2015 REPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY
OUR VALUES
Maintain sound financial management and stewardship Cultivate global awareness Provide high quality teaching, learning, and support Achieve student success Engage our community Create student access Encourage equity for all Embrace innovation Preserve the campus environment
OUR VISION
To be ranked among the very best in student completion and success and be an invaluable community partner and asset with robust and diverse revenue streams.
OUR MISSION
Ensure student success through comprehensive educational programs and support services responsive to our diverse communities.
OUR THEMES
Continuing and Community Education Provide programs and services that reflect a commitment to the professional, social, and personal enrichment needs of the community. College Transfer Education Provide programs and services that prepare learners for transition to and success in future degree programs. College Readiness Education Provide pre-college programs and services that prepare learners for successful transition to college. Career and Technical Education Provide programs and services that prepare learners for professional and technical career readiness, transitions and advancement.
50th Anniversary
Green River College is celebrating its 50th Anniversary throughout 2015-2016. While the effort to bring Green River Community College to Auburn has roots dating back to the 1940s, Green River’s main campus opened for students in the fall of 1965, thanks to a dedicated group of community leaders from throughout south King County. Auburn Superintendent Hayes Holman pulled together a team of administrators led by founding president Mel Lindbloom, Ray Needham, Bill Taylor, and Earl Norman and as they say: ”the rest is history.” Mel and Ray joined more than 200 individuals in the original Lindbloom Student Center on September 10th to kick off the year-long anniversary celebrations at the First 50 Breakfast.
50 Years Forward Campaign
Green River College has been a gateway of opportunity for 50 years, serving students in the Northwest and beyond. The Green River College Foundation has launched a campaign to raise $1.6 million to fund initiatives that will prepare students to enter a demanding job market and create access to a college education for all who seek it. Learn more about the 50 Years Forward Campaign and join us in removing barriers to college education and building pathways to great careers.
Green River College Foundation Website Launch
www.greenrivercollegefoundation.org launched in 2015. There, you can read the latest news, register for events, make online donations to your favorite scholarship or fund, and click on links to social media and videos. Click here to check out our new website.
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WE ARE DEFINED BY OUR STUDENTS 82%
28.7
take day courses
2,775
average age
7%
received need-based financial aid
41%
current Running Start students
40%
international students
students taking advantage of worker retraining funds
484
7,917
veterans/dependents
46%
female 8,752
FULL AND PART TIME ENROLLMENTS BY CORE THEMES
25%
9%
Unduplicated Students
Hispanic
6,459
1% Pacific Islander
ETHNICITY
39%
7%
4,530 2,226
Full-Time 1,665
17% Asian
EMPLOYED STUDENTS
African American
College Transfer Education
Career & Technical Education
College Readiness Education
Continuing & Community Education
ENROLLMENTS OVER 5 YEARS
1% Native American Other Non-white
10,000 2% Transfer 16%
SOURCE OF ENROLLMENT Continuing/Former 82%
5,664
Part-Time 2,694
36% 4%
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first-generation college students
668
full-time students
applied for financial aid
Not Reported
White
2,220
New
19,279
19,714
19,266
18,247
18,879
25,000
8,000
20,000
6,000
15,000
4,000
10,000
2,000
5,000
9,370
9,294
9,034
8,971
9,064
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Annualized FTE (credits/45)
Unduplicated Students
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GRC FOUNDATION FINANCIAL SUMMARY
2014-2015 FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sue Benedict - Bellevue Fitchitt, Benedict & Clark, P.S. Inc./Retired
John Hayes Holman - Auburn Council Member, City of Auburn
Jim Berrios - Kent Golden Steer Steak & Rib House
Gordy McLaren - Auburn Prospect Construction
Dr. Derek Brandes - Auburn Green River College
Marv Nelson - Enumclaw Green River College/Retired
Dr. Deborah Casey - Issaquah Green River College
Lynn Norman - Auburn Lynn Norman Associates
Lorianne Claudon - Auburn Valley Buick GMC & RV
Frank Rasmussen - Maple Valley Boeing/Retired
Nancy Colson - Auburn Windermere Real Estate
Jim Rottle - Auburn Rottle’s Apparel & Shoes/Retired
Dr. Eileen Ely - Auburn Green River College
J.B. Rupert - Auburn Rupert Engineering
Chuck Folsom - Sumner Heritage Bank
Linda Sprenger - Auburn Community Volunteer
Denton Hanford - Tacoma Boeing/Retired
Gail Spurrell - Kent Community Volunteer John Titus - Kent Aero Controls, Inc. Sue Westby - Enumclaw Community Volunteer
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FISCAL FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015 The June 30, 2015 fund balance is represented by: Cash and cash equivalents
1,012,272
Investments 16,319,861 Accounts Receivable
174,769
Other Receivables
54,143
Annuity Contracts
252,601
Other Assets
25,723
Land 385,808 Debt Issuance Costs Buildings & Equipment Total Assets as of June 30, 2015
294,472 8,736,843 27,256,492
Accounts Payable and Other
335,580
LLC Unearned Revenue and Deposits
270,732
Interest Note and Bond Payable
15,117,633
Total Liabilities as of June 30, 2015
15,723,945
Net Assets as of June 30, 2015 11,532,547
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2014-2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
GREEN RIVER COLLEGE Fiscal Year 2014-2015
Pete Lewis - Board Chair Claudia Kauffman - Vice Chair Linda Cowan
EXPENDITURES
Mark Albertson Tim Clark - appointed January 2015
Academic Support
6,687,563
Tom Campbell - retired July 2014
Auxiliary Enterprises
7,332,670
Depreciation 4,507,203 Instruction 35,606,681
REVENUES
10,190,353 8,177,773
State Appropriation
29,360,294
Plant Maintenance
Student Tuition & Fees
33,746,368
Scholarships/Financial Aid
Auxiliary Support Services Grants (Federal, State, Local
5,940,986
Student Services
24,740,658
Investment Income
9,257,598
Interest on Indebtedness
291,807
Reserve 4,516,989
Other 4,476,199
Other 693,353
TOTAL 99,548,821
99,548,821
5%
0%
9%
2% 5%
REVENUES 29%
State Appropriation
1%
5%
7%
12%
7%
Student Tuition & Fees Auxiliary Support Services
5%
EXPENDITURES
8%
Grants (Federal, State, Local) Investment Income
10%
Other 36%
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12,286,831
1,284,316
25%
34%
Institutional Support
The financial summary is pending final audit, results are subject to change. They exclude capital project activity.
