TCCA-003 Box 4

This document by President Transue consists of remarks made to the Gig Harbor Rotary in support of a power point presentation. This packet includes the printed slides in their layout format, in addition to her notes. It is nineteen total pages long. This is an updated version of a presentation we have seen before, presented to the Tacoma Rotary Club #8.

This document consists of annual PDD remarks delivered by President Transue at 1:00 PM on April 18, 2008 in the Student Center at Tacoma Community College. Topics for discussion include an increase in enrollment, a new draft college mission statement, results from an evidence-based report on the level of student engagement for students entering higher education, and general challenges for community colleges in the upcoming year. This document is thirteen total pages.

These two typed pages consist of brief remarks from President Transue on Chuck Cline, his life and accomplishments, and his impact on the students and community of Tacoma Community College. His memorial was held on Saturday, September 13, 2008.

This document consists primarily of remarks made by President Transue on PDD, held in 2009 on campus in building 3. Topics include more budget cuts at a drastic level, including potentially taking asking employees to take days without pay. This has resulted in the college changing and streamlining a lot of their services, and including more online accessibility for prospective students researching a return to higher education.

This document titled "The Public Member of the Board: Perspective and Function" was written by President Transue and presented to the State Board for Architects. President Transue, not an architect, served on the board as the public member, meaning she was there to represent the public perspective, a not uncommon practice to protect against cronyism.

This document consists of one page of typed, numbered points and a handwritten paragraph by President Transue introducing Laurie Jinkins. It contains a handwritten paragraph with the name Steve Smith - ALF at the end.

This typed document consists primarily of remarks made by President Transue on Professional Development Day. Topics are focused largely on high enrollment demand and a decrease in funding from the state. It also includes a brief breakdown of funding for higher education in the United States compared to the rest of the world. This packet is fourteen pages long.

This paper, titled "Why Presidents Succeed or Fail" was written by Jim Harper, Joe Johnson, and Pamela Transue. The scope of the paper was understanding presidential success, and included talking points about establishing credibility, making tough decisions, and learning to be patient. It contains handwritten numbered points coinciding with the authors to guide the presentation, delivered at 8:30 AM on the morning of August 3, 2010.

This document consists of a presentation written by Pamela Transue, Jim Harper, Jerry Berger, Joe Johnson, and Preston Williams. The topic of the paper was how to work with boards when in an administrative position with a higher education institution, primarily as a president. Talking points include the AACC code of ethics for chief executive officers, and how to best communicate and prepare agendas. It was presented on Tuesday August 3, 2010 at 10:45 AM.

This document consists of remarks made for the annual fall Professional Development Day. Topics include emphasis on hardships due to reduced funding from the state and federal government. Additional sixty second slots are given to various speakers on a multitude of subjects. This document consists of seventeen typed pages, and was delivered in the Student Center upon the culmination of a related PowerPoint presentation on the morning of September 14, 2010.