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New supervisor Xiomara Martinez will lead SJCC’s S\u00ed Se Puede program. Martinez has extensive experience in SJCC’s outreach areas and a deep understanding of the challenges facing Latinx students who do not come from a college-going environment. She’s committed to an aggressive recruitment effort this summer to serve the most vulnerable Latinx students and use SJCC’s extensive courses to make them transfer or workforce-ready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“A lot of the students that have shown interest in S\u00ed Se Puede have been asking questions about our career education classes and pathways, things like becoming an electrician, along with plenty of interest in the STEM fields,” Martinez says, “and then we have a group of students who are still trying to figure out what they want to do. They have varying interests. One told me she wanted to be either a teacher or an engineer. We will serve them as well.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martinez says the summer recruitment push will help the program identify students who will benefit from the S\u00ed Se Puede experience. “Definitely, first-generation students will be recruited. Some of them are already participating in dual enrollment. Some students live in the campus neighborhood and have never set foot on campus. Having those conversations with them is very important.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The college-going culture among Latinx communities in San Jos\u00e9 is limited. Only 19 percent of Latinx households in Santa Clara County have someone who has earned a bachelor’s degree. Add to that declining enrollment among Latinx students due to the burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and there is an equity gap facing these communities. This HSI grant seeks to close that gap with a number of strategies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The S\u00ed Se Puede Program has established five goals, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Strengthen Latinx and low-income students’ successful transitions to postsecondary enrollment within SJCC’s community and service region through Dual Enrollment and Summer Bridge Experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Strengthen Latinx students’ academic success and sense of belonging through pre-college outreach and First Year Experiences (FYE), Student Pathways to Opportunity and Transfer (SPOT), Honors courses and co-curricular activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Close academic equity gaps for Latinx and low-income students by addressing completion & transfer success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Strengthen institutional praxis through evidence-based professional development to yield a stronger sense of belonging in college for Latinx and low-income students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Increase SJCC’s reputation for academic excellence and equity through increased completion of degrees and transfer success by members reflecting our community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Martinez emphasizes student engagement as she launches S\u00ed Se Puede this summer. “I want them to make informed decisions about their college education, no matter what they want to do. Some students enter a major saying someone told them they could make a lot of money, but I point out is this something you really want to do?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Martinez knows the goals for the S\u00ed Se Puede program are ambitious, but she is committed to responding to student needs. SJCC has ramped up efforts for student recruitment on the East side of San Jos\u00e9, which resonates with Martinez, whose kids grew up there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She explains\u2026” Our neighborhood, our community deserves this.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By David Ysais This is a game changer for Latinx […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/52931673187_cce9ea1969_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1\")