February Is American Heart MonthIt's February, which means it's all about matters of the heart: Healthy Heart Month, National Wear Red Day, and Valentine's Day.
- Every 34 seconds, one (1) person in the United States dies from cardiovascular disease.
- 1 in 3adults suffer from high blood pressure.
- About 1 in 5 heart attacks are silent.
- 12 percent of stroke victims die from it.
- 80 percent of heart diseases are preventable if you avoid tobacco, exercise regularly, and maintain a healthy, balanced diet.
- Every year, about 805,000 people in the United States have a heart attack.
- About 20.1 million adults age 20 and older have coronary artery disease.
On Friday, February 3, wear red to show your support!
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MC Celebrates Black History Month
Black History Month is celebrated to recognize and honor the historical contributions and achievements of African Americans.
We recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of our African American faculty, staff, and students, and we invite you to learn more about some of the Black History Month events hosted by the MC Diaspora Heritage Committee.
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Coming Soon: “Your Voice, Your MC” Employee Survey
It is important to obtain employees’ perspectives on the College because we continuously learn from them. One important way we achieve this is through regular employee experience and climate surveys.
The most recent, “Your Voice, Your MC,” survey occured in 2021. Your involvement resulted in the translation of essential employee memos, signage, and trainings into Spanish, as well as an improvement in governance communication with more frequent webpage updates to track meeting topics and recommendations.
It is time to solicit feedback from employees again through this survey, which will be available from February 6–20.
Please be on the lookout for an email that will contain the survey from ModernThink, a third party organization. We encourage all full-time and part-time faculty, staff, and administrators to participate so your voice can be heard!
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Cigna Health Plans and Privia Medical Group: What Do I Need to Do?
If you are enrolled in one of the College’s Cigna medical plans, you may have received letters at home from Cigna and Privia Medical Group.
Privia owns medical practices with doctors that accept Cigna and are in-network with Open Access Plus (OAP), which is the network the College uses for all of our medical plans. Privia is negotiating the renewal of their contract with Cigna and there is a chance they may not be able to come to an agreement, given the increases they have requested.
If they are not able to come to an agreement by February 19, 2023, Privia will terminate their contract with Cigna as of February 20, 2023.
What does this mean to you? Your preventive care will no longer be covered in full but will be covered at the out of network level.
You may find a new physician by registering on Cigna or call their customer support. If Privia drops out of the network, and you have an acute medical condition being treated by a Privia doctor that requires continuity of care, you may apply to have your benefits paid as in-network for a period of time.
If you have any specific questions, please email HR Benefits.
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Period Pay Reminders for Spring 2023As a reminder, Period Activity Pay (PAP) is how all part-time faculty (PTF) are paid in Workday and must be entered by administrative aides (AAs) based on the timelines set by the Offices of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management to ensure timely payment. Please note the following PAP dates for the upcoming spring semester.
Spring Pay for Part-Time Faculty
The number of payments will vary based on when the classes occur, i.e., the specific Part of Term. For the spring semester, there will be four (4) Part of Terms, which are specific dates/timeframes during the semester. The majority of the spring classes fall in Part of Term 1, which will be paid over nine (9) pay dates.
The first pay date for Spring semester for PTF working Part of Term 1 will be February 10, 2023, and the ninth and final pay will be on June 2, 2023. AAs were contacted directly with specific details. View the full Spring PAP memo for AAs supporting part-time faculty. Please see page 2 of the memo for pay details for classes in other part of terms.
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Employee Spotlight: Meet Zainab AliZainab Ali was born and raised in India before moving to the United States. She graduated from Montgomery College (MC) with an associate of arts degree and then received her bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland University College in business administration and a minor in human resources. Her employment with MC began in 1999 as a student assistant working in the financial aid office at the Germantown Campus. Later, she obtained a full-time, administrative aide position in the English and Reading Department at the Rockville Campus. When the opportunity arose, she assumed the role of administrative aide II for the dean's office.
