Hi Campus Community,
Here are this week’s updates!
RETURN TO CAMPUS/COVID-19
- Classes: winter 2022 classes continue as planned: in-person, hybrid, and online.
- Vaccinations:
- 92% of in-person students have attested to their vaccination status or have claimed an eligible exemption for winter quarter.
- You now can get Pfizer and Moderna vaccine boosters 5 months (instead of 6 months) after completing the original vaccine series. Children ages 12 and up are now recommended to receive a booster as well. See CDC statements on Pfizer and on Moderna. Boosters are available at the vaccine clinic in the Quiet Dining Room in the PUB. Walk-ins are welcome if you tell them you are a Shoreline Community College employee.
- Cases: Executive Team (ET) is closely monitoring the changing conditions of the pandemic, including the number of COVID-19 exposure reports submitted daily by students, staff, and faculty. Reported positive cases remain very low. Here are the numbers since the first day of winter quarter (January 10):
- Student positive cases: 26, which is 0.5% of total winter students.
- Employee positive cases: 12, which is 1.7% of total college employees.
While Omicron has a significantly higher transmission rate, it typically is showing to have less severe symptoms in vaccinated individuals than other variants, and for a shorter period of time.
- Sick? Stay home. If you suspect having been exposed to someone with COVID-19, are experiencing symptoms, or have tested positive, fill out a COVID-19 exposure report. If you are otherwise healthy with mild symptoms and cannot find testing availability, you should presume that you have COVID-19 and self-isolate according to current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
- Testing:
- To make it easier to find a test near you, the Department of Health has created a webpage to help people find COVID-19 testing locations throughout the state.
- Can’t find a test right now? Here’s what to do.
- Order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests . Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
- Masks:
- KN-95 masks have been distributed to front-line staff and to faculty who are teaching in-person.
- Buy from a trusted source. Project N95 vets mask distributors. Armbrust USA, is a company that makes and sells medical-grade masks made in the U.S.A. by various manufacturers.
- PCC: the Parent Child Center has reopened.
- Curbside Drop-off/Pick-up: contactless drop-off/pick-up service continues Monday-Wednesday 10am-3 pm in room 2905, but closes permanently on January 27th. Laptop pick-up and return is available through the Library (4000 Building) Monday-Thursday, 8am-5pm.
- Have questions? Email covidsupervisor@shoreline.edu or call 206-495-7744 during regular College operating hours.
- Check the COVID-19 Updates site for the latest information.
EVENTS AND NEWS
Brand Survey
As valuable members and employees of Shoreline Community College, we are asking faculty and staff to complete this survey. Your responses will be used to help us develop a better brand experience for our students, faculty and staff, and community. We appreciate your opinion and would like to thank you in advance for your time.
Internal/Faculty/Staff Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Shoreline_BrandRefresh2022_FacultyStaff
ctcLink News and Updates
The next set of training dates are:
1/21/22 10:30-12:30 pm All Campus Kickoff II
Staff, Faculty (in-person and recorded)
Overview of the project, timeline, new support center/web, Level 1 Faculty training/ Level 1 Staff training
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88994603141
1/28/22 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm All Campus Kickoff III
Staff, Faculty (in-person and recorded)
Overview of the project, timeline, new support center/web, Level 1 Faculty training/ Level 1 Staff training
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88994603141
Updated Key Dates
The ctcLink website has been updated with important dates and can be viewed here. The portion of the ctcLink website created for faculty and staff can be found here.
Countdown to Go-Live: 38 Days
If you have questions, please visit https://www.shoreline.edu/ctclink/ or email ctclink@shoreline.edu.
Introduction to Title IX
1/26/22 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6444335460
All new employees are required to complete training on Title IX, the Federal law that prohibits gender discrimination and sexual misconduct in educational programs. In this live (online) session, we’ll discuss your rights and responsibilities under Title IX and go over Shoreline’s reporting and response procedures. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and apply your knowledge to real-life scenarios. To register, please email TitleIXCoordinator@shoreline.edu.
Nursing Program Info Session
Please share this with your college communities. This meeting will review the Nursing Program Brochure, with a focus on the program, application process, and transcript evaluation process. Additionally, questions will be answered throughout the meeting.
1/26/22 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Registration for this meeting not required.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3662554442
Meeting ID: 366 255 4442
Passcode: nurse
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To learn more, visit shoreline.edu/programs/nursing
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