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LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 11605 132nd Avenue NE

Boardroom (W305A) Kirkland, WA 98034

Board of Trustees Study Session & Meeting

Monday, January 4, 2016 5:00 – 7:30 pm

AGENDA

Study Session

5:00 to 6:00 pm Board Room (W305A) Name Attachmt

• Duvall Property Update

• Legislative Update

Mr. Bill Thomas Dr. Amy Morrison Goings

Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 to 7:30 pm Board Room (W305A)

Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes

January 4, 2016 December 7, 2015

Ms. Anne Hamilton Ms. Anne Hamilton Ms. Anne Hamilton

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Introduction of Guests & New Employees

Dr. Amy Morrison Goings

Action Item 945 278-A-01-4-15

2016 LWTech Transforming Lives Honoree Arianda Crosby

Ms. Anne Hamilton

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Public Comments ASG Report Correspondence

Individuals may sign in for public comment, limited to 3 minutes each1

Ms. Anne Hamilton Ms. Abigail Boese Dr. Amy Morrison Goings

Reports from/to the Board President’s Report Board Chair’s Report Showcase

TRiO

Dr. Amy Morrison Goings Ms. Anne Hamilton Dr. Ruby Hayden Dr. Patricia Hunter

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1 Public comment is limited to matters which are not of a quasi-judicial nature. No more than six speakers may address the Board on any one subject. If there are both proponents and opponents of a matter who wish to speak, only the first three persons speaking in favor of the matter and the first three persons speaking in opposition of the matter may address the Board.

Foundation Liaison Report ACT Legislative Action Committee Report College Council Report Faculty Representative Report Classified Staff Report

No report in January

Mr. Neil Johnson Dr. Lynette Jones Ms. Terry Byington Mr. Jim Howe Ms. Judy Mattson

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Financial Report

Monthly Financial Report

Mr. Bill Thomas

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Executive Staff Reports

Advancement & Entrepreneurship Development Human Resources Instruction Student Services

Ms. Andrea Olson Ms. Elisabeth Sorensen Ms. Melissa Lamy Dr. Elliot Stern Dr. Ruby Hayden

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General Discussion Issues for Future Discussion

Ms. Anne Hamilton

Action Items

Executive Session: The Board of Trustees may convene to an Executive Session to discuss matters covered under RCW 42.30.110, which may include:

1. To evaluate the performance of a public employee(s) 2. To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation matters 3. To discuss and consider real estate acquisition 4. To plan or adopt the strategy or position to be taken by the governing body during the course of

any collective bargaining, professional negotiations, or grievance or mediation proceedings, or review the proposals made in the negotiations or proceedings while in progress.

Action from the Executive Session may be taken in Regular Session, if necessary, as a result of items discussed in the Executive Session. Action Items (Discussed in Executive Session)

Adjournment Ms. Anne Hamilton Lake Washington Institute of Technology will schedule meetings in locations that are free of mobility barriers, and interpreters for deaf individuals and Braille or taped information for blind individuals can be provided when adequate notice is given to the Office of the President, 425.739.8200.

(DRAFT) LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, December 7, 2015

Study Session 5:00 – 6:00 pm Meeting 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Boardroom (305A) 11605 132nd Avenue NE

Kirkland, WA 98034

Study Session: Chair Hamilton noted that study session discussions included: • Corporate training and continuing education partnership presentation by Everett Community

College’s Vice President of Corporate and Workforce Training John Bonner. • External Engagement data dashboard presented by Director of Research and Grant

Development Cathy Copeland. • LWTech Foundation’s Executive Director Elisabeth Sorenson provided an update.

Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Board Meeting: Roll Call: (Total present at Board meeting = 36) Board of Trustees: Ms. Anne Hamilton, Chair Dr. Lynette Jones, Vice Chair Mr. Darrell Mitsunaga Mr. Bruce Reid Mr. Derek Edwards (AAG)

LWTech Faculty and Staff Present: Ahmad Bennett Abigail Boese Terry Byington Cathy Copeland Grayson Court Heather DeGraw Sarah DeWitt Doug Emory Dr. Amy Morrison Goings Dr. Ruby Hayden Sally Heilstedt

Jim Howe Frances Humphrey Melissa Lamy Antwinett Lee Casey Melnick Andrea Olson Amanda Pelly Jamilyn Penn Mike Potter Mary Powers Sarah Ross

Leslie Cohan Shattuck Alisa Shtromberg Elisabeth Sorenson Dr. Elliot Stern Shawn Sullivan Bill Thomas Mark Waddington Sheila Walton Greg Weyer

Guests: There were no guests in attendance to introduce. Introduction of New Employees: Vice President Ruby Hayden introduced:

• Mr. Ahmad Bennett works as Coordinator for Lake Washington Institute of Technology’s Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success. Mr. Bennett served in the United States Navy for ten years and specialized in naval operational intelligence. After the Navy, he worked in telecommunications and project management before returning to college. He found his passion for social work while serving AmeriCorps as a full time college student. During college Mr. Bennett worked for Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs in multiple roles as an employment specialist, homeless case manager, and veteran transition specialist. He is a recent graduate of Antioch University Seattle with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.

