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The strength of presence of each other

Uncategorized October 17, 2026 Leave a comment

It was on this day in 1979 that Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace.”

She declined the traditional banquet and requested the budget for the celebration be used to help the poor in India.

At the time of her death, her Missionaries of Charity had over 4,000 sisters and hundreds of thousands of volunteers at hundreds of centers worldwide, including homes of orphaned children, homes for people with HIV/AIDS, and hospices for the terminally ill.

I love this quote from her Nobel Lecture:

“I think that we in our family don’t need bombs and guns, to destroy to bring peace – just get together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home. And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world.”

As for me …..

I was in Southern California all week. Started at UCLA and ended in Riverside for Chancellor Wolde-ab Isaac’s retirement.

What a joy to be here celebrating a truly remarkable leader, Chancellor Wolde-ab Isaac.

Good morning California.
It is October 17, 2026.
A good day to be a Community College Champion

From California Community Colleges.
Our Time is Now!

Long Beach City College Breaks Ground on New Student Housing Complex

Long Beach City College (LBCC) held a groundbreaking ceremony today for its new Liberal Arts Campus Student Housing Complex, marking a transformative step in providing housing for students for the first time in the college’s history. The approximately 108,000-square-foot student housing complex will provide 431 beds in a mix of studio, single, and double-bed units. The facility will also feature study, lounge, and meeting spaces; shared kitchens and laundry rooms; and indoor and outdoor gathering areas designed to create a welcoming residential community for LBCC students.

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Riverside City College Rainbow Engagement Center Connects Students
With Legal Name and Gender Marker Resources

Riverside City College’s Rainbow Engagement Center welcomed more than 20 participants to a recent Legal Name and Gender Marker Workshop designed to help students better understand the legal process and connect with community-based resources for additional support.Lorenzo “L” Orozco Jr., staff attorney and pro bono coordinator for the LGBTQ+ Services Program at Inland Counties Legal Services, led the workshop, providing participants with a step-by-step overview of the legal name and gender marker change process and information about how individuals can access assistance through ICLS.

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Meet Miss B: Reporting for Duty (and Belly Rubs) at West Valley College

Get ready to meet the most fetching new member of the West Valley-Mission Community College District: Miss B, our therapy dog! Beatrice, better known as Miss B, is a trained crisis and therapy K9 who works alongside her handler, district police Captain Jorge Gutierrez, serving the West Valley College and Mission College communities. Miss B joined the district’s Public Safety team this spring as one of a small number of therapy dogs serving California Community College districts.

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In Case You Missed It

Bringing college credit deeper into high school CTE

A new report suggests expanding dual-enrollment career and technical education programs in secondary schools.

More than 1 million high school graduates each year complete substantial CTE coursework without taking a single dual-enrollment course. That’s a missed opportunity for community colleges to connect career preparation more directly to college.

A new report from the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, argues that colleges and K-12 systems can close that gap by embedding college courses into CTE pathways, career academies and other programs that already serve high school students.

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Fun Photos & Spotted on Social Media

From Las Positas College:

THE STUDENTS ARE YOUR LPC GAMES 2026 CHAMPIONS!

Four teams. Five challenges. One VERY chaotic competition with a lot of laughs and some serious school spirit.

And the winning didn’t stop at the overall belt and trophy! Students walked away with some awesome door prizes, including one lucky student who won an Apple MacBook Neo!

Thank you to everyone who competed, cheered, and made LPC Games 2026 such a fun and memorable event!

And an additional thank you to our event sponsors for helping make the 2026 Games happen!: Patelco Credit Union, LAVTA and WheelsBus, AVI and Livermore Sanitation, Uncle Credit Union, LPC Foundation and Las Positas Student Government.

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From Palomar College:

On September 11, we celebrated the achievements of 15 students who earned their Military Leadership Certificate of Achievement and or Associate of Science in Military Leadership.

Palomar College has been helping thousands of active-duty military and their family members since 1972 achieve their educational goals at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

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From Mt. San Jacinto College:

Last Friday, we were honored to host the ASCCC Fall Area D Meeting at MSJC!

