Part-Time Faculty Handbook - Ventura College

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Graphic Services Graphic services available for campus staff include assistance in designing forms, booklets, and flyers. A Graphic Artist is available on campus one day per week. She can be reached on Wednesdays at 654- 6400, ext. 6483. On other days, a message can be left with Laura Brower, the Executive Assistant to the President at 654-6460. In order to help maintain a more standard college identity to the public, faculty are asked not to design nor print their own business cards, stationery, or logos. Letter head stationery, business cards, and brochures can be coordinated through your Division Office, using the services of the Graphic Artist and the district-wide Marketing Specialist. Learning Center The Learning Center, located on the first floor of the Library & Learning Resource Center in the “BEACH,” has 369 computers for student use. MS Office Suite and the Internet are available for students to conduct research and to complete assignments. Materials and software programs are also available supporting English, English as a Second Language, foreign language, learning skills, math, emergency medicine, health sciences, assistive technology, and many other areas. The Learning Center staff offers class orientations to introduce your students to the Center and its services. Faculty are able to reserve “pods” to bring their class into the BEACH for occasional instruction. Distance Education faculty are also able to schedule orientations and large group examinations in the Learning Resource Center. Reservations must be made by using the electronic form on the Learning Center web page at: http://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/student_services/learning_center/faculty_resources/inde x.shtml Instructors may place media on reserve in the Learning Center for their students to use in the BEACH on their own time. Please contact the Learning Center at ext. 6320 if you have any questions regarding orientations, reservations, or placing items on reserve. Library Ventura College Library, located on the second floor of Learning Resource Center (LRC), primarily supports faculty, staff, and students by providing resources relevant to instruction, research, and curriculum of Ventura College. Faculty plays a significant role in building the collection, and you are encouraged to participate in ordering books and suggesting databases pertinent to your discipline to support your academic program. Electronic book order forms can be found under the “Faculty Services” link on the Library home page at: http://www.venturacollege.edu/library The Library currently holds approximately 85,000 items and provides access to a variety of databases both on campus and off-campus. 39
Library Borrowing: Students may check out regular materials for a period of two weeks and have the option to renew up to three times unless there is a hold on the material. Students will use their student ID number for borrowing privileges and may be asked for photo identification. Faculty and staff are exempt from fines and have the privilege of an extended loan period of half a semester for regular library materials unless there is a hold placed on the material or it is close to the end of the semester. Library Orientations: Upon your request, librarians will work with you to present an orientation to prepare your students for class assignments. Library orientations can be tailored to meet the needs of your class in general or can be designed to assist students working on a specific research project. To request an orientation session, contact Ayanna Gaines by visiting the reference desk or by telephoning ext. 6382. Reserves: Instructors may place material on reserve by contacting Tanya Shaffer, Library Assistant, at ext. 3265. The loan period and restrictions placed on the reserve material are determined by the instructor. “Library use only” is the most popular restriction placed on reserve materials to ensure fair and equal access to reserve material. Please allow one week for processing and cataloging before instructing students to consult the library copy of material on reserve. Textbook Lending: The library also has a very popular textbook lending program that includes two collections. The Reserve Collection includes copies of the current textbooks that students may check out to use in the library only. The Lending Collection consists of both new and used books (both current and older editions) that students may check out for the entire semester. Faculty and students are all encouraged to donate to the Lending Collection. The program has helped many students who are unable to afford to purchase their books. Please drop off any donations to Dana Boynton or Tanya Shaffer at the Circulation Desk in the library and they will see that the items are promptly placed into the collection. Study Areas: The Library has eight study rooms and forty-eight public computer stations with MS Office Suite and Internet connection. Wi-Fi is available in the library. Students may access the Wi-Fi using their MyVCCCD username and password. See the librarians if you need assistance in locating the network. Updated library hours, as well as complete contact information of librarians and library staff, are posted on the VC Library home page. For additional information on library services and holdings, please visit the VC Library Web site. Make-Up Exam Service Make-up testing service is available through the Testing Center (located in the Tutoring Center) during the fall and spring semesters, Mondays-Thursdays, 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Faculty guidelines and request forms may be obtained from the Testing Center or faculty may access them electronically online via the Testing Center’s website. Due to funding considerations, the hours of service are limited to evening hours, so faculty members are asked to use the service only when they cannot personally accommodate their students. We have set guidelines that students must follow during the exam. Telephone the testing proctor at 654-6093 for more information. 40
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