This committee provides advice and counsel to the Dean of Student Services. The Committee will assist in the development of a work plan for recruitment and retention of students from diverse populations; address issues related to pluralism and diversity; will identify disability issues which need to be addressed; and will build college community support for diversity initiatives.

2005—2006 Tasks:

• To gather, analyze and use student retention data.
  • Conduct three more student focus groups in addition to the six done last year: Students with Disabilities, GLBT and International Students about campus climate.
• To increase the number of students in pluralism initiative training and activities.
  • Offer for credit quarterly weekend class, Race in America, an introduction to Courageous Conversations on Race, Racism and Whiteness.
  • Facilitate weekly Courageous Conversations for Students.
• To increase indigenous student of color participation in Associated Student Government leadership.
• To develop a welcome packet for Developmental Students in English.
  

Tasks:

• Develop cohort by tracking students who attended MCS Jump Start Program Summer 2002
• Look into setting up a Mentor Program combined with the Alumni efforts
• Hold a focus group for instructors in a nonattributable environment to identify issues and true feelings about pluralism issues
• Make self-standing large posters of Compact with hundreds of signatures on it to place prominently throughout the campus
• Make request of the Foundation to develop a “start-up” loan fund to support target populations
• Strengthen advising for target populations
• Develop intervention strategies (start with academic standard policy)
• Market Degree Audit to students already enrolled as a way to stay on track
• Identify class capacity issues relating to physical access and students with disabilities
• Look into priority registration for students from target populations
• Establish a committee to review and advise on physical access issues

Convened by: Tika Esler, Interim Dean of Student Services tesler@bcc.ctc.edu

2005/6 Committee Chair:  Akemi Matsumoto, amatsumo@bcc.ctc.edu

Committee Members:

• Blaine Parrot—Public Safety
• Daniel Done—Student ASG President
• Elman McClain—Public Safety
• Faisal Jaswal—Assistant Dean of Student Programs
• Jessica Villa—Student ASG of Student Affairs
• Michael Righi—Economics Faculty
• Norma Whitacre--Title III Grants Activity Director
• Queenie Man—Student ASG Community Relations Representative
• Shanika Russell—Program Assistant Health Science Education and Wellness Institute
• Shari Smelser—Residency Program Coordinator
• Susan Gjolmesli—Director Disability Support Services
• Suzy Lepeintre—English Faculty
• Thomas Prichard—Division Chair Social Science
• Tika Esler—Dean of Student Services
• Akemi Matsumoto—Counselor (Chair)