College and Community Partners Providing Thanksgiving Meals
We are proud to announce that our college, along with New World Flood, SpartanNash and the YMCA, are partnering with Communities in Schools to help provide 750 Kalamazoo Families with Thanksgiving meals. Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo Executive Director James Devers said, �I am grateful for the role that CIS played in reimaging this effort so that it could truly be a Community Feast � a community of likeminded agencies sharing the expense and workload to provide holiday meals to so many families. It is also extremely satisfying to know that after the holiday rush, we will continue to be a resource all year long for the children and families that we mutually support.� Thank you to the Kalamazoo Valley employees who are part of the 100 volunteers who will help unload trucks, pack for deliveries and deliver food.

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New Microsoft Email Filtering in Place
What does this mean for me?
You will receive a quarantine notification email letting you know when Microsoft has quarantined an email message for you. Quarantine notification emails are sent approximately every 4 hours.
 
What does the Microsoft quarantine notification email look like?
Here is a sample. Please note, this email is not junk/phishing. It is telling you about other emails that were identified as such. Do not mark this email as junk/phishing.


What do I do when I receive a quarantine notification email?
Follow these steps:

1. Verify that the quarantine notification email is from: emailquarantine@kvcc.edu.
2. Verify that the subject is �Microsoft 365 security: You have messages in quarantine�
3. Review the message(s) listed. If you recognize the message as legitimate, click its Release button to have it delivered to your Inbox.

Note: Certain messages require an admin to release. In these cases, instead of a Release button, you will see a Request Release button.

1. If you would like more details about a particular message, click its Review Message button. This will launch the Microsoft Defender portal with details displayed about the message.
   • If you recognize the message as legitimate, click the Release email link to have it delivered to your Inbox.
   • If this message does not seem legitimate, you do not need to do anything. Messages in quarantine will be automatically purged after 30 days.
   • If you are unsure about a message�s legitimacy, please email it@kvcc.edu with details about the message in question (do not forward the email itself) and we will review it for you.

I did not receive an email that I was expecting. Do I need to wait for a quarantine notification email to arrive before acting?
No, you do not need to wait for notification. You may login to Microsoft Defender portal at any time and see messages that have been quarantined, even before your quarantine notification arrives in your Inbox.
 
Have additional questions?
Please email it@kvcc.edu.

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Upcoming Payroll Due Dates & Approval Dates

• Employee time sheets are due MONDAY, Dec. 2
• Manager approval of time sheets is due TUESDAY, Dec. 3
• Full-time hourly employees should enter time off paid (TOP) for the college holidays of Nov. 28 and 29

Student Research Starts Here: History Databases
If your students are doing a project that requires background knowledge about U.S. or world history, the Libraries have a number of databases to fit their needs. 

• Students can search for a paper topic in History Reference Source
• Explore primary source documents in American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience
• Understand different perspectives in Issues & Controversies in History

Librarians are happy to help students navigate these resources individually or during a library instruction session

Library How-To Video Tutorials
Include links to these helpful library and technology video tutorials in your Canvas course. A small sampling of topics include:

• Putting Holds on Library Books
• Database Searching
• Creating a Hanging Indent
• Understanding Citation

• Hours (including evenings and Saturdays)
• Call x4328, email libraries@kvcc.edu, or visit our www.kvcc.edu/library
• Schedule ahead or chat: Ask a Librarian

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Havirmill Cafe, 418 Open through Dec. 5
Students enrolled in Kalamazoo Valley�s culinary arts and sustainable food systems programs put their training to work in the Havirmill Cafe. The cafe offers grab-and-go options as well as a hot bar with freshly made entrees. It is located in the Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building, 418 E. Walnut St., in downtown Kalamazoo. Havirmill Cafe hours are Monday - Thursday from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. through Dec. 5. Follow the Havirmill Cafe's Facebook page for the most up-to-date information.

