As we anxiously await our letter from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), I hope we are having a good summer session. As soon as we have our letter, I will send you a note, and we will post it on our website. Tonight, is the Governing Board meeting at the Crown Cove Aquatic … [Read more...]

So yesterday, I noted I would talk about leadership today. This is on my mind because we need to develop or retool a leadership program at Southwestern College, develop better onboarding, and I am and will be hiring new leaders this upcoming year. So, one of my most painful lessons gets summed up in this … [Read more...]

Tomorrow, the Southwestern College Follow Up Accreditation Report and Visit will be heard by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). As we hopefully regain our accreditation, we will work as an institution to ensure that we integrate accreditation into our everyday environment, … [Read more...]

Today @SWC Summer School starts. We were very busy with #SWC Commencement and many high school and middle school commencements last week. There were thousands of people on our campus, and while it is a bit troublesome finding parking spots, having middle school and high school students on the SWC campus is a … [Read more...]

Commencement at Southwestern College is an inspiring event. A huge thank you to the Commencement Committee, the facilities department, the volunteers who worked, and the police department for a beautiful event. Our @SWC students are amazing and deserve our support as a college community. We maxed the … [Read more...]

Today is Commencement Day – A Day to Celebrate our student’s achievement, and our role in supporting students. I always believe this is the best day of the year as we celebrate student’s “rite of passage” (a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, especially birth, puberty, marriage, … [Read more...]

Yesterday, the Bakersfield College sponsored a summit – Leadership Matters: Re-Imagining Leadership to Sustain Transformative Change to Advance Student Success and Equity. We sent a team; Dr. Andrew Rempt, Dr. Angelica Suarez, and Marie Vicario. I participated via web for the morning and noon speakers. There … [Read more...]

We are counting down to Commencement. This seems like an appropriate time for us to explore the history of academic regalia. As noted on the Colorado State University Commencement website, academic regalia has been around for a long time. I have always been a little grumpy about the colors associated with the … [Read more...]

We made it to @SWC Commencement week. This is Classified School Employees Week. Please take a few minutes, stop, and say thank you to our classified professionals for their continued service and support for students and our community. If you want to have a really bad day think about a day without @SWC … [Read more...]

We are counting down to SWC Commencement and the celebrations continue on our campus. At the same time, we had a protest regarding a very serious subject; sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination. As this serious subject is a part of other college internal processes that have required a significant … [Read more...]