Administration

AASA Call to Action, Collegiality

Good morning, Now is the time! I am so excited about last week’s momentum after the caravan and the town hall meeting.  I am encouraged by the comments and commitments from so many of you. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Town Hall meeting....

Caravan for Racial Justice

Dear Comets, I have struggled for the past several weeks, trying to find the right words to say regarding what is happening across our nation and the world.  As a black man with three black brothers and many black nephews, this moment in our history is...

Graduation, New Direction in VP Search

Good Evening Colleagues, Here we are at the end of my first full semester at CCC, and I still can’t believe what a great job you’ve all done, given the challenges we have faced together. It’s been one for the books. Thank you for supporting our students, and...

Graduation, Needs Survey, Giving Back

Good afternoon, Comets! I hope you’re all staying safe and healthy, and continuing to adjust as well as possible to the current situation. It’s been a challenging semester, but also an enlightening one. So many students have told us that it meant a lot to them...

Phone Banking, Student Support

Good afternoon, Comets! It’s time for another edition of the C-C-C Four-One-One! VIRTUAL TOWN HALL You will not want to miss tomorrow’s virtual town hall! We’ll be talking about the budget, staff, instruction and student services. It’s happening on Zoom from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. The...

Summer Courses, Chromebook Loans + Coping with Stress

Good afternoon, Comets! I cannot thank you enough for the cheerfully industrious way you’ve all met the challenges of the last few weeks. I know I say that every update, but that’s because it grows more true each day. I know It isn’t always easy, but you...

Phone Banking, Webcam Loans, Working from Home + Naming New Buildings

Good morning colleagues, It’s been another week for the books, but you’ve made it through! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy, and making this adjustment as smoothly as possible.  I know you have heard Governor Newsom issued a statewide order to ‘stay home’ effective last night.  We have several district...

Student Communication and Chromebook Loans

Good morning, Comets! Congratulations on completing your first day of fully remote college services!  We have a couple exciting developments today I want to share with you:  STUDENT COMMUNICATION All of our student services came together yesterday to create a guide for accessing their services remotely. We have combined...

Shelter-in-Place Order Issued

Colleagues, Contra Costa and five neighboring counties have “issued orders for a “shelter in place” to go into effect at midnight this evening.  The full details are still emerging, and it appears that educational institutions will be exempt from this order, but I wanted to advise you...