Latino Education Summit 2007

University of California, Los Angeles

Chicano Studies Research Center

Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

Center for Community College Partnerships

Present

The 2007 Latina/o Education Summit

Community College Students: Understanding the Latina/o Transfer Experience

Through the Entire Postsecondary Education Pipeline

Friday, May 25, 2007

UCLA Tom Bradley International Hall

8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

--- Pre-Summit Registration Required ---

Space Will Not Be Available The Day of the Summit

Only Individual Online Registration Will Be Accepted.

Click For Online Registration here.

The 2006 education summit, “Critical Transitions in the Latina/o Education Pipeline” focused on the educational experiences of Latina/o students from primary to graduate school. The conference identified and discussed factors that are critical in making successful transitions through the education pipeline for this student population. This year, the conference will focus specifically on the community college segment and the Latina/o transfer student perspective.

Of the Latina/o students who pursue a higher education, 60-65% of students begin at the community college level. Thus, Latina/os are more likely than any other racial/ethnic group to begin their postsecondary education in the community college system. Although the transfer rates onto four-year institutions for Latina/o students continue to be low, when we analyze doctorate production rates for Chicana/os, for example, one out of four Chicana/o doctorate recipients first attended a community college en route to the Ph.D. Hence, the 2007 education summit will engage in a critical discussion regarding the role of the transfer function, community colleges, four-year and graduate institutions in addressing the educational needs of the growing Latina/o student population as they navigate through the entire postsecondary educational pipeline.

The future of the Latino/Chicano community and the future of California will be determined by the efforts made to improve the educational conditions for Latino/Chicano students and in particular the experiences of community college students. Thus, the purpose of this conference is three-fold:

1• Identify critical institutional factors that may prepare Latino/Chicano community college students to transfer onto four-year institutions and graduate education

2• Identify critical social factors that may prepare Latino/Chicano community college students to transfer onto four-year institutions and graduate education

3• Compile various research and policy recommendations from the literature on community college transfer students and offer practical solutions to educators, students, and policy makers to increase educational opportunities for community college transfer students.

Program

8:30 a.m.

Registration and Displays—Tom Bradley International Hall, West Gallery

9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions—Tom Bradley International Room

Director Chon A. Noriega, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Vice Chancellor Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, UCLA Graduate Studies
Dean Aimee Dorr, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
Professor Daniel Solorzano, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies; Associate Director, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center

9:20 a.m.

Transfer Success Story— Terri Gomez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, California State Polytechnic University , Pomona

9:30 a.m.

The Role of Community Colleges: Institutional Factors

Moderator: Rosa Perez , Ph.D., Chancellor, San Jose/Evergreen Community College District

Armida Ornelas, Ph.D., Professor, East Los Angeles College
Alfred Herrera, MPA, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Partnerships, Director, Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA
Ana Lopez , current transfer student, UCLA

Latina/o students compose the majority of the student population but have very low transfer rates to four-year institutions. This panel will discuss what institutions factors have been found to positively (or negatively) influence student success at the community college and encourage transfer opportunities onto four-year institutions. Dr. Perez will serve as the moderator for the panel and discuss how community colleges can ensure preparation and support students’ aspirations to transfer onto four-year institutions and beyond. Dr. Ornelas will present her research on “transfer culture,” presenting specific factors that are needed at community colleges to increase Latina/o student transfer. Mr. Herrera will discuss his work on effective ways to prepare students before they attend community college, while at the community college, and the important alliances between four-year institutions and community colleges to better serve the needs of prospective transfer students. Ms. Lopez will share her experiences on what factors affected her as she navigated the community college and the transfer process.

10:45 a.m. break

10:55 a.m.

The Role of Community College Students: Social Capital

Moderator: Stephen Handel, Ph.D., National Director, Community College Initiatives; The College Board
Jennifer E. Jovel, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
Francisco Bravo, current transfer student, California State University , Long Beach
Patricia Avila , M.A., Counselor, Riverside Community College

Panelists will discuss their research on the various social factors that may assist community college students to transfer into four-year institutions. Dr. Handle will serve as moderator of this panel. Ms. Jovel will present critical findings from her dissertation titled, "Community College Transfer: The Role of Social Capital in the Transfer Process of Chicana Students." Mr. Martinez will provide insight on his experiences through the transfer process as he is currently a transfer student who attends California State University , Long Beach . As a counselor at the Riverside community college, Ms. Avila will share her perspective in how students navigate the transfer function despite institutional barriers to transfer.

12:15 p.m.

Lunch—Tom Bradley International Hall

Action Plan Questions and Policy Recommendations

Moderator: Mr. Alfred Herrera, MPA, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Partnerships and Director, Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA

1:30 p.m.

