Winter Break Payroll Reminders
 


The Payroll Office wants you to be aware of important dates related to Winter Break when completing timesheets.


CC’s Winter Break benefit for benefit-eligible employees is up to a total of 11 days (inclusive of holidays), running from Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. The dates of holidays are recognized on the actual date and hourly staff should record Winter Break and holidays on their regularly scheduled work days (up to 11 days).  
 


Dec. 22, 2021-Jan. 6, 2022 Pay Period:

  • Hourly staff who were not required to work over Winter Break must submit timesheets by Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.
    • Hourly staff will record their regularly scheduled work days/hours as Winter Break leave or holiday leave (Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Dec. 31, and Jan. 1) up to a total of 11 days.
    • Supervisors must approve timesheets by Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
  • Hourly staff who were REQUIRED to work over Winter Break must submit timesheets by Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.
    • Hourly staff will record their regularly scheduled work days/hours as Winter Break leave or holiday leave (Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Dec. 31, and Jan. 1) up to a total of 11 days.
  • Hourly staff who were REQUIRED to work will also record the actual days/hours they work as regular earnings.
    • Supervisors must approve timesheets by Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
Please reference the administrative calendar for additional guidance on completing timesheets. If you have any questions about recording hours, contact Heather Stapish in Payroll: hstapish@coloradocollege.edu

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Around the Block Campus News

CC Partners on World’s First Conference on Muslim Futurism

Mipsterz, in partnership with Colorado College, Duke University, University of Miami, Columbia University, and the Center for Afrofuturist Studies,  announces a landmark virtual conference that includes an impressive roster of over 30 Muslim thought leaders, artists, and creatives who will lead conversations, panels, and individual talks.

The Muslim Futurism: Definitions, Explorations, and Future Directions conference attempts to define Muslim Futurism as an idea, aesthetic, and framework. Inspired by and building upon Afrofuturism, organizers hope to create conversations centered on five themes: imagination, identity, community, resistance, and liberation. Showcasing the work and ideas of prominent scholars and creators, the conference will explore issues in the present and how they could manifest in multiple alternative futures where Muslims are at the center of the narrative.

Declaring Your Major

Sophomores: Staff in the Student Opportunities and Advising Hub are eager to meet with you this semester to discuss your plans for declaring your major. After all, if you haven’t yet, this semester is the time to settle on your major and declare it. Hub advisors can work with you to determine the best academic path for you to take to achieve your goals. They can also help you identify a faculty advisor in the department you want to join, and they can help you navigate the declaration process. Make an appointment on the Hub webpage.

Get to Know … Julia Fuller, CC Video Producer

Photo by Lonnie Timmons III
What does your job entail?  

I’m the video producer at CC, which means I portray CC stories and experiences through video with a team of student interns.

Where did you work before CC and what were you doing?

I lived in Chicago for many years, shooting, editing, and crewing on narrative and documentary films. I was the director of photography and editor for a political media company and the video producer at Lincoln Park Zoo. I also have experience in community media, most recently teaching at After School Matters in Chicago.

Tell us a little about your background.

I’m originally from Oakland, California, and have a B.A. in cognitive psychology from Barnard College and an MFA in film and media arts from Temple University. Some of my film influences include Chantal Akerman, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Lucrecia Martel, and Jan Švankmajer. My short films have screened both nationally and internationally at festivals, conferences, and in curricula.

What do you like to do when not working?  

When not at CC, I enjoy exploring new places, hiking, taking care of plants, celebrating, thinking about learning to draw, and eating the amazing food that my partner cooks.

Wild card: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

As a kid, I wanted to be a vet, but the death and neutering would not have worked for me.

Alumni Association Leadership Scholarship Encourages Awardees to Stay Involved with CC After Graduation

The Alumni Association Leadership Scholarship encourages awardees to stay involved with CC after graduation. This year’s awardees – Maddie Ross ’22, Zaria Taylor ’22, and Grace Wade-Stein ’23 – reflect on their favorite CC memory and class as they look forward to how they will advocate for CC and give back their time, talent, and treasure after graduation.

