Mentoring

Black and Brown Scholars (BBS)

The mission of the Black and Brown Scholars (BBS) is to provide cultural empowerment and support for the retention, completion, and transfer goals of men of color.

We seek to accomplish this mission by providing men of color in the SMCCCD, who take classes at Skyline College, with a community that focuses on social and academic support via individual, group, and peer mentoring, and through leadership development opportunities. BBS aims to provide contextualized and experiential learning that will foster intellectual, cultural, social, economic, and personal fulfillment.

The Black and Brown Scholars community welcomes all but not limited to students who identify as men of color.

BBS Student Participation Goals

  • Building Brotherhood: Establish a sense of community and belonging through Slide Thru sessions
  • Leadership & Empowerment: Find your leadership potential in order to reach educational, career, personal, and financial goals
  • Mentorship: Build intentional interpersonal and intercultural relationships not just amongst peers but with staff, faculty, and professionals throughout SMCCD
  • Civic Engagement and Experiential Learning: Gain critical consciousness on systemic barriers that men of color face through various forms of civic engagement

Learn more about BBS at skylinecollege.edu/bbs.

Women's Mentoring and Leadership Academy (WMLA)

The Women's Mentoring and Leadership Academy (WMLA) mission includes empowering and transforming women at Skyline College to achieve personal and professional growth. We seek to accomplish this mission by providing women from disproportionately impacted groups with social and academic support via individual, group and peer mentoring and through leadership development opportunities. WMLA aims to provide contextualized and experiential learning that will foster intellectual, cultural, social, economic and personal fulfillment for women who participate in the academy.

The Women’s Mentoring and Leadership Academy is part of the dynamic programming offered through the Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Development Division at Skyline College and delivers a variety of experiences that support women's access to quality jobs along with the skills and tools necessary to have a competitive edge as they enter the workforce.

Goals for women who participate in the academy:

  • Obtain knowledge regarding how to reach educational, career, personal and financial goals
  • Build healthy interpersonal and intercultural relationships
  • Develop effective interpersonal and intercultural communication skills
  • Identify how communication, identity and culture inform individuals' gendered experiences in everyday life
  • Develop and hone leadership and workforce readiness skills
  • Gain local and global experiences through service learning and study abroad

For more information regarding the Women’s Mentoring and Leadership Academy or to join the program please visit skylinecollege.edu/wmla.