Cañada Collaborates

This website is organized to help Cañada College students, faculty, staff and administrators collaborate effectively as they strive to implement our Educational Master Plan and achieve our College Mission.

What are our strategic initiatives for 2026-27 and beyond?

Leadership Retreat

As part of the College's annual planning and budgeting cycle, student, faculty, and classified staff leaders and administrators at Cañada College gather for a Leadership Retreat just prior to the start of the academic year. These leaders review the progress made on implementing the College's Educational Master Plan (EMP) and discuss and choose priorties from the EMP (and Strategic Enrollment Management Plan) on which to focus during the coming academic year. 

Working on our strategic priorities in 2026-27: Planning to Plan

Thanks to our hard work on our 2022-27 Educational Master Plan, the Leadership Retreat attendees propose that we prioritize planning to create a new “educational strategic plan” during the 2026-27 academic year by conducting inquiry into various important topics shaping Cañada’s future. The topics proposed for focus during the 2026-27 academic year are:

Inquiry Topics

Inquiry Group Leads

Progress Reports

Artificial Intelligence

  • Instructional
  • Student services (prof. devt with the tools)
  • Operations
    

Work-based learning

  • Embedding career exploration in more aspects of academic pathways
    

Intentionally strengthening enrollment

  • Shifting demographics of our community – how can we best serve these changing educational needs?
  • Community partnerships – are there other opportunities we could pursue?
    

Mental Health

  • Understanding the emerging needs of students
  • Exploring potential changes in teaching & learning strategies
    

Accessibility

  • Making instructional and business processes accessible
    

Reimagining the Performing Arts Center with the community in mind – launch in Spring 2027

  • If the bond passes, conduct inquiry into the needs of the community for a performing arts venue and related programming
    

Ensure our workforce programs are well aligned with regional workforce needs

  • Consider family-supporting wages - ensuring our students’ educational experience facilitates earning a living regional wage
  • Consider more modular instructional programs (CTE) - short term programs closely aligned with regional workforce needs
    

Did the education experience at Cañada meet the educational needs of the students?

  • How do we know whether students are satisfied with their experience at Cañada?
    

College Councils, Senates, Committees, Work Groups and Operational Groups

To work together effectively to achieve our goals, the College is organized into Councils, Senates, Committees, Work Groups and Operational Groups which are part of our participatory governance decision-making process.  These groups, and the person(s) to contact include:

Councils Senates College Committees Work Groups Operational Groups

Planning & Budgeting Council

Contact tri-chairs:
Professor Diana Tedone-Goldstone, Allison Hughes and Maria Huning

Student Senate

Contact: Alexis Matus Juarez (ASCC President); Sergio Suarez, Student Life and Leadership Manager

Distance Education Advisory Committee (DEAC)

Contact:  Professor Nada Nekrep or Anniqua Rana, Dean of ASLT

Strong Workforce Program

Alex Kramer, Dean of BDW

Jasmine Jaciw, Director of Workforce Development

College Cabinet

Contact: Autumn McMahon (acting)

Equity & Antiracism Planning Council

Contact tri-chairs:

Michiko Kealoha, Director of Equity, Kiran Malavade, Faculty Equity Coordinator and Christopher Wardell

Academic Senate

Contact: Allison Hughes and Diana Tedone-Goldstone as Academic Senate Co-Presidents

 Professional Development Planning Committee
Contact: Anniqua Rana, Dean of ASLT or Nadia Biglari, Faculty Flex Day Coordinator

 

Program Review PBC Sub-Committee

Contact:  Dean Karen Engel 

College Council

Contact:  AAutumn McMahon (acting)

Instructional Planning Council

Contact co-chairs: VPI Hsieh and Allison Hughes, Faculty Co-Chair

Academic Senate Curriculum Committee

Contact: Adriana Lugo and Camille Kaslan

Safety Committee

Contact: VPAS Prisecar

Transfer Advisory Group

Contact:  Dean Max Harman

Divisions

Student Services Planning Council

Contact co-chairs: VPSS Lizette Bricker and Devon Scott

 Classified Senate
Contact: Maria Huning

Honors Transfer Program Committee 

Contact: Professor Rebekah Taveau

  

iDeans

Contact:  VPI Hsieh


How can I get involved?

For more information about any of the initiatives or participatory governance committees, please email the person identified with it for more information.

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