- Mailing Address
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5100 Sierra College Blvd
Rocklin, California 95677 - Phone
- (916) 624-3333
- Email address
- enrollmentservices@sierracollege.edu
- Website
- https://www.sierracollege.edu/
- School Information
- "Since its founding in 1936, Sierra College has focused on quality instruction and meeting the needs of the communities it serves... Our college serves more than 18,000 students each year at campuses and centers in Rocklin, Roseville, Grass Valley, and Truckee. In addition to offering 126 degrees, transfer programs and certificates, the college provides distance learning, non-credit courses, a broad range of community education (not-for-credit) and is one of only four community colleges in the nation to have an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)... We have more than 1,300 employees (526 full-time faculty and staff and over 800 part-time faculty) in four locations across the 3,200-mile district." (Source: https://www.sierracollege.edu/about-us/)
- General Information
- Sierra College has decided to move forward with its Anti-racist programming. In February 2021, the college hosted its 2021 virtual writers conference titled "Empowering Voices", which featured well-known anti-racist activists, including Dr. Bettina Love. No mandatory Critical Race Training sessions are yet required of students. However, see developments below:
Actions Taken
- Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
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The college's Human Resources Department offers all new tenure-track faculty the opportunity to "participate in equity and inclusion training...."
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Sierra's 2022-2025 "Student Equity & Achievement Program Plan" states that it would "[p]rovide professional development related to the equity and inclusion core competencies for all employees, supporting an empowered and inclusive work."
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- Curriculum Changes and Requirements
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Sierra's "Equity & Student Completion Guided Pathways Strategic Plan" (May 2020) states that the college would "[d]evelop and support equitized instruction, courses and course materials, including syllabi, assessments, and practices to achieve inclusive, equitable, and learner-centered environments and activities."
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- Faculty/Staff Requirements
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Sierra's "Equity & Student Completion Guided Pathways Strategic Plan" (May 2020) states that the college would "[p]rovide equity minded training for all staff."
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Sierra's 2022-2025 "Student Equity & Achievement Program Plan" states that it would "[p]rovide equity minded training for all staff."
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- Political Actions and Support for Anti-Racism
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In August 2020, the college adopted "A RESOLUTION of the Sierra College Academic Senate in Support of Black Lives and Racial Justice."
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- Resources
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In February 2021, the college hosted its 2021 virtual writers conference titled "Empowering Voices", which featured well-known anti-racist activists, including Dr. Bettina Love. The description of the event reads, "The arts, particularly writing, can act as impetus for social change. The 2021 Sierra Writers Conference is all about potential, listening to others express their truth and empowering educators, students, and writers to claim and use their voices."
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SC announced its "2019-22 Student Equity Plan."
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The college allows public access to the "Student Equity Data Dashboard" through the "Students Speak Report."
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The college allows students to specialize in "Ethnic Studies."
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The Office of Equity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Compliance states that the college seeks "individuals from historically underrepresented communities and other groups" as candidates for employment.
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Sierra's "Equity & Student Completion Guided Pathways Strategic Plan" (May 2020) states that the college would "[e]xamine possibilities for infusing equity mindedness in the curriculum review and approval process."
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