Background
In the 2025-2026 academic year, the Guided Pathways (GP) Collaborative was formed. The cross-functional group was tasked with examining the first-year student journey at SMC to identify institutional barriers to student success and to recommend actions to redesign the college to better serve first-time-in-college Black and Latine students.
Members
The GP Collaborative members included faculty (counselors and instructors) and classified educators. Deans and VPs also supported the work in discussions.
- Tracie Bucsa
- Nancy Cardenas
- Lisa Collins
- Jose Cue
- Aaron De la Torre
- Chanté Deloach (EGC Lead support)
- Amanda Garcia
- Jessie Garcia (GP co-Lead)
- Erika Knox
- Philip Lantz
- Jamar London
- Kristin Lui-Martinez (GP co-Lead)
- Marisol Moreno (EGC Lead Support)
- Keena Mosley
- Gladys Preciado
- Rebecca Romo
- Flor Sandoval
- Trisden Shaw
Presentations
Presentations were given to update the college community of the work of the GP Collaborative.
- Presentation 1
- Presentation 2
Reports
Two reports were generated out of the work of the GP Collaborative.
- Validation Report from Institutional Research
- GP Collaborative Report (end-of-year with recommendations)