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Yesterday, the District held our yearly Summer Picnic, and today is Flex Day at all three colleges. These are in keeping with our traditions just before the start of a new academic year. Among the vast offerings today, there are opportunities to address family matters, strengthen health and wellness, build skills as educators and leaders, and continue the work of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, and Accessibility. I hope everyone is having an informative and engaging day, mixed with camaraderie and reconnection.
The beginning of the new school year brings an end to our summer of relative quiet. It is my hope that you had a good summer away or took the time to take some vacation and recharge for the mission ahead. Every year a student is with us, they deserve our very best. Ensuring that we rest is part of the equation in achieving our best.
Community colleges are the place where the day-to-day for our careers happen, this can include those same conflicts, headaches, and monotonies that happen in any workplace. As we give those things their proper space for resolution, we also get to share in the transformation of lives and the changing of generational trajectories. That, to me, makes this workplace special.
Have a happy Flex Day.
With gratitude,
Whitney
Whitney Yamamura, Ed.D.
Chancellor
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