Jan. 6, 2022 - Vision in Action No. 60
Please mark your calendars for an all-virtual professional development event, “Transforming Institutional Culture through Effective Anti-Racist Practices,” sponsored by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.
We invite you to join fellow community college leaders to learn about how to incorporate actionable Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) strategies into faculty, staff, and administrator professional development opportunities, culturally responsive teaching and learning practices, and student support services, all with an eye toward dismantling structural racism, establishing and sustaining anti-racist institutions, and promoting the success of a diverse student population systemwide.
Topics include:
- Establishing DEI as a core professional competency for all community college employees
- Highlighting equity-minded teaching and learning frameworks
- Leveraging DEI as a lens and practice in the recruitment, hiring and retention processes
- Incorporating DEI into performance review processes
- Fostering the use of data and evidence as tools of empowerment
Suggested Audience: The event is open to everyone, including students. Primarily, however, the event is geared toward college employees and/or their elected representatives with designated duties and responsibilities related to: recruitment, hiring and/or retention, performance reviews, employee hiring manuals, and collective bargaining agreements. Such employees and/or representatives may include Senate Presidents, CEOs, CIOs, CSSOs, ACHRO, Middle Leaders and Trustees.
The event will be February 1 and 2. Registration information is to come.
GOVERNOR EXTENDS FLEXIBILITY FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS; CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE STAFF TRAVEL RESTRICTED AS OMICRON SURGES
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to protect Californians amid increasing COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant. The order extends the sunset of AB 361, which the governor signed in September to extend the flexibilities provided in a prior executive order enabling public agencies to meet remotely during the COVID-19 emergency. Under the order, state bodies are permitted to continue holding public meetings via teleconference through March 31, 2022.
In a related development, the state Chancellor's Office this week strongly discouraged its staff from traveling on non-essential business. "Recently the Chancellor's Office delayed commencement of our repopulation plan until April 1, 2022, due to the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 which is currently driving community spread to all-time highs. Between now and April 1, to protect your personal safety, we strongly advise all staff to attend remotely any events or meetings conducted by community college stakeholders," the communication to staff read.
System Guidance/News/Webinars
Join the CCC Information Security Center and the CCC Accessibility Center for the Winter 2022 Information Security & Accessibility Workshops. Registration will close January 6, 2022, at 11:59 p.m., or when space is filled. The webinars run from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. each day.
January 10 - Information Security:
Incident Response: Walk through a ransomware simulation and details of responding to a systemwide compromise, including alerting, log analysis, containment, and recovery.
Implementing a Zero Trust Security Model: Learn why and how to use this architecture to expand security controls outside the traditional campus security perimeter.
January 11 - Accessibility:
Captioning Beyond Accommodations: This session will explore the wide array of benefits of captioning in higher education well beyond mandatory accommodations compliance, including but not limited to: Higher retention rates, meeting legal guidelines, enhanced public relations, and providing Universal Design for Learning. You will also be provided with resources to provide this most valuable tool in your content.
Join the Chancellor’s Office College Finance and Facilities Planning Division for its monthly Fiscal & Policy Webinar Series. The team will provide timely updates on issues related to colleges finance, state budgets and fiscal policy. Webinars will be held on the last Thursday of each month (excluding holidays). The first webinar is Thursday, January 27 at 11:00 a.m. Register here.
The Chancellor’s Office System Webinars in 2022 will take place during the first Wednesday of each month. The next 2022 System Webinar is scheduled for February 2 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Register Now. Registration is only required one time. Once registered, you will gain access to all System Webinars in 2022. Additional information pertaining to System Webinars in 2022 is forthcoming.
The recording and slides from the previous webinar - Sharing the California Community Colleges Story: Our Impact on Californians - 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.
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.
Items of Interest
Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools
California to extend indoor mask mandate until mid-February
WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths; U.S. hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time
Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots
