Notes - Approved

Meeting Notes

Nicole Porter
Angela Milano
Melanie Ortega
BJ Snowden
Hannah Blodgett
Narinedat Madramootoo
Mikhail Drobot
Eliza Arata
Francisco Chima Sanchez
Marianne Harris
Brian Knirk
Laketa Johnson
Daniel Alexander
Caroline Prieto
Caterina Falli
Tera Reynolds
Arthur Jenkins
Anthony Carter
Kim Herrell
Brenda Valles
Liz Geisser
Dianne Cervantez
Maria Elena Pulido-Sepulveda
Soraya Amin
Catherine Murillo

NAME OF COUNCIL/TEAM: Student Success Council
OBJECTIVE OF MEETING: Placeholder
DATE OF MEETING: 09/20/2022
TIME: 1:00pm
LOCATION/ROOM #: https://lrccd.zoom.us/j/99419487724
CALL-IN NUMBER:1 669 900 6833
CALL-IN CODE: 994 1948 7724
FACILITATOR(S): Frank Kobayashi and Marianne Harris
ASSISTANT: Cesar Reyes
MEMBERS PRESENT: Marianna Harris, Sharon Gott, Frank Kobayashi, Adam Windham, Veronica Lopez, Nimo Ali, Mikhail Drobot, Caroline Prieto, Cesar Reyes, BJ Snowden, Jessica Nelson, Connie Ayala, Ally Joye.
INVITED GUEST(S): Kolleen Ostgaard
SUPPORTING RESOURCES (ITEMS READ IN PREPARATION FOR AND/OR BROUGHT TO MEETING):
Attached Files:
A Checklist for Sustaining Institution-Wide Racial Equity
CHIRLA Student Legal Services - Info Sheet
CHIRLA Student Legal Services - Flyer
UNITE Org Chart
 
UPDATES AND BRIEF REPORTS:
Topic Person(s) Responsible Notes
Check In - Share one thing you're thankful for Also, please add one of your favorite songs or music you enjoy to the chat (tech issues kept us from capturing that info last time) Frank Kobayashi
Shared with the group. 

music: 
GoGoGoGo -Dean Martin
Celist - Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Beyonce.
Valerie June. 
Hoist Up the Thing -- The Longest Johns
Gimme Chocolate!! -- Babymetal
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

Bias Response Team check in/status update Kolleen Ostgaard
Switched to October 18th. 
UNITE Update - presentation about the investments the College makes in services that support DI students BJ Snowden
Formerly invited to see the UNITE Center at any point to see where they are at. 

$: 1, 458,100 million in funding going into UNITE. This includes salaries. 

UNITE Center consists of Native American Resource Center, Pride, Umoja, Black student success, Puente, Latinx student center, PRISE learning community, API Pride learning center. 
 
Learning communities supported by reassigned faculty member. 
Pride and PRISE are currently open for applications for reassigned time. 
Pride is closing out this week 9/20. 
PRISE will remain open for another week 9/26. Parish Gary is supervising both.

Staffing is currently full time SPA or Temporary.  Classified staff works on the programing.

Counselor (.9) dedicated to the UNITE center supporting all the learning communities. 

Process for distributing funds is based on student population that is being served and staffing needs. 

Question regarding HomeBases partnering with the UNITE Center. Courtney Mack suggested as point of contact. 

In house tutoring/Mentoring? Mentoring is occurring but tutoring is being connected to LRC. 

Hannah and Gary to meet next week 9/26 to discuss the topic of collaboration between UNITE and HomeBases. 

Suggestion on signage for the Student Center to state what the UNITE Center has to offer and in the STEM Center elevator. 
CHIRLA Student Legal Services - See attachments for flyer and info sheet to be shared with students Veronica Lopez
Handouts provided to be shared. 
ACTION ITEMS:
Question Person(s) Responsible Notes and Decision(s) Next Steps
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DISCUSSION ITEMS:
Question Person(s) Responsible Notes and Next Steps
SSC Onboarding - What can we do to support new members as they transition into the Council? Marianne and Frank Onboarding process will be created as the new 4 - 6 members join on.

Request for suggestions on best practices for onboarding from veteran and new members.

Suggestion for ARC Booklet Survivor guide with phone numbers, etc.

Suggestion of Org. Chart of overall structure of this council and how it feeds other structures.

Question of how to best prepare as representative of a department.

Suggestion to read through the agenda, read through the attachments provided. Participate by lending your voice. If representing an area then there is a reporting out component.
     
ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION:
Topic Contact Person
90-day Outreach Plan
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