学生生活
When 九州体育平台入口 opened its doors to its first students, it offered classes in the traditional general education curriculum and vocational preparation programs. It provided student support services such as counseling and financial aid. 它有 a small but dedicated corps of classified employees who kept the physical plant and 办公室运作顺畅. But it didn’t offer much in the way of extra-curricular 活动.
Students expressed their feelings about this unmet need in opinions in the College 报纸《九州体育平台入口》. In those first few years, lack of student interest in student government caused elections for student representative to be cancelled.
Through the 1970’s, 1980’s and much of the 1990’s, extracurricular 活动, managed by the dean of student services, slowly increased. [See whether we can get more information from Kirsten] However the College had no physical student center.
Student life on campus got a big boost when in 1996 the CHC student senate approved $70,000 to establish its first office in the cafeteria building. 此后不久, in 1997, the College’s academic senate passed a resolution to convert the CHC cafeteria building into a temporary student center. The College administration agreed, and the 中心被指定为.
CHC recognized the need to develop student life further when it opened a new full-time position of director of student life and hired its first director to head a department 2006年的学生生活. Student involvement soon began to grow under the energetic leadership of Ericka Paddock, the newly hired director of student life. 2007年， student was selected as the first at CHC to speak at graduation and another student sang the National Anthem at that event.
更多的创造性活动随之而来. In 2011and again in 2012, the student senate hosted drag shows known as “Operation: Glitter” to benefit the Foothill AIDS Project. In its first year, the event raised $1,200 for those infected with HIV/AIDS in the Inland 帝国.
Interest in student participation in college governance was also on the rise. In 2012, 651 students cast their votes in student government elections (a rate almost seven times the national average for two- and four-year college election participation).
By 2013 CHC had 29 chartered clubs and hosted its inaugural “Three Peaks 挑战” 徒步到山顶. Baldy for CHC students, faculty, and staff. 四年后， over 100 students, faculty, and staff participated in a service oriented “Three Peaks 挑战.” Their efforts helped the Redlands Family Services Association distribute k 21磅. 那年11月捐赠的食物.
CHC’s students have also been active on the State level. 2014年，学生会主席 Patrick Dorsey received statewide recognition when the Student Senate of California 社区 Colleges (SSCCC) selected him for the President’s Award for exemplary service. He and his cabinet had worked on efforts to keep tuition and fees low for financially struggling students in the face of rising State community college fees.
Then in 2016, the 九州体育平台入口 Student Senate was awarded a $10K grant from the California 社区 College League to increase student voter registration in 2016年美国总统大选. The League subsequently recognized the CHC Student Senate as the group that registered the most student voters among participating schools 横跨整个州.
In 2019, the California State Senate appointed CHC Student Senate President Valerie Johnson to the California 社区 College Student Success Funding Formula Oversight 委员会. As the only student on this committee, Johnson represented 2.300万年 加州社区学院学生.
CHC’s students continued their leadership contributions when in 2019 Crafton Hills College Student Trustee Elijah Gerard was elected to serve as the sole student member of the statewide California 社区 College Board of Trustees.
Most recently, the Department of 学生生活 helped keep valuable extracurricular 活动 going during the Pandemic by initiating or contributing to 51online cultural celebrations as part of including Hispanic Heritage Month, National “Coming Out” Day, Undocumented Student Action Week, Inaugural Conversations on Race Events, Black History 一个月，一个月.
As is evident, CHC has developed a vibrant student life program that helps students foster meaningful connections become with the College and learn leadership skills while helping to strengthen their community.
