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The Office of Student Learning (formerly Academic Affairs) is responsible for the achievement and maintenance of a high-quality academic program for its students. This entails the development and delivery of both a credit and noncredit program and the support of high teaching standards.

General, transfer, professional and vocational education are designed to give students coherent exposure to the domain of higher education. Associate degrees and certificates are issued to students. Faculty and staff development is also the responsibility of this office.

Administrative Staff
Department Chairs and Directors
Mission, Goals, Purpose and Values

Administrative Staff

name	position	telephone
Cari Torres	Interim Dean of Instruction	485-9401
Carol Scialli	Administrative Assistant	485-9401
David Snyder	Dean of Arts & Humanities	485-9655
Eileen Acker	Administrative Assistant	485-9470
Jim Arnold	Dean of Math & Sciences	485-9506
Dianne Faw	Administrative Assistant	485-9507
Nanda Schorske	Executive Dean of IVC and Workforce and Economic Development	457-8811 x8506
Laurie Loeffler	Administrative Assistant	457-8811 x8108
Cari Torres	Director of Academic Services & Articulation	485-9378
Cari Torres	Interim Dean of Instruction	485-9401
Rose Jacques	Administrative Assistant	485-9594
Terry Gesulga	Interim Dean of Health Sciences & Child Development	485-9319
Joan Rinaldi	Administrative Assistant	485-9319

Department Chairs and Directors

ARTS & HUMANITIES (David snyder, dean)
Department	Name & Position	Telephone	Office
Communication	Patricia O'Keefe, Chair	485-9435	485-9348
English/Humanities	John Sutherland, Chair	485-9434	485-9348
Fine & Visual Arts	Chester Arnold, Chair	485-9487	485-9480
Modern Languages	Michele Martinisi, Chair	485-9435	485-9348
Performing Arts	Boyd Jarrell, Co-Chair Kristi Kuhn, Co-Chair William Allen Taylor, Co-Chair	485-9491 485-9734 485-9560	485-9460

Math & SCIENCES (jim arnold, dean)
Department	Name & Position	Telephone	Office
Behavioral Sciences	Paul Christensen, Chair	485-9635	485-9630
Life & Earth Sciences	Becky Brown, Chair, Life & Earth Sciences	485-9538	485-9510
Mathematics	Irina Roderick, Chair	485-9522	485-9510
Physical Sciences	Patrick Kelly, Chair	485-9516	485-9510
Social Sciences	Walter Turner, Chair	485-9459	485-9630

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (Nanda Schorske, Executive Dean)
Department	Name & Position	Telephone	Office
Business & Information Systems	Mike Ransom, Chair	485-9579	485-9630
Career Education	Ron Palmer, Chair	457-8811 x8532	457-8811 x8108
Community Education, Lifelong Learning & International Education	Jason Lau, Director	485-9316	485-9305; 485-9751 (Eve)

Learning Resources & COLLEGE Skills (Cari torres, interim dean of instruction)
Department	Name & Position	Telephone	Office
College Skills	Barbara Bonander, Chair	485-9351	485-9642

Mission, Goals, Purpose and Values

Our Mission: The mission of the Office of Student Learning is to ensure the community quality education in an environment conducive to learning and deliver it in an efficient, effective manner.

Overarching Goal: The Office of Student Learning is committed to being a community of learners providing education that is student centered, academically excellent and offered in the context of an ever changing global environment.

Student Centered through:
Collaborating with other college units Creating a conducive learning environment Promoting positive educational transitions Supporting skill development Scheduling responsively
Academic Excellence through:
Excellent Curriculum:	Innovative Interdisciplinary Internationalized Outcome based
Alternative Delivery of Instruction:	Technology Collaboration Project based learning Community based learning Simulations Learning communities Block scheduling

Core Purposes:

Facilitate the process of learning
Educate students and make their goals attainable
Be institutional leaders and role models
Develop and maintain a community of learners/professionals

Core Values:
Commitment:	Excellence Program Quality Student Focus Service Life Long Learning Professionalism
Value:	Inquiry Collegiality Honesty and Integrity Creativity Flexibility Responsiveness Imagination Fiscal Responsibility
Honor:	Valuable College Tradition The Promise of the Future

Student Learning webpage
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College of Marin is one of 112 public community colleges in California and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Approximately 10,000 credit and noncredit students enroll each fall and spring semester. Classes also are offered during the summer.

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