link Progress Report - Build Spaces for Open Dialogue

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Intentional Messaging and Open Dialogue

Call to Action: Intentional messaging and spaces for meaningful and open dialogue on a continuous, ongoing basis.

  • Spaces at a collegewide level, within discrete offices and areas, and spaces with our students.

Call to Action

Progress Report

Build Spaces for Open Dialogue
2021-2022 Actions Responsible Parties Status
1. Continue Community Conversation with Students, both in person and online. Lusyna Narvez and faculty/staff/administator facilitators

 
2. Continue support to faculty/staff level affinity groups such as BAE, La Mision Colectiva, AAPI Group and emerging groups (i.e. LGBTQ, White Allies for Racial Justice, etc.) BAE, La Mision Colectiva, AAPI Affinity Group

 
3. Develop the plans for a dedicated Cross-Cultural Center space in the Student Engagement Center. Vice President Murillo and Cross Cultural Center work group: Andrew Soliz, Dr. Ashley Faris, Chigusa Katoku, Connor Keese, Dr. David Piper, Edrina Rashidi, Inez Barragan, Brian Goo, Jackie Escajeda, Jorge Murillo, Lucia Moreno, Ken Songco, Nohemy Chavez, Qiana Houston, Rebecca Tran, Thuy Trang, Yolanda Barnes 

 
4. Sustain the Caring Campus initiative. Zita Melton, Jorge Murillo, Manuel Salazar  
5. Continue support for campus wide gathering such as the Black and Brown Summit and the EquityMINDset Conference. Office of Student Equity and Success, Mental Health and Wellness Committee, Black and Brown Summit Planning Team  
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2020-21 Actions
2020-21 Actions Status
1. Statement of Solidarity Call to Action forum.
  • President Peck sent the statement of solidarity in May 2020. The statement denounces the continued racist and unjust treatment of people of color across our various institutions. The statement also expressed a renewed commitment to adopting a racial equity and social justice framework across all aspects of the college.
2. Call to Action Forum.
  • The initial call to action forum took place in June 2020 and allowed for an honest conversation on race, justice, and the institution’s commitment to this critical work. Representatives from all college groups participated.
3. Initial community conversation with students.
  • Completed in July 2020: Mission College hosted its first Community Conversation with Students in July 2020. Facilitated by Tony Santa Ana from Allied Path Consulting, students shared their experiences of confronting racism at Mission College. 
4. Facilitated Community Conversations across groups, two to four per term.
  • Mission College hosted its second Community Conversation with Students in November 2020. Co-facilitated by Tony Santa Ana from Allied Path Consulting and Ken Songco, Director of Student Equity and Success, students shared their experiences as we neared the Presidential Election while dealing with COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Spring 2021 Community Conversation with Students Series in progress: A group of faculty, classified, administrators, and students have come together to organize a series of community conversations for spring.
    • In the last community conversation in February, student leaders took the lead in facilitating a number of the group discussions, highlighting the importance of supporting student-led discussions at the college.
  • The college is committed to continuing the community conversations moving forward. Topics will vary based on the feedback from students as well as the political and social climate.
  • Our third Community Conversation with Students was held in February 2021 and the theme of this conversation focused on the meaning of success.
  • Our fourth Community Conversation with Students will be held on March 17 and the theme for this conversation will be on Students’ Experiences with Online Learning and Support. Reports for each conversation will be created and share campus wide.
5. Continue support for campus wide gathering such as the Black and Brown Summit and the EquityMINDset Conference.
  • Office of Student Equity and Success, Mental Health and Wellness Committee, Black and Brown Summit Planning Team