Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Current and Former Digital Art Students Create a Video



Current and Former Digital Art Students Create a Video



Digital Art & Animation students Elizabeth Birdwell, Gabrielle Soleimanipour, and Ivy Wooldridge, along with alumnus Eliza Gilliam, were hired by Professor John Hays over the summer to work on a promotional video for website CareerPeer.com. CareerPeer.com connects students who are preparing an application for a particular college with students currently attending that college. The applying student can then receive tips and advice on their application from the current student.



Under the direction of Professor Hays, the students developed character designs and created all of the motion graphics and animation contained in the 1 ½ minute video. The project provided the students valuable experience in working with a client and meeting the client’s expectations, as well as working collaboratively and incorporating feedback. In an animation tradition, the students name-checked several of the Digital Art & Animation faculty and each other in the project, incorporating their names into the profile images seen in the video.



Projects, such as CareerPeer.com, give students valuable professional experience while still in school, as well as a polished portfolio piece and a resume line item. 

What's Happening at Cañada: Week of October 30, 2017




Week of October 30, 2017



October 30 – November 9

International Student Center - Call for Photo Submittals for 2018 World Travel Calendar

The International Student Center is calling for photo submittals for our 2018 World Travel Calendar. Please send up to 3 travel photos (taken from anywhere in the world) along with information on where the photo was taken, to caninternational@smccd.edu by November 9. The winning photos will be displayed in our 2018 World Travel Calendar, and proceeds will go to a student scholarship.


Now through December 13

Food for Fines

Cañada College Library (Building 9, Third Floor)

Have overdue fines at the Library?  Just bring a small donation of canned foods to the Circulation Desk, and get your fines waived! All donations go to Second Harvest Food Bank of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.


October 31

Halloween is Coming (Game of Thrones-themed)

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Upper Lawn

Come celebrate Halloween at Cañada College with Student Senate! There will be free food, mini games, a big costume contest and surprises! Participants wearing a costume will receive automatic prizes, even more if the costume is in theme (Game of Thrones - Medieval). Bring your Fall 2017 Cañada Student Body Card to participate and win amazing prizes, or just to have some fun with your friends and professors.


November 1

Workshop: Personal Insight Questions

12 p.m.

Building 9, Room 123

Learn how to start your personal Insight Questions and get helpful tips to make your answers more effective.


STEM Speaker Series

5 p.m.

Building 6, Room 101/102

Jocelyne Fadiga, Research Assistant at University of California San Francisco, will discuss defining cell identity in an epithelial stem cell lineage. 


November 2

Latinx Celebtation

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Upper Lawn

7-8 p.m. The Grove

Daytime activities include: cultural face painting, sugar skull decorating, educational altares, interactive and informational booths, food such as: Churros, Chicharones and Hot Chocolate. Evening activities include: free dinner, educational altares, sugar skull decorating, Aztec Dancers and a Video Booth: What makes you proud of being LatinX?


November 3

Cañada Women’s Soccer vs. Foothill College 

2 p.m.

Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Foothill College!


November 6

Q&A:  CSU & UC Applications & Other Transfer-related Questions

2 p.m.

Transfer Center Building 9, First Floor

Counselors and Staff will be available to answer your transfer questions and assist you with your CSU and UC Admission application.  


November 7

Cañada Women’s Soccer vs. Cabrillo College 

12:30 p.m.

Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Cabrillo College!


Second College Wide Conversation on Equity & Diversity

2-4 p.m.

Building 6, Rooms 101/102

The campus community is invited to join the follow up on the college wide conversation on the San Mateo County Community College District’s Board statement on values of diversity and equity.


Tea Time with TRIO

2-3 p.m.

Building 9, Second Floor

You deserve a break!  Come enjoy coffee, tea and cookies.  Meet other students, staff, and faculty. Learn about what is happening at Cañada.


Cañada Men’s Soccer vs. Cabrillo College 

3 p.m.

Cañada College Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Cabrillo College!


November 8

Intern Fair

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Grove

Talk to companies that provide opportunities to apply classroom teachings to "real world" experience and career goals! A list of attending companies can be found here.


STEM Speaker Series

5 p.m.

Building 6, Room 101/102

The last STEM Series of the semester! Sargun Kaur, Software Engineer at Google Photos Android, will discuss overcoming importer syndrome to coding products for the world. 


Cañada Women’s Volleyball vs. Foothill College

6:30 p.m.

College of San Mateo Gymnasium – Building 8

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Foothill College!

