California Community Colleges

The #EducateElevatePod season one finale is comprised of a series of three episodes focused on the 70th anniversary of the Brown vs Board of Education Supreme Court decision, which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, breaking down barriers and opening doors for a new standard in American education. In part one of the series, hear a powerful discussion among some of California's highest-ranking officials and foremost education experts in the state and why the work of empowering and ensuring equity for today’s Black students is far from done. TUNE IN now at bit.ly/3Uk4ZhW! @asmshirleyweber @drlukewood @docbuul @mraclark29 @thecaaasa_ @SanDiegoCityCollege @a2mend @rccdean @choosecrc @losrioscolleges @icangotocollege #ICanGoToCollege

TUNE IN: Wednesday, July 31, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. is the California Community Colleges Webinar, “Meeting Basic Needs: The Essential Role of Student Housing.” Register: https://bit.ly/4cAJ78a. #Vision2030 The Chancellor’s Office is hosting a series of virtual and in-person professional development events to support California Community Colleges student housing programs. Virtual Forums will feature presentations from student housing professionals who will be discussing relevant topics and will address the challenges, opportunities, and tools for operationalizing student housing. Presenters will engage with virtual attendees and will be able to answer audience questions during Q&A sessions. Recordings will be uploaded to the Vision Resource Center.

#JobAlert: California Community Colleges is hiring! #JoinOurTeam & #ApplyNow: https://bit.ly/2yOcs1e. #MondayMotivation Open positions: * Associate Governmental Program Analyst, Operations Team, Equitable Student Learning, Experience & Impact (ESLEI) Office – Final filing date 7/15/24 ** TODAY ** * Research Data Specialist II, Innovation, Data, Evidence & Analytics (IDEA) Office – Final filing date 7/17/24 * Facilities Program Specialist (Community College Specialist) – Final filing date 7/22/24

TUNE IN: The July 2024 meeting of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors is Monday, July 22, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Closed Session from 12:35 p.m. to 1:05 p.m., in-person in Sacramento and viewable via Zoom. One of the meeting topics will be on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Future of Teaching and Learning. AGENDA & VIDEO LINK: https://ow.ly/WxCB50SBF6X.

#FosterCareAwareness: sometimes, the hardest part about getting your college education is steering your way around all the bumps in the road. Most students will face challenges throughout this journey. That’s where NextUp comes in! NextUp provides community college students like you with resources that make a difference. The program offers eligible current and former foster youth support and services that could include help with books and supplies, transportation, tutoring, food, and emergency housing. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gi2DVAkC. #FosterCare #NextUp #Vision2030 #ICanGoToCollege @ICanGoToCollege

“We are transforming the way we think about workforce development to create a skilled workforce that meets regional demand and uplifts California’s most diverse communities.” - Sonya Christian, California Community Colleges Chancellor With its accessibility and expansive 116 campuses, the California Community Colleges system is not just uniquely positioned, but proudly leading efforts in building a greener economy and advancing climate action. A recent California Chamber of Commerce article features how the colleges are driving sustainability and innovation with private-public partnerships for workforce development. Initiatives like Blue Economy and Climate Action Pathways (BECAP) are a cornerstone of the Foundation for California Community Colleges' efforts on Climate Action. Read the CalChamber article: https://lnkd.in/gn6J5dCB Learn more about our Climate Action efforts here: https://lnkd.in/gMn4zWhX

This is great news for California's community colleges, a vital resource for workforce development & equitable access to higher education! Every #CalCommunityCollege is designed to help you reach your full potential @ICanGoToCollege! https://ow.ly/FgrV50Sz4n8

#HappyBirthday to Diablo Valley College alumnus and former California State University Chancellor, Timothy P. White! Timothy P. White is well-versed in the benefits of California’s higher education system. After graduating from Pleasant Hill High School in Pleasant Hill, Calif., in 1966, White enrolled at nearby Diablo Valley College for two years before transferring to Cal State Fresno, where he received a bachelor’s degree in 1970. Two years later, he picked up a master’s degree at Cal State Hayward, then added a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1977. White served as the chancellor of the 23-campus California State University system, the largest four-year public higher education system in the country, until 2020. He credits Diablo Valley College for much of his success. “When I enrolled at Diablo Valley College and began my higher education voyage… I was frankly more of a swimmer and water polo player than a scholar,” White once said. “As the first person in my family to pursue a college degree, it was my experiences at DVC that gave me the opportunity to find my ‘sea legs’ academically. I graduated from a high school only 20 miles from that University of California campus in the Berkeley hills, but for me at that time, the notion that I would someday pursue a Ph.D. at Cal was so unfathomable that, well, it might as well have been 20,000 miles away. ��I learned a lot about myself and my academic abilities during my time at DVC,” he continued. “The courses I took helped prepare me for my undergraduate degree, and my involvement in intercollegiate athletics – swimming and water polo – built self-confidence and furthered my clear understanding of the power of teamwork and focusing on goals.” Read more at https://bit.ly/3zn2oeK. #TimothyPWhite @DVC_updates #DiabloValleyCollege @calstate @Fresno_State @CalStateEastBay @UCBerkeley #CCCAlumni #CACommunityColleges

Today is #FashionDay! Are you interested in a career in fashion? Explore California community colleges that offer hands-on training & more! Learn about fashion trends, design principles, patternmaking, color theory and an understanding of the apparel industry. It’s affordable, flexible, supportive and you can get started quickly! Explore what’s possible at https://lnkd.in/gKcv54rs. #ICanGoToCollege @ICanGoToCollege

#HappyBirthday to former Chabot College student and Oscar-winning actor, Tom Hanks! The turning point in Tom Hanks's life came when he enrolled at Chabot College in Hayward, started studying theater and watched a performance of Eugene O'Neill's “The Iceman Cometh.” The title role played by Joe Spano, later of “Hill Street Blues” fame, blew Hanks away. He decided then he would become as good as Spano. Hanks first role as a student at Chabot College was George in “Our Town.” His two years at Chabot left an indelible impression on him. In a 2015 New York Times opinion piece, Hanks wrote: “Classes I took at Chabot have rippled through my professional pond. I produced the HBO mini-series “John Adams” with an outline format I learned from a pipe-smoking historian, James Coovelis, whose lectures were riveting. Mary Lou Fitzgerald’s Studies in Shakespeare taught me how the five-act structures of “Richard III,” “The Tempest” and “Othello” focused their themes.” Hanks spent two years studying theater at Chabot College before enrolling at Cal State Sacramento, but later dropped out. Instead, he told USA Today, “I got an offer to go off and do the thing I was studying to do.” That offer was to become an intern at the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland. His internship stretched into a three-year experience that covered most aspects of theater production, including lighting, set design and stage management. Hanks' career track is the stuff of showbiz legend. After two seasons on the television sitcom “Bosom Buddies,” the affable actor came to prominence with the 1984 romantic comedy “Splash.” In 1988, he was nominated for an Oscar for his role as an overgrown kid in the dramedy “Big,” but several flops soon followed. By the mid-1990s, however, Hanks had scored a slew of commercial and critical hits, earning two consecutive Oscars, first as a gay lawyer dying of AIDS in 1993's “Philadelphia” and then as a mentally challenged man in 1994's “Forrest Gump.” In 2002, at age 46, Hanks became the youngest actor to receive the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more at https://bit.ly/2ZOtl5u. @tomhanks @chabot_college #ChabotCollege #CCCAlumni