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RCC Faculty Senate NewsletterVol. 17June 3, 2020BRIGHT SUNDISPATCHWe did so much to be proud of this past year!Let’s Celebrate!!Fuschia: the symbol ofelegance, good taste,confiding love andamiability.We can start off with the biggest news of all Accreditation! Yeah, wedid it! In the middle of a pandemic, Zooming from our makeshift, athome, coffee-just-down-the-hall, personal, teach-from-whereverEnd of 2019/2020 academic year1
RCC Faculty Senate NewsletterVol. 17June 3, 2020offices WE DID IT!! Well, actually a lot ofvery important and highly valued membersof the RCC community did it we simplysupported them through the processgetting forms filled out and surveys takenand reports written. So everyone congratulate yourselves and a neighbor!Other notable items to cheer about werethe litany of guest speakers we’ve beenbringing to meetings! From VP’s tostudents, from Chairs to Coordinators andDeans we’ve heard a plethora of amazinginformation throughout the year and it hashelped us to connect in creative andproductive ways.We also continued our G.I.F.T.’s and willcontinue to do these in the future and,when we get back on campus, we willpresent them at In Service again! So thinkabout what Great Idea For Teaching youcan offer.We’ve kept the Newsletter goingMeditation or SerenityBuddha for peopleseeking calm and toguide their meditationpractice.and included pieces from ourReference Librarians; book/movie/doc/tv reviews; Terrie Sandlin’sSidebar, and we hope to includemore as we head into a newacademic year!And then came Covid and weresponded with Coffee Klatches!Take that, Corona ! Don’t mess with RCC Faculty we will alwaysprevail in the end. And to that we say, thank you for another greatyear. Have a great summer! Faculty SenateEnd of 2019/2020 academic year2
RCC Faculty Senate NewsletterVol. 17Dear RCC Facultyand Staff,For anyone who has not been following thenews, you should be aware there have been anumber of recent racist attacks against the blackcommunity in our country. The murders ofBreonna Taylor and George Floyd by police inKentucky and Minnesota and the murder ofAhmaud Arbery by civilians in Georgia havebeen some of only the most recent events in along history of racial injustice in America. Andwhile Kentucky, Minnesota and Georgia might begeographically distant from us here in SouthernOregon, the pain and tragedy of these and otherinstances of racism have a profound impact onall black Americans. As part of our responsibilityand care for our students and campuscommunity, we must make sure we aresupporting our black students and colleagues. Iencourage everyone to reach out to your blackstudents and colleagues to see how they’redoing during this difficult time and what, ifanything, you can do to support them.Also be aware that support means more thancaring about racial issues in just this moment- itmeans doing the hard work of anti-racism andachieving racial equity all year-round. Theburden of anti-racism work needs to be on uswhite faculty and staff, and not on our racialminority students and colleagues.June 3, 2020Here are someresources for this important work:Eight Actions to Reduce Racismin College Classrooms: acism-collegeclassrooms#.XtFrwplrzcsThe Anti-Racism Toolkit from theAssociation for PreventionTeaching and Research: acist Resources List fromStonehill College: https://libguides.stonehill.edu/c.php?g 932637&p 6722393(While these links won’t workwithout an access code, the listprovides information on somegreat resources that can be found/accessed elsewhere)Teaching Tolerance: Self-GuidedLearning for Educators: self-guided-learning(While this is geared primarilytowards K-12 educators, there’smany things that could be usefulfor the college level)Jenny Shirley, MSN, RNNursing InstructorEnd of 2019/2020 academic year3
RCC Faculty Senate NewsletterVol. 17June 3, 2020The Library Stacks:From Tina Weyland Here are just a few of the Black LivesMatter resources we have at the library. Fora more detailed list or more information,please contact tweyland@roguecc.eduBooks:A Colony in a Nation, Chris HayesDangerous Subjects: James D. Saules andthe rise of black exclusion in Oregon,Kenneth R. ColemanThe New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration inthe Age of Colorblindness, MichelleAlexanderRacism without Racists, Eduardo BonillaSilvaSo You Want to Talk About Race?, IjeomaOluoArticles:The Case for Reparations, by Ta-NehisiCoatesThe 1619 Project, by Nikole Hannah-JonesOther:Books and reports on Police Conduct,Race, and the Justice System, from theOakland Public LibraryThe Charleston Syllabus, created foreducators after the 2015 shooting ofworshipers in South CarolinaCampaign Zero, research studies andarticles on the problem of police brutalityEnd of 2019/2020 academic year4