Thank you to Jeremy Brown for his support and to the faculty leaders from across five counties who joined us to discuss student learning and success.

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And check out this video from Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on McFarland Early College.

And From the Home of the Renegades

BC Athletes Ready to Excel in Upcoming Bakersfield College Rodeo

The BC Rodeo Team will have more than 20 athletes competing in the 2026 Annual Bakersfield College Rodeo. The event takes place Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15th at the Kern County Fairgrounds. The family-friendly event provides the perfect environment to display the talents of the individual athletes.

BC Rodeo Team captain Trent Jones is a three-year veteran of the program and will be competing in the upcoming rodeo. He has competed in the collegiate national finals in team roping, and this season presents another opportunity to return and perhaps bring home a national title. “We are hoping to send him back one last time to get that title,” said Julie Towse, associate professor of agriculture science and coordinator of the BC Rodeo.

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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

Wrapping up June 2026

Uncategorized June 28, 2026 Leave a comment

As the World Cup continues, I’ve loved seeing the displays of sportsmanship and unity.

Take this video from before the Colombia-Congo match. A Congolese fan was alone among a group of Colombia fans – during the Congo’s national anthem, they listened respectfully and then cheered with him when it was finished:

Scotland’s supporters had a great time making friends in Boston – even the Red Sox mascot got in on the fun:

Japanese fans have been going viral for cleaning the stands after the matches:

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As for me, I was back in San Diego this week for a Dual Enrollment event:

You know what I am about to say ….. what is there not to love about San Diego.

Then back home to my boy Neo

Blast from the past….last year today, I was in San Diego.

Check out my blog post from June 18, 2025.

Closing out June 2025

Good morning California.
It is June 27, 2026.
A good day to be a Community College Champion

From California Community Colleges.
Our Time is Now!

Riverside City College Hosts 4th Annual Supporting Successful Reentry Conference

Riverside City College (RCC), in partnership with colleges across the Inland Empire and Desert Region, hosted the 4th Annual Supporting Successful Reentry Conference in April. The event brought together students, educators, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders committed to supporting justice-impacted individuals and advancing equitable reentry pathways. The conference featured keynote speakers, panel discussions, and workshops focused on education, mental health, and career pathways.

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Taft College Places at Least 35 Students in Paid Summer Internships

Taft College has launched its fourth consecutive summer of paid healthcare internships, continuing a successful and growing partnership with Kern County healthcare providers to prepare the region’s future workforce. Through collaboration with education leaders at Adventist Health, Mercy Hospitals, and new partner Kern Health Systems, Taft College has placed more than 35 students in competitive, six-week paid internships this summer.

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Sunny Futures Campaign Raises Nearly $500,000
to Support Future MiraCosta College Students

More than 300 students, alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, donors, and community leaders gathered on June 13 at MiraCosta College’s Oceanside Campus to celebrate the extraordinary career and lasting impact of retiring Superintendent/President Dr. Sunita “Sunny” Cooke. The celebration concluded with a fund-the-need event benefiting the Sunny Futures Fund, inviting attendees to continue Dr. Cooke’s legacy by investing in the next generation of students. Guests also participated in opportunity drawings and special fundraising activities, including a donation from Southwest Airlines of four round-trip tickets to any destination served by the airline. By the end of the evening, almost $500,000 had been raised to support future MiraCosta students.

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California gave every student in prison a laptop.
How community colleges are using them

Across California, every incarcerated individual taking a college course now has a tool those of us on the outside take for granted: a laptop. 

In the past three years, the prison system spent $23.2 million to distribute 30,000 laptops to all incarcerated students. Almost half of those went to the 13,000 inmates enrolled in community college, who are increasingly doing their coursework online. 

The growth of online learning marks a shift away from correspondence courses, where inmates receive assignments in physical packets, fill them out, and mail them back to colleges, with limited feedback. While some community colleges still offer those types of courses, the laptops are starting to replace the packets.

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Fun Photos & Spotted on Social Media

From Los Angeles Mission College:

On Wednesday, May 13, Los Angeles Mission College celebrated the opening of its new Student-Parent Hub with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by campus and District leadership, community partners, student-parents, and faculty & staff.

