This season of the podcast has come to a close! We will be going on break until we come back in the Fall. In this episode, Season Nine hosts, Ivan and Chisa, reflect on their first time hosting and creating the podcast. They share what they learned and what they loved about the podcast creation process. Plus, they each highlight a few of the important initiatives that they crafted episodes around this year.

We also wanted to thank YOU for listening. Here are Ivan’s and Chisa's takeaways. Enjoy!

While parenting is tremendously rewarding, it is challenging on many levels. For our students who are also parents or guardians, they have to balance the demands of caring for children and the demands of college.

Today we delve into this topic and how to best support these students. We talk with Dr. Julie Marquez, who directs a number of student support programs, including EOPS and Care. Dr. Marquez shares her knowledge of services available on campus and off, as well as actions we can all take to contribute to a family-friendly college culture which supports these students. We also hear directly from students at the 4th annual Parenting Institute, which was held in February of 2025. Enjoy!

RESOURCES for Students who are parents:

Student Parents l points students to resources for Food & Basic Needs, Child & Pregnancy Care (including locations of lactation stations) , Priority Registration, Health & Wellness, Finances & Taxes, and more.

Lactation Room Locations: https://www.mtsac.edu/hr/lactation.html

Mt. San Antonio College Parent Institute:

The Parent Institute is an interactive and inclusive learning experience for Mt. SAC’s parenting students, which includes workshops, community-building activities, a resource fair, and motivational speakers. The Parent Institute is designed to empower students to embrace their identities as parents, their ability to succeed and to reach their educational goals.

CalWORKs is the acronym for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids. All Community Colleges in California have a CalWORKs Program on campus. Community College CalWORKs Programs serves students in all 58 counties. By providing educational support to Mt. SAC student-parents who are receiving cash aid, we hope to change two generations at a time.

CARE: The CARE Program is designed to support EOPS students who are single parents, head of household, and who are receiving Cash Aid for themselves and/or their children.

Mt. SAC Child Development Center provides on-campus quality early care and education services for the children of college students, staff, and the community at-large are provided on campus throughout the year.

Do you have questions about the transfer process? Or how to support students on their transfer journey? Host Ivan Sanchez sits down with Josh Louden, the director of the transfer and completion center, as well as one of our many wonderful counselors, Alana Bachor.

Listen in as we explore ways faculty can play bigger roles in assisting students with their transfer goals, and nurturing a positive transfer culture on campus. We’ll dig in on transfer opportunities like the TAG and highlight ways we can all be a bigger part of our students’ transfer stories. Enjoy!

Resources:

Transfer Center Website: https://www.mtsac.edu/transfer/

Sign Up for the Transfer Center Faculty Email List: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=8ktNzJ4KQEKu3qfR1oj5Nbh43y7OAZ1NhZC0KeI1MPxUNTVTNzE0MzJEWEtESUg3NDYxREhITEFRVy4u&route=shorturl

Transfer Events Calendar: https://mtsac.lwcal.com/transfer-center/month

Transfer Presentation Request: https://www.mtsac.edu/transfer/presentationrequest.html

Transfer Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtsactransfer/?hl=en

Transfer Center Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mtsactransfer