A Farewell Celebration for Melanie on December 6
All are invited on Tuesday, December 6, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in the Student Center Community Rooms for a farewell celebration for ARC President Melanie Dixon. Join together with colleagues and students as we thank Melanie for her tireless dedication and leadership to the students, staff, faculty, and administrators of American River College.
If you are unable to attend, you can share your thoughts on the Kudoboard for Melanie.
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Strategies for Wellness Through the Holidays
Join your Campus Mental Health & Wellness Therapists for a multi-week series to support you in developing tools for wellbeing during the break, through the holidays and moving into the new semester. Come to one event in the series or come to all! No registration needed!
Coping with Seasonal Sadness or the Holiday Blues
Friday, December 9, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Connect with others and learn more about seasonal sadness, the holiday blues, and how to take care of yourself during difficult times.
New Semester, New Year: Sparking Motivation and Positive Change Techniques
Friday, December 16, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Let's come together to set meaningful intentions and goals for the new semester and learn tips on how to increase motivation.
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Question, Persuade, Refer: Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training
The Los Rios Center for Mental Health and Wellness is hosting a Question Persuade Refer (QPR) training on Monday, December 19, from 9:00 to 10:30 am. This event is a suicide awareness and prevention training for students and employees. QPR is an evidence-based curriculum that provides simple techniques anyone can use to recognize suicidal clues and warning signs, how to intervene, and support with the person getting help.
Training is capped at 30 participants so please email CRC-HealthAndWellness@crc.losrios.edu to register.
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Ceramics Sale
The Ceramics X Sale will be Tuesday, December 6 and Wednesday, December 7, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm both days outside the Ceramics Lab in the Fine and Applied Arts area. Student ceramic artwork will be available for sale. We are also raising money for food for the kitties on campus with our kitty bowls and plates.
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More Music!
There are three more exciting live concerts from the ARC Music Department this month. All concerts will take place in the ARC main theatre.
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The ARC Concert Choir and other guests perform works on chilly winter and silly humor with “I'm Cold - Make Me Laugh!” on Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
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The Downbeat award winning ARC Vocal Jazz Ensembles perform their winter concert Wednesday, December 7, 8:00 to 10:00 pm.
- The ARC Symphonic Band presents "While Visions of Sugar Plums Danced In Their Heads" on Thursday, December 8, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
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The Final 2022 Parrot is Here!
Surveys suggest that those who read The Parrot ESL Newsletter during December experience significantly lower stress during finals week, so do yourself a favor and read the latest issue, enjoy the creativity, and enter to win a gift card for your favorite fall beverage! In the new issue:
- Taste the Magic of Fall and WIN A GIFT CARD!
- From Student to Staff: Interview with Liza Ryabaya
- Pursuing Diplomas? Consider Natomas!
- Retro Grammar: Sentence Diagramming by Professor David Evans
- ‘Tis the Season…for Gingerbread Houses!
- Successful Small Talk by Humaira Sarbaz
- Photographer Focus: Najia Karimy
- COVID Nightmare by Vlada Podvorchanska
- If You Could Travel Anywhere? Mini Interviews
- and much, much more . . .
To see the newest issue, please visit The Parrot website.
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Forward Motion
Want to know the latest on ARC governance? Check out Forward Motion. Forward Motion is a monthly publication that provides highlights of ARC's efforts towards ongoing improvement and showcases the accomplishments of its project teams. Visit the Forward Motion website for the latest editions.
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Career Workshops
Let students know about these December career-related events.
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Refugee Application Workshops
Los Rios Refugee Career Pathways is offering application and registration workshops for refugee students. Farsi, Russian, Ukrainian, and Arabic language support will be available. The workshops will be held in person at 1410 Ethan Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. Dates and times are Monday, December 5, Monday, December 12, and Monday, December 19, all from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. For more information, email refugees@losrios.edu.
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