Community College Transfer Students: Experiences at Four-year and graduate institutions

Moderator: Santiago Bernal, Assistant Director, Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA
Frankie Santos Laanan , Ph.D., Associate Professor, Iowa State University
Martha A. Rivas, Ph.D. Candidate, UCLA
Crystal R. Alvarez, transfer student, Ph.D. Student, UCLA

This panel will discuss what factors have been found to positively engage support transfer student success at four-year institutions. Mr. Bernal will serve as moderator for this panel. Dr. Laanan will present his research on Latina/o community college students’ experience of “transfer shock” and remedies to assist transfer students’ transition to a four-year institution. Ms. Rivas will present current findings on doctoral production rates by recipients who first attended a community college in route to the doctorate and address issues pertinent to preparing transfer students for graduate school. Ms. Alvarez will share her experiences as a continuation school student, who navigated the community college, transferred into a four-year institution, and is now in pursuit of her doctorate degree.

2:45 p.m. break

2:55 p.m.

Narrowing our Focus: The Transfer Experience through an AB540 Perspective

Moderator: Irma Archuleta , MPA, Instructor, California State University Long Beach , Co-Founder Leticia A. Network for Immigrant Access to California Higher Education
Maria Luisa “Malou” Chavez, transfer student, UCLA Alumna
Current AB540 Community College student
Dennis Lopez, Co-Founder Leticia A. Network for Immigrant Access to California Higher Education

As we continue to dialogue about various issues regarding the community college transfer experience, we also need to include an analysis and discussion on undocumented students. This panel will help us engage in a discussion on the transfer experience through an AB540 perspective. Dr. Irma Archuleta will serve as the moderator for the panel. A community college student will share some of his experiences as a current AB540 community college student. Ms. Chavez will share her experiences as a transfer student, a founding member of IDEAS at UCLA, and currently a prospective law student. Mr. Lopez will present some of his work on undocumented students and the critical institutional factors that need to be in place to help assist students attain their educational goals.

3:55 p.m. break

4:00 p.m.

Conclusion:

Current and Future Research on Latina/o Community College Students: Where do we go from here?

Conference Moderator: Daniel G. Solorzano, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA
Rosa Perez , Ph.D., Chancellor, San Jose/Evergreen Community College District
Stephen Handel, Ph.D., National Director, Community College Initiatives, The College Board
Mr. Santiago Bernal, Assistant Director, Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA
Irma Archuleta , MPA, Instructor, California State University Long Beach , Co-Founder Leticia A. Network for Immigrant Access to California Higher Education

Dr. Solorzano will serve as moderator for this panel. Each of the panelists will provide an overview of the Latina/o Community College Education Summit and guide us in a discussion of directions for future research and policy recommendations.

5:00 p.m.

