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Bob Sprague

Welcome to Academic Affairs

The Office of Academic Affairs provides coordination and support for all academic and personnel matters, programming, and other issues pertaining to the academic standards and mission of the instruction.

Mr. Robert Sprague, Vice President and his staff are committed to providing academic administrative support to the college and most significantly to the faculty; to ensure that they have the tools required to meet the needs of West's students.  We provide these services through the following:

  • Academic Programs & Curriculum
  • Accreditation
  • Faculty Review
  • Forms
  • New Faculty Orientation
  • Planning & Research
  • Program Review (Viability)
  • Schedule Production
  • Student Learning Outcomes

 

Deans and Deans' Division List

Dr. Friedman

Dean, Judith Ann Friedman, Ed.D.

Jack Wong Senior Secretary x 4394

 

BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Buck Stapleton x 4221 stapleb@wlac.edu A8 105

African-American Studies

Anthropology

Chicano Studies

Economics

History

Political Science

Psychology (General Ed)

Sociology

 

CEMA (Department is currently referenced under HFA)

Broadcasting

Cinema

Journalism

Theater Arts

 

DANCE, HEALTH & PHYS EDUCATION
Jane Witucki X4282 wituckje@wlac.edu  PECS 128
Dance Studies

Dance Techniques
Health Education
Men/Women Physical Education

HUMAN. & FINE ARTS
Michael Arata x 4538 aratam@wlac.edu FA 304A
A S L

Architecture
Art
Chinese

French
Humanities
Japanese

Multimedia
Music
Philosophy

Spanish

 

LANGUAGE ARTS
Betty Jacobs x 4207 jacobsbl@wlac.edu B1 200I

Frances Leonard x 4203 leonarft@wlac.edu B1 202J
English
ESL
Jewish Studies
Speech

 

MATHEMATICS
Mary Jane McMaster X4219 mcmastmj@wlac.edu  B8 100G
All Mathematic courses

SCIENCE
Abraha Bahta X 4236 bahtaa@wlac.edu  B9 103G

Steven Fink X 4234 finks@wlac.edu  B9 103D

Anatomy
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science
Environmental Science
Geography
Geology
Microbiology
Oceanography
Physics
Physiology

 

TRIO - SSS/CalWorks

Mary Anne Gavarra-Oh, Director x4221 gavarrm@wlac.edu Bldg A4

 

 

 

 

 

DEAN Aracely Aguiar

Ashanti Lyles Senior Secretary X4395

 

ALLIED HEALTH/EMT
Lisa Kamibayashi x4457 kamibal@wlac.edu A9 914
Allied Health
Dental Hygiene
Emergency Health Services (EMT)

Nursing Certificate Programs

Certified Nurse Assistant Certificate

Geriatric Care Technician Certificate

Certified Home Health Aide Certificate
Pharmacy Tech

 

AVIATION & TRAVEL
Scott Feinerman X4362 feiners@wlac.edu ATA 212
Aircraft Electronics

Airframe Maintenance Tech.

Airframe and Power Plant Tech.
Aviation Maintenance Tech.

Event and Convention Planning
Hotel Front Desk and Back Office Operations

Hotel Hospitality Management

Hotel Sales and Marketing

Hospitality
Travel

 

BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Buck Stapleton x 4221 stapleb@wlac.edu A8 105
Administration of Justice
Child Development
Corrections
Family & Consumer Studies
Fire Technology
Psychology (Drug & Alcohol Studies)

 

BUSINESS
Vanita Nicholas X4444 nicholvw@wlac.edu A9
Accounting
Business

Business Administration
Entrepreneurship

Finance
Law
Management
Marketing
Paralegal Studies
Real Estate

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Anna Chiang X4435 chianga@wlac.edu CE 229

Application Software

CISCO Network (CCNA)
Computer Apps & Office Technology (CAOT)
Computer Network & Security Management

Computer Science Information Technology (CO SCI)

CompTIA A+, Network +, Security +, Linux +

Microsoft Network (MCSE)

Web Development

 

HUMAN. & FINE ARTS
Michael Arata x 4538 aratam@wlac.edu FA 304A
Film Production

 

Dr. Clowers

Dean, Linda Clowers, Ph.D.

Kristina Thomas   X4546 

 

COUNSELING
Sherron Rouzan x4527 rouzanst@wlac.edu A 13
Personal Development

 

LIBRARY & LEARNING RESOURCES

Judy Chow X4401 chowjc@wlac.edu HLRC 319

Academic Resources (Tutoring, Writing Lab,.......
Computer Assisted Learning

Education

Foreign Language Lab

Information Literacy

Internet Research

Learning Skills

Library Research
Library Science

Online Legal Research

 

ACT (Accelerated College Transfer Program)
X4369 

 

WEEKEND COLLEGE

 

TITLE V COOPERATIVES
Mary-Jo Apigo X4410 apigomj@wlac.edu
Title V Coops with Harbor, Trade Tech, East, Pierce


