May 12, 2022 - Vision in Action No. 76
REGISTER TODAY FOR LINKS 2022: LEADERSHIP NOW
LINKS (Learning in Networks for Knowledge Sharing) serves to showcase innovative leadership from 3CSN’s growing network of educators as well as provide opportunities for learning, sharing, reflection, and designing for the future.
LINKS 2022: Leadership Now – Forging a New Path to Student Success with Care and Hope will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Participants will hear from students as well as administrators, classified professionals, and faculty who have put care at the center of their leadership. We will discuss new, research-based ways to serve our students more effectively by providing them with rich learning opportunities, engaging classrooms, and meaningful interactions in both online and on-ground modalities.
This year's keynote speaker will be Ryan Cornner, EdD, Vice Chancellor of Educational Programs and Institutional Effectiveness, Los Angeles Community College District, soon-to-be Superintendent/President of Glendale Community College.
Register through the Vision Resource Center
Register through the Vision Resource Center to have this event automatically added to your transcript. Click the "register button" to get to the LINKS 2022: Leadership Now event page. In the "details" drop-down menu and select "request" to register.
For detailed instructions, view:
The Event Registration Guide
How to Register for an Event in the Vision Resource Center video
MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Gov. Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 2022 as “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month." Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is observed across the United States in May, offering all of us the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the numerous contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to our country.
In that spirit, everyone is invited to attend A Conversation with Yen Le Espiritu, PhD, a Distinguished Professor of Ethnic Studies, sociologist and award-winning author. The conversation is hosted by San Diego Miramar College and all are welcome to attend to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month.
Join the conversation tomorrow, Friday, May 13 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Zoom link.
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office proudly honors all of our AAPI students, staff, faculty and administrators across our system. Check with your local college or district for AAPI celebrations all month long.
System Guidance/News/Webinars
John J. Hetts, PhD, who has served as visiting executive for research and data in the California Community Colleges Office for the past three years, has been appointed executive vice chancellor of the new Office of Innovation, Data, Evidence and Analytics.
Hetts will lead the development and delivery of information technology and security services, student-centered technology-focused initiatives, and evidence-based reporting and evaluation.
“I am pleased to welcome Dr. Hetts to this important new role,” Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley said. “His leadership will help foster the culture of innovation and will continue his impactful work supporting the development and evaluation of policies and programs designed to improve student outcomes and advance the Vision for Success.”
Read more here.
Registration is open for one of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office’s annual All Directors Spring Trainings. We invite you to attend this webinar, Integrating Financial Aid and Categorical Programs, on Monday, May 16 from 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. This webinar will offer a financial aid overview, live questions and answers and a college panel. Time will be spent discussing financial aid as well as encouraging practices of colleges that integrate financial aid into categorical programs.
Please watch the 40-minute Vision Resource Center module, Maximizing Financial Aid for California's Community College Students, in preparation for this training.
To access this module:
- Log in to the Vision Resource Center or create an account.
- Search for Maximizing Financial Aid or click this link once you are logged in
SAVE THE DATE: The Chancellor’s Office invites you to join the Webinar Series: Equitable Recovery in Action: Becoming Antiracist, Student Ready Institutions continuing on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
In this six-part series of webinars, the Chancellor’s Office will highlight ongoing efforts across the system to adopt, customize and scale equity-advancing strategies, tools and resources to facilitate systemic change and cultivate a more equitable, inclusive and transformative teaching and learning ecosystem.
Webinar dates:
May 18, 2022
June 15, 2022
July 20, 2022
August 17, 2022
Register here
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office is excited to offer faculty who teach online, transfer-level math programs (STEM and SLAM pathways) the opportunity to participate in "Creating an Inclusive and Supporting Online Learning Environment and Promoting Active Learning Online," a series of professional development micro-credential courses offered by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).
The micro-credential course offerings include:
- Promoting Active Learning (Online) -- In this course, participants learn practices proven to more actively engage your students in learning and thinking critically
- Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment -- In this course, participants learn practices that enable instructors to create an optimal environment to support learning—including how to increase student engagement, embrace diversity, and help students persist in meeting academic challenges
These courses begin May 31, 2022 and will take approximately seven to eight weeks to complete. To register for these courses, please complete the course registration form by Friday, May 13, 2022.
To learn more about ACUE, please visit the ACUE website. For additional information, please contact Marrin Thuston or Paul Grillos.
REGISTER NOW: Join the Chancellor’s Office College Finance and Facilities Planning Division for our monthly Fiscal & Policy Webinar Series. Members of the College Finance and Facilities Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Government Relations Divisions will provide timely updates on issues related to college finance, state budgets, fiscal policy, innovative and promising practices and federal issues. Webinars will be held on the last Thursday of each month (excluding holidays).
The next webinar is Thursday, June 30 at 11:00 a.m. Register here.
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
Gov. Newsom proposes $18.1 billion inflation relief package.
Biden marks COVID ‘tragic milestone’ in U.S. at global summit.
WHO: COVID-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and Africa.