The Student-Parent Hub was created to support parenting students by providing a welcoming space where they can study, access resources, and spend time with their children while on campus. The space connects student-parents with support services and information designed to help them balance their academic and family responsibilities.

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From Long Beach City College:

New LBCC students are setting sail with Viking Summer Voyage!

This 8-day summer bridge program helps students start their first year with confidence through campus connections, first-year guidance, and resources designed to support their success.

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From Fullerton College:

Fullerton College students in the fashion department and Baile Folklorico club recently hosted an impactful fashion show paying homage to traditional regional Mexican dance, music and fashion.

A successful turnout, students walked the runway to highlight Mexican American diaspora fashion, social movements and culture. We love to see our students’ visions come to life!

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From Irvine Valley College:

Lasers! The future is rising at IVC!

Today, we celebrated the topping out of our future Student Union by signing the final steel beam before it was lifted into place, a long-standing construction tradition symbolizing progress and an exciting milestone for our campus.

The Student Union will become a new hub for students, featuring a spacious cafeteria, modern bookstore, multipurpose spaces, ASIVC, Student Life & Equity, and more.

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And check out this video from San Diego City College’s Juneteenth flag raising ceremony:

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

Happy Easter 2026

Uncategorized April 6, 2026 Comments: 2

This week we watched in awe as Artemis II made its historic journey to orbit the moon. This is NASA’s first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit in over 50 years – the last mission, Apollo 17, launched December 7, 1972, and marked the last time humans set foot on the moon.

Orion, the spacecraft launched in the Artemis II mission, will orbit the moon on its 10-day journey, and is expected to reach a distance of 252,799 miles from Earth.

Here’s a short introduction to the 4 astronauts aboard Orion:

Reid Wiseman, Commander

Reid Wiseman, 50, is a 27-year Navy veteran and Baltimore native. He was selected as an astronaut in 2009.

In 2014, he flew to the International Space Station and spent 165 days in orbit. During that mission, he made two spacewalks.

Wiseman is also an aquanaut – he was a member of NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) program, living undersea in conditions similar to those on a spacecraft.

Victor Glover, Pilot

Victor Glover, 49, is a California native, born in Pomona. He was selected as an astronaut in 2013 while serving as a Legislative Fellow in the US Senate.

He piloted the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon, which flew to the International Space Station in November 2020. During that mission, he spent 168 days in space. He completed 4 spacewalks during that time.

Glover has accumulated 3,500 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft.

Christina Koch, Mission Specialist

Christina Koch, 47, was selected as an astronaut in 2013. She is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

On March 14, 2019, she launched to the International Space Station, returning on February 6, 2020. During that mission, she and Jessica Meir were the first women to participate in an all-female spacewalk. She also broke the record for longest continuous time in space by a women.

She conducted a total of six spacewalks, totaling 42 hours and 15 minutes.

She also made the first edit to Wikipedia from space.

Jeremy Hansen, Mission Specialist

Jeremy Hansen, 50, is from London, Ontario. As a Canadian, he’s an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency and is the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit.

In 2013, he participated in the European Space Agency’s CAVES program, living underground for six days.

In 2014, he was a crewmember of NEEMO, living and working on the ocean floor for seven days.

On Friday, NASA released this amazing image taken by the astronauts aboard the spacecraft:

NASA is also sharing a live feed from the Orion capsule:

And back on Earth, another beautiful sunrise.

And my boy Neo

In case you were wondering why my blog post is delayed ……

Spent Easter with my daughter in Toronto. It was a quick hectic and beautiful trip.

Life is not measured by the breaths we take,
but the moments that take our breath away

Good morning California.

Happy Easter 2026


It is April 4, 2026.
A good day to be a Community College Champion

From California Community Colleges.
Our Time is Now!

