
Tom Uribes
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Presenting our 2024 Mid-Year Review summer e-newsletter edition featuring CVHEC's first six months of 2024 by Tom Uribes: bit.ly/CVHECeNLsummer… Subscribe to the newsletter and keep up with the higher education scene in the Central Valley: bit.ly/CVHECnews-SUBS…


CVHEC’s Dr. John Spevak, Merced College VP-emeritus, takes a look at the value of college and how a lack of confidence in higher education is misplaced. See our “What the CV-HEC is Happening Blog” summer 24 edition: bit.ly/CVHECblog-Coll…



"When you increase the educational attainment rate here in the Central Valley, it lifts the entire region socioeconomically & culturally as well. It’s the job of all educators across the spectrum to educate both students & parents about how to make college a reality.” - Benjamin T. Duran


#BuildingTomorrowTogether! Our #CVHEC team supporting The Children's Movement of Fresno at #StateofOurChildren breakfast by #CalVivaHealth. Leveraging trusted relationships & neighborhood influence, defining challenges clearly, holding ourselves to higher standards. #DrKizzieLopez #EileenJanGiron


Another historic event: #CentralValley #highereducation leaders hold a “sit down” at the quarterly CVHEC Board of Directors meeting hosted by Lemoore College James Preston, acting BOD chair Dr. Robert Pimentel, ExecDir Benjamin T. Duran. 17 of 28 CEOS (or a rep) in person & 10 more via zoom.



CVHEC at the 2024 #CaliforniaEconomicSummit … #diverse and vibrant regions of the #GoldenState #workingtogether to build a #betterfuture for all #Californians California Forward #CAeconomy #highered #K16collab #rural #ruraljointaction #CES #CAFWD #ruralroundtable


Successful convening of CVHEC's #MathTaskForce 10/25 w/ 80+ #communitycollege math educators, HS officials & reps of California Community Colleges, University of California, The CSU, #CMEC, UT Dana Center collaborating on AB1705. Above & beyond call of duty for student success. See upcoming Nov. e-NL





NEWS: California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian to keynote #CVHEC’s #CVDEEP Dual Enrollment in the Central Valley Feb. 3. Addressing challenges, barriers to #dualenrollment success: bit.ly/DualEnrollConv……… Free: bit.ly/CVHECDualEnrol… #highered #TheCentralValleyWay


Congrats UC Merced Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz, new chair of #CVHEC Board & to 2025 exec. committee of valley #highered CEOs: Pres. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Pres. Britt Rios-Ellis, Pres. Chris Vitelli, Chancellor Dr. Robert Pimentel, Pres. Brent Calvin, Pres. Andre Stephens: bit.ly/CVHEC-BoardCha…


'Progress in a Time of Disruption: the Urgency of Reimagining Higher Ed' Our latest “What the CV-HEC is Happening” NL blog features Lumina Foundation President Jamie Merisotis' keynote at Complete College America | CCA Conf (& gallery): bit.ly/CVHECblog-CCA2…. (Jan. NL: bit.ly/CVHECeNL-Jan20…)


CVHEC #DualEnrollment Convening kicks off with DE-101 and California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian & ExecDir Benjamin T. Duran greeting high school student panelists Mendota High School and McFarland HS Early College.


The #CVHEC team took an immersive alien landscape journey at Merced College's new #DreamscapeLearnLab recently. Pres. Chris Vitelli hosted Benjamin T. Duran , exec. director & MC president-emeritus, and team for a free-roam pod experience. A California Community Colleges first! bit.ly/MercedCollegeD…

See our March NL Blog by Dr. Iliana Pérez, executive director of #ImmigrantsRising presenting her road to success from an undocumented student at CVHEC-member Fresno State to leading an organization advancing opps for undocumented communities: bit.ly/CVHECblog-Immi…



#NationalHigherEducationDay 2025: #CentralValleyHigherEducationSummit “Higher ed is dealing w/ challenges created by a new administration & the ever-changing higher ed landscape,” UC Merced Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz, CVHEC BOD chair: bit.ly/CVHECsummit25w…… College Futures Foundation