What I Do

I work at a community college in Auburn WA (the same city I live in).  Actually, I have a .5 mile commute.  The hill the college and I are located is called Lea Hill (sound like Lee Hill).  The only noise on the hill comes from the Pacific Raceway which they had the NHRA drags last weekend.

I am a person that helps students and potential students. Last month, which was low in people coming into the college, my co-worker and I helped close to 2,000 students. Other times of the year we help twice that amount.  What is the hardest part of my job? Sometimes I have to deal with rude people.  They often don't like the answer I must give them.  Or people that didn't do what they should and want me to fix it such as dropping a class.  There are due dates.

I have been at GRCC since 2000.  I don't mind being a state employee.  There are always good and not so good things.  I can't complain.  I have worked in different areas of the college such as Outreach (recruitment).  In 2009 due to the increase of students because of the Great Recession, I moved back into Enrollment Services.  In five years I will have 20 years in and can start thinking about retirement.  Who knows.  Seems strange to me to think about but it's there.

Last June my daughter graduated from GRCC.

Today I am at a workshop.  I try to attend at least two a year.

Hope you're enjoying your week.