RCC Faculty Senate NewsletterVol. 17June 3, 2020RCC Summer Recommendations List!Books:-From Jennifer Shirley: gresources?utm source pocket-newtab-From Mary Middleton: The Moment ofLife by Melinda Gates-From Marina Whitchurch: May CauseLove from Kassi Underwood. It’sheavy have Kleenex at your side.TV Series/Movies/Documentaries/Podcasts:-From Marina Whitchurch: Podcast (I listenfor free on Spotify) “Unlocking Us withBrene Brown”. She is my guru and I don’tuse that word lightly!-From Mary Middleton: Bright Lights (onNetflix), story of Debbie Reynolds andCarrie Fisher-From Marina Whitchurch: Crackle TV hasall your fave’s from the 70’s and 80’s! Rightnow we’re watching Barney Miller. Thesocial commentary could be 1976 or 2020.Hiking Trails/OutdoorActivities:-From Tom Pike: The East Applegate RidgeTrail is awesome. Flat, gorgeous views!https://www.applegatetrails.org/-From Marina Whitchurch: Water’s Creek trailin Wilderville is beautiful. But get there soonbefore it gets buggy! Most beautiful in springand fall. Easy to intermediate.I also am a huge fan of the Rogue River Trail!I pick up the trail way out past Galice Resortand hike out to Whiskey Creek. Intermediateto hard. Bring hiking poles if you ‘think’ youmight need them.End of 2019/2020 academic year5
RCC Faculty Senate NewsletterVol. 17June 3, 2020Recipes from your Garden-I love these Rainbow Rolls from Live Naturally. Easy to make, great lunch or dinner, andonce you learn how to work with rice paper the possibilities are endless! Marina w-rolls/-One of my go-to’s! Spaghettini with Oil and Garlic from Lidia’a Kitchen! And you can addany veggies or other goodies. And of course, you can make substitutions if you need GF(or even Zoodles!) s/a4460/spaghettini-oil-garlic-recipe/ Mary Middleton “Buon Appetitio!”Some websites and mailing lists to add to your already full email box but are GREAT forhealthy recipes: Blue Zones, Live Naturally Magazine, and Forks Over Knives. All are freeand offer way more than just recipes.May your garden grow beautifully and your kitchen be buzzing! Have a beautiful andbountiful summer!!LEnd of 2019/2020 academic year6
RCC Faculty Senate NewsletterVol. 17June 3, 2020Thank you.Those 2 small words don’t seem enough. But I do. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity toco-chair Faculty Senate these past 2 years. I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and knowthat we will continue to grow and clarify our goals and vision for Faculty Senate’s space here atRCC.I would like to thank Dorothy Swain and Deb Murphy for helping me get these newsletters started. Workingwith these 2 women has been so very precious to me and I feel as though we have cultivated a wonderfulworking relationship and friendship.I would also like to thank Amy Durst and Chelsea Kelsey. Ladies I’m not really sure how anything gets donewithout you. And to have had to say goodbye to Chelsea half way through painful! It reminds me how sovery important and special ALL of our classified partners are to this crazy thing we call “higher education”.I want to say a special shout out to Mary Middleton. Thank you for coming on board and being part of themighty M&M Team! I’ve learned so much from you, it’s mind boggling. We should all take a moment to thanksomeone that has been a help or support to us. Mary, I’ll always be the Kruk to your Kuip!! (If you’re an SFGiants fan you understand!)And with that I want to thank all of Faculty Senate, past and present and future! I will continueserve you the best way I know how by continuing and helping out with the Bright Sun Dispatch (ifour new co-chairs will have me?)! And by continuing to learn from all of you being present atthe meetings and Coffee Klatches, learning and asking questions, and being an advocate for ourWildly Important Goals.Only together, with strong voice, mind and body, can we be RCC STRONG.Thank you! Marina WhitchurchEnd of 2019/2020 academic year7
Reference Librarians; book/movie/ doc/tv reviews; Terrie Sandlin's Sidebar, and we hope to include more as we head into a new academic year! And then came Covid and we . responded with Coffee Klatches! Take that, Corona ! Don't mess with RCC Faculty we will always prevail in the end. And to that we say, thank you for another great .
