CIN! Change It Now!
Equity Proposal
Fall 2014
Program Overview:
CIN! Change It Now! is entering it’s fifth year of existence at Chabot College. CIN is
an academically rigorous social justice leadership program designed to support
students interested in social change who would also like to transfer to four year
colleges. CIN provides a strong academic foundation, an empowering and
supportive community and strives to instill social justice values in each student. By
offering courses within the “Golden Four” (written communication, oral
communication, critical thinking and logic), participation in CIN allows students to
finish their first year of college with completed general education requirements
giving them the foundation they need for academic success. Students build
relationships with each other that offer support, empowerment and networking
opportunities. Finally, each CIN faculty member designs their class with a social
justice lens so students obtain a social justice framework as they engage in the
world. CIN courses explore issues such as human rights, systems of oppression,
violence and education. Students gain a sense of agency from their participation in
CIN. CIN students leave the program feeling empowered, confident and connected.
For the past five years the CIN student body has increased as well as our academic
offerings. We have been able to offer two full course sequences in English and
Communication Studies, Psychology-Counseling Courses and Library Research
classes. Our participation in the FYE has also brought a much welcomed relationship
with the Math department. We have also steered our students towards Political
Science, Sociology and Service Learning courses as well.
Vision:
As we move into our fifth year as a learning community on campus we are excited to
grow and enhance our program. As a whole, CIN students persist more than non-CIN
students by 12%. Clearly, the CIN community, academic rigor and social justice
framework supports students to achieve their goals. Although our persistence,
completion and retention rates are positive we would like to increase those
percentages within the next three to five years. By focusing on a) strengthening our
core curriculum and community, b) creating a clear pathway for students from high
school to CIN to the four year college and into a Public Service career; c) developing
consistent program assessment strategies we plan to expand the effects a social
justice community can have on the Chabot campus, and ultimately the world.
A. Student Success Indicator for Access
Goal: Increase the number of students enrolled in the CIN community, particularly
Pacific Islander, Filipino, Low Income and Disabled students
Activity
Persons/People
Target Date
Responsible
Continue Collaboration with FYE
FYE Coordinator, CIN Team, ongoing
CIN Leadership Students
Recruitment Events: Come CIN with
CIN Team, CIN Leadership
Fall 2014,
Us, Bring a Friend Night, Guest
students
Spring 2015
Speakers
Investigate the possibility of a
CIN Team, Director of
ongoing
relationship with Special Programs to Special Programs
recruit and better serve low income
students
Work with HPN to recruit students
CIN Team, HPN Director
Spring 2015
from Hayward High School, Tennyson
High School and Leadership High
School
Work with DSPS to recruit and better CIN Team, Director of DSPS ongoing
serve disabled students
Develop relationship with
CIN Team, APASS
Fall 2014,
organizations such as APASS to better community
Fall 2015
serve API students
Annual “Step Into Change” Event with CIN Team, CIN Leadership
Spring 2015
Arroyo High School, San Leandro High Students, High School
School and Lincoln High School to
Faculty
recruit students
Train and support CIN Leadership
CIN Team
ongoing
Students to recruit and present in
classes and out in the community with
counselors
Obtain CIN office/community space
CIN Team, Chabot
By Spring
Adminstrators
2015
Create CIN promotional video
CIN Leadership Students
Spring 2015
Faculty Attend NCORE- professional
CIN Leadership Team
May 26-May
development opportunity based in
30
diversity and equity practices
Expected Outcomes:
• Increase enrollment of Pacific Islander students by 5%
• Increase enrollment of Philipino students by 5%
• Increase enrollment of Disabled students by 5%
• Increase enrollment of low income students by 5%
• Increase access to basic skills courses for Chabot Students by 10%
B. Student Success Indicator for Course Completion
Goals:
• Increase the number of CIN students who successfully complete core CIN
classes, specifically English and Communication Studies.