Academic Support Auxiliary Enterprises Depreciation Instruction Institutional Support Plant Maintenance Scholarships/Financial Aid Student Services Interest on Indebtedness Reserve Other
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DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD
What provides key insight to solving math problems, gets you buzzing about balance sheets and profit and loss statements, and helps you find the humor in the humerus as well as the tibia and fibula? It’s not a what, but a who, and that is the 2015 GRC Foundation Distinguished Faculty Award Recipients: Adrienne Palmer, Math; Pat Carter, Accounting; and Steve Brumbaugh, Biology. The first award was presented in 1985 to Marv Nelson and 70 faculty members have been recognized since. Adrienne, Pat, and Steve represent more than 400 full time and adjunct faculty providing excellent instruction and creating dynamic learning environments for Green River students.
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FACULTY EXCELLENCE UPDATES Thanks to private contributions and matching funds available through 2007 from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, the GRC Foundation has built an endowment to fund Green River Faculty’s innovative ideas on how to improve teaching and learning. $30,000 in projects were approved in 2015 and results are being seen through a variety of projects such as new resources for math faculty to teach an array of classes, new relevant tests for physical therapy students, instructional videos for drafting students, and new classes that coordinate studies in multiple disciplines in the social sciences. Two of the more visible projects include a collection of framed photographs that tell the stories of 14 immigrant students and help them demonstrate progress in English Language Learning, and a new field book that identifies plants and shrubs native to the Green River campus and forested area.
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Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion iGrad and Kent School District Partnerships
Pictured here: Armando Valenzuela, Navidullah Hamidi, Abdulhessein Gulamhussein, Marwa Almusawi, Michael Tuncap, Benjamin Lealofi, Abdul Ahmad, Abdirahman Abdi, Kasanita Vaea, Nasarin Ahmed, Novilia Sutijono, Victoria Pacho, Zubeyda Ahmed, Gurleen Deol, Andrea Gomez Garcia, Kamilah Escalona, Linh Nguyen, Ahmed Ahmed, Marquis Blackwell
Green River’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has brought new traditions to Green River College, including quarterly leadership conferences that focus on key areas of service such as the First Peoples Conference in the fall, African American Leadership Conference in the winter, and the Diversity and Equity Conference in the spring, along with events around Islamic Awareness, Pacific Islanders Heritage, and LGBTQ awareness. ODEI is led by director Michael Tuncap and assistant director Marwa Almusawi, along with staff member Benjamin Lealofi and a high-energy group of student leaders.
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The Individualized Graduation and Diploma (iGrad) program is just one example of Green River College’s partnership with the Kent School District. Operating since 2012, 208 students have earned a credential, including high school diplomas, GED, college certificates, and associates degrees. Other examples of the budding partnership include the development of a Mechatronics Program at Kent Phoenix Academy and a health careers pathway at Kentlake High School. IT Bachelors first cohort graduates. The first cohort of 24 students graduated with a Bachelors of Applied Science (BAS) in Network Administration and Security. 95 percent of these students are working in their field earning an average of more than $50,000 a year. Soon to follow, the first cohort from the ITBachelors in Software Development will graduate in June, 2016. Clinton Sizemore is among the first cohort and one of the first recipients of the GRC Foundation IT BAS scholarships. Clinton, ’15, went upstream from the Green River to the White and is now the IT lead for the White River School District in Buckley, Washington.
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$5 MILLION IN GRANTS PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES
COMPLETION PROJECT Green River College has been an active participant in a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Initiative called Project Finish Line. Many colleges emphasize providing access to higher education and getting students on campus. Project Finish Line focuses on retaining students through to completion of their degree or certificate so they can transfer to their choice of 4 year college or enter the workforce with a completed credential. Green River has two completion coaches working directly with students to connect them with the campus and community resources they need to complete their studies. Project Finish Line is an important strategy that will allow Green River to be among the very best places to fully complete a degree or certificate.
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A cornerstone of Green River’s success is the creativity and enthusiasm of its faculty and staff. They annually secure and manage over $5 million in grants and contracts to provide a wide range of services. Services include help for 200 disadvantaged students through a federal Student Support Services grant; Washington State Job Skills Program grants to train employees at nearly 20 local businesses; and college courses in Computer Reporting Technologies, Information Technology, and Maintenance Mechatronics, taught in area high schools with support from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. Together, these services improve every Green River student’s college experience, while providing unique opportunities for exceptional students to distinguish themselves.
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connect (253) 288-3330 GreenRiverCollegeFoundation.org foundation@greenriver.edu Facebook.com/GRCollegeFoundation Administration Building at Main Campus 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn, WA 98092