2024年6月20日 

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卡洛琳Goolsby was named as the 皇冠8868会员登录 Valley College Dean of the Omak campus. 她的第一天将是8月. 16.   

As the Omak campus dean, Goolsby will oversee operations, finances, and strategic 规划. In addition to supporting students, faculty, and staff, she will serve as liaison with the community and oversee partnerships, including those with the Colville Confederated Tribes, the Area Health Education Center, and the Rural 图书馆 College 联盟.  

Goolsby has over 30 years of management experience. 她最近担任主任 of the 大学 of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus, the UAF’s largest rural campus. She was responsible for all aspects of campus operations and functions. 她和她 Kuskokwim campus team worked with many community partners, including the Center for Alaska Native Health Research, the Kuskokwim Intertribal Fish Commission, Southwest Alaska Arts Group, and The Association of Village Council 总统s. 她还监督 20 staff and 7 faculty, in addition to adjunct faculty and temporary employees.  

Prior to her role at UAF, Goolsby worked for many years in public libraries. 她 as the director of the Haines Borough Public 图书馆 in Haines, Alaska, at Carmel 印第安纳州卡梅尔克莱公共图书馆.以及Fort的Wood Buffalo地区图书馆 加拿大阿尔伯塔省麦克默里. In her position at Wood Buffalo Regional 图书馆, in addition to overseeing all library operations and functions, Goolsby worked with tribal administrators 而姆萨姆是当地人.  

She has additional higher education experience in administrative and faculty roles at Florida State 大学, Greenville Technical College in South Carolina, and Clemson 大学. 

Goolsby has a Master of 图书馆 Science degree from the 大学 of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgia Southern 大学’s Armstrong Campus.  

“我很荣幸被任命为奥马克校区的院长. WVC奥马克校区拥有一个专门的 staff and faculty that serve the community in an inclusive and welcoming environment while honoring and celebrating the tribal heritage of the region. 我被深深吸引 to the position because of Omak's lovely location and the energy and positivity I've 每个人都有经验. I very much look forward to working with our Okanogan communities, the Colville Confederated Tribe, WVC administration, and our students, faculty, and staff as we continue to meet our students where they are and instill confidence in their abilities, their preparation, and their identity," Goolsby explained. 

“Our Omak campus dean must be an inclusive leader, someone who can support our diverse group of students, faculty and staff, and someone who can foster our important partnerships in the Okanogan Valley and throughout the region,” said WVC 总统 Dr. Faimous 哈里森. “With her professional experience in higher education, especially at a rural 校园,女士. Goolsby will be a great addition to our campus community. 她的能力 to develop important relationships with community stakeholders is essential to the growth of our Omak campus and institution as a whole.” 

 

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皇冠8868会员登录 Valley College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment 学生入学率. All programs are free from discrimination and harassment against any person because of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, age, parental status or families with children, marital status, religion, genetic information, honorably discharged veteran or military status or any other prohibited basis per RCW 49.60.030, 040 and other federal and state laws and regulations, or participation in the complaint 过程. 

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and 第九条 compliance for both the 皇冠8868会员登录 and Omak campuses: 

To report discrimination or harassment: 第九条 Coordinator, Mish ee twie, 1321A, (509) 682-6716, title9@ospifse.net. 

To request disability accommodations: Student 访问 Manager, Wenatchi Hall 2131, (509) 682-6854, TTY/TTD:拨711,sas@ospifse.net.