Chancellor's Office Hour Chat Links
Chancellor Judy Miner holds a weekly (monthly during the summer) virtual office hour on Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. to give students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to share their thoughts and ask questions. Links to resources the chancellor mentions during her office hours are posted below for easy reference.
2023
June 28
Legislature, Newsom compromise, quickly pass and sign 2023-24 state budget with fewer cuts for K-12 - Edsource article
What you need to know on the California budget deal - CalMatters article
One group of students fled community college in record numbers during the pandemic. Can these schools lure them back? - CalMatters article
Analysis | Rodeo is an impractical candidate for college athletics at Humboldt - Times Standard article
The Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation has accredited De Anza College’s Automobile Technician-Training Program as meeting the strict industry standards required for ASE Program Accreditation
GoFundMe for our custodian Marivic Burdick who is recovering from a medical emergency
June 21
Google is warning staff about using AI chatbots - Forbes news article
Generative AI ethics: 8 biggest concerns - TechTarget Enterprise AI article
AI's Privacy Pandora's Box: The Risks of Oversharing with Generative AI - Manage Engine Insights article
Bay Area city names and their origin stories - SF Gate article
Krause Center for Innovation (KCI) - Summer Workshops
Cynthia Brannvall Exhibits at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) - On Land Exhibit runs June 17 - August 27, 2023 in the Main Gallery
Cupertino Night Market - Saturday, August 26 from 3:00-10:00 p.m. (sponsored by the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and the Asian American Business Council)
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series talk by Dr. Eugene Chiang - Smithwich Theatre, Wednesday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m.
June 7
Kudos to classified professionals
De Anza College celebrates PRIDE month in June - June 5, 2023
Foothill College celebrates PRIDE month in June - June 6, 2023
May 17
The City of Mountain View awarded a grant to Foothill College's workforce development programs - Mountain View Voice article
Eric Kneeland’s Black Stamp Studio in Half Moon Bay - Palo Alto Online article
Prakash Chandras participated in the South Bay Silicon Valley Open Studios - The Mercury News article
Foothill College Alum Jordan Tachibana shares her grandmother's story - Santa Clara University article
Passwords may become a thing of the past thanks to Passkeys - The Mercury News article
Health Matters event at Stanford - Stanford Medicine Article
May 10
Gov. Newsom signed SB 1116, an innovative new approach to public funding for small nonprofit arts organizations (SNPAOs) through the Equitable Payroll Fund
Send a letter to your California State Representative to support SB 1116
$10 tickets for Bay Area Residents to the San Francisco Opera House - Dolby Family's Opera for the Bay
The Foothill Theatre Arts Presents Infinite Black Suitcase By E. M. Lewis and Directed
by Sinjin Jones
Get Tickets HERE (May 26 through June 11, 2023)
Episode 19 California Community Colleges' Baccalaureate Degree Program
The Potential of California's Community College Baccalaureate for Closing Racial Equity Gaps - UCLA's The Civil Rights Project report
An Evening with UCLA Chancellor Gene Block - May 11, 2023
Partners in Learning Conference - May 12, 2023
Run, Hide, Defend – Active Assailant Training - June 8, 2023 | Online 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Campus Outreach - Police Department
De Anza (end-of-year Celebrations)
Foothill (end-of-year Celebrations)
Submit your District opening day workshop proposals due by Friday, June 2
District opening day theme suggestions due by Friday, June 2
The Chancellor Search Timeline
April 26
Board of Governors declares April as California Community College month
2023 Black Student Success Week events
Student Leadership Award winners
2023 Pathway to Government College Mentorship Program (Internship)
Bay Area school enrollment plummets for the sixth year in a row - The Mercury News article
What happened to students who left public schools during the pandemic? New Stanford-led research tracks their paths - Stanford News article
Shae St. Onge-Cole, Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) teaches at Elmwood Correctional Facility - YouTube video
Possible Self an Extreme STEM Experiential/Expo for all of the Bay Area’s Elementary, Middle and High school students and their families.
