1. health and fitness

Associated Students of Solano Community College
4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 864-7000, Ext.4367
This newsletter is online at http://www.solano.edu/ under “News”
Important Fall Dates: Print “Schedule Bill” from MySolano
for course-specific deadlines
November 11
Veteran’s Day—No classes
November 15
America Recycles Day
November 20
Great American Smokeout (p. 3)
November 27 Annual Solano Turkey Trot (p.2)
Nov. 26-30
Thanksgiving Weekend—No classes
December 1
Dec. 10-16
December 16
January 12
Priority Registration Begins
Finals
Last Day of Fall Semester
First Day of Spring Semester
Black Student Union (BSU), in collaboration
with Gamers, JACC & Karate Clubs are hosting
Holiday Food Drive
Ends Thursday, 12/11/14. Bring in nutritious, nonperishable food and drop in the barrels around
campus to help “stamp out hunger!”
Look for bins all over campus!
November 1-15, 2014
Happy fall, y’all!
Fall 2014—Approved Student Clubs
More club information is available in the Student
Development Office, Rm. 1425, in the Student
Union Bldg. Students interested in talking to a club
member, can attend an ICC Meeting (Inter-Club
Council). Meetings are held the first and third
Thursday of every month from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in
the ASSC Conference Room (room 1421). All clubs
are required to have at least one club member attend
each ICC meeting.
African American Male Scholars
Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS)
Asian Pacific Islander (API)
Badminton
Bible Club
Black Student Union (BSU)
Campus Cat Club
Circle K
Cosmetology
Crosspoint
Drama Club
Dream Changers
Entrepreneur Club
Environmental Club
Floetry
French Club
Gamers Club
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
Horticulture Club
International Club
Japanese Art and Culture Club (JACC)
ASSC Meetings – Tuesdays
12:30 – 2:30 pm. - Room 1421
Oct. ICC Meetings– Thurs. 11/6 & 11/20
(Regular meetings, 1st & 3rd Thursdays)
All clubs are required to have a rep present.
12:30-1:30pm—Room 1421
Judo Club
Karate Club
Math Club
Mesa Student Society
Musicians Live!
Nature of Sound
Nursing Class of 2015
Nursing Class of 2016
Parent Advisory Club
Peace Club
Philosophy Club
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)
Psychology Club
Re-Entry
Rugby Team (Men’s & Women’s)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
(SHPE)
Student Organization of Latinos (SOL)
Student Veteran Organization (SVO)
UMOJA Club
WALA Club (We All Love Art)
Welding Club
Women’s Empowerment
Sports Clubs
Honor Societies (applications available in Rm 1425)
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Campus Cat Club
Ongoing Cat Food Drive
Wet or Dry Food Welcome & Appreciated
Bins are located in rooms 1307B, 1425,
200 lobby & 433 upstairs by MESA
and downstairs by elevator
Campus Cat Club
2015 Calendar Sale - Features pictures of
the SCC Feral Cats and SCC academic dates (see
sample picture below). Available now.
To purchase calendars or donate, contact:
Judie.burtenshaw@solano.edu (Rm 433)
Dena Hudson (Room 1425)-Student Development
Donna Meyer (1307B)-Fine & Applied Arts
Proceeds from all Cat Club
fundraisers goes for the
care & feeding of the feral
cats on Campus. All cats
have been neutered and
vaccinated with funds
raised by this club.
SCC Horticulture Club
The next meeting is Nov 17 at
6pm, Horticulture Building 1000.
Contact Ken Williams at
707-975-6856.
Judo Club
meets
Wednesdays,
5-8 pm at the
Vallejo Center.
Badminton Club – Open Gym
This is a very popular Monday night event.
Don’t miss out! (see picture below)
Mondays – 7:00 to 10:00 pm - through – 12/8/14
$2 fee at the door (1700 Gym)
All equipment provided—Open to all!
Questions? Contact Becky Lum, Club Advisor
Rebecca.Lum@solano.edu
Three first time
Beginning Judo
students successfully competed at the
49th Annual Albany Judo
Tournament on Sunday,
October 26th against more
seasoned and experienced
competitors from Stanford,
UC Berkeley, San Jose
State, Sacramento State,
"After a hard
week of classes,
come chill out
with
The Gamers!"
Sonoma State, CCSF, private Judo schools,
etc. Nicholas Griffin, garnered a Gold Medal
(His mother, Connie, a Solano College employee, is also enrolled in the Beginning Judo
class; Shane Matthew Wright (aspirations of
becoming a CHP Officer) placed second for a
Silver Medal and Jason Raynor, for a Bronze
third place finish...for a 100% showing.
Gamers' Club meets on Fridays from 1pm - 3pm in 1421 or 1427.
We're open to all forms of Gaming: Console, PC, Trading Cards, Tabletop, you
name it! We also have academic ties to Mechatronics and Computer Science!
 Hit us up on Facebook: facebook.com/Gamers.Solano
 Join us on Steam: Solano College Gamer's Club (search for Sccgamers)
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Student Health Center – Room 1409
(707) 864-7163
We at the Student Health Center are here to help you stay
healthy and learn more about your health. The services
at the Student Health Center are free to students.
