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8.11.22


Vol.1, Edition 5

   From the Dean   


Si, Se Puede: Our School of Education’s Commitment to Educating Our Region


Photo of activist Dolores Huerta smiling and wearing a shirt with multicolored squares

When I was growing up in the Sacramento Valley, our family frequently took Sunday drives. We would load into the station wagon, which had one of those rear-facing seats—my favorite place to perch and watch the world in reverse. Invariably, a drive would include miles and miles of country roads, where the landscape was dotted with the magnificence of California agriculture.


I marveled at how my father could identify the name of every crop, of every fruit tree. My mother’s contribution was this: “Children, say a prayer for the farmworkers in the field; without them you would not have a meal.” My parents were both speaking from experience as children of farmworkers who themselves worked the fields from the time they could walk. Once I had my children, I shared with them the same belief passed down from their grandparents—that we owe so much to those who toil in the fields, and we should extend our gratitude daily to those who ensure we have food on the table.


Dolores Huerta was raised with an ethos similar to my own. From her biography, I have learned that Dolores Clara Fernandez was born on April 10, 1930 in Dawson, a mining town in the mountains of New Mexico. Her father Juan Fernández, a farm worker and miner by trade, was a union activist who ran for political office and won a seat in the New Mexico legislature in 1938. Her mother, Alicia Chavez was an independent businesswoman, who owned and ran a 70-room hotel. Dolores spent most of her childhood and early adult life in the Central Valley of Stockton, California where she and her two brothers moved with their mother, following their parents’ divorce.


Huerta has played a critical role in the American civil rights movement. Most notably, she co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez, advocating for the rights of farmworkers. As one of the most famous and celebrated Latinas in the United States, Huerta has been an advocate for social justice, women’s rights, reproductive freedom, and LBGTQ civil rights. She continues working to develop community leaders to advocate for the working poor, immigrants, women, and youth through her work with the Dolores Huerta Foundation. 


I am pleased and honored to announce that on Saturday, March 4, Dolores Huerta will keynote our CSUCI Conference for Social Justice in Education, which will return after a two-year hiatus due to the global pandemic. This fully hosted event held on our beautiful campus will begin with continental breakfast, then feature educators from throughout our region in break-out sessions, and conclude with luncheon and Huerta’s remarks. Mark your calendar, consider presenting, and come celebrate with us in 2023!   

 

In fellowship and solidarity,

 

Elizabeth

 

Elizabeth C. Orozco Reilly

         News and Events          

2022-2023 Academic Year

California Council on Teacher Education

Check out the many discussions, sessions, summits, and conferences that California Council on Teacher Education will offer this fall to students, educators, and community partners. 


California Council on Teacher Education Flyer (pdf, 95.5 KB)


Thursday, August 18, 2022

Annual Faculty and Staff Retreat

Our retreat will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Broome Library and end around 3:30. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. If you have not yet RSVP'D, please do so as soon as possible.


August 2022

Eliminating Racial Disproportionality in School Discipline

Professor Maisha T. Winn, author of Justice on Both Sides: Transforming Education through Restorative Justice, will address how to prepare teacher candidates to more effectively eliminate racial disproportionality in school discipline.


This free eight-part professional learning series is for faculty and staff in all teacher preparation programs in California.


Advance registration is required for each session.



September 2022

Educator Trust-West program

The Education Trust-West is now accepting applications for the third cohort of our Educator Advisory Council!  The goal of the Council is to facilitate educators of color exposure to issues, policies, and the politics of the current Preschool through Higher Education California landscape as well as offer ETW feedback on current and future projects.


October 2022

Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Fall Convening

Channel Islands School of Education membership in CPED has been reinstated for the 2022-23 school year! A team including Kara Naidoo, Tiina Itkonen, Mari Riojas-Cortez, Chuck Weis, and the Dean will be attending the Fall convening in Pittsburgh on October 11,2022.


March 2023

School of Education Social Justice Conference

SOE will once again host the annual Social Justice Conference on March 4,2023 on the CI campus. We are happy to announce our guest speaker, Dolores Huerta! The Steering Committee is just assembling, so do reach out to Brittany Heery (brittany.heery@csuci.edu), our new SOE Social Media and Events Coordinator, if you’d like to be a part of this wonderful opportunity to showcase CI and our region.

   Things to Note     

We would like to take the time to say farewell to our wonderful Administrative Coordinator, Lizzy Loredo. During her time here, Lizzy played a key role in making sure all faculty and staff were well supported. We want to thank her for all of the good work she did during her time in the School of Education. We wish her the best of luck as she embarks on a new journey! 


Our annual faculty retreat will be hosting two guest speakers this year. Dr. Kirsten Olson from our Counseling and Psychological Department and Dianne Wilson-Graham, Executive Director of the 

California Physical Education-Health Project. They will be discussing the mental health resources available to university employees and students.


The School of Education is looking for a new Administrative Coordinator! Here is the link to apply.



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