20 years ago, Dr. Joseph Silver served as a founding director of the Leadership & Mentorship Institute. Dr. Mordecai Brownlee was admitted into the Institute in 2017 on full scholarship. To learn more about this engine that prepares African Americans to advance in their service to higher education, please visit: https://lmiexperience.org/
The Community College of Aurora is in the house! This week, Dr. Mordecai spoke at the Workforce Development Conference hosted by the South Metro Denver Chamber.
The Community College of Aurora was honored to host the Colorado Legislative Democratic Caucus! For more than an hour, the Caucus granted Dr. Mordecai the opportunity to discuss CCA’s efforts to fight poverty through our vision to be the college where every student succeeds. HUGE thank you to Rep. Mandy Lindsay for making this opportunity possible!
Thank you Aurora Public Schools Board Member Michael Carter and his son, Jaden Carter, for stopping by the office this afternoon. Board Member Carter is an alum of Community College of Aurora and Jaden is currently taking concurrent enrolment courses at CCA!
This week, the Community College of Aurora was honored to host the ECMC Foundation on campus! President Brownlee discussed the future of CCA, our history, and CCA’s commitment to social and economic mobility.
The Community College of Aurora is joining forces with the Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Development Board and the Colorado Workforce Development Council to support Workforce Development Month. Together, we are putting our community to work. #WorkforceDev2023
Over the next 10 months, Dr. Mordecai Brownlee will participate in this community engagement program hosted by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. To learn more, please visit: https://www.aurorachamber.org/
Thank you Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young for stopping by and visiting with the Community College of Aurora!!! We are so grateful for your leadership and support.
This week, Dr. Mordecai met with Jennifer Allen-Thomas, Mayor Pro Tem of Commerce City, Colorado. Remarkably, her father was the first African American male elected to city council, and she is the first African American female elected. Living history indeed!
Recently, the Community College of Aurora was honored to host a delegation of educators, executives, and community leaders from Senegal. Thank you to Papa Dia (Founder and President of African Leadership Group), Becky Hogan (Former First Lady of Aurora, Colorado & Community Leader), and Madiama Mbaye for facilitating yesterday’s dialogue.
Recently, Dr. Mordecai Brownlee had an amazing sit down with the new Aurora Public Schools Superintendent Michael Giles Jr. The future of Aurora's K-12 to higher education pathway is BRIGHT! APS and the Community College of Aurora are bound to accomplish great things together. Let's go, Aurora!
Yesterday, Dr. Mordecai represented the Colorado Community College System and Community College of Aurora on Denver's Channel 7 ABC Mile High Living. Career Advance Colorado offers no-cost learning opportunities in an array of in-demand career fields. Learn more at www.CCCS.edu
Thank you National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. Youth & Beta Psi Divisions for touring the Community College of Aurora and gifting our institution with a tree. CCA is grateful for our partnership. Learn more about NANBPWC Inc. at https://nanbpwc.org/
Thank you Senator James Coleman for stopping by the Community College of Aurora and discussing student success, workforce development, and equity advancement. The Senator’s continued support of CCA is deeply appreciated.
Thank you Rep. Mandy Lindsay for stopping by the Community College of Aurora to discuss equitable student success. Representative Lindsay's role on the State of Colorado Capital Development Committee was critical in support of our new STEM, Power Mechanic, and Applied Technology Building which is now in the permitting phase.
This week, Dr. Mordecai represented the Community College of Aurora on Dr. Ken Trzaska’s “The No Box Podcast” show. Topics discussed were equitable student success, college advancement, and student transformation. Episode link is forthcoming.
Recently, the Community College of Aurora hosted Wayne County Community College District for an on-campus visit. To learn more about WCCD, please visit: https://www.wcccd.edu/
Yesterday, Dr. Mordecai attended the celebration of fellow Community College of Aurora team members who completed their Aurora Chamber of Commerce Emerging Leaders Program. (Pictured from left to right: Dr. Hyekyung Lee, Nicole Banks, Eduardo Peralta, Courtney Butler, and Nnena West)
