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MAIN AUBURN CAMPUS 12401 SE 320TH STREET This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by contacting Disability Support AUBURN, WA 98092 Services at 253-833-9111, ext. 2631; TTY 253-288-3359; or by email at [email protected]. 253-833-9111 Green River College is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Learn more at www.greenriver.edu/accessibility. A YEAR OF GROWING TOGETHER... COLLEGE MISSION Ensure student success through comprehensive Dear Green River College Community – students bring to our campuses create overlapping For the first time ever, Green River held an Academic King County have partnered to expand the available and interdependent systems that impact the student educational programs and support services At this time of year, you are used to receiving the Showcase profiling the many research and scholarly assistance for students facing unforeseen financial experience and their ability to succeed at Green River. responsive to our diverse communities. annual report of Green River College and the Green activities that our Green River students are engaging in emergencies or catastrophic events. A recent $80,000 Understanding these “intersections” will help our River College Foundation. This year, you are receiving with the mentorship of our outstanding faculty across grant from United Way of King County, written by our students reach success in a much more equitable way. VISION the report during a time of unprecedented challenge the natural and social sciences, humanities, the arts partners in Student Aairs, will allow Gator Pledge to as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, This theme continued as we brought Dr. Mason back and career & technical education. A wide range of make a larger impact for more students each quarter. To be ranked among the very best in student program oerings in diversity, equity and inclusion Green River College is providing online education and in the winter as our One Book Program author. Using Our joint eorts as a community of sta, faculty and completion and success and be an invaluable were provided by Green River College’s Diversity and student supports through remote technology to all her book, Dr. Mason engaged in classroom donors provides assistance for direct costs such as community partner and asset with robust and Equity Committee, the Oce of Diversity, Equity and current students, and the Green River College discussions, workshops, and visits with student groups. tuition, fees, and books, as well as indirect costs such diverse revenue streams. Foundation is increasing the supports it provides to all Hundreds of students, along with faculty and sta, Inclusion, and through our Global Talk Series. In the as emergency help with utilities, transportation costs, students in need of assistance in this dicult time. enjoyed several days of engaged conversations about arts, Green River College’s Jazz Voices won first prize at help with medical or dental expenses not covered by intersectionality and the power of personal narrative. the Reno Jazz Festival. And finally, in athletics, our insurance, childcare and much more. You are helping On behalf of the College and the Foundation, Chuck men’s basketball team made it to the elite 8 in our Throughout the year, we invested in ourselves to be clear the pathway to a degree and improved life and I send you our best wishes and hopes that this college’s division. Go Gators! time of uncertainty and challenge brings your family the best Green River College we can be for our opportunities for so many of our students. and friends closer together in love and caring. Please students. Sta and faculty participated in many Green River College has many reasons to be proud. On behalf of the Green River College Board of do not hesitate to reach out if the College or professional development opportunities and We strive to be a place where all students feel they Trustees, administration, faculty, sta and Foundation can be of assistance to you and your conferences. A few examples include the annual belong and know they are cared for personally. We are students and the Green River College family. For now, please enjoy the annual joint report to Faculty/Sta of Color conference; Achieving the the community’s college and students who attend Foundation Board, thank you for your continued the community featuring an update from both Green Dream Holistic Student Advising Conference; Green River are our community’s future. By providing support and commitment to River College and Green River College Foundation. Executive Learning Series on Equity and high quality education and career pathways at an Green River College. We hope you will feel a sense of pride and connection Empowerment program; and the American exceptionally aordable price we strive to be the first to the accomplishments of your local community Association of Community College’s annual choice in post-secondary education and the first college and college foundation. convention. Attendees brought back new ideas and choice in business-industry partnerships. Together we can accomplish anything we set our minds to. knowledge for the betterment of our college and FOUNDATION MISSION our students! President , President , Green River College Green River College Foundation First, from the college: Green River College Foundation provides To add to this professional development focus, we And from the Foundation: The focus of our 2018- 2019 academic year began with developed a Healthy Gators Campaign to further resources to assist Green River College achieve The Green River College Foundation has continued its Opening Day. Dr. C. Nicole Mason, author of Born address the physical and personal well-being of all educational excellence. eort to ensure students have the ability to come to Bright: A Young Girl’s Journey From Nothing to employees at the college. By intentionally investing campus and, once they are here, to stay on campus. Something in America, was our keynote speaker. The and making a priority the health and well-being of all VISION Our scholarship program and Gator Pledge fund day was focused on student success with employees at Green River, we further developed a continue to grow in size and scope; as always, our goal Our vision is to have resources in place to intersectionality as the theme. As a college we explored culture of caring and belonging which are central to is to ensure that money is not a barrier to access to how economic class, race, gender, identity and what the values of our college. accomplish Green River College’s excellence education. Green River College and United Way of in education. BECAUSE OF YOU, EVERY STUDENT HAS MORE OPTIONS FOR SUCCESS