Lake Tahoe Community College Chef Virat Vij Named Chef of the Year
by High Sierra Chefs Association

Chef Virat Vij of Lake Tahoe Community College has been named Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation High Sierra Chefs Association, in recognition of his leadership, mentorship, and contributions to the regional culinary community. The annual award honors culinary professionals who demonstrate excellence in their field. Vij was selected by the association’s Board of Directors for his service on the board and his support for fundraising efforts benefiting aspiring chefs. At LTCC, Vij teaches in the college’s culinary arts program, where students gain hands-on experience in professional kitchens and develop skills for careers in the food and hospitality industry. The program focuses on real-world training, preparing students for jobs that are essential to the Lake Tahoe region’s tourism-based economy.

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Solar Energy Coming to Mt. San Antonio Campus

Mt. San Antonio College, following approval from the Board of Trustees, is moving forward with plans to install a solar energy system that will generate clean electricity on campus, reduce long-term energy costs, and strengthen energy reliability for both the College and surrounding community. The planned system will produce 6.75 megawatts of electricity—enough to power thousands of campus operations—and will include a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to store energy for use during peak demand or outages.

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Riverside City College Alumna Sarah Ruyle’s
Animated Film Hungry Hollow Gains Global Recognition

Hungry Hollow, an animated short created by Riverside City College alumna Sarah Ruyle, has been selected for screening at both the Slamdance Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying festival, and the New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival in Hokkaido, Japan. The selections mark an exciting milestone for the emerging animator whose creative journey includes time studying animation at Riverside City College during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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HCSB Honors San Bernardino Valley College
with 2026 Spheres of Sustainability Visionary Award

The Hispanic Coalition of Small Businesses (HCSB) has named San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) the recipient of the 2026 HCSB Spheres of Sustainability Visionary Award, recognizing the college’s leadership in preparing people and communities for a more sustainable future. SBVC will be honored at the 2026 HCSB Spheres of Sustainability Summit on April 22, 2026, from 8 a.m. to noon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Pomona.

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In Case You Missed It

Improving women’s experiences in internships

Community colleges are rightly being recognized as central to the nation’s skilled trades pipeline. They are nimble, workforce-focused and deeply connected to regional employers. In automotive technology, especially, that role matters. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects about 70,000 openings for automotive service technicians and mechanics each year over the next decade, and the occupation employed about 805,600 workers in 2024. 

But if we are serious about strengthening that pipeline, we need to be honest about a problem hiding in plain sight: women remain dramatically underrepresented in the field, and “access” alone is not the same thing as equity. According to recent BLS data, women make up just 4.2% of automotive service technicians and mechanics, placing the occupation among those with the smallest share of women workers. 

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2026 Student Leadership Award Winners Announced

Four student leaders, dedicated to equity and inclusion on campus and in their communities, have been honored with the California Community College’s annual Student Leadership Award.

Kristopher Evans of Cabrillo College, Ode Tso Kunthar from Contra Costa College, Valerie Pamphile from Barstow Community College, and John Paul Rosales from Moreno Valley College were recognized March 27 at the Student Senate for California Community Colleges 2026 General Assembly in San Francisco.

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Fun Photos & Spotted on Social Media

From Río Hondo College :

Río Hondo College kicked off Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month with a special flag-raising ceremony in the Lower Quad today! Student, Brooklyn Decker, led the ceremony.

The Autism Awareness flag will fly proudly all month long, reminding us of our commitment to celebrating neurodiversity, promoting understanding and fostering inclusion across our campus community.

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Monterey Peninsula College’s recent Dress for Success event:

Thanks to generous community donations, MPC students were able to pick out free professional outfits to help them feel confident and prepared for interviews, internships, and career opportunities ahead.

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From San Joaquin Delta College:

Last weekend’s #womeninSTEM celebration honored our students and alumni who are breaking barriers and shaping the future of STEM. Congratulations on your accomplishments! #MESA#sjdeltacollege

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From Los Angeles Mission College:

On Friday, March 20, Los Angeles Mission College (LAMC) hosted a free Student Vision Care Clinic on campus, providing no-cost eye exams and glasses for students.

The clinic reached capacity early, with 150 students registered by 9:45 a.m., and students were seen throughout the day until 2 p.m. The event was presented in partnership with the Power of Sight to bring vision care services directly to students on campus.

Each participating student received a comprehensive eye exam from a licensed optometrist, had their prescription filled on-site, and left the same day with a new pair of glasses.