Health Center Staff
Deborah Summers-Collins, PHN
Joanne Pires, PHN
Regina Huerls-Washington, HA
Health Center Hours
Monday—Thursday 8:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Friday. 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closed when there are no classes.
Did you know you pay a Health Fee of $13 per
semester. This fee allows you to utilize the Student
Health Center?
Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific
1325 Travis Blvd., Suite C, Fairfield, CA 94533
(707) 429-8855
600 Nut Tree Rd. #340, Vacaville, CA 95687
(707) 317-2111
990 Broadway, Vallejo, CA 94589
(707) 643-4545
Mental Health Therapist
No Longer Available at the Student Health Ctr.
The Student Health Center has many services that
support your efforts to succeed at college. Stop by to
learn more about our services and to meet our friendly
staff. Check out our webpage at www.solano.edu.
Click on “Campus Life” then “Health Center”
Tuberculin (TB) Skin Testing is offered by appointment, Mondays & Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to noon,
Monday & Tuesday, 4:00-5:00 p.m. You must return in
48-72 hours post test to have the Tuberculin skin test read
and receive your record of testing.
Health Screening exams are available at the Student
Health Center for Children’s Program students. Drop-in
or make an appointment for your Health Screening.
Screenings/testing: Health , diabetic, vision, hearing
and urine screenings, are free to students.
Medications: Free over-the-counter medications for
common conditions are available free to students at the
Student Health Center. Medications include: generic
choices of decongestants, pain medications, cough
suppressants, decongestants, lubricating eye drops, burn
gel, & more.
FREE Condoms: Includes X-large, latex-free &
female condoms
Lactation Station: Privacy for breastfeeding students to breastfeed their babies or pump
milk. Stop by and we’ll find a comfortable
place for you.
Every year, on the 3rd Thurs. of Nov.,
smokers take part in the American Cancer
Society Great American Smokeout. They
may use the date to make a plan to quit, or
plan in advance and then quit smoking that
day. Quitting is hard. Increase your chances of success with
help. The American Cancer Society can tell you about the steps
you can take to quit smoking and provide quit-smoking
programs, resources and support that can increase your chances
For information on Mental Health services in Solano County
contact the Student Health Center, or
Aldea Children and Family Services (707) 427-1845
470 Chadbourne Rd., Ste A, Fairfield, 94534 Solano County
Mental Health Access Line 1-800-547-0495
Solano County 24 hours Crisis Line (707) 428-1131
Dr. SSEX
Sexual Sensual Erotic eXperience
First Safe Sex Clinics Fall 2014
Vacaville Center, Thurs., 11/6/14 11am-3pm
Fairfield (1400 Lobby) - Will return Spring 14.
Vallejo Center (1st Floor) - Will return Spring 14
Stop by for free condoms and safe sex information.
Outreach Health Services
Nurse Visits to Centers
Vallejo Center - Wed. 11/19, 9:30-11:00 (Rm. 114)
Vacaville Center - Wed. 11/12, 9:30-11 am
Immunization
Program
Free
Flu Shot Clinics
Nov 17, 18, & 19-10am-1 pm
Vallejo Center - Mon., Nov. 17, Rm. 114
Vacaville Center - Tues/, Nov. 18 , Rm. 105
Fairfield Campus - Wed., Nov. 19, Rm. 1409
of quitting successfully. To learn about the available tools, call
us at 1-800-227-2345, or find free tips and tools here. Check
with the SCC Student Health Center too; they have bags of
tools to help you. Look for the Zombie Smokeout Mobile App.
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Do You Need a Typing Certificate for Job or Class?
There is no cost for the test. Bring some form of photo ID.
You do not need to be enrolled at Solano College to take the
typing test. If you pass the typing test, you receive a
certificate immediately.
Fairfield—Room 502—Fridays - 12-3:30 pm.
NOV. 7, 14 & 21— DEC. 5 (Times/dates subject to change.)
Placement testing is by apptointment.
Contact Pat Ceja at 864-7258
The Tutoring Center—Student Services Building 400
Upstairs in Room 437/438—(707) 864-7230
FREE for all SCC Students
M-Th 9 a.m.—5 p.m. & F 9 a.m.—3 p.m.
Our peer tutoring services are provided to Solano College
students seeking to increase their understanding of
specific course material or to improve their general
learning skills. The Tutoring Center is open to all
students enrolled in the course for which assistance is
requested. Sessions are 1 hour each by appointment. A
Tutor Request form must be turned in before
appointments are set for the semester.
“My tutor is the best! I passed my class with an ‘A’
and had a ‘C’ when I started to get tutoring.”
Call or stop by for more specific information.
Official SCC Campus Lost & Found
Located in Student Life Office—Rm. 1425
All items found need to be taken to Rm. 1425
ASAP. If you lost something, check with Student
Development Office. They keep records of all
items lost/found. Unclaimed items will be disposed of at end of semester. 707-864-7168
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