EMPLOYEE orientation handbook

Section I: About SRJC

1. Institution
   Organizational Charts
   Department Chairs
   Staff Directory - search by name or title/department
   Institutional Documents - links to accreditation reports, institutional goals, advisory committees, college organization, mission statement, policy manual, fact books, special reports, and master plan studies
   Board of Trustees - includes agendas and minutes
   SRJC Policy & Procedure Manual - with bylaws, philosophy, mission, district governance, programs, human resources, finanace, facilities, comunity, and student services
   Data and Information Resources - Calendars, Cycles and Flowcharts, Internal Planning Resources, SCJCD'S Organizational Charts and Department Chairs, External Planning Resources
   Web Resources for SRJC Faculty and Staff- listing of helpful links
   
   
2. Participatory Governance
   Governance and the Committee System - District Policy 2.5
   Academic Senate - information about the Academic Senate, including Senate members and officers, constitution, and Senate committee appointments
   Classified Senate - information about the Classified Senate including constitution, bylaws, senators, minutes, agenda, and events
   SEIU - collective bargaining unit for classified staff
   Standing Committees - list of college standing committee, agendas and minutes
   
   
3. Schedules/Maps
   College Catalog
   Academic Year Calendar
   Directions/Buildings/Maps
   SRJC Campus Map
   Petaluma Campus Map
   Public Safety Training Center, Windsor
   Shone Farm
   Culinary Arts Center
   

Section II: COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

1. Admissions & Records
   Petition Guidelines (PDF 196 KB) Accepting/Reviewing Petitions
   Wait List Procedure (PDF 252 KB) General procedure for "electronic waiting lists"
   Forms -You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents.
   Faculty Manual - explains some of the state regulations that we are governed by, as well as district policies and procedur
2. The SRJC Art Gallery - The Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery was established in 1973, the first significant exhibition space in the region. The original gallery location was in Bussman Hall on the Santa Rosa Campus, where an old anthropology museum previously existed.
3. Assesment Services - success in college is very important to everyone at Santa Rosa Junior College. Placement tests will help determine the right place for you to begin your studies at SRJC. You should take the placement tests early in your college career to give you and your counselor valuable information about your skills in English, math and chemistry, so you may develop the best plan for achieving your educational goals.
4. Business Services
5. CalWORKs - Welcome to Santa Rosa Junior College’s CalWORKs Program Web site. The CalWORKs staff is ready to help potential, current, and former TANF recipients attending SRJC. We offer a variety of services and financial resources that can help you cover your educational and living costs while you are a student. Funds are available to pay for books, school supplies, child care, and transportation while you are attending class and working. Eligible students receive specialized counseling and advising services provided by staff who understand the rules and regulations of welfare-to-work programs.
6. Career Employment Center - Career Development Services at Santa Rosa Junior College promotes career development as a lifelong learning process. Through self-assessment, career exploration, job search assistance, on-campus jobs and the implementation of a career action plan, our programs and activities seek to assist and support enrolled students and alumni in learning about appropriate and satisfying careers, enabling them to participate more fully in a global society.
7. Child Development Center
8. College Skills -With a commitment to quality, support, and academic excellence, the mission of College Skills/Tutorial is to provide academic instruction and tutoring. Our goal is to improve the academic skills of underprepared students, and: 1. Meet diverse student needs through credit and non-credit classes (including some bilingual--English/ Spanish--classes and vocational English for speakers of other languages.) 2. Encourage independent learning in a supportive environment 3. Challenge students to strive toward their highest potential; 4. Promote students' access to other academic and vocational programs 5. Awaken respect and enthusiasm for learning
9. Community Education - Community Education courses are offered in addition to the college's instructional program. College credit is not given and there are no grades or tests. No transcripts or applications for admission to the College are required and you do not have to live in the Sonoma County Junior College District to participate. The program is a self-supporting entity of Santa Rosa Junior College and is not funded by taxpayers' dollars. Your registration fees pay for all costs associated with our courses.
10. Computing Services
    information regarding the status of the computer services for the campus, email access, policies, and pricing of computers, etc.
11. Disability Resources
    Disability Resources - a guide for working with Students with Disabilities at SRJC
12. SRJC Foundation - The Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation assists individuals who wish to advance the work of Santa Rosa Junior College through private gifts.
    Alumni and Friends Association - Each year the Alumni and Friends Association presents several awards. The Floyd P. Bailey Award, and the Randolph Newman Scholarship Award and the Roy G. Mikalson Scholarship AWard are presented during Day Under the Oaks, the annual open house of Santa Rosa Junior College (first Sunday in May). The Outstanding Faculty Recognition Award is presented in April at a Faculty Recognition Celebration.
    Friends of Petaluma Campus - The purpose of the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation Friends of the Petaluma Campus committee is to support the educational programs of the SRJC Petaluma Campus through promotional activities and direct contributions. The Friends of the Petaluma Campus functions as a special committee of the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation
13. Graphics
    Graphics Services offers prepress, design services, and bindery and finishing services, and has a vast selection of custom and specialty papers, and more.
    Copy Center provides copies and digital prints of classroom materials, tests, handouts and readers to be sold in the Bookstore for faculty, and more.
    