Lisa Marie Rollins’s $7,500 Grant Further Develops Groundbreaking Play

Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing Lisa Marie Rollins has been awarded a $7,500 grant from the Zellerbach Family Foundation to support the continued development of her new play, “Love Is Another Country,” which follows three women as they navigate living in a country that claims to love Black women. That country would be the United States of America. “Love Is Another Country” focuses on three members of the Chapman family — two sisters and their great-grandmother. “It features an ensemble of diasporic Black women who bring to life this story about all the forms of violence against these Black women that they must learn how to navigate, and it holds space for the hard work of their collective healing,” says Rollins.

Video of the week

Reflections and Resilience

In case you missed it last block, have a look at CC students as they share what being on campus last year means to them.

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Thank You for Participating in the Climate Survey

Dear CC Community Members,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Faculty and Staff Climate and Engagement Survey during Block 4. I am thrilled to report that 569 people – 70% – of you completed the survey. This level of engagement illustrates how much you care about the college and how we can all contribute to making the college a great place to work for everyone.
Broad results will be shared soon with faculty and staff. This will inform the work of how we do what we do better, and guide planning in each division and department. The results will be shared with the Cabinet later this month and with staff at the Feb. 17 In the Loop meeting. The faculty presentation will be at the Block 5 faculty meeting on Feb. 14. Results by divisions and other demographics will follow the all-staff and all-faculty presentations.
Before the academic year ends, the college will develop actionable items from the survey findings. Those also will be shared collegewide.
Again, thank you for sharing your input.
Sincerely,

L. Song Richardson

President

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Invitation to Attend Anti-Oppression Leadership Series

Invitation to Attend Anti-Oppression Leadership Series


Dear Staff and Faculty,
We invite you to take advantage of an opportunity to participate in an Anti-Oppression Leadership Series with Mandala Center for Change facilitators, Dr. Lalenja Harrington, co-director, and Marc Weinblatt, founder.
  • The series begins with two, four-hour remote Race-based Affinity Group Workshops that will be held from 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Jan. 13 and 14 OR Feb. 17 and 18. These sessions are capped at 23 attendees.
If you are interested in participating in this series please register online.
Given the current climate around race in the U.S., the Mandala Center recommends starting with separate racial affinity groups/caucuses; one for white-identifying individuals and another for individuals who identify as racially marginalized.
They recognize that multi-heritage and biracial people will self-assess which caucus best meets their needs. Doing deep work on race in mixed groups is challenging. What white individuals often need to work on is different than individuals who are racially marginalized. Thus, this work is most authentically and healthily done in separate spaces.
Racially marginalized individuals face racism daily and most know how to talk about it; therefore, they usually don’t need basic anti-racism education. However, many white people need to learn fundamental concepts and to practice talking about it. Overall, these groups are intended to provide a healthy container to share stories as well as allow for self-reflection, action practice, increased awareness, and application of tools for a more equitable, healthy, and joyous workplace for all. For more on affinity groups, please read “Race-based Affinity Groups – Why Do Them?”
  • If you want to do more work in this area, you can continue with a one-day, in-person Anti-Oppression Leadership Development Workshop on March 25, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (prerequisite, Race-Based Affinity Group Workshops). The session will be capped at 36 attendees.
For staff and faculty interested in long-term anti-oppression leadership at Colorado College, this highly participatory professional development session builds on antiracism practice including intersectionality of oppressions. Content will be driven, in part, by needs of the group.
It may include, but is not limited to, power analysis of social group members with interactive exercises and applications; discussion of strategies for navigating the complexities of race within the US context; story sharing to encourage self-reflection and build solidarity; action practice to explore strategies for a more just and equitable workplace for all, and self-care practices and frameworks to support social-emotional health and well-being. 
  • If you want to do even more work in this area, you can end with a one-day in-person Extended Anti-Oppression Leadership Development Workshop on April 22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (prerequisite, Anti-Oppression Leadership Workshop). The session will be capped at 36 attendees. This session is for staff and faculty who want to extend their professional development work in anti-oppression leadership. The content builds on the previous anti-oppression leadership development sessions.
Questions? Contact Peony Fhagen, senior associate dean of equity, inclusion, and faculty development: pfhagen@coloradocollege.edu

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Virtual Spring Conference

COVID-19 Tests for Faculty and Staff

Screening testing can help to detect COVID-19 infections early so that people can benefit from treatments such as antivirals and monoclonal antibodies. 


