CCC + LGBTQ+ Summit November 11, 2017 @ UC Riverside ... · CCC + LGBTQ+ Summit November 11, 2017 @ UC Riverside Opening Plenary Transcript Speakers: Nancy Jean Tubbs – Director,

CCC+LGBTQ+SummitNovember11,2017@UCRiverside

OpeningPlenaryTranscriptSpeakers:NancyJeanTubbs–Director,LGBTResourcecenter,UCRiversideDr.MichaelPaulWong–DeanofStudentServices,MorenoValleyCollegeRhondaMohr–InterimViceChancellor,StudentServicesandSpecialPrograms,CaliforniaCommunityCollegesChancellor’sOfficeDoloresM.Davison–Secretary,AcademicSenateforCaliforniaCommunityColleges;Professor&Chair,DepartmentsofHistory&Women'sStudies,FoothillCollegeCourtneyCooper–President,StudentSenateforCaliforniaCommunityColleges

NancyJeanTubbs: ThelastthingthatIwanttosay,beforeIturnitovertoMichaelPaul,iswehavealotofpeoplesay,"WhyisUCRhostingthisconferencewhenIgotoCaliforniaCommunityCollege?"SoI'mgoingtotellyouabriefhistoryofhowthiscametohappen.

Wehadasummergraduateinternnamed,JessicaNewman,threeyearsagoandforhersummerproject,sheworkedwithRiversideCityCollegeaboutwhattheycoulddotoimproveresourcesforLGBTQstudents.Becauseshedidthatwork,sheinspiredmetodoaninventory.

Ivisitedall114websitesofCaliforniacommunitycolleges,andImadealistofwhatIfound.There'ssomeexcitingstuffthatwashappening,butcomparedtotheothersystems,thereweren'talotofresources,asstudentsintheroomknow,forLGBTQstudents.

Inaddition,afterwepostedthatinventoryonablog,westartgettingphonecallsfromstaff,facultyadministratorsabout,"Well,whatcouldwedoorhowcouldwedevelopmoreresources?"

SosomefolksinCaliforniacommunitycollegesworkedwithmetocreatethisevent.ItwasplannedbyCaliforniaCommunityCollegestaff,faculty,administrators,andthestudents.LogisticsweredonebyprofessionalstaffandvolunteersatUCRiverside.Themotivationforme,tohaveyouhere…IwanttotakeamomentandIwanttoaskallthestudents,clapyourhandsifyou'reastudentfromaCaliforniacommunitycollege.Clapyourhands.

Clapyourhandsifyou'reastaff,faculty,oradministratorfromaCaliforniacommunitycollege.Students,youheardthatsecondclap,everyoneofthosefolksarehere,tomakesureyou,asanLGBTQstudentorallysucceedattheCaliforniaCommunitycolleges.Theyarehereforyou.

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Iwanttobacktrackamomentandjustexplain,I'mhavingvisionproblems.Ican'tseeanyone'sfaces.I'massumingyou'reallsmilingatme.Awesome.IfIcouldseeyourfaces,IwishIcould,becausewhatIseeifyou'reastudent...asfarasI'mconcernedeveryoneofyouarefutureHighlanders.I'mnotsayingyouhavetoapplytogotoUCR,butreallyyoushouldapplytogotoUCR.Wewantyouhere.UCRwantsyouhere.Wewantyouhere,notdespitethefactthatyoumaybeLGBTQ,butbecauseyouareLGBTQ.Becausewevalueyou.

Andifyouhaven'thadachancetostopbythefidgetcubetable,togetsomemarketingfromAdmissions,dosobeforethedayisdone.We'llgiveyouafidgetcubeasathankyou.Butmostly,IwanttosaythankyouallforgivingupaSaturday,formanyofyouathreedayweekend,tobehere,andI'mgoingtoturnitovertoMichaelPaul.Welcome,y’all.Welcome.

MichaelPaulWong: I'mMichaelPaulWong.DeanofStudentServicesCounselingatMorenoValleyCollege.Thankyousomuch,everybodyforbeinghere.It'sjustsoexcitingandyouknowoneofthebestthingsaboutworkinginaCaliforniaCommunityCollegeisthatyougettodosomanyfirsttimeeverkindofthingsandthisisourfirsttimeeverSummitsoit'sreallyexciting.Giveyourselvesahandforbeingpartofhistory.

WhengotacallfromNancyJean,youknow,shejustputitouttoawholebunchofpeopleandsaid,youknow,"Hey,whowantstoworkonasummitonthestateofLGBTQpeopleintheCaliforniacommunitycolleges?"Ofcourse.

Youknow,whenweworkedinthecommunitycollegeorcommunitycollegesyouknowwheneversomebodysays,"Heywe'vegotsomeworktodo,it'sreallyimportant.Let'sdoit."Youknow,we'relike,"Yeah,me,me,me!"Andthensometimesyoulookaroundandnobodyelseisdoingthatbutinthiscasealotofpeoplejumpedinandsaid,"Yeah”andIwasoneofthemsoI'msoproudtobeapartofthiseffort.

We'vegotsomefantasticspeakersforyoutoday,butalsoasaformerstaffmemberhereatUCRiversidebeforeIcametoCaliforniaCommunityColleges,IdowanttoechowhatNancyJeanissayingaboutUCR.Theyreallyshould[inaudible00:04:17]frommyownpersonalexperience.

Soletmeintroducesomeamazingspeakerswhoaregoingtobecomingtoustoday.I'mgoingtointroducethemandthenthey'regoingtodosomeopeningremarks.Doesthatsoundgood?

Okay,soonyourleftisRhondaMohr,sheistheInterimVice-ChancellorforstudentservicesandspecialprogramsfortheCaliforniaCommunityColleges.Solet'sgiveahandtoRhonda.

Andnexttohertoyourright,inthemiddleisDoloresDavisonandshe'stheSecretaryoftheAcademicSenatefortheCaliforniaCommunityColleges,


ProfessorandChairoftheDepartmentsofHistoryandWomen'sStudiesatFoothillCollege,solet'sgiveahandforDolores.

Onthefarright,toyourright,isCourtneyCooper,who'sthePresidentoftheStudentSenatefortheCaliforniaCommunityColleges.

[inaudible00:05:23]butalso,Ithinkfortherestofus,Ithinkoneofthethingsthatwe'regoingtogetoutoftodayisjustareallygoodbriefingonhowdoesacommunitycollegework?Sohowdoestheleadershipworkandhowdoeschangehappen?

Sowe'veaskedeachspeakertogiveusalittle...includeintheiropeningremarksalittleexplanationofwhatitisthattheydoandwhatistheirorganization.Soyou'regoingtogetalittlebitofthat.SoRhonda,wouldyouliketostartwithopeningremarks?

RhondaMohr: Iwouldliketo.

MichaelPaulWong: Isthisworking?Therewego.

RhondaMohr: Coupleseconds-

Speaker4: Twoseconddelay.

RhondaMohr: Okay.Goodmorningeveryone.Thanksforhavingme.WhenNancyJeaninvitedmeIthinkshetoldmemaybehopefully100peoplewouldarriveandnowIthinkwehave400.So,yeah.Goodjob.Goodwork.

IworkinSacramentoattheChancellor’sOfficesosincealotofyouarestudentsandmaybedon'tknowwhattheChancellor’sOfficeevenis,I'mgoingtostartoutwithalittletwominute,trytokeepittotwominutes.

Somostpublicsegmentsofhighereducationhaveasystemoffice.AttheChancellor’sOfficewe'reabout140peopleinSacramento.Ourmostimportantfunction,ifyoutalktoalltheadministratorsattheCaliforniaCommunityCollegesistosendthemthemoney.

SothestateintheGovernor'sbudget,andthelegislatureappropriatesabouteightpointsixbilliondollarstothe114communitycollegesandthetwopointsomeoddmillionstudentsandattheChancellor’sOfficewesendthemoney.

Wealsotellyoualltherules.Tellthecampusesalloftherulesabouthowtospendthatmoney.Sowemakeregulations,wehelpimplementandinterpretthelawsthatthelegislaturesetsout.

OnebigdifferencethoughbetweentheCaliforniaCommunityCollegesystemChancellor’sOfficeandthesystemofficesforliketheCaliforniaState


UniversitiesandtheUCs,theCSUsandtheUCssystemofficehavealotofauthority.SotheUniversityofCaliforniaPresident'sOffice,whichisinOakland,canreallybossaroundtheUCcampuses.Theyhaveauthority.TheCSUsystemofficeislocatedinLongBeach.Theyhavealotofauthority.

InadditiontolawsregulationsandgivingoutthemoneytheCaliforniaCommunityCollegesareorganized,114collegesinto72districtseachofthosedistrictshasalocallyelectedBoardofTrustees.AndthereisalotmorelocaldecisionmakingthathappensattheCaliforniaCommunityCollegesthansomeoftheotherpubliceducationsystems.

Whichisnice,becauseyougettohavealocalvoice.Itmakesitalittlebitmoredifficultbecausesometimeswhenyouwanteverybodytobedoingthesamething,wedon'thavetheauthorityattheChancellor’sOfficetoensurethateverybody'sdoingthesamething.Soyourjoblocallyisalittlebitmoredifficultbutyoualsodohavelocalautonomyandcontroltomakesurethatyourdistrictsandcollegesaremakingdecisionsthathelpyourcommunityandthepeoplethatyoucareabout.

So,speakingofmoneywehave,Itrytothinkofsomeofthepotsmoneythatyouwouldbeinterestedin.There's140milliondollarsthat'sappropriatedtoallofthecommunitycollegesforequity.Inaddition,there's260milliondollarsforstudentsuccessandsupport.There's100milliondollarsforbasicskills.Wejustgotthisyear135milliondollarsforaGuidedPathwaysproject.Acoupleofyearsagotherewasaonetimefundingforequalopportunityemploymentfundingandweprovidedsometraining.

Sowesendoutthosepotsofmoney.Letmeconcentrateontheequityfundingforasecond.So140milliondollarsstartedin,Ithink‘14-‘15wasthefirstyearthosefundscameout.Andthere'salistof14populationsthatthatmoneyissupposedtohelp.You'renotoneofthem.SotherewaslegislationthattheGovernorjustsignedinOctoberthataddedLGBTQpopulationsasoneoftheequitypopulationsthatmustbeincludedindisproportionateimpactstudiesandindeterminingtheuseofthatstudentequitymoney.

It'sgood.I'lltakealittlebow,becauseIaskedourlegislativestaffingovernmentrelationstospecificallyaddLGBTQtotheeducationcode.BecausewhatIsawhappeningisinstitutionswereaskingus,"Areweallowedtospendanyofthat140milliononLGBTQ?"AndIwouldsay,"Yesofcourseyouare.They'reanequitypopulation."Andmanywouldpointtothelegislationandsay,"Butitdoesn'tlistLGBTQinheresowearehavingtroublegettingourcampusestosendanyofthatmoneyourwaybecauseit'snotexpresslycalledoutinthelegislation."

