College-Wide Events
- Financial Literacy Workshop Series for CCSF Employees
- Student Support Clinics
- SHOW UP for Equity Series
- Listen & Learn Speaker Series
- Accomplice and Allyship Training Program
- Equity Talks Speaker Series
- Black Student Success Week
- Conferences
- Webinars, Trainings and Events
- Community of Practice
- Previously Shown Webinars
Note: All events hosted by the Office of Student Equity are free!
CCSF Financial Literacy Workshop Series for Employees
This Financial Literacy Workshop Series was designed by CCSF's Professional Development Committee (PDC) and Office of Student Equity (OSE) in community with our partner/sponsors, Patelco Credit Union and Ameriprise Financial Services, to bring financial literacy, education, and planning opportunities to our CCSF employees. Each session covers a different financial topic to support employees and their families financial wellbeing.
These sessions are free and held virtually twice a month on Tuesdays at 12:00pm (with the exception of one) beginning January 2025. Register now for the upcoming scheduled sessions. Click the link below or bit.ly/FLSP25 to register for the workshop sessions you want to attend or scan the QR code on the flyer.
Questions? Contact us at prodev@ccsf.edu
Visit us at Professional Development and Office of Student Equity
Spring 2025 Workshop Series:
All workshops are from 12:00-1:00P.M. on Tuesdays (with one exception) of January through May 2025..
Special Event Workshop:
1/9/2025, 12:00-1:00PM: Retirement Planning (Patelco Credit Union)
When planning for your retirement, there are a variety of things to consider in addition to savings. Studies show that while 74% of pre-retirees make financial plans for retirement, only 35% prepare emotionally. We will be discussing your retirement mindset, budgeting, and examining the opportunities of discovering new goals with time freedom. Recording
- 2/04: Getting out of Debt (Especially Credit Card Debt!) (Patelco Credit Union)
When making financial choices, having debt can be part of your plan or arise due to an emergency. Whether your debt was planned or happened unexpectedly, this webinar will walk you through paying it off. The practical and useful tactics from this webinar can be used right away and will help ease your mind about current or future debt.
- 2/18: Financial Foundation: A guide to managing your money
(Ameriprise Financial Services)This session introduces financial basics by discussing foundational financial concepts. Help individuals learn healthy habits and build on the cornerstones of the financial concepts of goal setting, budgeting, saving, investing and paying down debt.
- 3/18: Your retirement roadmap: Building wealth and saving for the future
(Ameriprise Financial Services)This presentation is intended for pre-retirees and focuses on planning for, saving for and spending in retirement.
- 4/08: Stock Market Basics (Patelco Credit Union)
Many financial planners say it’s wise to invest your savings in the stock market rather than leave your money in a low-interest account. Before you jump into the stock market, it’s important to know that investing in stocks comes with risks. This workshop provides the basics needed to get a clear understanding of the stock market, the risks involved, ways to reduce risks, how to buy stocks, and how to maintain your account.
- 4/15: Strategies to help you make an impact with your estate
(Ameriprise Financial Services)This seminar will help individuals make key financial decisions to leave the legacy they want. It provides guidance on navigating the estate planning process, ways to minimize taxes, and how to make charitable donations both today and as a part of their estate.
- 5/06: Saving More and Investment Basics (Patelco Credit Union)
We all have different goals, risk tolerance and income, which impact the amount we save and invest. We will look at strategies to save more, and basic information on investments, diversifying and risk.
- 5/20: Wealth and Wellness: Balancing financial, physical, and mental well-being
(Ameriprise Financial Services)This seminar explores the intersection between financial, physical and mental health.
Available Zoom recordings from past sessions:
VRC Playlist - Financial Literacy Workshop Series (Patelco & Ameriprise)
The Office of Student Equity is proud to announce the launch our new Student Support Clinics this fall 2024. Student Support Clinics help new and continuing students navigate college technology, tools, and resources to succeed at CCSF. Removing the barriers students experience when they attempt to connect, onboard, and navigate CCSF, especially our first-generation college students, by ensuring students attain access, support and success!
The OSE Student Support Clinics will cover the importance of the following college technology and tools:
- MyCCSF Student Portal
- CCSF Email
- CANVAS
- Tutoring
- Student Services Hub
- MyCCSF App (mobile)
- Ram Resources
- Search by Keyword
- Search by Category
- Scholarship Universe
- Student Services
- Campus Life
Sign-up here for a Student Support Clinic Session
The Office of Student Equity presents our new programming SHOW UP for Equity Series.
Join us as we Show Up for Equity with the reimagined Equity Roadshow: the Office of Student Equity’s response to intentionally centering equity for improved student and employee success through cross-constituency collaboration. This Show Up session is designed to support the CCSF community in aligning and institutionalizing their equity efforts when assessing and discussing Student Learning Outcomes. We hope this virtual conversation will inspire dialogue, innovation and disruption* of CCSF policies and practices to discernibly improve students’ success at CCSF and beyond.
Spring 2025 - Join us using the zoom ID listed below and on the flyer.
Show Up for Tutoring at 9:30am - January 24th & March 3rd
Zoom ID: 852 3505 5607
Show Up for EEO at 10:45am - March 4th
Zoom ID: 897 4422 9430
Show Up for Yourself at 9:30am - May 9th
Zoom ID: 874 3510 7102
Fall 2024
Show Up for Equity - September 20th
SLO Up for Equity - November 22nd
Join us here: ZOOM ID# 894 1131 8832
https://ccsf-edu.zoom.us/j/89411318832
Listen & Learn Speaker Series
A workshop session, from our very own internal experts, who will share equity-minded practices, strategies, tools and perspectives across disciplines. This series is centered on creating a welcoming learning environment, access and connections to college resources, improving the student experience and student success. CCSF facilitators will share how they implement these practices, address inequities and equity gaps in their work.
Listen and Learn Series
Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm
These sessions will be held virtually. The series launches February 11, 2025 through May 13, 2025. . Register using the link below or bit.ly/Spring2025LL or Scan the QR Code on the flyer.
View our recorded sessions here. They will be made available the day after the session.
February 11th - View Recorded Session
February 25th - View Recorded Session
March 11th - View Recorded Session
March 25th - View Recorded Session
April 8th - View Recorded Session
April 22nd - View Recorded Session
April 29th - View Recorded Session
May 13th - View Recorded Session
Listen and Learn Series
Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm
These sessions will be held virtually twice a month. The series launches September 10, 2024 November 19, 2024. . Register using the link below or bit.ly/FA24LL or Scan the QR Code on the flyer.
September 10th - View Recorded Session
September 24th - View Recorded Session
October 8th - View Recorded Session
October 22nd - View Recorded Session
November 5th - View Recorded Session
November 19th - View Recorded Session
Centering Student Success, Retention, and Completion
This series is offered by our very own internal experts who will share some equity minded practices, strategies, tools, and perspectives across various disciplines. Sessions will improve your ability to help students’ access resources and services to help increase their student success, retention and completion. Join us to learn, engage, and equip yourself with knowledge and awareness of the wide array of supports available at CCSF. All students, faculty and staff are welcome.
Listen and Learn Series
Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm
These sessions will be held virtually twice a month, exceptions on March 5, 2024 Mid-Semester Flex and April 9, 2024 due to Spring Break. Also, we added an additional session on April 30th. The series launches February 13 through April 30, 2024. Register using the link below or bit.ly/42HLMNT or Scan the QR Code on the flyer.
Watch prior recorded sessions in Spring 2024:
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - Career Services, Office of Student Employment & Apprenticeship Programs View Recorded Session
Tuesday, February 26, 2024 - Financial Aid and Scholarship Office View Recorded Session
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 - MESA: Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program View Recorded Session
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - TRIO/Writing Success Project View Recorded SessionTuesday, April 2, 2024 - Career Counseling & Career Center View Recorded Session
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - Multicultural Retention Services: APASS, LSN, TULAY, UMOJA/AASP, VASA View Recorded Session
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - Metro Transfer Program View Recorded Session
Centering Students' & Meeting Their Essential Needs
Centering Students' & Meeting Their Essential Needs, Listen and Learn Speaker Series highlights programs, services, and tools built with the student in mind while centering their experiences and needs. Join us to learn, engage, and equip yourself with knowledge and awareness of the wide variety of supports available at CCSF for you to share with your students and colleagues. These workshops will improve your ability to help students’ access and connect with resources and services to meet their academic and basic essential needs as you hone your skills to provide a warm hand of students to programs and services which center student success. In unity, we are stronger together and we are stronger when we listen and learn.
