Keep hanging in there! Check out some of these articles that might interest you. –Five Essential Skills to Lead Through Disruption (Inc.) –The Indistractable Model: 4 Steps to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life (Woven) –The HyFlex option for Instruction if Campuses Open This Fall (Insider Higher Ed–full video and article available) Have an
CF will conduct a test of its RAVE Alert emergency notification system for all CF campus locations on Tuesday, May 19, between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are enrolled automatically and may receive messages via text, phone and email. To update your preferences, login to the MyCF portal, click on Go to RAVE,
Keep hanging in there! Check out some of these articles that might interest you. –Which Zoom person are you? –Boost Your Productivity By Asking this Before Each Meeting and Every Email (Fast Company) –Five Myths about Remote Teaching (Chronicle of Higher Education) –You Are Stronger Than Your Quarantine Fatigue (New York Times) Have an interesting article
The District Board of Trustees approved a reduced summer work hour schedule as a benefit for college employees. Beginning Monday, May 11, and ending on Friday, July 31, the college will be on a reduced summer work schedule of Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and off on Fridays. Exceptions to this schedule occur when CF employees
CF Corporate College is offering 10 self-paced, online noncredit courses available at no cost through June 30. These free courses include a mix of hard and soft skills which are highly relevant in today’s changing job market. Courses include: Creating Web Pages; Creating WordPress Websites; Fundamentals of Supervision and Management; Twelve Steps to a Successful
Here we go; it’s May! Check out some of these articles that might interest you. –Game of Bones (YouTube) –The ‘Visiting Year’ Community College as an Alternative to a Gap Year (Confessions from a Community College Dean, Inside Higher Ed) –COVID-19 and the Academic Parent (Chronicle of Higher Education) –Why Deep Work Matters in a Distracted World
Please support the CF Foundation’s Patriot Fund on May 5, Giving Tuesday, to help College of Central Florida students in their most critical time of need. This fund provides immediate assistance for expenses outside of the classroom such as rent, utilities and food so students may stay in school and complete their studies. To give
As a result of COVID-19, the Sick Leave Pool open enrollment that typically open in April was delayed until May. The enrollment period will be from May 1-31 for new members only. See below for two options for submitting a Sick Leave Pool enrollment request form. The sick leave pool is designed to help protect
We have all successfully worked from home for one month! Check out some of these articles that might interest you. –You’ve Got a Friend in Me. (Daddy/Daughter duo) –Here’s what everyone should be doing right now. (The Adley Show) –20 Great Questions to Ask Instead of How are You Doing Right Now. (Quartz at Work)
The Bruce Mozert print collection, recently acquired in a joint arrangement between the College of Central Florida, Marion County and the State of Florida, is featured in the current issue of FORUM, the Florida Humanity Council’s award-winning magazine. Submitted by Appleton Assistant Director Victoria Billig, the article highlights how 2016 grant funding from Florida Humanities
Week three is complete! Check out some of these articles that might interest you. What your Zoom meeting really looks like if it were in person. Click here. Five Low-Tech, Time-Saving Ways to Teach Online During COVID-19 (Chronicle of Higher Education Opinion Piece) Remotely Online. Teaching Labs, STEM and the Arts Online (Inside Higher Ed)
CF has been working with others in the community to help document the economic impact of COVID-19. Below you will find a link to a survey. Please share with any business owners or anyone who works in the local “gig” economy. This survey is conducted by the Ocala/ Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership in partnership
Due to the cancellation of Spring Medicare Workshops as a result of COVID-19, Valery Insurance has created some quick videos that may help employees at or nearing retirement with Medicare questions. The following videos are currently available: Video 1: Four Parts of Medicare Video 2: How/When to Sign Up Video 3: Four Options When You
Please find below a list of new on-demand COVID-19 webinars being offered by New Directions Employee Assistance Program. Click here for a brochure about EAP offerings. Download your EAP card. Click the link below to access the on-demand webinar. It is recommended to use Internet Explorer: Resilience During Difficult Times: (17 minutes) Setting up for
Tivity Health is reaching out to address questions surrounding the coronavirus and the Fitness Your Way® program. We understand this is a stressful time, and they can assure you that they are monitoring the situation closely and determining the best possible options to help members take care of their health and remain active while staying
Week two is in the books! Check out some of these articles that might interest you. –“Stayin’ Inside” A coronavirus Bee Gees parody Click here. Or if you prefer “Wash Your Hands with Baby Shark” Click here. –‘The Quandary: How Do I Support a Student Who’s Sick with COVID-19.” This story also includes ‘What will
In an abundance of caution, we are no longer offering open labs for our students that have technology and internet challenges. Instead we are offering Wifi in parking areas at the Ocala Campus, Citrus Campus and Levy Campus. We have also purchased 25 laptops that we are making available to students who do not have
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the bookstore is closed to in-store shopping. We remain open for online business and ready to serve students through the app and on the web. For students online delivery is available with free shipping. Many questions and concerns can be answered below by visiting specific links that are shown. Our email box
The Appleton Museum of Art is now presenting a weekly online Teaching Tuesday series featuring art project tutorials for children. Every Tuesday at 10 a.m. the museum will post a new video on the museum’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Videos are perfect for ages 7-12, or for younger children with help from an adult,
Our account with Teladoc has now been set up to allow $0 member cost for members in all of the FCSRMC Health Plans, including the High Deductible Health Savings Account, until the COVID-19 crisis is over. Once that time comes, we will let you know when the copay will revert back to the normal cost
