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The Academic Senate for California Community CollegesVocational Faculty Leadership

Institute

The Academic Senate for California Community CollegesVocational Faculty Leadership

InstituteCultural Evolution: Accelerating Change

Regina Stanback StroudMarch 11, 2006

Cultural Evolution – Places – Faces - CasesCultural Evolution –

Places – Faces - Cases

The state of our stateImplications for CollegesInequitable achievement patternsStrategies & Solutions

Faculty & StaffStudentsPrograms

The State of the StateThe State of the State

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California Population 40 Million in 2010

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Demographic Shift1980 to 2040

Demographic Shift1980 to 2040

CCC Students by EthnicityCCC Students by Ethnicity

Distribution of Californai Communtiy College Students by Ethnicity Fall 2003

Other Non-White2%

Native American1%

Unknown/Decline to state8%

White38%

Asian, PI, Filipino16%

African American7%

Latino28%

CCC Students in Basic Skills

CCC Students in Basic Skills

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Implications for our CollegesImplications for our Colleges

Master Plan – commitment to extend higher ed to every adult who can benefit from it.Emerging “ storm” – “tidal wave” – other disastrous metaphorsStudent EquityCAHSEE

Inequitable AchievementInequitable Achievement

Invisibility of unequal outcomesInstitutional IssueAttitudes-Beliefs-Values-Actions – shapes capacity to develop equity as a frame of mindArgues against the solution being in a “best practice”

Strategies and SolutionsStrategies and Solutions

Framework for Diversity Assessment and Planning

Retention Strategy - Listen to studentsProfessional DevelopmentLink Diversity/AccreditationClarify goalsAll levels of support

Increasing Retention - TintoIncreasing Retention - Tinto

Stop tinkering at the margins – move beyond add-onsEstablish educational conditions that promote retentionProvide academic, social, personal supportTreat students as valued members of the institution (quality of contact with faculty)

Conditions for AchievementConditions for Achievement

Institutional commitment/LeadershipExpectationsSupportAssessment and FeedbackInvolvement/EngagementConnected Learning

Faculty DiversityFaculty Diversity

70% faculty in community colleges – white

Career LadderCareer Ladder

Enable students to combine education and work to reach successive levels of ongoing career advancement and educational achievement.

Bridge - GatewayBridge - Gateway

Provide “bridges” to college and career

o       Intensive skill developmento       Orientation to career and educational optionso       Counseling and social supporto       College credito       Financial Aido       Learning Community

http://www.diversityweb.org/Digest/Sp.Sm00/resources2.htmlhttp://www.diversityweb.org/http://www.cgu.edu/pages/938.aspRegina Stanback-Stroud

Vice President of InstructionWork Phone:(650) 738-4321Skyline College3300 College DriveSan Bruno CA 94066stroudr@smccd.net