Listen and Learn Series Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm
These sessions will be held virtually on a weekly basis, except on March 7, 2023 Mid-Semester Flex Day.
Tuesday, February, 28, 2023 - Student Health Services: Family Pact
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - No Session - CCSF Flex Day
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - Patelco Credit Union: Financial Health
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - SparkPoint CCSF, Basic Needs Center
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - Disabled Students Programs & Services
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - SF Human Services Agency: JobsNow
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - SF Human Services Agency: CalFresh & Medical
It provides an overview of these programs:
CalFresh
Medi-Cal
CAAP (General Assistance)
CalWORKS
WIC
Tuesday, May, 2, 2023 - Student Health Services: Mental Health
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - Children's Council of San Francisco: Child Care
Watch prior recorded sessions - Fall 2022
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - Completion Center Watch Recording
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - Puente Project Watch Recording
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - STAR Center & Writing Success Project (WSP) Watch Recording
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - Wu Yee Children's Services - Watch Recording
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - CCSF Registration Process - Watch Recording
Academic & Career Community Success Network
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 1:00pm
Join the ACCSN as they present their Successful Counseling Workshop
Click the link to access the zoom session - https://ccsf-edu.zoom.us/j/96305881463
Zoom Meeting ID - 96305881463
Language Line Solution Training Sessions
Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 9:00am
Friday, May 20, 2022 at 1:00pm
These virtual sessions will provide training to equip employees and students with knowledge and tools to effectively use and become familiar with functionality of the LLS. To strengthen institutional support for multi-lingual access and provide real-time interpretation services for students to receive essential information. Hannah Black from LLS will cover how to connect with an interpreter for over 240 languages with audio and video sessions, share best practices when working with an interpreter, how to select the correct language, and the functions within the Language Line app.
Additional Resource: Language Line Training Video
Centering Student Support Programs and Services
As educators, we are all aware of the complexities students experience when navigating college enrollment, campus support programs and services. Unfortunately, these challenges have been exacerbated during the pandemic. Now, we have an institutional responsibility and opportunity to visiblize and leverage the leadership and expertise of Student Affairs, Student Support Programs and Services in collaboration with Academic Affairs and our college community to work collectively to ensure access to resources and services available campus-wide early in the students' educational journey.
Join us to learn, engage, and equip yourself with knowledge and awareness of the wide variety of support services and resources available at CCSF for you to share with your students and colleagues. These workshops will improve your ability to provide students’ access to campus support programs, resources and services as you hone your skills to provide a warm hand off from students to programs and services which center student success. In unity, we are stronger together and we are stronger when we listen and learn.
Listen and Learn Series
Tuesdays from 1:00-2:00pm
Listen & Learn Sessions
All sessions in this Listen & Learn Series will be held virtually on Tuesdays from 1:00-2:00pm.
Postponed - Veterans Resource Center
VETS @CCSF, who are they & how do we Serve them.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - CalWorks Program
From County to Classroom: Holistic Support for CalWORKs student-parents at City College of San Francisco. Join us to learn more about what CalWORKs is, our services and how you can help us support additional student-parents.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - Guardian Scholars (Foster Youth) Program
Guardian Scholars: Supporting Transitional Aged Foster Youth students at CCSF.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - Woman's Resource Center
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - Student Health Center Services and CalFresh
Learn more about free to low-cost services that Student Health has to offer. We are providing medical and mental health appointments both remotely and in-person. Information on Covered California, CalFresh, and other community resources will be discussed.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - Homeless At-Risk Transitional Students (HARTS) Program
Exploring resources for housing insecure students: Homeless At-Risk Transitional Students Program.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - Students Supporting Students
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - City Dream Center
Join us for our Listen and Learn Session to learn about the resources available for undocumented students at CCSF. This event will be presented by City DREAM Students.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 - Family Resource Center
The CCSF Family Resource Center is excited to present a 1-hour webinar focused on the services the FRC provides to support parenting students, including an overview of the brand-new Parent Pathway program. The presentation will incorporate the perspective of student-parent peer mentors, highlighting the common challenges parenting students face.
Centering Student Support Programs and Services
As educators, we are all aware of the complexities students experience when navigating college enrollment, campus support programs and services. Unfortunately, these challenges have been exacerbated during the pandemic. Now, we have an institutional responsibility and opportunity to visiblize and leverage the leadership and expertise of Student Affairs, Student Support Programs and Services in collaboration with Academic Affairs and our college community to work collectively to ensure access to resources and services available campus-wide early in the students' educational journey.
Centering Student Support Programs and Services to Meet Student's Needs Listen and Learn Speaker Series centers programs and services built with the student in mind and addresses students’ needs and experiences. Join us to learn, engage, and equip yourself with knowledge and awareness of the wide variety of support services and resources available at CCSF for you to share with your students and colleagues. These workshops will improve your ability to provide students’ access to campus support programs, resources and services as you hone your skills to provide a warm hand off from students to programs and services which center student success. In unity, we are stronger together and we are stronger when we listen and learn.
Listen and Learn Sessions Lunch & Learn Sessions
Tuesdays from 1:00-2:00pm Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00pm
Registration Closed Registration Closed
Listen & Learn Sessions
All sessions in this Listen & Learn Series will be held on Tuesdays from 1:00-2:00pm.
Tuesday, September, 14, 2021 - Financial Aid & Scholarship Office
Please join us for an exciting and informative, 1 hour webinar discussing a high-level intro to Financial Aid, with a focus from the students’ perspective. The presentation will include an overview of financial aid types, application process, and general requirements. One of our designated and experienced Federal Work Study students will share a brief explanation of their experience, and we will conclude with time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.
Tuesday, September, 28, 2021 - Queer Resource Center
The Queer Resource Center (QRC) fosters a safe space on campus for LGBTQI+ students to work on their goals in a safe and discreet environment. Our focus is to empower students by providing resources that center the needs of our diverse Queer CCSF student community. Join the QRC coordinator, Juan Fernandez and student staff to learn about the resources and programs available at the QRC.
Tuesday, October, 12, 2021 - Family Resource Center
The CCSF Family Resource Center is excited to present a 1-hour webinar focused on the services the FRC provides to support parenting students, including an overview of the brand-new Parent Pathway program. The presentation will incorporate the perspective of student-parent peer mentors, highlighting the common challenges parenting students face.
Tuesday, October, 26, 2021 - Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS)
EOPS “Over and Above”: "EOPS changed my life since I started my first year at the community college. It's not only a program to me, it's more than that it’s my family.” -EOPS Student
Learn about how Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) supports CCSF students in meeting their goals. This is an opportunity to get insight on the mission of the program and the students EOPS serves. Learn about services students receive, the requirements student must meet, and get an inside look on how EOPS counseling works.
Tuesday, November, 9, 2021 - Student Activities - Student Government, Clubs & Organizations
The Student Activities Office facilitates student empowerment, leadership, and advocacy by strengthening student participation in the life, governance and success of the college. We provide resources, support, and training to CCSF’s Associated Student Councils, clubs, student organizations and resource centers. Our Listen & Learn will help you understand how you can support students to get involved in campus life at CCSF, including serving in student government and joining/starting clubs and organizations.
Tuesday, November, 23, 2021 - Office of Outreach Services
Please join us for an informative, 1 hour webinar exploring CCSF enrollment process and how to access the college's Outreach services. This presentation will include an overview of enrollment steps, requirements, enrollment resources and department contacts. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation.
Lunch & Learn Sessions
All sessions in this Lunch & Learn Series will be held on Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00pm.
Wednesday, September, 22, 2021 - Learning Assistance Department/Tutoring Services
Learn more about free online tutoring services and program resources available to help students succeed in their classes through the Student Tutoring and Resource (STAR) Center formerly known as LAC.
Wednesday, October, 6, 2021 - Student Health Services & CalFresh
Learn more about free to low-cost services that Student Health has to offer. We are providing medical and mental health appointments both remotely and in-person. Information on Covered California, CalFresh, and other community resources will be discussed.
