Mission
The Department of Student Equity advocates for communities who the collegiate system was not originally designed to serve or who have not historically been centered. We work to create and support new and existing resources that cultivate inclusion, diversity, and equity at MiraCosta by fostering student leadership, collaborating with campus partners, and raising awareness of the unique experiences of the diverse populations we serve.
Vision
Student Equity will be a positive and recognized advocate for MiraCosta College and its communities to improve the overall student experience through the lens of equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice.
Values
Advocacy: We understand advocacy as the leveraging of one’s positionality in order to move the college toward equity. As a department we believe that change starts with us. We remain empowered to act and urge those in power to act; we do this practivelty, regardless of a mandate.
Innovation: We understand innovation to be a future forward, creative driven process that aims to aid value to the campus community. Our efforts to be innovative leads us to focus on transformation, finding new approaches to solutions while always moving towards what is necessary for the benefit of the communities we serve.
Community: We understand to be one of the essential elements of our work. Broadly we define our community as MiraCosta College District students, faculty, and staff. As well as the residents in our serve area who deserve relevant and high quality services and to whom we are accountable. Centering care and authenticity, we aspire to be a benefit and a resource.
Intersectionality: We understand intersectionality to be both a framework for how we understand the ways in which power differently situates certain bodies and lives in relation to institutional and societal structures. As well as a lens through which to see people as made up of many identities that impact how they show up and the unique ways they experience the world.
Cultural Competence: We understand cultural competence to be the journey of continuous learning done in service of creating spaces in which all cultures are honored and welcomed. Our cultural understanding enables us to work collaboratively to remove barriers faced by students. Committed to our learning we also strive to aid in the teaching of cultural competence to others, as it essential to, reinforces, and builds upon the work of our department to strive for equity.
Contact Information
For questions regarding Student Equity, please call our main line 760.757.2121 x6900.
- Dr. Wendy Stewart
Dean - Counseling and Student Development
Office: Oceanside Campus, Building 3700
760.795.6892 | wstewart@miracosta.edu - Kristina Londy
Program Manager - Student Success & Equity
Campus Liaison for LGBTQIA+ Needs
Office: Oceanside Campus, Building 3700
760.757.2121 x6460 | klondy@miracosta.edu - Jodi Mulhall
Student Services Coordinator - Student Equity
Office: Oceanside Campus, Room 3445
760.757.2121 x6918 | jmulhall@miracosta.edu - Cindy Oropeza Arce
Interim Student Services Coordinator - Academic Success & Equity (ASE) Programs
Office: Oceanside Campus
coropeza@miracosta.edu - Preston Faraimo
Interim Student Services Specialist - Student Equity
Office: Oceanside Campus
760.757.2121 x6900 | prestonfaraimo@miracosta.edu - India Pierce
Student Services Specialist - LGBTQIA+ Equity
Office: Oceanside Campus
760.757.2121 x6236 | ipierce@miracosta.edu - Tereza Zafra-Lopez
Interim UPRISE Specialist - Student Equity
Office: Oceanside Campus
tzafra@miracosta.edu - Jd Banks
Administrative Support Assistant (ASA) III - Student Equity
Office: Oceanside Campus, Building 3700
760.757.2121 x6900 | jbanks@miracosta.edu
