacey Rogers has been hired as our Student Essential Needs
Coordinator. Some of you may be familiar with Stacey as she worked for Early College before joining the
Wellness and Accessibility Services team. Colby Grant & Daphnee Puryear are newly hired part-time employees who will be assisting Stacey on each campus. This team will be addressing food insecurity for our students including assistance with SNAP benefits, the coordination of our Mobile Markets, the meal voucher program and the day-to-day operations of our food pantries and lockers on each campus when they are up and running (TBA). Please see their email information below:

Stacey: strogers@northshore.edu or wellness@northshore.edu
Colby: cgrant07@northshore.edu or wellness@northshore.edu
Daphnee: dpuryear01@northshore.edu or wellness@northshore.edu

Please feel free to stop by their offices to welcome them to our AWESOME NSCC family! Their offices
are located in LW126 and DB212.

As many of you already know, but wanted to share this gentle reminder, the Danvers Accessibility
Services office moved from DH160 to DB212 in May. Come on by to see our new space!

-Susan Graham, Executive Director of Wellness & Accessibility Services

 

 

Save the Dates!

STEM Night, October 18

In celebration of Massachusetts STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Week, North Shore Community College (NSCC), with support of STEM Starter Academy and the Northeast Regional STEM Network, will be hosting a STEM Night for middle and high school students, grades 7-12, and their families on Wednesday, October 18, 5-7 p.m. at NSCC’s Lynn Campus, 300 Broad Street.

Students will learn about opportunities in STEM and participate in fun, hands-on STEM activities such as: building a catapult and seeing how far you can make a ball fly; watching a 3D printer in action; viewing a critter under a microscope and more! Snacks will be provided.

NSCC provides a broad range of STEM programs for students to earn associate degrees and certificates, earn credits to transfer towards a bachelor’s degree, and complete noncredit courses. Some of the many programs offered include Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Animal Science, and Aviation. Check out all of the programs offered at North Shore Community College https://www.northshore.edu/academics/index.html

For questions, reach out to Ali Tateosian, Program Coordinator for STEM Starter Academy, at atateosi@northshore.edu

 

Experiential Learning Fall Workshop, October 27

The CTLI would like to invite faculty currently utilizing Experiential Learning (and/including Service Learning) to share their pedagogical knowledge with their colleagues. This workshop will address barriers and explore further opportunities to bring experiential learning to the classroom. Open to faculty with an interest in exploring Experiential Learning approaches as well. Click here to RSVP. 

Friday, October 27 from 9-12 in the President’s Boardroom, Lynn Campus

Note: This workshop is a Title III, Pathways to Success sponsored event. Faculty participants will have the opportunity to receive stipends for their participation.

Brought to you by the CTLI and the Title III Pathways to Success grant!

 

 

 

COVID-19 Refresher

Now that the Fall term has officially begun, we think it is important to send out a refresher on what to do when you test positive for COVID-19 or come in close contact with someone who tested positive.  We want to assure the community that we are staying up to date with any guidelines and guidance from the CDC and the MA Department of Public Health.  This guidance, including what to do if you are in close contact with someone who tested positive, can be found here:  COVID-19 GUIDELINES 

Any Faculty/Staff member who tests positive should contact Jennifer Chavez, HR Operations & Benefits Manager, at jchavez@northshore.edu or hr@northshore.edu. If a student tests positive, they should be directed to studentcovid@northshore.edu. This email is checked daily by Jason Marsala, Dean of Enrollment Services.  Either way, they will be directed to the appropriate website and given the following guidance: *

If you test positive for COVID-19 (isolate)
If you test positive for COVID-19 on either a rapid antigen or PCR test, you are required to self-isolate – whether you are vaccinated or not. Do not leave your home, except to get medical care. Do not visit public areas. Self-isolation means separating yourself from others to keep your germs from spreading. Regardless of vaccination status, all individuals who test positive should avoid people who are at high risk of severe disease for 10 days.

Anyone who lives, works or attends higher education in MA
Able to Mask           Isolation Guidance

Yes

• • • • • Stay home and isolate for at least the first 5 days; you are probably most infectious during these 5 days

• • • • • If you never had symptoms or symptoms are improving,* you may end your isolation on day 6

        • Wear a mask around others for 10 days (including in the household). You may remove your mask prior to day 11, if you have had two negative tests taken 48 hours apart.

No                        • Stay home and isolate for 10 days

• • • • • If you never had symptoms or symptoms are improving,** you may end your isolation on day 11.

 
**Note: If you have or develop symptoms, continue to stay home, until you have not had a fever for 24-hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine and your other symptoms are improving. If you were severely ill (were hospitalized) or have a weakened immune system, you should consult your healthcare provider before leaving isolation. 

Days to Isolate

•  Day 0, first day of symptoms OR day the positive test was taken, whichever is earlier

• Days 1-4, continue to isolate

• Day 5, last day of isolation if asymptomatic or symptoms are improving

• Day 6, leave isolation (if you are able to wear a mask at all times when around other people, including in your household, through day 10). You may remove your mask prior to day 10 if you have had two negative tests taken 48 hours apart.

After you have ended isolation, if your COVID-19 symptoms recur or worsen, restart your isolation at day 0.