GATOR PLEDGE is a Each year, DISABILITY TRiO Student Support promise to students that SUPPORT SERVICES Services increases Green River College is here assists over 600 students by opportunities for academic for them. It’s a pledge to identifying and coordinating success for first generation, remove those barriers that The GATOR PANTRY accommodations for equal low income, and/or students may cause a student to miss means, no Green River access to academic with disabilities. TRiO their goals. It is a collection student should go hungry. programs and activities. provides comprehensive of programs that students A partnership between Kent, academic support services can utilize in their life and Auburn, and Maple Valley and encouragement to its ensures all students have the food banks, non-perishable students with the goal of tools they need to become food is available to students increasing graduation rates. successful while in college. in need.

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The Mathematics, Engineer- OPEN DOORS at Green VETERAN SERVICES ing, Science Achievement River College is a partner- provides support for over (MESA) Program at Green ship between the college 500 Veterans on campus. Looking back at my River College provides and local school districts, The sta is committed to time at Green River students with academic providing students who have helping them navigate the College, I cannot support and professional not earned a high school unique and sometimes begin to think of a development to ensure they diploma with a variety of new complex needs of being a school I would rather excel academically and options to reach their student veteran. attend and continue transfer to a four-year educational goals. Qualified to affiliate institution to earn a STEM students can get money for myself with. degree. tuition, books and some course fees, as well as Thomas Meaney, receive one-on-one advising Recipient of the VFW Post and wrap around services. 1741 Scholarship YOU ARE COMMUNITY, WE ARE GATORS! OUR Davis Ross Lyons Heather Finch Preserve the CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT Psychology student at Green After feeling unfulfilled in a ENGAGE our COMMUNITY

River College. Ross has been number of different jobs to CORE Encourage EQUITY for all in leadership and volunteer make ends meet, Heather roles since junior high and enrolled at Green River Cultivate GLOBAL AWARENESS high school. When he began because of the robust STEM Provide HIGH QUALITY education and support

attending Green River, Ross classes. She is now pursuing VALUES Embrace INNOVATION continued his volunteer and a degree in Computer community work. Ross Science, and she has found Maintain sound financial management and STEWARDSHIP appreciates Green River the support and because it means he gets to encouragement of the Create STUDENT ACCESS remain involved in his campus community that she Achieve STUDENT SUCCESS community while studying. has been missing.

Austin Thomas Samantha Railsback As a MESA (Mathematics, First Generation, 1,793 INTERNATIONAL Engineering, Science non-traditional student who % Achievement) student, did not have the % 51 FEMALE 48 OTHER

Austin is receiving the encouragement to enroll in MALE 2,126 RUNNING START support he needs to college after graduating from complete his studies at high school, has found 1% Green River before inspiration and 500+ VETERANS transferring to a university. encouragement from her Receiving a Foundation professors at Green River. Scholarship means he can Receiving the Spurrell Family complete his transfer degree Scholarship has enabled her to TOTAL STUDENTS in one year instead of two. stay on her educational path.

Chasity Davidson Mother of three, returning to school to pursue a degree in A place to learn, Wastewater Technology. a place to connect with others, Because of Foundation Scholarships and Gator and a place to grow as a person. To Pledge Emergency Funding, me, this is what Green River Chasity has been able to has provided for several years continue her studies at Green River and maintain here as a student. the balance of family. ~Ryan Outerson, GRC Business student, Auburn Riverside Grad 2016 A GLANCE AT OUR ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THIS ACADEMIC YEAR

JULY 18 APRIL 19 GRC receives landmark Green River Jazz Voices one-million dollar gift from group won first prize at the the Gerry and Diana Berger Reno Jazz Festival. Estate to help individuals struggling economically in MAY 19 South King County access The Manufacturing and post-secondary training JANUARY 19 Machining Technology and education. GatorCast launched. Hosted Program launched phase by President Suzanne one of its Additive OCTOBER 18 Johnson, this podcast APRIL 19 Manufacturing Cell, which Arlene Pierini and Elaine speaks directly to students Green River College and aims to enhance the Chu appointed to Board of about topics important to United Way of King County instruction of future Trustees by Governor the college and higher partnered to expand technicians and to produce Jay Inslee. education in general. available assistance for diverse, well-qualified students facing unforeseen graduates for the STEM financial emergencies technical workforce. through Gator Pledge.

