Moving Student Supports Online, a CLP Webinar series

To support student services staff and administrators and counselors at community colleges across California as they re-orient to an all-online world, CLP hosted a series of four conversations via Zoom in April:

• On April 8, in the first webinar, Dr. Cynthia Olivo from Pasadena City College and Val Garcia from West Hills College Lemoore, both vice presidents of student services, shared how they are addressing immediate needs of students during the coronavirus pandemic and making the transition to delivering student supports online. Here is the recording, and here are the presentations offered.
• On April 15, three veteran California Community College counselors (Rebecca LaCount from Solano, Lupe Dannels from Diablo Valley College and Derek Majors from LA Trade Tech) shared how their colleges are addressing students’ physical and mental wellbeing, using tech to communicate, and making counseling available. Here is the recording, and here is the presentation.
• On April 22, classified staff (Natalie Halsell from Riverside, Grace Beltran from Skyline and Sandra Verala from San Joaquin Delta) — considered the “front line” — shared new ways they have developed to build relationships and provide students with hands-on, real-time support while working from home. Here is the recording, and here is the presentation.
• On April 29, Nzingha Dugas from Umoja Community and Julia Vergara from the Puente Project discussed how they are adapting their academic support and community building practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.  California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley joined Puente and Umoja in emphasizing the centrality of closing equity gaps as colleges continue their redesign processes.  Here is the recording, and here is the presentation.

Here are post-webinar pláticas (chats) with the presenters that cover more questions

April 8 webinar

• • A post-webinar plática with Cynthia Olivo, vice president of student services at Pasadena City College
  • A post-webinar plática with Val Garcia, vice president of student services at West Hills College Lemoore

April 15 webinar

• • A post-webinar plática with Derek Majors, a pathway counselor of Construction, Maintenance and Utilities at Los Angeles Trade Tech College
  • A post-webinar plática with Lupe Dannels, a counselor at Diablo Valley College
  • A post-webinar plática with Rebecca LaCount, counseling faculty in the Puente program at Solano Community College

April 22 webinar

• • A post-webinar plática with Grace Beltran, program services coordinator at Skyline College
  • A post-webinar plática with Natalie Halsell, professional development coordinator at Riverside City College
  • A post-webinar plática with Sandra Varela, project director in the CalWORKS program at San Joaquin Delta College

April 29 webinar

• • A post-webinar plática with Nzingha Dugas, Executive Director, Umoja Community Education Foundation
  • A post-webinar plática with Julia Vergara, Co-Executive Director of The Puente Project
  • A post-webinar plática with Deputy Chancellor Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D.

Additional material provided during the webinars

• A flier LA Trade Tech put out describing workshops and counseling available to its students April 6-10 (and how to join)
• A flier from LA Trade Tech listing dozens of resources available online or by phone during the pandemic fo its students
• A quick guide for participants new to Zoom
• Links to technology and internet resources for students and colleges. And here is a memo from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office about Emergency Technology Resources for College Responses to COVID 19. Among the tech tools the memo mentions is Adobe Sign, which the California Secretary of State has certified as legally binding, just like “wet” (in-person) signatures.
• CLP Student Supports page (click here to join CaCN). CLP uses Basecamp to manage CaCN (here’s a video tutorial on how to use Basecamp).
• CCCCO Vision Resource Center
• More info about CLP’s Spring 2020 webinars

This webinar series is produced by Career Ladders Project with funding from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.