June 2, 2022 - Vision in Action No. 79
VISION FOR SUCCESS CORE COMMITMENT 5: TAKE OWNERSHIP OF GOALS AND PERFORMANCE
This is part of a series highlighting colleges activating the core commitments.
Goals and performance can and should be part of a college’s institutional culture and identity. The Vision for Success established broad systemwide goals and colleges adopted aligned goals for their own contexts. As we continue to make progress, the Vision serves as a reminder that goal-setting is not a one-time event. Now is the time for districts and colleges to drill down into their goals and performance with a particular emphasis on diversity and equity—and to bring students authentically into the conversation.
Goal setting is the beginning of an investigation into how the college can do better, particularly in serving students who face barriers created by the structures of traditional higher education and society at large. Looking ahead, the next frontier is for colleges to realign resources—fiscal, personnel, facilities—in support of their goals.
This month, we feature San Diego Mesa College for activating core commitment 5. Faced with the pandemic and its impact on enrollment in 2020, the college’s leadership team swiftly began analyzing which students left and used the information to take action.
Read more about how San Diego Mesa College drills down into equity and owns its performance.
SYSTEMWIDE CELEBRATION FOR THE CLASS OF 2022
From left to right: Angelica Campos, Jack Hill, Fiza Syed, Darieus Rego, Iulia Tarasova
Tune in on Wednesday, June 8 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. for a systemwide celebration for the Class of 2022. The webinar, hosted jointly by the Chancellor’s Office and Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC), will include a keynote address from SSCCC President Angelica Campos and a student panel with SSCCC Vice President Jack Hill; Vice President of Finance Fiza Syed and Region III Legislative Affairs Director Darieus Rego. Outgoing student Board of Governors member Iulia Tarasova will also give a farewell message.
Register here.
System Guidance/News/Webinars
California Community Colleges leaders are playing prominent roles in steering the rapidly growing LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education organization and its upcoming leadership institute, which fosters leadership and opportunity for LGBTQ leaders across all segments of higher education. The 2022 Institute, “Together Again (In Person)”, will take place Wednesday through Friday, June 15-17 at Pasadena City College.
Presenters include Dr. Erika A. Endrijonas, president and superintendent of Pasadena City College and co-chair of LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education and its auxiliary organization, LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education; Dr. Emilie Mitchell, interim dean of social and behavioral science at Cosumnes River College; Dr. Julius Sokenu, interim president and longtime leader at Moorpark College; and Dr. Angélica Garcia, president of Berkeley City College and a member-at-large on the Board of Directors of LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education.
Presentation topics include the California Community Colleges’ statewide efforts to support LGBTQ students, faculty and staff; establishing career pathways; and establishing positive work culture. The Institute will open with a panel discussion called "Confronting the Moral Panic: Higher Education and K-12 Collaboration" on laws that discriminate against gender identities and sexuality.
Click here to see the full program and to register. For more information about LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education and its subsidiary, LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education contact ExecutiveDirector@lgbtqpresidents.org.
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, June 15, 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:
June 15, 2022
July 20, 2022
August 17, 2022
Register here.
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
Biden using national address to urge Congress to act on guns
COVID in California: Coronavirus hospitalizations in state rise more than 50% in past two weeks
California’s new coronavirus wave is disrupting lives, even with less severe illness
White House: 1st shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21