• Mr. Casey Melnrick has several years of recruiting and marketing experience in both higher

education with Washington State University and the private sector. Mr. Melnick works as

LWTech Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 2

Recruitment and Career Coordinator in Workforce Development. He recruits students to the manufacturing programs and helps those students find employment opportunities upon completion of their program by developing and nurturing relationships with community employers and partners.

Communications and Marketing Director Leslie Cohan Shattuck introduced Mary Powers who works as Coordinator. Mary most recently worked at Google, Expedia, and Pierce County Public Works and Utilities. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Washington. Instructional Services Manager Shawn Sullivan introduced Ms. Sarah DeWitt who works as an Administrative Assistant IV. Ms. DeWitt is a recent graduate of Seattle Pacific University with a degree in communications. During her time in school, she worked for a non-profit organization called Agros International as a resource development assistant. Ms. DeWitt is in charge of building the annual schedule and helping assign classrooms to courses. Approval of Agenda: The agenda for the December 7, 2015 meeting was approved by consent. Approval of Meeting Minutes: Meeting minutes from November 2, 2015 were approved by consent. Public Comment: No public comments were made. ASG Report: Associated Student Government (ASG) President Abigail Boese reported that students are busy preparing for class finals. ASG is revising its constitution and serving on tenure committees. November events included:

• Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony • Tree of Thanks • Veterans Luncheon

Correspondence/Media: Correspondence and media were not discussed. President’s Report: College Community:

• President Morrison Goings thanked Chair Hamilton for attending the annual Veterans Luncheon on November 10.

• President Morrison Goings welcomed Senator Andy Hill and Representatives Roger Goodman and Larry Springer to a legislative forum held on November 17. The event, which was sponsored by the Federation of College Classified, AFT Local 4787, and the Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 3533, brought together students, faculty, staff, and community members, to hear about legislative issues and priorities from our representatives.

Legislative Update:

• The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges passed the system’s legislative agenda for the upcoming session.

External Engagement: • President Morrison Goings attended the November Washington Association of Community

and Technical Colleges (WACTC) meeting held at Whatcom Community College. • President Morrison Goings traveled to Washington DC to attend the fall meeting of the

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). She serves on the AACC Workforce and Economic Development Commission.

• President Morrison Goings met with Dan Angellar from the Redmond Marriott, who has been a great supporter of LWTech and the Culinary Arts program. He is proactively looking for more internship and employment opportunities for students.


• President Morrison Goings attended the Association of College Trustees (ACT) Leadership Dinner along with leadership from the State Board and trustees association.

• President Morrison Goings attended the daylong ACT meeting along with Chair Hamilton, Vice Chair Jones, and Trustees Mitsunaga and Reid as well as the other 30 two-year college districts in Washington.

• LWTech is hosting presidents from the other 33 Washington state community and technical colleges for their December WACTC presidents meeting. State Representative Hans Dunshee and Senator Andy Hill will be on-hand to meet with President Morrison Goings’ colleagues to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of the upcoming legislative session.

Showcase: Dean Jamilyn Penn and Director Antwinett Lee showcased the Nursing program. The program accomplishments include:

• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) self-study • Site visitor recommendation for 5-year initial national accreditation by ACEN • June 2015 cohort achieved 100% NCLEX first time pass rate • Program selected for LWTech Foundation major gift campaign to raise startup costs for a

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree

RN-BSN program needs are: • Consultant for curriculum development • Additional faculty • Clinical placement coordinator • Simulation coordinator • Nursing commission approval

Board Chair’s Report: A report was not given.

Foundation Liaison Report: A report was not given. ACT Legislative Action Committee Report: A report was not given. Faculty Representation Report: Federation President Jim Howe reported that:

• Lake Washington Federation of Teachers (AFT) along with the Federation of College Classified sponsored a legislative town hall meeting at LWTech on Tuesday, November 17. Senator Andy Hill and Representatives Goodman and Springer were in attendance.

• Contract negotiations will begin in the spring. • He will attend a regional meeting of AFT presidents.

Classified Staff Report: Federation of College Classified President Judy Mattson reported that:

• The support staff in-service is scheduled for December 15. • A forum to discuss the employee satisfaction survey results will be held during support staff

in-service. Financial Report: The monthly financial report through October 2015 was submitted with the Board packet. There were no questions from the Board. Executive Staff Reports:

• Advancement & Entrepreneurship: A report from Special Assistant Andrea Olson was submitted with the Board packet. There were no questions from the Board.

• Development: A report from Executive Director Elisabeth Sorensen was submitted with the Board packet. There were no questions from the Board.

• Human Resources: A report from Executive Director Melissa Lamy was submitted with the Board packet. There were no questions from the Board.


• Instruction: A report from Vice President Elliot Stern was submitted with the Board packet. There were no questions from the Board.

• Student Services: A report from Vice President Ruby Hayden was submitted with the Board packet. There were no questions from the Board.

