This February, Shoreline will be host to the quarterly meeting of the state-wide Research and Planning Commission (RPC). RPC is an organization of the institutional research professionals that provides applied research and analysis for the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (WACTC), collaborates with policy researchers at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), and provides professional development for RPC members.

Approximately 50 members of RPC will attend, taking part in a full day of meetings on campus on Thursday, February 4, followed by a half-day business meeting on Friday, February 5. Juliet Scarpa, Assistant Director of Institutional Assessment and Data Management, has organized the event and warns that there will be an impact on parking in the faculty/staff parking lot.

Bayta Maring, Shoreline’s Director of Institutional Assessment and Data Management serves on RPC’s Executive Team. “I am really looking forward to my colleagues coming to Shoreline, seeing our vibrant campus, and learning about our exciting work around student success and strategic planning. It is an honor to host the meeting, and I am so fortunate to have an amazing team helping me put on this event.”