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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
6%
45%
35%
13%
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25%
50%
75%
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White Hispanic Asian Black
California Population 40 Million in 2010
Source: California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit
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Source: California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit
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6%
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
51 51
43
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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 [email protected]