Fall 2009
Committee:
President, Equity and Diversity Committee, Governmental Relations Committee
Whereas, In the California Community College system the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) was established in 1969 to initiate access and retention efforts for first-generation, low-income, educationally disadvantaged, and historically underrepresented students;
Whereas, EOPS has serves approximately 100,000 student each year at 110 campuses of the California Community Colleges, and these students make a positive impact on the business, economic, educational, and cultural fabric of the State of California;
Whereas, EOPS provides dynamic, innovative services through outreach programs serving thousands of potential EOPS applicants with efforts that help with student retention and success, impacting the greater communities while ensuring students educational access, equity, financial, and academic support to attain a college degree and transfer to baccalaureate institutions; and
Whereas, EOPS has successfully developed local partnerships among community-based organizations, public agencies, legislative institutions, universities, and public school systems which ensures a diverse and representative voice for thousands of community members whose goal is to participate in, and enrich, the public education of California, and the past successes of the EOPS program are now at risk resulting from statewide budget allocation cuts;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges express its congratulations and appreciation to the California Community Colleges Extended Opportunity Programs and Services for its historic and continued success in realizing the intent of landmark legislation, and the vision of the California Master Plan for Higher Education, in attaining educational equity goals and objectives;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges recognize the mission and purposes of the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge the California Legislature to support and reinstate the previously cut funds, which provide direct support services to EOPS students.
Whereas, EOPS has serves approximately 100,000 student each year at 110 campuses of the California Community Colleges, and these students make a positive impact on the business, economic, educational, and cultural fabric of the State of California;
Whereas, EOPS provides dynamic, innovative services through outreach programs serving thousands of potential EOPS applicants with efforts that help with student retention and success, impacting the greater communities while ensuring students educational access, equity, financial, and academic support to attain a college degree and transfer to baccalaureate institutions; and
Whereas, EOPS has successfully developed local partnerships among community-based organizations, public agencies, legislative institutions, universities, and public school systems which ensures a diverse and representative voice for thousands of community members whose goal is to participate in, and enrich, the public education of California, and the past successes of the EOPS program are now at risk resulting from statewide budget allocation cuts;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges express its congratulations and appreciation to the California Community Colleges Extended Opportunity Programs and Services for its historic and continued success in realizing the intent of landmark legislation, and the vision of the California Master Plan for Higher Education, in attaining educational equity goals and objectives;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges recognize the mission and purposes of the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge the California Legislature to support and reinstate the previously cut funds, which provide direct support services to EOPS students.