Dear SDCCE Community,

Wow SDCCE family, I am still elated from last Friday's festivities! It was such an honor to celebrate our amazing students and their families during the San Diego College of Continuing Education's 15th annual Stars on the Rise scholarship and awards event. A record-breaking 227 students were recognized! The ECC theatre was filled with excitement and joy. Please direct your students to our Stars on the Rise digital photo gallery here, so they may share these memorable moments.

A special thank you to our VPSS, Dr. Shakerra Carter, Dean of Student Affairs, Michelle Madrid Novak, the best Emcee in town, Neill Kovrig and the Student Services Division and SDCCE Foundation for all of their support for such a lovely event!

The celebration continues with Black Student Success Week beginning today, April 24 through April 28 hosted alongside California Community Colleges and the SDCCD. SDCCE's Back Student Success Program did a wonderful job hosting "The Black Student Experience at the San Diego College of Continuing Education and Virtual Watch Party" this morning on Zoom. Please join me on April 26th:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 11 a.m. to noon

Career Development from the Black Perspective and Virtual Watch Party

Hybrid (in person and via Zoom) event focused on career development held at the Educational Cultural Complex in room 169. Register here. A Zoom link to attend will be emailed prior to the event. Students are welcome to watch the Black Student Success Week statewide webinar 12 .p.m. to 1 p.m. in room 169.

SDCCE will host the SDCCD Board of Trustees Meeting on April 27 at the Educational Cultural Complex.

Enrollment Updates

SDCCE’s overall enrollment for spring stands at 29,206 (22% greater than this time last year, and a 0.5% increase from last week), with a fill rate of 72%, which is greater compared to last spring’s (70%). SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 15,228, an increase of 28% compared to this time last spring (11,923) and a 1% increase to last week (15,119). FTEF scheduled for the spring semester are 11% higher than last spring (185.17 to 167.02). Enrollment management efforts continue, with 10% of scheduled sections starting 04/25/2023 or later (89 out of 906). View report here. Stay tuned for information on our upcoming campus-wide Strategic Enrollment Management Symposium.

Enrollment Process Updates

A new student-centered application and enrollment process will pilot this summer and fully launch for the fall, 2023, semester. Learn more here.

Campus Updates

• April may be National Welding Month, but at the SDCCE, welding month is a yearlong event. The award-winning program attracts student welders who are proving that the skilled and technical trades are for anyone, any age, who come from all walks of life and who are willing to work hard. Five student welders share their stories - read more.
• Congratulations Class of 2023! The SDCCE's Joint Commencement with SDUSD will be taking place June 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Balboa Park Spreckels Organ Pavilion. Students should speak with their counselor to review eligibility and completion of requirements. Students can petition and learn more about GradFest at the commencement web page here.
• Have your students wondered about the wide variety of programs SDCCE offers? Join us for an Open House! This is a chance for everyone to learn about career pathways and other program options. This collaborative event is being planned by representatives from CAEP, ESL & VESL, Counseling, and the WIOA Committee. Open House will take place at Mid-City Campus on April 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• The SDCCE will be at the Village United conference on April 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join us for Parent & youth workshops on College, Financial Aid, Career & workforce development. Check out the Community fair for CalFresh and Medi-Cal enrollment, Basic needs resources, Job Fair and Free refurbished laptops! RSVP here.
• Food trucks are now available Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. in the ECC parking lot.
• The "Magic of Pastels" Art Exhibition is now open at the San Diego Library. This art exhibit is produced by Emeritus professor, Rochelle Bradford, and the Emeritus students at the SDCCE.
  Open now through May 7, 2023
  University Community Library
  4155 Governor Drive
  San Diego, CA 92122
• SDCCE is meeting weekly with HGA on planning for the theater renovation at the Educational Cultural Complex and an on campus meeting is scheduled for April 26.
• The City of San Diego has assigned a Digital Navigator to SDCCE to be at Mid-City Campus and the Educational Cultural Complex to help students and community members with access to technology and technology literacy. For the Digital Navigator’s schedule at SDCCE campuses see flyer or for all locations and days around the City of San Diego share the City’s SPRING 2023 Digital Navigator Schedule.
• SDCCE Outreach presents Parent Night on May 3, to inform parents about free career training opportunities.
• SDCCE's Career and College Transitions is hosting a hiring event at CE Mesa Campus on Tuesday May 9th 9:00am-12:30pm. For more information contact Bruce Reaves at breaves@sdccd.edu Or at 619-388-1934.

President's Updates

• I had the honor alongside SDCCD Vice Chancellor of Institutional Innovation and Effectiveness Dr. Michelle Fischthal, SDCCE's Interim Vice President of Instructional Services Dr. Minou Spradley and Dean Michelle Gray to attend the SDCCE's third Emeritus Benefit concert held at Canyon Crest Academy. Our students and faculty are truly talented world class artists and musicians. Special thank you to our Emeritus Dean Dr.Jacqueline Hester, Emeritus Chair Dr. Claudia Tornsäufer, and Emeritus Professors Helena Wei and Ron Franklin, as well as the entire Emeritus department who worked tirelessly to produce this fabulous fundraiser.
• I will be speaking tomorrow on the Celebrating Black Excellence Series panel hosted by the San Diego County Office of Education and the Urban League San Diego Branch. I will be sharing about free career training programs and classes as well as the American Civil Rights history of ECC.
• Interim Dean of Healthcare Catherine Shafer will be adding Healthcare Careers classes for Kearny High School students to the fall schedule including Healthcare Careers, Personal Care and Home Health Aide and for the following spring semester will add Medical Terminology. Upon successful completion, Kearny High School students will be ready to take SDCCE’s CNA course in summer 2024 or fall 2024. Learn more about SDCCE's dual enrollment here.
• SDCCE is listed among Developing Industry-Focused Job Pathways for Community Colleges for a new program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.

The Research Corner

This week, we invite you to check out the SDCCE Student Enrollment Journey Report. While this report was released in 2020, its insights on students’ actions, experiences, thoughts, and feelings throughout their enrollment process continue to be relevant in supporting the improvement of our intake processes. This report considers an analytic framework that breaks the student enrollment journey into three distinct stages: Awareness, Discovery, and Action. Take a minute to review this resource and email jrivas@sdccd.edu if you have any questions.

We recently launched the 2023 SDCCE Employee Cultural Climate Survey. This survey includes questions about your work and overall experiences as a CE employee. If you have not done it, please take a couple of minutes to complete this survey (all responses will be anonymous). The results from this project will be used to understand and improve the cultural and campus climate at the institution. Participants will have an opportunity to win one of four $25 VISA gift cards.

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCMB9K8

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,