Hey folks, hope all are well – very busy week.
I wanted to let people know that we will have a special farewell event for Wendy Coates on April 27th at 4 PM in the Theater Lobby. Bring your well wishes (and tissues)!
This has been a pretty standard week for me with budget, policy work, and overall projects as primary activities. I was able to have my quarterly check-in with Chancellor Dr. Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap from the Seattle District. It was good to catch up and learn from each other about the many things affecting our colleges. I also met with Dr. Harden from Renton College to get some clarity and ideas for advocacy for our Medical Lab Technology program. Today I am looking forward to touring the new Bracken building with a prospective donor and tomorrow I will be participating in the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce event here on campus.
I wanted to let you all know that our Request for Proposal process for food services is going well so far. We will keep you posted once we approach the deadline for applications and certainly if we are able to sign a contract! In the meantime, I hope to see you at a food truck!
Cheers,
Jack
Winter Quarter Updates:
Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time
The Executive Team (ET) is now scheduling and holding virtual open office time via Microsoft Bookings:
Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time.
Committee Updates
Accreditation
- Find your 2025-26 Program Review here.
- The College fulfilled this accreditation recommendation:
- Recommendation 1: Spring 2024 Mid-Cycle Review – Uses its goals, objectives and indicators of achievement to better define and clarify mission fulfillment. (2020 Standard(s) 1.B.2).
- The College wrote a Fall 2025 Ad Hoc report to address that recommendation.
- The NWCCU accepted the report and now considers that recommendation fulfilled (good news)!
- The College now has just one last recommendation to address, which is on learning outcomes assessment.
Enrollments
- Spring 2026 daily enrollment tracking report.
- Archives of past daily enrollment tracking reports.
Foundation/Advancement/Alumni
A Note from Wendy
Hi Everyone,
First of all, I want you to know how much I have enjoyed working here with you! I am excited for my new opportunity, but it is hard to leave Shoreline! As I shift away from Shoreline this month, we have hired an Interim AVP to overlap with me and begin working with Foundation staff to provide continuity in leadership and fundraising while the college conducts a full search for the next permanent AVP Development and Community Engagement. Please join me in welcoming Maya Hemachandra. Maya is a veteran instructor of nonprofit management and fundraising at the University of Washington, serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Fundraising Professionals with me, and she recently served as the Interim President and CEO of the United Way of Snohomish County. I feel confident that I am leaving the Foundation and all of you in good hands! Thank you all for your kindness and your good work – I am grateful for you and the past three years.
Alumni Steering Committee
The Shoreline College Alumni Network is growing! And we need your help to ensure that your former students can take full advantage of the benefits, fun, and lifelong relationships that are connected to being a permanent member of the Shoreline College family.
A volunteer Alumni Steering Committee is meeting quarterly to support existing college events and opportunities with a goal of building more exciting and empowering experiences for our alumni. If you know of individual alums from your department who you think would be interested in serving on the Alumni Steering Committee, or if you have an event coming up that would benefit from alumni support, please reach out to Josh Krupke at jkrupke@shoreline.edu, or have them contact alumni@shoreline.edu to express their interest in participating.
Events – Save the Dates!
Shoreline Short Short Film Festival
April 18 | 6:00 p.m.
Shoreline College Theater
The 10th Annual Shoreline Short Short Film Festival aims to support emerging and developing filmmakers in Washington State and encourage appreciation for the art of filmmaking in our community. A program of twelve selected films, each film three – thirteen minutes long, will be screened. Sponsored by Shoreline College’s Drama and Film Department.
Contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina: State Structures and Human Stories
Bojana Ilić, Hubert Humphrey Fellow
April 21 | 5:30 p.m.
9208 | Pagoda Union Building, 9000
Bosnia and Herzegovina has one of the most complex political systems in the world, with five presidents sharing leadership. In this presentation, Hubert Humphrey Fellow Bojana Ilić will explore how this unique system shapes everyday life in the country. By weaving together political insight with personal stories, she will highlight the resilience of citizens, peacebuilding efforts, and the realities faced by refugees and returnees, nearly three decades after the Dayton Peace Agreement.
