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Dear CEIS Community,  

I’m excited to share an update on our shared journey toward creating the first strategic plan for the College of Education and Integrative Studies (CEIS). Since launching our strategic planning journey last year, CEIS has continued to evolve—guided by shared values, aspirations, interdisciplinarity, and a deep commitment to justice-centered education.  

Throughout the 2024–2025 academic year, we engaged faculty, staff, and district partners through collaborative events and feedback opportunities that laid the foundation for what’s next. We also began making inroads to include student voice as a more formal part of the process moving forward. 

From these dialogues, five key strategic goals have taken shape:  

• Strengthen student support systems.   

• Cultivate a culture of care, ethical responsibility and professional growth.  

• Expand and promote collaboration, community-building and partnerships.   

• Foster justice, equity, and belonging across environmental and human communities.  

• Elevate CEIS’s identity through interdisciplinary and transformative approaches.   

We invite you to explore the first draft containing goals, objectives, initiatives, key action items, and metrics which emerged as a result of initial faculty and staff feedback during AY 24-25:  

Looking ahead to Fall 2025, we will open new opportunities for our entire community to help fine-tune our strategic goals and priorities. This will include time and space to review, respond to, and shape the next draft of the plan with the intent of finalizing by Spring 2026.  

This plan is a living document—meant to grow, shift, and reflect who we are and who we are becoming.  

Join the Conversation  
Your voice matters. We invite all members of the CEIS community to share feedback, attend upcoming events, and help shape a future grounded in equity, impact, and belonging.  

As ideas and reflections emerge, we welcome you to return and share them at any time using this . 

Strategic Planning Committee Members  

We are deeply grateful to the CEIS Strategic Planning Committee for their thoughtful leadership and ongoing collaboration.  

• Dr. Teresa Lloro, Professor and Interim Co-Chair, Liberal Studies Department   

• Bernice Appiah, Graduate Student, Master of Arts in Education - Special Education Option, Education Department  

• Dr. Betty Alford, Department Chair and Co-Director of Educational Leadership Doctoral Program, Educational Leadership Department   

• Lisa Wong, Clinical Practice Supervisor and Temporary Faculty, Education Department  

• Dr. Johnny Ramirez, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies Education, Education Department  

• Jordan McAuley-Ayoub, Dean’s Assistant, CEIS Dean’s Office Support 

Have questions or want to get involved?  
Reach out using the form above—we welcome your ideas, insights, and questions.  

Special thanks to Marcela Moreno, CEIS Communication Specialist, for helping us share our progress with clarity and purpose.  

In community,  

Jenelle S. Pitt-Parker, Ph.D.  
Dean, College of Education and Integrative Studies  

Christina Chávez-Reyes, Ph.D.  
Interim Associate Dean, College of Education and Integrative Studies