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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“In order for Latinx students to want to come to Hartnell College, stay and complete, they need to feel a sense of belonging and cultural validation, and we have to offer high-value programs that offer a meaningful return on investment,” says Gutierrez. All of the college’s student services are available in English and Spanish.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curry, who previously served as the Dean of Student Services at Compton College and has been instrumental in the colleges growth, success, and rebuilding, says that his role in this process was to also be courageous. But also, this gives the students the opportunity to say look at my backyard, and my community college matters.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

2024 SAAL Award Recipients SAAL Legacy Award Individual award to highlight a professional that has made substantial and lasting contributions to the field of Student Affairs assessment over time. Volunteer Service Award Individual award for outstanding service to SAAL in the past year.

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Funding Student Success: Endowed Directorships in Student Supports

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Funding Student Success: Endowed Directorships in Student Supports Ashley Mowreader Mon, 11/04/2024 - 03:00 AM To promote sustainability in student supports, Stanford donors have endowed four directorships of community centers, creating additional funding for student services and co-curriculars.

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

He earned the 2024 Outstanding Educator Award from the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association and the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Applied Health Sciences. He currently serves as the CEO of True Empowering LLC, a communications company.