March 29
From the desk of: Bernadine Chuck Fong
Rotary of San José Supports the De Anza College Food Pantry
Tracking the San Francisco Bay Area's Pandemic Recovery
UC proposes first-time systemwide admission guarantee to all qualified transfer students - Los Angeles article
March 15
Foothill College art instructor Hilary Gomes has three floral paintings featured in March 2023 (Issue #209) of the American Art Collector Magazine
Mestre Beiçola at Foothill College at the Cesar Chavez Plaza - March 22, 2023
Faculty members can earn PGA credit by volunteering in Your Village Space at De Anza College
De Anza College Village Spaces - Guided Pathways
March 8
Foothill College Community Education Courses
Police – Community Town Hall - May 31, 2023
Diverse Issues in Higher Education – Opinion: The Equity Imperative of the Place-Bound Student - Diverse Issues in Higher Education article
March 1
California State Auditors Report - Report No. 2022-113
School districts can’t require COVID vaccines, California Supreme Court affirms - San Francisco Chronicle article
De Anza students' work showcased at Reikes Film Festival - La Voz article
Foothill College will soon offer 2 bachelor degree programs - Mountain View Voice article
Niche.com ranked Foothill College as number 1 for their 2023 Best Community Colleges in America! - Niche.com article
Gala event to benefit the Foundation’s Hope Initiative – supporting the basic needs of Foothill-De Anza students - Saturday, June 3, 2023
Community College Board appoints Sonya Christian new state chancellor - The Renegade Rip article
February 22
Community College inches upward - CalMatters newletter
Breakdown of Dreamers Population – Both With and Without DACA - Presidents' Alliance article
Principia - a publication put together by our Foothill College STEM students
Donations for Turkey earthquake relief:
Bohème Out of the Box is Visiting a City Near You! - Free Performances running March 10 - April 2, 2023
Foothill Commission for an Exclusive Winter Musical Benefit - March 12, 2023
De Anza College's Taste of History - March 25, 2023
Help our former Carpenter Gary Huerta's family with funeral expenses
February 1
Funeral Services for Tyre Nichols
De Anza College - Tuesday, February 7 – Anti-Racist Organizing: In Dialogue with Steve Phillips (advance registration is required)
Free webinar series by Leadership Institute for Tomorrow (LIFT) (registration is required)
February 10 – Where can I go from here?
March 24 – What is my pathway to the professoriate?
April 21 – What can I do to stand up to injustice and inequality?
June 16 – How can I develop professionally?
Run-Hide-Defend training available (registration is required):
Foothill College - Tuesday, February 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
De Anza College - Wednesday, February 8, 11:30-1:30 p.m.
Virtual - Wednesday, March 1, 11:00-1:00 p.m.
January 25
New Event Center at De Anza College – Please provide your input through a short survey
CalPERS Member Education Bulletin - (free two day event, February 8 & 9, registration is required)
Sign up to with CalPERS to receive bulletins in your own inbox
Active CalPERS members can explore resources
Many self-paced training videos are available on the CalPERS YouTube site
Run-Hide-Defend training available (registration is required):
Foothill College - Tuesday, February 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
De Anza College - Wednesday, February 8, 11:30-1:30 p.m.
Virtual - Wednesday, March 1, 11:00-1:00 p.m.
Eduardo Rufeisen Wins Film Award
Help former Foothill student and bookstore employee Daphne Fontino's family
"Stronger Together" video honoring student veterans
People and the Art of Change in Higher Education IT (featuring Joe Moreau) - The Higher Edge Podcast
January 18
Paramedic and EMT Students Receive Christopher Meadows Memorial Scholarship - Paso Robles Press article
2022-2023 League Excellence Awards
The awards will be presented at the League’s annual Innovations Conference in March 2023.
Dave Capitolo, Instructor Automotive Technology
Claudia Guzman, Program Coordinator II, Staff and Organizational Development
Abdel-Moaty Fayek, Dean, Instruction
New bachelor's degree in Auto Tech Management at De Anza College
Red Wheelbarrow at De Anza College
Student Edition of Red Wheelbarrow at De Anza College
Foothill College and Bay Area nonprofit Dream Volunteershave partnered again on the Guatemala Teacher Corps for winter and spring 2023. With funding from the Foothill-De Anza Foundation, students will travel to Antigua to teach English in a K-12 school.
