Dear Cañada Students,
Welcome to the Fall
semester and thank you for choosing Cañada College to achieve your goals! We
understand that this upcoming year may be filled with challenges and new
experiences as we continue to navigate during uncertain times as we begin our
phased return to face-to-face classes and in person services. Please know that
our surroundings may look and feel different but our mission to serve you, our
students, remains the same.
As we approach the
start of the Fall semester on Wednesday, August 18, we’d like to provide you
with some quick tips and resources to help you prepare for a successful
semester. We look forward to supporting you – from here you can go anywhere!
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR RETURN TO CAMPUS
WEAR A MASK. You must
wear a mask while you are on campus, in accordance with the San Mateo County
Health Order. There will be masks available for your use if you forget to bring
yours. As long as you are wearing a mask you will be allowed to come to campus,
go to class, and access services.
VACCINES ARE REQUIRED.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO. Vaccinations are required and you are required
to upload this information online. We are in the process of creating a system
for your upload. Please stay tuned for more details and instructions on how to
upload your vaccination information. In the meantime, wearing a mask allows you
to access campus and services.
GET VACCINATED. If you
are not yet vaccinated, we strongly encourage you to get vaccinated. We have pop-up
clinics on all the campuses. Learn more and sign up at this vaccination resource
website.
PARKING PERMITS NOT
REQUIRED FOR FALL SEMESTER
The District Public
Safety Department will not be requiring parking permits for the fall 2021
semester for employees or students. However, parking laws regarding
no-parking, red, yellow, green, blue, and white curb zone will continue to be
enforced. Parking permitting will resume for employees and students for
the spring 2022 semester. Additional information about that process will
be provided later in the fall semester.
STUDENT
SERVICES & RESOURCES
ONLINE LIST OF STUDENT
SERVICES
We’re here to help and
support you. Check out these resources available online at Cañada College.
IN PERSON & REMOTE
SERVICE HOURS WEBSITE
We continue to work
together to ensure the health and safety of our community while Cañada’s begins
its phased return to in person student services. View the Fall Hours website for an updated listing
of campus wide in person and remote services.
To
support students during the first few weeks of the semester, between August
18-31, Admissions & Records, Financial Aid and the Welcome Center will
offer extended in-person evening hours on Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 8am –
7pm. The Cashier’s Office will also offer in person hours Tuesday-Thursday from
7:30am-4:30pm.
HEALTH
& WELLNESS
USE TELEMEDICINE
RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN PHYSICAL & MENTAL WELLNESS
Schedule online health
and personal counseling appointments at the Wellness Center website.
CLASS
RESOURCES
VISIT THE VIRTUAL
CAMPUS WEBSITE
Our Virtual Campus websiteprovides you with
online education resources and information on how to access student services
online. It’s a one-stop resource for many student needs.
SIGN IN AND USE YOUR
@MY.SMCCD EMAIL
All college electronic communications will come to your my.smccd.edu email address.
Log into your WebSMART student account to find your email address and
password. If you wish, you may forward your my.smccd.edu emails to a
personal email account. For more information about email forwarding, see
the Email Forwarding tutorial.
USE WAITLISTS
You will only have 24
hours from the time you have been notified via email (your my.smccd.edu account) to
register. Please review your email daily if you are on a waitlist. If
you do not register for the class within 24 hours, you will be dropped off the
waitlist. You may also receive waitlist notifications via text
message if you sign up to receive other non-emergency information via text
message.
SIGN UP FOR TEXT
MESSAGE NOTIFICATION
To receive important
college communications via text message on your device, log in to WebSMART.
Click on "Student Services", then on "Update
Your Goal/Major and other Student Information".
CLOSED CLASSES
If a class you want is filled to capacity, you should contact the instructor. If the instructor has space
in the class, they may provide you with an authorization code to add
the class.
SUBMIT AUTHORIZATION
CODES IMMEDIATELY
If you receive an authorization code from an instructor to add a class, be sure
to register immediately via WebSMART. You will need both
the authorization code and the CRN# for the class in order to enroll.
Some instructors may honor your authorization code for a short period
of time only. If you have not officially registered for the class, you may be
denied entry.
IF YOU MISS THE FIRST
CLASS, CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
If you were unable to get to your first class meeting please contact your instructor immediately to
avoid the possibility of being dropped for non-attendance.
TECHNOLOGY
& TEXTBOOKS
BORROW TECHNOLOGY
Current
students who need access to internet and technology equipment or software
required to complete coursework, are eligible to borrow available equipment
such as Chromebooks, hotspots, and graphing calculators. Submit a request for
technology.
ORDER TEXTBOOKS ONLINE
Search and purchase
textbooks
by Course Reference Number (CRN) to get them shipped to you from the Cañada Bookstore.
STILL
HAVE QUESTIONS?
Do you need general
assistance? Need help adding or dropping classes, or would you just like to
speak with a student ambassador for some advice? Login through https://canadacollege.edu/outreach/onlinehours.php To
schedule a Zoom appointment on a specific day/time, please call 650-306-3444 or
email canadaoutreach@smccd.edu. In addition, the
Welcome Center is also here to help you at (650) 306-3452 or canadawelcomecenter@smccd.edu
For disability-related accommodations, please
email:
canvpss@smccd.edu or call (650) 306-3234.
