SBCC's Campus Community celebrates 'Best of 2023'

Santa Barbara, Calif. (December 14, 2023) — A host of accolades and awards made 2023 one of the best years ever at Santa Barbara City College. Guided by its vision to “build a socially conscious community where knowledge and respect empower individuals to transform our world” in mind, the college made some major milestones in supporting its campus community this year.

SBCC's Best of 2023

Santa Barbara City College announces selection of new Superintendent/President, Erika Endrijonas, Ph.D.

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SBCC ranked No. 1 ‘Community College Campus in California’ and No. 3 ‘Online Medical Coding Program in the U.S.’
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SBCC Ranked No. 60 in U.S. for total associate degrees granted for Hispanics.

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SBCC one of 19 higher education institutions selected to participate in launching the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Institute on Digital Equity Read the article

SBCC receives $300,000 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Grant.

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$550K Grant to Fund Expansion of Dual-Enrollment Program in Santa Barbara
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SBCC unveils its new mural in celebration of Asian American, Pacific Islander-plus (AAPI+) heritage
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First-ever Santa Barbara Black Grad event celebrated local Black graduates

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SBCC celebrates 50 years of its life-changing Study Abroad program
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Student groups host the first-ever SBCC Olympics
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New MTD line now serves SBCC-bound passengers from Eastside/Carpinteria
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Manuel Unzueta’s murals paint stories on Santa Barbara’s walls
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Student Success

Former School of Extended Learning student Gandhy Jimenez was recently featured in the SB Independent. She now works at the SBCC Foundation as the SBCC Promise coordinator.

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Annual Report to the Community

SBCC's recently published 2022-2023 Annual Report to the Community is full of great news from SBCC, the SBCC Foundation and the SBCC School of Extended Learning.

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SBCC's "Local Heroes"
Of the 20 local citizens profiled in SB Independent's "Local Heroes of 2023" feature, four standout staff and alumni from SBCC made the list. Congratulations to SBCC's phenomenal Women's Water Polo coach Brian "Chuckie" Roth; SBCC alumnus and co-editor of Gunpowder Press Chryss Yost; founding Director of SBCC's Creative Writing Program and co-editor of Gunpowder Press David Starkey; and Executive Director of Santa Barbara International Film Festival and SBCC Film Studies professor Roger Durling.
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From SBCC Athletics

Women’s Water Polo wins second consecutive State Championship
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Other athletics accolades:
Women’s Volleyball - Co-Champs of the WSC North for the second time in three years
Women’s Soccer - Second in the WSC North
Men’s Soccer - Third in the WSC North

Baseball - Co-WSC North champs
Men's Volleyball - Second in WSC
Women's Beach Volleyball - Crabbe/Medina WSC Pairs champs

From the Board of Trustees

SBCC Board of Trustees elects new officers for 2023
Newly-elected Board members Dr. Charlotte A. Gullap-Moore DNP (Area 1, Carpinteria and Montecito) and Ellen Stoddard (Area 7, Santa Barbara) begin four-year terms.

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The Board of Trustees passed the following resolutions/MOUs this year

Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month
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Celebrating Native/Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month
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In Support of our Jewish Community
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Recognition of Athletic Training Month
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Recognition of Classified School Employees Week
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Affirming our Commitment to Black, African American Students, Faculty and Staff
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Isla Vista Bluff Safety
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Collaboration with Commercial Fisherman of Santa Barbara
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Photo captions above, clockwise from top: Eli Bryant is among the youngest graduates at the Black Grad ceremony in May; the AAPI+ mural was unveiled at SBCC's Campus Center in October; muralist Manuel Unzueta gave an artist's talk sponsored by the Latine-focused program Raíces in October; the Women's Water Polo team was named State champions in November; reunited members at SBCC's Study Abroad 50-year Anniversary include former SBCC Superintendent/President John Romo, past International Department Director Carola Smith, original imlementer of the program Pablo Buckelew, and current SBCC Superintendent/President Erika Endrijonas, Ph.D.

Photo captions below: Newly-elected Trustees Ellen Stoddard (Area 7, Santa Barbara) and Dr. Charlotte A. Gullap-Moore DNP (Area 1, Carpinteria and Montecito) begin four-year terms; 2022-2023 Annual Report to the Community