SoeventhoughIwouldsendane-mailnote,youknow,withmyhighstatus,not,eventhoughIwouldsendane-mailnotegivingthem,youknow,permission,therewasstillhesitationatthelocallevelbecausetheydidn'tthink


thelawallowedthatmoneytobespentonLGBTQ.Somecampusesweredoingit,otherswerenot.

SotheGovernorsignedthelegislation.LGBTQandactuallyhomelesspopulationswereaddedtothelegislation.YoucannowspendmoneyonLGBTQpopulationsandcollegesarenowrequiredtoconductdisproportionateimpactstudieswhentheynextdotheirstudentequityplans.

Forthestudentsintheaudience,letmeexplainwhatthatmeans.Forthreeorfouryears,collegeshavebeenrequiredtoconductdisproportionateimpactstudiesbygenderforLatinos,forAfricanAmericans,forAsians,forfosteryouth,forveterans.Sothere's14ofthose.There'stwomoreaddednow,LGBTQandhomeless.

Disproportionateimpactstudies,andthere'slotsofthem,IwasgoingtogiveyouoneexampleandIwasgoingtousetheexampleoftransfer.Ifyourtransferrateonyourcampusis35percentofthosestudentswhoindicatetransferastheirgoal,everybodyoncampusis35percent.ButifyouconductedtostudytoseewhatthetransferratewasforLGBTQstudentsanditwasonly14percentthat'sthedisproportionateimpact.Ifyourcampusistransferring35percentofitsgeneralpopulationbutonly14or15percentoftheLGBTQpopulation,there'saproblemthere.That'scalledanachievementgap.Andthat'swhatthatmoneyismeanttohelpaddress.

Soyouhave,inyourhandsrightnow,legislationfromthestateofCaliforniaandhelpfromtheChancellor’sOfficeupinSacramentoandhelplocallytomakethathappen.Itdoesrequirestilllocalefforts.Ican'ttellyourcampustospendonesixteenthofthat140milliondollarsonyourpopulation.Idon'thavetheauthoritytodothat.You'vegottoworkthatoutlocally.Okay?

Andjustseeingthepeopleinthisroomandthesupport,youhavethepowertodothat.Okay?Youjustgottokeepitup.AmIrunningoutoftime?Okay.

Justacouplemorethings.Inordertoconductthedisproportionateimpactstudies,youhavetohavethedata.We'vebeenontheCCCApplyapplication,whichthevastmajorityofourcollegesuseforadmissionsdata,thereisaquestionaboutsexualorientationandgenderidentityonthatapplication.Wehavebeendutifullycollectingitbecauselegislationsaidwehadtooverthelastcoupleofyears,butwehaven'tbeensharingitwithyou.

Thefolksthatrunourtechnologycenterhavehadahesitationtosharethatdatawiththecampusesbecausethey'reafraidforLGBTQstudents'safety.WehavetheLGBTQcommunityforthemostpartsaying,"Where'sthedata?Where'sthedata?"Butourtechnologycenterissaying,"There'saliabilityifwesharethedataandastudentisharmedbecauseofsharingthatdata."


It'sbeenforagoodreasonthatthetechnologycenterhasbeenhesitanttosharethedata,butwethinkthedataneedstobeshared.

MichaelPaulWong: ThesearelegallyprotectedcharacteristicsinthestateofCalifornia,justlikegender,veteranstatus,ethnicity...

RhondaMohr: Thereisabsolutelynoreasonforusnottosharethisdata.Itbecamea...wehadtoactually,ourattorneyshadtosendalettertothetechnologycenterandprettymuchdemandthatthedatabereleased.ItwassupposedtobereleasedyesterdaysothatIcouldcomeuphereandgetlikeextrafidgetthingsorsomething,abiggerbottleofwater.Thedataisreadytobereleased,we'regoingtotestitwithacoupleofinstitutionsnextweek.Withinthenextcoupleweeksyou'llhaveyourdata.

SomeinstitutionsdonotusetheCCCApplyapplication,theyhavetheirownapplication,soifyou'refromacollegethathastheirownapplication,ifyourcollegeisnotcollectingthatdata,you'regoingtohavetoworkwithyourcollegetogetthatdatacollectedandthensharethatdatawiththeresearchdepartment.Ithinkthere'sonly10or12collegesthatruntheirownadmissionsapplicationandyou'llhavetochecklocally.Ididn'tcomewithalistofthose.

IthinkI'llstopthereandletDolorestalk,becauseI'vebeenjabbering.

DoloresDavison: Thankyou.GoodmorningsomynameisDoloresDavison.IamtheSecretaryfortheAcademicSenateforCaliforniaCommunityColleges.Iama24yearfacultymemberatFoothillCollegeastheChairofthedepartmentsofHistoryandWomen'sStudies.WewereoneofthefirstWomen'sStudiesprogramsinaCaliforniaCommunityCollegecreatedin1972.WeactuallywerebeforemostoftheUCssothat'sasmallproudmomentandI'llsaynothingelse.No,sotheAcademicSenateforCaliforniaCommunityCollegesrepresentsthe58thousandfaculty,parttimeandfulltimeinthecommunitycollegesystemintermsofacademicandprofessionalmatters.

Wearenotaunion,weareanadvocacygroupincreasinglybecausewereallyhaven'thadachoice,butourfocusprimarilyisonareasaroundthingslikecurriculumandprogramdevelopment,programreview,rolesoffacultywithinthecurriculumprocesses,grading,allofthosesortsofthings.TheAcademicSenateforCaliforniaCommunityCollegeswasactuallyfounded50yearsago,nextyear.ThepoweroftheAcademicSenatebothatthestatelevelandlocallycomesoutoflegislationthatwaspassedin1988byJohnVasconcellos.hewastheauthorofAB-1725whichisthelegislationthatgrantedallofyourlocalcommunitycollegeacademicsenatespoweroverwhat'sknownasthe10plusone,whichareareassuchascurriculum,gradingprocesses,programdevelopment,thosesortsofthings.

AndthereasonthatI'msharingthatwithyouisthat'sbecausefacultyaretheprimarycreators,purveyors,etc.ofthingslikecurriculum.Andsoonyour


campuses,ifyouhaveaprogramthatisanacademicorstudentservicesprogram,itislargelycreatedbyfaculty.Oneoftheabsoluteheroesofthisparticularmovementintermsofcurriculumdevelopmentishereandifyouhaveanopportunitytoseehimspeakthisafternoon,JohnnieTerryfromSierraCollege...IhavetosaythatmostofwhatIdoastheEquity,DiversityandActionCommitteeChairthisyearcentersaroundthe,"WhatwouldJ.do?WhatwouldJohnniedo?"That'swhatmyWWJDbraceletis.BecausethisyearI'mfortunateenough-reallyIseriouslylike,"WhatwouldJohnniedoaboutthis?WouldJohnnieagreetothis?NoJohnniewouldthinkthiswasadumbidea.Iwon'tdothis."

MostofthetimeJohnnieagreeswithme,but,youknow...ButtheEquityandDiversityActionCommitteeforthestatewideAcademicSenate,whichIhavetheprivilegeofchairingthisyearisfocusedonanumberofissuesaroundequityanddiversity.TheplansthatRhondaspokeabout,aboutnotincludingLGBTQstudentsintheoriginal2014/2015plans,theAcademicSenatepassedaresolutionin2015demandingthatLGBTQstudentsbeincludedinthoseequityplans.Andwe...Thankyou.Thankyoutotheoneperson.I'lltakethatapplause.I'mfaculty,I'mneedy.Ineedfeedback.

TheSenatestartedputtingpressureontheChancellor’sOfficeinspringof2015thatthiswasapopulationthatneededtobeincluded.Weneededtolookatthedisproportionateimpact.Iknowthattherewasacommentabouttheconcernsaboutreleasingthatdatafromthetechcenter.IhappentoteachatFoothillCollegeintheheartofSiliconValley,oneofthemostfortunatelyopenandproudareasofCalifornia,butIhavealotofcolleaguesthatteachatcollegesthatarenotnearlythatwayandthatarenotnecessarilyofthemindsetthathavingLGBTQstudentsoncampusissuchagoodthing.Andsotherewereconcernsthatthosestudentswouldbetargeted,especiallyifthosepopulationswerereally,reallysmallandtheycouldbeveryeasilyidentified.

Sothetechcenterdidhesitate,theChancellor’sOffice,thankgoodness,continuedtofightuntilthatinformationwillactuallybereleasedinthenextcoupleofweeks.AndtheSenatewillcontinuetoworkwiththatinformationtoinformanumberofdifferentdecisionsaboutwhatwedo.

IntermsofthemakeupoftheAcademicSenate,thereare14electedmembers,fourofficers,ofwhichIamone,andthentenregionalrepresentatives.Andthe14ofusrepresentthe58thousandfacultyaroundthestate.Ifyouthinkthatthatiscrazy,youareright.WedohavealotofvolunteersandIsawPeggyCampocomeinsomewhere.She'sherefromNorcoCollege.JohnnieTerryhasservedonanumberofcommitteesforusovertheyears.We'vehadalotofassistancesoaquickplugtoanyofthefacultyinhere,IstillneedonemorememberoftheEquityandDiversityActioncommitteeforthisyear,andI'malwayslookingforadditionalfolkstohelpoutsoifyou'reinterestedtalktomeafterwards.


Thankyouforinvitingus.I'mlookingforwardtoMichaelPaul'sfollow-upquestionsandI'vegotawholebunchofthingswe'vebeendoingthatI'mhappytotalkaboutwhenwegettothosequestions.SoI'llturnitovertothepersonyouallcametohear,Ihope,whichistheamazingandtalentedCourtneyCooper.

MichaelPaulWong: BeforewehearfromCourtneyIdowanttosaythatI've[inaudible00:23:48]thisroomincludingmyself,areintheprocessofwritingthesestudentequityplansthatarenowlegallyrequiredtoincludeinformationaboutwhatisthestatusofyourLGBTQstudentandwhatdoyouplantodotoaddressdisproportionateimpactso[inaudible00:24:08]haveavarietyofstructuresintermsoftheirprocess,butatthelocallevel,everycommunitycollegemustpassthatequityplanpasttheiracademicsenate.So,ifitdoesn't...IwillpersonallytakethisdocumenttoouracademicsenatenextweekMondayandifitdoesn'thaveLGBTQthey'regoingtoaskme[inaudible00:24:31]Sojustanother-

DoloresDavison: He'sonthehotseat.

MichaelPaulWong: Pieceonthelocalsideofexactlyhowthisfitstoyourpersonal,youknow,theindividualcampuswhereyoueitherworkorgotoschool.

So,I'dliketointroduce...sorry...

DoloresDavison: Goahead.

MichaelPaulWong: CourtneywhoisthePresidentoftheStudentSenatefortheCaliforniaCommunityColleges.

