New College Independent Alumni/ae Association

Friday, Nov. 30-Sunday, Dec.3 Valencia St. Campus

As I’m sure we’re all well aware, New College is in the midst of a crisis: financial, organizational, and motivational. In response to the current and impending crises, a small group of students are organizing a two to three day All School Event this upcoming weekend: Friday, Saturday, and (potentially) Sunday. This weekend long gathering, entitled “Transforming New College Together,” will be composed of students, faculty, staff, and administrators (and all of their families) from all New College campuses. The purpose of this gathering is two fold:

1) To map out New College as an institution: How does New College function? What are the essential areas and components of its organization? Within these areas, who holds decision making-power and who performs what tasks? etc. In essence, to collectively pick apart how this machine called New College runs.

2) To go beyond mapping to action: How can the broader New College (i.e. currently marginalized students, faculty, and staff) begin to play a more meaningful role in the school and in the resolution of the current crises? How can this broader constituency take on greater responsibility and decision-making power? How can we begin transforming New College into an institution which is “Just, Sacred, and Sustainable,” based upon principles of participation, horizontality, and engagement with the broader society?

Day 1 (Friday afternoon and evening) will consist of collective mapping. Day 2 and perhaps 3 (Saturday and perhaps Sunday afternoon and evening) will consist of collective problem solving, vision, and action. “Transforming New College Together” will take place on the Valencia campus; more details (in terms of times and space) to be posted later in the week.

Come join us this weekend in building a new New College,

-The “Transforming New College Together” Student Organizers

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