November 30, 2021
San Diego Mesa College Named as Finalist in Two Categories for the Prestigious 2022
Bellwether Awards
By Office of Communications
San Diego, CA —The Bellwether College Consortium has announced San Diego Mesa College
on its list of 30 community colleges selected as 2022 finalists for the highly coveted
Bellwether Awards in the first round of competition. Mesa College’s submission titled,
“The Journey to Completion” was judged a Top 10 Bellwether Finalist in the category
of Instructional Programs & Services. Additionally, Mesa2030, Mesa’s Strategic and Educational Plan, was judged as a finalist
in the Planning, Governance, and Finance category as a program that improves efficiency
and effectiveness in the community college.
“We are excited to accept these nominations,” stated Dr. Pamela Luster, President of
San Diego Mesa College. “We believe this work is important and has national implications
to advance student success across institutions.”
The Bellwether Awards are widely regarded as one of the nation’s most competitive
and prestigious recognition for community colleges. Bellwether finalists represent
leading community colleges whose outstanding and innovative programs and practices
were selected among competitive submissions as exemplary. The finalists will undergo
a rigorous second and final round of review at the 28th Annual Community College Futures
Assembly at the end of January 2022. All finalists will be presented at the Assembly
and one winner will then be selected from each category by a panel of national experts.
“The Bellwether College Consortium prides itself on identifying and celebrating replicable,
scalable and results-
based programs and models and disseminating these highly lauded examples of institutional
success to peer institutions,” said Dr. Rose Martinez, director of the Bellwether
College Consortium. The consortium honors community colleges with awards in three
categories.
The assembly, now in its 28th year, convenes annually as an independent national consortium
for key higher education leaders to work as a “think tank” in identifying critical
issues facing the future of community colleges, and to recognize Bellwether winners
and finalists as trend-setting institutions. The Bellwether College Consortium is a group of colleges charged with addressing the
critical issues facing community colleges through applicable research and the promotion
and replication of best practices addressing workforce development, instructional
programs and services, and planning, governance, and finance. The Bellwether Award is proudly sponsored by the Alamo Colleges District in San Antonio,
Texas. For more information, consult the Community College Futures Assembly website, www.bellwethercollegeconsortium.com.
Tags: Press Release, Mesa2030, Bellwether Awards
