HR News Campus Updates & Events | July 2020

Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Facilitated By: Human Resources

Join your fellow CSUN colleagues - who are also working on campus or remotely, parenting, and aspiring to be their child’s best and favorite teacher, for a casual conversation about the challenges, wins, and go to resources for making it through this new life chapter.

For those of you familiar with our “Working Mom’s Brown Bag” – this is an updated (inclusive, virtual, and timely) gathering intended to provide an opportunity to discuss how you’re balancing working, parenting, and self-care.  We’ll kick this initial session off with a general check-in of challenges and quick wins, and share ideas on summer virtual activities to engage your children.

Registration: 

1. When ready, select the CSU Learn button below.
2. Log into with your myNorthridge Portal credentials.
3. Select the “Register” button.
4. Click on the bullet next to the CSUN HR icon, and select “Submit” to enroll in this session.
5. Upon successfully registering, you will receive a confirmation email with Zoom details and a password to join the session.

CSU Learn

If you require an accommodation to attend this program, please contact Human Resources at x5168 at least seven business days in advance of the program.

Withdraw from Session: If you need to cancel your registration, select the “Self” icon in CSU Learn.  Select “Learning,” then “Registrations.”  Select the box next to the session you need to cancel, and select “Cancel Registration.”  In the next window, select “Confirm Cancellation.”

The Student Recreation Center (SRC) and Oasis Wellness Center are continuing our virtual options during the summer. We’ll be offering live and pre-recorded content, a workout of the week, fitness challenges, and more to keep you motivated this summer. The best part is: all of these opportunities are free! Check out our webpages (SRC and Oasis) for all the resources, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and contact information. We hope to “see” you all soon!

Join AS Productions for Summer Movie Trivia Fest, our virtual alternate to Summer Movie Fest for this summer. Every year AS Productions looks forward to our Summer Movie Fest program, with the current pandemic, we are unable to host this campus tradition in person this summer. To keep the Summer Movie Fest spirit alive, we will be hosting Summer Movie Trivia Fest!

The first two weeks of Summer Movie Trivia Fest will be back to back and then after that Summer Movie Trivia Fest will take place every other Thursday in the summer at 5:30 p.m. We will be hosting the trivia night on Zoom, space is limited, so be sure to jump on the zoom link at 5:30 p.m. to participate. Each Thursday prior to the Trivia night we will be releasing the movie list of films that will be covered in the Trivia night. So be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and the AS Website to see the list of films for the week! Winners will receive a gift card to a company of choice! 

Zoom link: https://csun.zoom.us/j/93067672122.

Schedule for Trivia nights: July 9th, July 23rd, August 6th, August 20th, September 3rd

Movie List Release Dates: July 2nd, July 16th, July 30th, August 13th, August 27th

For more information, visit: https://www.csun.edu/as/summer-movie-trivia-fest.

The Center for Teaching and Learning has just released the newest edition of TCARE that focuses on Teaching, Learning and Working in a Remote Environment! Read Issue IX Now.

CTL has also recently added captioned videos and webinars to their YouTube channel

• USU Events for everyone: https://www.csun.edu/usu
• The University Student Union is hosting a variety of events for the CSUN community ranging from weekly learning to daily resources. Visit the USU Website to learn more about our weekly healing spaces to uplift our community, virtual Computer Lab services, Games Room online tournaments and more. The USU is offering more exiting opportunities than ever all summer long.

• VRC Events for everyone: https://www.csun.edu/vrc
• The Veterans Resource Center is building community with new online events this summer. Visit the VRC Website to learn more about their daily lunchtime hours, online community engagement during The Blend and virtual events ranging from Game Nights and Wellness Challenges to Scavenger Hunts.

• Pride Center Events for everyone: https://www.csun.edu/pride
• The Pride Center is providing inclusive programs to the CSUN community this summer. Visit the Pride Center Website to learn about ways to support the LGBTQIA+ community as an ally, participate in weekly discussion groups, engage diverse and inclusive communities during GAYme Nights and more.

