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Sept. 5, 2024

  • College Updates
    • Items for 21-day Review
    • Get Help with Your Community Engagement
    • City, Nonprofit Seek Volunteers for Hope in the Park
    • Pima Open Digital Press, Pima Open Catalog Available
    • Submit Emerging Leaders Workshop, Presentation Proposals
    • OED Book Club Starts in October
    • Join Pima Foundation’s El Tour de Tucson Team
    • Submit a Pima Story Idea
  • Pima Cultural Connection News
  • Pima Arts News
  • Pima Athletics News
  • Employee Wellness
    • Sign Up for Virtual Workshops and Challenges

College Updates

Items for 21-day Review
The following item(s) will be available for the 21-day review and comment period:

  • BP 3.11: Official Student Records
  • BP 3.22: Limited Enrollment (Selective Admissions) — Recommended for Deletion
  • BP 3.41: Recognition of Academic Honors
  • BP 4.07: Financial Stability
  • AP 1.05.03: Administration Structure and Decision-Making Forums
  • AP 1.25.01: Personnel Governance and Policy for College Employees
  • AP 2.05.02: Permissible Service, Consumption, and Educational Use of Alcohol on College Property
  • AP 3.05.01: Equal Access to Credit Classroom Learning
  • AP 3.12.02: Developmental Coursework Completion
  • AP 3.12.03: Developmental Coursework
  • AP 3.25.11: Degrees, Certificates, Awards
  • AP 9.01.11: IT Hardware, Software or Service Acquisition
  • AP 10.02.09: Web Servers — Recommended for Deletion

Get Help with Your Community Engagement
The Community Engagement dashboard is accessible on MyPima. There you can:

  • Learn more about Pima’s collegewide community engagement and the resources available to you.
  • Report your community engagement for posting to the collegewide calendar.
  • Sign up for volunteer opportunities to share your subject-matter expertise.
  • Share your volunteer opportunities and outreach photos.

Upcoming community events are:

  • Sept. 16: Catalina Foothills Career Day
  • Sept. 27: Pride Parade
  • Sept. 28: Pride Festival
  • Oct. 1: National Night Out
  • Oct. 4-6: Tucson Meet Yourself

Learn more about these opportunities and sign up here. If you have questions, contact Joi Stirrup, jstirrup@pima.edu.

City, Nonprofit Seek Volunteers for Hope in the Park
The City of Tucson and a local nonprofit seek 300 volunteers to help put on Hope in the Park, a day-long event in October to provide various resources for unsheltered individuals and families.

Hope in the Park will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 11 at Rudy Garcia Park, 5001 S. Nogales Highway. Those attending will get help obtaining services in health screenings, behavioral health services, Veterans Affairs benefits, food, shelter/housing, legal assistance, clothing, haircuts, animal care and more.

Tasks of volunteers range from event-day setup (7-8:30 a.m.), registration and guiding (8 a.m.-1 p.m.), general work (9 a.m.-2 p.m.) and cleanup (1-3 p.m.) Volunteers can sign up on the Tucson Homeless Connect’s website, tucsonhomelessconnect.org. Tucson Homeless Connect is a 501c3 nonprofit.

Pima Open Digital Press, Pima Open Catalog Available
Pima Open Digital Press, a multimedia publishing platform powered by Pressbooks, has dropped. Also, check out the Pima Open Catalog. This is a fun and easy tool that allows you to remix, revise and publish Open Education Resources (OER) for courses, guidebooks for programs, showcases for student work and more.

The OER team is looking for early adopters who might have an OER project or open college resource that they want to see come to life. Submit a TDX Ticket for support or contact Chelsea James, cjames2@pima.edu.

Submit Emerging Leaders Workshop, Presentation Proposals
Pima Student Life is seeking faculty, adjunct and staff program proposals for workshop presentations for the Emerging Leaders Student Summit on Oct. 11. Proposals for 50-minute workshops are sought on these topics:

  • Time Management
  • Goal Setting
  • Communication
  • Group Dynamics
  • Health and Wellness
  • Change Management

Submit your proposal for facilitating a 50-minute workshop or presentation through this online form. Notifications of proposal acceptance will be sent by Sept. 26.