DoloresDavison: Yay.

CourtneyCooper: [crosstalk00:25:02]reallyquick,fromthestudentperspective,aquickplug[inaudible00:25:08]IwasthestudentrepontheEquityDiversityActionCommittee.It'sanamazingcommittee,it'sstilloneofmyfavorite[inaudible00:25:14]thatI'vedonestatewideso,quickplugforthat[inaudible00:25:18].

So,howmany-justtogetagauge,howmanystudentsintheroomhaveheardoftheStudentSenateforCaliforniaCommunityColleges?[inaudible00:25:26]andhowmanyofyouarecomingtotheGeneralAssemblynextweek.[inaudible00:25:29]Therewego.

Speaker4: One,two,three.

CourtneyCooper: Sowe're[inaudible00:25:31]thatnumber.Idon'tknowif[inaudible00:25:34]though.So,theStudentSenateforCaliforniaCommunityCollegesit'skindofembarrassingthatmoreofyoudon'tknowaboutitbecausethereisadelegateoneverycampusthatissupposedtobevotingforyourvoice.SotheStudentSenateforCaliforniaCommunityColleges,werepresentall114campuses


because[inaudible00:25:54]115ASOs,AssociateStudentOrganizations,andthetwopointonemillionstudentsthatarecurrentlyenrolledinoursystem.

Wehavethelargestsystemofhighereducationinthecountryandpossiblyintheworldandsoyourvoiceisveryimportanttowhatwedo.Thewaythatoursystemworks,orourboard,we'verecentlybecomeincorporatedsoweareanon-profitorganization.We'reallstudentruncurrently.Wehavenofacultyorstaff.Wearerun,rightnow,[inaudible00:26:23]grantthroughtheChancellor’sOffice[inaudible00:26:27]we'llmakeitwork.

Thestateissplitupintotenregionssoyoufirstneedtoknowwhatregionyou'reinandtheneachcampushasadelegate.Youdecidewhothatdelegateis.Somecodify[inaudible00:26:40]yourbylawswhereyousay,thestudenttrusteeorthestudentPresidenttheywillalwaysbeyourrepresentative,buttheyareyourvotingvoice.

Andyoumightthink,"Well,whyisthatimportant?"Itdependsonlikewhereyou'reatandhowyouseeyourownstudentgovernment,butthereasonwhythat'simportantisbecausethelawthatwe'retalkingaboutAB-1018thatwasalawthatwesponsored.

Speaker4: Yay.

CourtneyCooper: Sohuge,hugeshoutouttoAssemblywomanReyessheisaFreshmanAssemblywomanandshecametousandsaid,"Wewanttodosomethingtohelpmorestudents."Andwehadsaid,"Whatkindoflanguage[inaudible00:27:17]."Andsheaskedthestudentswhatweneed.Andthiscomesdirectlyoutofwhatyou,thestudents,havetoldus,whatdoyouneed?Whatistheproblemyou'veseenmaybebeonyourcampusthatcanbeaffectingstudentsstatewide?

Andsonowit'sbeensignedbytheGovernor.That'salaw.That'ssomethingthatcameoutofstudentvoicesthatsaidthathomelessnessisanissue,andLGBTQrightsareanissueoncampus.Sofromthat,theGeneralAssemblythatImentioned,that'ssomethingwherewegettogethertwiceayearsointhefallandspringandweusuallyhaveabout90to100ofthe114collegesrepresented.

AsIsaid,thedelegatesarethevotingbody,soeachschool,youhaveonevote,onevoice,thatyougettodecide.Youalsogiveusresolutionssotheseresolutionsyoumightputforwardandsaythingslike,"Wewanthomelessstudentstohaveaccesstotheshowersoncampus.""Wewantfoodbanks.""Wewanthealthy,sustainablefood.""Wewanttohavetransportationthat'saffordableandaccessible."

Sofromthatlanguage,again,twoyearsagowehadastudent,IbelievefromSantaBarbaraCommunityCollege.TheyputforwardaresolutionthatwoundupturningintobilllanguageforAB-1995.


[inaudible00:28:26]himself,whoisthegraduateofthecommunitycollegesystempickeditupbecauseheusedtohavetotakeshowersoutbythebeachwhilehewasastudentandhewashomeless.Fromthat,inone[inaudible00:28:34]cyclewewoundupgettingthatlawpassed.Thatcamedirectlyfromastudentvoice.

Soifyou'rewonderingwhyStudentSenateisimportant,ifyou'rewonderingwhyyou'reimportant,that'swhy.Becausewhenweactuallygettogether,wemightnothaveabigbudget,wemightnothavealotofpeople,wehaveaboardof37membersrepresentingtwopointonemillionstudents.Youallarewhatmakesithappen.Whenweaskyou,"Canyouhelpgetusdata.Canyoucometothestatecapitol[inaudible00:28:59].Canyousignthis[inaudible00:29:00]postcardsothatwecanmakesurewecandeliverit[inaudible00:29:02]."Youaresoimportanttothat.

SoIwantyouallwhenyougobacktoyourcampus,findoutwho'syourrepresentative?Who'svotingforyouattheseregional[inaudible00:29:09]?Who'svotingforyouatthe[inaudible00:29:11]?Isyourvoiceactuallybeingheard?Aretheissuespertainingtoyourcampusactuallybeingputforward?

Lastyearwehadanother[inaudible00:29:21]thatwentoutabout[inaudible00:29:22]transit.Thatifyou'regoingtotalkabouthavingthesegreencommunitiesandthingslikethat,studentsneedtobeabletogetthere.Andunfortunatelyitwasvetoed,butwe'regoingtobringitbacknextyearandIhopethatwecanhaveyourbuy-inforthat.Thatifthat'ssomethingyouseeasimportant,wewanttobeabletofulfillit.

Thevisionofthisorganizationisthatweareabottom-uporganization.Thinkanupside-downtriangle.Thetwopointonemillionstudentstellyourdelegatesandyoutellus.Youtellmewhatyouneedtogetdone.Youhavethepower,youhavethevoiceandifyou'renotbeingservedwell,disposeofthem,flipitover,butweneedtokeepmovingforward.Wedon'thavetimeforpeoplewhoarejustintheirpositionsonlyforthetitles.

Hopefullythatkindofgetsyoualltolookintoit.Gotostudentsenateccc.organdifitdoesn'twork,we'reinthemiddleoftryingtofixthewebsite,ifitdoesn'tworkjusthitrefresh.It'sthere,trustme.Butcheckusout.Findoutwhoserepresentingyou.Findoutyourvoice.Andyoucanfindmycontactonthatwebsiteaswell.

MichaelPaulWong: Thankyouverymuch.

Okay,thispartoftheprogramwehaveafewgeneralfollow-upquestionsandafewspecificfollow-upquestionsforindividuals.Soyouare...ourpanelistsaredoingagreatjobbecauseIkeephavingtolikecrossofffollow-upquestions.Thingsthatthey'vealreadysaid.


Speaker7: Yeah.

MichaelPaulWong: Okay.So,ifyouhaveaquestion,youcangetupand-waitamomentthough,youcangetupandgotothecentermicrophone,butfirstwe'regoingtohaveafewfollow-upquestions.

MichaelPaulWong: Okay,whilewe'readjustingourseating,Ihaveaquestionforeachcandidatetoansweroneatatime.

DoloresDavison: Candidate?

RhondaMohr: Candidate.

DoloresDavison: Eachcandidate?

MichaelPaulWong: DidIsaycandidate?

DoloresDavison: Youdid.

MichaelPaulWong: Areyourunningforsomething?

RhondaMohr: Queen.

DoloresDavison: Yeah,Queen.I'lltakePrincess.

MichaelPaulWong: Okay,youareallinpositionsofleadershipwiththeCaliforniaCommunityColleges.PleasesharewhatCaliforniaCommunityCollegesiscurrentlydoingtosupportLGBTQpeopleoncampusesorinthesystem.

RhondaMohr: IthinkIwassupposedtowaituntilthisquestionbeforeIgavemylongtalk.

MichaelPaulWong: So,isthereanythingelseyou'dliketoadd?

DoloresDavison: I'lldoone.Wantmetodoone?

RhondaMohr: No,Ihaveone.

DoloresDavison: Okay,youdoyours.

RhondaMohr: IhaveonethatIwantedtosaytowardtheend,butmaybethisisagoodspace.IamaleaderatthestatelevelatthecommunitycollegeChancellor’sOffice.SoIhavealotofinfluence.

Iwasbornin1955.WhenIwasyoung,Ithoughtpeoplemyagewereold.RightnowIconsidermyselfmiddle-aged.SoIwenttoaconferencelastweekwithayoungerstaffmemberandaftertheconferencewasovershesaid,"Oh,that


wasamazing.There'salltheseolderpeople,mostlywomen,whoaretheleadersandthere'snotalotofyoungleaders."

So,asIwaspreparingforthisIthought,"Iamanolder,middle-aged,straight,whitewomanandI'minchargeofthe140millionbucksforequity."IwasborninaDemocratichousehold,butmyparentsdidn'treally,weweren'tintentionalaboutbeinginclusive.Iwasn'traisedwithalotofexposuretopeopleotherthanmyself.Straightwhitefamilies.IkindoftakeitforgrantedthatI'mopenandinclusive.

ButwhatI'verealizessinceIcametotheCaliforniaCommunityCollegesandwhatyouandothergroupshavetaughtmeisthatIcan'ttakethatforgranted.ThepeoplearoundmethinkthesamewayIdothatI'mnaturallyinclusive.ThatIandwehavetobeintentionalaboutwhatwedo.Andit'sbeenagreatlessonformepersonallyandthat'showItrytousemyleadershippositionistohelpmakeintentionaldecisionsthatwillhelpyouandotherpopulationsthathaveachievementgapsattheCaliforniaCommunityColleges.

SoIappreciatetheabilitytodothat.

DoloresDavison: Oh,fine.SoIgettofollowthatbybeingnotallofthosethings.

RhondaMohr: She'snotold.

DoloresDavison: Oh,I'mold.Iamold.Ihadamilestonebirthdaythisyearandboy,youdonotrealizewhatthatmeansuntilyougetthatAARPcardinthemail.

Andyou'relike,"Whatthehellisthis?"

MichaelPaulWong: Dowehaveaseniordiscount?

DoloresDavison: Don'tevengothere.

RhondaMohr: Ifyou'veeverflippedoffapieceofmail...

DoloresDavison: Isetitonfireinmybackyard.Ireallydid.SoIwillsay,similartoRhonda,Iamwhite,Iamstraight,Iambinary,Iidentifyassuch.Ididgrowupinamuchmoreinclusive...intermsofdiversity.IgrewupontheeastsideofSanJose.Weweretheonlywhitefamilyintheneighborhood.Ididn'tthinkanythingaboutthat.Neveroccurredtome.

