by Elsa Gossett | May 31, 2024 | Amy's Update
Amy’s Update Dear Colleagues, As I mentioned in last week’s Update, the annual Applied Research Symposium took place last week. Students from a variety of programs presented their research and applied experiences to the community. This is a huge endeavor and I want to thank the following folks and departments for supporting the event. Thank you to committee members: Dr. Aurora Turgeon – Chair, Dr. Barçın Acar, Katherine Kelley, Michael Rodriguez, Kimberly Castillo, Ariana Milligan, and Dr. Sharon Raz. Thank you also to Sage Casias-Abplanalp, Tatyana Zasypkina, Sally Heilstedt, Gail Lawnicki, Brianna Ramos, Eric Sakai and the Culinary Arts Program, the LWTech Foundation, Facilities, Marketing and Communications, and IT teams. Thank you to the faculty advisors: Dr. Narayani Choudhury, Dr. John Calavitta, Dr. Kimberly McClure, Wendi Nancarrow-Carter, and Ben Meyer. It’s such an exciting time around campus with celebrations, pinnings, capstone projects, the Veteran Cords and Coins Celebration (earlier today), the Design Portfolio Show (Friday), and other student shows and presentations. And commencement is just three weeks from tomorrow! So many great things happening. And now, the latest news from around the college: External Engagement OneRedmond State of the City Summit Earlier today, Elisabeth Sorensen and I attended the OneRedmond State of the City Summit with Redmond Mayor Angela Birney. Mayor Birney shared a number of impressive milestones from this past year. College Community Cabinet Connection: MFG: 1, 2, and 3 Tuesday, Executive Cabinet spent time going through Finance and Budget Council recommendations and an update to our Naming policy. James and Kristen Whitfield also joined us for strategic planning work, and Cabinet members provided updates from their departments....
by Elsa Gossett | May 24, 2024 | Amy's Update
Amy’s Update Dear Colleagues, The Spring quarter sprint has officially begun with just under a month until we reach the end of the quarter, the academic year, and commencement. This week, we have three big celebrations and events on campus: The TRIO End of Year and RISE Center Phoenix celebrations, and the annual Applied Research Symposium. All three celebrate the success of our students. I’ve shared more specifics about each event below. During this very busy time at the college, and with the end of the year in our purview, please be sure you take care of yourself. With the longer days and nicer weather, if you’re able to take a few moments to sit outside or take a short walk, it’s a great way to clear your head and get some Vitamin D, something we lack throughout most of the year. And now, the latest news from around the college: External Engagement Meeting with Mike Meotti, Executive Director, Washing Student Achievement Council: MFG: 3 Monday, I met with Mike Meotti, the Executive Director of the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) on campus. Meeting with Lalita Uppala, Executive Director, Indian American Community Services: MFG: 1, and 3 Earlier this afternoon I look forward to welcoming Lalita Uppala, the Executive Director and Community Program Director for Indian American Community Services (IACS), to campus. According to their website, “Indian American Community Services (IACS) formerly known as India Association of Western Washington (IAWW), is the longest-serving Indian community-based organization in the Pacific Northwest. IACS works to connect and empower the Asian-Indian community through programs, services, and advocacy for people of...
by Elsa Gossett | May 16, 2024 | Amy's Update
Amy’s Update Dear Colleagues, As I mentioned last week, I want to share my appreciation to all who helped with the LWTech Foundation Scholarship Reception earlier this month. Thank you to the Foundation team who have been planning this event for months; Elisabeth Sorensen, Grace Reid, Alysen Laakso, and Elena Kirkegaard. I’d also like to thank the following colleagues and departments who volunteered and supported the event: Vanessa Albuquerque, Lisa Anderson, Maret Carrillo, Brian Centeno, Tiên Đỗ, Kim Goddard, Elsa Gossett, Ryan Jenkins, Mony Loeum, Rachel Manier, Casey Melnrick, Elise Michelle, Tisha Miller, Katie Peacock, Yasi Raouf, Marah Selves, Alex Sorrels, Julie Ta, Olena Vlasnova, and the Facilities, Environmental Horticulture, IT, and Marketing teams. Elisabeth Sorensen would also like to share some very exciting news. “During the reception we honored longtime donor Bob Tjossem for reaching $1 million dollars in giving to The Tjossem Family Endowed Scholarship which provides 50 annual scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to hardworking, highly motivated LWTech students. In appreciation, President Morrison and Trustee Laura Wildfong were thrilled to announce that our LWTech Welding lab will hereafter be called The Robert P. Tjossem Welding Lab. We look forward to dedicating later this year.” Thank you all for your work on these events. On another note, I’d like to thank our Campus Public Safety and Facilities teams who had a very busy Thursday on campus last week, with two separate fire incidents. Eli Galan would like to share the following follow-up regarding the two events. “On 9 May 2024, Lake Washington Institute of Technology faced two separate fire-related incidents in the north and south parking...
