All College Day and Week: Fall 2025

 

Friday, August 22, 2025

Theme: 60 Years - Telling West Valley College's Story

Time Activity
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Check in, breakfast, coffee BYO Cup | Campus Center
8:45 AM – 9:10 AM Welcome, Gathering and Housekeeping | Campus Center
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM Chancellor Brad Davis - The District's Story | Campus Center
9:20 AM – 10:00 AM President Jennifer Taylor-Mendoza - New employees, Award recognitions, Inspirational talk | Campus Center
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Accreditation: This is How We Tell WVC's Story - Shusaku Horibe | Campus Center
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote: Viet Than Nguyen - Storytelling and Finding Our Voice | Campus Center
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Q&A with Viet Than Nguyen | Campus Center
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Reflection on the Keynote | Campus Center
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Book Signing | Campus Center
11:45 PM - 12:45 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM School (Division) Meetings
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Department Meetings
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Opening of Thomas Cuisine | Campus Center
In addition to the All College Day RSVP, please be sure and register for all sessions you plan to attend using the Vision Resource Center found on the Portal.

Tuesday, August 19

Topic Facilitator Time Location
Disability Chat about Autism  Erika Llantero, Amy Delevett 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Join via Zoom
Academic Senate Retreat for Current Senators Meg Farrell 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Club Room

Wednesday, August 21

Topic Facilitator Time Location
Introduction to Precision Campus Sam Newman, Alison McGann 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Join via Zoom

Boot Camp AF (Associate Faculty) Building on Outstanding Teaching 

 Michelle Francis, Whitney Clay 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Join via Zoom

Maximizing Library Resources for ZTC and OER

 Joanna Messer 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Join via Zoom
Simple Syllabus Training Whitney Clay, Tyler Castleberry 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Join via Zoom
Introduction to Hypothesis  Whitney Clay, Jessica George 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Join via Zoom
Supporting Students in Challenging Circumstances

 Brenna Wundram 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Join via Zoom

Let's SOAPP up for Program Review

Setting achievable, student-centered goals using data

 Gretchen Ehlers & SOAPP Team 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Join via Zoom

Canvas Accessibility with PopeTech

 Whitney Clay 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Join via Zoom

Thursday, August 21

Topic Facilitator Time Location
New Faculty Academy Michelle Francis, Whitney Clay, Academic Affairs 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Che 139

Telling Stories of the WVC Campus
Aligned with the All-College Day theme of telling the stories of West Valley College, this walk led by Chris Cruz (Park Management) is intended to highlight some of the educational uses and opportunities of our campus and is suitable for new and longtime employees. No one knows all the stories, so bring your water bottle, sun protection, and your willingness to learn and share.

 Chris Cruz 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Begin at Che Main Office
Precision Campus: Exploring Equity Dashboards

 Sam Newman, Alison McGann 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Join via Zoom
Play Lunch-Hour
Interactive games for the classroom, a faculty sharing session.		 Teresa Thompson, Michelle Zajac, Laura Lowry, Molly Schrey, Michelle Francis, Erika Llantero 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Che 134
Joyful Connections Through Intentional Teaching Practices Teresa Thompson 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Che 134
Simple Syllabus Training Whitney Clay, Tyler Castleberry 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Join via Zoom
TEACH Coach Mentoring Kick-off Michelle Francis, Meg Farrell 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Join Via Zoom
Tips on Successful PG&D Projects Bickie Choy, Brenna Wundrum 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Join via Zoom

Vision Resource Tutorial

Registration Instructions
  1. Log into the Vision Resource Center through the West Valley Portal.
  2. Click on the pop up to clear the welcome message.
  3. Go to “Learning” on the top bar and select “Workshop Calendar”.
  4. Click on the link for an event to see more details about it. Click on the “Request” button if you wish to register for that session.
Last Updated 6/27/25