{"id":1695,"date":"2014-07-02T19:48:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T19:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cucsj.org\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2014-07-02T19:48:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T19:48:19","slug":"creating-a-college-going-culture-five-qs-with-dana-bunnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/vi\/2014\/07\/02\/creating-a-college-going-culture-five-qs-with-dana-bunnett\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a College-going Culture: Five Qs with Dana Bunnett"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 10th, many of the schools in Santa Clara County will participate in College Day, a day meant inspire a college-going culture, so that all elementary, middle, and high school students can see themselves going to college. \u00a0 Director of Kids In Common<\/a>\u00a0(a program of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte),\u00a0Dana Bunnett, answers five questions for CommUniverCity about the upcoming College Day. To learn even more about College Day and how you can get involved, visit\u00a0www.collegeday.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CommUniverCity:<\/strong><\/em> How was College Day started? What was the motivation or catalyst?<\/p>\n

Dana Bunnett:<\/em><\/strong> College Day started 4 years ago and was the brainchild of Claudia Morales from Berkeley who was working in the San Jose Unified School District to encourage more first generation students to apply to the UC and CSU system.\u00a0 Our loosely knit collaborative said, let\u2019s do it throughout San Jose. \u00a0It was a little like the story of Stone Soup.\u00a0 We had no budget and no money\u00a0 and we each contributed what we could and ended up with this great event.<\/p>\n

CommUniverCity:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0How has College Day grown since it’s first year? What impact do you see as a result of implementing College Day?<\/p>\n

Dana:<\/strong><\/em> Since the first year,\u00a0 College Day has expanded to all of Santa Clara County.\u00a0 Last year we added a Family and Community Conference, hosted by San Jose State University, with sessions about planning for college and paying for college offered in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.\u00a0 SJSU also opened up their computer lab and high school seniors were able to get help with the UC\/CSU college applications.<\/p>\n

College Day is creating a college-going culture in Santa Clara County.\u00a0 82% of the students who completed a College Day survey reported that the saw themselves going to college.\u00a0 Another 16% thought they may go to college.<\/p>\n

One wonderful example of how College Day supports a college-going culture is Katherine Smith Elementary School.\u00a0 They held rallies, and the students decorated college mascot posters.\u00a0 If you go to\u00a0www.collegeday.org<\/a>\u00a0you can see a video of their College Day activities and how excited EVERYONE at this school is about going to college.<\/p>\n

CommUniverCity<\/strong>:\u00a0How does this year’s theme (Destination: College!) fit into the College Day mission?<\/p>\n

Dana<\/strong>:\u00a0This theme and Michelle Obama\u2019s \u201cReach Higher\u201d initiative sets the aspiration that all students can think of College as the next step along their path to success in life.<\/p>\n

CommUniverCity<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0What is your hope for College Day in the future? What do you hope students and guest speakers get out of participating in College Day?<\/p>\n

Dana<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0I hope the momentum of College Day continues to grow.\u00a0 Every student should have a college dream that is grounded in reality.\u00a0 Unfortunately, for many of our students, this dream seems out of reach.\u00a0 Only 41% of Santa Clara County high school students take the a-g requirements that will allow entry into the UC\/CSU system.\u00a0 Even worse, only 18% of our Latino students and 25% of our African American complete those requirements.\u00a0 I would like to see that number up to 100%. Then, our students have choices about their next step in life.<\/p>\n

CommUniverCity<\/strong><\/em>: Finish the sentence: If I could implement any groundbreaking change in Santa Clara County schools, it would be ________<\/p>\n

Dana<\/em><\/strong>: This statement is hard for me. Instead, I would say: we can all make the difference in a child\u2019s life by taking the time to talk with him or her about the future \u2013 a future that includes college.\u00a0\u00a0 By talking about your own college experience to the students you know, teach, or work with,\u00a0 you can help them see that there is a path for them to college.\u00a0 Even better, talk with that student about his or her strengths and their dreams. Help that student see how or she is special and wonderful and how college can help them achieve those dreams.<\/p>\n

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