March 30, 2020 – Santa Fe College Human Resources Director Lela Frye released the following information to faculty and staff Sunday evening. Dear SF Faculty and Staff, Congratulations on completing your first full week of remote work. So much has happened during this week in our college, community and state. You received confirmation from President Broadie … Continue reading Weekly Update for Faculty and Staff From HR
March 26, 2020 – Santa Fe College offers Professional Development Scholarships to SF employees looking to earn a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree. Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, March 23, and will close at midnight Friday, April 17, 2020. The applications are available on the Professional Development Scholarship webpage or by going to the SF … Continue reading Professional Development Scholarship Application Open Through April 17
March 26, 2020 – Nominations for Santa Fe College Career Service STAR Awards are due Wednesday, April 15, 2020. STAR Awards are presented to full-time Career Service employees who have been in their current position a minimum of one year. This Career Service staff member would have made a valuable and appreciated impact within the … Continue reading Nominate a Career Service STAR Today
March 25, 2020 – As Santa Fe College enters the first full week of both students and staff practicing social distancing and staying away from all SF locations, college executive leadership continues to meet and discuss how to best serve students and support employees as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement to the … Continue reading As We Continue Working Remotely, What Happens Next?
March 24, 2020 – Although Santa Fe College is temporarily operating online, this does not change the fact that the college is committed to maintaining a work and educational environment that embraces diversity and where no member of the college community is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subject to discrimination in … Continue reading SF Reminder on Equal Access and Equal Opportunity
March 24, 2020 – The Santa Fe College Office for Finance is continuing to address the operational business needs of the college. The office has released important information regarding the processing of invoices and travel while college employees are working remotely. The Office for Finance has been very proactive about updating their webpage with the … Continue reading Office for Finance Issues Procedures for Processing Travel Invoices
March 23, 2020 – Monday afternoon, Santa Fe College President Paul Broadie II released the following statement to the college community. Dear Santa Fe College family, As I walked around our campus today, I could not help but reflect on how beautiful the college is; not because of the buildings and the landscaping, but because … Continue reading Dr. Broadie’s March 23 Update to the College Community
Graduation is the most sacred event at Santa Fe College, where we celebrate the momentous accomplishments of our students. It has been heartbreaking for our staff, with each passing announcement of elevated concern for our community’s and everyone’s safety, to realize that we cannot celebrate our graduates this spring as we had hoped and planned … Continue reading Survey Says: Graduation ceremony will be postponed
Join Jason Frank and Andy Shepherd as they teach and answer questions about Zoom, a web-based conferencing tool that enables instructors and students to connect synchronously (in real time) over the Internet. These sessions can be recorded so you can reference them later. Access a schedule of upcoming professional development workshops, including these Zoom training … Continue reading Workshops for online instruction still “Zooming” along
March 20, 2020 – As we end this week we are inspired by the adaptability demonstrated by faculty and staff moving all instruction and services online so quickly. Your cooperation and collaboration have been amazing. Should you require any additional equipment, files, supplies or other property to facilitate your work from remote locations, please note … Continue reading Access Items From Your Office By Monday Afternoon
March 20, 2020 –– With the college moving to online instruction and services, college photographer Matt Stamey is at home, helping to share official college responses with the combined 60,000 followers we have on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. With Open House and high school tabling events canceled, Tom Mason from Construction and Technical Programs and … Continue reading We’ve got this. “Community” is our middle name.
March 19, 2020 – Santa Fe College began offering all services virtually Wednesday morning, just two days after moving all instruction online. Since then, you have received important communications from the President, Human Resources and the Today@SF (general communications). We encourage you to continue monitoring the Alerts Page and your email for daily updates. A few important … Continue reading SF Providing Services Remotely
March 19, 2020 – Out of an abundance of caution, and in order to respect the health and safety of the members of the College Senate, the senate meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2020, has been canceled. The next few weeks may be a turbulent time, and the Senate believes that a meeting wouldn’t be … Continue reading College Senate Meeting for March 31 Has Been Canceled – Runoff Election Coming Soon
March 18, 2020 – Just a quick follow up to see if everyone remembered to update their voice mail or forward their phones before leaving the college yesterday. Santa Fe College faculty and staff members who did not have the opportunity to forward their office phones before leaving yesterday can contact help.desk@sfcollege.edu for assistance with that process. Please provide … Continue reading Forward Your Office Phone to Your Personal Phone While Working Remotely
Hello to everyone in all of your new worksites. I want to commend each of you for your nimbleness in making this move so quickly. As you know, the college has been extremely responsive, reacting swiftly and proactively to protect the safety and welfare of our SF community, as that is our primary concern. In … Continue reading Message to SF Faculty and Staff About Employee Compensation
March 18, 2020 – Staff and zookeepers are saddened to report the passing of one the Asian small-clawed otter pups recently born at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. In the last few weeks, as the otter family started coming out more often, it became apparent that two pups were growing at a slower rate … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo Staff Mourn Loss of Otter Pup
March 17, 2020 – The safety and welfare of our students, faculty and staff are always the college’s most important priority. Out of an abundance of caution, as of 4:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 17, until at least Monday, March 30, support services for students will be offered virtually. During this time, all college facilities … Continue reading President Broadie’s Message to SF Students
March 17, 2020 – Dear SF Faculty and Staff, As promised, this is a follow up to the message today that the college will be moving operations online. Updates will be provided through college email and the FAQs addressing events related to COVID-19. Please check them often. All college facilities will be closed to the … Continue reading Message from HR Director Lela Frye
March 17, 2020 – Dear Santa Fe Family, After consulting with the Board of Trustees and in an abundance of caution, the College has decided to move all operations online. Vice Presidents will work with each department to ensure a smooth transition. Additional information to follow. Take care, Paul
March 17, 2020 –– It may be rescheduled a few times before it actually happens, but President Broadie is planning an epic employee appreciation celebration. And have we ever earned it! Everywhere you look right now, someone is going above and beyond, making sure our campus is safe and our students’ needs are served. Our … Continue reading Faculty and Staff Adapt Quickly to Serve Our Students
March 16, 2020 – Santa Fe College began presenting increased online courses as the new week began. Over the weekend, the college worked at moving 1,040 classes from in-person to online instruction. The college is prepared to continue online classes through at least March 30, 2020. The Northwest Campus and all SF centers will be … Continue reading SF Following CDC Guidelines – Promoting Social Distancing By Moving Classes Online