Team for the Advancement of the Learning College

TALC Council

TALC Council supports the efforts of our learning college journey by providing guidance for achieving Isothermal’s Learning College Principles and through the following functions:

• Supporting and providing leadership for taskforces
• Developing activities to support learning
• Evaluating the focus and purpose of TALC taskforces
• Collecting and assessing information to identify and address barriers to learning
• Mentoring and cultivating leadership skills to sustain the learning college by developing a leadership training series
• Establishing goals as part of the strategic planning process
• Recognizing the definition of learners as students, employees, organization and community
• Administering TALC budget as allocated by the college administration

TALC Council is comprised of 9 members. Three, including a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary, form the Leadership Team. The remaining positions are filled by various departmental representatives. TALC Council meets on a monthly basis. Meetings are also attended by non-members including the previous year's Chair (who serves in a one-year advisory position) and a Professional Development committee representative. The TALC Council Chair meets with President's Council and the Vice-Chair meets with College Council on a monthly basis for updates and reviews. In addition to functioning as the learning steering committee, the Council maintains a timeline of significant events in our learning journey.

Chair Dr. Ashley Day Biology Instructor 828-395-1491 aday@isothermal.edu

Vice-Chair Amy Galla Director, College and Career Readiness 828-395-1361 agalla@isothermal.edu

Secretary Katie Canipe Continuing Education Registrar 828-395-1484 kcanipe@isothermal.edu