September 2020
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Anti-Racism: A Student Plan of Action
The SSCCC held two town halls to discuss racial barriers students of color face on California community colleges. During these two town halls, students shared their stories and experiences, as well as provided ideas and suggestions about how the cultural climate on California community colleges needed to change. The result was an Anti-racism; A Student Action Plan. A draft plan was shared and passed by the SSCCC Delegates present at the September 4, 2020, SSCCC Delegate Assembly Special meeting. The action plan will be shared with the California community college system partners as the SSCCC representatives participate in conversations about creating change in the system. We hope that you will share the action plan with adminis-trators, faculty, and classified professionals on your campus and participate in governance groups to influence change.
Professional Development and Training
The SSCCC will be holding a week-long free professional development and leadership training event. The training will cover such areas as diversity, equity, and inclusion work, transfer and student basic needs issues, and local interests such as the Ralph M. Brown Act and running a meeting. The preliminary program for the event is available on the SSCCC here.
Registration is now open! Click here to register.
Legislative Priorities
by VPLA Nickens
The SSCCC recently published our 2020-2021 legislative priorities. Our legislative priorities are developed annually based on past and newly adopted resolutions passed by the Delegate Assembly. These priorities also reflect the recent and unique struggles our students are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, this document establishes SSCCC’s policy and legislative agenda for the next year. It includes previous legislative priorities such as DACA students and basic needs, but also adds new priorities to address other critical issues such as COVID-19 relief, unemployment assistance, technology access, and more. Please take a look!
Have you registered to vote yet? If not, please visit this page to check your registration and register to vote. Remember we are competing with the University of California and California State University to become recognized by the Secretary of State University Hall of Fame!
Click this link to REGISTER TO VOTE!!
SSCCC Fun Facts
Did you know that in 1986, the California Student Association for Community Colleges (CalSACC) was formed as the discussions for AB 1725 were beginning? AB1725 (Chapter 973, Statues of 1988) was the landmark legislation that formalized the governance structure for community colleges by establishing the California Community Colleges as a system, by delineating the roles of the Board of Governors and district governing boards, and by strengthening the roles of faculty, staff, and students in governance.
Pathways to Equity Conference
September 29-20, 2020
Registration is now open for the inaugural Pathways to Equity conference. The conference will be a free virtual event, bringing together a diverse community of college practitioners and students to discuss the implementation of the Guided Pathways framework with an equity lens. Register for the Pathways to Equity Conference.
Undocumented Student Action Week
October 19 - 23, 2020
Save the date and stay tuned for programming, resources, and suggested advocacy and support activities curated by our Action Week partners: California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, the Community College League of California, the Foundation for California Community Colleges, Immigrants Rising, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, the California Undocumented Higher Education Coalition, the California Student Aid Commission, and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.
If you have questions or comments, please email at ActionWeek@foundationccc.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
Executive Committee and Board Meetings
- SSCCC Board of Directors Meeting, September 11 - 12, 2020, Teleconference
- SSCCC Executive Committee Meeting, October 2, 2020, Teleconference
- SSCCC Board of Directors Meeting, October 9 - 10, 2020, Teleconference
- SSCCC Executive Committee Meeting, November 6, 2020, Teleconference
- SSCCC Board of Directors Meeting, November 13 - 14, 2020, Teleconference
- SSCCC Executive Committee Meeting, December 4, 2020, Teleconference
- SSCCC Board of Directors Meeting, December 11 - 12, 2020, Teleconference
- SSCCC Executive Committee Meeting, January 8, 2020, Teleconference
- SSCCC Board of Directors Meeting, January 15 - 16, 2020, Teleconference
All SSCCC Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings are available via teleconference.
Events
- SSCCC Professional Development and Leadership Training, September 24 - October 2, 2020
- SSCCC General Assembly, March 24 - 27, 2021, Long Beach
Region and Caucus Meetings
Check out all the SSCCC events including Regional Meetings, caucuses, and webinars on the SSCCC Calendar.
Check out the calendar on the SSCCC website (link above) for the agendas and call information at least 72-hours prior to the meeting.
