Students and staff are very happy to be back on campus! Welcome back tables were outside buildings 1300, 500, and 400 on Feb 22 and 23 and staffed by deans, faculty, staff, PTK students, and student employees.

For this first column, we want to introduce some of the data tools available for any member of the campus community or general public to view student success data. The Chancellor’s Office MIS DataMart provides data on a wide range of metrics. These include not only student outcomes data, but also areas such as enrollments, demographics, student services utilization, class types and schedules, and more. You can search by college or view state-wide data, by semester or academic year. To track year-by-year progress in student outcomes and other metrics, another great tool is the Student Success Metrics Dashboard, which displays results as multi-year graphs. Regional and state-wide searches offer context and comparison for local results.

You can find links to these tools and others on the Research and Planning webpage. We invite you to explore. For more data tools and information about the research office, join our Flex presentation on March 17^th. Hope to see you there!

Over the past two years, design and construction projects have continued. The pandemic meant that fewer people have been on campus and this presented an opportunity to advance projects.

Pedestrian & vehicle wayfinding signs to help students and campus visitors "find their way" to specific buildings, parking locations for significant places, like the pool or library/learning resource center. Although most signs have been installed, there are still a few to install.

IT infrastructure improvements is a group of technology projects intended to provide necessary network, communication systems, desktop services and equipment improvements in support of instructional, student support and office spaces. We expect that while much of this is hidden in walls and ceilings, you will come across new technology in classrooms, collaboration spaces and in offices and find that wifi and cell reception are better as you move about the campus.

Completed Projects include:

Building exterior "refresh" is something we hope you'll notices when you come to campus and see the exterior paint colors to help everyone find entrances to buildings and highlight new, large building numbers. The project also cleaned and repainted most exterior surfaces of the buildings, giving the entire campus a "facelift."

Mailroom and graphics modernization consisted of renovating two existing spaces in Building 300 to allow for conversion into our new mailroom and graphics services space.

Early college high school portables are two new modular classrooms that will be used long-term on the Fairfield campus. This space will support both the Early College High School program and the Solano County Office of Education, providing swing space for future bond projects over the next 10-15 years.

Baseball and soccer bleachers have been replaced on the Fairfield campus to ensure full accessibility for our sports fields. The project included removal and replacement of the existing bleachers at these fields, which brings it into ADA-compliance.

Building 1800B exterior roof canopy consisted of replacing a failing roof structure where there was welding equipment and various pieces of machinery for students to use. The construction consists of a new steel frame, outdoor cover and other site improvements. This space will now be safer for students in this program.

Campus site improvements and small projects include:

In person session! Friday, March 18, 2:00-4:00 pm in the Board Room for a presentation and dialogue about the disproportionate underrepresentation of Black men in educational and executive leadership positions. We will also explore notions of equity and opportunity in the workplace. Please bring your mask to wear inside Building 600.

Hours:

The Academic Success and Tutoring Center (ASTC) is opening for in-person tutoring on Monday, March 21. Please check out subjects covered and current schedule.

If you are interested in joining the Speech & Debate Team or have any interested students, please contact Dr. Mungin (douglas.mungin@solano.edu).

The deadline to petition for graduation has been extended to May 13!

Commencement takes place this year on May 26, so mark your calendars now.

The time of the ceremony will be announced at a later date.

There are still a couple events celebrating Women's History Month. This year's them is "Providing Healing, Promoting Hope."

March 17, 1:00 pm

"Writing Our Own Story: A Former Olympians Point of View"

Presented by Sheila Hudson, Ed.D., Dean School of Health Sciences

March 24, 1:00 pm

"Stress vs. Anxiety"

Presented by Sherrell L. Russell, Col. USAF, Retired

Zoom ID for all sessions: 259 2552 937

There are several presentations at SCC this month that are sponsored by A2MEND- Solano's Black Falcon Charter. See below for a listing of each series and the workshops that will be presented in each of them. All are welcome to attend.

Co-Presenters: John H. Danley, JR, Ed.D and Kenya S. Sullivan, LCSW

"Understanding the Concepts"

March 17, 12-1pm

"How Being a Leader and Mental Wellness Go Hand in Hand"

March 31, 12-1pm

"Realizing What it Means to be Black and have Power"

April 7, 12-1pm

"Black Transformation Realized"

April 14, 12-1pm

Presented by Kenya S. Sullivan, LCSW

"Level Up: Mindset & Habits of Success"

March 14, 12-1pm

"Generational Trauma: Academics & Politics"

March 21, 12-1pm

"Get In Where You Fit In: Finding Your Tribe-- Imposter Syndrome"

March 28, 12-1pm

Presented by John H. Danley, Jr., Ed.D. and Lydia Clarke

This is an eight-part series on leadership. Each Tuesday from 12-1pm a new topic will be discussed. Topics include: Character of Leadership, Eight Crucial Skills to be a Successful Leader, Building Your Legacy, The Necessity of Understanding Success and more.

Still need a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot? There are several clinics open in our area this month, including the one at SCC.

The Wellness Center is now open to provide culturally responsive services, in a safe place, where people can “chill”—yes, relax, play games, draw, share poems, and do so much more! We will offer support groups, co-facilitated by our very own well-trained alumni and student, and host presentations and share strategies that all serve to help us be well.

We have two Wellness Center Leads. They are both trained in Human

Services, which means they are equipped with specific knowledge and skills to create alliances and facilitate change, run groups, and case manage a diverse population. These students learned in a supportive, practice-oriented environment and are eager to serve at the Wellness Center.

Abigail “Abby” Bayquen is a proud first generation Filipino-American, U.S. military child who grew up in Japan. She is a Solano College 2021 Human Services graduate, and soon will get her AA-T in Criminal Justice. She serves as a Student Representative for the National

Organization of Human Services Board of Directors, enjoys volunteering her time, and sleeping. She also enjoys singing and shopping.

Mikeyan Murray’s pronouns are she/her and is getting ready to graduate in the Fall of 2022 with her Human Service Associate’s degree! Her life’s purpose is to go out into the community and be a bright shining light in someone else’s life. Once she discovered her purpose at a young age was to help others, she decided to use

that to the best of her ability and continue to work in

environments with the youth/young adults as a Youth Mentor in order to be a role model for them and help with not only their

academic needs, but also personal needs. An individual’s race, sexuality, abilities, nor any physical feature could stop her from being a support to another

The Wellness Center is in building 1400 at the Fairfield campus. The plan is to make the Wellness Center available to everyone this semester, so look out for more details to come soon. Stay safe and be well!

Students are encouraged to participate in our new bi-weekly challenge, Find-the-Falcon. Just follow the clues (in graphic above) to a table on campus, a different location every 2 weeks, where they can receive free snacks, Solano swag, and useful information on programs and resources.

Follow our social media for each clue!

Congratulations to all our student athletes. Check out results and upcoming matches on our website.

You can find that information on our website.