For more information:
2023 Guatemala Teacher Corps
Foothill College study abroad opportunities through Global Experiential Learning
Study Abroad in Florence, Italy, Spring 2023
Study Abroad in London, England, Spring 2023
"Stronger Together" mural honoring student veterans at De Anza College
Foothill student Ricky Holder has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship to Oxford University - UChicago News article
Foothill alum Melvin Gaines named East Palo Alto city manager - Daily Post article
Change Students' Lives - Make a Legacy Gift
"Bill Owens: Suburbia at Fifty" - Exhibition at the Krause Center for Innovation (KCI), January 19 through February 27, 2023
Run-Hide-Defend training available (registration is required):
Sunnyvale Center - Tuesday, January 24, 10:00-12:00 p.m.
Foothill College - Tuesday, February 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
De Anza College - Wednesday, February 8, 11:30-1:30 p.m.
Virtual - Wednesday, March 1, 11:00-1:00 p.m.
Scott Olsen will be participating in his first AIDS/Life Cycle Event in 2023
Free COVID Test Kits at De Anza – For Current Students while supplies last
2022
November 23
Growing numbers of California highschoolers dual enroll in college courses, but access uneven statewide - EdSource article
Chancellor Judy Miner: a lifetime of learning - La Voz News article
Is it Safe to Plan Big, Indoor Celebrations This Holiday Season? - San Francisco Eater article
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for checking COVID-19 by County
November 9
Celebrating our Veterans this November 11, 2022
The Foothill College President Search Finalists Open Forums will take place next week in the Hearthside Lounge (Room 2313) from 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Monday, November 14 Dr. Kristina Whalen
Tuesday, November 15 Dr. Gregory Anderson
Wednesday, November 16 Dr. Lisa Cooper Wilkins
Native American Heritage Night with the Golden State Warriors on November 18 at the Chase Center (Golden State Warriors versus the New York Knicks)
How the recent DACA court ruling affects undocumented students - La Voz News article
La Voz News brings home 15 awards at Journalism Conference - La Voz News article
'Missing middle' Los Gatos teacher housing applications to open soon - The Mercury News article
231 Grant Educator Workforce Housing
The County of Santa Clara and the Foothill-De Anza Community College District to work together on the exploration of a possible site for a county operated medical office building (MOB) on the De Anza College campus.
November 2
ACCT Announces Newly Elected, Re-elected and Appointed Board Members and Officers
The Cupertino Veterans Memorial Foundation will host its Veterans Day Celebration on Friday, November 11 at Memorial Park across the street from De Anza College where President Holmes will be opening the ceremony.
Register to attend the Run, Hide, Defend Emergency Preparedness training on Tuesday, November 15 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Theatre Arts presents Aristophanes' The Birds in the Lohman Theatre Performances Nov. 4-20, Thursdays-Sundays
Attend the new Euphrat exhibit now through December 17 at De Anza College titled "Hamsters, Hedgehogs and Hummingbirds" where the exhibit explores how humans relate to, imagine and interact with animals.
October 26
Stanford is making Community College Connections - Stanford Report article
'Why bother with a real map?': Here are the dubious sites NIMBY Bay Area cities propose for housing - San Francisco Chronicle article
September 7
Foothill College's Science Learning Institute selected for Inspiring Programs in STEM Awards by Insight Into Diversity
Foothill College Students Travel to Guatemala to Teach English - Los Altos Town Crier article
OPINION: As Students Return to Campus, Higher Ed Must Build on What We Learned During the Pandemic - The Hetchinger Report
August 10
Digital Transformation for the New 'Now' in Higher Ed - Campus Technology article featuring former Vice Chancellor of Technology Joe Moreau
2022 Educause Horizon Report Data and Analytics Edition - Foothill-De Anza Community College District featured on page 22
Appointment of Foothill College alumna to California Student Aid Commission
California COVID hospitalizations have quadrupled. Who is getting really sick? - The Mercury News article
July 13
Spring 2022 Snapshot on International Educational Exchange - Report from the Institute of International Education, Inc.