• Improve retention of African-American students
Activity
Person/People
Target Date
responsible
Registration Awareness
Felicia Tripp
October 2014
Expand Core Classes
CIN Team
Fall 2014-ongoing
Develop Partnerships with
CIN Team, CIN students
Fall 2014- ongoing
Social Justice/Public Service
Programs at 4 year
colleges/universities
particularly Notre Dame and
USF
CIN Student Retreat
CIN Team, CIN Leadership Jan 2015
Students, Community
Organizations
Attend Student Success
CIN Team
October 2014
Workshop
Attend Xicano Workshop
CIN Team
November 2014
Adapt PSCN 80 for CIN
CIN Team
Spring 2015
Continue to collaborate with
CIN Team, Daraja Team,
ongoing
Daraja and Puente on events,
Puente Team
and to offer Communication
Studies classes to their
students
Participate in Umoja
CIN Team
Fall 2014, Spring 2015
conferences and activities to
develop strategies to better
serve our African-American
Students
Develop CIN Inquiry Project to
CIN Team, CIN Leadership Spring 2015, Fall 2015,
measure the completion and
Team
Spring 2016.
persistence of twenty CIN
students who take all the CIN
core classes
Expected Outcomes:
• Increase the number of CIN students who successfully complete CIN core
courses by 10%
• Increase retention rate for African-American students by 10%
C. Student Success Indicator for ESL and Basic Skills Completion
Goals:
• Increase the number of CIN students who successfully complete Basic Skills
class, specifically English 102 and Comm 1
Activity
Person/People
Target Date
responsible
Attend Student Success
CIN Team
October 2014
Workshop
Attend Xicano Workshop
CIN Team
November 2014
Hire and Train Learning
CIN Team, Learning
Fall 2014-Spring 2016
Assistants for Basic Skills
Connection, Basic Skills
Classes
Committee
Continue to collaborate with
CIN Team, Daraja Team,
ongoing
Daraja and Puente on events,
Puente Team
and to offer Communication
Studies classes to their
students
Develop CIN Inquiry Project to
CIN Team, CIN Leadership Spring 2015, Fall 2015,
measure the completion and
students
Spring 2016.
persistence of twenty CIN
students who take all the CIN
core classes
Support students to participate CIN Team, CIN Leadership ongoing
in CIN community activities
students
such as field trips (Advocacy
Conference in Sacramento), CIN
Film Series, Guest Speakers and
Community Activism
Expected Outcomes:
• Increase the number of CIN students who successfully complete basic skills
course by 10%
Proposed Budget :
Item
3 CAH
CIN Team
Compensation
Counselling Support
Cost
$20,187
$9,200 (16 hours a
semester@ 47.92hr, for
six faculty, both
semesters)
$720
Program Assistant
$4,560 ($9.50/hr X15 hrs
a week/16 weeks/both
semesters)
Learning Assistants
$6400 (4 learning
assistants for Basic Skills
classes, both semesters)
$600 ($30 for 20
students- assuming SSC
able to offer at discount
rate)
$400 ($10 for 20 students,
both semesterr)
$8000 ($200 for 20
students, both semesters
$3,500
Bus Passes
Fresh n Natural
Vouchers
Book Vouchers
Professional
Development
Student Retreat
Guest Speakers
Field Trips
Food for Events
Total:
$1000
$1000
$200
$2500
$58,267
Description
Faculty Coordination Time
Compensation for meetings, and
project planning time dedicated to
CIN
10-15 hours of Counseling
Support to assist students in
completing their Education Plans
10-15 hours a week for a Program
Assistant to help with CIN
activities including: making phone
calls, graphic design work,
recruiting and following up with
students, supporting current
students, etc
Learning Assistant support for
students in Basic Skills Classes
Part of incentive package for
students participating in study
Part of incentive package for
students participating in study
Part of incentive package for
students participating in study
NCORE participation, Umoja
Participation faculty retreat
Social Justice training event for
students
Guest Speakers for CIN events
Field trip to Sacramento
Reception for Guest Speakers,
Step Into Change, End of the Year
Celebration