Ihadasignificantnumberoffriends,eveninhighschoolthatwereout,someofthemverypublicly,someofthemveryprivately.Iknewalotofit.Anditneveroccurredtomethatthatwasanythingdifferentfromwhatitshouldbe.


Ihavea13yearoldniecewhoiscurrentlyquestioninghergenderidentity.MysistercallsmebecauseI'mtheonethatcancallherandtalkherdownandmakesurethatsheunderstandsthatthat'sokayandI'mthesafespace.

Havingsaidallthat,aboutmybackground,Ithinkofthemostimportantthingsthatcommunitycollegeshavedoneinthelastcoupleofyears,intermsofwhattheSenatedoesandintermsofcurriculardevelopment,isthecreationoftheAssociateDegreeforTransferinSocialJustice.

Wehadsignificantdiscussionsatthestatewidelevel.HowmanyofyouarefamiliarwiththeAssociateDegreesforTransfer?Okay,Okay,cool.Excellent.Thoseofyouthataren'tfamiliarwiththese,intwoquicksentences,itisadegreethatyoucantakeacommunitycollegethatguaranteesyouadmissionintotheCSUsysteminasimilarmajor.Doesnotguaranteeyouadmissionintoaparticularcollege,doesnotguaranteeyouacceptanceintoaspecificmajor,itcanbesimilar.

TherewasnothinginGenderStudies,LGBTQStudies,anyoftheareastudiesthatweconsider.Latin-American,AsianandPacificIslander,anyofthose.AndthatwasnotpartofthelegislationinitiallywhenSB-1440waspassed,thatwasnotpartofthelegislation.

Newlegislationwaspassedtwoyearslater,toincludewhatwecallAreaofEmphasisdegreesandtheSenatefoughtveryhardthatoneofthoseshouldbewhatwecalledSocialJusticeStudies.

Iwasinvolvedintheinitialdisciplineinterestgroupmeeting.Iwilltellyouthatwefoughtfairlylengthybattlesaboutwhatweweregoingtocallthatdegree.TherewastalkaboutwhetheritshouldbeRace,Gender,andEthnicityandthenpeoplewerelike,"Well,waitaminute,thatdoesn'tincludethispopulation.""Well,thenweshouldcallitSexualitystudies.""Wellthatdoesn'tincludethispopulation."

AndultimatelySocialJusticeStudiesseemedtobethebestidea.Anditisanumbrelladegreethatincorporatesmorethan24degreesthatyoucantransfertoattheCSUs.ItincludeseverythingfromWomen'sStudies,andGenderStudies,SociologyfocusonSexuality,AsianStudies,Asian-AmericanStudies,African-AmericanStudies,LGBTQstudies,Queerstudies.HugerealmofoptionsforyoutotransfertoattheCSUs.

WhatithasdoneisithasprovidedanopportunityforstudentstoseethatthosedegreeshavevalidityandsignificanceandvalueoncampusesacrosstheCCCsystem.Whenyou'retalkingaboutsomethingliketheprogramthatJohnnieTerrystartedatSierra,thatwasthefirstprograminthestateatthecommunitycollege[inaudible00:39:53]

MichaelPaulWong: OnewasSanFrancisco,buttheydon'tcount.


DoloresDavison: Oh,IdohavetosayCCSF-

MichaelPaulWong: Imeanthat'sobvious.

DoloresDavison: WegotCCSFfolksinthehouse?Yay.Nicelydone.

So,consideringthatthisprogramthatJohnniecreatedwasinarelatively,IwouldsaycomparativelyconservativeareawithsomerealconcernsaboutLGBTQissues,andhemanagedtocarvethatprogramoutofprettymuchnothingandmakeitextraordinarilysuccessful.Butthosestudentsdidn'tnecessarilyhaveaprogramtotransferto.Andtheydidn'thaveaguaranteethattheywouldbeabletotransferandtheADTprogramhasguaranteedthemaspotwhentheytransfer.

Rightnow,IbelievethattherearesevencollegesthatareeitherworkingontheADTorhavehaditpassed.CCSFhasfourdifferenttracksthatyoucandowiththeADT,Foothillhasthree.Soyoucanfocus,youcandoafocusinGenderStudies,youcandoafocusinLGBTQStudiesandthenyoucantransfertoaCSUandearnadegreeinthatprogramthatyoucanthengoanduseforanything.

Thatisaprogramthatwilltranslateintoalmostanykindofjob.SothatkindofworkthatthestatewideSenatehasfocusedonandhasbeenreallyintegralin,Ithinkisoneofthethingsthatwe'vebeendoing,orwe'vebeentryingtobedoing-tryingtobedoing,thatisafabuloussentence-tryingtodo.

Morningsarenotmystrength.Thiswholegetherebyninething,Iwaslike,"Really?"

Butthosearethekindsofthingsthatwe'vebeenworkingonstatewidetoensurethatstudentshaveplacesthattheycandoandthingsthattheycanmajorinthatmattertothemandthatareimportanttothem.Andthathopefullywillleadthemtocomebackandteachatthecommunitycollegelevel,whichisanotheroneofourgoals.Wewantourstudentstocomeback.Wewantyoutoteachforusandbewithusbecauseyoureflectthediversityfarmorethanourfull-timefacultydoatthispoint.

RhondaMohr: [inaudible00:41:56]

DoloresDavison: Imean,yeah,no,Iknow.Weallknowthat.Imean,youknow,I'minafieldthatiswhitemenandthere'snothingwrongwiththat,butit'sdifficultwhenI'msittinginaclassforLatin-AmericanstudiesandIhavenoLatinofaculty.IhaveoneHispanicfacultymemberinmydepartment.

Sothemorediversitywecanbringtothecampusesinthemoreareas,thebetterthatisforourstudents,thebetteritisforourcommunities.Thebetteritisforeducatingfuturevoters.


So,okay.Offthesoapbox,handingofftheCourtney.

CourtneyCooper: SofirstI'mgoingtopushitalittlebitwithwhatisanLGBTissue.ImmigrationrightsisanLGBTissue.BlackLivesMatterisanLGBTissue[crosstalk00:42:39].Accesstohealthcare,accessto[inaudible00:42:43]that'sanLGBTissue.SoIwillsaythatthat'ssomethingweneedtokeepinmind,thatnoneofusaretheseindividualsilos.ThatwearethisVenndiagram,whichisbeautifulandwhichisintersectional.Weneedtokeepthatinmindthatourbrothersandsistersandournon-binarycousins,theyareineverydemographicandpartandweneedtobeabovethat.

AndIknowthateveryonethinkslike,"Ohjustbecauseyou'reallminorities,orjustbecauseyou'reallLGBTwe'realllikeonthesameteamnow."There'sgoingtobeinternalconflict,there'sgoingtobeinternalfights.Noteveryoneagreesthatmarriageequalityisthegreatesthurdlewehavetogetover.Iwanttherighttohousingwithoutdiscrimination.Iwanttherighttoworkwithoutdiscrimination.Andthat'ssomethingthatstillneedstobefoughtfor.Needsstill[inaudible00:43:23]attheforefrontofourmind.

Andwhenyou'reasking,"Wellwhatdoesthat[inaudible00:43:26]onourcampuses?"Iwouldsaythattherehasbeenapushtorecognizethat30percentoftheDACAstudents,[inaudible00:43:33]inthiscountryareinthecommunitycollegesysteminCalifornia.30percentjust[inaudible00:43:37].

Imagineifyouwenttoclassand30percentofyourclassmatesweregone.HomelessnessisanLGBTissue,fosteryouthisanLGBTissue,andthisispassionateformebecauseIamallofthesedemographics.

Ididnotgrowupinaverydiversecommunityorinaveryacceptinghome.I'mfromLouisiana.IamablackwomanfromLouisianawho[inaudible00:43:57]whoissemi-closeted.Mybrothersknowaboutmyidentity.I[inaudible00:44:01]evertellmyfamily.Ididnottellmymotherbeforeshepassed.Andthat'sarightthatnoteveryonehastocomeout.Andevenrecognizingthatthatisnotaone-size-fits-all.

SowhatIwouldsaywasthebiggestpushintheCaliforniaCommunityCollegesystem,there'stwothings.Oneisparticipatorygovernance.Sometimesit'scalledsharedgovernance.Who'srepresentingyouinthesecommitteemeetingswhenwetalkaboutaccesstowhohasthespaceoncampus?Whohasafoodpantry?Whatisbeingconsideredwhenweconsideraboutundocumentedstudentsandaboutundocumentedstudents’rightsoncampuses?AretheybringinguptheLGBTperspectiveasapartofthat?

Forme,it'slike,"AretheybringingupLGBT,aretheybringingupdisability?"Allthesethings.Becauseassomeonewho'shurt,spacesarenotverycomfortableifyouhaveanykindofdisabilitywhetherit'scognitiveorit'sphysical.


Whoisbringingupyourvoiceinthesemeetings?Whoisrepresentingyou.SoIwouldsayparticipatorygovernancebothatthestatewidelevelandthelocallevel.That'smajorlyimportantbecausethat'swherethechangehappens.

Andit'snotgenerallymaliciousI'dsay.[inaudible00:45:02]bestintentions,peoplearegettingintoeducationbecausetheywanttohelpstudentsachievetheirgoals.Theywanttohelpsocialmobilityandallthatgoodcapitalisticstuff,butyoualsohavetothink,peopledon'tknowwhattheydon'tknow.Soyourvoice,ifyou'renotmakingsureyou'reheard.Ifyou'renotmakingsurethepersonwho'srepresentingyouismakingsureyourvoiceisheard,they’regoingtocontinueto[inaudible00:45:21]structureswithoutyouinmind.Notwithmaliciousintent,butjustwithoutthatinformation.

Doyourfaculty,youradmin,afavorandspeakupsothattheycanfulfillthegoalintheirvaluesofhelpingyougetthere.

Thesecondpartis,you'regoingtostarthearingmoreaboutguidedpathwaysandtheidealofitrightnow,it'sstillinthisambiguousplanningstagerightnow,buttheideaishowdowedecideallthis?Weknowthatour[inaudible00:45:45]communitiesdoreallywellin[inaudible00:45:47],butweonlycanservefourthousandofour14thousandstudents.They'redoingreallywelloverherein[inaudible00:45:52],they'redoingreallywelloverherein[inaudible00:45:54]butthey'reonly[inaudible00:45:55]servethis.

Ifwedon'tservethesenichecommunities,howcanbringupallofourcampuses?Howcanweextendthatsothatit'snotthediversityofficerlikeDeanof[inaudible00:46:08].It'snottheirjob,it'sallofourjobs.Bothasastudentasfacultyasanadmin,howdowelikebreakthatdownandthevisionthatIhopestaysasGuidedPathwayscontinuesonisthat.Sothatwhenthey'reconsideringaboutimmigrationstatusofstudents,whetherit'sthinkingaboutaccessibility,whenthey'reconsideringaboutsomeone'sethnicidentity,they'realsoconsideringasapartofthat,theirsexualidentity,theirgenderidentity.

