Welcome to the Spring 2023 Semester!

We Are A Mask-Friendly Campus

Masks are strongly encouraged but not required at American River College and all Los Rios district facilities. Los Rios supports any student or employee's choice to continue wearing a mask if it makes them more comfortable.

ARC Strategic Planning Community Forums 

Your voice is needed in ARC’s Strategic Planning process. ARC is engaging in a new cycle of Strategic Planning during the 2022-23 academic year. During the Fall 2022 semester, we reaffirmed our Strategic Goals for 2023-2030. In January and early February, the Office of Equity, Institutional Effectiveness, and Innovation is holding community forums to gather community input to identify focus strategies our College will use to make progress toward achieving our Strategic Goals over the next seven years. Using community input, our 2023-2030 Strategic Plan will be finalized and vetted through our governance process this semester. 

During the community forums, participants will:

• review recent history of ARC strategic planning centered on equity;
• review the performance metrics we will use to measure progress toward our goals;
• provide input on focus strategies to achieve our goals

All members of the ARC community are invited to participate in these important forums. We hope you join us in these discussions!

Facilitated by: Dr. BJ Snowden, AVP of Equity, Institutional Effectiveness, & Innovation, and Jen Laflam, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness & Innovation

Flex credit: 1.5 hours

Upcoming Community Forums

RSVP through the links below to receive the event Zoom link

Wednesday, January 18 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm RSVP

Friday, January 20 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm on RSVP

Monday, January 23 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm on RSVP

Tuesday, January 24 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm on RSVP

Friday, February 3 12:00 - 1:30 pm on ground location TBA

Flexible Library Instruction

Have a Research Assignment in your Course? 

Librarians can support you and your students with:

• In-person instruction (in L108 or your classroom) or synchronous online instruction 
• Creating online research guides specifically for your course 
• Help designing research assignments 
• Locating, selecting, and evaluating sources 

Submit the Library Instruction Request Form, and let us know what we can do to support your students with their research. To ensure access to this form please sign in using your Los Rios Single Sign-on.

Canvas Research Tutorials

Faculty may assign the tutorials (in full or direct students to individual modules) for credit in their courses or may recommend a module to help a student gain relevant research skills. Students unlock certificates of completion for each module after passing the module's quiz with a score of 75% or more.

Example assignments and certificate process

1. What Is Research?
2. Getting Started with Research
3. OneSearch Basics
4. Evaluating & Selecting Sources
5. Fact-Check: Understanding Misinformation and Disinformation
6. Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Students can self-enroll in this free self-paced course.

Fixed Library Canvas App

Visit the Library FAQ page to learn what is included in the ARC Library's Canvas App.

Streaming Films

Is there a specific film you'd like to show students for your courses? Visit the Video Databases page to search for films available from the library or to request film(s) from video databases. For more about Film Requests, visit the Faculty and Staff Services page.  

Helpful Library Links:

• Library Faculty and Staff Services
• Building hours
• Main Library webpage

Week of Welcome

All students are invited to a series of Week of Welcome (WOW) events next week on the ARC main campus!

Game Day 

Tuesday, January 17 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Location: Student Center

Stop by the Student Center to unwind, listen to some music and play some games such as Pop-A-Shot, Cornhole and more!

Center for Leadership and Development (CLD)

Wednesday, January 18 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: Student Center

Enjoy some free waffles and learn about the CLD! Meet and greet with your Associated Student Body Leaders and learn about our student clubs.

De-Stress

Thursday, January 19 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: Student Center

De-stress with us in the Student Center and color student-designed Bucky the Beaver drawings. Coffee and snacks are provided by 5 Sips Coffee and Tea!

Student Senate First Spring Meeting

Friday, January 20 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Zoom ID: 836 2644 5463

Join the ARC ASB Student Senate for their first meeting of the year. Learn about what Senate will be working on for the Spring semester and how you can get involved on campus.

Celebrating Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year will be celebrated on Sunday, January 22 this year. This is a holiday observed by many Asian cultures as a way to celebrate the beginning of a new year, based on the Lunar calendar as opposed to the Gregorian calendar. Although each culture celebrates a little differently, each year is assigned to a different animal from the Chinese Zodiac - 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit!

Tech Tips for Employees and Students

Service Central: Students and employees can request IT services or get support for any IT issue through the online Service Central portal. This includes submitting a request for computer support, software (such as Microsoft Word), hardware (such as a Chromebook), or access to tools and systems (for example, Canvas). In this centralized online system, you’ll be able to track your requests online and ultimately receive faster responses from the IT team.

Canvas: Online and in-person classes both use the Canvas learning system. If you are new to Canvas, check out our Los Rios Canvas "how to" videos to get started or visit the Canvas Getting Started Guide. 

Apps and Software for Students: Check out the Technology Resources webpage for instructions on how to download software like Microsoft and SacRT’s Zip Pass, plus find information about low-cost or free internet and wi-fi.

Forgotten WID or Password:

• Look up your student ID (WID) number
• Get help setting up or changing your password

The Los Rios Scholarship Application is Open!

Did you know that thanks to our generous donors, the Los Rios Colleges Foundation awards nearly $500,000 in scholarships to students each year?

Students can apply until Friday, March 3. Please share!

Free One-on-One Student Tutoring Support

Peer mentors and tutors are ready to help make this semester a success! Tutors can provide support to your students in a variety of subjects. Encourage students to start early and build a relationship with their tutor to get help with subject-specific questions, assignments, or writing. Students can see the available options and get connected through the tutoring webpage.

The Road to Graduation

Students who plan to graduate or receive a certificate at the end of this semester (Spring 2023), need to submit their graduation petition by the Friday, March 3 deadline. For those students that want to meet with a counselor before filing their petition - encourage them to make their counseling appointment today! Students can complete their online grad petition now.