TRANSFER HONORS
Eloise Crippens X4240 crippee@wlac.edu CE 117

 

 

 

 

 

DISTANCE LEARNING 

DEAN Eric Ichon

Rita Shemwell, Secretary X4306 shemwer@wlac.edu HLRC 4A

Laurent Phung, Instructional Asst X4268 phungl@wlac.edu CE 101

 

 

DEAN Mark Pracher

ADVANCEMENT & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

 

 

DEAN Rebecca Tillberg

PLANNING AND RESEARCH

Program Review

Accreditation

 

 

ASSOCIATE DEAN Kathy Walton

Institute of Student Excellence - TRIO 

310-287-4376

waltonks@wlac.edu

 

 

 

 

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS with Specific Emphasis

 

Articulation Office

Eloise Crippens x4240 crippee@wlac.edu HLRC 124

 

 

FREE COLLEGE

Barry Sloan X4278 sloanba@wlac.edu  A 18

Community Services

Contract Education

 

Title V

Lloyd Thomas X 4228 thomasls@wlac.edu B4 203F

 

 

TRIO I & II - Upward Bound
Marilyn Ingram X4586 ingramme@wlac.edu

 

 

Westside Extension

Barry Sloan X4278 sloanba@wlac.edu A 18

 

International Student Services

Judy Chow/Mary Anne Gavarra-Oh  x4421 gavarrm@wlac.edu A4

 

JumpStart and Tech Prep Programs

Angel Viramontes x4451 viramoa@wlac.edu  A13

 

Matriculation and Assessment

Patricia Banday  x4462 bandapg@wlac.edu  A12

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full-time Faculty Listing:

 

ALLIED HEALTH DIVISION
• Lisa Kamibayashi

 

AVIATION, HOSPITALITY AND TRAVEL DIVISION
• Leland C. Babbitt
• Scott Feinerman
• Martin Nee
• Craig Wilder

 

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION
• Norma Barragan
• Carrie J. Canales, Ph.D.
• Elizabeth Evans
• Corey Flournoy-Williams

• Meric Keskinel

• Sholeh Khorooshi
• Jeffrey Lee
• J. Richard Olivas, Ph.D.
• Rodney Patterson
• Aimee Preziosi, Ph.D.
• Jack Ruebensaal
• Marlene Shepherd, Ed.D
• Patricia Siever
• David Smith
• Charles Stapleton
• George Yan

 

BUSINESS DIVISION
• Lartee Harris
• Nikki Jacobson
• Gerald Ludwig
• Vanita Nicholas
• Gwen J. Thomas

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS DIVISION
• Marcus Butler
• Anna Chiang
• Ashok Patil
• Clyde R. Titus

 

DANCE, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIVISION
• Robert Hager
• Colleen Matsuhara

• Marguet Miller

• Melinda Smith
• Jane Witucki

 

HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS DIVISION
• Michael Arata
• Josefina Culton
• May DuBois
• Norma Jacinto

• Rick Mayock
• Margot Michels, Ph.D.
• Carlos Ramos (on leave)
• Joyce Sweeney
• Alice Taylor, Ph.D.
• Janise White

 

LANGUAGE ARTS DIVISION
• Holly Bailey-Hoffman

• Katherine Boutry
• Suzanne Floyd
• Bernard Goldberg
• Betty Jacobs
• Frances T. Leonard
• Nuala Lincke-Ivic
• Albert Marotta
• Clare Norris
• Karen Quitschau
• Nancy Sander
• Lloyd Thomas, Ph.D. (on leave)
• Carolyn Widener (on leave)
• Rachel Williams

 

LIBRARY AND LEARNING RESOURCES DIVISION
• Judy Chow
• Curt Riesberg
• Timothy Russell
• Ken Lee

 

MATHEMATICS DIVISION
• Mohamad A. Alwash, Ph.D.
• Bonnie Blustein, Ph.D.
• William Bucher

• Henri Feiner
• Thomas Harjuno

• Martin MacDonald

• Mary Jane McMaster, Ph.D.
• David Newell, Ph.D.
• Matt Robertson
• Vidya Swaminathan, Ph.D.

 

SCIENCE DIVISION
• Mesfin Alemayehu, Ph.D.
• Abraham Bahta, Ph.D.
• Steven Fink
• Thomas Haley
• Phyllis Morrison, Ph.D.
• Michael Recht, Ph.D.
• Beraki Woldehaimanot, Ph.D.

 

Academic Affairs Office Staff


Administrative Analyst
Helen Lin x4516

 

Administrative Assistants
Karen Burzynski x4297
Geneat Walton x4276

 

Administrative Secretary
Judith Fierro x4374

 

Senior Secretaries
Ashanti Lyles x4395
Jack Wong x4394

 

Curriculum Specialist
Kristina Thomas x4546

 

VATEA Assistant
Gail Kawashima x4487

 

Student Assistant
Lizabeth LaFayette x4537

Lindsay Stadler x4395

 

Documents & Forms:

 

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