¡Palabra!: Ableism

Ableism: A system of advantage which favors people with “able” bodies, minds, learning abilities, and emotional skills. The pervasive system of oppression that targets people who have mental, emotional, developmental and physical disabilities and privileges people without disabilities. Source: Language Justice Network Capacitismo: Un sistema de ventajas que favorece a […]

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April 6 and 7: Art Business Summit

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists and the Art Business Institute are offering discounted tickets to the Second Annual Art Business Summit for all SFCC students, faculty, staff and alumni. The summit is a business development seminar for working artists. The seminar takes place on Friday and Saturday, April […]

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¡Palabra!: Asexual

An asexual person is a person who does form meaningful emotional and spiritual connections with other people but who does not experience these feelings in a sexual way. Source: comunidades-justas.org Asexual es una persona que es capaz de formar conexiones emocionales y espirituales significativas con otras personas, pero que no […]

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SFCC hosted 2018 TRiO Day

SFCC and the TRiO Student Support Services Program hosted the annual TRiO Day celebration on Feb. 9 with more than 150 TRiO participants attending from throughout the state. The day began with Director of Student Recruitment & Outreach Marcos Maez, Student Admissions counselor Daniela Gurule, Center for Diversity and Integrative […]

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Welcome the new Associate Deans

Shalimar Krebs, (shalimar.krebs@sfcc.edu) Liberal Arts and Arts, Design & Media Arts Shalimar taught Media Arts at SFCC for five years and has worked closely with the English faculty while serving as the Tutoring Center Coordinator. With a passion for education, he has demonstrated success in creating and maintaining positive relationships […]

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¡Palabra!: White Ally

A White Ally is a white person who actively works to eliminate racism. A white ally is motivated by self-interest, a sense of moral obligation, or a commitment to foster social justice and does not patronize or assume to “help” people of color in paternalistic ways. A white ally may […]

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¡Palabra!: Cisgender

Cisgender is a term meaning “not transgender,” that is, a gender identity or performance in a gender role that society considers to match or be “appropriate” for one’s sex. The Latin prefix cis- means “on this side of” or “not across”. Source: comunidades-justas.org Cisgénero/a es un término que significa “no […]

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School of Fitness Education Dress Code

School of Fitness Education DRESS CODE POLICY The School of Fitness Education (SoFE) reserves the right to deny use of the Fitness Education Center (FEC) to any person whose attire is considered to not be appropriate. CLOTHING To reduce the spread of contagious diseases, skin contact with facility equipment needs […]

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Diversity Initiative Survey

Dear SFCC Community, Below is a link to a survey of one question related to our strategic plan’s diversity initiatives. Your feedback is crucial to our efforts to better understand the many perspectives and experiences that inform our campus culture and the materials and curriculum used in course work. Please […]

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