Screening testing also interrupts chains of infection and prevent further spread, helping us to keep the number of cases manageable during the Omicron wave. We invite and encourage all faculty and staff members to participate in twice weekly screening testing during the Omicron wave. To this end, please enroll in the State of Colorado’s free COVID-19 rapid at-home testing program. You are also encouraged to visit one of the many free and convenient community testing sites located throughout El Paso County. Test kits may also be purchased at local pharmacies.

Employees may obtain up to two tests (one BinaxNow test kit containing two tests or two FlowFlex tests) from the Worner Desk each week during the Omicron wave. To help us keep track of inventory, please fill out this test kit request form

Please keep in mind that CC cannot provide additional test kits for friends and family. All positive test results must be self-reported via Qualtrics. Test kits will be available while supplies last.  

Please don’t use the PPE form on the website for requesting/ordering masks or tests. 

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Mask Distribution for Staff and Faculty

Because COVID-19 is airborne and the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly, we have updated the campus masking policy



High quality masks act as filters and remove aerosols from the air that we breathe. As was shared prior to Winter Break, 
KN95 masks or similar must be worn at all times in public indoor spaces.  If you have your own KN95 masks (or similar high-filtration masks, such as N95, KF94, or FFP2), you may wear them. 

Due to a delivery delay, KN95 masks will be distributed to faculty and staff on Wednesday, Jan. 5.  A distribution plan by department/division is being finalized and details will be communicated soon. 

Each employee will be issued three KN95 masks/week.  Any additional masks will be distributed to employees as needed.  If you wish, you may purchase your own masks via local and online suppliers. 

Review this detailed information about using and reusing N95/KN95 masks.  

Please do NOT use the online PPE form to order/request masks or tests.  

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Welcome Back Students!

Welcome to 2022 and the start of our Spring Semester!

Please check out this brief video message as we start this new year together. I look forward to sharing in the many CC memories you’ll make throughout 2022! 
Rochelle T. Dickey
Dean of Students/Vice President for Student Life

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Let’s Do This Together

Dear CC Community,


As we start 2022, I’m sharing this brief video message asking for your help so we can remain in-person this academic year. Thank you for supporting one another and our CC community.

L. Song Richardson

President

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Post-Winter Break Reminders

Dear Students,


Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed your Winter Break.

As we shared over the weekend, we have updated our COVID-19 protocols for the duration of the Omicron wave. We have worked hard to prepare the campus for you to have an in-person J-Block. Now we need your help.

If you have symptoms   

  • If you aren’t feeling well, please do NOT go to class this morning. Stay home and away from others.
  • Schedule a COVID-19 test at the Student Health Center if you are feeling ill or experiencing COVID or flu-like symptoms.
  • Call the Student Health Center  8 a.m.-6 p.m. for same-day symptomatic testing. No appointment with a provider is required.
  • If you receive a positive test result, the COVID-19 Coordinator, (719) 413-9588, will contact you.
 COVID-19 Screening Testing  
  • All students must take a COVID-19 test before J-Block, Half Block, or Block 5, based on their   
  • All students, regardless of vaccination status, must test twice weekly via eMed through Block 5. This also includes those who have previously received positive COVID-19 test results.
  • All students will receive test kits, three KN95 masks, and an isolation kit. The isolation kit includes one N95 mask (to be used only during isolation), and isolation instructions to keep with your isolation bag. We will follow up with details on isolation protocols, based on recommendations from El Paso County Public Health, as soon as they become available.
  • Residents of Loomis, Mathias, and South halls may pick up their test kits, masks, and isolation kit at their residence hall front desks.
  • All other studentsmay pick up their test kits, masks, and isolation kit at the Worner Desk or Tutt Library. 
  • Please bring and swipe your Gold Card to pick up your test kits, masks, and isolation kit.  
COVID-19 Booster
  • As of Jan. 3, a COVID-19 booster dose is required for all students who are eligible.
    • If you’ve received your booster, load your vaccination documentation to this portal today by following these portal instructions.
    • If not yet eligible, you don’t have to do anything at this time. You MUST receive your booster as soon as you’re eligible and upload your documentation then.
    • We will share information about an on-campus booster clinic soon.
Please take a moment to review the COVID-19 risk mitigation protocols that all CC community members are expected to follow. If you have questions, please contact covid19@coloradocollege.edu.

We look forward to seeing you on campus!

Sincerely, 


Andrea Bruder
Chief Public Health Advisor to the President

Mateo Muñoz
Chair, COVID-19 Policy and Implementation Committee

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