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 Center. Link to Governing Board Agenda – June 13, 2017
Of particular interest on the agenda are the presentation on the swearing in of our new Student Trustee, Rudolph Villegas, the Electronic Catalog unveiling, and the report on the Student Success Scorecard. The Student Success Scorecard (Scorecard), while it has had its moments with reliability and validity over the years, the Scorecard presents a trend of how we are doing. It is so important for us to remember that most of the students that come to our college are not often college ready, and need more assistance than students who are prepared. This is our (community college) work, and where we should really focus…helping students who need us the most, to achieve. If 77% of our students are not ready for college, and we serve over 20,000 students a semester, think about the impact we could have if we are helping these deserving students to a better life, one that has a livable wage, and maybe a future teacher/community college professor.
Link to Student Success Scorecard Report
Last week we talked a little about EQ – Emotional Intelligence…following is a link to a quick reminder on how to increase your EQ. A quick thoughtful guide.
7 Practical Ways to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence–Starting Right Now
Link to Practical Ways to Increase EQ
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