Issues for Future Discussion: None. Item 944: Master Plan Update and Capital Project Request 2015: Trustee Reid made a motion to approve Item 944. Trustee Mitsunaga seconded the motion and it was unanimously passed. Executive Session: Chair Hamilton called the meeting into Executive Session at 7:15 p.m. Regular Session Resumed: Chair Hamilton resumed regular session at 7:26 p.m. and confirmed that no action was taken during Executive Session. Adjournment: As there was no further business to discuss, Chair Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 7:30 pm. Respectfully submitted,

Heather DeGraw Executive Assistant to the President

LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RESOLUTION NO. 103

2016 LWTech Transforming Lives Award – Arianda Crosby

WHEREAS, Lake Washington Institute of Technology offers the promise of a rewarding future for individuals and their families, and offers a proven pathway for turning dreams into reality; and

WHEREAS, education beyond high school opens the door to satisfying and prosperous lives

for our students and their families; and WHEREAS, Arianda Crosby was nominated by the Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Board of Trustees as the 2016 LWTech nominee for the Association of College Trustees’ Transforming Lives Award; and

WHEREAS, Arianda is being recognized as the Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Transforming Lives Award recipient for her success in transforming her life through education and support at Lake Washington Institute of Technology; and

WHEREAS, Arianda Crosby will be recognized on January 24, 2016, at the Association of

College Trustees’ Transforming Lives Award ceremonies being held in Olympia; and WHEREAS, the success of Arianda symbolizes the accomplishments of all students at Lake

Washington Institute of Technology, many of whom, like Arianda, have overcome difficult odds to attain their educational goals; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees commends Arianda on her

hard work and dedication to his educational goals. ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees at a regular meeting on January 4, 2016.

LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DISTRICT 26 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anne Hamilton, Chair Dr. Lynette Jones, Vice-Chair Bruce J. Reid, Trustee Darrell Mitsunaga, Trustee Neil Johnson, Trustee Attest: Dr. Amy Morrison Goings President

2011 to Present

TRiO Projects

Lake Washington Institute of

Technology

12/18/2015

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Table of Contents COUNT OF STUDENTS SERVED IN THE LEARNING LAB ......................................................................................... 2

PERCENTAGE OF TRIO STUDENTS & NON-TRIO STUDENTS USING THE LEARNING LAB ..................................... 3

DAYS STUDENTS USE THE LEARNING LAB ............................................................................................................. 4

AVERAGE STUDENT TIME IN THE LEARNING LAB ................................................................................................. 5

REASON FOR STUDENT VISITS ............................................................................................................................... 6

THE LEARNING LAB LOCATION .............................................................................................................................. 7

THE LEARNING LAB LOCATION (CONTINUED) ....................................................................................................... 8

RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE LEARNING LAB .................................................................................................... 9

RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE LEARNING LAB (CONTINUED) ........................................................................... 10

LEARNING LAB STUDENT SURVEYS ...................................................................................................................... 11

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COUNT OF STUDENTS SERVED IN THE LEARNING LAB

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED DUPLICATED HEAD COUNT & (UNDUPLICATED HEAD COUNT)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 January 86 * 98 (53) 60 (36) 494 (144) 533 (187)

February 92 * 156 (63) 106 (33) 593 (152) 616 (166) March 106 * 149 (60) 57 (35) 498 (132) 424 (140) April 102 * 100 (63) 105 (56) 439 (139) 567 (176) May 160 * 129 (66) 127 (51) 444 (121) 673 (163) June 130 * 70 (51) 67 (36) 340 (108) 417 (118)

July 142 * 60 (35) 266 (82) 382 (114) 388 (103) August 162 * 73 (38) 203 (69) 443 (90) 447 (104)

September 30 (22) NA 95 (52) NA NA October 148 (68) 186 (72) 567 (167) 638 (186) 983 (302)

November 183 (56) 122 (59) 428 (133) 575 (158) 851 (251) December 37 (28) 63 (40) 195 (90) 295 (112) 403 (174)

TOTAL 1378 (108) 1206 (289) 2276 (410) 5141 (1456) 6302 (1884)

*Note: Who’s Next software was not used to collect data at this time. We no longer report data on the month of September due to the academic year start date.

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PERCENTAGE OF TRIO STUDENTS & NON-TRIO STUDENTS USING THE LEARNING LAB

50% TRiO(1120 Students)

50% Non-TRiO (1096 Students)

2015

TRiO Non-TRiO

2011

TRiO Non-TRiO

60% TRiO(822 students)

40% Non-TRiO(556 students)

2012

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50% Non-TRiO

2013

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45% Non-TRiO (767 students)

2014

TRiO Non-TRiO

41% Non-TRiO (1881 students)

59% TRiO (2681 students)

* Note: Students who did not answer the “TRiO” or “Not TRiO” question were not included.

