Nov. 4, 2021 - Vision in Action No. 55
PROVIDING VETERAN STUDENTS WITH SUPPORT IN THE VETERANS SERVICES CENTER AT IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE
On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, we honor all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Veterans Services Center at Irvine Valley College honors student veterans throughout the year by providing support and resources to help them succeed in their academic and professional goals.
The Veterans Services Center is featured in a video from the “Stories from the Field” series in the Vision Resource Center. In the video, center administrators discuss how the center was founded, the support they received and the ongoing efforts to nurture a welcoming campus culture for all veteran students. The center offers many programs including counseling services, mentors, an app designed for veterans and events.
The Veterans Services Center was a 2017-18 Chancellor's Higher Education Innovation Awards recipient, which recognizes innovative programs that improve student success and are sustainable and capable of being scaled across the state.
To learn more about the Veteran Services Center and find contact information, please first log into the Vision Resource Center and then follow this link to the community post about the Veterans Services Center.
PATHWAYS TO EQUITY LEARNING SERIES: Adopting the Active Learning Framework in Action-Learning Teams
The November Pathways to Equity webinar will focus on Guided Pathways Pillar 4: Ensuring Learning and the Active Learning Framework. Colleges will present information and experiences with Learning Teams on their campuses and how their experiences planning, building, and implementing Learning Teams helped ensure learning, or are in the process of ensuring learning, for students. Subject areas could include student, faculty and classified involvement, challenges and triumphs, the process of getting started, and next steps. This webinar will emphasize that ensuring learning is a long process and will highlight how your college has used Learning Teams to continue its Guided Pathways journey.
The webinar is Tuesday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. – noon.
Register here.
NEW EPISODES OF INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE OUT
Two new season 4 episodes of the public television series Inside California Education featuring California’s community colleges have begun airing on PBS stations across the state and can also be viewed at https://insidecaled.org/videogallery/community-colleges/. The newest shows highlight:
- Licensed mortician program at American River College.
- Police academy changes at Yuba College
- Homeless frontline PEER program at San Diego City College.
- Exotic animal training zoo at Moorpark College
- Tiny homes for students facing homelessness at Imperial Valley College
- Prestigious science and STEM internships at Hartnell College
- Aeronautical and aviation technology program at Antelope Valley College
Inside California Education is produced by PBS KVIE in Sacramento.
System Guidance/News/Webinars
The next Chancellor’s Office System Webinar will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. If you are already registered for the Chancellor’s Office System Webinars, there is no need to register again. You will receive a reminder email prior to the webinar with your link.
The recording and slides from the previous webinar - Let’s Get it Done! California Community Colleges Leading the Way - are posted in the Vision Resource Center. After logging-in, under the “Communities” menu, visit “All Communities” and look for “CCC | Webinars, Conferences, and Events”. Join this community, then access the “Chancellor’s Office System Webinars” topic to view the content.
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.)
Please join the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office in partnership with John Burton Advocates for Youth for a webinar, “Breaking Down Barriers: Tools for Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity,” on Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. This webinar will review newly updated resources that are now available to support campus professionals to recognize students who may be homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, and to understand how to connect these students to resources and support. Register here.
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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