SothosearetwothingsIthinkthesystemisdoingrightnowandweneedtodoourpartsowe'regivingtheinput.

MichaelPaulWong: Thankyouverymuch.[inaudible00:46:50]individualquestions.Iseeyou,andthankyouforbeingpatient.Ihaveonemorespecificquestionandonegeneralquestionforthegroup.Courtney,youalreadystartedtalkingaboutthisquestion,andso,let'sputitouttothewholegroupforanyofyou.Whatdoyouneedfrompeopleintheroomtodayinyourpositionofleadershiptopushtheseissuesforward?Howdoweworktogethertogettothefinishline?

DoloresDavison: Youturnedthemicon.

MichaelPaulWong: Youknow,specifically,howcanweimproveorcreatenewresourcesforLGBTQpeopleattheCaliforniaCommunityColleges?


DoloresDavison: Ithinkthereareanumberofthingsweneedfromthefellowfacultyintheroomandclassifiedprofessionalsandadministrators.Weneedstrongersupportoncampusfortheseprograms.Ifyoudonothaveapridemonthoryoudon'thaveanLGBTQmonth,youneedtohaveone.Ifyoudon'thaveanLGBTQsupportsystem,youneedtohaveone.Ifyoudon'thavefacultythatarewillingtoteachthoseclasses,andbeabletointroducestudentstoQueerStudiesandLGBTQStudiesandWomen'sStudiesandGenderStudiesandSexualityStudies,youneedtohirethosefacultysotheycanteachthoseclasses.Thatiscrucial.

ForthestatewideAcademicSenate,weoperatebyresolution.Facultybringresolutionstoourtwoplenarysessions,onewasjustlastweek,theotheroneisinthespring.StateStudentSenateismodeledoffofthesamesortofstructure.Ifthereareconcerns,ifthereareissues,forexamplewiththestudentequityplansnotincludingLGBTQinthatinformation,withthedatanotbeingreleasedfromMISdataandfromCCCApplydata,aboutLGBTQstudents.Thatinformation...wewereabletohaveresolutionscomeforwardfromfacultyattheplenarysessionsandthengoasthestatewideAcademicSenateandsaytotheChancellor’sOffice,thisinformationneedstobereleased.Thisneedstobechangedintheequityplans.Thisneedstobedone.

I'mtheLiaisonthisyeartotheEEOcommitteefortheChancellor’sOfficeandwearelookingatdiversityinhiring.That'soneofthebigissuesrightnow.Fulltimefacultyneedtodiversify.That'snotgoingtohappenifallwe'redoingisreplacingfacultythatretire.It'sjustnotgoingtohappen.Ifyou'relosingoneortwofacultymembersayear,you'renotgoingtodiversifyatanykindofspeed.Weneedmoremoneyfromthestatetobeabletoincreasehiringfordiversefaculty.

WeneedtosupportourparttimefacultywhotendtobefarmorediversebecausemanyofthemarefreshoutofGradschool,comparativelyfreshoutofGradSchool.Sothey're,youknow,enthusedandnotbitterandangrylikeIam.WhereI'mlike,"Reallyanotherplagiarizedpaper?Areyoukiddingme?Okay."They'relike,"Letmehelpyouunderstandwhyyouplagiarized."Imeanthat'sthe...Idothattoo,I'mnotthatbitterorthatangryyet.I'mgettingthere.EspeciallywiththatAARPcard,butanyway.

Butourpart-timefacultyneedtraining,theyneedsupport,theyneedmoneytobeabletobepaidalivingwage.

They'rebasically...Anyofthestudentsthathavecomplaintsaboutthefactthatyourpart-timefacultymembersaren'tavailableallthetime?They'reteachingatfourorfivecampuses.Theyareworkingoutoftheircars.

Iwasafreewayflyerforalittlebit,notnearlyasbadasmostofmycolleagues.WeareworkingonthattooatthestatewideSenate.Themorethatyoucanrequestintermsofresources,themorethatyoucanrequestintermsofcurriculumandcurriculumadditions,Iknowthatthecurriculumprocesscanbedauntingforfaculty,Ihelpedauthorthestreamliningplanslastyear.We're


continuingtoworkonthattomakecurriculummorerelevantandmakeitgetthroughmorequickly.

Imean,you'vegottoworkonallthose.Soanyofthosekindsofthingsandadvocacyatthestatelevelfordiversityinhiring,diversityofprograms,Iwouldsaythoseareofthebiggies.

CourtneyCooper: ThetwothatIwanttodoisjust,again,accountability,whoeveryouhaveelected,whetherit'syourstudentgovernmentoryouracademicsenate,whateveritis,holdthemaccountableintheirpositionssothey'reactuallyfollowingupthattheyaretakingtheseissuesseriouslyforthestudentsenateside,wehaveamatrixofabout200andsomethingresolutionsthatarestillcurrentlyactive.

WhenIwasthechairoftheEquityandDiversityCommitteefortheSenate,Iwasabletosign74resolutions.Weareaboardofonly37.Wehaveonlymaybelike10memberssometimesoncommitteesrightnowthatcommitteehasbeencombinedwithanothercommittee,whichisgreatbecausenowwehaveabout90somethingresolutionstoworkonbutthere's[inaudible00:51:53].

So,whatIthinkthatwecandotokeeppushingfurtherisjustjumpin.Ithinkalotoftimeswefeellikeweneedpermissiontotakeonleadershiporit's[inaudible00:52:04]andthey'relike,"Well,wehavetwoListservsbecausewewantonewhereit'sprivateandwecanaskquestions."Andtheideathatwe'retoldthatthere'snostupidquestions.Maybethereare,butthere'sbetterwaystoformaquestion,butit'sokaynottoknoweverything.Andit'sokaytocomeandaskmebecausethoseareusuallypeoplewhogetustomoveforwardtoask,"Well,whyisitlikethat?Whyarewedoingthis?"Thatkindofquestion.

Soifyou'relookingforasignofpermission,jumpin.Evenifyoudon'thavelikeapositiononyourcampus,jumpin.[inaudible00:52:36]takeonthoseactions.Forus,pleasecallin.Wehaveteleconferencemeetingsmainly.Callin.[inaudible00:52:44]like,"Hey,Iwanttohelpout."

Wehave,Ibelieve,threeorfouractiveresolutionsongenderinclusiverestrooms.It'sbeensomethingthatI'vetriedtoseeifwecouldgetsomeonetopickupaslegislationforthelasttwoyears,butthat'ssomethingthatweneedthatsupportfromyouall.Likethepowercomesfromstudents.Sothemoreofyouwecangettobuy-inandtocomeintoit,thatwillmakeiteasier.

AndIguessthelastthingissafespaceswethinkof,weneedspacesorresourcescentersoncampuses.Makeyourselfasafespace.Makeitsothatpeopleknowwhotheycangoto.Don'tgetburntout.Becausepeople[inaudible00:53:21]eight,ninepeopleandyou'retheoneleadingthechargeonallthesethings,andthat'sgreat,butalsoit'sokay[inaudible00:53:27]whenyouareonthevergeoftearsoncampus,doyouknowwhoyoucangoto?Anddopeopleknowiftheycancometoyou?


Sobeasafespaceforeachother,takecareofeachothersothatyoudon'tburnout.Activismisexhausting.Beingotherisexhaustingsotakecareofeachother.Thatwouldbemy[inaudible00:53:44]wecankeepdoingthisworkandcankeeppushingeachotherandholdingeachotheraccountable.

MichaelPaulWong: Thankyou.I'dliketotakeaquestionfromtheaudience.

Speaker9: Okay,Ihaveaquestion.Mynameis[inaudible00:54:02].I'mfromSierraCollegeandI'mpartoftheSpectrumcommitteethere.I'malsoastudent.I'mageezerstudent,butI'mastudent.

Speaker4: Geezerstudent.

Speaker9: I'malsoanactivist,andbythewayIjuststartedthefirstclassinthemajorinthe-yeah,I'minit.

Speaker4: Awesome.

Speaker9: Beinganactivistforalongtime,youcanalwayslearnsomethingnew.Thisismyactivistquestion.Okay,myunderstandingof1018isthatitaddsmorecategoriesbutitdoesn'taddmoremoney,amIcorrect?

RhondaMohr: Thatiscorrect.

Speaker9: Okay.MysecondquestionisthatLGBTstudentsdonotalwayscomeoutonthefirstsurveys,theycomeoutlaterandwhatI'veseenintermsofwhenIreapplyandreapplyyouknowforthenextsemesterthere'snoquestionontherethatupdatesthatstatus.Arewegoingtocapturethepeoplewhocomeoutincollege?Becausethisisveryimportantespeciallywithconservativeareassuchas[inaudible00:55:01]Countywherewecomefrom.

RhondaMohr: IhavenotheardthatquestionbeforesowhenyouapplyfirstonCCCApplyapplicationandthequestion'sthere.

Speaker9: Yup.

RhondaMohr: Andthenyou'rethereforfallsemesterandit'stimetoregisteragainforspring.

Speaker9: Right.

RhondaMohr: DoyougobacktoCCApplyatthatpoint?You'rejust[crosstalk00:55:26]

Speaker9: [crosstalk00:55:27]that'sgoingtobeaproblemgoingforward.

RhondaMohr: Sothey...


MichaelPaulWong: Itwouldbeusefultohavedatabeforestudentscomeouttocomparewiththedataafterstudentscomeout.

RhondaMohr: Yeah.

MichaelPaulWong: Butthatwouldbealocalmatterthatwewould[crosstalk00:55:46]

RhondaMohr: That'sgoingtohave-yeah,thesystemsthatallofthecampusesanddistrictshavethatgathertheinformationaftertheinitialapplicationarealllocalsystems.Imean,Ithinkitwouldbegreatifweallhadonestudentinformationsystemandthenthestatecouldhavesomestandards.There'samovementtowardthatbutwearemany,manyyearsawayfromaccomplishingthat.

Speaker9: Okayandmythirdquestionisthis,IalsohavemyownfundsocialactionandI'mtargetingthefundforLGBThomelessyouth.Now,intermsofwhatthecampusescando,againthat'sgoingtobestatisticalinterestingthingtocapture.Hastheissueofhousing,whichseemstobethestickiestissueforhomelessyouthcomeupassomethingthatcouldbediscussedonastatewidelevelintermsoffindingasolution?

DoloresDavison: Yeah,we...oops.Technology.ThestatewideSenatedidasurveyabouttwoyearsagoondisenfranchisedstudents.Andoneofthethingsthatwefoundoutveryquicklywasthatthedescriptionofdisenfranchisedvariesfromcampustocampus.Itwasveryeye-openingformebecauseIwasstillmylocalSenatePresidentandImentioneditatmyBoardofTrusteesthatwehadbothfoodandhousinginsecuritiesoncampusandseveralmembersoftheBoardofTrusteeswerelike,"Wedo?"AndIwaslike,"Iknowweareareallyrichneighborhoodbutyouunderstandwehavemanystudentsthatcometousfromotherareas."

