Our longtime partner, California Community Colleges Classified Senate (4CS), has brought together classified professionals from across California to work on the Caring Campus guidebook, which will outline strategies for community colleges to sustain and institutionalize Caring Campus beyond its initial implementation.
We are proud to announce that the University of West Alabama is preparing to launch their Caring Campus journey with us, slated to begin in summer 2024.
Pierce College focused first on implementing Caring Campus for staff in spring 2022, prioritizing training for those who are the college’s earliest point of contact for students. The school then expanded training to faculty, completing the Caring Campus program on February 29, and ensuring that the entire Pierce College team was equipped to create and support an ongoing culture of care.
Dr. Robert Johnstone, a leading national voice for Guided Pathways and founder of the National Center for Inquiry and Improvement, cites Caring Campus as a vital tool to help colleges and universities ensure their students feel valued and cared for on campus.
Our first Caring Campus Network webinar was a huge success, with over 150 attendees! The webinar included discussions about successful Caring Campus implementation and advice on how staff can capitalize on the momentum of Caring Campus within their current workload led by Hinds Community College Director of Organizational Development Dr. Gay Saxon and Copper Mountain College Caring Campus Liaison Jared Zwicker.
Our two new innovative programs, the Caring Campus Network and the Caring Campus Academy, have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our colleges and universities, which is a testament to our shared commitment to fostering a sense of community and establishing a culture of care across the campuses we serve.
IEBC was recently featured in Inside Higher Ed’s insightful article, “From the Top Down—Creating a Caring Campus,” which features our first Caring Campus university, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, and how they are establishing a sense of belonging on campus.
The Institute for Evidence-Based Change is expanding our reach to establish a culture of care on campuses nationwide by welcoming our first university, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, to the Caring Campus community.
As we welcome a new year, IEBC President Brad Phillips sends this message welcoming these new opportunities to help our colleges establish a culture of care and impact the lives of students. We are launching two powerful new programs that will help colleges deepen their Caring Campus work, and are expanding our Caring Campus offerings into universities.
It’s been a truly fulfilling year at IEBC, thanks to your partnership, contributions, and enthusiasm for this important work to improve educational outcomes – not only for our students but also for ourselves.