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Message from President Tomaneng: Gov. Brown Signs AB 19, a Bill That Establishes the California College Promise, and AB 705, Requiring Community Colleges to Use High School Performance in Course Placement

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President Rowena Tomaneng shared two important press releases with the BCC Community concerning The California College Promise and Using high school performance in course placement at community colleges.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley on 10/13/2017, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Jerry Brown signing AB 19 (Santiago, Chiu and McCarty): 

“We applaud Gov. Brown and the Legislature for taking this enormous step forward in making community college more accessible for first-time students. The legislation is modeled after the successful community-based Promise partnerships aimed at encouraging students to attend college full-time and requiring colleges to provide wraparound supports that promote successful outcomes.  The California College Promise will help foster a stronger culture of college participation that will enhance upward social mobility in California. For more than 30 years, the California community college system has waived tuition for students who cannot afford it, with over 1 million current students receiving assistance under what is the most expansive free tuition program offered by any state. Formerly known as the Board of Governors Fee Waiver, the program’s name is being changed to the California College Promise Grant. We look forward to working with the governor and legislature on providing funding to support the California College Promise and additional financial aid to offset the non-tuition costs that create barriers to college attendance for students with financial need.”
 
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 114 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills courses in English and math, and prepare students for transfer to four-year universities. The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/.
 
 
 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Jerry Brown signing AB 705 (Irwin), legislation intended to support assessment and placement strategies proven to increase student completion rates and close the achievement gap: 

 
“This is a win-win for our students, colleges and the state’s taxpayers. Requiring unnecessary remediation courses can have severely damaging consequences.  It’s clear that the use of traditional assessment skills tests as the main variable in placing students in math and English courses does not work.  Many of our colleges have started using a student’s high school coursework and GPA as the primary determining factors for placement. Research shows high school performance is a more accurate predictor of college readiness than assessment tests – even for students who do not enroll directly in college from high school. 
 
AB 705 calls on our system to engage in statewide reforms that will provide every student with a strong start on their way to earning a degree, certificate or transferring to a university.  Currently, too many of our students are stuck in courses that do not count toward their educational goals and cost them valuable time and money.  I applaud the governor for signing this bill that establishes a stronger assessment process and will ultimately lead to a dramatic improvement in our student completion rates.  This is an important milestone in the drive to improve student success and the first of several steps our system is taking to put students at the center of all policy discussions because they come with different circumstances and we need to be able to adapt to meet their needs.”
 
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions. The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. For more information about the community colleges, please visithttp://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/,https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges, or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges.
 
 

Hopeful Encounters, Violent Collisions: Black and Italian Diasporas in the Contact Zone – Oct. 5, 25, and 26 @ BCC

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Admission is Free! All events are open to the public

Thursday, October 5, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, BCC Room 55
John Gennari Lecture: Spike Lee’s Italians

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Hopeful Encounters, Violent Collisions: Black and Italian Diasporas in the Contact Zone

Thursday; Oct. 5, 2017

–          John Gennari (U of Vermont); “Spike Lee’s Brooklyn”;    10:30am-12pm; Room 55, Berkeley City College

–          John Gennari (U of Vermont); Flavor and Soul: Italian America at Its African American Edge), 5-7pm; Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley

 

Wednesday; Oct. 25, 2017  

–          Medhin Paolos (filmmaker) presentation and screening of her documentary Asmarina @ the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco

 

Thursday; Oct. 26, 2017

– Igiaba Scego (author); presentation of the English translation of her novel, Adua; UC Berkeley

 

Sponsored by:

·         Berkeley City College, Office of the President & Department of Arts and Cultural Studies/Humanities Program

·         Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco

·         University of California Berkeley, Departments of African American/African Diaspora Studies, Geography, and Italian Studies

IMAGE painting by Ficre Ghebreyesus 

 

series title inspired by John Gennari, 2017 

 

 

Hopeful Encounters, Violent Collisions: Black and Italian Diasporas in the Contact Zone

This series of events explores the connections of intimacy, violence, cultural creativity, and political struggle that link together the African and Italian diasporas–from the influence of African American musical traditions on Italian American singers, to the influence of Black diasporic resources on contemporary Afro-Italian struggles for recognition, to the mobilizations of Eritreans in the United States and Italy to unearth hidden histories of Italian colonialism. Through presentations, film screenings, and book talks, this series approaches “Afro-Italy” as a complex, global contact zone. 