Wednesday, October, 20, 2021 - Student Activities - Intro to Basic Needs
This Listen & Learn will cover some of the basic needs resources offered at the college, as well as some available community resources. We will be sharing information about food, transportation, and textbook resources for students.
Wednesday, November, 3, 2021 - New Directions - Justice-Impacted Students
Learn about academic supports and program services available for our formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted students.
Maggie Frankel, Laura Branagan and Anna Mills
Friday, March 12th, 1:00pm-2:30pm
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Imagine being part of an innovative worldwide pedagogical shift-- and saving your students a lot of money. You can do it with OER! This session will provide an introduction to the learning materials that are known as Open Educational Resources (OER). It will explain how OER can reduce costs, increase access and equity for students, and open an exciting new pedagogical door for faculty. You will not only learn search strategies to find OER that fits your needs-- you will also learn about remixing OER from multiple resources, making it work with Canvas, and how to get one on one help at CCSF.
Presenters: Maggie Frankel is a CCSF reference librarian and instructor in the Library Information Technology Department. She chairs CCSF's OER Taskforce and is the college's OER liaison to the ASCCC.
In 2016, Laura volunteered with the CK-12 Foundation to help create their first college-level OER textbook, Human Biology. In 2018, in collaboration with CCSF physiology instructors, she produced an OER physiology lab manual for CCSF students.
Anna Mills is the author of the OER textbook, How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College, supported by the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges OER Initiative. She has taught English at CCSF since 2005.
Chandra Edelstein, Tracy Massingale, Jasmine McMillan-Hill & Francine Luong
Thursday, April 8th, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Friday, April 9th, 10:00am-12:00pm
Register to Watch Training On-Demand
Tentative scheduling: Credit Registration covered during the first 90mins. Non-Credit Registration covered during the last 30mins. Both sessions will have the same content and format. Interested participants may sign up for one session!
myRAM REGISTRATION PORTAL TRAINING: STUDENT REGISTRATION FOR CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT
An overview from start to finish of the myRAM Portal registration process from a student's viewpoint. Topics covered will include, setting up a schedule, where to find holds and registration time ticket information, registration of courses, pass/no pass, time conflicts, other registration errors, Non Credit Admissions and Registration.
Volunteer Opportunities to help students:
FRISCO Week - May 10-14 - RSVP
Summer registration help for the two weeks of the semester at Registration Virtual Counter any time between 9am-4pm Mon-Thur and 9am-3pm on Friday from 6/7/21 – 6/18/21
Fall registration help for the two weeks of the semester at Registration Virtual Counter any time between 9am-5pm Mon-Thur and 9am-3pm on Friday from 8/16/21-8/27/21
Dr. Ramona Coates
Friday, April 16th, 1:00pm-2:30pm
INFUSING A SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGY FROM AN EQUITY-MINDED, ANTI-BLACK & ANTI-RACIST LENS ~ SYLLABUS STYLE!
Register to Watch Training On-Demand
The objective of this Listen & Learn Workshop is to use a social justice evaluation tool to create a syllabus that helps to provide students with a more welcoming and inclusive invitation to explore and learn in any course. The course content we create will reflect social justice issues relevant to students’ lives and the socio-economic and political climate in which they live. Infusing social justice pedagogy in your course, students will be more apt to successfully graduate and use the tools learned in your course to identify and disrupt the markers of systemic racism by the knowledge they gain.
- We will collaborate in breakout room teams of 4-5 to a group to answer specific questions to construct and/or revise your syllabus.
- The questions are designed to identify sections of your course content that communicates to students: 1) content relevancy, 2) have several social justice connections, 3) a particular mindset, 4) diversity in content, 4) belongingness, 5) reduces stereotype threat, 6) addresses power and privilege, and 7) is student centered to promote student awareness success or a ‘woke’ generation.
- Your syllabus will define the connection and your commitment to social justice issues and dismantling of white supremacy from an equity-mined, anti-racist and anti-Black perspective.
- Example Question: Do any of the assignments, readings, or topics on the schedule indicate how power and privilege are addressed in the class via readings, activities, topics? Is this part of the class descriptions? (Power)
Presenter: Dr. Ramona Coates is an adjunct professor at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) for 14 years and holds a Ph.D. from Wayne State University. She teaches statistics, introduction to sociology, social problems in Behavioral Sciences and statistics for Latin American Latino/a/x Studies. She also teaches the course: Algebra, Statistics and Social Justice for San Francisco State University as a Lecturer for the Metro College Success Program under the College of Ethnic Studies. She has been using her equity-minded, anti-racist social justice crafted syllabus for four years. Students have found the syllabus and course very helpful and engaging. Dr. Coates attended a training workshop from the originators of the Social Justice Pedagogy Evaluation Tool at SFSU, and has conducted this training for flex days here at CCSF, for the 2020 American Sociological Association Conference and for non-profit organizations (e.g., Just Equations).
Black Student Success Week is a statewide initiative celebrating and advocating for Black student success in California's Community Colleges. The theme for 2025 is "Lift up. Level Up."
Save the Date: Black Student Success Week 2025 is happening April 21-25! 🖤 Join this important virtual event series focused on supporting and ensuring success for Black and African American students in community colleges and beyond.
Join us for our CCSF Watch Parties from 12-2pm; Black Hour 12-1pm & After Party 1-2pm in Rosenberg 209 - UMOJA/AASP Retention Program
REGISTER HERE
Event Highlights:
The Black Hour: Daily webinars (12 PM - 1 PM)
The After Party: Small group discussions (1 PM - 2 PM)
The BlackOut: Virtual Advocacy Day on April 24
The Student Hour: Student-centered webinars (5 PM - 6 PM)
Check out blkstudentsuccess.com for details and follow @cablackstudents for updates!
Monday, April 21, 12-1pm
The Rise of Black-Serving Institutions
The webinar explores the growing need for a formal Black Serving Institution (BSI) designation, focusing on California community colleges. The session emphasizes how a BSI designation addresses systemic inequities, enhances resources, and improves educational outcomes, ensuring these colleges better serve their communities.
Tuesday, April 22, 12-1pm
Black Servingness: Maintaining Our Voice and Action
This session will explore the importance of "Black Servingness" nationally and in the state of California. Servingness involves surrounding students, faculty, staff with the cultural ambiance that allows and prioritizes their cultural heritage in ways that profoundly support and affirm their dignity and sense of belonging. As we navigate these unprecedented times in higher education, this session will focus on what actions can be taken now to shape "Black Servingness" at institutions of higher education.
Wednesday, April 23, 12-1pm
Power Moves: Equipping Black Talent for Tomorrow's Workforce
This session is a dynamic workshop designed to empower Black students with the tools, insights, and inspiration needed to thrive in high-growth industries. The session offers participants a rare opportunity to engage with top Black CEOs who have excelled in fields driving the future of work: cybersecurity, healthcare, and skilled trades.
Thursday, April 24, 12-1pm
Putting the AFRICAN in African American Student Success
In Fall 2024, 375 educators and leaders from across the state attended the second All African Diaspora Education Summit (ADES) in Ghana, Africa, to learn about African-centered ways of being, thinking, teaching, and learning. Learn more about the Summit, African-centered education, and how faculty are activating what they learned to create Black-serving classrooms and institutions.
Friday, April 25, 12-1pm
Live from the Frontlines of Black Student Success: Accounts from Practitioners and Executive Leadership
Join us for a session highlighting real-time reflections from esteemed Black Student Success Practitioners and Executive Leadership working tirelessly to lift up and level up the movement.
The 2024 Black Student Success Week is scheduled for April 22 through April 26, 2024. This year's theme is "Building a Better Future Together: the Urgency is Now."
You're invited to attend CCSF Black Student Success events being held in-person and virtually over two weeks. CCSF "Watch Parties" will be held 4/22, 4/23, &, 4/24 in-person on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday from 11:30am-1pm in Rosenberg Library. Community Building will be provided at 11:30am (light refreshments provided on first come first serve basis). The Watch Party begins at 12:00pm viewing "The Black Hour" webinars. Register for BSSW webinars here: https://blkstudentsuccess.com. Register for CCSF BSSW events here: bit.ly/ccsfbssw24. See the schedule of events below.
