Student Success and Equity Committee
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
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 | Title/Discipline | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrator, Co-Chair | Gurdeep Hébert | Dean of Students | |
| Faculty, Co-Chair | Stacy Ross | Coordinator - Tutorial Center | Two-year |
| Administrator | James Sewell | Director of Athletics | |
| Administrator | Kira Tippins | Vice President of Student Services | |
| Administrator | Alicia Diaz Wrest | Dean of Student Services | |
| Faculty | Beth Rutledge | Counselor - DSP&S | Two-year |
| Faculty | Carla Stoner | Counselor - Academic Counseling | One-year |
| Faculty | Erin Lane | Psychology Instructor - Psychology | One-year |
| Faculty (Optional) | Darby Cogburn | English Instructor - English | One-year |
| Faculty (Optional) | Rebekah Villalta | Biology Instructor - Biology | One-year |
| Classified (CS) | Jake Rosenbery | Instructional Administrative Assistant - Humanities | Two-year |
| Classified (CS) | Siena Flores | Senior Program Specialist - Student Services | Two-year |
| Classified (CS - Optional) | Caryss Johnson Franklin | Senior Program Specialist - Student Services | |
| Classified (CSEA) | Reneee Garcia | Deputy Title IX Coordinator - Student Services | Two-year |
| Classified (CSEA) | Vicki Cockrell | Instructional Administrative Assistant - Physical & Computational Sciences and Distance Education | Two-year |
| Student Representative | |||
| Student Representative (Optional) | |||
| Student Representative (Optional) | |||
| Guided Pathways Faculty Co-Chair | Teresa Mendes | Dean of Instruction - Humanities | One-year |
| Student | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Student | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Student | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Tutorial Center | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Admissions & Records | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Institutional Research, Planning & Effectiveness | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Financial Aid | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Student Activities | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Student Health and Wellness | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| DSP&S | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Basic Needs | Resource/As needed/Non-voting | ||
| Other, As Needed | Resource/As needed/Non-voting |
Meeting Schedule
The Student Success and Equity Committee meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month during the academic year from 1–2:30 p.m. in AC3-256.
| Days | Time | Location | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Thursday | 1–2:30 p.m. | AC3-256 | -- | 9/5 | 10/3 | 11/7 | 12/5 | -- | 2/6 | 3/6 | 4/3 | 5/1 |
| 3rd Thursday | 1–2:30 p.m. | 8/22 | 9/19 | 10/17 | 11/21 | -- | 1/16 | 2/20 | 3/20 | -- | 5/15 |
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Standing Committees
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