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Join us at The Lions Gate McClellan Conference Center in McClellan, California (Sacramento) To Register for General Assembly Click Here Schedule Sneak Peek Sign Up to Volunteer! Scholarship Forms Dear Students Leaders and All Interested Leaders, The Student Senate for California Community Colleges is proud to announce that the 2016 Fall General Assembly will be held at the Lions Gate Conference Center in Sacramento, CA on November 11th - 13th, 2016. That’s right, the time has come once again for our favorite biannual conference. The Events Committee has been hard at work in making this General Assembly one of the best events in SSCCC history. First timers can expect up to 20 breakout sessions to choose from, inspiring keynote speakers, and participate democratically via our resolutions sessions. We took the initiative to make it easier for everyone to take part in Caucus Meetings and Special Interest Meetings by moving them earlier on Friday. We are looking forward to hosting you all in Sacramento. Need a little help attending General Assembly? We want to make sure everyone can make it to General Assembly. So, we have two ways to earn free registration! You can apply for our scholarship, which will waive the cost for a Delegate and a Non-Delegate Attendee. We have ten scholarships available! Scholarships are due by October 28th at 11:59 P.M. You can find the forms here. If you would like to apply, please return the forms by the deadline to Events Chair Gerald Sirotnak at [email protected] wi th the subject line Fall 2016 GA Scholarship Application. You can also apply to be a volunteer at GA, here. We will waive the registration for 10 GA Volunteers! Notes from the Committee:Resoultion Submission Deadline The Resoultion Submission Deadline is quickly approaching. Rooming Blocks The rooming blocks are filling fast and closing soon. So, please book soon. Policy In an effort to provide the safest and most positive learning environment for all attendees, as well as to limit liability for your schools and our organization, SSCCC and the Chancellor's Office will be requiring the following in order to attend GA. An advisor from the district of the student attending must be present the entire time that your student is at the conference site. As the advisor for the district, you are to implement any policy in place related to conduct set by your district, as well as support the Chancellor's Office with any violation of the Code of Conduct Form required for this conference with the student’s signature and yours. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please contact Events Chair Sirotnak. Assistance If you require help presenting to your Student Government, Registering, or any General Questions please contact the Events Committee at [email protected] Important Deadlines Coming Up October 7th Original Resolution Submission Deadline October 11th First Resolution Packet Dissemination October 19th Amendments to Resolution and Sunset Submission Deadline October 21st Amended Resolution Packet Dissemination October 27th End of Early Bird Registration November 7th Online Registration Closes Registration Cost Registration Fees - Until October 27, 2016 11:59 PM Registration for Students and Advisors: $295.00 Registration for Delegates: $190.00 Registration Fees - Starting on October 28, 2016 12:00 AM Registration for Students and Advisors: $305.00 Registration for Delegates: $200.00 The registration site will be shut down on November 7th at noon. Hotel Courtesy Block Booking Info Lions Gate Hotel 3410 Westover St, McClellan Park, CA 95652 Booking Website Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast 5321 Date Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841 Booking Website DoubleTree by Hilton 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA 95815 Booking Website
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On Wednesday August 10th, Puentistas and UMOJA members from Los Angeles Trade Tech organized with former Puentistas, East Los Angeles College Puentistas, and Region VII to address their concerns to the Board of Trustees for the closure and inconsistency of needs met for both programs. Puente and UMOJA have both successfully funneled their members through community college to provide a pipeline of success for transfers and professional development throughout the years. More than 20 students attended the Board of Trustees meeting and gave testimony for the importance of both programs. Ryan Navarette, a former LATTC Puentista expressed his gratitude for the program as a UC Davis transfer, "I have the motivation, they have the resources." Puente Students have successfully collaborated and raised money for AB-540 students, visit different UC and Cal State Campuses, provided academic counseling for non-traditional and first-generation students, and most importantly created a safe space for students to form a community of scholars to segway into 4-year institutions. Currently, the Puente Program does not have a full-time counselor/advisor. This has displaced current students from graduating the three-phase program and will hinder the opportunities of current Puentistas to go on 4-year university trips and receive academic counseling that is vital for transferring. The UMOJA Program focuses on academic success by reinforcing the educational and academic experiences of African Americans and other students through academic counseling, professional training, seminars, and conferences. On March 17, 2015 UMOJA successfully signed an agreement with 9 historically black colleges and is now collaborating with HBCU to guarantee transfer for those who are in the program. UMOJA students asked to establish a consistency with the Student Success Task Force Recommendations and be provided with a full-time coordinator. Many members expressed their concerns with the previous allocation of funding and are demanding a 3rd party audit for missing expenses. Both Programs provide structure and foundation for others who have gone through similar walks of life and humbling experiences. Both "are given extensive training in culturally responsive pedagogy and practices" and have impressive retention rates. UMOJA and Puente students will continue their efforts with administration to make sure the future generations of students are given an opportunity to succeed and most importantly, provided the resources and advisors they deserve. Students have expressed that both programs changed their lives and helped them pave a future filled with prosperity for not only their families, but their community. Attached below are links to connect to both programs: http://college.lattc.edu/counseling/umoja-community/ http://college.lattc.edu/counseling/puente/ -Clarissa Casillas Communications Officer Attention Student Leaders and Interested Parties,
The Southern Regional Retreat date has been set! More information will be provided shortly. To ensure you receive all updates please join our mailing list. Attention Student Leaders and Interested Parties, Eloy Ortiz Oakley Named Chancellor of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors taps Long Beach Community College District superintendent-president and University of California regent to lead 113-college system. Attached you will find the PR release.
