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<p class="MsoNormal">Before reading my response to the questions, let me share this. I graduated from an alternative high school while homeless at 17. I didn't know anything about college at the time. Teachers and administrators told me I would be dead or in
jail before 21, so I ran to the military to escape their false prophecies. I am 48, started college at 36, finished my MBA at 43, and became a Dean of Instruction at 45. I would have loved a multicultural celebration to commemorate what I achieved and what
I had to mentally undo and overcome to complete. I think this is a brilliant idea!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On my way home from our commencement ceremony last year, I saw a young brother still in his cap and gound at the bus stop. My first thought was nobody showed up for this human, so he showed up for himself. That deserves the recognition
that he probably never got! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We do not have one at this time. I definitely want to explore implementing this in the future as I settle in. However, this may be a difficult task for my specific situation. The celebration may not yield the desired
result with very few multicultural humans in our trade programs. I am willing to discuss this more in-depth outside of hard copy.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I would love to see the five trades colleges collaborate on putting one together for our multicultural students. Especially those colleges that also have a technical high school. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you don't have one, why not?<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">This has never been brought up or thought of in my three years at the institution. I would have to ensure this could be a sustainable practice for the institution.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 30, 2023 2:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Diversity and Equity Officers Commission (DEOC) <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Garza, Luz <lmgarza@columbiabasin.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DEOC] Thoughts on Multicultural Graduation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I scheduled a conversation with various representatives across my campus on Monday regarding a multicultural event on campus. In preparation, I've been exploring what the
history of the event is at our campus and elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CBC has held this event the last few years, but people have reported to me that they were planned in haste which means we may have missed the mark on its intention. I
also heard that there was some pushback about it encouraging segregation and a step backward for equity. While the benefits of such events can be quite meaningful for participants, I know this debate is the case at other college campuses as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/college-segregating-graduation-ceremonies-race-sparks-anger-1789278">College Segregating Graduation Ceremonies by Race Sparks Anger (newsweek.com)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/posts-misrepresent-columbias-multicultural-graduation-ceremonies/">https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/posts-misrepresent-columbias-multicultural-graduation-ceremonies/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/apr/18/more-universities-holding-segregated-graduation-ev/">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/apr/18/more-universities-holding-segregated-graduation-ev/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.calstatelausu.org/ccc-cgc">University-Student Union (calstatelausu.org)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you don't have one, why not?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I appreciate anything else you can share on the topic. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">~Dr. Luz</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#242424"><a href="https://www.columbiabasin.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="200" height="176" style="width:2.0833in;height:1.8333in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.png@01D963AE.C9AE1A30" alt="Visit the CBC Website"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00457C">Luz Garza, PhD. (ella/she/her)</span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#6AB2E2">Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#6AB2E2"><br>
</span></b><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#58595B">Office phone: 509.544.2024 or ext. 2024</span></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#58595B">Cell phone: 509-713-0336</span></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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