SotheStateSenateisactually-wejustpassedaresolutionlastweekthatwearerevisingourstudentequityplanpaper.Iwillbechairingthat.We'replanningtohaveitoutbyfalltoincludethoseissuesofhousinginsecurityandfoodinsecurityandtoprovideresourcesforfacultyandstaffandadministratorsandstudentsoncampus.

We'vehadalotofdiscussionsaboutthefactthatyouneedtoknowwhothepersoniswhoknowswherethoseservicesareavailableandinalotofcampuses,youknow,youmayknowbywordofmouththatso-and-soknowsthisorso-and-soknowsthis.Butthoseresourcesneedtobemorevisibleandmoreobviousandthereneedtobemoreofthem.

CourtneyCooper: Andthen[inaudible00:58:15]statewide[inaudible00:58:17]participateasthestudentrepresentativeinthefirstbasicneedsparticipatorygovernance.Andliterallythatiswhattheentiremeetingisabout.Itwassupposedtoonlybeabouttenmembers.WewounduphavingacompletelyfullroomofIbelieveover20representativesfromboththedatakindofcollectionside,faculty,admin,student,Chancellor’sOfficeandjustdirectlytofigureout,whatdowe


doabouthousingandfoodinsecurity?Imeanthesestudiescomingout[inaudible00:58:45]thefactthatlikeathirdofourstudentsexperiencehomelessness.That'ssomething[inaudible00:58:54]language.Whenyouasksomeoneifthey'rehomeless,[inaudible00:58:59]andIwaslike,"Whyareyouaskingme?"Ihadatent.That'shavinghousing.Andwhenyouaskinadifferentway,"Doyouknowconsistentlywhereyouwillsleepforthenextthreemonths?"That'salotdifferent.[inaudible00:59:11]I'mgoingtosleeponmyaunt'scouchuntilshegetsmadatmethenI'mgoingtosleepinmycaruntilIcan'tparkthereanymoreor[inaudible00:59:18]citypassesanordinance."

Sowhenwetalkaboutbasicneeds,we'regoingevenbeyondthatalsomentalhealthservicesbecauseobviouslyifyou'refosteryouth,LGBToranykindofapartofthat,thatisreallytaxing.Andyoucanthinkofdifferent[inaudible00:59:34]thatbecomehomelessthatwedofacefoodinsecurityitdoestakealongtermmentaltoll.Sothereisataskforceonthat.Rightnowit'sonlybeenapprovedforayearoffundingbutIknowthattheChairofEquityistryingtomakesurethatthisbecomesaconsistentpermanentcommittee.

Speaker9: Thankyou.You'vegivenmehope.

DoloresDavison: IknowIjustwanttomentionto,oneoftheothergroupsinthedisenfranchisedsurveysthatwehaven'tmentionedbut,whichhasasignificantLGBTQisourincarceratedandreentrystudents.Thatballgotdroppedforalittlebit.Therewerealotofotherthingsgoingon.Alotofballsintheair.Thatcommittee,thatparticulartaskforceattheChancellor’sOfficehasbeenreconstituted,metforthefirsttimelastmonthandislookingatsomeveryspecificissuesaroundthatintermsofsupportduringincarcerationandfollowing[inaudible01:00:27].

Jeffrey: Hello,mynameisJeffreyI'mfrom[inaudible01:00:32]collegein[inaudible01:00:35]andwearecreatinga[inaudible01:00:37]SocialJusticestudiesandsofarwe'vegotthreeareasofemphasisreadytogo.

DoloresDavison: Awesome.

Jeffrey: Oneproblemwe'veencounteredistheextremelylongdelayingettingCIDapprovalforourcourses.They'vehadmycoursenowmy[inaudible01:00:53]LGBTStudiesforthreeyearsnowandwe'restillwaitingonapprovalforthat.IttookthemaboutsixmonthstogetourGendercourseturnedaround.Sothat'soneproblemwe'rehaving.

AnotherproblemhastodowiththeChancellor'slistofapproveddisciplinesinordertoengageinhiring.We'vegoneupanddownthatlistlookingfordisciplinesthatwouldbeappropriatetohavesomebodyChairthedepartment.We'reactuallycreatinganewdepartmentofSocialJusticeStudiesandwehaveahireapprovedtohiresomebodytoChairthisdepartmentsotheverynatureoffindingsomebodyappropriateforthatdepartmentithastobeavery


interdisciplinarysortofpersonandthere'snothingontheChancellor'slistofapproveddisciplinesthatallowsthemtohirethatperson.

LGBTStudiesisnotincludedonthatlist,SexualityStudiesisnotincludedonthatlist,SocialJustice,thatisn'tevenincludedonthelistofapproveddisciplinestoteachinthatprogram.Sothosearesomeofthefrustratingthingsthatwe'veencountered.

DoloresDavison: WeareveryfamiliarwiththeCIDissues,trustmeonthisone.Wehavestruggled,quitefrankly,withourCSUpartners.WehavealistofCCCfacultythatarereviewingcoursesandtheyhavestruggledagainsttheCSUfolksinthere.WeareworkingverycloselywiththemonCIDadvisorycommittee.Ijustmetwiththepersonwhoappointstheirfacultylastmonthtostarttalkingabout,"Weneedtolookatwhatyouguysareusingascriteriaforappointingfacultytodothisjob.TheydonotneedtobetenuredAssociateProfessorswhohavetaughtforxnumberofyearsandareservingontheirlocalSenateandyouknow,18millionothermore“Plutoinretrograde”thingstogetappointments."

Soweareawareofthatandweareworkingonthat.Asfarasthedisciplineslist,yesfortheMinQuals,thisisaconcern.Thereistheinterdisciplinarystudiesminimumqualificationwhichyoucanuse,butthatisalittledifficultandatalotofcollegesthey'reveryhesitanttouseitbecauseitissobroad.IwouldstronglyrecommendJeffreytalkingtoMarcCoronadoatDeAnza.DoIhaveanybodyfromDeAnzahere?Ididn'tseethemonthelist.Oh,hey.Yay.Yay.Ididn'tseeyouguysontheoriginallist.I'mthrilled.

Buttheirinterdisciplinarystudiesprogramexists.Theyhaveithoused,it'sanentireprogramandtheywouldhaveanideaofhowtotalktoyouradministrationaboutthat.Icanputyouintouchwiththem.

Jeffrey: Thankyou.

DoloresDavison: DeAnza.DeAnzaalways.

Katherine: MynameisKatherinefromLosAngelesValleyCollege.Iteachpsychologyat[inaudible01:03:42]andwedonothaveLGBTQpsychologyoranythingremotelyinclinedtodiscussingLGBTQissues.SoIproposedtocreateacurriculumtocreateaclassinourdepartmentthatalsoincludesaseparateclassthatsaysLGBTQPsychology.However,I'vebeentoldthatitwilltakeaboutsixtosevenyearsandyouhavetogothroughaboutten,15layersofadministrationatthehigherCCCcollegelevelsandalltheadministrativestuffanditwilltakemany,manyyearstodothattocreatethatclass.Iwaswillingtoprovidealltheresources.Ihaveprofessorswhoarewillingtogettogethercreatetheclass,createthecurriculum.

Theysaid,"Well,thisiswhatyoucando,youcanmakethepsychologyclassesthatyou'reteaching,moreLGBTQinclined,whichIalreadydo.However,inthe


studentbrochure,whentheyregisteryoucannotputthatinthereunlessfive,sixyearslateryougothroughalltheselayerstocreatetheclass.SoIjustwantedtoask,isthereanyotherwaythatwecancreateanLGBTQPsychologyclassthatdoesnothavetotakesevenyears?

DoloresDavison: Okay,so.Ispentlastyearasthestatewidecurriculumchairworkingonstreamliningcurriculumprocesses.Wedidahugestatewideeffortandweheardcomplaintsattwolevels.Basically,atthelocallevelandattheChancellor’sOfficelevel.TheChancellor’sOfficelevelhastothispointlargelybeendealtwithintermsofnewcoursestoexistingprograms.Intheory,ifyousubmitanewcoursetotheChancellor’sOfficethat'sforaprogramthatalreadyexists,whichwouldbepsychology,youwouldhaveautomated,almostimmediateapproval.Itwillnottakesixmonths,itwillnottakethreeyears,itwilltakeabout24hours,intheory.

Thoseofyouwhohavenotyetdealtwiththecurriculuminventory,wewilltalkseparatelyaboutthat.Butthatpartofithaslargelybeenclearedup.Thelocalprocessesareaslightlydifferentstoryandthosedependonwhatyourlocaladministrativeproceduresandprocessesaroundcurriculumare.Inmostcases,whenwepolledcampusesandItalkedtopeoplefrom-Iwentto12differentcollegeslastyearandtalkedtofaculty.Weendeduptouchingabout90ofthecampusesalltold.

Mostofthemsaidthattheircurriculumprocessesiftheyworkedwell,tookaboutthreetosixmonths.Theproblemisthatifyougetaholdup,forexampleifyourdepartmentchairandyourchairinyourdepartmentdoesnotwantthatclass,ifyouhaveaDeanthatdoesnotwantthatclassandrefusestoenterit,youhaveachairthatdoesnotwantthatclass,oranyofthosethings,thenyou'rebasicallybuttingyourheadagainstawall.WhatIwouldstronglyrecommendtoanyofyouthatarestrugglingwithcurriculumissuesistoreachouttotheSenateandtalktooneofthecurriculumexpertsontheSenatebecausewecanhelpwiththat.

AndIknowthecurriculumchairforLACCDandIcanhelpwiththattoobecauseI...weknowlotsofpeople.

Katherine: Thankyouverymuch.

DoloresDavison: Ofcourse.I'mgoingto-thisisbeingvideoed.It'sgoingtobeplayedbacktomeandI'mgoingtobelike,"Oh,God.IsoundlikeI'morderingahitontheLACCDperson."

DoloresDavison: Areweoutoftime?

MichaelPaulWong: Getreadytobelaidout.Ifyou'renotalreadyinthelineorifyou'reattheendofthelineIjustwanttolikenothaveyoubedisappointed.


DoloresDavison: WeneedthatsignlikeatCostco-

MichaelPaulWong: Yeah.

DoloresDavison: Likethisistheend.Thislineisclosing.

MichaelPaulWong: Justtomakeyouawarethatthelinesprettylongandwe'vegotabout15moreminutesforthissession.Sonextquestion.Thanks.

Eric: Goodafternoon.

DoloresDavison: It'son.

Eric: Goodafternoon,everyone,myname'sEric.I'manAmericanStudiesmajoratCityCollegeofSanFrancisco.

DoloresDavison: Woo.

Eric: Thankyou.We'reaccreditedandwe'refree.