After four long years, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges is proud to unveil our newly adopted Constitution! With a record-breaking 71-4 vote at the Spring 2016 General Assembly in Ontario, CA, delegates voted to amend a Constitution to better serve the needs of our students. In addition, our new Constitution provides enhanced opportunities for both system and legislative advocacy, allowing our organization to lead the 2.3 million community college students through the next decade and beyond.
The Constitution is attached and will be available later today on our website at www.studentsenateccc.org. Resolutions:Our Region sponsored three resolutions: 1. Harnessing the Power of 2.1 2. Baby Changing Stations & Family Restrooms 3. LATTC Solidarity All of them passed at General Assembly. Review of Our Regional Goals:As the semester comes to an end, it is a natural time for reflection. During the Region meeting at General Assembly, we were unable to go over most of the items on the agenda due to heavy time constraints. So, during this upcoming meeting, we will be going over several important things.
When I took my term, I had several goals for the Region: Any goals that have pending under them are currently in the works. 1. Brand New Region Website – Done 2. An Advocacy Ad-Hoc that will possibly transition into a standing committee - Done 3. A plan to improve inter-regional communication – Done 4. Overhauled Governing Documents – Done and Waiting for Approval 5. Creation of a Fiscal Code – Done and Waiting for Approval - This includes a proposal system to use Region money Pending 6. Obtain more funding – Pending - Santa Monica College has donated $3,500, dedicated to Advocacy. 7. Bring all colleges active - Pending 8. Push for a major Regional focus on Advocacy with our funding, and Advocacy Committee Pending 9. Plan ahead for the next board - Retreat - Training - Maintaining an acceptable level of institutional memory - Transition - Best practices handbooks As of now, our Region has almost accomplished most of these goals. We now have a working advocacy committee chaired by Senator Liahut, we have overhauled governing documents, and a fiscal code awaiting approval. We have almost doubled the amount of money our Region started with, and are currently working on bringing all of our Colleges active. With approval of the Delegates, our Region will start planning a retreat for January. I look forward to working with all of our Delegates to advocate for our constituents. Meeting Highlights: Region VII had its meeting last Friday on the 9th, and it went spectacularly! We finally got a new Region VII website approved, obtained a teleconference system and approved funding for food at all Region VII General Meetings. Furthermore, Region held elections for its Vice President vacancy, and Ali Asghar won. Delegates also chose to sponsor three resolutions: 1. Harnessing the Power of 2.1 2. Baby Changing Stations & Family Restrooms 3. LATTC Solidarity Delegates prioritized a legislative focus on homeless students, renewal of Prop 30 & Prop 13, as well as helping undocumented students. An Advocacy Ad-Hoc and an Ad-Hoc to tackle the homeless student issue were started by President Medeiros. Regional Focus: As of now, the failure on Region’s part to advocate has been evident. To amend this a series of goals have been created that will eventually lead to a more effective Region. The current goals President Medeiros has are:
Within a month: 1. Brand New Region Website – Done 2. An Advocacy Ad-Hoc that will possibly transition into a standing committee - Done 3. A plan to improve inter-regional communication – Done 4. Overhauled Governing Documents – Pending 5. Creation of a Fiscal Code – Pending - This includes a proposal system to use Region money Within two months: 6. Obtain more funding – Pending 7. Bring all colleges active 8. Push for a major Regional focus on Advocacy with our funding, and Advocacy Committee Within three months: 9. Plan ahead for the next board - Retreat - Training - Maintaining an acceptable level of institutional memory - Transition - Best practices handbooks More goals will be added as time goes on. All goals with “Pending” are those that are currently being worked on by Region. We have excellent delegates, as well as excellent board members. When you put a lot of great minds together, you tend to get great results, and this will be the case here. As we move forward into the future, we’ll be doing more advocacy than Region has ever done before. We’ll be more efficient, more effective, and more active than any of our predecessors. We’ll leave behind a framework for all future delegates and board members to jump off of and improve Region VII even more. |