Black Student Success Week is returning April 25-29, 2022. This year's theme is A Vision for Black Student Success: Creating a New Landscape to Succeed. The 2022 Black Student Success Week will focus on new approaches to ensure Black and African American students succeed at California Community Colleges as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
MiraCosta College will host a variety of workshops and activities, for more information see below:
Monday, April 25
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Headshots & Hor D'oeuvres with the Career Center
held in person at OCN Student Center Pavilion - 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Progress or Performance?: Strategies for Curating Authentically Inclusive Campus and Classroom Environments - A workshop with Dr. Antonio Banks
Zoom ID#: 929 1349 4861
Tuesday, April 26
- 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Free Laundry/Community Day
held in person at the Community Learning Center - 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Una Plática: Black Latinidad with Service Learning
Wednesday, April 27
- 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Black Art Market
Held in person at OCN Fountain Area
Thursday, April 28
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Black Alliance Block Party & Resource Fair
held in person at OCN Fountain Area - Opening Night of Flint
Held in person Theater OC 2001
Friday, April 29
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Advocacy & Activism Porch Talk with Dr. Tashiana Bryant - Flint
Held in person Theater OC 2001
Black Student Success Week is organized in partnership with the following departments and organizations: Student Equity, Umoja, Black Alliance, Black Student Union, Career Center, Associated Student Government, Service Learning & Volunteer Center, Professional Development Program, CARE, MiraCosta Alumni, Public Information Office, Student Life & Leadership, Theater and Dramatic Arts, Community Learning Center, San Elijo Campus, LGBTQIA+ Equity, UPRISE, Social Justice and Equity Center.
The week's statewide activities will be held virtually and include:
- Daily webinars: 12 - 1pm called The Black Hour
- Daily small group discussion forums: 1:30 - 2:30pm called The After Party
- A virtual advocacy day on Thursday, April 28th, called The BlackOut
Webinars will be held via Zoom and live-streamed on YouTube. Daily webinar topics are listed and linked below
- Monday, April 25 - Beyond Mattering: Centering the Student Narrative
- Tuesday, April 26 - No Leaks: Securing the Pipeline for Black Student Success
- Wednesday, April 27 - The Path to Transfer Success: A Clear Highway or a Traffic Jam
- Thursday, April 28 - Transforming Black Student Success through Courageous State Leadership
- Friday, April 29 - Using Radical Action: Showing Up as Your Authentic Self
Follow @cablackstudents on Twitter and Instagram for updates and more information.
Black Student Success Week is organized in partnership with the following organizations: A2MEND, Umoja Community Education Foundation, The Campaign for College Opportunity, The Education Trust-West, the Equity Avengers, The RP Group, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, the Community College League of California, the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, the Foundation for California Community Colleges, and the Student Senate for California Community Colleges.
