Please be sure to register for workshops early! Visit the Vision Resource Center Calendar, Select a workshop, and click on "request" to enroll. Register now and complete your FLEX hours for the 2026/2027 school year!
12:00pm-1:00pm
Help is Here, Session 1: Up Via Zoom
Presenters: Matthew Lopez Phillips and Leadership Team
Student Services can best support your students outside of the classroom and you inside of the classroom! Counseling, Student Success, Student Conduct, Campus Life & Student Learning - Come learn about counseling, career and transfer services, student success hubs for each school, how to address student conduct, and how to engage student in student government, clubs & organizations. Led by Dean Matthew Lopez Phillips and his leadership team.
1:00pm-2:00pm
Center for Advance Technologies, CAT 229, East Campus
Presenters: Tina Giron and Katie Cochran
Is your Program Map still on track? Click the link to review your map https://programmap.mjc.edu and then don't miss this high-energy workshop to ensure your programs are aligned with the latest catalog updates!
3:00pm-4:00pm
Club Training Via Zoom
Presenters: Lucy Hakimi
2026-2027 Club Training Workshop - Mandatory for All Club Advisors and All Club Executive Officers. This club training session is designed to prepare all club advisors and officers for a successful 2026-2027 school year. During this workshop, participants will receive important information on club policies, event planning, financial procedures, and leadership responsibilities. Attendance is mandatory to ensure that all clubs comply with college guidelines and operate smoothly throughout the year. Whether you are a returning officer or new to your role, this training will provide valuable resources and answer any questions you may have. Please mark your calendars and come prepared to engage and learn. Your participation is crucial for maintaining an active and thriving club community.
9:00am-10:30am
Founders Hall 152, East Campus
Presenters: Courtney Steel, Sutter Health
"Stop the Bleed" is a national initiative aimed at teaching the public how to respond effectively to life-threatening bleeding emergencies. The training is designed for anyone, regardless of their medical background, and focuses on empowering participants to act as immediate responders in critical situations. The key components of the training are: recognizing life-threatening bleeding, techniques, direct pressure, wound packing, and tourniquet application.
11:00am-12:00pm
Comprehensive Program Review Via Zoom
Presenters: Caterina Grossi
This workshop will provide an overview of the 2026-2030 Program Review Cycle and the Fall 2026 Comprehensive Program Review process, including the template, timeline, and helpful resources available.
11:00am-12:30pm
Pride Center, Center for Advance Technologies, CAT 235 East Campus
Presenters: Jordan Quiverns, TBD MoPride Staff
Program Specialist Jordan Quiverns, along with our community partners at MoPride, will provide an explainer on LGBTQ+ terminology, as well as the do's and don'ts of allyship and support. There will be time for a Q&A.
12:00pm-1:30pm
Student Serviecs Building203, Conference Room, East Campus / Your Campus Recharged Via Zoom
Presenters: Daphne Wells & Angelica Cardenas
TBD- Campus Life would like to host a workshop on our upcoming events and campus posting guidelines. We will be emailing a final workshop description soon, please expect by June 12th the latest.
12:00pm-1:00pm
Help is Here, Session 2: Up Via Zoom
Presenters: Dr. Jackie Forte and Leadership Team
Student Health & Wellness Programs - Come to learn about how to support student with basic needs resources, special accommodations, health services, mental health and wellness services. As well as services available for our veteran students and families. Led by Dean Jackie Forte and her leadership team.
1:00pm-2:00pm
Veterans Resource Center, Student Center Room 2 / VA Education Via Zoom
Presenters: Stephan Lohmeyer and Savannah Barta
In this workshop you will receive information on supporting veteran and veteran affiliated students as they pursue higher education. We will give you an overview of VA Educational Benefits along with federal requirements students must abide by in order to utilize their benefits. We will also discuss veteran transition from military to civilian life along with ways to offer support.
7:30am Coffee and Juice in Performing and Media Arts Center Lobby
8:30am
2:00pm-3:00pm
Comprehensive Program Review Via Zoom
Presenters: Caterina Grossi
This workshop will provide an overview of the 2026-2030 Program Review Cycle and the Fall 2026 Comprehensive Program Review process, including the template, timeline, and helpful resources available.
3:00pm-4:00pm
Center for Advance Technologies, CAT 116, East Campus
Presenters: Lisa allen & Julie Ayala
Modesto Junior College Caring Campus is committed to fostering a welcoming, supportive environment for students and colleagues by championing Caring Campus behaviors. Join us in becoming an Ambassador for change!
