Panel #4

Effective Partnerships: Lessons from Executive Leadership

Dr. Joseph Jones President, Fresno Pacific University

Panel #4 Effective Partnerships:Lessons from Executive Leadership

Dr. Joseph Jones

President, Fresno Pacific University

Dr. Gregg Camfield Executive Vice Chancellor

and Provost, UC M erced

Dr. Lynnette Zelezny President,

CSU Bakersfield

Dr. Wolde-Ab Isaac Chancellor,

Riverside Community College District

UC MERCED AT A GLANCE

CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

The mission for the Center for Educational Partnerships is to provide student, school, and parent-centered services that ultimately result in students having the greatest number of postsecondary choices from the widest array of options upon graduation.

Elementary 2 Middle 23 High 54 Districts 42

CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS - PROGRAMS

College Advising Corps (CAC)

Data Analysis & Evaluation Program

Equity and Access Partnerships

Gaining Early Awareness and

Readiness for Undergraduate

Programs (GEAR UP)

Gateway Scholars Program

Parent Empowerment

Partnership (PEP)

UC Scholars Early Academic Outreach

Program (EAOP)

Upward Bound Program

Upward Bound Math and Science

Program

Talent Search Program

Intersegmental Pathways Symposium

• California State University, Bakersfield

• Friday, November 15, 2019

Vision CSU Bakersfield will be a model for supporting and educating students to become knowledgeable, engaged, innovative, and ethical leaders in the regional and global community.

Mission CSU Bakersfield is a comprehensive public university offering excellent undergraduate and graduate programs that advance the intellectual and personal development of its students. We emphasize student learning through our commitment to scholarship, ethical behavior, diversity, service, global awareness and life-long learning. The University collaborates with partners in the community to increase the region’s overall educational attainment, enhance its quality of life, and support its economic development.

Goals • Strengthen and Inspire Student Success and Lifelong Learning • Advance Faculty and Staff Success • Develop and Sustain High-Quality and Innovative Academic Programs and

Support Services • Recognize and Address Regional Needs in Collaboration with Our Community • Diversify, Enhance, and Responsibly Steward Our Campus Resources

Graduation Initiative 2025 Goals

4-year

30%

graduation rate for

First Time Freshmen

56% 6-year

graduation rate for

First Time Freshmen

2-year

48%

graduation rate for Transfer students

4-year

74%

graduation rate for Transfer students

0% Closing the

achievement gap: Underrepresented Minority and non-underrepresented minority students

0% Closing the

achievement gap: Pell

recipients and non-Pell

recipients

BC at CSUB Southwest Center

Q&A Effective Partnerships:Lessons from Executive Leadership

Dr. Joseph Jones President, Fresno Pacific University

Dr. Gregg Camfield Executive Vice Chancellor

and Provost, UC M erced

Dr. Lynnette Zelezny President,

CSU Bakersfield

Dr. Wolde-Ab Isaac Chancellor,

Riverside Community College District