SPOTLIGHT ON ACHIEVEMENT

Digital History of JCCC Athletics and Physical Education Compiled - Health and Wellness professor, Susan Brown (pictured above with one of JCCC’s founding coaches, Sonny Maynard), has compiled a digital history of JCCC Athletics and physical education department. She gathered artifacts, documents, photos, videos and interviewed coaches, athletes, and contributors in the JCCC Athletics Hall of Fame. You can see the results of her research on the website she created for the project.

COMMUNITY INTERACTION

JCCC Continuing Education Partners to Offer Free Training to Johnson County Residents Affected by COVID-19.

TECH UPDATE

Canvas Assignment Upload File Types

You can restrict the types of file a standard Canvas assignment will accept as a submission, but Canvas gives you an open text field instead of a list of types to choose from. Here are tips for filling out this field so Canvas will understand what you mean.

PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT

Spotlight on Assessment – Fall 2020

Read about “Breaking Down the Barriers to Good Assessment,” see faculty assessment award winners, and more!

STUDENT FOCUS

JCCC is celebrating National Transfer Student Week Oct. 19-23.

Transfer Services has recently launched a new webpage filled with comprehensive transfer information for all JCCC college and university partners. It’s the perfect one-stop shop for students to begin the transfer process.

We are encouraging faculty to spread the word as this new webpage coincides with National Transfer Student Week Oct. 19-23. Please copy and paste the announcement below into your Canvas shell so your students will be aware of this new transfer tool.

JCCC is celebrating National Transfer Student Week Oct. 19-23. When you visit jccc.edu/StudentTransfer, you’ll find:

• A complete list of JCCC’s college and university partners
• The name and contact info of the admissions rep/advisor at your school of choice
• A comprehensive transfer guide for your selected program

Start planning today!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct. 19-20: JCCC’s Virtual Networking Fair

Oct. 20-22: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) 2020 Conference

Oct. 25-28: Virtual Assessment Institute

Nov. 10-12: Kansas Service and Civic Engagement Virtual Conference (student proposal deadline extended to Oct. 16)