Student Equity Strategies

Committee Type: Advisory 

Committee Description: The Student Equity Strategies Committee identifies and fosters effective strategies to eliminate equity gaps among students.

Purpose and goals: 

1. • Investigates barriers to success for students of equity populations at CCSF: American Indian/Alaska Native, Black or African American, Filipino/a/x, Latino/a/x, Pacific Islander; students with disabilities (DSPS), foster youth, LGBTQIA+, and housing insecure.

   • Identifies support needed to increase student success among equity populations.

   • Advises the Academic Senate on effective strategies for achieving student equity.

   • Fosters college-wide dialog on the equity gap and progress of equity populations.

   • Promotes information sharing among other colleges, schools and universities.

   • Reviews the CCSF Student Equity Plan as needed.

   • Consults and collaborates with instructional departments, student services, and committees as appropriate.

   • Consults and collaborates with the Office of Research and Planning to analyze the identified CCCCO and local metrics, disaggregated by student demographics; and to evaluate effectiveness of various implemented strategies to eliminate equity gaps.

   • Reads, reviews and ranks proposals related to categorical student equity funding.

Committee Membership : all programs and departments welcome; no more than 2 members from the same department or program.