Stunning spread of BA.5 subvariant shows why this California COVID wave is different - The Mercury News article
Infected? Don’t try to power through. Put down your laptop: Experts say rest is key to recovery and may ward off long COVID - Los Angeles Times article
Foothill College president search website
Foothill-De Anza Foundation Education Matters Newsletter
June 8
Dealing with the Hate They Give: Antidotes to Microaggressions, Racelighting, and Attribution Ambiguity - Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Rostrom article coauthored by District Academic Senate President Karen Chow
Equal Employment Opportunity training for hiring committee members
Foothill College president search timeline
June 1
Humanities Mellon Scholars video
May 18
De Anza College Badminton Team wins state championship and ends season with a 15-0 record
Foothill-De Anza Community College District awarded a grant from the California Education Learning Lab to focus on Humanizing Online STEM
May 11
‘We’ve got a lot of virus circulating right now’: Santa Clara County’s health officer - San Jose Mercury News article
Exodus: Bay Area, California population dropped in 2021 as people exited - San Jose Mercury News article
The Governor’s Revision will be released later this week - Community College League of California message
April 27
Campaign for College Opportunity 2022 Excellence in Placement Awards
Coming to Life: A Mural and a Campus - De Anza College video
April 13
Science Learning Institute offers internships with pathway to STEM – Los Altos Town Crier article
Inside the Exodus from Bay Area neighborhood schools - San Jose Mercury News article
Community College League of California's letter on Governor Newsom's 2022-23 Budget
Association of California Community College Administrators Professional Development Opportunities
March 16
Newly tenured faculty at De Anza and Foothill colleges
Classified Employee of the Year nomination of District Technical Services Supervisor John Vandercook
De Anza College Jewish Inclusion and Anti-Semitism Community Education events
March 9
De Anza Colleges Design and Manufacturing Technologies Department awarded $525,000 National Science Foundation grant
Public Policy Institute of California’s “Geography of Community College Transfers in California” recognizes De Anza College’s high transfer rate - Public Policy Institute of California blog post
Artist and Foothill College instructor Cynthia Brannvall's "The Threads That Bind" on display at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco as part of the 2022-23 Emerging Artists Program
Students sue Santa Clara University over COVID-19 vaccine booster mandate - San Jose Mercury News article
De Anza College Women's History Month events
Foothill College Women's History Month events
Foothill College Musical Theatre presents "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" March 10-20 at the Lohman Theatre
March 2
League for Innovation in the Community College Excellence Award winners
New video on De Anza's Autonomous Vehicle Technician partnership with Nuro
State budget update PowerPoint slides
Recommended Projects for the 2021-22 Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program Appropriation
February 23
Edwina Stoll scholarship fund (indicate Edwina Stoll under the “in memory” box)
Black Faculty Staff and Administrators Network Blood Drive - March 10 - 9:00 a.m.-1:45 p.m. - Register HERE (Use group ID BFSA@DEANZA COLLEGE)
New CAN/DID miniseries “Personal Stories” in honor of Black History Month
Board of Trustees final trustee areas map with Cupertino and Sunnyvale areas up for election in November 2022
Joint Venture Silicon Valley 2022 Silicon Valley Index
February 2
GoFundMe for De Anza student in need
January 26
COVID-19 Decision Tree - Higher Education
Foothill-De Anza COVID-19 Testing and Isolation Protocols
Foothill College Science and Learning Institute Micro-Internships with nano@stanford
Foothill College Hosting COVID Test Kit Distribution January 22-29 - Register HERE
Bay Area Community College Consortium - Regional Joint Ventures
The Economic Value of the California Community College System
Dr. Isaiah Nengo biography and Leakey Foundation video of Dr. Nengo's October 12, 2017, presentation "Alesi: The Life, Death, and Discovery of an Ancestor"
January 19
Support for the Tongan community
United States Postal Service taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits
San Jose Approves Booster Mandate for City Workers, City-Owned Properties - NBC Bay Area article
American Red Cross facing a national blood crisis - Sign up to donate HERE
More than 1 million fewer students are in college. Here's how that impacts the economy - NPR article
January 12
Governor Newsom’s proposed budget 2022-2023
Noncredit real estate courses at De Anza College
Foothill College Library Offers Guide to Best Books of 2021
California History Center Hidden Histories of Japantown
"Common ground" exhibit at the Euphrat Museum of Art
COVID: Insurers will start paying for rapid, at-home tests this week - San Jose Mercury News article
Omicron shift - Survey of 23 multi-college districts
1/19/22 at 9:00 a.m. - Stanford University Forum: Building an applied science to support working learners - Register HERE
2021
November 24
11/18/21 Budget Town Hall recording and slideshow
New De Anza College Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Technician pathway announcement 12/2/21 at 10:30 a.m. RSVP here.