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DAYS STUDENTS USE THE LEARNING LAB

TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITS BY DAY OF THE WEEK

* Thursday data was not collected in 2011 and 2012

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2011 92 134 93 N/A * 53

2012 303 243 394 N/A * 190

2013 456 502 525 338 255

2014 1136 1104 997 1090 811

2015 722 645 756 566 541

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AVERAGE STUDENT TIME IN THE LEARNING LAB

AVERAGE STUDENT TIME IN THE LAB (MINUTES) * September was not included due to academic year start dates in 2012, 2014, and 2015

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 January 65 79 70 82 71

February 66 84 70 88 80 March 67 71 69 90 84 April 71 73 107 79 77 May 66 73 79 88 85 June 69 67 90 95 92 July 97 65 88 89 89

August 101 73 107 90 91 September 68 NA * 66 NA * NA *

October 70 77 82 73 75 November 79 67 85 78 73 December 90 82 94 76 80

YEARLY AVERAGE 76 68 84 88 81.5

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REASON FOR STUDENT VISITS

COURSES STUDENTS STUDIED IN THE LEARNING LAB (Academic Year 2014-2015)

* Top five courses for which students visited The Learning Lab using Who’s Next data ABED CMST& 220 MATH 040/070 MEDA

ABED 046 CULA MATH 070 (ABED 040) Non-Academic Computer Usage (i.e. email)* ARGT DHYG MATH 080 NURS

BAS 101 ENGL 093 MATH 087* OTA BIOL 111 ENGL 099* MATH 090 Other

BIOL& 175 ENGL& 101 MATH 098 PHYS& 114 BIOL& 211 ENGL& 102 MATH 099 PHYS& 121 BIOL& 241 ENGL&101 MATH 102 PSYC& 100

BIOL& 241/242 ENGL&102 MATH 111 PSYC& 200 BIOL& 242 ENGT* MATH 81/91/103 PTA BIOL& 260 ESL MATH& 107 SHSV

BTE * FTNS MATH& 141 SOC& 101 CHEM& 121 GED MATH& 141/142 SPAN, ASL, CHIN, or KOR Courses

CHEM& 121/131 HIST/GOVT MATH& 146 TEAS CHEM& 131 ITAD MATH& 151/152 CMST& 210 MACH MATH&148

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THE LEARNING LAB LOCATION WEST 213C

The Learning Lab opened in January 2011 in W213C, a small conference room located in the West Building second floor. The Lab opened originally for eight hours a week with three facilitators (two staff, one tutor) in Math, English, Communications, Physics, Psychology, and Sociology. The Learning Lab was dubbed “The Kitchen Table” with students working in study groups and one-on-one with facilitators. In March 2011, The Lab added support for science courses: Cellular Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Chemistry. By April 2011, The Learning Lab had expanded to 10 hours a week and was spilling over into adjacent conference rooms and tables in front of the Cashier’s office. By summer quarter 2011, “The Kitchen Table” became too small and The Learning Lab was relocated to W204F after seeing close to 700 students in its first two quarters (*duplicated head count).

WEST 204F

The Learning Lab entered its new location in W204F, a classroom attached to the Assessment Center used for GED and other testing, in July 2011. Because The Lab was a shared space, it was limited to 13 hours a week, increasing to 15 hours a week in January 2012 due to higher demand. This new location allowed for the introduction of a SMART Board for student use, as well as math and English resource sheets. From July 2011 through June 2013, The Learning Lab was housed in W204F with limited available hours in which it could provide academic support (15 hours a week). As before, The Lab outgrew its space after serving almost 2500 students in two years in W204F. (*duplicated head count).

W213C original location (2011)

W204F second location (2011-2013)

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THE LEARNING LAB LOCATION (CONTINUED)

EAST 214

In July 2013, The Learning Lab opened in its third location in three years in E214. The new Learning Lab was created as a Universally Designed space for student learning. The Lab had a soft launch in summer quarter with its grand opening in September 2013. During summer quarter 2013, The Lab saw close to 500 students (*duplicated headcount) – more than four times that of the previous summer. The Lab’s hours increased from 15 a week to 23 hours a week. During fall quarter 2013, The Learning Lab saw 1,285 students compared to 371 students the previous fall. (*duplicated headcount – 258 unduplicated for fall 2013). The Lab hosted seven classroom presentations and two weekly study groups. Some instructors also used The Learning Lab for their office hours and review sessions with students. The Lab’s fall quarter hours increased to 24 hours a week due to higher demand on Fridays. Additionally, January 2014 saw eight times as many students as the previous January. The Learning Lab has increased its facilitator numbers to 10 peer and community tutors, student interns, and volunteers as well as two staff and 2-4 adjunct faculty. As more students continue to use The Learning Lab, the demand for more hours, more space, and more facilitators increases.

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THE LEARNING LAB LOCATION (CONTINUED)

E214 THIRD LOCATION (2013-PRESENT) The Learning Lab Hours The Learning Lab is open Monday – Friday during the academic year and all breaks from 7:30am to 4:00pm for computer use and as a study space. Currently, The Learning Lab has facilitators available to support students in their coursework Monday – Thursday from 9:00am to 3:00pm and Friday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. The Lab has facilitators available beginning the second week of every quarter until the second to the last day of the quarter.

RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE LEARNING LAB

RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR CHECK-OUT IN THE

LAB

RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO TAKE HOME

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Laptops Science resources sheets

SMART Board software (SMART Notebook – used for English and

Math, Practice Anatomy Lab (PAL), Cyber Science – used for Chemistry,

Biology, and other sciences, ADA accessible – adjustable height)

Keyboards and Mouse Math resources sheets Paper, pencils, pens, highlighters, stapler, hole punch, sharpener

DVD/CD drives English resource sheets White boards (ADA accessible)

iPads Classroom with projector and tables for small groups

Headphones ADA accessible chairs and tables

Graphing calculators Local, diversity, and program specific artwork

Scientific calculators 12 Computers

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RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE LEARNING LAB

ADOBE PRODUCTS MICROSOFT OFFICE PROGRAM SPECIFIC SOFTWARE Acrobat XI Pro Access 3DS Max After Effects Excel AUTOCAD

Audition Info Path Autodesk Bridge One Note Automation Studio

Creative Cloud Outlook CATIA Distiller XI Powerpoint DWG Trueview

DreamWeaver Project Faronics Edge Animate Publisher Google Sketchup

Extended Script Toolkit Silverlight Java Fireworks VISIO MasterCam

Flash Builder Visual Studio MediSoft Illustrator Word MATLab

InCopy Maya 2014 InDesign Microstation V8i

Media Encoder Navis Works Photoshop Keyboarding Pro 6

Prelude Motion Builder Premier Pro REVIT

Reader XI Soft Image Speed Grade Solid Works

STATDisk Unity

Wolfram Mathematica Dragon Naturally Speaking

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LEARNING LAB STUDENT SURVEYS Participant feedback from qualitative surveys of The Learning Lab at the end of each quarter from 2011-2015:

• “I think that everyone in the Learning Lab is doing a very good job in helping me with studying and

emotional support which I appreciate very much.”

• “Great staff and positive environment.”

• “I’ve used the SMART board for biology and I enjoyed it. I plan in using it in the future for other courses

as well. The staff is Helpful. Thank you!”

• “Everything is great! It is my second home.”

• “Friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere to work in, and useful help.”

• “I am usually too scared and just won’t do it [homework]. Now I feel like I can do it. It’s not scary at all.”

• “I never had to wait for anything. I went in for math help, and there was someone right there getting

up from her chair and came and sat right next to me and asked where she could be of help to me.”

• “I learned to be brave by going and asking for help from other people.”

• “Thank you so much for providing this service. The tutoring was invaluable (I passed Math 99!) and I

found it was also a nice place to just sit and do homework.

• “I couldn’t live without them [The Learning Lab] now. I need them for my success.”

TRiO Information Packet

Board of Trustees Meeting

January 4th, 2016

TRiO Information Packet:

Table of Contents

1. Staff Credentials 2. Mission and Purpose of TRiO Grants 3. Project Profiles – Summary Funding

and Objectives 4. TRiO Report Card 5. Tutoring Summary – TRiO and The

Learning Lab 6. TRiO Transfer 7. Disabilities Served in Cohort 2011-

Present 8. Student Comments – The Learning Lab

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TRiO Projects – Staff Credentials Dr. Patricia A. Hunter – Associate Dean, Director of TRiO Projects

University of Northern Colorado – Ed. D. – Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania – M.Ed., Secondary Education, English Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania – B.S., Secondary Education, English

Erin Smith – Assistant Director, TRiO Projects, SSSD Advisor

Western Governors University – MSML, Masters of Science in Management and Leadership (Anticipated graduation, January 2017) Western Washington University, Spanish B.A.E., Bachelor of Arts in Education

Tien Do – Coordinator, TRiO Projects, SSSD Advisor Washington State University, B.A., Psychology Emily Williams – Advisor, Learning Lab Facilitator, Student Support Services

University of West Florida, M.Ed, College Student Personnel Administration Central Washington University, B.A., Sociology, Minor Ethnic Studies

Demetrius Gloster – Advisor, Learning Lab Facilitator, Student Support Services

The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, MBA (December, 2015) The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, BBA

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Mission and Purpose of the LWTech TRiO Projects: The mission of the TRiO Projects at Lake Washington Institute of Technology is to increase the retention, graduation and transfer rates of eligible students. We accomplish this by providing supportive services such as tutoring, academic counseling, educational planning, academic success workshops, The Learning Lab, financial education, transfer assistance and non-cognitive discussions. The purpose of TRiO Projects is to assist first-generation and/or low-income students OR students with disabilities in achieving their post-secondary academic ambitions. Students are encouraged to complete their associate degree or certificate programs and, whenever feasible, transfer to a four-year institution. TRiO Projects are committed to making college a rewarding and successful experience for each student participant. *Leon the Lion as the guest of honor at the TRiO Birthday Bash marking our 10th year at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology - TRiO Projects 2015-2020

Project Profile Summaries

Support Services for Students With Disabilities

Total Funding-5 year Cycle: $1,154,000.00 Funding Year 2015 Amount: $230,884.00 Number of Participants to be Served each year: 160

Student Support Services

Total Funding-5 year Cycle: $1,100,000.00 Funding Year 2015 Amount: $220,000.00 Number of Participants to be Served each Year: 140

Projects’ Objectives:

A. Persistence

B. Good Academic Standing Rate:

C. Two-Year Institution Graduation Rate:

D. Two-Year Institution Transfer Rate:

59% of all participants served by the SSS and SSSD Projects will persist from one academic year to the beginning of the next academic year or graduate and/or transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution 75% of all enrolled participants served bye the SSS and SSSD Projects will meet the performance level required to stay in good academic standing at the grantee institution 20% of new participants served each year will graduate from the grantee institution with an associate’s degree or certificate of proficiency within four (4) years; AND 9% of new participants served each year will receive an associate’s degree or certificate of proficiency from the grantee institution and transfer to a four-year institution within four(4) years

