Dear SDCCE Community,

March marks the celebration of Women's History Month. For 109 years, SDCCE has advanced the professional, academic, and personal goals of women through tuition-free workforce training, classes, and grants and resources that combat gender inequity. We proudly recognize the vibrant cultures, traditions, and wealth of knowledge our women administrators, faculty, classified professionals, and students bring to our campuses and our community.

Please join me at two wonderful Women's History Month events at SDCCE. On Thursday, March 16 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. ECC Will host "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories" a panel with local female leaders followed by a light reception. On Thursday, March 23 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. West City Campus will host "Under the Radar" a Women’s surfing panel and museum exhibition originating with the Surfing Heritage & Cultural Center featuring SDCCE Counselor, Lisa Carulli.

SDCCE Nets Awards of $2.7 Million to Support Transition-Age Former Foster Youth

I am pleased to announce SDCCE has been awarded more than $2.7 million to expand the Gateway to College and Career program, which offers paid internships, connections to industry, assistance in securing a high school diploma or equivalency, and a college and career readiness course aimed at helping youth find viable pathways to a productive future.

Enrollment Updates

SDCCE’s overall enrollment for spring stands at 23,491 (19% greater than this time last year, and a 3% increase from last week), with a fill rate of 74%, which is less compared to last spring’s (76%). SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 13,497, an increase of 30% compared to this time last spring (10,379) and a 2% increase to last week (13,272). FTEF scheduled for the spring semester are 13% higher than last spring (183.95 to 162.66). Enrollment management efforts continue, with 34% of scheduled sections starting 02/28/2023 or later (305 out of 900).

Campus Updates

• SDCCE concluded Black History Month at the ECC theater with a "Black Resistance Through Belonging and Reflections from Ghana" cultural presentation and an art display. View photos.
• SDCCE’s Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Team goal is to raise more than $15k during the 16th annual SurviveHeadstrong event for brain injury recovery on March 18 at DeAnza Cove. Funds support SDCCE’s ABI programs with the ABI Anne Heller scholarships, hire guest speakers, and to purchase books for SDCCE’s ABI Book Club class. To donate, please go to our fundraising page on classy.org.
• Four SDCCE employees participated in the A²MEND Conference in Los Angeles from March 1-3. A²MEND has served as the premiere nonprofit solely focused on addressing the lack of educational success of African American male students in community colleges.
• Roberta Krauss, SDCCE’s Dean of Counseling and Student Services will be the keynote speaker at the San Diego Chapter- American Association for Woman in Community Colleges “Highlighting the Impact of Immigrant Woman” event on March 8 at Grossmont College Griffin Center. RSVP here.
• SDCCE’s BE Well program will host their first suicide prevention and trauma informed care training on March 7th at 11:30 a.m. with Amy Chavez from San Diego Youth Services at ECC in room 182.
• SDCCE's Career and College Transitions team will host a Skilled Trades and Automotive Industry Career Fair on March 7 at 9:30 a.m. Registration is required. Sign up here.
• SDCCE's Career and College Transitions team will host a Summer Fun Hiring Event March 22 at 9 a.m. at the ECC campus. Students and public welcome. For more information, please contact breaves@sdccd.edu.
• SDCCE Chef Instructor Liz Trevino will attend the High School Hospitality Conference at the Embarcadero this March to promote SDCCE’s culinary arts certificates to 400 high school juniors and seniors.
• Congrats Milena! A student in Laurel Slater's Intermediate English for Parents class, Milena Velez, completed the Child Development School-Age Care and Leadership certificate, in the fall semester while also studying ESL. Now, she has been offered a job in a bilingual preschool program for next year.
• SDCCE students are invited to attend the Community Health and Resource Fair hosted at the Jackie Robinson YMCA during 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, April 5. Learn more here.

President's Updates

• Last week our employees hosted a beautiful Black History Month event as the last celebration in February. Thank you to all that participated to make this event fantastic and transformational. Please see photo album.
• On Thursday, I spoke at the Conrad Prebys Community Engagement event, which was hosted at ECC. The event was a Community Engagement Meeting for the Conrad Prebys Foundation.
• The SDCCD Online Learning Pathways is offering a series of virtual guest presentations and live synchronous webinars for Open Education Resources (OER) Week March 6 - March 10. Learn more here.
• SDCCD's Admissions & Records Department is hosting info sessions for Classified Professionals and Faculty.
• The Research Corner:
• 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 Enrollment Management Dashboard. This data product contains relevant information for enrollment management trends, including data for enrollment, fill rates and FTES. 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,

Dr. King