*Note- For students doing clinicals, they need to follow the protocol of their clinical site. They usually do require a Covid test prior to return, so you should check with them. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to one of us directly!

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy
--Jennifer Chavez & Jason Marsala

 

 

CTLI Coffee and Conversations

Over the fall semester, the CTLI will be hosting a series of informational sessions on a variety of teaching, learning, and assessment topics. The Coffee and Conversations sessions will be held virtually on Fridays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. All are welcome! Join us with your favorite cup of coffee or tea and we will bring the topics to hopefully spur plenty of conversations.

Please note the time change. We are trying a different time this fall to see if it better helps accommodate Friday teaching schedules. We also know that there is no ideal time so we will record each session and make it available for later viewing.

The first Coffee and Conversations session will be on Friday, September 29th and the topic will be “Reaching All Learners: Creating Accessible Course Materials”. Accessible course materials lead to quality and usability improvements, which can ultimately benefit all students. In this session, we will explore the top challenges around accessible course materials and share strategies to help  faculty make their documents more accessible to students. We will also showcase Blackboard Ally, a tool that provides accessibility awareness for faculty as well as a way for students to download more accessible formats of documents. And there will be time for questions and sharing other ideas and strategies. This session is part of our ongoing Equity-Minded Teaching Series.

Please use the following Zoom meeting link for all Coffee and Conversations sessions.

https://northshore-edu.zoom.us/j/99574231620?pwd=bjgrVkIvRjRQUzZJcmtGeWRCWksyUT09 

Future Coffee and Conversations sessions will be held on the following Fridays (listed below) so please save the dates in your calendar.

• October  6

• October 27 

• November 17

• December 8 

Topics have been scheduled for a few of these sessions but we would love your feedback on some topics for the other sessions. Please share any ideas around what you might like to learn more about at https://forms.gle/yGifSTLdZmmyp75p7. 

We hope to see you at one of the sessions!

--Andrea Milligan, Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation/Instructional Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Please share with your students!

Health Science Series

Scan the QR code for a list of dates and topics. Questions can be sent to Ali Tateosian, Special Program Coordinator - STEM Starter Academy, at atateosi@northshore.edu

 

 

For more information, please contact Stephanie Moriarty at smoriart01@northshore.edu, 978-236-1242

 

 

MassReconnect = FREE Community College for adults 25+!

Please help spread the word about MassReconnect!
If you follow NSCC on social media, please share our MassReconnect posts!

The Commonwealth's new MassReconnect program  provides financial support to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and supplies as well as provide funding for support services to encourage students to stay enrolled and complete their degree. Students must be Massachusetts' residents, over 25, with a complete FAFSA.  Students can get help with the FAFSA here.

Please encourage interested students to attend an upcoming MassReconnect information session.

Contact NSCC’s Admissions team for more information at https://www.northshore.edu/massreconnect/inquiry-form.html or info@northshore.edu or call 781-593-6722, x4188.

 

Governance System at NSCC

We would like to invite you to learn more about the Governance System at NSCC. All committee meetings are open to the NSCC community. Please refer to the Governance at-a-glance calendar to view all Governance meetings for the academic year. If you are interested in attending a committee meeting, please alert the committee chair of your plans. They are listed in the membership list. Also, please refer to the membership list if you are interested in serving on governance. We have several openings that still need to be filled.

If you would like to get on the College Forum agenda, please fill out this short form. The request must be received by the Governance Subcommittee by the First Tuesday of the month to be considered for that month’s forum.  

Please reach out to the Governance Subcommittee if you have any questions by emailing us at forum_gov@northshore.edu. Have a great semester!

-Governance Subcommittee
Ulises Arcos-Castrejon, Lorena Martinez-Diaz, Mary Meng-Lee, Rebecca Morrissey

 

Join us for Mental Health First Aid Training!

Mental Health First Aid is being offered to NSCC faculty, staff, and students. It is designed to help address the Mental Health concerns of our students and our colleagues. It is our goal that each of you view MHFA similar to that of CPR - you won't be a doctor when you finish the training, but you could help someone who is having a mental health challenge.

The training focuses on helping participants recognize someone who is having a mental health challenge, how to approach them (if you choose to), how to engage in reflective listening, and how to assist the individual to connect with appropriate services within the community. A major focus of this training is also speaking about the need for self-care, as each of us encounters stressors in our day-to-day life. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing provides the certification upon completion of the training.

If you are interested in the blended MHFA training you will need to commit to the following:
Approximately 2 hours of individual "pre-work; to be completed prior to your in-person session and participation in one of the in-person sessions listed below at your preferred campus. The link to complete the pre-work will be sent to your email two weeks in advance of your scheduled training date. The training is open for up to 24 people per session per campus. Please note that this is on a first come-first served basis.

Deadline for this selected training: Wednesday, Oct 4th
Friday, October 20th from 9:00am - 3:00pm
Danvers Campus: DB 304
Lynn Campus: LS 312

Please consult with your supervisor prior to registering. A light lunch will be served but feel free to bring personal snacks & drinks to enjoy throughout the session.

Please complete MHFA Training Registration Form

Sincerely your MHFA trainers,
Susan Graham, Dr. Lori Azzara, Dr. Maria del Mar Vazquez, Lt. Kevin Marshall

 

 

 

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