What we do
Campus Diversity: Promoting Equity, Access and Achievment
Celebrating multiculturalism as an institutional strength, the office of Campus Diversity fuels the understanding and appreciation of diversity locally and globally. Campus Diversity is committed to the deliberate development, implementation, and assessment of programming that explores and dismantles minority majority group relations. Consciousness raising strategies for our campus community include but are not limited to diversity dialogues, student symposiums, culturally responsive lectures, and international performances. Leadership and support for Campus Diversity is made possible by the President's Office.
Staff
Diane Rodriguez-Kiino, Ph.D
Director
Vanessa Gonzalez
Intern
The President's Office and the California Community College Strategic Plan
Santa Barbara City College strives to create a culture of excellence by upholding the 2005-2008 SBCC College Plan which contends that diversity of individuals and groups is an asset to teaching, service, and achievement in postsecondary education. This view is strongly supported by the California Community College Strategic Plan particularly Goal A: College Awareness and Access and Goal B: Student Success and Readiness
Diane Rodriguez-Kiino, Ph.D.
Diane Rodriguez-Kiino has been actively engaged in multicultural research and teaching for over a decade. Following six years of secondary school counseling and teaching in Los Angeles, Dr. Rodriguez-Kiino held a faculty appointment at Mount St. Maryʼs College, where she earned several accolades including Faculty of the Year in 2005. Currently, Diane serves as the director of Campus Diversity in the Presidentʼs Office at Santa Barbara City College. Her chief priorities in this role include collaborating with key SBCC constituents to: (1) develop and implement multicultural student life initiatives; (2) recruit and retain first-rate, diverse faculty members; and (3) examine and address compliance issues as related to state and federal guidelines. Her most recent publication, Closing the Gap: The Impact of Professional Development on Faculty Attitudes toward Culturally Responsive Pedagogy is in press with the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. Diane holds a B.A. in psychology from San Diego State University, and both an M.Ed. and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.
Born and raised in Escalon, a small rural community in Northern California outside of Modesto, Vanessa Gonzalez now resides in Santa Barbara.Vanessa has received 3 A.A. degrees from Santa Barbara City College in Communication, Spanish, and Liberal Studies. While at SBCC, she was involved with many campus events while interning for the Communication Department and former President of SBCC John Romo.She also had the opportunity to be the inaugural president of the Sigma Chi Eta Honor Society last year. Through her internship and honor society involvement, she was able to assist in coordinating events such as Meet the Pros, Pangaea Day, and the Lancaster Speech Tournament.With an interest in intercultural communication, Vanessa has also had the opportunity to participate in the study abroad program to India last winter with a handful other SBCC students. She is continuing her education by working towards her B.A. in Communication from the University of California at Santa Barbara. In her most recent role as intern, Vanessa will act as the liaison between campus clubs and the Office of Campus Diversity; also, helping to design, develop, and maintain the office's Web site and coordinate SBCC's Diversity Dialogues. During her internship, Vanessa aims to augment all areas of campus diversity and equity and help students to become more aware of the critical importance of a multicultural community.