14. Health Services - the department operates with the philosophy that good health is essential to student success, and supports this with activities that help integrate all of the elements of a student’s life: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, and occupational.
    Health Services - What You Need to Know - information about services provided by Health Services for students and staff.
    Faculty & Staff Health Requirements - tuberculosis clearance for new employees
15. Library
    Library - general information, Library catalog, magazine articles and other data bases, interenet refrence collection
    Media Services - Media services information, online media catalog, budget development links related to media equipment
    Library Information for Faculty
    Santa Rosa Campus (Doyle Library)
    Petaluma Campus (Mahoney Library)
16. Adult Reentry Services - We attempt, in many ways, to make education more accessible to you, the adult learner, age 25 and older. Our overall purpose and goal is to assist in developing your self-sufficiency and successful accomplishments of your chosen goals. In other words, we hope to make Santa Rosa Junior College "user friendly" for you.
17. Student Services
    Student Services - comprehensive array of student services programs
    Counseling Department - information on counseling services and services available for students including, the Student Guide (PDF 1.4 MB)
    Guidelines for a Drug-Free Campus - District Policy 6.8.4
    Student's Rights and Responsibilities
    Student Conduct Standards
18. Work Experience / Internship Program - The Work Experience classes at Santa Rosa Junior College connect college education to the workplace. The classes focus on learning and demonstrating 21st century work skills. National and local employers have identified these skills as mandatory to being successful in any type of job. Three of the top skills they have identified include: communication, teamwork, and customer service.
    

Section III: Resources

1. Online Resources - listing of helpful links
   All Faculty Association (AFA) -site contains information on the AFA/District contract, council members and benfits for faculty.
   

   This Academic Senate - created to secure the professional rights and to carry out the responsibilities of the faculty of the Sonoma County Junior College District.  The faculty have the traditional right of college faculty to participate in the governance of the college.  As specialists in specific disciplines and as experienced instructors, the participation of the faculty in the governance of the college is essential for the district’s pursuit of its mission.  As professionals, the faculty have the right and a duty to set professional and ethical standards for the conduct of their profession and to promote the excellence of their profession.  In order to achieve these ends and in accordance with Title 5 of the California Administrative Code, Subchapter 2, Sections 53200-53205, this Academic Senate is established.
   Bookstore
   SRJC Homepage
   SRJC A-Z Online Directory - listing of all departments, with links to their websites
   Staff Directory - search by name or title/department
   The Human Resources Department -handles personnel and employment-related matters for regular, temporary, student, and short-term non-continuing employees totaling over 3,000 people. Services provided include recruiting, hiring, evaluating, employee benefits, worker's compensation reporting, absence tracking and employment verifications.
   Lookup Menu - is a way to check load percentages, check class enrollments, obtain course outlines, find room use information, check enrollment efficiency, and obtain a class roster with student telephone numbers.
   Computing Services - information regarding the status of the computer services for the campus, email access, policies, and pricing of computers, etc.
   CATE - assists faculty with creating and maintaining online classes and Web-based instructional materials, and CATE provides information and resources for SRJC faculty and students who participate in Web-based teaching and learning.
   Institutional Research - provides useful information about the research functions at the college and access to the current and previous editions of The Fact Book, a compilation of useful data about the college and its students
   Little Known Facts - find out a little more about the culture of SRJC.
   Insider - publication for all SRJC employees and is available weekly online
   Purchasing - link to Purchasing and information on how to access information.

2. Safety/Emergency/Crisis
   Employee Conflict & Crisis Intervention - District Procedure 4.14bP - procedures are designed to provide the district with clear and useful guidelines to ensure a safe and healthful workplace
   Crisis Intervention Resource Guide - a helpful guide to assist instructors in dealing with student behaviors
   Drug Free Workplace - District Policy 6.8.4
   SRJC Emergency Preparedness Handbook
   
   
3. Curriculum - Track a course through the approval process, read the Quick Curriculum Guide, access curriculum forms, locate curriculum resources
   Curriculum Writers Handbook - takes you to the latest version of SRJC's guidelines and criteria for the curriculum approval process.
   
   
4. Staff Development
   online resources which include , Professional Development Activities Day (PDA) Schedules, flex information and flex verification forms professional development opportunities, and staff development forms, as well as the location of the Resource Center for Staff Development.
   Check Your Flex
   
   
5. Sexual Harrassment - what it is and what you can do about it.
   District Information - District Procedure 2.7P
   
   
6. Facilities Operations - responsible for maintaining and scheduling college vehicles for field trips and conferences.  Information available on custodial and routine services, keys, vehcicle requests, facililties.