The 418 Restaurant will be open to the community, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from Nov. 6 - Dec. 5. Reservations will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling x3239.

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Thirsty Thursday Deals Every Week
Join us every Thursday at the Cougar Caf� for $1.05 fountain drinks. It's the perfect pick-me-up to get you through the week. Cheers to great deals and cool drinks!

Join our Distribution List for Upcoming Events! 
Thank you everyone for the incredible engagement and attendance at the Office of Diversity and Inclusion�s numerous programs this fall! Ranging from exploring neurodiversity and psychological safety and celebrating multiple cultures and much more, attendees tell us these events are spurring dialogue and learning. Periodically, we share information about upcoming events with individuals on our distribution list. If you would like to be added to the list, click here to complete a short Google Form. 

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Women�s & Men�s Basketball Teams Aided Halloween Events 
Kalamazoo Valley basketball players volunteered recently at two popular Halloween children�s events in Kalamazoo�s Northside neighborhood. The women�s basketball team helped out at the Douglass Community Association�s annual Trunk or Treat held in its parking lot on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Next, the men�s basketball team passed out candy at Charlie�s P.L.A.C.E�s Trunk or Treat Halloween Block Party on Thursday, Oct. 31.

Check Out Pre-Season Home Basketball Games for FREE!
Kalamazoo Valley Community College�s women�s and men�s basketball teams are gearing up for a great season! Conference play officially begins in January, but you can see the players in action for FREE now through December during home games in the main gym at the Texas Township Campus. Here are the remaining home games:
 
WOMEN�S BASKETBALL

• Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. (vs. Kankakee Community College)
• Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 5:30 p.m. (vs. Rock Valley College)
• Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 5:30 p.m. (vs. Jackson College)
•  Saturday, Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. (vs. North Central Michigan College)

 MEN�S BASKETBALL

• Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. (vs. Rock Valley College)
• Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. (vs. Washtenaw Community College)
• Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. (vs. Jackson College)
• Saturday, Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. (vs. North Central Michigan College)

 For the full schedule, click here.

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Author Robin Wall Kimmerer Lectures Drew Hundreds
Thank you to the more than 800 people who attended New York Times bestselling author Robin Wall Kimmerer�s two lectures in Dale B. Lake Auditorium at the Texas Township Campus of Kalamazoo Valley Community College on Nov. 6! In between the two lectures, Kimmerer and invited guests enjoyed a special lunch of Native American dishes prepared by Chef Sam Anglin, of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. We thank the Visiting Writers series, Artists� Forum, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo Valley Libraries, Food Innovation Center and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, as well as the Marketing, Event Services and Media Services departments, for their contributions to this successful program. Kimmerer, a botanist and professor of environmental biology who is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, urged us to give to our land, not just take. The concept is central to her book, "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants.� Click here for more photos from Kimmerer�s campus visit. Click here for photos of Chef Anglin and Valley�s culinary arts students making the lunch.
 
Enjoy Free Post-Holiday Activities at the Museum Nov. 23
After the Maple Hill Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 23, stop by our Kalamazoo Valley Museum for FREE hands-on activities and planetarium shows, plus visits with Mr. and Mrs. Claus! Create festive handmade treasures and compete in the Reindeer Games from 1 - 3 p.m. Also enjoy "Let It Snow," a full-dome video show choreographed to holiday music in the planetarium. Showtimes are noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Admission to the museum and all activities are free! Learn more at kalamazoomuseum.org.
 

�Mystery and Benevolence� Exhibit Illuminates Secret Societies
Step into the mysterious world of secret societies with the Kalamazoo Valley Museum�s newest exhibit, �Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art�! The captivating, free traveling exhibition is on display now through Jan. 5. Eighty carvings, sculptures, textiles and regalia bring to light the histories, symbolism and values of the Freemasons and Independent Order of the Odd Fellows, taking visitors behind the veil of these intriguing fraternal orders that have had an influence on contemporary American popular culture.

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