海角直播

Publish Date: Aug. 14, 2018

Days before the start of the fall semester, faculty and staff at 海角直播 congregated on campus for a day of conversation and idea planning at a scheduled In-Service Day.

Held Friday, Aug. 10, the event included remarks from officials of the San Bernardino Community College District Trustee Board and a keynote address by Robert Johnstone, founder and president of the National Center for Inquiry & Development, who spoke on guided pathways leading to student success.

Michael Strong, vice president of administrative services at 海角直播, kicked things off by touting success stories on campus during the 2017-18 school year, from well-attended events to an increase in student enrollment and graduation rates.

And while the school itself is going through a transition period as it searches for a new president, Strong hoped Friday鈥檚 activities and the good news would carry over into the new school year, which began on Aug. 13.

Helping to make that a reality is Audre Levy, 海角直播鈥檚 interim president, who will oversee the campus while the search for a permanent replacement continues.

Levy, who came out of retirement to lend the college a hand, shared some words of encouragement based on her own experiences as a long-time educator and the message behind 鈥淲ho Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story,鈥� a song featured in Lin-Manuel Miranda鈥檚 hit musical, 鈥淗amilton.鈥�

鈥淪tudents remember the little details 鈥� like the time you helped them do something,鈥� she said. 鈥淪imple acts can touch so many lives, and it鈥檚 wonderful to know that many of you will live on in the stories of the students you touched. They will tell your story.鈥�

Opening the doors to student success served as the event鈥檚 overall message, and Johnstone鈥檚 multi-hour, interactive workshop continued to push the narrative through the use of online polling and conversation among educators.

Although the story of each student is different, he explained, about 98 percent of college students are 鈥渃areer focused.鈥�

鈥淎nd right now we know we are preparing our students for jobs that don鈥檛 exist,鈥� he said, adding that should not stop an educator鈥檚 overall focus of the job at hand.

Although the definition of creating pathways can differ based on need, Johnstone encouraged 海角直播 officials and educators to not be afraid to think outside the box as change is inevitable and to not stray away from uncomfortable conversations about issues that could arise.

鈥淲e have to have (those) conversations, including about race,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ecause without it we won鈥檛 be able to find adequate solutions. We have to work together to solve these problems.鈥�

Guided pathways is a focus of the California Community Colleges. For more information, access http://cccgp.cccco.edu.