The conference is guided by five main themes:
1. Skill Development: students build and learn skills that they can use to achieve their full potential.
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Identity Development: introduce students to concepts and structures that will strengthen their ethnic and/or racial identity.
2. Awareness of Others: these workshops are designed to increase students’ awareness, knowledge, and understanding related to race, ethnicity, and other differences of groups other than their own.
3. Social Justice/Social Activism: these workshops will introduce and/or ad
03/16/2026
Hello Community!
Registration for the annual Students of Color Conference is officially open! This year's conference will be held virtually April 30 - May 1, 2026 and is geared towards students within the 34 Washington Community & Technical Colleges. For more information please connect with your representative from the Multicultural Student Services Directors Council to apply! If you need support, contact Debbie Joyner or Yusuke Okazaki.
12/29/2025
Workshop Proposals for Students of Color Conference 2026 are now LIVE!
This year's conference will be at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington from Thursday, April 30, 2026 through Saturday, May 2, 2026. Our theme is, "Rooted in Resistance, Growing toward Liberation," and we are excited to hear the wisdom you all have to share with our students on these topics!
Workshop proposals can be submitted through this form (https://forms.gle/qBxEfCokrn2nQPuv7) until Friday, January 16, 2026
Questions? Contact Our Team:
Kano Cheng [email protected]
Amaury Avalos [email protected]
Indigo Magenta [email protected]
Edwina Fui [email protected]
12/20/2024
Hello Community! We are excited to share that Students of Color Conference will be April 3-5, 2025 at Green River College, This conference is geared towards students within the 34 Washington Community & Technical Colleges. For more information please connect with your representative from the Multicultural Student Services Directors Council to apply! If you need support, contact Edwina Fui or Marwa Almusawi for more information. Registration opens Mid-January and closes on February 28th!
11/22/2024
Hello Community!
Students of Color Conference Workshop Proposals are officially open! Interested in being a presenter for our 35th Annual SOCC? Please submit a workshop by January 15th, 2025 at https://bit.ly/soccworkshop25 - we welcome you to forward this to your networks!
If you have any questions, please contact Marwa or Edwina, emails are listed on the post!
01/16/2024
UPDATE! Deadline Extended for SOCC Workshops! New Deadline is Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Thank you to the folks who have submitted proposals, please continue to share this opportunity with your networks in the region. Any questions? Contact Edwina Fui [email protected] for more info! Apply here https://bit.ly/SOCC24workshop
01/11/2024
Hello Community!
We are seeking presenters for the Students of Color Conference 2024! Please share this opportunity with community members and networks. The application is due this Monday, January 15th! You can apply at this link https://bit.ly/SOCC24workshop - for more questions, contact Edwina Fui [email protected]. Thank you!
Day 1 is ALMOST over. Join us tomorrow for more amazing speakers!
04/12/2022
📣9 DAYS until we kick-off the 32nd Annual Students of Color Conference‼️ Please register with your college's MSSDC representative for the amazing workshops and keynote speaker.
01/27/2022
📣Save the Date for the 32nd Annual Students of Color Conference - April 21 &22 (virtual)📅
Only 9 more days until SOCC 2021! Contact your college's diversity center or MSSDC representative for more information.
See you there🤩