Student Success & Equity
Charge/Purpose
The Student Success and Equity Committee coordinates initiatives and makes recommendations on college-wide planning related to such activities.
- Develop, monitor, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Student Equity and Achievement Plan.
- Review and evaluate annual student success and equity data to determine if college goals are being met.
- Develop, recommend, and implement strategies and activities that improve student retention and success, with a special focus on disproportionately impacted students.
- Recommend support programs, training, services and strategies that promote student equity.
- Following the expenditure report deadline of the State Chancellor’s Office, review an annual summary of funding usage, outcomes, and achievements to present to College Council.
- Review and evaluate Institutional Set-Standards each spring.
- Collaborate with Professional Development Committee on college-wide professional development opportunities focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Note: This committee will rely on ad-hocs for various efforts.
Reporting Structure
The Student Success and Equity Committee reports to the College President via College Council.
Source: Clovis Community College 2024-2026 Governance Handbook
Membership
Resource/as needed/non-voting Co-Chairs:
- Vice President of Student Services or designee
- Faculty member appointed by the Academic Senate, and chosen as co-chair by the faculty on the committee
Members:
- Three additional administrators appointed by the President*
- Three to five additional faculty members appointed by the Academic Senate – one of these faculty members should be from Counseling.
- Two to three classified professionals appointed by the CSEA
- Two to three classified professionals appointed by the Classified Senate
- Up to three Student representatives appointed by the Associated Student Government
- One Guided Pathways faculty lead
* Recommend one of these administrators is the person who oversees the Student Equity and Achievement Plan and funds.
Committee Resources, as needed:
- Up to three additional students, as available (non-voting) (i.e.: Student Ambassador, Tutor, Peer Mentor, Student Athlete)
- Tutorial Center representative*
- Admissions & Records representative*
- Institutional Research representative*
- Financial Aid representative*
- Student Activities representative*
- Student Health and Wellness representative*
- DSP&S representative*
- Basic Needs representative*
- Other resources to be invited as needed
* Unless appointed by respective constituency as one of their voting members.
Overall membership should reflect a mixture of instruction including CTE, Student Services, and Administrative Services when possible.
| Position | Name | Note | Title/Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Pres of Student Services or Designee | Gurdeep Hébert | Co-chair | Dean of Students |
| Faculty | Carla Stoner | Co-chair | Coordinator - Tutorial Center |
| Administrator | Laura Hill | ||
| Administrator | Tanis Elder | ||
| Administrator | Kira Tippins | Vice President of Student Services | |
| Faculty | Clayton Plake | ||
| Faculty | Stacy Ross | ||
| Faculty | Erin Lane | Psychology Instructor - Psychology | |
| Faculty (Optional) | |||
| Faculty (Optional) | Rebekah Villalta | ||
| Classified (CSEA) | Caryss Johnson Franklin | Senior Program Specialist - Student Services | |
| Classified (CSEA) | Cameron Ferraro | ||
| Classified (CSEA- optional) | Renee Garcia | ||
| Classified (CS) | Alyssa Talbot | ||
| Classified (CS) | Siena Flores | Senior Program Specialist - Student Services | |
| Classified (CS- optional) | |||
| Student | Bella Zaragoza | ||
| Administrator | James Sewell | Director of Athletics | |
| Student (optional) | |||
| Student (optional) | |||
| Guided Pathways Faculty Co-chair | |||
| Admissions and Records | Reynani Chappel | Resource/as needed/non-voting | Admissions & Records |
| Institutional Research | Ryan Feyk-Miney | Resource/as needed/non-voting | Institutional Research |
| Financial Aid | Rebecca Kinlow | Resource/as needed/non-voting | Financial Aid |
| Student Activities | Maricarmen Figueroa | Resource/as needed/non-voting | Student Activities |
| Student Health and Wellness | Resource/as needed/non-voting | ||
| DSP&S | Resource/as needed/non-voting | ||
| Basic Needs | Bonita Gomez | Resource/as needed/non-voting | Basic Needs |
| Basic Needs | Sasha Fisher | Resource/as needed/non-voting | Basic Needs |
| Other as needed |
Meeting Schedule
During the academic year, the Student Success and Equity Committee meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 1pm – 2:30pm in AC3-256.
| Days | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Thursday | --- | 9/4 | 10/2 | 11/6 | 12/4 | --- | 2/5 | 3/5 | --- | 5/7 |
| 3rd Thursday | 8/21 | 9/18 | 10/16 | 11/20 | --- | 1/22* | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/16 | --- |
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Standing Committees
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