Central Valley Higher Education Consortium

10/16/2026

Welcome to Dr. , one of our new Board of Directors members and congrats for appointment as interim chancellor of .

Details in our newsletter story published this week: https://cvhec.org/scccd-names-dr-andy-dunn-interim-chancellor/

See ’s October e-newsletter: https://bit.ly/CVHECeNL-Oct2026

10/15/2026

A few scenes from the Board of Directors — Valley higher ed leaders gathering at for their fall quarterly meeting.

10/15/2026

Support in the Central Valley!

The has launched a sponsorship campaign for our 2027 Central Valley Higher Education Summit! We invite businesses, foundations and community partners to collaborate with us for the region’s premier annual gathering of higher education leaders as we celebrate CVHEC’s 25th anniversary next year.

Details in our newsletter story published yesterday: https://cvhec.org/cvhec-launches-higher-education-summit-2027-sponsorship-campaign-for-25th-anniversary/

See ’s October e-newsletter: https://bit.ly/CVHECeNL-Oct2026

10/13/2026

A regional student survey planned for the spring semester is being developed to better understand why students leave college, the barriers they face in returning and what services could help them re-enroll as one of four new strategic priority initiatives the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium Board of Directors launched last year. See story in our October e-newsletter published today: https://cvhec.org/cvhec-strategic-priorities-initiative-includes-reconnecting-stopped-out-students/

See our October newsletter published today: https://bit.ly/CVHECeNL-Oct2026

10/12/2026

ICYMI….CVHEC Executive Director remininces on his 10 years at the head of the consortium in our monthly “What the CV-HEC is Happening” Blog:

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09/15/2026

SAVE THE DATE!

CVHEC will observe our 25TH ANNIVERSARY at our 2027 HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT. Dates set for APRIL 22-23, 2027. See September 2026 newsletter story: https://bit.ly/CVHECsummit27dates

Watch for summit details in future newsletters including how to join the CVHEC summit sponsor circle.

See our September newsletter: https://bit.ly/CVHECeNL-Sept2026

09/10/2026

Hello Academic Year 2026-27!

With the 2026-27 academic year now in full swing, the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium takes a look at the beginning of the fall semester for our 28 member institutions of higher education – public community colleges, the UC and CSU and independent and private campuses – that make up our 10-county Central California region’s higher education landscape as reported by respective communications teams: https://bit.ly/Fall26-CVHECmembers


See our September newsletter published today:
https://youtu.be/9wUlEMQuAv0
https://bit.ly/CVHECeNL-Sept2026

With the 2026-27 academic year now in full swing, we take a look at...

08/04/2026

“ … an opportunity to review some of the highlights involving CVHEC and our member institutions over the first half of 2026 …”

Our Mid-Year Review special Summer Edition 2026 is now published!

See:

Our annual Mid-Year Review Summer Edition highlights CVHEC’s first half of 2026 as reported across our news and social media platforms from January to June, prepared by Tom Uribes, the consortium’s communications lead. See full list of headlines on the CVHEC website.

06/05/2026

NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION DAY: the Central Valley’s Best-Kept Secret No More

For , June 6, we take a moment to acknowledge and thank the thousands of professionals throughout our 10-county Central Valley region who are dedicated to supporting students seeking to improve their lives with a college degree or certification.

Whether its board members, trustees, administrators, faculty, professional and classified staff and many student assistants, we all serve to achieve the respective missions of the 28 institutions of higher education that make up the CVHEC membership.

As the consortium prepares to observe its 25th anniversary in 2027, we especially salute our founder Dr. John Welty and first executive director Dr. Allen Carden. They and the original board of directors set the foundation for the region’s high ed leaders to unite and collaborate for a common goal: increased degree and certification rates in the valley.

Working behind the scenes, the consortium was considered for many years one of the valley’s “best kept secrets” but that is changing. See the CVHEC story, including Drs. Welty and Carden, in our newest video: https://bit.ly/TheCVHECstory-YT

CVHEC releases new documentary video chronicling consortium’s growt...

05/30/2026

We hope you enjoyed these past two weeks the panels and student testimonies that were presented at the CENTRAL VALLEY HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2026 held April 24 as featured in our May newsletter. We close with this summary recap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jZFmsn3SzUM

We now look forward to the summer months. Please note that the CVHEC e-newsletter takes a summer hiatus in June and July but returns in August with our special Summer 2026 Edition — Mid-Year Review before resuming monthly publication in the fall.

Watch for our 2027 summit dates as we prepare for CVHEC’s 25th anniversary next year! Follow our social media and newsletter for updates.

And congrats to the Class of 2026!