JUNE 19 APRIL 19 2018/19 Academic Green River College's 89.9 Showcase held for the first SEPTEMBER 18 KGRG-FM radio station is time ever, and profiled many Opening Day for faculty and celebrates the 30th staff “INTERSECTIONS: research and scholarly anniversary of its seminal activities that our Green Crossing Borders in Higher “Today’s Rock” format. Education” with guest River students had engaged speaker Dr. C. Nicole Mason. in under the mentorship of Our opening day activities our outstanding faculty. began a new and exciting journey of collaboration and exploration exploring the theme of crossing JANUARY 19 boundaries towards One Book author, Dr. C. MAY 19 understanding and Nicole Mason, came back Healthy Gators Campaign celebrating diversity to campus to engage in kicks off. The campaign aims in education. numerous classroom to further the physical and discussions, workshops and personal well-being of all visits with student groups. employees at the college. NAVIGATING A STUDENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH COLLEGE TO CAREERS COLLEGE TRANSFER CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION COLLEGE TRANSFER CAREER & TECHNICAL COLLEGE READINESS CONTINUING & COMMUNITY EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION Provide programs and Provide programs and Provide pre-college Provide programs and services services that prepare services that prepare learners programs and services that reflect a commitment to learners for transition to for professional and technical that prepare learners the professional, social and and success in further career readiness, transitions for successful transition personal enrichment needs of degree programs and advancement to college the community “ Growing up in a less “Green River College has “ I was afraid that I couldn't go privileged community has not been precisely what I needed back to school after being out for Her instructors describe only offered financial and at two very different stages of so long, but once I came back, it Angela as “...a hard-working, academic challenges, but has my life, for which I am forever was much easier than I thought. If single parent trying also helped me realize the grateful. It will always be you put forth the effort and ask to better herself—who value of a home to me wherever my for help, the great teachers will has what it takes to be college education.” future path takes me.” successful in this industry.” help you succeed.” MEAGHAN MOOS ANGELA FIORELLA MIRAJ BOKHIRIA TRUDY WHITE Meaghan’s college journey Angela grew up in Tacoma Miraj was born and raised in Trudy White was a flight began as a Running Start in a military family. The India, and is the first in his attendant for United Airlines student who needed more frequent moves took a tollon family to attend college. At for over twenty years. When than pep rallies and lunch her, and at 17, she dropped the age of 16, Miraj’s dad her love of horses and period in high school and at out of school. Angela went on asked him what his plans horse-riding caused her to 16 she thrived in the college to earn her GED in 1995 and were for his future and he permanently injure her back, environment. She graduated often dreamed of going did not have an answer. This she found herself unexpect- high school with her A.A. back to school. For the next question prompted him to edly unable to continue to degree but was still undecid- twenty years, work and life begin talking with his teacher serve as a flight attendant. In ed about her future when got in the way of her dream. in India and making plans to an effort to narrow down her she fell into a job as a dental As a single mother and study abroad in the U.S. A next steps, Trudy enrolled in a assistant. It taught her holding down a string of year later, his application and Computer Fundamentals empathy, and an ability to jobs, washing yachts and documents were approved. course offered through the build relationships with flagging were not fulfilling Miraj found work at a local Green River College Continu- patients. She continued at her financially or emotionally. gas station, but then he ing Education department. Green River studying anato- Today, Angela is a welding quickly realized minimum The instructor of the course my, physiology and the field student at Green River and wage was not sustainable. noticed her interest in the of naturopathic medicine. admits being back in the Soon after, he enrolled at subject matter and encour- Meaghan transferred to UW classroom has been an Green River College with his aged her to think about Tacoma, where she was adjustment. With the support first goal to complete his pursuing completion of an accepted into the Biomedi- and encouragement from associates degree, with plans associate’s degree. A few cal Science program. From her instructors, she now feels to pursue a bachelor’s months later, Trudy enrolled in there, she plans to attend her options as a welder are degree in Business Manage- the administrative assistant to earn a limitless! Each day in class, ment. Miraj is forever grateful associates degree program. degree in Naturopathic Angela reminds herself she for receiving a Foundation Through hard work, dedica- Medicine and eventually is providing a better life for Scholarship that has helped tion, and determination, Trudy serve the community as a her son and becoming a him with the cost of completed her associates primary care provider. first-time home owner. attending college. degree courses in June 2018. COLLEGE READINESS CONTINUING & COMMUNITY A PLACE WHERE THE WHOLE I S EQUAL TO THE SUM OF ITS PARTS

