Student Equity and Achievement Committee

Welcome to the Student Equity and Achievement Committee (SEA)

Committee Purpose: The Student Equity and Achievement Committee is a participatory governance committee charged with recommending, coordinating, supporting, and funding the strategies that enhance student equity and student academic achievement institutionally at Santa Barbara City College.  The committee produces and champions the Student Equity Plan.

Committment and Responsibilities:  The committee makes recommendations to the College Planning Council for the expenditures of SEA funds in support of the Student Equity Plan.  The intent of the Student Equity Plan is to:

• align institutional goals and priorities for enhancing student equity and achievement on campus;
• improve implementation of goals and objectives related to student equity and achievement;
• increase communication and coordination to leverage resources to have a greater impact on student equity and achievement;
• increase collaborative efforts to bring intentional alignment between the Student Equity Plan and diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and accessibility (DEIBA);
• coordinate the data management for outcomes assessment and evaluation of the college's efforts to achieve student equity and achievement;
• and provide seamless delivery of services that support student equity and achievement.

 Ed Code 78222(a)1

The committee ensures designated equity funds are used to support outcomes with measurable or clearly defined equity goals. The committee monitors and reports progress on the Student Equity Plan and the SEA allocations.

Meetings: 
2nd and 4th Monday of each month/1:00 to 2:30 pm/conference room A218C

The 2024-25 meetings will be held from September 9, 2024 through May 12, 2025

SEA Committee Membership:

 1. Structure of Reporting 

1. Committee reports to the AS/VPSA
1. VPSA designates the administrative chair position, Paloma Arnold, AS/VPSA
2. Committee reports OUT to CPC

 2. CHAIR 

1. Tri-Chair: 
1. Administrator (ALA) designated by the VPSA
2. Faculty (Academic Senate president or designee), Joshua Ramirez, AS President
3. Classified staff person designated by CSEA, Sara Volle

 3. VOTING MEMBERS 

a. CSEA (4) - KristyPula, Elizabeth Mares, Elizabeth Giles, Akil Hill, Julio Martinez
b. Faculty (Senate) (3) - Robin Goodnough
c. ALA (2) - Maureen McRae Goldberg, Juan Quesada
d. Confidential (1) - Holly Higgins
e. ASG Student (1) - TBD

 f. AREA EXPERTS

1. 1.  1- SEL/Non-Credit Member- VPSEL or Designee, Monica Campbell
   2.  1- Director of Student Equity and Engagement Programs, Roxane Byrne
            1. Umoja, Dream Center, Rising Scholars, BNC, LGBTQ+, Leila Richardson
   3. 1-Academic Counseling Department Chair or Designee, Jennifer Hamilton
   4. Director Financial Aid/Designee, Maureen McRae Goldberg
   5. Director DSPS/Designee (As per CO Definition of SEA), Jana Garnett
   6. Director EOPS/NextUp Designee (As per CO Definition of SEA), Maria Thayer
   7. Veterans Resource Center (As per CO Definition of SEA), Kyle Rasmussen
   8. Committee on Teaching and Learning Chair/Designee, TBD
   9. Chair- Professional Development Advisory Committee, Justina Buller

g. DEAN APPOINTMENTS/PDAC Chair (whichever is not serving as PDAC Chair)

1. 1. 1 Instructional Dean, Jens-Uwe Kuhn, Elizabeth Imhoff
   2. 1 Student Affairs Dean, Christina Llerena

 

  5. Advisory membership (non-voting members) 

1. Align with activities written in the Student Equity Plan (updated every time we update the SEP)

1. 1. Math Department Chair or designee (2022-2025), Yen Kuang Chou
   2. English Department Chair or designee (2022-2025), Eileen Vlcek-Scamahorn
   3. Umoja Representative (2022-2025), Leila Richardson
   4. Transfer Center Director or designee (2022-2025), TBD
      1. TAP

b. Student Participation (broader larger/student participation)
     i.  Learning-Aligned Employment Program (LAEP) funded/Apply/Paid internship

c. Institutional Research Designee, Keller Magenau
d. Fiscal Services Designee, Nicole Hubert and Tonya Yescas
e. Guided Pathways Coordinator/Designee, Margaret Prothero
f. Executive Director Marketing and Communications or Designee, Jordan Killbrew
g. Director of Enrollment and Retention Services or designee,  Vanessa Pelton

Charge from the CO:

The Student Equity and Achievement (SEA) Program was established through the enactment of California Education Code 78222. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Student Equity and Achievement Program support the California Community Colleges in implementing activities and practices that advance the systemwide goal to boost achievement for all students with an emphasis on eliminating the achievement gaps for students from traditionally underrepresented groups through the following:

• Maintain an Equity Plan to ensure equal educational opportunities and to promote student success for all students, and traditionally underrepresented groups in particular;
• Provide services needed to assist a student in making informed decisions about their educational goal and course of study and in developing an education plan;
• Implement activities and practices pursuant to the California Community College Guided Pathways Grant Program

SEA - SEC Consolidation Document (consolidation approved - on CPC March 1 minutes)