4:00pm-5:30pm
ROOM TBD
Presenters: Derek Wydick
Are you considering retiring from YCCD in the next five years? If so, this workshop can help inform you about the MANY factors and decisions you'll face in your retirement process. Retirement with STRS is a complex process. In this workshop, you'll get an introduction to the retirement process, along with the emotional, financial and practical issues related to retirement. This workshop is brought to you from YFA, but all are invited to attend. And yes, there will be food!
8:00am-12:00pm
Center for Advance Technologies, CAT 116, East Campus
Presenters: TBD
Waiting on ASCIP to provide a description.
9:00am-10:00am
Please meet by 8:55 a.m. at the Student Center Steps
Presenters: Alex DeJesus
MJC Caring Campus invites you to join us on a walking tour of the new student experience on the MJC East Campus. This workshop provides an opportunity to learn the steps required to become a student at MJC and visit the departments that make it happen. Please meet by 8:55 a.m. at the Student Center Steps
11:00am-12:00pm
Founders Hall 214, East Campus
Presenters: Leslie Collins, Ryan Guy, Taure Shimp
Looking for a fun and interactive critical thinking activity for your classroom? Join us to learn how to SPAR. SPontanous ARgumentation (SPAR) is a simple debate format that encourages students to debate two sides of an issue in a short amount of time (approx. 15 minutes total). In this workshop, we will teach you the format for a SPAR debate and will run a few practice rounds. Then you can adapt the debate topics to your discipline and course needs.
12:00pm-1:00pm
Room TBD
Presenters: Melanie Berru
What happens when we stop seeing formerly incarcerated students through the lens of the system and start seeing them as scholars in motion? Grounded in direct experience teaching inside and beyond the carceral system and best practices, this session challenges common assumptions and invites a shift in how faculty and staff show up in the classroom and on campus. Participants will explore concrete, human-centered practices that build trust, foster belonging, and support academic success while navigating the real barriers students face. This is both a call to rethink and a guide for action.
12:00pm-1:00pm
Help is Here, Session 3: Up Via Zoom
Presenters: Jose Rocha and Leadership Team
Special Programs for Students - Come to learn about how to engage and refer students to all of the special programs and resources available to them through affinity programs in the Rise Up centers on east and west campus, as well as programs that serve special populations through EOP&S, CalWorks, NextUp, CARE and TRiO programs. These programs can support students' success in your classroom by creating a community and sense of belonging that support justice-impacted students and their families, former foster youth, parents, low-income and first-generation students. Led by Dean Jose Rocha and his leadership team.
1:00pm-5:00pm
Please see you area or the VRC for details
9:00am-10:30am
Room TBD
Presenter: Lily Pulido
Join us for a hands-on workshop supporting CTE staff and instructors through the Perkins and Strong Workforce application process. We'll cover project overviews, implementation timelines, allowable expenditures, and strategies to strengthen your proposal before submission. Whether you're a first-time applicant or returning with a new idea.
10:00am-11:00am
Room TBD / Canvas Insights Via Zoom
Presenters: Kevin Alavezos, Katie Cochran, Caterina Grossi
MJC is in its second year of the transition to Canvas Insights as the college's platform for SLO assessment. The new platform lives directly in Canvas allowing you to assess as you grade! These sessions will provide faculty who are scheduled to assess this Spring semester with an introduction to the new platform and will include a guided set-up to ensure you leave the session ready for the Spring semester! If you are not scheduled to assess this semester, but want to learn more about the platform, you are welcome to join as well. IF ATTENDING IN-PERSON, PLEASE BRING A LAPTOP OR TABLET.
11:00am-12:00pm
Room TBD
Presenters: Lily Pulido and Mary Watts (Central Valley Motherlode Consortium)
This workshop is designed for both new and veteran CTE instructors looking to build stronger industry connections. Participants will learn advisory committee guidelines and best practices for running effective meetings with industry support, and explore internship models they can adapt to their programs.
12:00pm-1:00pm
Help is Here, Session 3: Up Via Zoom
Presenters: Unknown?
Enrollment Services - Come and learn more about Admissions & Records and the ins and out in your course enrollment, student grades, census/drops/withdrawals processes and procedures, etc., as well as how Student Financial Services supports student enrollment in your class and how Outreach and Community Partnerships are vital to MJC's orientation and enrollment.
1:00pm-2:30pm
Student Serviecs Building203, Conference Room, East Campus / Your Campus Recharged Via Zoom
Presenters: Daphne Wells & Angelica Cardenas
TBD- Campus Life would like to host a workshop on our upcoming events and campus posting guidelines. We will be emailing a final workshop description soon, please expect by June 12th the latest.
