{"id":10,"date":"2022-03-03T15:49:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:37:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Welcome to the <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/about-the-committee\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">APSA&#8217;s committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession<\/span><\/strong><\/a> microsite! Our committee work to create an inclusive culture for community college faculty within the profession, increase community college faculty membership, build relationships across higher education institutions, and recommend programming to address the unique needs of community college faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Our APSA microsite celebrates our progress, builds community, &amp; shares community college specific resources and tools.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/friday-faculty-hours\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-1024x213.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-1024x213.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-1536x320.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/friday-faculty-hours\/\">Friday Faculty Hours<\/a><\/strong> <strong>| April 17, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Eastern \/ 11:00 a.m. Pacific\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the APSA Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the second Friday Faculty Hour of 2026 to share inspirations for the new semester and check in as the Spring term begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday Faculty Hours provide a forum for political science community college instructors to connect and build community.&nbsp;Sessions feature discussion and dialogue on classroom and campus innovations and challenges unique to political science community college instructors&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday,\u00a0April\u00a017, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Eastern \/ 11:00 a.m. Pacific\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Josh Franco, Cuyamaca College, and co-chair, APSA Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/sKbv1_pFQ3-X3TQKAHXiOw#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/02\/virtualworkshopseries-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/02\/virtualworkshopseries-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/02\/virtualworkshopseries-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/02\/virtualworkshopseries-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/02\/virtualworkshopseries-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/02\/virtualworkshopseries.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/virtual-workshop-series\/\">Virtual Workshop Series<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Access virtual workshops highlighting professional development resources and opportunities for political science community college faculty. 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