Q&A with Lee Lambert and Daryl Campbell

After the presentation by Lee Lambert and Daryl Campbell, questions were taken. Here are some of those, with answers:

Q – The University of Washington has said they will take more international students at the expense of qualified domestic students. Are those rejected students an opportunity for us?

A – Yes, but we have to weigh that opportunity against our own ability to serve more numbers during a time of budget reductions – Lee Lambert

Q – Can we make more money by renting or selling facilities on campus?

A- Renting, yes. In fact, rental income has tripled in the past three years. Selling is a problem because this is state-owned property and any income would go to the state, not the college – Daryl Campbell

Q – “Please sir, may we have more” of the Board’s reserve funds?

A – That reserve fund is one-time money and is the purview of the Board. They did invest some to fund a position with the anticipation of that position brining in more revenue - Lee Lambert

Q – Why downgrade Vice President for Student Success to a dean when last March you said we needed a four-VP model?

A – When I arrived, we had six VPs. When I became president, we went to five, then four and now three. I agonized over this. There is some thinking on the national level that student services is getting closer to instruction, teachers are doing more than teaching. Maybe this is not ideal, but we need to be open as things get more challenging - Lee Lambert