Cliff Notes is a monthly digest of faculty and staff news compiled by the Office of Communications. Is there news about your department that you would like to share with the rest of the campus community? Awards, recognitions, longevity, new hires, special lectures, presentations or events? Let us know! You can send items of interest to marketing@sbcc.edu and include "Cliff Notes" in the subject line.

Campus Highlights

During the week of October 15-19, the California Community Colleges participated in a week of advocacy and activities to support and build awareness about undocumented students throughout the state. The goal for the Week of Action was to advocate for a permanent solution to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that includes a pathway to citizenship, and to also provide support and resources to ALL undocumented students.  

Events throughout the week provided students, staff and faculty with resources and information on how to support undocumented students. The week also included a meeting with U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal where SBCC students advocated for a permanent solution to DACA. Special thank you to everyone who participated in events for the week and to Paloma Arnold for coordinating!

On Friday October 26, three members of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors enjoyed a tour of campus. After being welcomed by Dr. Beebe and Executive Director of Public Affairs and Communications, Luz Reyes-Martin, Thomas Epstein, Bill Rawlings and Jennifer Perry first met with Roxane Pate and Azure Stewart at the Center for Equity and Social Justice. Their next stop was the Garvin Theatre and Drama/Music Building where they toured backstage with Katie Laris, Priscilla Mora and Ben Crop.

They visited Student Services, meeting with Kristy Renteria and Student Representatives in Enrollment Services and Paloma Arnold, Chelsea Lancaster and staff in EOPS. They were also able to see our Food Pantry in action with Luis Giraldo, Mark Broomfield and students.

The tour ended with lunch, which included presentations by Claudia Johnson, Director of Dual Enrollment; Melissa Moreno, Interim V.P. of the School of Extended Learning; and Geoff Green, CEO of the SBCC Foundation.

Faculty

Staff

On October 4, several members of the Sustainability Workgroup, Melanie Olguin, Josh Murray, Lindsay Maas, and Sally Gill, were given a tour of Marborg Industries' Construction and Demolition Recycling and Transfer facility. The tour began with an introduction to "Raoul," the Harris Hawk who -- with his falconer, Stacy (pictured above) -- works 10 hours a day, 6 days a week to keep sea gulls away. The facility, which is able to process 1,250 tons (2,500,000 lbs) of material per day, is a busy place. 

Each month the college recognizes the longevity and dedication of our employees and the impact that those employees have on students, the institution, and the culture of excellence at Santa Barbara City College. At the October 25 Board meeting, the following employees were recognized:

Hector Barbosa, Custodian, 20 years
Mari Lopez-Manzo, Student Program Advisor, 20 years
Cyndi Rogers, Accountant, 10 years

New Employees

Please welcome these recently hired staff members to the SBCC community:
(not pictured: Connie Towne, Athletic Program Assistant)

Project Updates

The Center for Equity and Social Justice (CESJ) has been quite busy this semester. In addition to offering community drop in hours Monday - Thursday from 10 a.m. - 3 p. m., the center has a variety of programming to raise awareness and promote action around social justice issues. The Center has taken a series-based approach to programming and will use this framework to develop future calendars. View the calendar for Fall 2018. This calendar is for information only, the Center prefers to market events individually as details can change.     

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