Intercultural Resource Center

Committed to developing all students into the most empowered version of themselves.

Virtual Office Hours

Stop in - virtually speaking - to ask questions about ASG, Clubs, NSLS, IRC, and all the ways to get involved on campus, or just say hi. We're available every Monday 2-4pm via Zoom. Here you can:

• Connect and build a sense of community
• Relax and feel safe, play games
• Review the Student Success Guidebook and share Student Life resources
• Discuss recent social events

Learn more about...

• Virtual Hours
• Mentorship
• Leadership Program
• Students of Color Conference
• IRC Values

Connect With IRC

Connect With IRC

Connect With IRC

The Intercultural Resource Center has worked diligently to produce a Canvas Shell where students can utilize a virtual IRC to access services, a space to build community, and connect with us. Enroll in the IRC Canvas Shell today!

Services and Opportunities

Mentorship

Mentorship is a space where each student gets to focus on their personal and academic growth. At the IRC, we understand that our students have multiple roles and responsibilities that go beyond the classroom. Whether it is work, family, or friends, students have a lot to balance! Mentorship is a space where students get to focus on themselves. Mentorship is a wonderful resource at the IRC that will help you hit the ground running in every aspect of your life!

Interested? Fill out our interest form for mentorship today!

• Why Join

  Mentors

  Each student gets a mentor they work with on a continual basis throughout the year.

  Safe Space

  In this space, we process and address challenges a student is dealing with, which can range from identifying long term and short terms goals and creating effective plans that promote academic and personal success.

  Resources

  Mentorship helps students hone their skills and identify resources that will aid their success.

  If you're interested in learning more about Mentorship, contact Rene Gutierrez at rgutierrez80@coastline.edu.

Leadership Program

Our Leadership Program is an opportunity for students to become empowered student leaders in their classrooms and out in the community. Our Leadership Program equips students with the skills to develop, plan, facilitate, and coordinate projects and events that address student needs.

If you're interested in learning more about Leadership, contact Rene Gutierrez at rgutierrez80@coastline.edu.

• Why Join

  As a student leader in our program you will be able to:

  • Tell Your Story - You will have the opportunity to share your story and experience, and how it connects your campus and community.
  • Become A Self-Starter - You will be able to create projects or workshops to address student needs or community issues.
  • Navigate Community Issues - You will learn more about your community, whether it is community issues or how the community shapes your identity.
  • Become A Community Builder - You will grow skills to bring people together and invest your peers into a common goal.
  • Advocate for Yourself - You will learn how to speak up for yourself and others and have your voices heard.
  • Become a Well-Being - You will learn ways to create boundaries to maintain your mental, physical, and emotional health while raising awareness of community issues and promoting well-being.

Students of Color Conference

The Students of Color Conference is a one-day event, hosted by Coastline College's Intercultural Resource center. This event is for college and high school students in Southern California to talk about their shared experiences. While this conference is geared towards students of color, this is also a space open for any students who are willing to learn about others' experiences and share their own. Together, as a community, the Conference will allow attendees to reflect on their strengths, discuss their challenges, and identify solutions about what it means to hold their identity.

• How to Get Involved
  • Attend the Students of Color Conference.
  • Submit a workshop: Attend an info session to learn how to create an engaging workshop with topics that you're passionate about. Some examples of workshop topics that students have presented in the past including mental health, pop culture, and family.
  • Volunteer: Lend your time to set-up and provide an amazing experience for the attendees.
  • Invite a friend with you!

IRC Values

The Intercultural Resource Center seeks to create and nurture an environment that encourages diversity through dialogue, exploration, and community engagement through the following values:

Community Engagement

Community Engagement develops socially engaged interactions that are collaborative, self-reflective, and meaningful.

Advocacy

Advocacy is the on-going process of building partnerships so that others will act for and with you, turning passive support into educated action.

Empowerment

Empowerment increases the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes.

Diversity

Diversity is the visibility and recognition of the spectrum of different people, experiences, and backgrounds that contribute to a whole through the inclusion of an individual's identity and life experiences.

Self-Exploration

Self-Exploration is an ongoing process that includes collecting information about your interests, abilities and skills, values, personality, and career readiness.

Connect With Us

Rene Gutierrez

Director of Student Leadership and Global Engagement

rgutierrez80@coastline.edu

IRC on Facebook

IRC on Instagram

IRC Canvas Shell

Virtual Office Hours: Mondays 2-4 PM

Virtual Office Hours: Mondays 2-4 PM

Virtual Office Hours: Mondays 2-4 PM

Stop in - virtually speaking - to ask questions about ASG, Clubs, NSLS, IRC, and all the ways to get involved on campus, or just say hi. We're available every Monday 2-4pm via Zoom. Here you can: Connect and build a sense of community; Relax and feel safe, play games; Review the Student Success Guidebook and share Student Life resources; Discuss recent social events.