The Division of Equity, Pathways, and Inclusion is committed to developing an integrated
infrastructure to support and meet the needs of all our college campus community (students,
faculty, staff, administrators) to reach SMC’s racial equity imperative and student
success goals both inside and outside the classroom.
To meet our commitments to reach SMC’s racial equity imperative and student success
goals, the EPI division is driven by SMC’s equity mission and vision and strives to:
Work with the various institutional bodies and key stakeholders to develop, align,
support, and assess equity-focused decision-making, programming, education, training
and activities to promote and advance equity, pathways and inclusion
Foster greater collaboration, synergy, action, and change to build engaging, culturally-responsive,
inclusive, and equity-centered experiences for all our college campus community (students,
faculty, staff, administrators) who belong to historically racially minoritized and
disenfranchised groups.
Identify and work towards removing policies, practices, and procedures that create
inequitable barriers and experiences to the access and success of all our college
campus community (students, faculty, staff, administrators) who belong to historically
racially minoritized and disenfranchised groups.
Center a culture of care and belonging, both inside and outside the classroom, to
improve the racial climate at SMC
Draw from existing scholarship and evidence-based practices to provide leadership,
support, education and accountability in advancing equity, pathways and inclusion.
Work to cultivate an environment at SMC where equity and inclusion is inescapable
because it’s infused in everything we do
The division of Equity, Pathways, and Inclusion is currently in our inaugural year
of service and are diligently working to build an infrastructure to meet the commitments
of the EPI department. To date, the EPI division has been supporting and collaborating on the following programs,
activities, and grants:
Upcoming webinars, series, and resources from EPI and our partners in equity.
Access your SMC Portal for the Racial Equity Leadership Alliance
SMC has renewed our membership for year two of the California Community Colleges Racial
Equity Leadership Alliance. On average, 93% of attendees reported that they found each session practically useful.
Visit our new webpage to learn about our membership, access your personal Equity Connect
portal, sign up to attend this year's sessions, and view previous sessions and materials.
The SMC Community may access a SharePoint folder with viewable and downloadable recordings
and materials from each of the 12 monthly sessions.