November 17
Foothill-De Anza Foundation Education Matters Newsletter
De Anza College Strategic Plan: 2022-2026
Legislative Analyst’s Office Overview of Student Housing report
Happy Vax-Giving - The New York Times Morning Newsletter
November 10
Krause Center for Innovation Annual Report
This tool shows which community college degree can earn you $113,000 — and which Stanford graduates make $24,000 - San Jose Mercury News article
California community college enrollment drops below 2 million students, more than previously reported – EdSource article
November 3
De Anza College Auto Tech Canned Food Drive
Foothill College Theatre Arts presents The Book of Will
October 13
Undocumented Student Week of Action
Joint Venture Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Poll
October 6
Clean Air Day - Take the pledge
Changing the Subject at California’s Community College Libraries - By Stephanie M. Roach, San Mateo County Community College District & Pawel Szponar, Foothill College
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Transition to Trustee Area Elections website
September 8
October 6 Clean Air Day Pledge
VTA driver captures beauty of transit in photographs (San Jose Mercury News article)
Los Altos Rotary Club Sponsors and Unveils a New Mural at the City’s Veterans Community Plaza (La Oferta article)
EDUCAUSE Community Conversations: Judy Miner and Joe Moreau on the Imperative to Use Analytics
Will Delta Derail Our Reopening: 8/05/21 (Bay Area Council webinar)
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees transition to trustee area elections - First public hearing September 13, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
August 4
Building Diverse Campuses: 4 Key Questions and 4 Case Studies (The Chronicle of Higher Education article)
Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Local Voter Rights Act Tool Kit
Foothill De Anza Community College District COVID-19 vaccination policy and administrative procedure
California’s COVID surge would vault a dozen or more counties to restrictive purple tier (San Jose Mercury News article)
Five things Californians should do to slow the Delta variant (San Jose Mercury News editorial)
Bay Area counties urge employers to require vaccinations; Santa Clara County will mandate for 22,000 county workers (San Jose Mercury News article)
Map: California counties where the CDC urges indoor masks for everyone (San Jose Mercury News article)
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees transition to trustee area elections - First public hearing September 13, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
July 14
Mural Developing at Veterans Community Plaza (Los Altos Town Crier article)
Slideshow of mural in progress
Euphrat Museum of Art Hope and Solace banners
Swimming to Scotland: My North Irish Channel Crossing by Lauren Lesyna
2021-22 California Enacted Budget Joint Analysis
Build America's Libraries Act legislator contact form
What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others (The New York Times article)
June 16
American Council on Education Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning panel featuring Thuy Nguyen - June 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Foothill-De Anza Community College District online archives
De Anza College End-of-Year Events
Foothill College Year-End Recognition & Celebrations
Return to campus survey results
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District employee survey
- De Anza College student survey
- Foothill College student survey
De Anza Vaccination Clinic - July 6
June 9
California Student Aid Commission Cash for College Webinars
Higher Education for AB 540 Students (HEFAS) Annual Summit
Return to campus student survey results
COVID-19 vaccination policy draft
Foothill Vaccine Clinic - June 12
June 2
May 26 Return to Campus and Lessons Learned informational session recording, presentation, and Q&A
Foothill-De Anza, Where Art Thou? FA News article by Tim Shively
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Updated Guidance Concerning COVID-19 Vaccinations and Vaccination Records
COVID-19 Vaccination clinics
May 26
De Anza College return-to-campus student survey results
Foothill College Vaccine Clinic - Next clinic June 12
De Anza COVID-19 Mass Vaccine Event - June 8, 9, and 10 from 9:00 a.m.-noon
Community College May Revise proposal letter from the Community College League of California
Early Music America Virtual Performance Project - Musicking Abroad: A Collaborative Virtual Performance Presented by EMA's Early Music Educators Group (YouTube video)
May 12
Expansion of Emergency Educational Funding Regardless of Immigration Status by Biden Administration Welcomed by Coalition of College and University Presidents (Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration press release)
De Anza College nursing program ranked #1 in California by Best Value Schools
Understanding the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience hosted by Asian Americans for Community Involvement and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian
- May 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Notions of Identity featuring Thuy Nguyen - Register HERE
Borneo, Boundaries, and Borders: Merasa Village by Sherri Harvey
Addressing Student Conduct Issues presentation by Michele LeBleu-Burns and Leticia Maldonado
Mountain View - Los Altos - Los Altos Hills Challenge Team
Vice Chancellor of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity finalist forums and feedback forms (feedback forms due by May 14 at 5:00 p.m.)
