Experience Finance: Let’s Talk Money

Learn how to manage your finances during your first year in college. Topics include information about bill payments, financial aid and how to formulate a personal budget for living expenses.

Hosts: Jason Cupp, Director of Financial Aid, & Ashley Mendoza, Accounting Manager
Date: Monday, December 14, 2020
Time: 11am PST

The CCH Career Pathway

The CCH Career Development team will review their specialized strategy for student success, specifically as it pertains to the entertainment business. The session includes an overview of the pathway, focusing on networking, internships, and resume/ portfolio development.

Hosts: Kelley Lewis, Senior Director of Career Development, & Ricky Randle, Director of Career Development
Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Time: 11am PST

Experience Health & Safety

Staying safe is a key component to success. Join the Operations team and learn how to protect yourself and how you are expected to engage with people and property at CCH, both in a physical and virtual classroom setting.

Hosts: Ernesto Paras, Senior Vice President of Operations, & Pat Olmstead, Vice President of Operations
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Time: 11am PST

Experience Health & Safety: Mindful Wellness

The CCH Student Counseling Team will lead a session on how to find mindful awareness in everyday life, develop self-compassion and increase your ability to cope with the stress that comes with college life.

Hosts: Laura Kaufman, Edith Moses & Stephanie Owen (The CCH Student Counseling Team)
Date: Thursday, December 17, 2020
Time: 11am PST

Experience Resources: Learning Success & Accessibility Resources

CCH has resources to provide a variety of academic support services. Meet with support staff and learn how to best utilize the library, engage with tutoring, and how to request for formal accommodations.

Hosts: DeAnn Jordan, Learning Resource Coordinator & Jessica Johnson Mills, Director of Student Success
Date: Monday, January 4, 2021
Time: 11am PST

*Note: This workshop is mandatory for all students in the Learning Success Program

Experience Resources: Academic Advising

Meet with your Academic Advisor, as well as the Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and review best practices for choosing classes, understanding your course schedule and how to prepare for future self registrations.

Hosts: Zelda Harris, Academic Advisor & Rene Bruckner, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts
Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Time: 11am PST

Experience Resources: Google Suite 101

Becoming an expert at email is a necessity at CCH. Learn how to master your Gmail and discover other key functions inside Google Suite.

Hosts: Dave Martin, Cinema Department Chair & Stephen DeLello, IT & Production Services Manager
Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Time: 11am PST

Experience Diversity: LGBTQIA + Allyship

Discover ways to deepen your framework surrounding what it means to be an ally and encourage effective ally behavior for our LGBTQIA community.

Hosts: Kevin McCarty, Director of Faculty Resources, & Brenda Serrano, Director of Student Affairs
Date: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Time: 11am PST

Experience Diversity: Our Society, Ourselves

An interactive workshop that will delve into the ways that we unconsciously perceive others as separate and different, and the ways we may unconsciously act upon those biases. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the importance of unity in one’s personal journey, increase awareness of inherent bias in society and Identify ways to consciously explore personal bias.

Host: Angelica Robinson, First-Year Experience Manager
Date: Friday, January 8, 2021
Time: 11am PST

The Community Experience

Join us for the ultimate community experience. Explore how to make informed academic decisions and responsible social choices by tapping into CCH’s resources and services as you connect with faculty, staff, administrators and peers from our LA and Chicago campuses.

All incoming students are required to attend. Students must register by Friday, January 8 in order to participate. Registration details will be provided prior to December 21.

Hosts: CCH Student Services
Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Time: 10am – 1pm PST

The LA Experience

This program designed to introduce students to the Los Angeles campus community and review campus-specific policies and procedures. All incoming students are required to attend.

Hosts: CCH Faculty & Staff
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Time: 10am – 2pm PST