CCSF events prior to BSSW (April 15-18) include:
Register Here - bit.ly/ccsfbssw24
Monday, April 15 at 1pm - Resume Writing Workshop (MUB 39)
Postponed due to Campus Closure (New Date Coming Soon) - CCSF HBCU Grads Panel (Rosenberg R301)
Tuesday, April 16 at 1pm - Budgeting Like a Boss Financial Wellness Workshop (Virtual - Register Here: bit.ly/48FAw1z)
Tuesday, April 16 at 6pm - Leila Mottley, Speaker & Author of Night Crawling & woke up with no light (MUB 140) Click here if you missed it - Watch Recording
Wednesday, April 17 at 12pm - Career Exploration Workshop (Rosenberg R301)
Thursday, April 18 at 11am - LinkedIn Workshop (Rosenberg R301)
Thursday, April 18 at 12pm - Michele Bean & Mayra Cruz: Risk, Rigor, and Real Talk (Virtual)
The schedule of April 22-26 BSSW activities for the week include:
- 12-1pm - The Black Hour: A series of daily webinars
- 1-2pm - The After Party: A series of daily small group discussion forums
- 6-7pm - The Student Hour: A series focuses on the needs and resources available to help college students succeed
- The Blackout: A virtual advocacy day event held on April 25, 2024.
BSSW "The Black Hour" Daily Topics from 12-1pm:
Virtual - https://blkstudentsuccess.com
In-person - CCSF Watch Parties: bit.ly/ccsfbssw24
April 22nd: CCC - Bachelor’s Degree Programs: Are They Delivering on the Dream for Black Students? (CCSF Watch Party 11:30am-1pm in Rosenberg 301)
April 23rd: Combatting the Affirmative Action Ban: Levers for Increasing Black Student Success at the State and Federal Level (CCSF Watch Party 11:30-1pm in Rosenberg 301)
April 23rd: Building & Improving Your Credit with Patelco Credit Union (virtual, 1-2pm, Register Here: bit.ly/48FAw1z)
April 24th: Empowering Black Excellence: Policies, Workforce Development, and Apprenticeships for College-to-Career Success (CCSF Watch Party 11:30-1pm in Rosenberg 209 - UMOJA/AASP Program)
April 25th: Just Because We Make It Look Easy, Doesn’t Mean It Is (virtual, 12-1pm)
April 25th: CASHCELLA (in-person, 12-2pm, Wellness Amphitheater)
April 26th: AI and Racial Equity (virtual, 12-1pm)
Please save the date (April 22 - 26, 2024) and follow Twitter and Instagram at @cablackstudents for updates and more information.
BSSW events are a collaboration: cablackstudents, Office of Student Equity, SparkPoint CCSF, Basic Needs Center, Patelco Credit Union, UMOJA/AASP, Financial Aid Office, Counseling Services & Programs: Career Center, Human Resources, CCSF Alumni, Career Services & Workforce Development.
Equity Talks Speaker Series
In organizing Equity Talks, the Office of Student Equity (OSE) endeavors to invite innovative scholars, authors, and activists who are thinking about educational equity, race consciousness, and social justice, so they might share their gifts with our college community. Our hope is that these thought-leaders might help us acquire more knowledge, self-awareness, skills and equity advancing approaches to disrupt institutional practices that fail minoritized student populations who are currently being pushed out, harmed, and invisibilized, so we might start to close opportunity gaps at our college.
Spring 2025 Equity Talk Speaker Series
For spring 2025, OSE & EEO has coordinated a lineup of innovative scholars and activists involved in educational equity and social justice who will share strategies and practices on how to transform DEIA from theory to action. Join us as we Listen, Learn, and Act to implement the gifts shared by our amazing lineup of Higher Education Scholars, Educators, and Changemakers. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.
These sessions will be held in-person, MUB 140, streaming is available as well and will open 10mins before the session starts, streaming links are list below event description.
Register now to join us! Click the registration button below or bit.ly/eeoequitytalks or scan the QR Code on the flyer.
Lasana Hotep Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, UC Berkeley
Part 1: Greater Than The Sum Of Our Parts: Institutionalizing Belonging At the College 10-11:30am February 12 MUB 140. The desire for connection is innate in all sentient beings. Students, classified professionals, faculty and administrators want to feel valued by the college. Instinctively, college leadership leans into creating a welcoming and collegial environment for all. If this is the case, why do some individuals and stakeholder groups feel left out? What are some of the communications and engagement challenges we face that creates tension around this notion of belonging? This engaging, multimedia professional learning experience explores the dynamics of belonging within a higher education setting and how our college can create more harmonious human relationships. Streaming link recording - https://ccsf.granicus.com/player/clip/2191
Part 2: Dismantling The Myth of Rugged Individualism: Dismantling Stigmas of EEO and Affirmative Action 10-11:30am March 12 MUB 140. People are consistently inundated with myths of rugged individualism, pulling oneself up by the bootstraps, and overcoming insurmountable odds. These metanarratives serve a purpose in a society focused on the enduring spirit of the individual. Contrarily, a stigma is created around attempts to address historical inequities. These stigmas are designed to engender a sense of shame, hopelessness or isolation of individuals and the maintenance of the status quo for institutions. Participants in this professional learning experience will engage in an examination of the legacies of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) through the lens of myth, stigma, reality and its impact on shaping the dynamics of our campuses. Streaming link recording - https://ccsf.granicus.com/player/clip/2207
Part 3: Culture Eats PD for Breakfast: Culture Change vs Risk Management 10-11:30am April 16 MUB 140. One of the most challenging aspects of addressing issues of racism, sexism, anti-LBGTQIA, and disability at our colleges is that they are treated as something to be mitigated instead of eliminated. This desire to mitigate is rooted in risk management approaches toward organizational problem solving. However, to truly move from reactionary to progressive, there must be a paradigm shift. Part of this shift requires replacing the risk management paradigm with culture/organization change frameworks. Participants in this professional learning experience will examine assumptions made about diversity, equity and inclusion at our colleges and strategies on how to reimagine our approach toward creating more student-ready and equity-advancing campuses. Streaming link recording - https://ccsf.granicus.com/player/clip/2221
Fall 2024 Equity Talk Speaker Series
For fall 2024, OSE & EEO has coordinated a lineup of innovative scholars and activists involved in educational equity and social justice who will share strategies and practices on how to transform DEIA from theory to action. Join us as we Listen, Learn, and Act to implement the gifts shared by our amazing lineup of Higher Education Scholars, Educators, and Changemakers. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.
These sessions will be held in-person. Click the registration button below or scan the QR Code on the flyer.
Interconnected: From Politics to a Career
October 22, 1-3pm
Dr. Elizabeth Walker
Multi Use Building, Room 140
Examine how state and federal political leaders shape our community college through policy creation. Voting, running for office, getting involved in politics does shape how our community colleges become the community education centers of our communities. Students play a role in creating the college you want to attend! Simultaneously, faculty should stay current in our disciplines to create relevant courses that will allow our students to dream, imagine, and actualize existing and future careers. Utilizing guided pathways framework to make career education a cornerstone in curriculum will help students see themselves within the classroom and visualize their career.
Unlearning Silence: How to Find and Use Your Voice
October 29, 12-2pm
Elaine Lin Hering
Visual Arts, Room 114
People like you are underrepresented -- in the industry, meetings, and rooms you're in. But the truth is you’ve long been underestimated. Told to wait your turn, not rock the boat, and follow the rules. But as you watch other people get the opportunities and promotions you want, you wonder what’s missing. The common advice “just speak up” falls flat if we fail to recognize the silence we’ve learned and the real and perceived costs associated with speaking up -- and the role we each can play in building spaces where diversity is valued, perspectives are heard, and people can all thrive. In this session, we interrogate the role silence plays in your leadership and offer concrete ways to use your voice – for the impact you want.
Create Healing to Retain
November 12, 12-2pm
Dr. Elizabeth Walker
Visual Arts, Room 115
Presentation Slides
Political rhetoric has demonstrated the fracturing of our commonality within our friendships, family, and community. As colleges nurture difficult conversations from all political differences, retention of students and faculty should be of the utmost importance. Our goal is to create innovative and brave classrooms that would enhance campus community that would ensure how each of us can positively contribute to our society.
