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Ybor City Campus Presidential Community Advisory Council

(Formerly, Ybor City Campus President's Community Forum)

Charge:  Focus on connecting the greater Ybor City community to our campus and serve as a venue for an open dialogue between campus administration and the community-at-large

 

The Summer 2011 Meeting of the Ybor City Campus Presidential Community Advisor Council (the successor of the Ybor City Campus President's Community Forum) met on Thursday, July 12, 2011 at 5:30pm in the Ybor Room on the HCC Ybor City Campus.

The meeting featured an opportunity to take a tour of two campus buildings, the Ybor City Campus Performing Arts Building (YPAB) and the Ybor City Campus Student Services Building (YSSB).

Additionally, Forum/Council members were asked to complete a questionnaire to keep HCC and community updated on members' professional interests.  Also reviewed at the meeting were plans to update the College's mission statement. which starts with visiting the following link and answering some key questions regarding HCC's mission, vision and values.  When answering, please remember that your responses can be practical, or philosophical, or both, as you choose.  There's no wrong answers, so be as imaginative as you want in aiding the College become a better community partner.

The next meetings of the Community Advisory Council are set for Thursday, October 27, 2011, from 5:30pm-7:30pm, and Thursday, March 1, 2012.  Time TBA.

 

New!   In response to comments made at our last meeting, we have added (below) a link to our employment board.  After registration, employers can post jobs and review the resumes of our participating students.  Please visit the board today and register: /ssem/career-center/employers-only.aspx

Also, for those of you who missed the presentation to the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce on August 9, 2011, you can view it here.

 

The Spring 2011 meeting of the  Ybor City Campus President's Community Forum, now the Ybor City Campus Presidential Community Advisory Council, was held Wednesday, February 9 at 5 pm in the Ybor Room on the HCC Ybor City Campus.

Hillsborough Community College President Dr. Ken Atwater was present to discuss the challenges facing HCC in the coming year and the goals the college have set to meet those challenges.  Dr. Atwater went on to detail for the forum participants the significant economic  impact the college and its graduates have on Hillsborough County, using figures found in the Regional Growth and Investment Analysis produced by the college.

Dr. Atwater's talk dovetailed with the Powerpoint presentation made by HCC-Ybor City Campus President Dr. Shawn Robinson, which focused on the role the Ybor City Campus plays in the surrounding community.

 

Community participants discussed various avenues for interaction with the campus during the meeting, including:

  • Community and student participation in college festivals and events;
  • Setting up internships for HCC students with local businesses;
  • Providing more outreach to the community;
  • Making the community more aware of arts events on campus;
  • Making use of social networking to keep the community informed of HCC activities; and
  • Working with community members to offer an expanded menu of non-credit courses.

 

To help meet these goals, members were asked to fill out a questionnaire for networking purposes, and a ballot to elect a chair for the council and a chair-elect.

 

 

The first Ybor City Campus President's Community Forum was held July 8, 2010.  In attendance were representatives of the following groups:

  • Academy Preparatory School
  • Church of Scientology
  • Creative Loafing
  • Hillsborough County School Board
  • HCC Foundation
  • HCC Ybor City Campus Administration
  • HCC Ybor City Campus Faculty
  • HCC Ybor City Campus Staff
  • HCC Ybor City Campus Student Government Association
  • Ybor City Museum Society
  • Ybor City Development Corporation

Notes from the first forum are available here.

Continuing Projects and Discussions:

  • Gather information on local businesses that offer discounts to HCC Students and Employees.
  • Develop a local "Career Day" connection between our students and local businesses.
  • Develop a local "Art in the Classroom" series to showcase local artists' work in classrooms either through reproductions, donations, or loan agreements.
  • Partner with local media (WMNF, Creative Loafing, for exampls), to connect Radio, TV, Multi-media, and Journalism students with industry.
  • Connect student-volunteers with magnet schools in their areas of interest to gain experience.
  • Connect with local artists (professional and amateur, including K-12 students) to design and paint murals on campus. 
  • Serve as good will ambassadors for the Ybor City Campus and Hillsborough Community College.