If you are working or interacting with students, the Matador Involvement Center would like your help to get the word out about workshops available to keep our student leaders motivated and engaged.

The Clubs & Organizations Team would like to encourage students to stay engaged in the CSUN community under the current climate. We want to start by providing student leaders with resources that we hope will aid them in guiding their student-run organizations effectively, even during challenging times. If you advise or work with a student organization that you believe could benefit from one of the following workshops, please send them the links provided below. Thank you!

Leadership Development Clinics:

• Organic Coaching - A helpful leadership competency that will assist you in coaching your team members to improve the success of your student organization.
• Elevation Through Delegation – Learn to elevate the success of your organization and team productivity through the use of delegation.
• Exploring Cultural Humility - Most student organizations are culturally diverse, and my goal is to prepare students to lead global organizations of the future. Let's explore Cultural Humility and some tools that can be used in combination with this model to help you become an extraordinary leader of diverse groups.

VUCA Workshop Series:

We have adopted a concept from the Army War College called VUCA. This concept is tailored to fit our student organizations. Please watch the introduction and each proceeding workshop in the series. If you need more information or an individualized session. Contact us: nikiya.mcwilliams@ csun.edu

Volatility: Times when things change quickly without much warning or prediction.
Uncertainty: Times when there is a frequent disruption with very little information and not much direction.
Complexity: Times when you realize multiple factors are influencing your complicated situation, and not all elements are known or understood.
Ambiguity: Times when events can be interpreted in many ways, and past experiences do not help to explain the current situation.

The Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing along with our partners continue virtual wellbeing workshops through the summer!

Join us on Zoom at noon every week for Mindfulness Monday and Wellbeing Wednesday. Topics will include mindfulness, sustainability, healthy eating, gardening, wellbeing, and more.

Whether or not you were able to attend “End the Silence” on June 10, we hope that everyone – students, staff, faculty, and administrators – will join us in fighting racism at CSUN and in our communities. Our event had a groundswell of support; we had over 140 attendees and we have a list of over 160 interested folks.

Now, we are: End the Silence: A Call to Action for Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students to Challenge Racism

DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THAT LIST? We are READY to confront racism on our campus and in our communities.

Now is the time to ACT; no more complaining from your couch, it’s time to build the courage to both look within ourselves to confront our racist upbringing and past and to take our newfound energy and use to build a new framework, one that is centered on humanity and love.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153870551066323

It’s a cathedral, not an Ikea armchair, and it doesn’t come with instructions. You’ll play a small, humble role in a huge movement that’s been ongoing for decades. And it will take courage. It will take broad shoulders and extra hours in your week. It will take a regular commitment, just like teaching or taking a class; this is real work.

At the bottom is a survey that asks you how you’d like to get involved. Please complete this survey and we will connect you with like others and facilitate the initiation of actions. PLEASE BE SURE TO COMMIT TO WHAT IS REALISTIC! We’re starting with the most popular initiatives and hope that folks will both LEARN and ACT because the time is NOW.

GUIDED DISCUSSION GROUP

Many people are interested in a guided discussion, so we’ll start with a webinar on “Language for Liberation” on June 25, 3-5 p.m., details to come. Please save the time! Interpreters available.

https://forms.gle/V9UGgRPz42ugiifG8

READING GROUPS

In addition, we are organizing two reading groups, one for folks starting out, one for folks who have been in the movement a bit and would like a deeper dive into US racist ideology. Sign-up below.

Group 1: White Fragility (DiAngelo) and Birth of a White Nation (Battalora)
Group 2: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Kendi)

https://csun.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8dzRgXQfs8EbkJ7

Thanks again,

Will Garrow, Carrie Saetermoe, and Aimee Glocke

If you are interested in staying or getting involved, complete the survey: https://csun.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4MU2oq0nAk2FA69

CSUN Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to enjoy Educational Pricing Discount plus FREE AIRPODS with a purchase of select Apple products - Now through September 29, 2020.

Buy in-store or online at: https://www.bkstr.com/csunorthridgestore/home

View a list of eligible devices for free AirPods: https://bit.ly/BTSAPPLE2020.