Support equity and diversity at the Community Colleges to build a strong society and enable a multicultural democracy.

The Community Colleges strive to provide equal opportunity to a diverse student population in order to build a stronger society and enable a multicultural democracy. The Colleges must also work to strengthen their employee's capacity to

demonstrate sensitivity to all groups and provide equal opportunity in recruitment efforts.

Information Needs	Resources	Milestones	Timeline
Promote Diversity Student Equity Plans Agency review Student Equity Outcomes BOG item from Student Equity Task Force Diversity Score Card (Where do you lose students? And where are pivotal points to keep them?) How to go full-scale from pilots? What are other states (FL) doing? How to get $ Endowements from foundations? Models to keep diverse students in disciplines all the way through to Graduate level programs (future College faculty, Leaders) How to address lack of researchers at some colleges?	Equity and Diversity Taskforce Norton Grubb MDRC Academic Senate Lumina funded projects Irvine Foundation AB1417 ACE Professional Dev, on cultural competence, "courageous conversation: re demographic Pacific Ed. Group, Tolerance Ctr. CalPASS	Gather information needed Identify APG members Convene First meeting Identify options Refine options Recommend option(s) Institutionalize sustainability	06/06—06/07