by Elsa Gossett | May 16, 2024 | Amy's Update
Amy’s Update Dear Colleagues, This has been a busy week on campus with two large events: The Annual Advisory Committee Reception that took place Tuesday evening, and the 10th Annual LWTech Foundation Scholarship Reception, which was on Wednesday. Tuesday, Dr. Mike Potter and the team in Instruction hosted the annual Advisory Committee Reception. Their input and collaboration help shape our programs and we are appreciative of all they do on behalf of our students and the college. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and helped with event logistics: Vanessa Albuquerque, Zainab Alzoubaidi, the Baking and Culinary Arts students, the Deans of Instruction, the Environmental Horticulture students, the Facilities team, the LWTech Foundation team, Kim Goddard, Tamera Harris, the IT team, Susie Jacobsen, Ryan Jenkins, Matt Keigley, Elena Kirkegaard, Katrina Larrabee, Liubov Myronchuk, Dr. Mike Potter, Chef Eric Sakai, Marah Selves, Chris Smith, Alex Sorrels, Misty Vargas, Janet Waters, and Tatyana Zasypkina. I was pleased to attend the 10th Annual LWTech Foundation Scholarship Reception. This beloved event brings together scholarship donors with their recipients and recognizes students who have received scholarships from the Foundation over the past year, and in many cases, introduces them to the donors who gave them the scholarships or who they were named after. Thank you to the the Foundation team who have been planning this event for months; Elisabeth Sorensen, Grace Reid, Alysen Laakso, and Elena Kirkegaard. I’ll have a full recap of the Scholarship Reception, with a complete list of everyone who volunteered and supported the event, in next week’s Update. And now, the latest news from around the college: External Engagement Guided Pathways:...
by Elsa Gossett | May 3, 2024 | Amy's Update
Amy’s Update Dear Colleagues, I want to thank Chris Smith and our Environmental Horticulture faculty and students for once again cultivating and growing a huge variety of plants for our Annual Plant Sale, which is a beloved community event. Last weekend, the in-person part of the sale brought hundreds of community members to campus. Thank you also to the LWTech Foundation team and the Foundation Board of Directors for your advocacy and work during the in-person sale last weekend! You still have time to visit the sale online. If you didn’t have a chance to stop by last weekend, there’s still time to order plants. And now, the latest news from around the college: External Engagement Association of College Trustees (ACT) Spring Retreat Today and tomorrow I’ll be in Yakima with Trustee Bob Malte for the ACT Spring Trustees Retreat. College Community Cabinet Connection: MFG: 1, 2, and 3 Today, Executive Cabinet and I met and planned for the upcoming Board of Trustees retreat, discussed the Center for Design, Tenure, upcoming Get Inclusive training opportunities, Classified Inservice in May, open positions, and travel requests. Cabinet members also shared updates from their departments. Cabinet is comprised of our senior leadership that represents each area of the college, and in addition to me, includes: Robert Britten, Cathy Copeland, Elsa Gossett, Dr. Ruby Hayden, Darcy Kipnis, Chris McLain, Meena Park, Dr. Mike Potter, Bruce Riveland, Leslie Shattuck, and Elisabeth Sorensen. Strategic Plan Update: MFG: 1, 2, and 3 Below is a snapshot of our ongoing strategic planning efforts, and upcoming deliverables. Completed items have been checked off. Reminders: Visit the LWTechUP SharePoint...
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