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

What's Happening at Cañada: Week of October 23, 2017


Week of October 23, 2017

October 24-29

Cañada Theatre Arts Department Presents “The Truth Will Out”

Tuesday, 10/24 at 11:10 a.m.; student matinee
Thursday, 10/26, 12:45 p.m.; student matinee
Friday, 10/27, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 10/28, 8 p.m.
Sunday, 10/29, 2 p.m.

“The Truth Will Out” is a series of short plays, most of them comedic, with a couple of hard-hitting dramas in the mix. It’s a thought-provoking and funny-bone tickling roller coaster that fits easily into a class period - run time is only about 65 minutes!  For questions, please contact Professor Anna Budd: budda@smccd.edu


October 24-25

Social Sciences Discipline Days

Social Sciences Hub (Building 9, Room 307)
Learn more about transfer and career opportunities in the “other” sciences.

October 24:
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. with Professor Ami Smith, Psychology
12-12:30 p.m. with Professor Jessica Marshall, Anthropology
1-2 p.m. with Professors David Eck, Philosophy and Bob Lee, Sociology

October 25:
10-11 a.m. with Professors Ami Smith, Psychology and Michael Stanford, History
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. with Professor Jessica Kaven, Communication Studies
12-12:30 p.m. with Professor Jessica Marshall, Anthropology
12:30-2 p.m. with Professors Paul Roscelli, Economics and Lezlee Ware, Political Science


October 24

University Representative Visit: UC Santa Cruz

10 a.m. –1 p.m.
The Grove

Come meet representatives from UC Santa Cruz

UC Application Workshop

1 p.m.
Building 9, Room 106

Complete your UC Admission application, including UC admission policies, and learn how to report your course work.


October 25

STEM Speaker Series

5 p.m.
Building 6, Room 101/102

Guest speaker is Melissa Koshlaychuk-Rosas, Facilities Coordinator with Merck & Co.

Film Fest

6-8 p.m.
Upper Lawn

Watch the student films that were created during campus Film Week. 


Oct 26

Mobile Flu Clinic

12-2 p.m.
Starting in The Grove and ending on the 3rd floor of Building 9

Nurses will travel door-to-door with the Mobile Flu Cart and administer free flu shots in your office or at your desk!


October 27

Open Forum on Campus Construction Projects

12-1 p.m.
Building 2, Room 10

Please join for an All-campus Open Forum to learn about our upcoming campus construction projects!


Accreditation Kick-off and Training

1:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Building 2, Room 10

Join us for Cañada College's self-evaluation effort. Refreshments will be provided.


Cañada Men’s Soccer vs. Evergreen Valley College

4 p.m.
Cañada College Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Evergreen ValleyCollege!

Cañada Women’s Volleyball vs. Ohlone College

6:30 p.m.
College of San Mateo Gymnasium – Building 8

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Ohlone College!

Fall Star Party

7:30 p.m.
Building 21 and Parking lot 10

Enjoy viewing stars through telescopes as well as free food and games.


October 29

Redwood Symphony Presents: Halloween Family Concert

3 p.m.
Main Theatre (Building 3)

Drawn from the book by Mexican author Jorge Luis Borges, Anthology of Fantastic Zoology conjures an other-worldly menagerie of sprites, nymphs and monsters. Natalya Lundtvedt makes her Redwood Symphony debut with a rarely-performed gem by Saint-Saëns and Ravel's masterly orchestration of Mussorgsky's piano composition, Pictures at an Exhibition, will bring the concert to a spectacular close!


October 31

Halloween is Coming (Game of Thrones-themed)

9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Upper Lawn

Come celebrate Halloween at Cañada College with Student Senate! There will be free food, mini games, a big costume contest and surprises! Participants wearing a costume will receive automatic prizes, even more if the costume is in theme (Game of Thrones - Medieval). Bring your Fall 2017 Cañada Student Body Card to participate and win amazing prizes, or just to have some fun with your friends and professors.

November 1

Workshop: Personal Insight Questions

12 p.m.
Building 9, Room 123

Learn how to start your personal Insight Questions and get helpful tips to make your answers more effective.

STEM Speaker Series

5 p.m.
Building 6, Room 101/102

Jocelyne Fadiga, Research Assistant at University of California San Francisco, will discuss defining cell identity in an epithelial stem cell lineage.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

What's Happening at Cañada: Week of October 16, 2017




Week of October 16, 2017


Through October 18

Campus Movie Fest

All Week
The Grove

Students can rent equipment and get tech support in learning how to create a video celebrating the College’s 50th anniversary.


October 17

Transfer Day

10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Grove

Don’t miss this annual day that brings many four--year university representatives to campus.   Check the website for sample questions to ask, see which colleges are coming and more.

