FROM OUR PRESIDENT Dear Friends,
Our community and our Nation have experienced a great deal the past year. Through these challenges, we as an institution continue to remain focused on keeping students first at Whatcom Community College. Faculty and staff have been responsive, finding innovative ways to continue to provide quality services to our students. And our students have demonstrated resilience and strength of character in the face of uncertainties.
While we initially thought and hoped that the pandemic would somehow disappear, it did not. What held us together during these times, was our promise to our community, defined in our strategic plan—a promise to embrace diversity, promote excellence, and create opportunities. As a community of educators and learners, we reaffirmed our commitment to becoming a more inclusive campus community and to be the voice and force for change. We engage in equity work daily and lean into uncomfortable conversations. As a campus we stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, condemn the violence against Asian Americans, and honor the work of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities. I am proud of the ways we have come together to adapt, evolve, and respond during these very trying times. This biennial report showcases accomplishments of members of our college community. These were not individual efforts, but a result of a collective commitment to excellence.
Thank you for your support, and I look forward to the opportunities ahead to enrich the educational experience for students at Whatcom.
Kathi Hiyane-Brown, Ed.D. President, Whatcom Community College
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