Spring 2024 Equity Talk Speaker Series
For spring 2024, OSE has coordinated a lineup of innovative scholars and activists involved in educational equity and social justice who will share strategies and practices on how to transform DEIA from theory to action. Join us as we Listen, Learn, and Act to implement the gifts shared by our amazing lineup of Higher Education Scholars, Educators, and Changemakers. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.
Theme of Equity Talks: "Resistance and Persistence"
These sessions will be held virtually on a monthly basis from 12:00-1:30pm. Click the registration button below or scan the QR Code on the flyer.
Thursday, February 29, 2024 - Dr. G.T. Reyes
"The Hope U Give: Community College PRAXISioners on the Liberatory Path"
This multimedia presentation invites participants to explore how a critical praxis framework that involves problematizing, visibilizing, reframing, and reimagining could pragmatically help with the ongoing project to engage the community college as a transformative and liberatory space in service of enhancing the student experience.
Dr. G.T. Reyes Gift to CCSF Educators - Critical Pedagogy Lesson Plan template
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - Dr. Veronica Gerace
"You’re Asking the Wrong Person for the Key: Changes You Need to Make to Foster Student Success Through Relationship Building"
Educators often search for ideas and tools to impact student success in literature, from colleagues, and by exploring institutional resources but it’s our students who hold the key. The very nature of pedagogy steers us away from student-partnership solutions. In contrast, by focusing on andragogy, students become essential members in developing strategies and solutions. If we foster meaningful relationships with diverse student leaders, they will partner with us to affect positive change.
Thursday, April 18, 2024 - Michelle Velasquez Bean & Mayra E. Cruz
Risk, Rigor, and Real Talk: Opening the DEIA Conversation and Widening Our Culture Aperture - Watch Recording
Beginning conversations focused on transformative DEIA work may be challenging. This interactive session will provide a safe space for participants to engage, reflect, and hear practical, real-life examples to support culturally responsive teaching and learning for Latinx student populations and the diverse community of CCSF. Join us to experience promising, evidence-based practices and to engage in conversations on how to design your learning spaces from within an equity-minded framework in support of all students.
Michelle's Gifts to CCSF Educators:
Powerpoint PDF
Vocab Anticipation Guide
10 Principles of Leadership - Latino Style
DEI-in-Curriculum_Model_Principles_and_Practices_June_2022
Spring 2022 Equity Talk Speaker Series
For spring 2022, OSE has coordinated a lineup of speakers who will share proven strategies for promoting health, healing, and wellbeing for students and ourselves both inside and outside of the classroom.
Theme of Equity Talks "A Healthy, Healing, and Thriving College Community"
Spring 2021 Speakers
Professor Ebony Tyree, San Diego City College
Tuesday, February 16th, 10:30am-12pm
CURRICULUM TRAUMA
In this talk, Prof. Tyree will define the concept of curriculum trauma and lead a conversation about how our curriculum choices might unintentionally create unsafe environments for students, particularly underserved student populations.
Register to Watch Webinar On-Demand
Dr. Lesther Papa, UC San Francisco
Tuesday, March 16th, 10:30am-12pm
ALLYSHIP
Dr. Papa will share his own story of learning and challenges to his path to allyship. His learning can also help inform the current efforts and work on developing our own capacity to be better informed and internally motivated allies.
Register to Watch Webinar On-Demand
Dr. Yea-Wen Chen, San Diego State University
Dr. Brandi Lawless, University of San Francisco
Tuesday, April 20th 10:30am-12pm
MICROAGGRESSIONS & HIGHER EDUCATION
In this presentation, Dr. Chen and Dr. Lawless will dive into different ways in which microaggressions can play out in academic lives and consider strategies of combating microaggressions to promote more equitable and inclusive practices.
Fall 2020 Speakers
Terisa Siagatonu
September 22, 10:30am-12pm
FAMILY OVER EVERYTHING...EVEN COLLEGE
Amidst the varying struggles Pacific Islander students face, family remains the constant motivating factor for student persistence, belonging, and purpose. In this dynamic talk, Terisa invites us to re-imagine what it means to meet the needs of Pacific Islander students in the community college.
Register to Watch Webinar On-Demand
Willy Wilkinson
October 20, 10:30am-12pm
CREATING AN LGBTQ - AFFIRMING CAMPUS
Willy will discuss the various issues that impact LGBTQ people in campus settings and help the college identify best practices for supporting LGBTQ students both as an individual and as an institution, so there is a more respectful and empowering campus environment for all students.
Register to Watch Webinar On-Demand
Dr. Frank Harris III
November 17, 10:30am-12pm
SUPPORTING MEN OF COLOR
In this talk, Dr. Harris will discuss trends, issues, and salient influences on experiences and outcomes for community college men of color; moreover, Dr. Harris will identify factors that warrant an intentional and culturally affirming approach to serving community college men of color and propose strategies that can be employed by student services staff to build rapport and facilitate student success for community college men of color.
The National Day of Racial Healing is a time to contemplate our shared values and create the blueprint together for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. Launched on Jan. 21, 2025, it is an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world.
Racial Healing
Racial healing restores individuals and communities to wholeness. Racial healing repairs the damage caused by racism. It facilitates trust, builds authentic relationships and bridges divides.
Racial healing is at the heart of racial equity – the people work that leads to community, organizational and systems transformation.
What is Racial Healing?
To heal is to restore to wholeness; to repair damage; and to set right. Healing a societal racial divide requires recognition of the need to acknowledge the wrongs of the past, while addressing the consequences of those wrongs.
We invite our CCSF Students and Employees to participate in the National Day of Racial Healing by sharing your thoughts, ideas, practices, and innovative ways CCSF can connect, build and support racial healing across the college. Use these tools and resources to engage in race conscious conversations, create opportunities to reconstruct, humanize experiences and change the narrative of racial inequities experienced by students and staff at CCSF.
For more resources about National Day of Racial Healing, check out:
- https://healourcommunities.org/day-of-racial-healing/
- https://www.aacu.org/
- Watch and discuss past National Day of Racial Healing events and videos featuring racial healing in communities across the country.
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Watch Changing The Narrative - Introduction Video
- A 14-part digital series, Change the Narrative, explores the subject of advancing racial equity through the experience of racial healing, produced by NBCUniversal News Group, and sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
- Additional materials and curriculum resources for educators:
- Reading Lists:
- The American Library Association’s Great Stories Club connects ALA’s long-standing literary programming model to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation framework.
- A collection of diverse reading lists for all ages from We Need Diverse Books
- The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, a list from the nation’s only juried prize for literature that addresses racism and diversity, chaired by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Accompliceship/Allyship Training Program
These workshops provide detailed trainings offered by the CCSF C.A.R.E Collective starting Fall 2021. The C.AR.E. Collective is comprised of CCSF Retention and Resource Centers: UMOJA, City DREAM, The Queer Resource Center, The Veterans Center and The Office of Student Equity. Join us to explore and engage with concepts of cultural humility and engagement through these accompliceship trainings being offered for faculty, staff, administrators, and students launched in Fall 2021. The CARE Collective is led by center coordinators & trained peer educators, jointly focused on broadening the social justice perspectives of attendees through a set of equity centered trainings, focused on equitable cultural impact, anti-racism and personal empowerment both inside and outside the classroom.
Note: C.A.R.E. in the C.A.R.E. Collective means: Community, Advocacy, Resources, and Empowerment
Fall 2024 C.A.R.E. Training sessions:
UndocuAlly - City Dream
- August 16, 2024 & October 15, 2024 (Flex Day afternoon sessions).
- Attend both sessions to complete the C.A.R.E. Training.