De Anza College geese video (Instagram post)
May 5
Walk up vaccination sites widely available in Santa Clara County this week
Foothill College Science Learning Institute COVID-19 Vaccine Education Series
De Anza College Library libguide about Dr. Joy DeGruy
Foothill-De Anza Community College District 2021-26 Facilities Master Plan
April 28
AB 927 Public Postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program
With Eligibility Now Open to All Adults, Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley Urges Students, Faculty and Staff to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 (California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office press release)
Here's a List of Colleges That Will Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19 (The Chronicle of Education article)
Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration update on China-related bills introduced in Congress that negatively affect international students and scholars from China.
- Endless Frontiers Act
- Strategic Competition Act of 2021
- Safeguarding American Innovation Act
- Secure Campus Act of 2021
April 21
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Why We Need Poetry
April 14
Multicultural Staff Association Revival - Social Hour Friday, April 23, at 4:00 p.m.
Humanities Mellon Scholars presentation
California Community College Athletic Association Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study
April 7
BAYouth interview of Karen Chow (YouTube video)
Stop Asian Hate rally - April 10 at 1:00 p.m. in Cupertino
Foothill College COVID-19 Vaccine Education Series (April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10)
Leticia & Emigdio Cervantes GoFundMe page
Konnilyn Feig endowed scholarship to benefit Foothill College Honors students
Foothill-De Anza Foundation presentation
March 31
Not Throwing Away My Shot (YouTube video)
Foothill College Dental Hygiene Program video
March 24
Stop Asian Hate rally – March 27 at 11:00 a.m. at Saratoga City Hall
Moody’s assigns Aaa to Foothill-De Anza CCD, CA’s 2021 GO Bonds; outlook stable (Yahoo Finance article)
American Council on Education Reimagining Transfer for Student Success
March 17
Educator Workforce Housing - 231 Grant
March 10
GoFundMe fundraiser for Gabriel Figueroa, son of Arcela Figueroa of Foothill College
International Collegiate Programming Contest Pacific Northwest Regional Division 1 standings
March 3
Joint Venture Silicon Valley State of the Valley Conference
- 2021 Silicon Valley Index
- State of the Valley Conference website
- Robert Cormia's summary of the conference
- Robert Cormia's open office hour presentation
Impressions from the February 19, 2021, Professional Development Day
De Anza College's 2021 League for Innovation in the Community College Excellence Award Winners
Foothill College's Frank Cascarano, David Marasco, and Geoffrey Mathews selected as Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors to Bring NASA Science to Classrooms (SETI Institute press release)
The Coronavirus Is Threatening a Comeback. Here’s How to Stop It. (New York Times article)
New Stanford Research: Why Zoom meetings can wipe you out (San Jose Mercury News article)
February 17
April 26-30, 2021 - Black Student Success Week
De Anza College Black History Month events
Foothill College Black History Month events
February 26, 2021, 4:00 p.m. - Multicultural Staff Association Social Hour
Foothill-De Anza Foundation Valentine's Day video
February 10
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing (YouTube recording by the Stanford Talisman Alumni Virtual Choir)
Day of Remembrance events
- February 13, 2021, 2:00 p.m. - Los Angeles Day of Remembrance
