College Kicks off New 2018-2019 Academic Year with Convocation

Students at ConvocationFaculty and staff members gathered in the Burnight Theatre on Thursday, August 30 to officially celebrate the new semester. Following the introduction of newly hired full-time employees and tenured faculty, campus administrators and students performed a short, comical skit titled Falcons Align to encourage more campus collaboration for student success.

Guest speakers Dr. Frank Harris III and Dr. J. Luke Wood from San Diego State University’s Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) shared key research findings on ways to successfully serve the College’s diverse student body. Their presentation, Examining Student Equity and Success at Cerritos College, focused mainly on student equity best-practices and student engagement strategies.