- Hybrid: MUB 140 or Zoom link: https://ccsf-edu.zoom.us/j/81409498940
SafezoneAlly LGBTQ+ - Queer Resource Center
- October 22, 2024
- Tuesday, 1-4pm via zoom
- bit.ly/safezoneallytraining2024
Accomplice and Allyship Training Program
These workshops provide detailed trainings offered by the CCSF C.A.R.E Collective starting Fall 2021. The C.AR.E. Collective is comprised of CCSF Retention and Resource Centers: UMOJA, City DREAM, The Queer Resource Center, The Veterans Center and The Office of Student Equity. Join us to explore and engage with concepts of cultural humility and engagement through these accompliceship trainings being offered for faculty, staff, administrators, and students launched in Fall 2021. The CARE Collective is led by center coordinators & trained peer educators, jointly focused on broadening the social justice perspectives of attendees through a set of equity centered trainings, focused on equitable cultural impact, anti-racism and personal empowerment both inside and outside the classroom.
Note: C.A.R.E. in the C.A.R.E. Collective means: Community, Advocacy, Resources, and Empowerment
Requirements for completion: Trainees must attend the entire training session(s) to receive full credit for program completion. Please review the scheduled dates/times below for the applicable training(s) your interested in attending. You will receive registration notification from the facilitator to confirm your spot in the training session(s).
Participation in all four (4) Training Programs = 13 total hours of Accomplice/Allyship Training. CCSF Employees will receive Flex credit for these trainings in the Vision Resource Center (VRC) once you have completed the training(s) and the instructor has marked your attendance.
Limited Capacity: 30 participants max per training session.
Registration Closed
Select one or more of the Accomplice and Allyship Training Programs:
UmojaAlly with UMOJA/African American Scholastic Programs (AASP)
(both sessions required)
Thursday, February 24, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm and
Friday, February 25, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm
LGBTQ+ Safezone Ally with Queer Resource Center
Monday, March 21, 2022 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm
UndocuAlly with City Dream Center
(both sessions required)
Thursday, April 7, 2022 from 3:00pm - 4:30pm and
Thursday, April 14, 2022 from 3:00pm - 4:30pm
VeteranAlly with Veteran Resource Center
Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 9:00am - 1:00pm
2024 CHEBNA (California Higher Education Basic Needs Alliance) Basic Needs Summit
Call for Proposals: For information regarding the 2024 Summit’s Call for Proposals please visit here
Basic Needs: A Human Right, A Collective Responsibility
February 21-22, 2024, Sacramento Convention Center
Seeking workshop topics including but not limited to:
- Student Food Insecurity Interventions
- Student Housing Insecurity and Homelessness Interventions
- Economic Interventions (addressing cycles of poverty and equity, Financial Aid)
- Health Education / Health Services
- Emergency Aid / Crisis Support & Services
- Policy, Research and Evaluation of Student Basic Needs
- Institutionalizing Basic Needs Interventions and Programs
Pathways to Equity | Equity in Action: Advancing Inclusion, Inspiring Change
The California Community College Chancellor’s Office is excited to host our first in-person Pathways to Equity Conference! The California Community Colleges are committed to supporting the goals of Vision 2030: providing Equity in Success, Access, and Support. Come join and collaborate with members from the California Community College campuses to advance equity for our students.
The Pathways to Equity Conference brings a wide range of practitioners who implemented transformational change on their campuses. Our speakers will be sharing their successes and challenges with other equity warriors. This conference will include speakers from the field, feature sessions designed to provide actionable takeaways for college teams and other activities designed to support the goals of Vision 2030 and this year’s conference theme: “Equity in Action: Advancing Equity, Inspiring Change.”
We look forward to coming together to learn and grow as we share our collective equity work in reducing achievement gaps and ensuring safe spaces and opportunities for every student.
SAVE THE DATES
Monday, April 8, 2024 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Free In-Person Event at the Anaheim Marriott, California
REGISTRATION AND CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
More information to be shared in the coming weeks
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Please visit our conference website for event updates and more information.
LOGISTICS INFORMATION
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs and events. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be submitted to the Conferences and Events team at conferences@foundationccc.org.
Rise, Resist, Empower:
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The 6th Annual CCC LGBTQ+ Summit, held virtually April 24 - 25, 2024. |
The California Community Colleges stand committed to building programming and support services to ensure LGBTQ+ students thrive on each campus. We look forward to your attendance at the upcoming Summit where we will learn from each other, gain valuable insights from subject matter experts and have some fun through entertaining educational content along the way!
Through the Summit’s engaging trainings, speakers and student testimonials, attendees will receive strategies to enhance campus programs and student support services.
Registration will launch in the coming months. Although registering for the Summit will be required, there will be no cost associated with attendance this year.
Save the Dates
Wednesday, April 24
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Strengthening Student Success Conference 2023 - CCSF Cross Functional Teams
The annual Strengthening Student Success Conference provides a unique opportunity for a wide cross-section of California community college professionals—including faculty, deans, student services staff, IRPE, and more—to engage with each other on strategies for increasing equitable outcomes, institutional effectiveness, leadership capacity, and more. The conference has been designed to promote interactive learning, build connections with peers, and provide opportunities to hear perspectives from other disciplines through interactive sessions, informative briefings, inspirational plenary presentations, and innovative opportunities to dig into pressing community college issues.
This in-person conference will be hosted in Burlingame October 11–12 with optional half-day post-conference workshops on October 13. Join the Office of Student Equity (OSE), Adult Education Program (AEP) and Strong Workforce Program (SWP) as a member of a CCSF cross-functional team. OSE, AEP & SWP will cover your registration fees. We appreciate your collaboration and participation on the team. Conference details: https://rpgroup.org/Events/Strengthening-Student-Success/overview
Umoja XIX Conference
The Umoja XIX Conference theme invites participants to engage in a critical dialogue about the challenges that impact African American students attuned and the legacy of the African Diaspora. At the Umoja XIX Conference, students, partner institutions, and other stakeholders will be actively engaged in exploring solutions that ensure student success for African Americans.
The conference will feature empowering speakers, culturally relevant discussions, and networking opportunities for more than 1,200 attendees. Attendees will explore our intersectional identities and strategize to bring the change our communities need.
Hotlinks:
Registration Fees: The registration fees are as follows:
- Umoja General Registration- $650.00
- Umoja Student Registration - $275.00
2023 Real College California Basic Needs Summit
Rising to the Challenge: Heroes for Basic Needs
Friday, December 8 | Evergreen Valley College | San Jose, CA
Learn more and submit your proposal for this year’s Basic Needs Summit by Oct. 9.
Call for Proposals is now open! We are looking for submissions that address the following concepts:
- Placing trauma-informed care at the center of our work
- Advocacy and student activism
- Cross-silo teams and collaborative campus-wide initiatives
- Financial empowerment for students
- Serving and engaging diverse student populations (e.g., LGBTQ+, African American, Latin/x, Foster Students, Veterans, First Generation, Student Parents)
- Using technology and innovative solutions to address basic needs
- Building and maintaining community partnerships
About Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud
Now retired from serving more than 35 years as an educator, Dr. Stroud is a certified Associate Diversity Coach through Coach Diversity Institute. She began as a professor of nursing at Rancho Santiago College (now Santa Ana College). She later became the Mission College Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, Skyline College Vice President of Instruction, and President, before being appointed Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District. Her successful tenure as College President included leadership in establishment of the Skyline College Promise, the Equity Institute, the SparkPoint Center, and the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning—as well as capital improvements, a new baccalaureate degree, diversification of faculty and staff, and successful fundraising.
Named President Emerita by the San Mateo County Community College District Board of Trustees, Dr. Stanback Stroud is highly regarded for her work on student equity and diversity; education/industry collaboratives; economic empowerment and anti-poverty strategies; community workforce and economic development; and regional and state educational policy.
