May 27, 2021 - Vision in Action No. 35
Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom congratulate the class of 2021.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom congratulate the class of 2021 on their resilience and achievements through this unprecedented time. Congratulations to all California community college students who persevered during this past year to earn a degree certificate. The Chancellor’s Office invites everyone to join us for our System Webinar on Wednesday, June 2 at 9:00 a.m. for a virtual celebration of our students who have completed their program or transferred. Click the photo above or click here to watch this special message from the governor and first partner.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE AND THE PUENTE PROJECT OFFERING TRAINING INSTITUTE TO CHAMPION STUDENT SUCCESS & SUPPORT FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The interactive and dynamic two-day Teaching and Learning Institute will inspire, inform and empower faculty to engage in critical self-examination and skill-building activities to lay the groundwork for sustainable, front-line, long-term, anti-racist equity work in their classrooms and institutions.
The Institute will explore the following key questions: What is our role in deepening equity work on our campus and beyond? What are our goals as equity workers? How can we begin to make tangible shifts in order to reach those goals?
All California Community Colleges faculty are welcome. We especially encourage the participation of counseling faculty and faculty teaching transfer-level Math and English.
The free, two-day program is Wednesday, June 9 and Thursday, June 10 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. each day.
System Guidance/News/Webinars
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office invites you to join the Chancellor’s Office System Webinar: 2021 Celebration: Student Messages for their Community College Family on Wednesday, June 2 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. for a virtual celebration of our students who have completed their program or transferred. It is our commitment as a system to design with the student in mind, and make it easy for all students to access the services and courses they need to complete their educational goals, in alignment with the Vision for Success.
We are honored to be in conversation with student leaders from across the state to discuss their journey, the supports they received along the way, and what we can do better to support them as a system! Additionally, the webinar will feature a spoken word performance, and remarks from representatives from the Governor’s Office, Lieutenant Governor’s Office and Student Members of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors.
Please join us for this celebration and opportunity to hear from our students as we focus on our commitment to make the California Community Colleges truly student-ready, and work toward fulfilling our mission to provide opportunities to all who seek them along with the supports needed to succeed. Guest presenters will include:
- Stephen Kodur, President, Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC)
- Gerald Richardson III, Student Leader, Oxnard College
- Shailah Arreola-Bittner, Student Leader, Mt. San Antonio College
- Emma McNellis, Student Leader, Bakersfield College
- Colm Fitzgerald, Member, California Community Colleges Board of Governors
- Iulia Tarasova, Member, California Community Colleges Board of Governors
- Dr. Lande Ajose, Senior Higher Education Policy Adviser, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
- Representative from the Office of Eleni Kounalakis, 50th Lieutenant Governor of California
- Dr. Julie Adams, Executive Director, Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC)
- Aidan Tojino, Rising Scholars Student, Southwestern College
Please share the 2021 System Webinars registration link with your colleagues that are not yet registered. (Registration is only required once and the same link will be used to access all System Webinars in 2021.)
Join the next Chancellor’s Office and POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) webinar series, Language Shapes Experiences, on Tuesday, June 8 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Language and choice of words shape our experiences and perceptions every day. Research has shown that language also affects how people think and act. How does the language lens apply to police training, in police encounters, and to how we evaluate police incidents?
This panel will discuss the connection between language and the delivery of police services, including the “Warrior” and “Guardian” rhetoric, the way that officers communicate with individuals, the way the media and public conversations tend to describe policing and crime, and lessons from the field and academic research.
Register for the webinar here.
The Chancellor’s Office Government Relations & College Finance and Facilities Planning divisions continue their systemwide Policy Advocacy Webinars to provide timely updates on major policy decisions affecting the California Community Colleges, including state and federal legislative and budget actions. These webinars are intended for community college leaders who lead and/or support policy advocacy, including CEOs, chief business officers, marketing directors and/or government relations and public information officers, as well as student leaders, policy advocacy organizations and higher education stakeholders. The webinar is Friday, June 11 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
The Chancellor’s Office Statistics Institute team will present a four-hour workshop at the virtual United States Conference on Teaching Statistics on Increasing Student Engagement at Two-Year Colleges Using Socially Relevant Contexts. The webinar is Saturday, June 26 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The lead facilitator is Dr. Roxy Peck, professor emerita of statistics at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a nationally known leader in statistics education. Among her many honors, Dr. Peck was made a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and received the American Statistical Association’s Founder's Award and the USCOTS Lifetime Achievement Award in Statistics Education.
Register for the pre-conference workshop and conference at this link.
The Chancellor’s Office is committed to keeping everyone informed during this uncertain time. We encourage administrators, faculty, staff and students to regularly check the Chancellor’s Office COVID-19 resource page and the Chancellor’s Office Communications to Colleges section for ongoing executive orders, guidance memos and announcements. Current and prospective students can also get connected with their local college to find out specific resources and support services available as well as enroll in their local community college.
Student Supports
The California Youth Crisis line runs 24-hours a day, seven days a week: 800-843-5200. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides confidential assistance to anyone in crisis and their loved ones through a live chat and free 24-hour hotline at 800-273-8255. You can also text COURAGE to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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