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TRiO’s Report Card

TRiO 2014-15

The Learning Lab 2014-2015

The Learning Lab Fall Quarter, 2015-2016

Academic Standing (2.0 and above)

• SSSD = 88% • SSS = 99%

Total Served (duplicated headcount) 5,563

Total Served (duplicated headcount) 2,237

Persistence (fall to fall) • SSSD = 80% • SSS = 92%

Total TRiO students served 3,283 (61%)

Total TRiO students served 1,120 (50%)

Graduation (CP or AAS within 4 years)

• SSSD = 60% • SSS = 100% (small cohort)

Total non-TRiO students served 2,112 (39%)

Total non-TRiO students served 1096 (49%)

Transfer (2 year to 4 year institution)

• SSSD = 13% • SSS = 43%

Classes Tutored = 50 different classes: Math, English, humanities/social science, science, electives

Classes Tutored = 50 different classes: Math, English, humanities/social science, science, electives

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Tutoring Summary Reports Comparison

In the 2014-2015 academic year, TRiO participants tutored for two hours per class per week.

Due to budgetary constraints, in Fall 2015, TRiO participants tutored one hour per class per

week.

2014-2015

Academic Year* Fall 2014* Fall 2015**

% Change

Fall to Fall

Total # one-on-one requests *** 189 55 69 14%

Total one-on-one hours

1467.5 417 394 -5%

Total Learning Lab Hours Tutored

1762 408 593 31%

Total tutored hours including Learning Lab

3229.5 825 987 16%

*Data reflects two hours of one-on-one tutoring per class per week.

**Data reflects one hour of one-on-one tutoring per class per week.

***Top requested classes tutored 2014-2015: MATH 087, ENGL 099, BIOL&211,

CHEM&121, PHYS&114.

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TRiO Transfer – 2014-2015

Since fall of 2014, 14 TRiO students have been accepted into the following LWTech Bachelor’s degree programs:

• Bachelor of Technology in Applied Design • Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Health • Bachelor of Applied Science in Transportation and Logistics Management

Since fall of 2014, 25 Trio students have transferred to 23 in-state and 2 out of state four-year institutions. Most students transferred to the following in-state institutions:

- Seattle Central College – Bachelor of Applied Behavioral Science

- University of Washington, Bothell – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary

Science and Bachelor of Arts in Community Psychology

- University of Washington, Seattle – Bachelor of Science in Biology

- Northwest University – Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Arts in

Psychology

TRiO offers the following one-on-one transfer workshops to participants:

1. Selecting a 4-year Institution 2. Transfer Planning 3. Completing the Admission Application 4. Guidelines for visiting a College Campus 5. Application for the FAFSA

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Breakdown by Number/Percentage of Participants’ Disabilities in the Support Services for Students with Disabilities TRiO Project 2015-16

Categories Students Percentage Speech/Language 1 < 1% Deaf/Hearing 3 2% Blind/Visual 4 3% Neurological/Nervous System 7 5% Chronic/Acute Health 9 6% Mobility 18 12% Psychological/Emotional 29 19% Learning Disability 79 53%

2% 3%5%

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Percentage of Disabilities Based on Participants in the 2015-2016 Cohorts in the Support Services for

Students with Disabilities Grant

Speech/Language

Deaf/Hearing

Blind/Visual

Neurological/Nervous System

Chronic/Acute Health

Mobility

Psychological/Emotional

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Student Comments from The Learning Lab Survey 2014-15

• “I think that everyone in the Learning Lab is doing a very good job in helping me with studying and emotional support which I appreciate very much.”

• “Great staff and positive environment.”

• “I’ve used the SMART board for biology and I enjoyed it. I plan in using it in

the future for other courses as well. The staff is Helpful. Thankyou!”

• “Everything is great! It is my second home.”

• “Friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere to work in, and useful help.”

• “This place is good help on difficult courses.”

• “Not everyone will struggle to the extent I do/have, and it is one of the better on-campus environments for working on homework.”

• “The help is available and all the resources necessary are there.”

• “I learned study skills that will help me in my other classes.”

• “Have it accessible for more hours. Everything else was awesome!”

• “Thank you very much for your assisting. Last quarter was my first college life in the United States. I learned a lot from the Learning Lab staffs.”

• “Having access to qualified tutors as well as faculty really helped my understanding of Algebra. Sometimes it took a few people explaining it in different ways for it to really sink in.”

• Many of the chemistry concepts I learned will be very helpful in microbiology, pharmacology, and many nursing classes. The math skills will be especially helpful in pharmacology.”

• “Everyone is so helpful.”

Report to Board of Trustees

Board Meeting Date:

January 4, 2016

Reporter:

Judy Mattson, President

Department:

Classified Staff

NEW ACTIVITIES

A staff in-service for professional development was held on campus December 15th sponsored by Human Resources. Co-chairs, Rhonda DeWitt (Engagement & Learning) and Jamie Dye (Classified E-Board, At-Large) presented speakers and workshops designed around the theme, “Be your Own Hero”. The attendance included members from the Federation of Classified employees, the IUOE, and the Teamsters (Food Service). It was an all-day retreat, with lunch provided.