- February 14, 2021, 3:00-4:30 p.m. - San Jose Nihonmachi Outreach Committee 41st San Jose Day of Remembrance
- February 19, 2021, 6:00-7:30 p.m. - Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2021 Abolition! Reparations! Carrying the Light for Justice
- February 20-21, 2021 - 10th annual Films of Remembrance featuring retrospective of past films + special Drive-In Screening of "Farewell to Manzanar" with cast reunion
Taste of History Dreaming and Imagining recording
De Anza College Health Services Drive-Through Flu Vaccine Clinic
De Anza College Black History Month events
Foothill College Black History Month events
Application for the Anti-Racist Teaching Practitioners Pilot Cohort (due 2/16)
"We are crying out for help" Actors, activists sounding alarm on surging attacks against Asian Americans (MSNBC video interview)
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen Tweet on attacks against Asian Americans
February 3
COVID-19 vaccine administration and vaccination eligibility tiers
Bay Area Impact: The Path to a Vaccine (1/7/21 Bay Area Council webinar)
California COVID-19 vaccine eligibility website
2/8/21 Palo Alto City Council study session agenda - 231 Grant Avenue proposed teacher housing project
January 6
January 13 - 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Register HERE) - Join Assemblymember Marc Berman, Chair of the Select Committee on the Master Plan, for a virtual conversation on transfer with California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, California State University Chancellor-Select Joseph I. Castro, University of California President Michael V. Drake, and Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities President Kristen Soares.
2020
December 9
Foothill alumnus Nick Shafer wins the Marshall Scholarship
Favorite books of 2020 from Mary Thomas, and Judy Miner's pick for the 20 best audiobooks of 2020
December 2
Support the Foothill-De Anza Foundation through Amazon Smile
California delays start of high school football, other sports — again (San Jose Mercury News article)
November 18
Santa Clara County Public Health Order announcing move to Purple Tier 11/16/20
Keep high school sports shut down during pandemic (Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards opinion piece)
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees 2020-2021 Board Priorities
Community college enrollment falls as students grapple with job loss, online learning (CalMatters article)
Recording of 11/16/20 Foothill-De Anza Athletics meeting
November 4
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees 2020-2021 Board Priorities
Robert Cormia's Silicon Valley Leadership Group Annual Forum slides
De Anza alumnae Jeannie Mai in the news
- Jeannie Mai Net Worth and find out the real reason why she called it quits on Dancing With the Stars (Bugle24 article)
- Things You Didn't Know About Jeannie Mai (Dailyhawker post)
October 28
Associated Students of Foothill College November 10, 2020, Return to Campus Town Hall flyer
Link for more information on proposed changes to F1 and F2 student visas proposed by the Trump Administration that would curtail the time limit for approval to four years maximum and require federal appeals to be granted for time extension
Photo shows how coyotes in SF have become used to humans (Zaki Lisha’s coyote photo in SFGATE)
October 21
Community College Enrollment Is Way Down (New York Times article)
Is Virtual Learning Creating New Equity Gaps in Student Engagement? (Webinar recording)
Registration link for virtual conversation on the student transfer experience in California with Assemblymember Marc Berman, Chair of the Select Committee on the Master Plan, and the Campaign for College Opportunity - 10/27/20 at 1:00 p.m.