 

About  Flavor and Soul: Italian America at Its African American Edge
(by John Gennari, Chicago University Press, 2017)

In the United States, African American and Italian American cultures have been intertwined for more than a hundred years. In Flavor and Soul (University of Chicago Press, 2017), John Gennari spotlights this affinity, calling it “the edge.” Through studies of music and sound, film and media, sports and foodways, he shows how an Afro-Italian sensibility has nourished and vitalized American culture writ large, even as Italian Americans and African Americans have fought each other for urban space, recognition of overlapping histories of suffering and exclusion, and political and personal rispetto. It is only at such cultural edges, Gennari argues, that the nation can come to truly understand its racial and ethnic dynamics.

 

 

About Asmarina (documentary film, 2015, directors, Medhin Paolos and Alan Maglio)

The Eritrean/Ethiopian community has been present in Italy for at least half a century and it has been actively integrated into the social and cultural life of the city. Starting from the collective memories of the community, on the ground of photo documents, the film gathers together the legacy of personal stories, exploring the different shades of identity, migration and the aspirations of the people. The result of Alan Maglio and Medhin Paolos’ research is a collective tale which brings to light  a postcolonial heritage that has been little scrutinized up to now: the everyday life stories of those who have lived in the city for years, those who were born in Italy and the daycare of the refugees who have just arrived. The film makers approach this reality empathically and get involved in it, patiently trying to create a relationship with the protagonists. The research and the filming of Asmarina lasted one year and a half and are based on direct witness accounts and the survey of audiovisual material taken from personal and institutional archives.

 

 

About Adua  (English translation, New Vessel Press, 2017)

Adua, an immigrant from Somalia to Italy, has lived in Rome for nearly forty years. She came seeking freedom from a strict father and an oppressive regime, but her dreams of becoming a film star ended in shame. Now that the civil war in Somalia is over, her homeland beckons. Yet Adua has a husband who needs her, a young man, also an immigrant, who braved a dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. When her father, who worked as an interpreter for Mussolini’s fascist regime, dies, Adua inherits the family home. She must decide whether to make the journey back to reclaim her material inheritance, but also how to take charge of her own story and build a future.

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September 4 – Last Day to Add Class with Instruction Permission Number – Enroll NOW!

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Enrollment in Fall 2017 is Ongoing Now

 

Fall 2017 Class Schedule

 

Important Dates:

August 7 – Drop for Nonpayment of Tuition and Enrollment Fees!!!

August 21 – Day and Evening Instruction begins

August 26 – Saturday Instruction begins

August 26  – Last Day to Add without a Permission Number of Add Card

September 4 – Last Day to Drop Regular Sessions Classes and Receive a Refund, and without a “W” on Transcripts

Note: Short-term and open-entry classes must be dropped within 10% of the first class meeting to receive a refund.>>> 2017 Fall Refund Drop Deadline Schedule

September 4 – Last Day to Add Regular Sessions Classes with an Instructor issued Permission Number

September 4 – Census Due – Instructors Verify Enrollment in Classes

September 8 – Last Day to File for PASS/NO PASS Grading Option

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Please make sure that you meet any prerequisites before enrolling in classes. If you need assistance with prerequisite information, please contact:

 

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The Campus Life Office Welcomes You to Berkeley City College!

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Whether it’s “Welcome” or “Welcome Back” – we are happy to have ALL OF YOU here!

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The Campus Life Office Welcomes You:

  • This Fall look out for the right club for your during Club Rush!
  • Get a free massage at our Wellness Center located at 2000 Center Street.
  • Upcoming events can always be found on our homepage or events calendar a www.berkeleycitycollege.edu
  • Visit the Campus Life Office in Room 151 for more info!

15th Annual Berkeley Poetry Festival on Saturday, August 26, in the 5th floor Student Lounge – 11:30am to 4:30pm

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Join us at the 15th Annual Berkeley Poetry Festival on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Councilperson Kriss Worthington will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Naomi Helena Quiñonez (pictured above, photo credit: Michelle Guttierrez). Read more about Dr. Quiñonez below. We will have a small book fair, an open mike, five Milvia Street poets, and several readers.