Reception—Tom Bradley International Hall, East Gallery

Latino Education Summit 2007

University of California, Los Angeles Chicano Studies Research Center Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Center for Community College Partnerships Present The 2007 Latina/o Education Summit Community College Students: Understanding the Latina/o Transfer Experience Through the Entire Postsecondary Education Pipeline Friday, May 25, 2007 UCLA Tom Bradley International Hall 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. --- Pre-Summit Registration Required --- Space Will Not Be Available The Day of the Summit Only Individual Online Registration Will Be Accepted. Click For Online Registration here. The 2006 education summit, “Critical Transitions in the Latina/o Education Pipeline” focused on the educational experiences of Latina/o students from primary to graduate school. The conference identified and discussed factors that are critical in making successful transitions through the education pipeline for this student population. This year, the conference will focus specifically on the community college segment and the Latina/o transfer student perspective. Of the Latina/o students who pursue a higher education, 60-65% of students begin at the community college level. Thus, Latina/os are more likely than any other racial/ethnic group to begin their postsecondary education in the community college system. Although the transfer rates onto four-year institutions for Latina/o students continue to be low, when we analyze doctorate production rates for Chicana/os, for example, one out of four Chicana/o doctorate recipients first attended a community college en route to the Ph.D. Hence, the 2007 education summit will engage in a critical discussion regarding the role of the transfer function, community colleges, four-year and graduate institutions in addressing the educational needs of the growing Latina/o student population as they navigate through the entire postsecondary educational pipeline. The future of the Latino/Chicano community and the future of California will be determined by the efforts made to improve the educational conditions for Latino/Chicano students and in particular the experiences of community college students. Thus, the purpose of this conference is three-fold: 1• Identify critical institutional factors that may prepare Latino/Chicano community college students to transfer onto four-year institutions and graduate education 2• Identify critical social factors that may prepare Latino/Chicano community college students to transfer onto four-year institutions and graduate education 3• Compile various research and policy recommendations from the literature on community college transfer students and offer practical solutions to educators, students, and policy makers to increase educational opportunities for community college transfer students. Program 8:30 a.m. Registration and Displays—Tom Bradley International Hall, West Gallery 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions—Tom Bradley International Room Director Chon A. Noriega, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Vice Chancellor Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, UCLA Graduate Studies Dean Aimee Dorr, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Professor Daniel Solorzano, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies; Associate Director, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center 9:20 a.m. Transfer Success Story— Terri Gomez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, California State Polytechnic University , Pomona 9:30 a.m. The Role of Community Colleges: Institutional Factors Moderator: Rosa Perez , Ph.D., Chancellor, San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Armida Ornelas, Ph.D., Professor, East Los Angeles College Alfred Herrera, MPA, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Partnerships, Director, Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA Ana Lopez , current transfer student, UCLA Latina/o students compose the majority of the student population but have very low transfer rates to four-year institutions. This panel will discuss what institutions factors have been found to positively (or negatively) influence student success at the community college and encourage transfer opportunities onto four-year institutions. Dr. Perez will serve as the moderator for the panel and discuss how community colleges can ensure preparation and support students’ aspirations to transfer onto four-year institutions and beyond. Dr. Ornelas will present her research on “transfer culture,” presenting specific factors that are needed at community colleges to increase Latina/o student transfer. Mr. Herrera will discuss his work on effective ways to prepare students before they attend community college, while at the community college, and the important alliances between four-year institutions and community colleges to better serve the needs of prospective transfer students. Ms. Lopez will share her experiences on what factors affected her as she navigated the community college and the transfer process. 10:45 a.m. break 10:55 a.m. The Role of Community College Students: Social Capital Moderator: Stephen Handel, Ph.D., National Director, Community College Initiatives; The College Board Jennifer E. Jovel, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University Francisco Bravo, current transfer student, California State University , Long Beach Patricia Avila , M.A., Counselor, Riverside Community College Panelists will discuss their research on the various social factors that may assist community college students to transfer into four-year institutions. Dr. Handle will serve as moderator of this panel. Ms. Jovel will present critical findings from her dissertation titled, "Community College Transfer: The Role of Social Capital in the Transfer Process of Chicana Students." Mr. Martinez will provide insight on his experiences through the transfer process as he is currently a transfer student who attends California State University , Long Beach . As a counselor at the Riverside community college, Ms. Avila will share her perspective in how students navigate the transfer function despite institutional barriers to transfer. 12:15 p.m. Lunch—Tom Bradley International Hall Action Plan Questions and Policy Recommendations Moderator: Mr. Alfred Herrera, MPA, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Partnerships and Director, Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA 1:30 p.m. Community College Transfer Students: Experiences at Four-year and graduate institutions Moderator: Santiago Bernal, Assistant Director, Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA Frankie Santos Laanan , Ph.D., Associate Professor, Iowa State University Martha A. Rivas, Ph.D. Candidate, UCLA Crystal R. Alvarez, transfer student, Ph.D. Student, UCLA This panel will discuss what factors have been found to positively engage support transfer student success at four-year institutions. Mr. Bernal will serve as moderator for this panel. Dr. Laanan will present his research on Latina/o community college students’ experience of “transfer shock” and remedies to assist transfer students’ transition to a four-year institution. Ms. Rivas will present current findings on doctoral production rates by recipients who first attended a community college in route to the doctorate and address issues pertinent to preparing transfer students for graduate school. Ms. Alvarez will share her experiences as a continuation school student, who navigated the community college, transferred into a four-year institution, and is now in pursuit of her doctorate degree. 2:45 p.m. break 2:55 p.m. Narrowing our Focus: The Transfer Experience through an AB540 Perspective Moderator: Irma Archuleta , MPA, Instructor, California State University Long Beach , Co-Founder Leticia A. Network for Immigrant Access to California Higher Education Maria Luisa “Malou” Chavez, transfer student, UCLA Alumna Current AB540 Community College student Dennis Lopez, Co-Founder Leticia A. Network for Immigrant Access to California Higher Education As we continue to dialogue about various issues regarding the community college transfer experience, we also need to include an analysis and discussion on undocumented students. This panel will help us engage in a discussion on the transfer experience through an AB540 perspective. Dr. Irma Archuleta will serve as the moderator for the panel. A community college student will share some of his experiences as a current AB540 community college student. Ms. Chavez will share her experiences as a transfer student, a founding member of IDEAS at UCLA, and currently a prospective law student. Mr. Lopez will present some of his work on undocumented students and the critical institutional factors that need to be in place to help assist students attain their educational goals. 3:55 p.m. break 4:00 p.m. Conclusion: Current and Future Research on Latina/o Community College Students: Where do we go from here? Conference Moderator: Daniel G. Solorzano, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA Rosa Perez , Ph.D., Chancellor, San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Stephen Handel, Ph.D., National Director, Community College Initiatives, The College Board Mr. Santiago Bernal, Assistant Director, Center for Community College Partnerships, UCLA Irma Archuleta , MPA, Instructor, California State University Long Beach , Co-Founder Leticia A. Network for Immigrant Access to California Higher Education Dr. Solorzano will serve as moderator for this panel. Each of the panelists will provide an overview of the Latina/o Community College Education Summit and guide us in a discussion of directions for future research and policy recommendations. 5:00 p.m. Reception—Tom Bradley International Hall, East Gallery