Funding and support for the clinic were provided by LAMC, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, the Pacoima Chamber of Commerce, Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation (ICON CDC) and Champions in Service.

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And check out this video on Goat Yoga at San Diego City College:

Blast From the Past

Wanted to share this look back at the first 6 months of Vision 2030:

And From the Home of the Renegades

BC and Partnering High Schools Receive
California Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award

Recently, several of Bakersfield College’s high school partners were presented with the 2026 Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award. The statewide honor highlights outstanding dual enrollment programs that provide opportunities to enroll in and earn college credits while still in high school – expanding college access while supporting student success.

The Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award recognizes programs that demonstrate strong collaboration between K–12 and community college partners, academic rigor, and meaningful pathways that support students in achieving their educational and career goals.

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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

A Love Letter to the California Community Colleges on Valentine’s Day 2026

Uncategorized February 14, 2026 Comments: 12

Dear California Community Colleges:

My introduction to you happened in the late 1990s.

I arrived in Los Angeles, a foreign graduate student, trying to understand America through textbooks and LA’s RTD routes.

And then I met you.

An institution built on virtues I could not quite comprehend.

Infinite hope.
Untiring patience.
Radical non-judgment.
You met people where they were.

Not where they should have been.
Not where someone thought they ought to be.
But where they were.

You were born long before I met you in the Central Valley, where community colleges first took root in California soil.
Practical. Accessible. Close to home. Built for possibility.

And then you spread.

From the Central Valley  – Fresno, Bakersfield, Merced
you reached into the Inland Empire – Riverside, San Bernardino
out to the eastern edge of our state – the Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, Indio
up the North State – Chico, Redding
across the Bay – Oakland, Hayward, San José
down the Central Coast – Monterey, San Luis Obispo
into Los Angeles – every corner, every neighborhood in LA
and all the way to the borderlands – San Diego, Imperial Valley.

Across the Sierra foothills.
Along Highway 99.
Down the 5 and the 101.

Into farmworker towns.
Into port cities.
Into rural mountain communities.
Into urban corridors.
Where opportunity needed a doorway you became that doorway.

You evolved.

You empowered people.
You improved constantly
You innovated for students.
You added programs.
Added pathways.
Added chances.

And over three decades, I have watched you love Californians by taking action in real tangible ways.

I have seen the foster youth who carried everything they owned in a backpack walk across a commencement stage because someone at a community college refused to give up on them.

I have seen the formerly incarcerated Californian who found purpose through education, completed a certificate, earned a degree, and now gives back to their community.

I have seen the veteran, resilient, carrying both visible and invisible weight, find a Veterans Resource Center and a faculty member who said, “You belong here.”

I have seen the student with a disability navigate hallways that were once barriers and find accommodations, allies, and a future not defined by limitation but by capacity.

You do not ask for perfection.
You ask for effort.
You do not require pedigree.
You require courage.

Over two million students a year.

Two million stories of trying again.
Starting over. Leveling up.

You are accessible.
You are practical.
You are relentless in your belief that Californians deserve more.

On this Valentine’s Day, I say it plainly:

I love you, California Community Colleges,
– for your open doors.
– for your stubborn optimism.
– for believing in people before they believe in themselves.

You are California at its best.

And after three decades of watching you in motion … through reform, recession, innovation, and renewal,

I am convinced of this:

If there is an institution built on hope in America,

It is you!

With gratitude, admiration, and love
Your chancellor,
sonya

Hello October 2025

Uncategorized October 4, 2025 Leave a comment

I had a wonderful time at the C3CONVERGE: The Community College Climate Summit this week in Anaheim. It was a great discussion on climate leadership and workforce innovation with Josh Fryday, GO-Serve Director.

Check out these pictures from BOG member Dr. Cirian Villavicencio:

We also visited Feather River College this week.

We got a look at their student housing, as well as fire management and equine programs.

Thank you to BOG member Joseph Williams, who shared this video:

As Joseph said, “Feather River College is proof that rural colleges are anchors of opportunity — preparing students, protecting communities, and shaping California’s future.”