October 14
Foothill-De Anza Foundation 2020 Annual report
Foothill-De Anza Foundation payroll deduction form
Annette Bening video encouraging voting
October 7
A Student Dies, and a Campus Gets Serious About Coronavirus (New York Times article)
California Virtual Campus Videos to Support Students in Online Learning
- California Community Colleges Online Learning Overview
- California Community Colleges Online Learning Tools
- California Community Colleges Online Learning Student Support Resources
- California Community Colleges Health and Wellness Resources
Updated COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education
September 30
October 2, 2020, Districtwide professional development workshops
Stop Expecting Life to Go Back to Normal Next Year (New York Times opinion piece)
Andy Ruble Go Fund Me
California History Center and Euphrat Museum of Art Taste of History on October 22, 2020
Family Engagement Institute's 10th anniversary celebration on October 9, 2020
Chris Kwak's student welcome video
Contact Tracing Guest Panel and Discussion/Q&A session being held October 8, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
Office of Institutional Research and Planning district enrollment reports
COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education
September 9
2020 Undocumented Student Action Week October 19-23 website
Go Fund Me for former Foothill College student trustee Tiffany Nguyen https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-foothill-grad-impacted-by-covid
August 26
How Digital Transformation at a Community College Bolsters Student Success (Adobe Blog)
Democracy Counts 2018: Increased Student and Institutional Engagement (Report by Tufts University Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Instituted for Democracy in Action)
Help for those affected by recent wildfires
Karen Villalba Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/karen-villlaba-was-affected-by-the-wildfire
Karen Smith Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/karen-smith-lost-her-cabin-to-czu-wildfire?utm_source=customer&
Foothill College Go Fund Me for Evacuated Colleagues https://www.gofundme.com/f/foothill-college-fund-for-evacuated-colleagues
Central Services Classified Senate is offering support to evacuated colleagues. Please contact Monica Garcia garciamonica@fhda.edu if you need help or know of a Central Services colleague who needs help.
August 12
4 days per week: Monday through Thursday - 97 respondents chose this answer
Colleges Are Deeply Unequal Workplaces by Jeffrey Selingo (The Atlantic)
COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education
LatinX in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter webinar registration link (8/13 at 2:30 p.m.)
July 15
Krause Center for Innovation UniDIVersity Makerspace Certificate
Red Wheelbarrow Student Edition 2020
July 1
De Anza College Standing Against Racism webpage
Foothill College President Thuy Nguyen's May 31 letter to students
Foothill College Office of Equity and Inclusion website
De Anza College Veteran Scholars' Journeys webpage
Administrative procedure 3216 Procedures for Naming of College and District Buildings or Facilities
June 24
Addressing Anti-Blackness on Campus: Implications for Educators and Institutions (webinar recording)
From Our Student Athletes: Black Lives Matter
Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee application (deadline June 24)
What Is Owed - New York Times Magazine article on reparations
Upcoming and recorded end-of-year celebrations at De Anza
Silicon Valley Pain Index: racial discrimination and income equality (news article)
June 17
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Police Officers' Association George Floyd Resolution
June 10
June 3
Euphrat Museum of Art 2020 Student Art Show Art at Home Gallery - Fatema Kazi "Untitled"
Euphrat Museum of Art 2020 Student Art Show Main Gallery - Alyanna Posadas "I Belong"
Anti-racism resources suggested by meeting participants:
- "So you want to talk about race?” by Ijema Ouo
- 26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets by Piper Anderson, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Ejeris Dixon, Ro Garrido, Emi Kane, Bhavana Nancherla, Deesha Narichania, Sabelo Narasimhan, Amir Rabiyah, and Meejin Richart. Design by Alana Yu-lan Price (recommended by Regina Stanback Stroud in the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office A Call to Action for California Community Colleges webinar).
- "Eye of the Storm" documentary directed by William Peters and featuring Jane Elliott
- "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes
- Ally Resource Guide
- For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies by Courtney Ariel
- Anti-racism resources for White People compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020
- "Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor" by Layla F. Saad
- Do the Work: an anti-racist reading list by Layla F. Saad
- The Loveland Foundation Therapy Fund for Black Women and Girls
- Black History Month Library
- Los Rios Community College District Faculty Diversity Internship Program
- Peralta Community College District Faculty Diversity Internship Program
May 20
Euphrat Museum of Art 2020 De Anza Student Art Show
Foothill College Theatre Arts Virtual Play Reading Festival
Robert Hartwell San Francisco Opera lectures
May 13
Potential budget revenue scenarios as of 5/13/20
May 6
May 18-21 Mental Health Awareness Week
"Recording Classical Music in Lockdown" video
Update on California's Pandemic Roadmap
April 29
De Anza College Child Development Center "Stronger and Happier Together" e-book by Sofia Varela
April 22
De Anza College President Search Timeline
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office Vision Resource Center