If you have questions, contact Ariana Ruiz, aruiz120@pima.edu or 520-206-5026.

OED Book Club Starts in October
Organizational Effectiveness and Development offers its next one-hour virtual book club to all employees, starting in October. Participants can join at either 3 p.m., Oct. 11 or Oct. 25, if you missed the first meeting or want to attend again. Participants will receive professional development hours!

All selected reads will be free and available electronically through Percipio, Pima’s Upskill Training platform.

Click below for book access:

RSVP here for this book club discussion facilitated by OED. Contact OED@pima.edu if you have questions.

Join Pima Foundation’s El Tour de Tucson Team
Tucson cyclists and runners, are you ready to pedal for a purpose? Sign up to be on the Pima Foundation El Tour de Tucson team.

Register online for the Nov. 23 event. Team jerseys will be available and more information will be provided upon registering. Join us in our mission to make education accessible and life changing.

If you have questions, email Savannah Franco, savannah@pimafoundation.org.

Submit a Pima Story Idea
The College wants to highlight the incredible achievements of our outstanding students and alums. We need your help! We want stories to inspire current and potential students, stories that deserve to be shared with our community. If you know of any inspiring success stories or remarkable accomplishments by our students or graduates, we would love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your story ideas. Together let’s shine a spotlight on their achievements and highlight the diverse and remarkable journeys in our Pima community. If you have questions, contact Web Systems.

Pima Cultural Connection News

  • Pima Affinity Networks Forming: In alignment with the College’s strategic plan, culture of care plan and Pima’s institutional behaviors, the Office of College and Community Cultural Connection, in partnership with Human Resources, has created Pima Affinity Networks.
    Affinity networks or groups are voluntary, employee-led groups established around common interests, purpose(s) and/or characteristics, typically under-represented identities and their allies. These networks aim to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace and connection to students and the greater community.
    See the list of current and proposed networks here. Sign up to be part of a network or to be an employee sponsor here. To learn more see the Pima Affinity Networks webpage. If you have questions, email pcc-diversity@pima.edu.

Pima Arts News

  • “PERCEPTION by PaperWorks – The Sonoran Art Collective,” runs through Sept. 6, Visual Arts Gallery, Second Floor, Santa Rita Building, West Campus. Free. This exhibition highlights diverse paper art forms, such as artist books, drawings, paintings and paper prints. For more information, contact David Andres.
    See more on the Pima Arts Calendar. For questions, contact 520-206-6986 or centerforthearts@pima.edu.

Pima Athletics News

These home games are coming up in the next week:

  • Sept. 7: (Fall scrimmage double-header) Softball vs. Tucson Scramblers, Aztec Field-West Campus, 10 a.m.
  • Sept. 10: Men's Soccer vs. South Mountain Community College, Aztec Field-West Campus, 6 p.m.
  • Sept. 11: Volleyball vs. Mesa Community College, Aztec Gym-West Campus, 7 p.m.

Keep up with Pima Athletics at pimaaztecs.com.

Employee Wellness

Sign Up for Virtual Workshops and Challenges
Sign up online for Employee Wellness virtual workshops and challenges.

Visit the Employee Wellness Intranet page to access free resources and tools. Employees also are encouraged to visit the Employee Wellness website for additional resources, news and information on the Pima Healthy Rewards Program and wellness-related activities that qualify for Pima Wellness Activity points.

@PimaNews is an electronic newsletter for employee news of Pima Community College. The Marketing Office publishes this e-newsletter every Thursday, except when the College is closed for a holiday or break, during the semester and every other week during the summer. Please send announcements and news items – 75 words or fewer ─ to pimanews@pima.edu by noon on Monday. Check any links before sending. Back issues are available on the @PimaNews webpage. The newsletter also accepts submissions about Pima employee accomplishments.

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