Dear SDCCE Community,
This Sunday, January 14th marks for the 42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade. Our college will proudly march alongside the SDCCD to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. We hope you and your family can join us.
The yearly Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade is deeply significant to our college. We take great pride in the history of the origins of the MLK Parade that was started many years ago by pillars in our community at the Educational Cultural Complex. This year’s competition float designed by SDCCE’s welding students under the direction of Welding Instructor, Mike Bradbury, will feature late artist Rossie Wade, former Treasurer and President of the San Diego Fine Arts Guild. Wade is an unsung hero who believed in cultivating the love and essence of the Black family, art, and education for all.
Come share your college pride this weekend! I look forward to seeing you at the Parade. Students, faculty, staff, community members, families and friends are invited to participate.
Parade Details
Sunday, January 14, at 10:00 a.m.
Harbor Drive (Between Grape and Ash)
View Parade Route
*Parade Marchers, please arrive before the start of the Parade. To participate, meet behind the SDCCE Float. RSVP Here. We will have commemorative t-shirts available on a first come basis from 8:00 am - 10:00 a.m. on the day of the parade available at the staging area near the float.
Enrollment Updates
Enrollment continues to be strong for the fall semester. SDCCE’s overall enrollment for fall stands at 29,589 (11% greater than this time last year). SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 15,897, an increase of 13% compared to this time last fall (14,043). FTEF scheduled for the fall semester is 9% higher than last fall (188.98 to 172.86). Enrollment management efforts for the fall semester continue, with 1% of scheduled sections starting 01/09/2024 or later (14 out of 942).
Weekly Enrollment Process Updates
Spring classes will begin on January 31, 2024. SDCCE’s overall enrollment for spring stands at 16,850. SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 9,376.
Please be advised that on Monday, January 15th, 2024, District will be conducting the Drop for Non-Payment process for the credit colleges. During this time, access to make changes to class enrollment (add/drop) and view and pay fees will be suspended for all students, faculty, and staff. During this time students can log in, but balance and payment information will be unavailable, and they will not have access to make changes to their enrollment. Full access will be restored after Drop for Non-Payment is completed.
Based on the above information, College of Continuing Education students will not be able to add or drop any classes in their CE Student Dashboard, faculty will not be able to drop or reinstate any student on their CE Attendance/Grade Roster, and staff will not be able to enroll or drop a student during the Drop for Non-Payment process on Monday, January 15th.
Save the Date! Spring 2024 Institution Day and Flex workshops will take place on Monday, January 29th and Tuesday, January 30th at the Educational Cultural Complex. Stay tuned for event details and flex workshops.
The SDCCE Scholarship and Awards application is NOW OPEN! Students have from now until Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 6:30PM to submit an application for consideration to receive one of the scholarship or award opportunities which recognizing student achievements for the 2023-24 academic year. Last year, we distributed over $87,000 to over 200 students across all programs and campuses. Students can apply here for a scholarship.
Scholarship Workshops
Educational Cultural Complex
Room 76: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Mid-City Campus
Room 307: Tuesdays, 6:00PM to 8:00PM
Room 204: Thursdays, 8:30AM to 2:30PM
Hyflex
Online: Tuesdays, 7:00PM to 8:00PM
For questions regarding the scholarship program, contact the Office of Student Affairs at SDCCEStudentAffairs@sdccd.edu
San Diego College of Continuing Education is hosting its first all adjunct welcome event on February 6 from 5:00-7:30 pm at ECC, in the upstairs lobby. Dinner will be served, and the event is eligible for flex credit (Flex ID # for the Adjunct Welcome event: 31262.). We will have presentations and updates from SDCCE leadership, including myself and the VPs Carter, Spradley, and Sabanos as well as the academic senate and AFT leadership. Please join us for an informative evening of community building. We look forward to seeing you there. Please RSVP no later than January 24.
Tune in! Dr. Shakerra Carter, SDCCE's Vice President of Student Services is a guest on The Gap Minders podcast! Dr. Carter's episode will drop on Tuesday, January 9th, and can be found on most podcast streaming platforms as well as on The Gap Minders website. Established by United Way San Diego County and the San Diego Council on Literacy, Gap Minders is a community collective closing gaps, lifting outcomes, and unlocking the potential of every San Diegan.
Please consider donating to a fantastic cause! On Saturday, March 23, 2024, for National Brain Injury Month, students and faculty from San Diego College of Continuing Education's Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Programs are walking together to raise funds and awareness for San Diego Brain Injury Foundation’s (SDBIF’s) 17th annual surviveHEADSTRONG Walk for Recovery. The event will take place from 8:00am to 1:00pm at De Anza Cove in North Mission Bay.
Thanks to Heike Kessler-Heiberg, SDCCE's ABI Professor and the Team ABI captain, our college's Team ABI has always been a top fundraiser — so let’s do it again this year! We walk/roll, advocate, educate, celebrate and achieve more together as a team.
Your donations can help make it possible for brain injury survivors to enroll in college, resume living independently, write their story, participate in life-long learning, volunteer in the community, get back into the workforce, improve the quality of their life, and most importantly, regain a sense of self.
There will be a Professional Development Opportunity on Tuesday, January 23 for Building a Culture of Kindness: Strategies for Promoting Positive Mental
Health & Strong Relationships. For more information email Flex & Professional Development Coordinator, Carla Grossini-Concha at cgrossini@sdccd.edu.
The January Student Newsletter was sent out on January 9, read here.
A reminder that all requests of the Communications Department must be approved by a dean or vice president and requires submission of a request form. You can find the Project Request Form link on the Faculty and Staff Resources Page of our website. Please allow ten working days for a request to be completed. If a request needs immediate attention, please complete the form and contact the Public Information Officer.
President's Updates
I will be a guest on the ¿Qué Pasa, HSIs? Podcast with Scholar Activist, Author and Speaker, Dr. Gina Garcia on January 12th. Dr. Garcia is a professor in the School of Education at UC Berkeley. Her research centers on issues of equity and justice in higher education with an emphasis on understanding how Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) embrace and enact an organizational identity for serving minoritized populations. I am excited for the synergy of this collaboration, stay tuned for my episode!
The Research Corner
This week we invite you to check the Student Profiles for Continuing Education. This dashboard prepared by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research at the District, breaks down CE student demographics by various tables and graphs for different metrics ranging from Gender up to Education Level. The dashboard may be found on the following link. Take a minute to review this resource and email Juan Salcedo at jsalcedo001@sdccd.edu if you have any questions.
President's Office Hours
President's Office Hours are back! Individual zoom meetings will be 20 minutes and are available on a first come first serve basis. If you would like to schedule a virtual appointment with me, please email sdccepresident@sdccd.edu for detailed information.
Best,