VISION RESOURCE CENTER (VRC)
CCC | Equitable Hiring Practices Curriculum (Training)
Equitable hiring supports student success. Every stage in the hiring process is an opportunity to increase the diversity of faculty, staff and administrators. Divided into three stages, pre-hiring, hiring and post-hiring, the EEO Hiring Curriculum reviews equitable hiring practices designed to increase the diversity of professionals across the campus. Concrete examples, scenarios and directed reflections are provided to help you adopt and adapt these practices to fit your needs. NOTE: You must complete this entire curriculum in sequential order to receive a certificate of completion. Register here
CCC | Equity-Centered Counseling Foundations
By focusing on the core skills necessary for effective counseling, we can create an including and supportive environment for all students. The “Equity-Centered Counseling Curriculum” reviews the foundations of equity-centered counseling as well as what you need to know about equitable placement and strategies for counseling different populations. Register here
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2023 Survey Results of CCC Students’ Basic Needs Tuesday, September 26, 2023 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
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The 2023 Real College California Basic Needs Among California Community College (CCC) Students survey assessed the basic needs securities of more than 66,000 students from community colleges across the state. The results are concerning: two out of every three CCC students grapple with at least one basic needs insecurity. This webinar will present key findings from the survey and highlight basic needs indices related to food, housing, and homelessness, along with disaggregated information by region and select student demographics. Presenters will also address implications for local and state decision-makers. |
Racelighting
People of Color in Schools, Colleges, and Universities
This free online webinar series is hosted by Dr. Frank Harris III and Dr. Luke Wood.
Racelighting is an act of psychological manipulation where people of color receive racial messages that distort their realities and lead them to second-guess themselves.
New web live session series on Racelighting. This racelighting series includes five pre-recorded modules. Live sessions on November 3, 10, 17 will frame content and provide extensive opportunities for questions from learners.
Racelighting Video Modules - View Recordings
November 3, 2022 - Session 1 Recording
November 10, 2022 - Session 2 Recording
November 17, 2022 - Session 3 Recording
Transforming Institutional Culture through Effective
Anti-Racist Practices
February 1, 2022: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | February 2, 2022: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Please register for an all-virtual professional development event, “Transforming Institutional Culture through Effective Anti-Racist Practices,” a joint venture between the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.
View the Recordings - Transforming Institutional Culture through Anti-Racist Practices
Event attendees came away with an understanding of how to incorporate actionable Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) strategies into faculty, staff, and administrator professional development opportunities, culturally responsive teaching and learning practices, and student support services, all with an eye toward dismantling structural racism, establishing and sustaining anti-racist institutions, and promoting the success of a diverse student population systemwide.
Topics include:
- Establishing DEI as a core professional competency for all community college employees
- Highlighting equity-minded teaching and learning frameworks
- Leveraging DEI as a lens and practice in the recruitment, hiring and retention processes
- Incorporating DEI into performance review processes
- Fostering the use of data and evidence as tools of empowerment
Event program attached.
View this event in the Vision Resource Center
To view this event in VRC, log in to the Vision Resource Center or create an account. Once you’re logged in:
- In the main navigation, hover over “Systemwide Information”, then select “Systemwide Events” from the drop-down menu. Click the blue “Upcoming Events” button.
- In the calendar view, scroll to February and click on “Transforming Institutional Culture through Effective Anti-Racist Practices” to view event details.
This Community of Practice (CoP) PD opportunity is free. There is no cost to participate. OSE will cover your CORA enrollment fees. Additional details will provided in the CoP Orientation. If you have any questions contact Kyle Hill, Student Equity Professional Development Coordinator at khill@ccsf.edu.
The CoP is a five week equity-centered, race-conscious virtual professional development on Zoom.
Spring 2022 Community of Practice Starts March 10th!
Please join the Office of Student Equity's Community of Practice (or Professional Learning Community) for spring 2022. This semester, our community will meet weekly to work through and discuss how we might implement best practices from "Course Design for Racial Equity."
"Course Design for Racial Equity" is a continuing education course provided by CORA (Center for Organizational Research and Advancement) that aims to provide educators with the tools to engage in anti-racist course design, for online and in-person modalities. Participants will learn how racism impacts students’ learning, growth, and development as well as tangible strategies to intentionally counter-act challenges in their curricula.
When will the meetings take place?
This professional learning community will meet on Thursdays from 1:30 to 3 pm March 10th and ending on April 14th (no meeting will take place on March 31st in recognition of Spring Recess).
Will I receive FLEX Credit?
Participation in this community will be recognized in the Vision Resource Center, and participants will have an opportunity to earn continuing education credits once the course is completed in CORA's learning management system.
Who do I contact if I have questions or need help?
Message Kyle Hill, khill@ccsf.edu, with questions about this professional development opportunity.
Registration Closed
Helping Students Succeed
Thursdays, October 21 through December 2 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Office of Student Equity invites you to join us for a community of practice that focuses on helping students succeed at the highest level. This community will be grounded in "Best Practices for Teaching in the Community College," an online course created by the Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA). This program will offer our community practical and progressive techniques on what to do inside and outside the classroom to best support student success; the practices and strategies we will review are applicable to both in-person and online learning formats.
Time Commitment & Incentives
- The community of practice will convene once a week for five (5) 90-minute Zoom sessions for a total of 7.5 hours; participation will be recognized with a certificate of completion from the Vision Resource Center.
- “Best Practices for Teaching in the Community College” consists of 4 modules; each module requires about 3 hours to complete for a total of 15 hours; upon successful completion of the course, you will receive an IACET accredited certificate of completion from CORA.
Meeting Dates & Zoom Link
Registration Closed
Meeting Dates
- October 21
- October 28
- November 4
- November 18
- December 2
Supporting Men of Color
Thursdays, February 11 through March 11 at 1:30pm
The Office of Student Equity invites you to join us for a community of practice on supporting men of color. This community of practice will be grounded in "Supporting Men of Color in the Community College," an online course created by the Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA). We will discuss trends, issues, and salient influences on experiences and outcomes for community college men of color. We will also identify factors that warrant an intentional and culturally affirming approach to serving community college men of color and propose strategies that can be employed by student services staff to build rapport and facilitate student success for CCSF men of color. Register today!
This community of practice asks for a commitment of approximately 22.5 hours over 30 days:
- The community of practice will convene once a week for 60-90 minutes February 11 through March 11 at 1:30 pm on Zoom for a total of 7.5 hours.
- The course itself must be completed within 30 days and consists of 4 modules; each module requires a 3-4 hour commitment (including video lectures, assigned readings, and discussion boards) for a total of 15 hours.
Racial Microaggressions
Thursdays, April 8 through May 6 at 1:30pm
Five week equity-centered, race-conscious virtual professional development on Zoom.
The Office of Student Equity invites you to join us for a "Racial Microaggressions" community of practice. This community of practice will be grounded in "Racial Microaggressions," an online course created by the Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA). This community intends to provide CCSF employees with an introduction to racial microaggressions and their numerous manifestations in educational settings. We will also draft recommendations on how to reduce the prevalence and influence of microaggressions at CCSF. Register today!
This community of practice asks for a commitment of approximately 22.5 hours over 30 days:
- The community of practice will convene once a week for 60-90 minutes April 8 through May 6 at 1:30 pm on Zoom for a total of 7.5 hours.
- The course itself must be completed within 30 days and consists of 4 modules; each module requires a 3-4 hour commitment (including video lectures, assigned readings, and discussion boards) for a total of 15 hours.
The University of Southern California Race and Equity Center hosted the Decentering Whiteness Webinar Series produced as part of a grant funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Over 1400 attendees registered and we are delighted to share the last recording and materials.
Below you will find the links to previous video recordings and shared materials from our past webinar series.
Part 1 - Decentering Whiteness in Pathways Webinar
Part 2 - Decentering Whiteness in Pathways: Reckoning with the Realities of Race
Part 3 - Ensuring Racially Minoritized Students Benefit From Guided Pathways
Part 4 - College Leaders' Role in Centering Race in Faculty Hiring
Additional Resources
Sounding the Alarm: Addressing the Declining Representation of Black Students in California's Community Colleges
This webinar took place on September 1, 2021 from 12noon to 2pm.
This webinar will address the declining enrollment of Black students that has been significantly impacted during the COVID-19 and racial pandemics. Leading scholars, practitioners, and policy advocates will discuss what needs to be done to address this pressing concern.
COLEGAS presents Courageous Latinx Leadership
Fall into Humanized Online Teaching: A Pathway to Equity
The series Fall into Humanized Online Teaching: A Pathway to Equity, offered by @ONE, was held September 10, 2021.
It is a free 6-week series and it is not required to do all the workshops in the series.
Through a series of live events, the CVC’s Michelle Pacansky-Brock will guide you through the creation of eight research-based humanized online teaching elements that will mitigate threats that contribute to equity gaps in online courses. You will be more prepared to design and teach inclusive online classes that welcome all students, value diversity as an asset, and leverage human presence to cultivate identity safety in the online environment.
