EQUITY INITIATIVES

Program Overview

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First Year Experience (FYE) Pilot

Puente Project

Umoja Community

STEM Core

Early Alert Owl Scholars

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Join the Conversation About Equity

Free Webinars - Innovative Educator

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Monday, JULY 10
Noon-1 p.m.

Bridging the Gap: How To Create An Online FYE Course To Supplement Orientation

REGISTER by July 5

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Thursday, JULY 20
Noon-1 p.m.

Increasing The Academic Achievement Of Minority Males: How To Create A Targeted Program That Will Help Them Succeed

REGISTER

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Did you attend the Spring Convocation?

On Friday, April 28, Chancellor Judy Miner hosted a morning of conversation for Foothill, De Anza and district employees to continue the discussion of our opening day focus on student equity.

Tim Wise, author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, was the featured speaker.

Following his presentation, a facilitated discussion followed to reflect on his ideas and their application to our work relating to topics of race, equity and justice.

Were you unable to attend?

You can watch the presentation on YouTube and still join in the conversation with your colleagues.

 

This event was sponsored by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District.

Pick up your free copy of White Like Me

Copies are still available. Stop by the Equity Office in Room 1944 in the Administration Building for yours!

READING CIRCLES WERE HELD BEFORE THE EVENT

FOOTHILL COLLEGE
Tuesday, April 18 & Wednesday, April 19
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Conference Room ADM 1943
(next to International Students Office)

• Lunch will be provided.
• We recommend attending only one session.
• Please RSVP with your date to Kelaiah Harris at harriskelaiah@fhda.edu.

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Click here > for more about Tim Wise, including resources for the reading circle.

 

BOOK DISTRIBUTION DATES & TIMES

Thank you to President Thuy Nguyen for filling in for Chancellor Judy Miner at the Foothill book distribution of Wise's book.

DE ANZA COLLEGE
Wednesday, March 15
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Administration 109

FOOTHILL COLLEGE
Thursday, March 16
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Conference Room 1943
(next to International Students Office)

We hope to see you at the Smithwick Theatre on April 28!

About Our Equity Programs Office

The Foothill Equity Programs office was created to support the college goal of creating a culture of equity that promotes student success, particularly for underserved students.

It supports the district and college missions, which define equity as efforts to close the achievement gap across all student outcomes. The office's functions are guided by the goals and initiatives stated in the College's educational master plan (EMP) and student equity plan (SEP).

You can download the most current PDFs for the Foothill College plans here:

• 2016-2022 Educational Master Plan (.3 MB, 334 pages)
• 2015-2016 Student Equity Plan PDF (2.3 MB, 63 pages)

Through its programs and services, the Equity Programs Office works to promote programs and services that:

• implement activities to improve the achievement of student outcomes
• support initiatives that reduce barriers and facilitate students' access and success
• ensures alignment and integration across various college initiatives, including the Basic Skills Initiative, Student Success and Support Program, and Student Equity Plan.

Specific activities focus on:

• Facilitation of a Student Success and Retention Team with members from both student services and instruction to provide both operational support and program coordination to equity activities.
• Coordination of early intervention programs, such as Early Alert, supplemental instruction and Summer Bridge programs, that integrates Student Services and Instruction to provide student engagement and support for a variety of needs,
• Development of a mentoring program that includes faculty and staff as well as peer to peer mentoring and is integrated with other early intervention efforts.
• Expand professional development to provide support for change as well as support for practical and tangible activities to better serve and support underserved students.
• Application of a robust research agenda with tools to provide faculty and staff data showing the most productive ways to help students.

These activities seek to create a culture of equity that promotes student success.