Black Student Success Week 2023

This week has been designated as Black Student Success Week by our CA Community College system, with this year's theme being "Vision to Action: Building Systems and Structures for Black Student Success."

The schedule of virtual activities for the week include:

 THE BLACK HOUR: (A series of daily webinars hosted from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.) Administrators, faculty, staff, and students from across the California Community Colleges system are invited to join us to discuss successful approaches to ensure Black and African American students not only enroll but stay enrolled and reach their educational goals.

1. • Monday, April 24 – The Holistic Black Student Experience: We Are Not a Monolith
   • Tuesday, April 25 – Supporting Black Student Success through Racially Equitable State Policy
   • Wednesday, April 26 – Transition to Workforce and Livable Wages
     • Watch Party in the Student Union, RM. 213. Lunch will be provided!
   • Thursday, April 27 – Programming for Black Student Success
   • Friday, April 28 – The Diaspora Dialogues: Educators’ Reflections from Ghana

THE STUDENT HOUR: (A series of daily webinars hosted from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.) Current and prospective community college and high school students, parents and influencers are invited to join us for daily webinars to receive information regarding available resources to help current and prospective Black and African American community college students succeed. (Hosted by the ICanGoToCollege.com campaign.)

• • Monday, April 24 – Basic Needs Workshop
  • Tuesday, April 25 – Meet the Employers Workshop
  • Wednesday, April 26 – Community College Day
  • Thursday, April 27 – Cash for College Workshop
  • Friday, April 28 – Financial Intelligence

The After Party: A series of daily small group discussion forums designed for practitioners and held daily from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

• You can register HERE for all events!