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March 23, 2021 Dr. Angélica Garcia, President NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) - Nadine Ordaz pBCC in S tudentTransfers! Nadine Ordaz was selected to attend the NCAS Virtual Experience, March 1 –11, 2021. Her successful completion of a five-week online NCAS course earned her a spot to participate in this virtual experience, as one of 104 community college students from across the country! Nadine expressed, “I have always wanted to pursue a career in space exploration and the NCAS program was the perfect first step for me.....I’m thankful to know that being a community college student does not make me any less or keep me from pursuing amazing opportunities.”

Berkeley City College is honored to have Nadine represent the very best of our college community. We wish her all the best as she not only completes this virtual experience, but continues to push the boundaries of women in STEM. Please visit the full story at Peralta GEMS.

Celebrating Ms. Loretta’s Retirement – 46 Years of Service! Women’s History Month – Student Activities & Campus Life

Women’s Leadership Club’s Movie Day: We will be watching the documentary, . It revolves around the 2018 congressional primary campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, , , and , four progressive Democrats endorsed by and who ran in that year's midterm elections. March 11, 2021 (12:20 PM - 1:20 PM) Event Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/92523863843

Women’s Leadership Club’s Trivia Thursday We will be playing a Kahoot game about Women's History Month! Most of these trivia questions will be about the women we spotlight for the first week of March and refer back to the documentary as well! March 18, 2021 (12:20 PM - 1:20 PM) Event Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/92523863843

Women’s Leadership Club’s Panel Our panel will be featuring a varying group of women leaders from different fields of work. The theme of our panel is mental health. March 25, 2021 (12:20PM - 1:20PM) Event Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/92523863843

GAME NIGHT BCC in the News for Transfer Pathways & Women in Higher Education Leadership Berkeley City College is recognized as an exemplary program for transfer pathways, with a three-time recognition by the Campaign for College Opportunity as a Champion of Higher Education for the awarding of Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT), and as part of the 2020 inaugural cohort of the Equity Champion of Higher Education for closing completion gaps in Latinx ADTs. Recently, Dr. Garcia was included in the Diverse Issues in Higher Education article focused on AB 928 and the expansion of the ADTs. Link to full article at Diverse Education.

As part of the Women’s History Month special Do you enjoy playing games? edition of Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Dr. Come to our Game Garcia was named as one of the 25 outstanding Night this Wednesday March 17 women in higher education leadership. According from 5:30-6:30PM on Discord! to Diverse, “the March 4, 2021 edition represents our 10th anniversary of highlighting women who Would love to have you all join have made a difference in the academy by tackling us! some of higher education’s toughest challenges, exhibiting extraordinary leadership skills and making a positive difference in their respective communities,” (Link to Diverse Education ).

Accreditation Update: BCC Meets the Standards

Berkeley City College successfully completed its Accreditation Virtual Team Visit on March 4, 2021. More than thirty meetings were held between the visiting team members and various BCC committees, constituency groups, and programs. These meetings included faculty, classified professionals, students, and administrators. More than seventy additional evidence requests were completed for the visiting team in a precise and timely fashion as we moved through the four-day virtual visit. Two robust Open Forums were filled with community members – from BCC and friends of BCC – who shared highlights of their positive experiences with BCC. Comments during these Open Forums demonstrated the

myriad ways in which BCC is embedded in and supports the broader community. Since the virtual visit, through various participatory governance committees and meetings, BCC has been reflecting on accomplishments made thus far through the accreditation process, areas for continued progress, and plans to improve institutional planning processes. One of the greatest outcomes of the 2021 Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) and site visit experience is that BCC became even closer as a community: students, faculty, classified professionals, and administrators embraced BCC’s many

blessings and reaffirmed a shared and continued commitment to student success.

Upcoming Events

You’re invited to join Dr. Garcia in the next Cafécito with the President. Bring your questions, comments, and suggestions on how to strengthen Berkeley City College, especially as we launch Institutional Planning/Effectiveness work. It is time to review and revise our Education Master Plan, College Strategic Plan, Integrated Student Enrollment Management Plan, and our overall process for institutional effectiveness.

Cafécito with the President: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Tuesday, April 7, 2021 Android: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/99634372404 12:30 – 1:30 pm