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Dec. 4, 2025

College Updates
- Help Us Amplify Student Voices
- Local Minimum Wage Increases to $15.45 Per Hour on Jan. 1
- Market on the Move Event Dec. 11
- Library Newsletter
- Obituary: Dr. Johnson Bia
- Testing Center Hours for Finals Week
- Nominations for Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY)
- Holiday Toy Drive
- D2L Course Purge Dec. 19
- ARC Seeks Donations for Winter Wonder Bags
- SATEC Fireside Chat with Entrepreneur Greg Moyer Dec. 10
- Cababi Art & Literary Magazine Accepting Submissions
- Pima Scholarship Opportunities for Spring 2026 Now Open
- Employer Engagement and Career Services Events
- New Archive for Committees and Working Groups
- Share Your Suggestions with ODR
- Get Help with Your Community Engagement
Pima People
Pima Arts News
Pima Athletics News
Employee Wellness
- Sign Up for Virtual Workshops and Challenges

College Updates

Help Us Amplify Student Voices
Pima’s marketing is evolving — we’re putting real students front and center to showcase their unique Pima journeys and let their voices shine. Know a student or alum who’d be a great fit? Encourage them to fill out this short form! They can share as much about themselves as they’d like and let us know which marketing projects interest them. With your help, we can feature more students and highlight the wide range of academic paths, interests and goals that make our Pima community so diverse. If you have questions, contact marketing@pima.edu.

Local Minimum Wage Increases to $15.45 Per Hour on Jan. 1
The minimum wage requirement for Tucson rises to $15.45 per hour on Jan. 1. Wages for Pima’s temporary employees paid under the Unclassified Pay Schedule will be updated at that time to comply. If you have questions regarding the change, contact Human Resources at hr@pima.edu.

Market on the Move Event Dec. 11
Get fresh produce at affordable prices! The public, along with Pima staff and students, can pay $10 for a box of fresh produce during Market on the Move by using the drive-thru west of the Advanced Manufacturing building at Downtown Campus. Market on the Move runs monthly, except in January.

What: Market on the Move (MOM)
When: Dec. 11, 9-11 a.m.
Where: Pima Community College, Downtown Campus, 1255 N. Stone Ave.
Details: Find more information or volunteer for a Pima MOM here.

If Pima students and employees prefer a smaller, more student-focused box, they can pay $5 at the walk-up station near the ST Building. The $5 boxes are not available to the public.

Library Newsletter
The Library's latest newsletter is out! Beat end-of-the-semester stress with Library resources and services including a curated list of food assistance opportunities, research help both human and AI, stress-busting crafting events, tips on registering for classes with zero textbook costs next semester and more.

Obituary: Dr. Johnson Bia
Dr. Johnson Bia passed away Nov. 11 following an extended illness. He served Pima Community College for 22 years, holding several key leadership roles throughout his tenure. Dr. Bia played a vital role in advancing the College’s mission through his positions as Dean for Training & Development, Vice President for Workforce & Business Development, President of the Downtown Campus, and, most recently, President of the Desert Vista Campus.

Testing Center Hours For Finals Week
Pima Community College Testing Centers will be open the following hours during finals week:

Dec. 12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (all centers)
Dec. 13, Downtown will be open 8-2 p.m.
Dec. 15-16, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (all centers, except for the Downtown center, which will be open noon-7 p.m. both days).

Note:

Dec. 8-16, finals week, the centers will not administer the Accuplacer, BIO, CHM and Calculus placement tests.
Students can take the EdReady reading, writing and math at home.

Nominations for Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY)
Nominations for the College’s best student workers are being accepted through Jan. 30. This is a great opportunity to highlight the amazing work your student employee does and to show your appreciation. All student employees across the College are eligible for nomination! Here is the form.

Holiday Toy Drive
Pima’s Police Department is holding a Holiday Toy Drive through Dec. 15. Please drop off new, unwrapped toys for children ages newborn-17 at any College Police Office. Your gifts will benefit the El Rio Preschool and Children’s Services.

D2L Course Purge Dec. 19
Courses taught in Spring 2022 and earlier will be permanently deleted on Dec. 19 per the information assurance plan. This does not affect Sandbox, Development or Master courses. To keep content, copy materials into a newer course or dev shell, or export files to your computer. Need help? Request a dev shell or contact D2L Support at 520-206-2342. Please back up any needed content before the purge.

ARC Seeks Donations for Winter Wonder Bags
The ARC Resource Center and Food Pantry, which each month hands out 500 food bags to PCC students, is seeking donations to provide 200 Winter Wonder Bags to Pima students experiencing financial, housing and/or food insecurity.

The Winter Wonder Bags are to help students over Pima’s Winter Break, when ARC is closed. Each bag will include a $15 turkey/ham/veggie platter voucher, as well as mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, canned fruit, biscuit mix and canned vegetables. Additional items also will be available for students to “shop” for their holiday meal.

