Dear SDCCE Community,

Welcome back from a well-deserved four-day weekend! Next Tuesday, February 28, we conclude Black History Month at the Educational Cultural Complex theatre and foyer. Please join me at 1 p.m. for the "Black Resistance Through Belonging and Reflections from Ghana" cultural presentation, art, and light refreshments. Learn about the expedition to Ghana made by SDCCE leadership alongside other community college leaders and students. This exciting research will expand equity practices across our college. All are welcome, this event is free and open to the public.

Additionally, please share this great opportunity with your students! SDCCE students are invited to attend the Community Health and Resource Fair hosted at the Jackie Robinson YMCA on the first Wednesday of every month. The Jackie Robinson YMCA will provide transportation to SDCCE students to and from ECC to attend the fair. Pick up and drop off will occur in front of the ECC main entrance every 30 minutes (on the hour and 1/2 hour) and transportation from the health fair back to ECC will occur every 30 minutes (on the 15 and 45 of the hour). The next fair is scheduled for Wednesday, March 1.

Enrollment Updates

SDCCE’s overall enrollment for spring stands at 22,738 (22% greater than this time last year, and a 2% increase from last week), with a fill rate of 76%, which is less compared to last spring’s (77%). SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 13,089, an increase of 29% compared to this time last spring (10,139) and a 1% increase to last week (12,915). FTEF scheduled for the spring semester is 12% higher than last spring (183.77 to 163.86).

Campus Updates

• SDCCE’s Administrative Services will distribute 200 computers to be deployed in classrooms at all campuses in the next 30-45 days.
• A contractor will be onsite Thursday to discuss his schedule for the demo, patching, and painting of the student lounge at the Educational Cultural Complex. We are excited and on schedule for our spring open!!
• SDCCE is hiring an Interim Executive Director (application closes, March 8th) for the SDCCE Foundation and an Administrative Assistant to the President (application closes, February 24th).
• Immigrant-based support program student center opens at SDCCE's César E. Chávez campus in Barrio Logan.
• Students attending San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges as well as SDCCE now have access to their own personal student email. All students are encouraged to visit sdccd.edu/student-email to set up their accounts.

President's Updates

• I attended the Community College Baccalaureate Association Conference "Imagine the Possibilities for Community College Baccalaureate Degrees!"
• I am excited to announce that I authored an op-ed for the Times of San Diego: Opinion: Continuing Education Is One of San Diego’s Best Kept Secrets. In an attempt to share information about our colleges and programs, I will continue to find opportunities to market our college.
• My 6-Month SDCCE Forward Together Campaign video can be watched here and SDCCE Spring Institution Presentations can be found here!
• The SDCCE has launched SDCCE CARES, a comprehensive basic needs program designed to help students meet fundamental needs of food, housing, transportation, childcare, health care, and mental wellness. Students are connected to dignified, accessible, and timely resources that will allow them to live well and thrive while completing their educational goals.
• Save the date! To support the historic preservation of the Educational Cultural Complex, SDCCE's Foundation is hosting the Coretta Scott King Inaugural Benefit: A Gospel Brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on June 10th outdoors at the ECC Foyer.
• This March for National Brain Injury Month, students and teachers from SDCCE's Acquire Brain Injury (ABI) program are rallying together once again to raise funds and awareness for San Diego Brain Injury Foundation’s (SDBIF’s) annual surviveHEADSTRONG Walk for Recovery. The event will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023. To donate, please go to our fundraising page on classy.org.

The Research Corner

The Office of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE) will use this space to share research and planning resources developed internally or by our districtwide and regional partners. This week, we invite you to check out a resource developed by our partners from the District’s Institutional Effectiveness and Research Office, the SDCCE Student Profiles Dashboard (2022 – 2023). This data product contains demographic information for the College of Continuing Education student body by showing headcount data at each of CE’s campuses. The dashboard has been designed to allow drilling down on the information by age group, gender, and ethnicity. Take a minute to review this resource and email jrivas@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,