NOTICIAS | May 2024

Thank You for Joining Us!

2024 CoCEAL Spring Membership Meeting

Thank you for joining us for our Spring Membership Meeting at Red Rocks Community College! Stay tuned for more information on our upcoming Summer Membership Meeting.

Congratulations to Our Impact Award Winners!

Faculty & Staff Impact Award:

Dra. Elena Sandoval-Lucero

Asst Professor & Lead Faculty, MA Leadership for Educational Orgs

University of Colorado Denver

Dra. Maria Castro Barajas - Winner

Director of Bridge Scholars Program

University of Colorado Boulder

Anna Torello

Project Director - Title V Cornerstone to Capstone grant

Adams State University

Student Impact Award:

Karely Nava Chavez

University of Colorado Denver

Juan Gonzalez - Winner

University of Colorado Denver

Cirsol Guzman Corral

University of Colorado Boulder

Tamara Islas Morales

University of Colorado Boulder

Mary O JEDI Impact Award:

Victoria Obregon

Director of Intercultural Initiatives and Belonging

CSU-Pueblo

Dr. Susan Hua

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Community College of Aurora

Dr. Michael Benitez - Winner

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

MSU-Denver

Renewals are Now OPEN for 2023-2024 CoCEAL Membership

Don't miss our membership meeting, renew your membership today!

We offer several membership categories in order to draw a diverse group of individuals and organizations interested in supporting our mission. Please check with your institutional representative to see if your institution has renewed or will renew your CoCEAL membership for the 2023-2024 year. (Click HERE, to see a list of last year's institutional representatives).

Individual memberships are also available at just $25.

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Join a CoCEAL Steering Committee!

Want to get more involved with CoCEAL but don't know where to start? Join one of our Steering Committees!

Communications
Impact Awards
Policy and Data
Partnerships & Innovation
Best Practices

Please consider joining a subcommittee today by contacting a committee chair to let them know about your interest.

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Please take a few moments to answer the following questions. Our goal is to gauge what our community needs and wants are for this group. Alongside gage any interest from folks if they want to be members of this committee.

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Congratulations to the Class of 2024! Best wishes on your next adventure. ¡Si Se Puedo!

What's Happening?

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In the News:

Report: Increasing Numbers of Community Colleges are Offering Bachelor's Degrees

More community colleges in the U.S. are beginning to offer bachelor's degrees in addition to their usual offerings, and many of them serve minority populations, according to a recent report from The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) and higher ed consulting firm Bragg & Associates Inc.

By Arrman Kyaw | May 7, 2024

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Higher Education Support Homeless Youth

Concerning postsecondary education support for students experiencing housing disruptions in high school, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

By Colorado General Assembly | April 29, 2024

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CoCEAL is committed to providing our members to the latest job openings in the state of Colorado. Please know we are working hard to have the latest postings updated weekly so that members can have access to job openings in real time. Concurrently, this job board would not be possible without the participation of our member institutions and other organizations that are committed to the diversification of their workforce and the hiring of latinx people. Please feel free to share the google form link below with your Human Resources departments and other organizations that would like to post job announcements on our job board.

Program Director II, Police Academy, Police Studies, & Criminal Justice | Aims Community College, Windsor, CO

Enrollment Specialist | Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO

Strategic Communications Officer |Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO

Paralegal Instructor, Introduction to Law | Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO

Accountant | Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO

Project Manager | Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO

Executive Director of Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging | Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO

Program Director, Radiologic Technology | Colorado Mountain College, Edwards, CO

Academic Advisor I & Enrollment Services Specialist | Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, CO

Director of Dis/Ability and Accommodation| Western Colorado University, Gunnison, CO

Office Support Specialist | Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) Instructor (Pool) | Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO