Black Student Success Week

Apr 22, 2022 —

Black Student Success Week Returns April 25-29, 2022
FCC instructor Karla Kirk to participate in two webinars

Fresno City College African American Cultural Studies instructor Karla Kirk will participate in two webinars scheduled for Black Student Success Week 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.

Daily webinars from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., called The Black Hour
Daily group discussion forums from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., called
The After Party
A virtual advocacy day on Thursday, April 28, is called The BlackOut

Kirk will participate as a faculty panelist in two sessions: Monday’s Beyond Mattering: Centering the Student Narrative and Friday’s webinar Using Radical Action; Showing Up as Your Authentic Self.

The daily webinars will be held via Zoom and live streamed on YouTube. Attendees must register in advance. Webinar registration is now open. To register, click on a webinar title below or visit www.linktr.ee/cablackstudents.

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

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.

For updates regarding the week, follow @cablackstudents on Twitter and Instagram.