DoloresDavison: Yay.Andwe'refree,yay.

Eric: Ifyou'reaSanFranciscan.ComemovetoSanFranciscoandtakeaclassatourcollege.Firstofall,thankyousomuchtoUCRforhostingthissummit.

DoloresDavison: Yay.

Eric: Thankyousomuchtothepanelparticipantsforsharingyouexperienceandfordoingtheworkthatyoudoforthepublicsystem.That'samazing.Ihaveaquickquestionfortheaudience,howmanyofyoufeellikeyourcollegesubstantiallysupportsqueerstudentsoncampus,raisetheirhand.

Okaythatreallybumsmeout.Howmanyofyoudon'tfeellikeyourcollegesubstantiallysupportsqueerstudentsoncampus?Iwasexpectingtheinverse.

DoloresDavison: Yeah.That'sabummer.

Eric: Soaquestionforyou.SoRhondaMohr,thankyousomuchforbeing-Imeanthere'ssomuchinformationinyourparticularsegment.Ireallyappreciateit.Soyoumentionedthatthere'sagreatdealofautonomyatthecampuslevel,ratheratthedistrictlevel.IfacollegeisnotcomplyingwithAB-1018,oranyothersortofsectionoftheEdcodepertainingtoqueerstudentsoncampus,whatkindoftoolsareavailabletothroughChancellor'stopromptcompliance,ifany?Andifthereareany,isthereanywaythatstudents,faculty,administrators,whomever,canreachouttotheChancellor’sOfficeandrequestsomekindofintervention?


RhondaMohr: Goodquestion.There'sacoupleofthingsthatyoucoulddo.Youcouldreachouttomepersonally.IoverseethestudentservicesdepartmentattheChancellor’[email protected],reallysuckatvoicemailssodon'tcallme.

IfyougototheChancellor’sOfficewebsiteandgodowntothebottom,there'sacomplaintformifyouwanttofileanofficialcomplaint.Andthenthosecomplaintswouldmakeittome.Anyofthosecomplaintswouldbedealtwith.Howwewoulddealwiththem,wewouldn'tjustlikeplasteritalloverthenewspaperoranythinglikethat,butmyselforoneofmystaffmemberswouldcontactthecollege,theadministratorsatthecollegeandsay,"Hey,what'sgoingon?"

Oneproblemwithourauthorityisthatwecanencouragethemto-they'rerequiredtorunthedisproportionateimpactstudyandstudythedata.Whatthey'renotrequiredtodois,eveniftheydiscoveradisproportionateimpact,they'renotrequiredtospendanymoneyonit.Because-Iknow,Iknow.BecauseitmaybeinthatexampleIgavewherethetransferrateis35percentforeverybodyandthetransferrateforLGBTQis15percent.ItmaybethattransferrateforLatinois10percent.Andtheydecidetoputtheirmoney...okay?Sothere'snorequirementthateachofthose16populationsgetanyequalchunkoranychunk.

Theyshouldatleast-thelawisthattheyhavetodothedisproportionateimpactstudy,theyhavetoaddresswhetherthey'regoingtoaddressadisproportionateimpactstudyandsoifyouseesituationswherethey'renot,youshouldcontactusattheChancellor’sOffice.

Eric: Thankyouverymuch.

RhondaMohr: You'reverywelcome.

DoloresDavison: You'regoingtogetlikethreedozene-mails.

RhondaMohr: Iknow.

Katherine: Hi,mynameisKatherine.I'ma[inaudible01:12:07]soInoticed,withtheexceptionofoneofthemilestonesinthebackofthepamphletthepluspartoftheLGBTQ+avenueisnotrepresentedinthetitleofthissummitoranywhereelse[inaudible01:12:27]andassomebodythatfallsintothat,Imeanit'snotuncommon,butit'smorehurtfultoseeit[inaudible01:12:38]likethat[inaudible01:12:39]arewerepresentedinthelegislationthatprotectsequity?[

RhondaMohr: Yeah.It'sagoodquestion.RememberthatIsaidthatIwasold?Juststilllearning.Idon'tknowwhatplusmeans.

Katherine: Itencompassesarangeofidentitieslikeasexual,pansexual,intersex.


RhondaMohr: SoIbelievethelegislation,AB-1018onlyreferenceLGBT.Itdoesn'treferenceQ,doesn'treferenceplus.Itendtothinkthatwasunintentionalprobablyfromthosemiddleagedleaderslikemewhojustaren'taware.Wecancertainlyputoutguidancethatclarifiesthatwewantallofthosepopulationsincluded.Iwillmakeacommitmentthatthere'swrittenguidancethatgoesouttoAB-1018thatcoversthat.Ican'tdoanythingabouttheprogramheretoday.Again,Iwouldthinkthatit’sprobablyunintentionalandjustamatterofuslearning.

KatherineS.: Thankyou.

RhondaMohr: You'rewelcome.

Joey: Hello,hello,myname'sJoeyandIamthePresidentoftheButteCollegeGenderandSexualityAllianceandIamactuallyhappytoannouncethatweareactuallythebiggestclubonButteCollegecampus.Somyquestionis,whatisthatclubsliketheGSAcandotohelpwiththisfight?

RhondaMohr: Imighthaveananswerforyou.Wejustthisyearinthebudget,forthefirsttime,veteransgotsomecalledoutmoney,right?Fosteryouth,acoupleofyearsagogotsomecalledoutmoney.Theygotthatbecausetheyhaveadvocacygroups,statewideadvocacygroupsthatwentuptothecapitalthatlobbied.Thatfoundanauthor,anAssemblypersonoraSenatortodothatlegislation.Ifyouclubscouldformastatewideassociation,you'dprobablybemuchbetteroffingettingthatstatewideexposure.Becauseyouneedthestatewideexposuretogetthemoneyfromthestate.

Youcanworklocallytogetsomeofthepotthatdistributedlocally,butifyouwanttocalloutatthestate,youhavetobeupinSacramento.SoIwouldjustsay,bothforfaculty,administrators,andstaffanassociation,butstudents,ifyoucanbandtogetheryourclubsintomoreofanassociationthathassomelobbyingcapabilities,thatwouldbegreat.

CourtneyCooper: Onthatnote,wedohavethat.

RhondaMohr: Ohnevermind.

CourtneyCooper: Nobutexactlythatbutwecanalwaysusemoreofit.SothroughtheStudentSenateforCaliforniaCommunityCollegeswealsohavecaucuses.Rightnowwedon'thaveasmanyactive,buttheSpectrumcaucusisactive.ThecurrentPresidentofthatcaucusisLeeAmethyst.Ohmygosh,SanDiego...isitMiramar?

Speaker15: MiraCosta.

CourtneyCooper: MiraCosta.Thankyou.Jesus.SoLeeAmethyst.Soyou'reregiononeandyoucangoonFacebook[inaudible01:17:00]regiononeFacebookpage.Iknowthatshepostedtheywerehavingameetinglastmonth,butifyousearchevenSpectrum


Caucus,I'msureit'slikelytocomeup.Ifnot,alsogointoourwebsite,StudentsenateCCC.org.Thatwillcomeup.ButexactlywhatDeanMohrsaid.Weneedyouinthecapitolandsothemorepeoplewhogetactiveinthecaucuses,that'smorepowerful.Whenweputoutacallsaying,"Hey,weneedthatlobbylist.Weneedawritingcampaign."Orsomeonetohavepointedoutwhereit'slike,"Where'stheplus?"Inthis.That'sgoingtocomefromthosecaucuses,whichisbasicallylikeaSuperclubforstatewide.ButIwoulddefinitelysaypleasegetinvolvedandactivethroughthat.Thefactthatyou'rethelargestclubonyourcampus,I'msurethatwecouldusethatsupportstatewide.

NancyJeanTubbs: Twothings,y’all.Isthison?Twothingsy’all,wewillbeherelaterthisafternoontoleadthestudentcaucusspacesoyou'llhaveachancetomeettheleadoftheSpectrumcaucus,right?Second,we'regoingtokeepgoingbecausethey'restillputtinglunchboxesupandalso,justtoletyouknow,thenI'llhandthemicback,afterwe'redonewiththispanel,butbeforewereleaseyoualltogetlunch,beforewedothat,becausethere'salotofyouall,we'regoingtoinviteanyonewhowantstobeinthebiggestfriggingphotoevertocomeuphere.AllpanelistsIgiveyoutheoptionof,whenwedothistostaywhereyou'resittingorifyouwanttogosomewhereelse,that'sfinetoo.We'llhavepeoplestandingbehindyouandinfrontofyouandyouhavetobecomfortablebeinginapublicphoto.Because,we'regoingtoshareitwidely.Ifyou'renotcomfortabledoingthat,donotcomeupherewhenwedothegroupphoto,okay?SoIjustwantedtoexplainthat,nowI'mgivingthemicback.

DoloresDavison: AndIjustwantedtosaythattheAcademicSenatealsohascaucusesandtheASCCCLGBTQIA+caucuswasrenamedthispastyeartoreflecttheQIA+language,butthereisnoonefromButtecurrentlyonthatmembershipsotalktoCarrieRoberson,talktoothersfromyourcollege,yourfacultyleadersandaskthemtogetinvolvedinitbecausethatwouldbeagreatwaytoincreasevisibilityaswell.

Speaker16: I'malsothePresidentof[inaudible01:19:31]

DoloresDavison: Thankyou.Isawyou,butI'mblindsoIwaslike,"IknowIknowyou."Awesome,thankyou.

MichaelPaulWong: Let'stakethenextquestion.

Speaker17: Hiyouall.JusttostartoutIwanttoshowsomeappreciationtotheindividualswhocalledoutbeingpartofthepluscommunityandnotseeingthat.Ittakesalotofcouragetospeakup...butcomingfromalotofdifferentmarginalizedgroups,I'mnotperceivedthatwaytomyownbenefitsoI'mabletoaccessdifferentkindsofspaces,butIcansee,andIknowthatsometimesit'snotsafeforustohaveavoicesoIreallyappreciateyoufordoingthat.

Ialsoappreciateyouforacknowledgingignorancetosomeofthisinformation.Therearealotofpeoplewhoareinpower,andmakingthedecisionwhohear


andareconfrontedwithinformationthattheymadeamistakesomewhereandinsteadtheyareattackingus.They'reangryandantagonistic,andIreallyappreciatethatyouwerejusthonestandsaid,"Idon'tevenknowthis,pleasehelpme."SoI'mreallyappreciativeofthat.

I'mdisappointedcomingfromDeAnzathatnooneelseisherefromDeAnza-

DoloresDavison: Yeah.

Speaker17: Atleastthesistercollegeishere.Thankyouforbeinghere.

DoloresDavison: Inforce.