An issue that had arisen around eligibility for holiday pay was resolved to everyone’s satisfaction, with the Administration formally adopting a policy to provide holiday pay to full-time employees, regardless of their scheduled work days.

The Classified membership has been asked to provide written, anonymous questions to Dr. Goings to help assess what, if any, issues might have affected responses the 2015 Satisfaction Survey. The questions will be sent to Dr. Goings before the end of the year.

BY THE NUMBERS

New employees hired into classified positions since last report 3 (Sarah DeWitt, Shilpi Pachauri, Gail Lawnicki)

Promotions/ Transfers 0 Reclassifications Approved 0 Reclassifications pending 0 Employees promoted out of the Union to Administrative positions 0 Temporary/ On-call employees 3 Classified who have left the college, positions not refilled (as of 12-17-15) 0 Total Classified 73

Executive Cabinet Report to Board of Trustees

Board Meeting Date:

January 4, 2016

Executive:

Andrea Olson Special Assistant to the President College Advancement and Entrepreneurship

Department:

College Advancement

Communications and Marketing The Communications and Marketing team spent December supporting several departments as the college wrapped up fall quarter and prepared for winter quarter. The following is an update of projects worked on by the team during the month. External Engagement Public Relations and Social Media Leslie Cohan, Director of Communications and Marketing, has continued her work to engage local, regional and national reporters/writers to elevate the awareness of the college. In December, she prepared two versions of a legislative OpEd for Dr. Morrison Goings and Dr. Murray from Cascadia College. Leslie negotiated to have the OpEd run in the Bothell, Kirkland, and Redmond Reporter newspapers. The OpEd ran in the 12/11 Kirkland Reporter paper and in the 12/18 Bothell and Redmond Reporter papers. Other outreach initiatives included the distribution of a press release on the hiring of Dr.’s Stern and Ames as well as a press release featuring the new Audi partnership. The Communications and Marketing team created the winter quarter hashtag campaign. The primary hashtag will continue to be #SetYourFuture with the secondary hashtag being #UnfreezeYourFuture. The campaign continues leveraging position and strategy from the Student Experience Together (SET) marketing campaign. Spring Quarterly Update The team continued working on the Spring Quarterly Update content and design. The feature in this issue is about women in the gaming industry. Website The team continued its work on preparing the website for a content and design refresh. The team began writing for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and finalizing the homepage and program page design. The team also continued work on capturing video content of students for the new website. Updated Marketing Materials The Communications and Marketing team began working on the Completion eBlast Campaign research and planning, which includes creating feature stories that promote program completion. The team also strategized for the upcoming wine dinner, the promotion of summer programs, and the 2016 Open House in March. The team also worked on several projects that supported Instruction and the President’s Office.

Internal Engagement

Crisis Communications Strategy Plan Leslie Cohan continued the development of the crisis communications plan. Digisign Updates The team continued to update content on the campus-wide digisign system. Research and Grants The Research and Grants team is busy supporting departments across the campus with the development of new data dashboards and grant proposals. Below is a summary of ongoing projects from December. External Engagement College Spark Washington Following our submission of a Letter of Intent, LWTech received an invitation to submit a full proposal to College Spark Washington. If funded, LWTech will streamline and improve intake and placement services for all students from English Second Language/Basic Skills to Developmental Education to college ready. The college will consolidate all intake services into one singular location to promote student success in alignment with new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) regulations. In addition, LWTech will launch new placement assessments that will allow students to self-select their Math and English placements. This structured process will lead students to success on one of LWTech’s guided career and academic pathways. Achieving the Dream LWTech received two complimentary registrations to attend Achieving the Dream’s annual conference, DREAM 2016, next February. The college is still exploring funding options to join Achieving the Dream. TechHire Grant Announcement The Department of Labor released a solicitation for grant applications under its new program, TechHire. The Department of Labor will award $100 million or more in H-1B funds and LWTech is exploring possible partnerships for applications and attended two meetings hosted by the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County. Title III – Designation for Eligibility The Office of Research and Grants is preparing to file the annual waiver of eligibility for Title III funding. American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) – The Right Signals LWTech is exploring an application to receive funding from AACC under The Right Signals Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is “to demonstrate a new credentialing model that recognizes multiple quality credentials to send ‘the right signals’ to employers, students, and colleges about the meaning of these credentials.” The AACC has funding from the Lumina Foundation to launch this initiative. Internal Engagement Community College Survey of Student Engagement This spring, the Office of Institutional Research will lead the campus administration of the Community College Survey of Entering Student Engagement (CCSSE). This follows the successful administration of the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) last fall resulting in 370 students participating in the survey. Both surveys are used as indicators for Strategic Planning and Accreditation.

Institutional Planning and Effectiveness Committee (IPEC) IPEC continues to meet and will be coordinating the Strategic Plan Change process in addition to launching a New Student Withdrawal Survey. IPEC is also coordinating a campus presentation from Civitas Learning, a software firm that provides predictive analytics to institutes of higher education. Ongoing Data Dashboard Development The Office of Institute Research continues to develop new data dashboards in preparation for upcoming Board presentations and in exploration of developing program-level data dashboards. LWTech LEADS Program Andrea Olson began supporting the college’s internal leadership development program, LWTech LEADS, by providing coaching sessions for the 10 participants.


