Karen Michaelsen is the new District Faculty Development Coordinator

To the College Community –

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Michaelsen as the new District Faculty Development Coordinator for the 2009-2010 academic year, starting this September. Karen is a full-time faculty librarian in the Instructional Resource Services at Seattle Central. She comes to us with extensive experience in higher education that includes leadership in curriculum development and faculty training. She recently chaired the Instructional Assessment Taskforce for Seattle Central and has worked with library colleagues across the district on information literacy workshops and retreats.

As we congratulate Karen, I also want to thank Patti Conley, who served as the Faculty Development coordinator for the past two years. Her accomplishments include creating and managing the Faculty Development web site, planning and organizing the successful 2008 Summer Institute, and organizing and facilitating many workshops. Patti and Karen are working together to plan the Summer Institute for 2009.

Please join me in congratulating Karen Michaelsen and thanking Patti Conley!

Carin Weiss
Vice Chancellor