Good morning California.
It is October 4, 2025.
A good day to be a Community College Champion

From California Community Colleges.
Our Time is Now!

Golden Globe Foundation Awards Grants to Santa Monica College
Journalism & Film Programs

The Golden Globe Foundation has given the Santa Monica College Foundation two grant awards to support the award-winning Santa Monica College film production and journalism programs. The Foundation provided a renewed grant award of $17,000 for SMC journalism students who work for/intern on the award-winning student-run media outlet The Corsair and $43,000 to help fund the film production program’s capstone class, “Making the Short Film.”

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College of the Canyons Faculty Member Honored with NEA Award 

Wendy Brill-Wynkoop, chair of the College of the Canyons photography department, has been named a 2026 National Education Association (NEA) Foundation Global Learning Fellowship Traveler’s Award recipient for California, joining a distinguished cohort of just 48 educators nationwide. Wendy Brill-Wynkoop, chair of the College of the Canyons photography department, has been named a 2026 National Education Association (NEA) Foundation Global Learning Fellowship Traveler’s Award recipient for California, joining a distinguished cohort of just 48 educators nationwide.

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Cerritos College Secures $1.25 Million Grant
to Break Barriers for Women in Construction

Cerritos College is breaking new ground for women in construction. The college has secured a transformative $1.25 million Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeship (ERiCA) grant from the California Department of Industrial Relations to expand pathways into one of the region’s highest-paying and fastest-growing industries. This funding will help women and underrepresented populations access stable, high-wage careers, uplifting families and communities across Southeast Los Angeles.

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Riverside City College Donates Backpacks to Central Middle School Students

On Thursday, September 25, the Riverside City College (RCC) Black Faculty & Staff Association (BFSA), in partnership with Umoja, donated backpacks filled with school supplies to students at Central Middle School in the Riverside Unified School District (RUSD). The event highlighted RCC’s ongoing commitment to equity, inclusion, and community connection.

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In Case You Missed It

Contextualizing Completion Gaps for First-Generation Students

irst-generation students are twice as likely to leave college without completing a bachelor’s degree than their peers, even if they come from higher-income backgrounds and come to college academically prepared, according to a new report from the Common App. The findings suggest these factors do make a difference for student success outcomes but don’t erase other barriers first-generation students might face.

The report, released Thursday and the fourth in a series on first-generation students, used data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center to track enrollment, persistence and completion rates for 785,300 Common App applicants in the 2016–17 application cycle. (Students whose parents didn’t complete bachelor’s degrees made up 32 percent of the sample.) The report also took into account how a range of factors could affect student outcomes, including students’ incomes, their levels of academic preparation and how well-resourced their colleges are.

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Fun Photos & Spotted on Social Media

From Cabrillo College:

What a celebratory morning! Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz broke ground on their 624-bed, affordable student housing project! Special thanks to State Senator John Laird, UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive, and all of our project partners and members of the Cabrillo and UCSC housing teams! Leases will be available in Summer 2026 for move-in Summer 2027!

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From San Jose City College:

Yesterday, the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) hosted its Mid-Autumn Festival! The event featured music, tasty food, and even lantern decorating!

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From Cerro Coso Community College:

What a Night Under the Stars! A huge thank-you to everyone who came out and made the Cerro Coso Foundation’s Astronomical Star Party & Barbecue such a success!

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From Columbia College:

Columbia College is happy to welcome over 1,000 High School Juniors and Seniors from 26 different High Schools to Claim Jumper Day! This annual preview day gives prospective students a glimpse of everything Columbia College has to offer with special presentations and tour stops all over campus.

And From the Home of the Renegades

BC Hosting Series of Events to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Bakersfield College is hosting a series of exciting events and activities to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The festivities began on September 15th with the Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off and will continue through October 15th. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are coming together to enjoy a variety of Hispanic-themed games, crafts, food, and more.

There will be a Noche de Familia at BC’s Arvin Campus, another Talavera Tile Painting at BC’s Delano Campus, a community mural project celebrating the life of Frida Kahlo at the Panorama Campus, and more!

Please visit the BC online events calendar for a full list of activities and events. We hope you can join us! Somos BC!

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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