Last year, Zainab was nominated and selected by Rockville Student Life as “Wonder Woman of the Week” during their “Wonder Woman Wednesdays” for the month of March. “Student Life is such a great part of our campus,” and this recognition meant a lot to her. In addition to this, Zainab was also awarded the Outstanding Staff Award in 2022.
Zainab has always had a passion for helping students, which is what she enjoys the most about working at Montgomery College.
In her free time, Zainab loves to crochet and cook. She also volunteers and dedicates her after-work hours to serving her community.
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MC Wellness: Lunch and Learn “CPR Fundamentals” with Elizabeth Ridings
Join MC Wellness for a Lunch and Learn “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Fundamentals” with Elizabeth Ridings, department chair, health enhancement, exercise science, and physical education.
Attend the “CPR Fundamentals” training on
Wednesday, February 15, noon–12:50 p.m, CT BOT S108 or virtually. Contact Megan Cooperman to receive the Zoom link.
This is an opportunity to learn the basics and ask questions, this is not a CPR certification course.
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Montgomery College Television (MCTV) New to the College? There is a lot to learn as you get started, and Montgomery College Television can help! MCTV is the College's award-winning, nationally recognized full-service HD operation that provides hundreds of original, local videos on the College's programs, resources, and initiatives to keep you in the know!
MCTV is a fantastic resource for current and prospective MC faculty, staff, and students to learn more about the institution and stay abreast of what's happening at MC!
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Back Issues of Employee Matters Newsletter Online
Find current and previous issues of the Employee Matters newsletter, as well as other Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management (HRSTM) news and employee communications here.
Submission for the Newsletter?
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Staff Council Meeting,
1–3 p.m. Request the
meeting link.
Friday, February 3National Wear Red Day
“Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Spring 2023 First Fridays Book Discussion,”
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., via Workday.
“Knowing Your Influencing Style,” 1:30–4:45 p.m., via Zoom.
Saturday, February 4Timesheets due at noon.
Monday, February 6“ELITE After Dark: Tips and Tricks for Creating
College-Level Learners,”
7–8:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Wednesday, February 8“Microsoft Outlook Essentials,” 1–4 p.m., via Zoom.
Thursday, February 16“Leaning into Tough History at Monticello: A Conversation between Leslie Greene Bowman and Gayle Jessup White,” 1 p.m.,
Germantown Campus,
Globe Hall.
Staff Council Meeting,
1–3 p.m. Request the
meeting link.
Saturday, February 18Timesheets due at noon.
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Current guidance for MC employees since the College returned to full onsite staffing
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- Administrative Aide I
- Administrative Aide II
- Broadcast IT Engineer
- Building Services Worker
- Community Use Scheduler
- Grounds Maintenance Worker Lead
- Instructional Associate Part-time
- Nursing Lab and Clinical Associate
- Operations and Maintenance Supervisor
- Part-time ABE/GED Correctional Facility Instructor
- Part-time Faculty WDCE Faculty Financial Literacy
- Public Safety Dispatcher
- Senior Architect
- WDCE 2023 Summer Youth Program Assistant
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Workday Support for Employees
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Become a Contributor for Employee MattersAre you interested in submitting an article for publication or become a regular columnist for Employee Matters?
We're always looking for fresh College and employee-related content and we'd love to collaborate with you and hear your story.
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Emergency Evacuation Accommodation It is important for all employees to have an emergency evacuation plan in place in the event of an emergency. Those who may need assistance during an evacuation due to a disability should consider identifying themselves to employers and building managers to aid in the planning process.
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The MC Wellness program offers online classes daily, including barre, bootcamp, cardio kickboxing, yoga, Zumba®, and more.
Visit the Wellness page for the 2023 spring schedule and descriptions of classes.
Visit MC Wellness for class schedules, wellness forms, and resources.
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Join the MC Employees Facebook Group
Stay in the know by joining the MC Employees Facebook group. This group is only open to Montgomery College employees and will require approval to join.
Join. Like. Comment. Share.
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