Dear SDCCE Community,
Happy Fall Semester! I am so excited to welcome everybody to Fall 2024, and a special welcome back to all our returning students and faculty. This semester, we hope to continue our commitment to serving each and every student on our campuses to the best of our ability, ensuring students have access to the resources they need and are aware of all the support available to them at SDCCE. We're excited for a new opportunity for our programs to grow and for students to discover new skills and passions through their academic journey with us here at SDCCE. I look forward to a great semester with you all!
The fall semester kicked off today! For the first two days of the semester, September 3 and September 4, SDCCE team members are setting up around campus to greet students into their first week of classes and offer support with any questions they may have.
Also, Student Services Resource Fairs are taking place at all campuses from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, September 3 - ECC Student Lounge
- Wednesday, September 4 - Mid-City Lobby
- Thursday, September 5 - Chávez Lobby
- Monday, September 9 - CE Mesa South Foyer
- Tuesday, September 10 - CE Miramar North Doors
- Wednesday, September 11 - North City Lobby
- Thursday, September 12 - West City Lobby
Enrollment Updates
Fall Update
SDCCE's overall enrollment for fall stands at 23,796 (10% more than this time last year, and a 4.5% increase from last week), with a fill rate of 73%, which is greater than last fall (70%). SDCCE's overall headcount is currently 13,635, an increase of 4% compared to this time last fall (13,071) and a 5% increase from last week (13,019). FTEF scheduled for the fall semester is 2% less than last fall (185.01 to 181.79).
Summer Update
SDCCE's overall enrollment for summer stands at 14,262 (3% less than this time last year), with a fill rate of 78%, which is greater than last summer (68%). SDCCE's overall headcount is currently 9,886, a decrease of 3% compared to this time last summer (10,230). FTEF scheduled for the summer semester is 26% less than last summer (97.07 to 72.13).
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate 110 years at the 2024 Fall Convocation last week!
Our faculty, staff, and administrators came together to celebrate hard-earned achievements and to look ahead to future goals we are striving to achieve. We were honored to be joined by an incredible lineup of guests including San Diego Community College District Chancellor Gregory Smith, District 4 Councilmember Henry L. Foster III, Former SDCCE President Anthony Beebe, and the showstopping California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber!
We would love to get your feedback on the event and the Flex activities that were hosted. Please complete this survey, taking less than 10 minutes, to inform us how to continue improving future institutional and Flex activities.
All responses will be anonymous and reported in summary format. If you have any technical difficulties responding to this survey, please contact Semei Coronado at scoronado@sdccd.edu.
SDCCE has a new vanity number! Students can now call (619) 388-SDCE (7323) to connect with our team members and get support on enrollment, student services, basic needs, and more.
Students who need help with the new Single-Sign On (SSO) system or general tech assistance can stop by a Tech Bar at our ECC or Mid-City campuses! The Tech Bar is designed to provide walk-up technology services to our students, faculty, and staff. Tech Bars are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
New Flex sessions are coming up! Please see the flyer for upcoming professional development opportunities available to all SDCCE employees.
The latest Community Health & Resource Fair is this tomorrow! Shuttle rides are available to the Jackie Robinson YMCA from our ECC campus. All community members are welcome!
We're thrilled to announce that 20 SDCCE students and their children have enrolled in the Neighborhood House Association's Educational Cultural Complex Early Learning Academy Head Start Program starting today! This program offers high-quality early childcare and education at little to no cost.
A special thank you to Dr. Peter Maharaj, Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Technology Services, and to our entire IT Service Desk team for their tireless work over the past few weeks in addressing and resolving IT challenges for our faculty, staff, and students to ensure a smooth start to the academic year!
Below are some helpful tools for the start of the new semester!
Beginning of Semester Checklist
- Create a student survey: Getting to Know You Survey (google.com) or a course-specific survey (ESL)
- Add an AI statement in your syllabus.
- Add a Syllabus Quiz to Canvas.
- Publish your Canvas Course on or before the start date.
- Send a Welcome email to students. Here is a webpage tutorial with instructions for emailing your students: Viewing Student Contact Information.
New! Single Sign On for Canvas is here!
- Students now use their student email and password instead of their student ID number to sign into Canvas.
- Be sure to update any info you have in your syllabus about logging into Canvas!
- For more information on SSO, please see these wonderful SDCCD resources:
- New options are also available for multifactor authentication! SafeID Tokens are available for students who do not have access to a mobile device. To understand how a SafeID Token can be used, please see this step-by-step guide.
