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Sally Clark named ϳԹ director of regional and community relations

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Sally J. Clark, who has served on the Seattle City Council since February 2006, has been appointed director of regional and community relations at the ϳԹ, effective May 18, 2015.

“I am thrilled to welcome Sally to the University,” said Randy Hodgins, ϳԹ vice president for external affairs. “She brings a wealth of leadership experience to the office not only from her time on the Seattle City Council, but also in her neighborhood and economic development work. All of us are looking forward to the creative ideas and energy she will bring to the university.”

Clark is wrapping up nearly a decade of Seattle City Council service and announced in February that she would not seek reelection. She most recently served as the chair of the Council’s Committee on Housing Affordability, Human Services, and Economic Resiliency. She also worked on local hiring for city construction projects and the city’s minimum wage legislation. She served as council president from 2012 to 2013, and, among other appointments, serves as vice president of the Puget Sound Regional Council Economic Development District.

Prior to joining the city council, Clark was director of community resources at the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, a nonprofit agency serving people living with HIV/AIDS in King County. She held several legislative aide positions, as well as neighborhood development posts, from 1997 to 2004.

As ϳԹ’s director of regional and community relations, Clark will lead the University’s effort to link with surrounding neighborhoods, civic groups and local government. The Office of Regional & Community Relations works to build collaborative relationships between these groups through information sharing, and looks for new opportunities to match the ϳԹ’s academic capital with needs in the region and community.

Clark’s annual salary will be $155,000.

 

Chance to win a VIP tour of the University Link light rail station

For the month of April, if you spend $5 and fill out an entry form at participating businesses in the University District, you could win a chance to be one of the first people to tour the new , which isn’t slated to open until 2016.  A full list of participating businesses in the University District and Roosevelt District, and more information about the contest can be found on Sound Transit’s Page by .

ϳԹTV’s Inside Look: Veterans Affairs

In light of the recent report released by the Office of External Affairs, Assessing Veterans Services and Programs, check out this recent segment on ϳԹTV which takes a closer look at the challenges that veterans face when they transition from active duty service to civilian life. The video features several guests including Jason Smith, former Assistant Dean of Students with the Evans School, and Lisa Hoffman with ϳԹ-Tacoma. To see the video, .

Video now available for the “Find It, Fix It” walk with Mayor Murray

In February, Mayor Murray hosted his first “Find It, Fix It” walk right here in the University District. ϳԹ 100 people came out to walk around the University District with the Mayor and his aides to talk about safety, homelessness, youth services, partnerships, infrastructure concerns, and other matters specific to the neighborhood. ϳԹTV has compiled a video of the walk, which can be viewed .

Report Assessing ϳԹ Services and Programs for Veterans Released

The ϳԹ Office of External Relations recently released a report which assesses the services and programs available to our veteran and active duty military personnel across all three ϳԹ campuses.  The report includes how the ϳԹ supports, and could better support, our students who are veterans or active duty.

To read or print this report, please click this link: .