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Recognition of Need
Recognition of Need
Mendocino College recognizes that learning happens inside and outside of the classroom. In support of this, Student Services offers many programs and activities that have been established to assist students with achieving their personal and academic goals.
Since we believe that engaged students are happy, well-rounded and successful students, we encourage them to explore their interests, participate in extra-curricular activities, and connect with support programs and resources to ensure their success.
Our students come from diverse backgrounds, ages, and lifestyles. While their diversity makes them unique, they also share common struggles that include financial and/or physical challenges as well as differences in learning styles, which may make attending college difficult.
We encourage you to contact our office for more information regarding the individual programs and services we offer. The staff in Student Services are available and eager to serve you. Come visit us and let us know how we can be of help to you!
Accommodations for Students
Accommodations for Students
The College is committed to creating a learning environment that meets the needs of its diverse student body. If you anticipate or experience any barriers to learning in this course, please feel welcome to discuss your concerns with me. If you have a disability, or think you may have a disability, you may also want to meet with a Counselor at the Disability Resource Center to begin this conversation or request an official accommodation.
The staff at the Disability Resource Center can be reached at (707) 468-3031 or drc@mendocino.edu. It is my goal to create a learning experience that is as accessible as possible. If you anticipate any issues related to the format, materials, or requirements of this course, please meet with me outside of class so we can explore potential options.
DRC is located in the Library/Learning Center, Lower Level Room 4130. You can also call them at (707) 468-3031. You can also find the office online at: https://www.mendocino.edu/disability-resource-center
If you require accommodations, contact me privately as soon as possible. I will need a copy of your letter or an email from your counselor and time to make necessary preparations.
Writing Center and online Lab
Writing Center and online Lab
Mendocino College offers multiple ways to support student writing. One way is to meet with an English professor one-on-one in person on all campus and center sites, or online in English 560: Reading and Writing Lab.
All students registered for English 205 are automatically enrolled in this free course and so can access these services, complete with additional grammar and writing links, to help you continue to grow as a writer. (One important note: folks in the lab are there to teach, NOT proofread.)
Additionally, you can work with peer tutors online and in person via the Learning Center. You also have access to Online Tutoring, and online tutoring service in Canvas through the Canvas menu items.
Information Technology
Information Technology
Mendocino College is blessed to have access to a great team of IT professionals. Feel free to reach out to them if you have issues with logins, etc.
or the Mendocino College Help Desk
email them at it-help@mendocino.edu
or call 707-468-3210
Canvas Support
Canvas Support
A Help icon can be found on the left margin of your Canvas Dashboard. Once you choose it, the panda will pop up. The student support line for Canvas is 1-844-589-3850
The Canvas Guides are HERE
Inclusivity/Pronouns/Accurate Names
Inclusivity/Pronouns/Accurate Names
I strive to create a learning environment for my students that supports a diversity of thoughts, perspectives and experiences, and that honors your identities (including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity and orientation, ability, religious and spiritual beliefs, and socioeconomic status).
To help accomplish this, if you have a name and/or set of pronouns that differ from those that appear in your official Mendocino College records, let me know. Canvas allows you to change our display names and preferred pronouns.
If you feel like your performance in the class is being impacted by your experiences inside or outside of class, do not hesitate to talk to me. If something is said in class (by anyone) that made you feel uncomfortable, please talk to me. I want to be a resource for you and to make our classroom an inclusive environment.
What you can expect from me:
What you can expect from me:
I will provide you with a clear, organized course that is designed to ensure you meet our course outcomes in a meaningful manner.
I will provide a variety of assignments to ensure your learning needs are met.
I will NEVER assign busy work.
I will be actively present in your learning.
I will provide a supportive and safe environment for you to share and discuss ideas with your peers.
I will reach out to you when I sense that you need support.
I will treat you with dignity and respect and be flexible to support your individual needs.
I won't be perfect. I am human and will make mistakes at times. I will view mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.
What I will expect from you:
What I will expect from you:
You will strive to be an active participant in this course and to meet due dates.
You will maintain an open line of communication with me so I can understand how to support you.
You will contact me if you have a concern.
You will strive to regularly contribute to collaborative activities to ensure other members of the community have ample opportunity to read/listen, reflect, and respond to your ideas.
You will treat your peers with dignity and respect.
You will do your best to have patience with technology. There will be hiccups, expect them. We will get through them together.
You will give yourself grace. Expect to make mistakes. You are human and you are stressed.
Problems?
Problems?
I am hoping that any concerns or complaints can be addressed respectfully and directly with me first. Those issues which cannot be resolved in this way may be directed to the Dean of Instruction, Dr. Rebecca Montes, rmontes@mendocino.edu or (707) 468-3009. You can speak with her about any education related problem that might require a supervisor's input.
Students often worry that they will get an instructor "in trouble" if they speak with a Dean. In reality, faculty are human and we make mistakes; sometimes the best way to fix those mistakes is by receiving guidance from our supervisors.
Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgement
I acknowledge that the Mendocino-Lake Community College District occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the local First Nations: Cahto, Concow, Pit River, Nomlaki, Pomo, Sinkyone, Wailacki, and Yuki. I recognize, honor, and respect these nations as the traditional stewards of the lands and water on which the District is now present. Lastly, I thank them for their strength, perseverance and resilience.
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