Through fiscal mindfulness, THE COLLEGE 6.6% the College was able to 2018-2019 EXPENDITURES 8.6% provide a growing number INSTRUCTION 37,495,663 33.8% of programs, resources, 6% STUDENT AFFAIRS 10,614,773 and financial assistance to INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 9,005,832 a large number of students, 12.4% FACILITIES & PLANT OPERATIONS 6,871,284 AUXILIARY SUPPORT SERVICES 9,588,191 far exceeding expectation. SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS 13,751,208 8.6% By removing barriers, 9.6% ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES 6,641,168 % Green River College 6.2 8.1% AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 9,588,191 experienced a year of DEPRECIATION 7,362,232 $168,034,810 growth and increased .3% TOTAL EXPENDITURES 2.9% student retention 7.3% 3.5% 2018-2019 REVENUES through completion. 26% STATE APPROPRIATION 28,321,552 STUDENT TUITION AND FEES 39,535,604 GRANTS & CONTRACTS 25,591,114 23.5% AUXILIARY SUPPORT SERVICES 3,794,671 PELL GRANT 7,969,673 INVESTMENT INCOME 3,181,009 36.4% OTHER OPERATING REVENUE 332,763 TOTAL COLLEGE REVENUE $108,726,386

ENROLL MENT by CORE THEME THE FOUNDATION

FISCAL FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,572,011 60% INVESTMENTS 21,062,799 % 52 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 240,087 50% OTHER RECEIVABLES 46,650 ANNUITY CONTRACTS 596,151 % 40% 36 OTHER ASSETS 20,463 30% 28% 30% LAND 367,808 20% BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT 7,853,904 20% TOTAL ASSETS $31,759,873 14% 13% 6% 10% ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER 515,700 LLC UNEARNED REVENUE AND DEPOSITS 357,394 0% INTEREST NOTE AND BOND PAYABLE 12,630,054 COLLEGE CAREER & COLLEGE CONTINUING & TOTAL LIABILITIES $13,503,148 TRANSFER TECHNICAL READINESS COMMUNITY EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION’S NET ASSETS $18,256,725 WE THANK YOU FOUNDATION BOARD SHIRLEY BEAN OF DIRECTORS Green River College JIM BERRIOS Golden Steer Steak & Rib House DR. DEBORAH CASEY COLLEGE BOARD JACKIE BOSCHOK Green River College OF TRUSTEES Chair, NANCY COLSON 2016–Present Windermere Real Estate Vice President of the ADRIANA PACHUCA CRUSON State Alumni, Multicare Health System Labor Council and President of the BRUCE DEJONG Mutual of Enumclaw Washington State Alliance for D R. ROLITA EZEONU Retired Americans Green River College MEL ARLENE PIERINI D R. ROBERT FILSON LINDBLOOM Vice Chair, Retired, Green River College 1925-2020 2018–Present CHUCK FOLSOM Retired Executive Director Heritage Bank of Communities in Schools of Auburn Washington CHAR GRINOLDS Community Volunteer ELAINE CHU JOHN HAYES HOLMAN Trustee, Council Member, City of Auburn 2018–Present DR. SUZANNE JOHNSON Philanthropic Advisor Green River College for the Seattle Foundation SHAD MCOMBER Member of the Harlowe & Falk, LLP Executive Leadership Committee for the LYNN NORMAN Washington State Lynn Norman Associates Opportunity Scholarship DAVID POULIOT LINDA COWAN Retired, Boeing Trustee, FRANK RASMUSSEN 2011–Present Boeing/Retired Retired Superintendent JIM ROTTLE While Mel would be the last of Schools for the Community Volunteer Auburn School District person to call attention to himself, JOHN SCHNEIDER his leadership with state elected SHARONNE NAVAS Edward Jones Trustee, officials, community leaders, faculty 2016–Present MARY BETH SHEEHAN and staff created the foundation on Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC Co-Founder and which Green River College was built. current Executive Director GAIL SPURRELL His legacy now impacts more than of the Equity in Community Volunteer 18,000 students a year. Education Coalition JIM TANASSE Community Volunteer