Here are the ways Pima employees can support this ARC campaign:

Donate food items at the ARC locations at Desert Vista or West campuses, or at the West Campus Faculty Resource Center.
Make a one-time, tax-deductible donation to ARC via Pima Foundation’s website (Comment: “Winter Wonder Bag”) by Dec. 5.
Sign up for the employee payroll deduction program by Dec. 5.

For details, see the Nov. 5 Pima-All email or email pcc-arcpantry@pima.edu.

SATEC Fireside Chat with Entrepreneur Greg Moyer Dec. 10
In a Fireside Chat hosted by the Southern Arizona Technology and Entrepreneurship Center (SATEC), entrepreneur Greg Moyer will share insights on innovation, creative problem-solving and proven frameworks for rising above the noise:

Event: SATEC Fireside Chats – A Direct Expert Entrepreneur Exchange featuring Greg Moyer
When: 3:30-5 p.m., Dec. 10
Where: M370, Downtown Campus
RSVP: satec.com/events

SATEC soon will announce speakers for the Jan. 8 and Feb. 11 sessions.

Cababi Art & Literary Magazine Accepting Submissions
Cababi Art & Literary Magazine is accepting art and literary submissions for the 2025-2026 issue through Jan. 15. Cababi is the official Pima publication that features art, literature and special projects by full-time and part-time faculty, staff and administrators. Cababi accepts submissions in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, all visual arts and live performances.

Pima Scholarship Opportunities for Spring 2026 Now Open
Encourage students to apply for Spring 2026 Pima Scholarships, which are currently available. To maximize their award potential, students should register for their Spring 2026 courses as soon as possible. All current opportunities are listed at pima.scholarshipuniverse.edu/public. If you have questions, email scholarships@pima.edu.

Employer Engagement and Career Services Events
The Employer Engagement and Career Services (EECS) team is available to support employees as they guide students in connecting their learning to future career success. Check out upcoming events that are open to the entire Pima community.

Virtual Office Hours
Drop in during EECS Virtual Office Hours to get help with résumés, job searches, interviewing techniques and more. Open to all students — no appointment needed.

Events and Workshops
Stay up to date with EECS events through its Google Calendar, where you’ll find campus tabling events, workshops and other opportunities to connect. Subscribe to the calendar or learn more.

AI Workshops
Check out our fall virtual workshops created in partnership with PCC Library and the Communications Division.

AI-Enhanced Résumé Lab (recorded session available on the EECS Career Hub)

Explore recordings, resources, and upcoming opportunities on the EECS Career Hub.

Customized Support
Faculty and staff who want tailored student support can connect with EECS.

New Archive for Committees and Working Groups
The new StAR Committee and Working Group Archive is available to all Pima employees. This resource brings meeting notes together in one place, helping everyone stay informed and connected to the work happening across the College. Later this year, information on each committee’s purpose and membership will be available in MyPima. If you have questions, contact Gayle Bell, gbell1@pima.edu.

Share Your Suggestions with ODR
The Office of Dispute Resources (ODR) welcomes your ideas and feedback. If you have suggestions that are not formal complaints, email pcc-suggestions@pima.edu. ODR staff will review and share it with the appropriate department. Learn more on the ODR page in MyPima or call 520-206-4686.

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.

If you have questions, contact Joi Stirrup, jstirrup@pima.edu.

Pima People

Hiro Tashima, head of Pima’s Ceramics Department, has a very special art opening Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, at newly renovated Joaquin Murrieta Park, 1400 N. Silverbell Road. His large-scale, colorful sculptures include benches shaped like animals and other fun works to add character and creativity to the neighborhood park.

Pima Arts News

Here are ongoing and upcoming Pima Arts events:

Through Dec. 12: “The Skin We Live In: Paintings, Prints, Photography, Drawings” Exhibition, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, West Campus Center for the Arts, dandres@pima.edu
Through May 27: “Adam Gilliland – Osculation” Exhibition, Desert Vista Campus Art Gallery, dandres@pima.edu
Through Aug. 30: “Many Truths” student art exhibition, The Art Gallery@Downtown Campus, mcarreras@pima.edu
Through Oct. 31, 2026: “Michael Cajero – Dying Is an Integral Part of Life: Father” Exhibition, West Campus Health Science Art Gallery, dandres@pima.edu

Unless noted, Pima Arts programs and exhibitions are free to the public.

Stay up to date on Pima Arts events and get more details on individual events by checking the Pima Arts Calendar. If you have questions, contact 520-206-6986 or centerforthearts@pima.edu.

Pima Athletics News

Pima’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams both play on Saturday, with the women’s team hosting its annual Indigenous People’s Celebration Game that evening:

Dec. 6: Pima Men’s Basketball vs. Park University JV, 12 p.m., West Campus Aztec Gymnasium
Dec. 6: Pima Women’s Basketball vs. Park University JV, 7 p.m., West Campus Aztec Gymnasium

To see the latest scores, news and more for all Pima sports, visit pimaaztecs.com.

Employee Wellness

Sign Up for 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.

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