Poetry Reading by Gary Soto

12:45-2 p.m.
Building 3, Room 148

Meet and listen to the work of Gary Soto, a famous Mexican-American poet.

UCLA Presentation: “How to Become a Strong Candidate for UC”

1:30-3 p.m.
Building 9, Room 106

Students who are planning to apply to one of the UC campuses will want to attend this session! Learn about the UC and UCLA admission selection criteria and how to be a competitive applicant for UC campuses.  This session applies to all students who are planning to transfer fall 2018 or beyond. 

University Representative Visit: Arizona State University

2:30-4:30 p.m.
The Grove

Come meet representatives from Arizona State University.

Academic Committee for Equity and Success (ACES) Equity Project Event

2:30-5 p.m.
Building 2, Room 10

3CSN equity experts Arnita Porter and Paula Brown will lead a customized workshop entitled: Introduction to Designing a Cohesive, Equity-embedding Framework for Student Success (Flyer link). The presenters will discuss the importance of utilizing an Equity-embedding Framework to increase persistence, completion and student success rates.  Through guided activities, they will share strategies using principles of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning (CRTL), Cultural Humility, and other hi-impact practices to transform course design, classroom practices, delivery of student services, and the overall campus culture. The workshop will be a springboard for future sustained community of practice around equity at Cañada College and the development of our own equity embedding framework.  Please view and RSVP herethere is a cap of 50 participants.


October 18

CSU Application Workshop

12:30 p.m.
Building 16, Room 110

Complete your CSU admission application, including how to report your course work and report ADT degree.

Interview Essentials Workshop

1 p.m.
Building 9, Room 206

Learn tips to prepare for a successful interview, including: purpose of an interview, types of interviews, how to prepare, what to wear and interview etiquette. 

STEM Speaker Series

5 p.m.
Building 6, Room 101/102

Carlos Hernandez, Director of Programs at Brandt Electronics, Inc, will discuss Astronomy and life in the industry.

Cañada Women’s Volleyball vs. Gavilan College

6:30 p.m.
College of San Mateo Gymnasium – Building 8

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Gavilan College!


October 19

Workshop: Personal Insight Questions

1 p.m.
Building 9, Room 123

Learn how to start your personal Insight Questions and get helpful tips to make your answers more effective.

October 20

Cañada Men’s Soccer vs. Hartnell College

4 p.m.
Cañada College Soccer Field

Cheer on the Colts as they take on Hartnell College!


October 23

University Representative Visit: UC Santa Barbara

2:30-4:30 p.m.
Transfer Center, Building 9, First Floor

Come meet representatives from UC Santa Barbara.


Oct 23 & 26

Mobile Flu Clinic

Oct 23 & 26 from 12-2 p.m.
Starting in The Grove and ending on the 3rd floor of Building 9

Nurses will travel door-to-door with the Mobile Flu Cart and administer free flu shots in your office or at your desk!

October 24

University Representative Visit: UC Santa Cruz

10 a.m. –1 p.m.
The Grove

Come meet representatives from UC Santa Cruz

UC Application Workshop

1 p.m.
Building 9, Room 106

Complete your UC Admission application, including UC admission policies, and learn how to report your course work.


October 24-25

Social Sciences Discipline Days

Social Sciences Hub (Building 9, Room 307)
Learn more about transfer and career opportunities in the “other” sciences.

October 24:
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. with Professor Ami Smith, Psychology
1-2 p.m. with Professors David Eck, Philosophy and Bob Lee, Sociology

October 25:
10-11 a.m. with Professors Ami Smith, Psychology and Michael Stanford, History
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. with Professor Jessica Kaven, Communication Studies
12-12:30 p.m. with Professor Jessica Marshall, Anthropology
12:30-2 p.m. with Professors Paul Roscelli, Economics and Lezlee Ware, Political Science


October 24-29

Cañada Theatre Arts Department Presents “The Truth Will Out”

Tuesday, 10/24, 11:10 a.m.; student matinee
Thursday, 10/26, 12:45 p.m.; student matinee
Friday, 10/27, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 10/28, 8 p.m.
Sunday, 10/29, 2 p.m.

“The Truth Will Out” is a series of short plays, most of them comedic, with a couple of hard-hitting dramas in the mix. It’s a thought-provoking and funny-bone tickling roller coaster that fits easily into a class period - run time is about 65 minutes!  For questions, please contact Professor Anna Budd: budda@smccd.edu


October 25

STEM Speaker Series

5 p.m.
Building 6, Room 101/102

Guest speaker is Melissa Koshlaychuk-Rosas, Facilities Coordinator with Merck & Co.

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