Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The RP Group

 Upcoming Workshops

Friday, 4/4, 10 am–12 pm: TOP-CIP-SOC workshop

TOP-CIP-SOC Workshop Friday, Aprl 4 2025, 10 am–12 pm

The RP Group invites you to a special workshop, hosted in partnership with Centers of Excellence-Bay Area and Bay Area Community College Consortium.

This workshop will include an overview of the structure and use of three specific types of classification codes used in the California Community Colleges system: Taxonomy of Program (TOP) codes, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes, and the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes and their relationship.

Attendees will be provided with resources and reference materials to further enhance and supplement their understanding of these codes.

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 Upcoming Web Events

Please visit the Equity Research & Social Justice Collaborative and PIER to PIER Group Chat pages for more information.

Check back soon for future webinars and other learning opportunities!

Board Information Session RP Group Board Elections Monday, April 7, 2025 | 4:00pm – 5:00 pm

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Board Information Session RP Group Board Elections Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | 10:00am – 11:00am

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Annual IRPE Community & Member Engagement Meeting 2025 | Thursday, April 17, 12:00–1:00 pm

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RP Group Webinar. The RP Group's 2025 Outstanding Project. Monday, May 5, 2025. 1 to 2 pm. Join us for a presentation from San Diego College of Continuing Education about their project “Crossing Borders, Bridging Identities: Empowering Binational Students at the US – Mexico Border” which was recently honored with The RP Group’s 2025 Outstanding Project Award.

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 Annual Community & Member Engagement Meeting 2025

Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 12:00–1:00 pm

Online Event Location: RSVP Here

Annual IRPE Community & Member Engagement Meeting

Annual IRPE Community & Member Engagement Meeting
Thursday, April 17, 12:00–1:00 pm

Join us for The RP Group’s annual IRPE Community & Member Engagement virtual meeting!

Are you interested in:

  • Hearing about our upcoming Board election process?

  • Knowing more about our statewide research and planning resources?

  • Learning more about how we are working to fulfill our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion?

  • Sharing some ideas about how we can support your professional learning needs?

  • Finding out how we are serving our community and members?

The RP Group is committed to creating spaces for two-way communication between the IRPE field and our organization, along with opportunities for dialogue and networking among IRPE practitioners.

Please sign up to let us know if you plan to attend.

 Upcoming Webinars

Spotlight on… Cosumnes River College: A Qualitative Approach: Understanding Community College Counseling Practices and Experiences | Friday, April 18, 12:00–1:00 pm Cosumes River College Logo MMAP Logo 

   You are invited to join us for a special webinar, “Spotlight on… Cosumnes River College: A Qualitative Approach: Understanding Community College Counseling Practices and Experiences” on Friday, April 18, 12:00–1:00 pm. In fall 2023, researchers at Cosumnes River College (CRC) embarked on a qualitative research project to assist the CRC Counseling team with identifying structural barriers to student success within the department. Survey data had previously elucidated that such barriers exist, but not in much detail or with many practical implications, so the research sought to explore departmental practices on a more intimate level. This presentation will feature Katrina Bell McDonald, PhD, Adjunct Faculty Researcher and sociologist, and Katy Wilson, Faculty Researcher, who will cover the qualitative research methodologies employed in the study, workplace shadowing and intensive interviewing, and researchers’ experiences implementing these methods.

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 Recorded Webinars and Workshops

You can always find the recordings of our webinars, web events, and online workshops on The RP Group’s YouTube Channel!

  • AB 1705: Evaluating STEM Preparatory Pathways, March 2025
    This webinar reviews the AB 1705 STEM Calculus Preparatory Pathways Evaluation Template. The template is a tool that should be used to evaluate transfer-level preparatory courses and innovative courses prior to the July 1, 2027 implementation deadline.
    Presenters include: Dr. Mallory Newell, The RP Group as well as Terrence Willett and Dr. Erik Cooper, from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

  • Spotlight On... Chaffey College, March 2025 (Recording)
    This webinar spotlights Chaffey College's course curriculum for an Innovative Course as preparation for STEM Calculus – an implementation option under AB 1705 guidance.
    Presenters include Dr. Michael Wangler, Benny Neal, Doug Yegge, and Donna Troy from Chaffey College. We also hear from Dr. Mallory Newell, The RP Group, and Chantee Smith, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.

  • In Students' Own Words - The African American Transfer Tipping Point, February 2025 (Recording)
    Webinar about the factors influencing the transfer trajectories of African American/Black students and recommendations for how colleges, districts, and systems can promote African American/Black student transfer success.

  • In Students' Own Words - The African American Transfer Tipping Point, February 2025 (PPT)
    Slides used in webinar about the factors influencing the transfer trajectories of African American/Black students and recommendations for how colleges, districts, and systems can promote African American/Black student transfer success.