Speaker17: HopefullyyoucanencouragethembecausethisisanecessaryresourceforstudentsandCourtneyit'ssogoodtoseeyou.Ihaveonlybeenhereforafewmonthssincecomingfromupnorth.MyfamilyisnotasafespaceformesoseeingfamilyfromupthereandseeingtheresourcesthathavebeenputintoSSCCCforEBTmeanssomuchtomebecauseIcouldn'teatoncampuswhenIdon'thavemoneyandIhave[inaudible01:21:18]andIhavenohealthcare,etc,etc,etc,etc.That'ssoimportantsojustappreciationforastart.

OneofthethingsI'venoticedafterservingonStudentSenateatDeAnzaandthencomingdownhere,especiallytoamuchmoreconservativearea,isthatwhenbuzzwordsareusedinplacesofpowersuchas"student-run,""student-controlled,""student-centered,"itstillmarginalizesthestudents.Thestudentstillfeelthehistorictraumaoftheseinstitutionsfrompre-schoolupthrough12thgradethattheycan'tspeakup.Thattheydon'thavetheirownthoughtsto[inaudible01:22:01]thattheycan'ttelltheiradvisors,theircounselors,orpeople,eventheirownneedsortheirownwants.Ortheycan'tsay,"HeyIwanttotryaconferenceforcommunitycollegestobeabletocomeandtalkaboutwhatresourcesweneed."They'renoteveninvitedtothetablesometimes.Andiftheyareatthetable,they'relookingtotheiradvisorforalltheanswersandsometimestheseadvisorsarehorriblepeoplewhohavemarginalizedmorepeoplethananyoneinthiscountryincludingTrump,whoislikeverballyexplicitaboutmarginalizingeveryonewhodoesn'tlooklikehim.

Myquestionis,Idon'tknowwhattodo.Iwentintothosespacesandtheyevenmadecommentstomethinkingthat,"Oh,she'salittlemoremature,she'salittleolderthanherpeers."Andwouldsay,"Thisisallforshowandyouknowthat.It'sjusttomakethemthinkthattheyhavesomepower."Iwouldsay,"No,they'readults.We'renotchildren,youcan'ttreatmelikeyou'remyparent.Likethat'sgross.It'spaternalistic,it'swrong."SoIdon'tknowwhattodoataninstitutionallevelbecauseyoucanbeareallygoodcog,butifthemachineisbroken,youaren'tgoingtofixit.Whatdoyousuggestwedotostart,notjustempoweringthestudentstoknowthatwe'reincontrolhere,evenifwetreatthislikeacapitalisticbusiness,we'rethecustomersoyou'reworkingforus,notforyouknowwhateverTrump[inaudible01:23:35]


DoloresDavison: I'mnottakingthisone.

Speaker17: Myfinalquestionis,whatdoIdotosupportthefacultysotheyfeeltheycanstandupforusanddon'tfeellikethey'regoingtolosttheirjobsorevenadministratorsorevenstaff?Becausesometimesouronlyfriendsarethepeoplewhoarepart-timefaculty.Andthey'reafraidtolosetheirpositionsohowdowesupportthemandthenhowdoIsupportthestudentswhothinkthat-Imean,someofthemdon'tevenunderstandstatisticstoday.Youknowtheydon'tevenwanttolistentotheresearchtodayandthey'remakingdecisionsoffofthis.SoI'mjustlookingforadviceandIsupposehope,iswhat[inaudible01:24:15].

CourtneyCooper: SotoyourfirstquestionI'dsayempowerpeopletoknowtheirrights.AsDolorestouchedonearlierthere'stenplusonerights.Thatsamepieceoflegislation,SB1725alsogavestudentsnineplusonerights.Howmanyofyouevenknowthatyouhavenineplusonerightsonyourcampus?That'sbecauseyoureadmybreakout.

Ialwaysforgetwhattheotheroneis,butyouhavethelegalrighttohaveinputonyourcurriculum.Onyourdisciplinaryprocess,onwhatprogramsarebegunandended,onwhatlocalfees,therearelikestatewide,theminimum,whatfeesareonyourcampus,thingslikethat.Sofirstoff,empoweringstudentstoknowit'snotjustthatyou'reinaroomasashow,theylegallyhavetohaveyouinthatroomandyoushouldbespeakingup.Atworst,iftheyjusthavetobecausetheyknowtheyneedtomeetaccreditation,becausethat'sapartofaccreditationalso,theyneedtomakesurethattheycanshowthattheyhaveastrongstudentgovernment.

Thestudentgovernmentyourfirstactisnotforevents,eventhougheventsarefun,thisisoneofmypetpeeves,Iloveevents,youneedthemforcommunitybuilding,butyourfirstlegalright,peoplehadsit-ins,peoplehadstrikes,sothatyoucouldhavetherighttohaveinputonhowyourcampusesrunandwhatisdone.Soifsomeone'selectedandtheycan'tgotothatmeeting,youneedtofindsomeoneelsethatcangotothatmeetingandreportback.It'snotenoughtosaywe'rebusy.We'reallbusy,we'realllike[inaudible01:25:28]andstarvingbutyouneedtohavethatrepresentationonboardsoncampus,whichgoesbacktoaccountability.Holdingthosepeopleaccountable.Whoareonthesetaskforce,whoareinthesemeetings?Whatdowantto[inaudible01:25:36]educationalresources?WewenttoAcademicsenateandtriedtoworkwiththem.Weasked,"Areyouwillingtosupportthisresolution?Whoelsedowegoto?"

Findalliesinyourcampus.Sodon'tgoalreadyassumingtheworst,assumethattheywantthebestandonceyourealizethey'renotwillingtoworkwithyou,figureitout.Empoweryourselftoknowwhatisyourschoolstructure?WhyareyouaskingthisDeanabouthavingafoodresourcepantryoncampus,whenthat'snotevenundertheirwheelhouse?Knowyourstructure.Empoweryourselftoknowthestructureofyourschool,knowyourlegalrights,know


who'srepresentingyouinthoselegalrights,who'sonthoseparticipatorygovernments,who'sonthe[inaudible01:26:12]committeeonyourcampusasthestudentrepresentative?Dotheyactuallygotothatmeeting?Whyisn'tthereabusinesscapitalistAbutthere'sabusinesscapitalistpartBthatI'dbeabletotransfer?Whowas[inaudible01:26:21]atthatmeeting?Whyistherenoaccessibilityforthedisabled?

SoIwouldsay,that'showyou'regoingtogetthatdoneistoempower.Andwhenthefacultycometoyouandtheyaskforthingslike[inaudible01:26:30]form,differentthingslikethat,we'vehadbillswherewe'vesupportedotherorganizationstogetpart-timefacultyofficehours.I'vehadfacultywhoyouhadtodrivetoadifferentschooljusttogettimewiththem.Youhavethemwalkwiththemtotheparkinglot.That'snotokay.

Ifwewanttohavequalitywealsoneedtoendteacherswhoarealsofacingfoodandhousinginsecurityandsupportthemingettingbacktheirrights.

MichaelPaulWong: Ijustwanttojumpinandsaythatadministratorshaveveryimportantrolesheretoplayaswellbecausewhenyouhavethesemeetings,oftentheadministratorsareinthesefacilitationrolesandyouhavetoactlikestudentsneedtobetheretomakethisdecision.Whatwouldhappenifthecurriculumcommitteemetandnofacultyshowup?Wouldyoujustmakethatdecision?Ofcoursenot.Youknow,itwouldbeanemergencyright?AndyouwouldgotoyourSenateandlike,"Hey,what'sgoingon?"

Andyouhavetoactthesamewaywhenyouhavetheseimportantmeetingsandnostudentsshowup.Youknow,there'sfacultyintheroom,there'sadministratorsintheroom,nostudentsintheroom.Thatisaproblemandyouhavetoactlikethat'saproblem.Andyougotoyourgovernmentandaskthem,youknow,don'tjust-andifthey'relike,"Whattheheckisthat?Whatareyoutalkingabout?"Thenyou'vegottogotothegovernmentmeetingsandexplainwhatthatcommitteedoes,whyisitimportant,whyisitimportantforstudentstobetheresothatit'spartofoureducationalroleasaninstitutionaswell.

Andthisshouldnotbejustallonthestudentstoknowthesethings.They'reheretogetaneducationandwehaveanimportantrole,fortheadministratorsintheroomtomakesurethatthat'spartofaneducationalmission,studentsareeducatedabouttheirpower.

DoloresDavison: OkayandIjustwanttoemphasizewhatCourtneysaid.Absolutelymakesurethatthestudentsareintheroom.Oneofthemostfrustratingthingsasafacultyleaderistoknow,aswedo,thatstudentshavetobeappointedtoourcurriculumcommittees.Everycurriculumcommitteeshouldhaveastudent.Absolutely.Thatisoneofthenineplusone,itisarequirement.Everycurriculumcommitteeincludingthestatewidecurriculum[inaudible01:28:38]committeehasastudent.


Ifthestudentdoesn'tshowup,whatdowedo?We'vegottopasscurriculumthrough.Wecan'twaitbecausethestudentdidn'tcomebecauseheorshehadtostudyorheorshehadacarbreakdown.You'vegottohaveaphonetree,makesurethere'salwayssomebody-phonetree,lookatme,I'mlike100yearsold.Andthenyousendyourcarrierpigeonwiththeinformationaboutthemeeting.Youneedtohavesomethingsothatyoualwayshaveabackup.You'vealwaysgotastudentthere.

You'vegottohaveyourstudentsgointotheBoardsofTrusteesmeetings.YourStudentBodyPresidentshouldbethere.Shouldn'tjustbeyourstudentTrusteesthathavetorelyonconveyingthatinformation.BecauseifyouendupwithabadTrustee,oryouendupwithabadStudentBodyPresident,whichIhaveencounteredbothofinmyyears,youwanttomakesureyou'vegotsomebodywhocanrepresentthestudentsaccuratelyandactuallybethereastheirrepresentative.Andifyoudon'thavethat,thenwhatdowedo?We'reinaquandaryaswell,soIdefinitelywouldsaythatthat'sahuge,hugepart.

AndIwillsaythatthestatewideSenate,theStudentSenatehasdoneamuchbetterjobofappointmentsinthelastcoupleofyears.It'sveryluckythatI'monthesamecampusasCourtneybecausewhenmyrepresentativewasn'tshowingtoanyofmymeetingslastyear,Iwasabletobasicallyaccostheratthecafeteriaandsay,"Whereisthisstudent?"Andshe'slike,"He'sfilingminutes.""Nohe'snot.He'snotcoming."Sowetookcareofthatandwewereabletohaveastudentactuallyparticipate.So,makesurethatyou'redoingthat.

MichaelPaulWong: Iwanttogetabighandforallofourpanelistsfortheir[inaudible01:30:13].Toeverybody'swho'sbeenwaitinginlineverypatiently,unfortunatelywe'verunoutoftimeforthepanelpresentation-

DoloresDavison: Sorry.

MichaelPaulWong: IwanttoturnthisovertoNancy,butthankyouverymuchpanelistsforyourgreatanswers.

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