Affinity-based Student Success and Resource Centers

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In a step to provide targeted support to address equity and graduation rates as part of Graduation Initiative 2025, President Cathy Sandeen announced on Feb. 24, 2021 that Cal State 糖心Vlogy will establish three new student success centers: Black Student Success Center, Latinx Student Success Center, and an Undocumented Student Resource Center. Additionally, significant renovations to the Diversity and Inclusion Student Center (DISC) will create dedicated spaces for other affinity-based student success units including a center to support Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander and other student populations that have achievement and equity gaps.

President Sandeen created a Task Force to provide transparency into the planning process and to provide specific implementation recommendations related to these centers and the programs and services that will be provided. In her charge to the Affinity-based Student Success and Resource Centers Task Force, President Sandeen called for recommendations grounded in data examining and assessing learning support, student demand, staffing, space usage, future advisory committees, and dedicated marketing and o