Santa Barbara – what’s not to love?
This week, I attended the Dual Enrollment conference at Santa Barbara City College.
Student Trustee Paul Medina, SBCC Trustee Jonathan Abboud and SBCC President Erika Endrijonas participated in an awesome panel moderated by Tonya Williams, titled “Mobilizing Vision 2030.”
Our new Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Economic Development, Anthony Cordova, and Don Daves-Rougeaux, Senior Advisor, Workforce and Strategic Partnerships, were also on hand to discuss Career Education and Dual Enrollment.
It was also so much fun to catch up with Kylie Campbell. Here we are in the photo with Naomi Castro
Good morning California.
It is January 13, 2024.
A good day to be a Community College Champion
From California Community Colleges.
Our Time is Now!
Los Angeles Trade Tech College Hosts Barber Battle
Last December, LATTC’s Cosmetology Pathway hosted its first barber battle. 33 of the college’s Barbering students faced off in a competition across six categories, including Best Haircut & Style, Most Creative, The GOAT (greatest of all time), Fastest Fade, Crispiest Lineup, and Best Beard Style.
Yuba College Receives Grants to Extend Zero Textbook Cost Efforts
Many students at Yuba College will soon see their textbook costs be dramatically reduced, or eliminated entirely, following the awarding of a series of grants designed to help institutions create or utilize existing open educational resources (OER). OER are teaching or learning materials that are free to students because they exist in the public domain and are designed with the intent of sharing freely.
College of the Canyons Earns Carnegie Classification
College of the Canyons is the only California community college to receive the 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Evergreen Valley College Celebrates Latest Tesla START Program Graduates
Congratulations to Evergreen Valley College‘s latest graduates of our Tesla START program, one of two programs in the state devoted to this discipline. The program has had a 100 percent graduation rate and is ranked No. 1 for women wanting to get into the field. It also places graduates around the Bay Area and in places like Arizona and Tennessee within Tesla.
In Case You Missed It
Headline
GV Wire: What’s the Secret Sauce
in State Center’s Enrollment Boom?
“State Center Community College District appears to be on track to set a new high-water mark for student enrollments, erasing the losses that occurred after the pandemic. The district, which includes colleges in Fresno and Madera counties, is about 3% under the record set in the 2019-2020 school year, just as the pandemic was arriving and forced classes to move online.“
Fun Photos & Spotted on Social Media
From David O’Brien:
The hardest-working Government Relations team in higher education is working hard on analyzing the State budget and helping @CalCommColleges ensure we have the resources to continue serving our students, our communities, and the planet!
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From Clovis Community College:
President Armstrong at the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art, Essay & Speech contest reception at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District
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From American River College:
At just 13 years old Alan Daniel started the long journey to fulfill his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon.
Alan, now 14, enrolled at American River College as a biology major, taking some initial pre-requisite classes while working to complete his high school graduation requirements. Starting with the Spring 2023 semester, Alan plans on becoming a full-time ARC student where he will focus on completing his transfer requirements. He hopes to be transfer-ready at 15 and to start the next phase of his education journey at UC Davis or Sac State.
And From the Home of the Renegades
BC Launches Spring 2024 Semester with Series of Welcome Week Events
Each semester, the BC Office of Student Life hosts a series of Welcome Week events to promote student engagement and provide important information for new and returning students.
This semester’s Welcome Week events will feature “Pop by and Play” where students can participate in various lawn games, including soccer, volleyball and a bounce house, a trivia night, an evening of video games and board games, Campus Rush, and more.
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Remember – our greatest challenges enable us to do our greatest work.
That’s all for today.
See you next Saturday!
With much hope and joy,
Your Chancellor,
-sonya
#OurTimeisNow
#NuestroTiempoEsAhora
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