Board Meeting Date:

Monday, January 4, 2016

Executive:

Elisabeth Sorensen

Department:

LWTech Foundation / Development

Spring 2016 Scholarships Applications for spring 2016 Scholarships are open! The Foundation’s spring scholarship cycle will award over $60,000 in scholarship aid to hardworking, highly motivated LWTech students. Scholarship awards range from $500 to $3,000. Students will apply electronically via Awards Spring, the new/updated version of STARS Online. Kirkland Chamber of Commerce Elisabeth Sorensen, LWTech Foundation Executive Director, joined the Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.


Board Meeting Date:

January, 2015

Executive:

Melissa Lamy

Department:

Human Resources & Benefits

Training and Development • Classified Members Professional Development Day was December 15 and was very successful.

There were 2 keynote speakers and 4 breakout sessions to attend. • LWTech leads first meeting was on Dec. 3 and all participants were extremely happy with the

opportunities presented to them and the year-long commitment from their mentors. Title IX Updates • Campus Clarity for Title IX – implementation complete; training assignment was given on

December 27. Committees/Commission • The Policies and Procedures Committee meetings are underway. • The Human Resources Advisory Committee will be meeting to discuss and finalize the details for

new January orientation/peer mentor assignments.. • Next HRMC will be at Clover Park. • The 5 Star Consortium’s PT Faculty orientation planning began for June 2016. Benefits • Open Enrollment has ended and was successful.


Board Meeting Date:

January 4, 2016

Executive:

Dr. Elliot Stern

Department:

Instruction

• The Statement of Need for our new BAS Information Technology degree in Software

Development was accepted by the SBCTC. It has been posted on their website for 30 day review ending Jan 15. The next step is approval by the State Board Trustees on Feb 3, 2016.

• President Goings and the International Programs staff welcomed President Genji Cao and his delegation from Changzhou Institute of Mechatronic Technology to campus on December 14. They toured Industrial Technologies areas with Dean Sharon Buck, and met faculty Jerry Peterson, Nolan Koreski, Michael Richmond, and Peter Welty. After a discussion about administrative models with Ruby Hayden, Elliot Stern, and Kim Infinger, President Cao expressed interest in future cooperation focused on faculty development.

• In Auto Repair, we did receive the new 2015 Audi trainer car that is the centerpiece of our new partnership with Audi. Everyone is very excited that this can and all materials to learn servicing of her will be ready to go for winter quarter.

• In electronics/photonics, Faculty and NSF PI Joe Gryniuk and faculty Co-PI Dave Shannon have just returned from a professional development activity related to their grant. They travelled to Virginia to visit the training center for Army helicopter maintenance, users of photonics technology. They went to study training techniques for integration into their grant, which has a focus of training for Vets into civilian job opportunities in laser technology. According to both faculty, the goals of the training were more than met and perhaps the biggest gain was the relationships they were able to build which are likely to lead to further opportunity to directly recruit students from these MOs categories to our program as they retire from military service.

• The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program is scheduled to submit a program self-study by January 25, 2016. The self-study will be reviewed by the accrediting body prior to the onsite visit in April 2016. Jenny Rogoff and Robin Huesca are leading this effort. The Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) program has a new interim director, Andrea Westman. The former director of the program, Molly Verschuyl moved to a part-time role. The new schedule allows Molly to take care of a sick family member. In the division, there are six tenure-track faculty (five first year and one second year). Tenure committees are prepared to submit the probationer’s notebooks in January.

• Eight more Future Tech Star scholarship recipients were selected for winter and spring quarters. These are full-tuition scholarships available through a grant from the National Science Foundation.

• Multimedia Design & Production, and Digital Game Design graduates presented their final portfolios to a panel of industry experts to receive real-world feedback and job preparation lessons.

• Dr. Ames attended a meeting with regional representatives including King County Workforce Development Council, City of Seattle, Washington Technology Industry Association, and several community and technical colleges to develop a possible Department of Labor consortium grant.

• High School Programs has entered into a new partnership between King County Employment and Education Resources (EER), Friends of Youth, and Seattle Education Access which will begin January 2016. The focus of the partnership is to provide extensive support to students 16-21 who are working towards earning their GED and increasing their basic skills.


Board Meeting Date:

January 4, 2016

Executive:

Ruby Hayden

Department:

Student Services

General Update

• A group of student services staff met with representatives of Lake Washington and Northshore School Districts to review the career advising software used with high school students; we are continuing to work with these groups to host targeted tours and update the LWTech information shared by the career advising software.

Enrollment Services:

• The enrollment office has updated its withdrawal survey with input from the Institutional Effectiveness and Planning Committee and will use the electronic EvaluationKit tool to collect the information.

• Student forms have been moved online for ease of access. Workforce Development

• Workforce Development is working to bring an ORCA lift representative to campus on a regular basis to help students with discounted bus tickets

• A new streamlined Workforce Development orientation starts this month which aligns the office with the “Start Next Quarter” statewide initiative.

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