It’s Happening! Join us for our first IN-PERSON OPEN HOUSE in two years! Music, food trucks, swag, and giveaways. Bring your friends, family, and co-workers to this event!
Day of Learning Feedback
May 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
| Thank you to the college community for your feedback on Day of Learning (DOL) April 29th, 2022. While the feedback survey is still open, DOL committee, Executive Team, and Student Learning Equity, and Success (SLES) want to connect back with you on what we have already learned. Most responses were positive. What we have heard so far is appreciation for the theme, and for the variety of modes in which sessions were offered in. The sessions attendees seem to have found most useful are the nutrition session by Sara Fletcher, The Open Education Panel led by Caitlan Maxwell, and the Data session with Bayta Maring. Hybrid and virtual sessions are available on the DOL site. A highlight for many who were able to attend in-person was the food truck. There is also feedback on what did not work for attendees. We will work on offering clearer tracks that span the whole day so that people interested in one area or another have sessions available through out the whole day. We will check the schedule and links extra times for typographical and link errors. We will work hard to make sure all sessions are included in future feedback opportunities. We will use the feedback on Day of Learning to shape themes and sessions for Opening Week; the Opening Week Committee is just forming. When the Day of Learning 2023 Committee starts planning in October we will revisit this feedback in that planning. If you have not had the opportunity to give feedback yet, the feedback survey is still available. The committee will meet the last week of May to do a final review, and to make recommendations for opening week and future Days of Learning. Many thanks to the committee members, Rob Berg, Brandon Fryman, Randy Gottfried, David Isaac, Jonathan Molinaro, Rikki Pierotti, and Shanon Reedy. -Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen, DOL committee chair https://shorelineccwa.sharepoint.com/sites/PD/SitePages/Day-of-Learning-2022.aspx |
Happy Mental Health Awareness Month from the Accessibility Advisory Committee!
May 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
As many of those in our community know, May is the month that celebrates mental health awareness. Psychiatric disabilities are highly stigmatized primarily because they are non-apparent (not visible), and there are often misconceptions about these diagnoses that create fear. Data made available by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) tells us that “Millions of people in the U.S. are affected by mental illness each year.” It is important to recognize that while mental health disorders such as Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and others can significantly affect those diagnosed, it does not mean that they are dangerous or that they cannot lead typical lives. Individuals who live with psychiatric disabilities succeed and flourish in higher education, they have extraordinary careers, and they raise families if those are their chosen paths.
Resources are available for those who have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder, or who may not have been diagnosed but could benefit from the assistance. There are many emergency resources for individuals who are suicidal, even if they just want to talk. Those who are in a crisis may text “NAMI” to 741741, which will put them in immediate contact with the NAMI.
Here at Shoreline, Faculty and Staff are urged to submit a Care Report online if they have any concerns about a student’s welfare; a Care Team member will follow up. Students may also reach out to Counseling Services on campus for confidential assistance as well as help finding an outside therapist, and to Student Accessibility Services (SAS) for assistance with finding accommodations or modifications related to their mental health disorder. Below are a few resources. Please feel free to contribute any others!
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, Phone: 800-950-NAMI (6264)
- Providence-Everett Behavioral Health Urgent Care, Phone: 425-261-4210
- Shoreline Community College Counseling Services, Phone: 206-546-4594
- Washington State Employee Assistance Program, Phone: 877-313-4455
- Shoreline Community College Student Accessibility Services, Email: sas@shoreline.edu
- Shoreline Community College Care Team
- Inside Higher Ed: Accommodating Mental Health
Waves of Gratitude
May 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Waves of Gratitude for Jason Leibert of Technology Support Services for improving access to student services. With waves of gratitude and appreciation, the Faculty Senate Council recognizes Jason Leibert’s timely work to create Formstack forms for key instructional and grading processes like Student Option Grading and Withdrawal. Faculty are thrilled that the new forms require Network ID log in and that they auto-fill with student information. Faculty do not have to verify student email addresses, students do not have to type information into the forms, and everything is FERPA compliant. Bravo, Jason!
Submitted by Amy Kinsel of Social Sciences on behalf of Faculty Senate Council, per vote of Council at its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
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