SAN MARCOS \u2013 Jack S. Kahn, Ph.D. officially began this month as Palomar College\u2019s Assistant Superintendent\/Vice President, Instructional Services.<\/p>\n
Dr. Kahn was hired at Palomar in July, 2013 as Dean, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS). He served in that position until April of this year, when he was named as Acting Assistant Superintendent\/Vice President, Instructional Services. Kahn succeeded Interim Assistant Superintendent\/Vice President Dan Sourbeer, who retired after 25 years at Palomar, where he served as professor and Dean, Division of Mathematics and the Natural and Health Sciences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very excited to be working with Jack in his new role at Palomar,\u201d said Palomar Superintendent\/President Dr. Joi Lin Blake. \u201cHis enthusiasm, experience and background are a great mix to help us serve our 21st century students during these transformational times.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Kahn\u2019s role as Dean, he \u00a0worked with faculty and staff on several institutional leadership initiatives including enrollment management, advanced instructional technology solutions (the development of the \u201cMy Class Finder\u201d tool and \u00a0the Academic Spotlight online site, and a revamp of the College website, to name a few).\u00a0 He also helped develop the Ramona High School Partnership, and took on a key roles of support and leadership for the biannual Tarde de Familia <\/em>event, and the undocumented student support committee and the Association for Latinos & Allies for Student Success (ALASS).<\/p>\n Kahn said he said he is excited to be working with others toward having Palomar College \u201cbecome\u00a0the\u00a0hub for intellectual\u00a0discourse in North County. It is critically important on the personal as well as institutional levels, that Palomar is responsive and collaborative — with industry, our transfer institutions, and our diverse populace —\u00a0to ensure we are meeting the needs of our surrounding communities. Palomar already has a great reputation,\u201d Kahn said. \u201cI want to\u00a0work with my colleagues to\u00a0help build programs that are even more responsive to the community\u2019s needs and\u00a0to build in the ability to change\u00a0as the community changes.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Blake described Kahn as someone who \u201chas a reputation for action and bringing people to consensus . . . he worked diligently with his division to strengthen and form relationships across the college and partnerships with our communities \u2013 from San Diego to China.\u00a0\u00a0He has committed his academic and professional career to supporting social justice, equity and mitigating social marginalization.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to working at Palomar, Kahn served as\u00a0the\u00a0Program Director and Professor of Clinical Psychology for two years at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant University.\u00a0As program director he led a successful American Psychological Association accreditation visit, and was able to establish several community partnerships.\u00a0 He was also chair and professor for 13 years at Curry College, a liberal arts institution in Milton, Massachusetts. While there,\u00a0he established internship and honors programs, and was very active in publishing and presenting at national and international conferences.<\/p>\n