Events
Happy Holidays – Celebrating with ITS:!
On Tuesday, December 6, ITS: celebrated the holiday season with a family party loaded with lots of fun activities, great food, and even a visit from Santa Claus! An activity table filled with fun crafts and a cookie decorating station, along with “The Polar Express” playing on the TV, were there to keep the little … Continue reading
TED O’clock – It’s Time for Women to Run for Office – December 2, 2016
In this edition of TED O’clock, we watched Halla Tomasdottir share why she decided to run for Iceland’s presidency and what she learned from the experience, as well as why it’s time for more women to run for office. Major themes included why role models matter, what was important to her successful campaign (although she did not … Continue reading
TED O’clock – Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator – October 28, 2016
Angie Bardsley facilitated the most recent installment of TED O’clock on Friday, October 28. She reported the following: Tim Urban presents a humorous look at why people procrastinate in “Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator” by using illustrations that feature the rational decision-maker, instant gratification monkey, and panic monster. The rational decision-maker wants to … Continue reading
Notes from the Thursday, November 10, 2016, Division Meeting
The notes from the ITS:Division meeting on November 10 are: Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students Mike Edmonds visited the meeting and shared that the Student Life Division oversees every aspect of the student experience outside of the classroom except athletics. CC’s Student Life Office has a wider portfolio than similar offices at most … Continue reading
Notes from the Thursday, October 13, 2016, ITS: Division Meeting
Here are the notes from the Thursday, October 13, 2016, division meeting: Director of Facilities Chris Coulter visited and discussed current and upcoming projects, as well as some facts and figures about the campus and Facilities. He thanked ITS: for their help with current and past projects. Chris has renderings of the East Campus housing … Continue reading
TED O’clock – The Happy Secret to Better Work – September 30, 2016
Happiness was the focus for today’s TED O’clock, as we showed Shawn Achor’s talk titled, “The Happy Secret to Better Work.” Thank you, Eric, for your suggestion to watch this talk! The overall idea presented is to change the “normal” thought process of “working hard leading to success which leads to happiness (which is does not, … Continue reading
Notes from the Thursday, September 15, 2016, Division Meeting
Here are the notes from the September 15, 2016, division meeting: Kudos were shared. Vish announced that Karen Klovdahl has accepted the DBA position and will start on Monday, September 26. Matt shared that the GIS Technical Director Skype interviews were conducted, and three candidates have been chosen for on-campus interviews. Two of the candidates … Continue reading
Notes from the Thursday, August 18, 2016, Division Meeting
Here are the notes from the Thursday, August 18, 2016, meeting: Brian introduced Jake Eichengreen, Quad Program Executive Director. Matt introduced Chris Bittner, Instructional Technologist for Multimedia Lab Support, and Noah Cutter, GIS Paraprofessional. The GIS Tech Director search should be completed in block 1. Two DBA candidates have on-campus interviews next week. One person … Continue reading
TED O’Clock – My Love Letter to Cosplay – August 19, 2016
With the New Student Orientation madness set to begin on Saturday, August 20, the TED O’clock talk on Friday, August 19, focused on lightening the mood for folks with Adam Savage’s, “My Love Letter to Cosplay.” Those in attendance shared a laugh as Mr. Savage talked about the many costumes he had made over the … Continue reading
Here’s to another successful year!
ITS: celebrated another successful year with its 2015-2016 year-end celebration on August 11. Many thanks to Angie for managing all of the logistical details, as well as providing her services as the event photographer! Thanks to everyone in ITS: for providing a year worth celebrating! Here’s to another fabulous year in 2016-2017! ITS:Always fun, never … Continue reading
