The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Faculty Leadership Institute Cultural Evolution: Accelerating Change Regina Stanback Stroud March 11, 2006

Cultural Evolution – Places – Faces - Cases The state of our state Implications for Colleges Inequitable achievement patterns Strategies & Solutions Faculty & Staff Students Programs

The State of the State

8% 67% 31% 48% 19% 5% 15% 6% Demographic Shift 1980 to 2040 Demographic Shift 1980 to 2040

CCC Students by Ethnicity

CCC Students in Basic Skills

Implications for our Colleges Master Plan – commitment to extend higher ed to every adult who can benefit from it. Emerging “ storm” – “tidal wave” – other disastrous metaphors Student Equity CAHSEE

Inequitable Achievement Invisibility of unequal outcomes Institutional Issue Attitudes-Beliefs-Values-Actions – shapes capacity to develop equity as a frame of mind Argues against the solution being in a “best practice”

Strategies and Solutions Framework for Diversity Assessment and Planning Retention Strategy - Listen to students Professional Development Link Diversity/Accreditation Clarify goals All levels of support

Increasing Retention - Tinto Stop tinkering at the margins – move beyond add-ons Establish educational conditions that promote retention Provide academic, social, personal support Treat students as valued members of the institution (quality of contact with faculty)

Conditions for Achievement Institutional commitment/Leadership Expectations Support Assessment and Feedback Involvement/Engagement Connected Learning

Faculty Diversity 70% faculty in community colleges – white

Career Ladder Enable students to combine education and work to reach successive levels of ongoing career advancement and educational achievement.

Bridge - Gateway Provide “bridges” to college and career o Intensive skill development o Orientation to career and educational options o Counseling and social support o College credit o Financial Aid o Learning Community

2.html Regina Stanback-Stroud Vice President of Instruction Work Phone:(650) Skyline College 3300 College Drive San Bruno CA