- The Service Desk team is available at https://help.sdccd.edu or via phone at 619.388.7000 for further assistance.
Seats Available! Sign Up! Online Live Zoom Class Mentoring for Student Email and Single Sign On
Hooray to SDCCE Online Faculty Mentors who provide online class support for Student Email, Multi-Factor Authentication, and Single Sign On for online faculty teaching live Zoom class meetings!
Online Faculty, please sign up for a mentor at this MS Excel spreadsheet: FALL 2024 Single Sign On and Student Email Support for your online class (online, Hyflex, hybrid) that has live Zoom class meetings.
Please provide the following information and support:
- On the spreadsheet, identify the mentor, date, and time that matches your live Zoom class meeting.
- Sign up. Type your full name, email address
- Provide your Zoom link, Zoom passcode (if needed) date, time, name of class, for your live Zoom online class meeting
- On the day that the Mentor visits your live Zoom online class, be prepared for the Mentor to provide class group support, screen share, and enter Zoom Breakout Room(s)
- Enable screen sharing for participants in your Zoom class meetings. (This will allow the mentor to screen share during Zoom Breakout.)
- Please be prepared to teach your content lesson while the mentor is supporting students one-to-one in the Zoom Breakout Room.
On the date and time of your live Zoom class, a Mentor will join your live Zoom class to support Canvas Single Sign On, student email, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
Zoom Tips
- SDCCD Zoom login can be found at either http://sdccd-edu.zoom.us or www.zoom.us
- New employees can go to https://sdccd-edu.zoom.us to activate their SDCCD Zoom account.
- For SDCCD Zoom assistance: URL: https://help.sdccd.edu/support/home (Login with your District credentials) Phone: 619-388-7000
Students in SDCCE's tuition-free Clothing and Textile Arts (CLTX) program are focused on making fast fashion more sustainable by designing with eco-friendly materials. Soon, they'll have access to cutting-edge fiber technology that will help them leave an even greener footprint. Read the full story in the SDCCE News Room.
We're hiring for our next permanent Vice President of Instructional Services!
SDCCE is looking for a qualified candidate with the skills and passion for planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing major instructional programs at one of the largest noncredit institutions in the nation.
Joining SDCCE means becoming part of a dynamic team that is deeply committed to providing accessible, high-quality education to a diverse community. Candidates who believe that they can demonstrate this commitment are encouraged to apply!
Interested candidates can apply here. Please help us spread the word about this opportunity!
For SDCCE professional development opportunities, visit the professional development webpage for upcoming workshops.
SDCCE was featured in the Professional Learning Forum: Reporting Student Attendance Hours for CCC Noncredit Programs (SX05), hosted by the CCC TAP team. Jesus Rivas, Associate Dean of Research, Planning, and Innovation shared SDCCE's innovative process for capturing attendance in online asynchronous classes. The positive response from over 150 attendees highlighted SDCCE's commitment to leading in online education. A special thanks to Libbier Bakit, Director of Admissions and Records, for expertly managing attendee questions and reinforcing our position at the forefront of educational practices!
Congratulations to Vice President Carter who has been accepted to The Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership 2024 cohort. The institute prepares senior-level executives for positions as chief executive officers. It has placed the highest number of African Americans in CEO positions in community colleges in the U.S.
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. 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 had a wonderful time today visiting our seven SDCCE campuses with our leadership team to welcome students, faculty, and staff to the 2024 Fall semester! Thank you to our outreach team for ensuring a warm welcome for our students and creating opportunities at each campus for students to learn more about the resources available to them. I wish all our faculty the best of luck for the new semester!
I loved seeing our ECC campus host the Jazz at the Creek event this weekend and serve as a location for such a wonderful community and regional event. Well done to all of the performers at the festival!
The Research Corner
This week, we invite you to check the report Tech Troubles: How Technology-Student Interactions Impact Retention. The report from Collegis Education shows a survey by Collegis and Inside Higher Ed revealed that while higher education institutions succeed in some areas of technology use, significant technology challenges negatively impact the student experience and potentially affect retention. The report may be found at the following link: https://collegiseducation.com/insights/student-experience/tech-troubles-how-technology-student-interactions-impact-retention-ihe-report/?utm_source=IHE&utm_medium=ROS&utm_campaign=IHE%20Report. Please take a minute to review this resource and email 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.
