Maricopa Community Colleges • Office of the Chancellor • Community Advisory Committees • Vol. 6 • September 2013
Chancellor Update
U.S. Department of Education “Strong Start, Bright Future” Bus Tour U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and senior Department officials are visiting states throughout the Southwest for “Strong Start, Bright Future” - the Department’s annual back-to-school bus tour. Each stop highlights the importance of ensuring that all students benefit from high-quality educational opportunities.
Dr. Rufus Glasper
Welcome back to another fall semester at Maricopa Community Colleges. I hope you all had a pleasant summer. We’ve hit the ground running this year, as we remain in the midst of many ongoing efforts that promote student success. I’ll mention a couple of them here, and more information appears in this issue. I encourage you to talk to your college contacts (or contact my office) for more information. In one project – called the District’s Integrated Marketing, Outreach, Recruitment and Retention Initiative (IMOR2) – we are looking strategically at how we reach out to, bring in and hold on to our students through completion. And we are making progress in our Seamless Student Experience Initiative, most recently launching a single transcript report for students no matter how many of our colleges they attend.
The Tempe stop at Rio Salado College on September 12, featured early learning and teacher training. Dr. Libby Doggett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Early Learning, from the U.S. Department of Education and Linda Smith - Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided opening remarks. Two panel sessions moderated by Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost for MCCCD, featured higher education representatives who prepare early childhood educators; the second consisted of local organizations that provide early learning programs and services.
Lastly, as you know, one of CAC’s goals is to serve as a conduit of information between the Colleges and the Community. In order to help this exchange of information, CAC meetings will occasionally be held at one of our colleges, which will allow us to showcase the variety of programs and stellar students we have at Maricopa and share this good news with our community. I look forward to another productive year, and hope to see you soon. Chancellor Update 1 U.S. Department of Education Bus Tour 1 SSE Update 2 Building Towards Success 2 AZ Tech Festival 2
New Advisory Committee Members 3 Maricopa in the News 3 Healing Racism 3 Governing Board Highlights 4 Hispanic Heritage Month 4
Dr. Rufus Glasper, Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick, Linda Smith, Libby Doggett, and Governing Board member, Dana Saar
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