Schedule
Week 1: Friday, September 10
The Science of a Diverse Community, Dr. Claude Steele
Drawing on stereotype threat and social identity threat research, this talk will address the why, what and how of diverse learning communities: why they are important, a working hypothesis about what is critical to their success and what research reveals about how to achieve that success. The talk’s practical aim is to identify features of diverse learning communities—schools, universities and academic disciplines—that while good for all students, are especially helpful for minority students generally, and for women in STEM fields. The talk will also explore the psychological significance of community and its role in learning.
Humanizing Pre-course Contact with a Liquid Syllabus
Improving the tone of your syllabus is a well known equity practice. Developing a Liquid Syllabus, a visually-oriented, public, accessible web page topped with a brief, imperfect welcome video that prepares students for a successful first week in an online course is next level! By the end of our session, you’ll get started with creating your own Liquid Syllabus using Google Sites, which will break down the instructor-student hierarchy and begin to build trust with your students.
Week 2: Friday, September 24
Laying out the Welcome Mat with a Humanized Course Card and Homepage
An online course, like any other course, is a social environment that can be experienced as a threat landscape by students. Racism, poverty, and social marginalization shape the way students respond to the cues in your course. This workshop will guide you through creating a course card and homepage mitigate threat by minimizing their cognitive load and sending cues of safety.
Week 3: Friday, October 8
Bearing Witness as an Act of Love, Dr. Mays Imad
In this session we will briefly consider the neuroscience of toxic stress and its impact on our ability to engage, connect, and learn. How will we welcome our students and colleagues to our institutions and classrooms this fall? What can we, educators, possibly do to help attend to their mental health and ameliorate their exhaustion and distress, while at the same time, intentionally engaging in self-care? We will examine the principles and practical examples of trauma- informed approaches and reflect on the connections between trauma-informed education, healing, and restorative justice.
Identifying Your High Opportunity Students with a Getting to Know You Survey
Humanized online teaching requires you to understand your students as more than just names on a screen. Developing awareness of their needs will enable you to teach with empathy. By the end of this workshop, you will import and adapt an existing survey into your Canvas course, which will help you get to know your students as real people. You will learn how to leverage this data to adapt your teaching and support your high opportunity students.
Week 4: Friday, October 22
Being a Warm Demander: Challenging Students with Relationship-Rich Teaching and Wise Feedback
You will acquire an understanding of warm demander pedagogy (Kleinfeld), which will empower you to leverage your relationships with your students to challenge them through push and care. You will learn how to construct wise feedback and deliver it through video to support your students in achieving their full intellectual potential.
Week 5: Friday, November 5
Changing Students’ Learning Narratives with a Self- affirming Ice Breaker and a Wisdom Wall
Psychology research has shown that small teaching interventions can have a big impact on how students think about their learning. Changing that narrative can be a gamechanger. This session will provide an overview of this research and guide you through the creation of either a Wisdom Wall or self-affirming ice breaker using either Flipgrid or VoiceThread, asynchronous voice and video discussion tools.
Week 6: Friday, November 19
Developing your Teaching Presence with Bumper Videos & Microlectures
Using asynchronous video to teach your students new concepts is a fundamental online teaching skill. Videos construct your presence in your students’ learning and support their variability by empowering them to view and review content to support their unique rhythm without judgement from others. But long videos don’t work. We have solutions that we think you’re going to love! Bumper videos are visually oriented, 2-3 minute videos set to music that are not only engaging to watch, but also easy and fun to make! Microlectures are laser-focused instructional videos that are between 5-10 minutes long. You’ll be guided through an accessible video workflow using Adobe Spark or Screencast-o-Matic or Canvas Studio (you choose!) to create accessible videos and embed them in your Canvas course.
AAC&U webinars highlight the work being done at colleges and universities around the country to address challenges and identify best practices for enhancing the teaching and learning experience, demonstrating the value of liberal education, and preparing students to contribute to a diverse democracy and global citizenship.
Who is this film festival for?
The Student Equity Film Fest is for all CCSF EMPLOYEES and STUDENTS who have an appreciation for the capacity of documentaries to be both entertaining and incredibly insightful. More specifically, this film fest is for anyone who has an interest in working collaboratively to improve the education system so it works better for all students, particularly students populations who are experiencing the starkest opportunity gaps.
How do I access this film fest?
All three films can be easily viewed on-demand on the Office of Student Equity's Canvas page. To access the film fest for the first time:
1. Log in using your RAM ID [https://ccsf.instructure.com/enroll/ER87TJ] (Need a RAM ID? Follow instructions on the RAM ID Login Portal).
2. Enroll in Course
What will be available to me on Canvas?
The Office of Student Equity is excited to host our firs-ever film festival on Canvas because if gives us an opportunity to create space for students and employees to engage in a conversation about educational equity and work together to create change. To facilitate this conversation, the Office of Student Equity will be hosting a discussion forum for each film the week before the live Zoom session.
Why should I join the live Zoom sessions?
If you miss the live Zoom sessions, you're only getting half the benefits of participating in the Student Equity Film Fest - don't cheat yourself! At the live Zoom Sessions, the Office of Student Equity will be inviting guest speakers to help us debrief the films and answer our most burning and critical questions as a community.
We All Rise Up: Leveraging Collective Knowledge and Social Capital to Improve Racial Equity and Achievement at CCSF
Film is an art form that can touch our lives through a variety of senses and can be a vehicle to deliver powerful messages; the Office of Student Equity's film festival is an opportunity where advocacy for educational equity meets the arts. Our selection of documentaries for the fall 2021 semester intends to support the CCSF community (i.e. students, staff, faculty, and administrators) with framing and advancing conversations about promising practices for supporting student access to, retention in, and transfer from our institution.
Registration Closed Access Films Here
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Live Discussion on September 29, 2021 I 4:30 - 6:00 pm
This film sheds light on both the systemic barriers that keep so many young people from attaining a college degree and the power that already exists within historically marginalized communities to address problems of inequality.
Film & Discussion Forum available on Canvas from 9/22 to 9/29
THE PUSHOUTS
Live Discussion on October 27, 2021 I 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Woven with archival material stretching back 25 years to Victor Rios’ own troubled adolescence and including the contemporary story of this fateful summer in Watts, The Pushouts examines crucial questions of race, class, power, and the American dream at a particularly urgent time.
Film & Discussion Forum available on Canvas from 10/20 to 10/27
UNLIKELY
Live Discussion on November 17, 2021 I 4:30 - 6:00 pm
This penetrating and personal film investigates America's college dropout crisis through the lives of five diverse students as they fight for a second chance at opportunity and highlights the innovators reimagining higher education for the 21st century.
Film & Discussion Forum available on Canvas from 11/10 to 11/17
Dr. Lori A. Watson
Friday, March 19th 9am-5pm
Dr. Lori A. Watson describes this work as "humanity work, to disrupt and dismantle the inherently racist educational system that holds students back, educators must be inherently anti-racist. This requires consistently considering how we unwittingly assist in the reproduction of a racial order through our everyday interactions with students, in addition to our everyday experiences outside of schools. Digging deep into racial equity work helps educators begin to deconstruct often unconscious personal biases and beliefs, develop the knowledge and skills to challenge and disrupt them, thereby moving themselves closer to an elevated level of personal and professional racial consciousness."
Race-Work training will be held via Zoom and is open to all classified staff, faculty, and administrators. We ask that you register to participate with a teammate. We are looking for a maximum of 30 teams of two people to participate. Participants will commit to the 7.5 hour training and future share back and implementation that connects to the training. Only one person from each team needs to register.
Deadline to register your team is February 19th, 2021
Sign up for Race-Work Training.
Earn a Digital Badge
The Office of Student Equity invite you to lean in with love and engage in one of our professional development opportunities to expand your equity toolbox. Earn a digital completion badge after each professional development event.
How do I access the Equity PD Passport?
- Click the passport link - Equity PD Passport
- Go to File and select 'Make a copy' and 'Entire Presentation'. You may now edit your copy of the Equity PD Passport.
- Register for one or more PD opportunities
- Learn. Grow. Evolve.
- Receive your badge 1-3 days after completion