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Sep 25 2017

Episode 028: San Jacinto College Dean of Liberal Arts Shawn Silman

Shawn Silman is the Dean of Liberal Arts at San Jacinto College, which is located in Houston, Texas. Prior to becoming the Dean in 2011, he served for 6 years as San Jacinto’s Athletic Director and 11 years as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at San Jacinto.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • What exactly a Dean of Liberal Arts does on a daily basis
  • Why he got out of coaching and went into the academic side
  • The great flood of 2017 and how it affected Houston and San Jacinto’s students
  • How he made the transition from athletics to academics in an educational setting

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Books, Resources, and Links Mentioned in the Podcast

San Jacinto Website: www.SanJac.edu

Email:  Shawn.Silman@sjcd.edu

Twitter: @ShawnSilman

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Shawn enjoys listening to the Joe Rogan Experience

Shawn would have a hard time living without the Waze Traffic and Navigation app and Microsoft Outlook for scheduling and email.

“There is no right time to do the wrong thing; and no wrong time to do the right thing.” (Shawn Silman)


 

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