Hubert Humphrey Fellow, Bojana Ilić is a human rights advocate and international project manager with the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With more than 20 years of experience leading regional and international initiatives, she specializes in advancing human rights, gender equality, and crisis response through advocacy, research, and capacity-building. She has collaborated with leading organizations such as UNDP, the Swiss Red Cross, the Nordic Institute, and other international NGOs, integrating gender perspectives into disaster risk reduction and humanitarian projects across Europe. During her Hubert Humphrey Fellowship at American University, Ilić aims to deepen her expertise in advocating for women’s participation in decision-making and humanitarian efforts.
The Power of Storytelling as an Antidote
April 23 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Room 1104 | Building 1100
Join us for this workshop that explores the alchemical power of cinema to heal and evolve. By viewing life challenges as raw material for change, we move through a three-stage creative process to identify personal and collective “poisons”—and transmute them into narrative “gold.” Through the lens of archetypes and visual symbolism, you will learn to craft stories that act as a bridge between your inner world and your community, turning storytelling into a practical tool for personal sovereignty and impact.
Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos is a film director, producer, and editor based in Vancouver, BC and the Greek Aegean Islands. She is passionate about empowering women and advocating for social and environmental justice through her films. Jaime Leigh is currently working on an ancestral reclamation thesis related to cultural and artistic re-connection to her roots in Greece as well as working as an ally and partner with multiple Indigenous communities in Canada. Her work explores how we can re-establish land based cultural knowledge into our modern lives by becoming the living antidotes to the climate crisis through story, music, tradition, ceremony, food sovereignty, and community building.
Jaime Leigh’s filmography includes works such as “Our Grandmother the Inlet,” produced by Boldly “Our Sacred Earth” produced by Earthrise Studios, “Ask the Plantain,” and “What About Our Future?” These thought-provoking films have been showcased at prestigious venues like The Natural History Museum of America in New York City, The Vancouver Museum and Museum of Anthropology, The Canadian Museum of Human Rights, The Polygon Gallery, and more.
Earth Day Film Showing: Three short films – Our Grandmother the Inlet, Ask the Plantain & Our Sacred Earth
April 23 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Shoreline College Theater
In collaboration with Student Life, The Office of yəhaw̓ presents three short films in honor of Earth Week!
Join us as we watch Our Grandmother the Inlet, Ask the Plantain, and Our Sacred Earth followed by a panel discussion with Directors Kayah George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Tulalip Tribes and Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos. This is an interactive experience where audience members may ask questions.
The Politics and Consequences of Islamophobia: An Introductory session on the topic of Islamophobia
May 11 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Room 1104 | Building 1100
This workshop explores the political, historical, social, and cultural forces that fuel Islamophobia in the U.S and globally. Islamophobia transcends individual or private anti-Muslim hatred or suspicion. Islamophobia is a dynamic industry and a political apparatus that is far reaching with tremendous consequences for Muslims in the United States and abroad. What is Islamophobia? What are the features and characterizations of Islamophobia? How do we understand Islamophobia as a vehicle to advancing empire, and what implications do historical events such as the Crusades have on modern advances of Islamophobia? Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the historical and contemporary dynamics that shape anti-Muslim bias, including media narratives, policy decisions, and racialized perceptions of Islam.
Session Objectives:
- Participants will gain an introductory understanding of the meaning of Islamophobia
- Participants will understand how Islamophobia is embodied by private entities and public institutions
- Participants will be introduced to the political apparatus that conceptualized, endorses, and perpetuates Islamophobia
This session is open to students, staff, and faculty!
The Politicization of Muslim Women Representations
May 11 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Room 1104 | Building 1100
The discourses surrounding Muslim women are profoundly influenced by intricate political, social, and cultural dynamics. The Muslim women identity remains highly politicized, emerging from deep historical colonial roots and presenting contemporary implications. This session critically examines the spaces, motives, and power structures that shape dominant representations of Muslim women and interrogates the enduring consequences of the notion of “saving Muslim women.”
This session will address questions such as:
- How are Muslim women portrayed in contemporary public discourse?
- Why are these portrayals produced in particular ways, by whom, and for what purpose?
- What political, cultural, or ideological purposes are served by framing Muslim women as oppressed and in need of rescue?
By unpacking these narratives, this session invites participants to recognize the complexity, agency, and diversity of Muslim women’s lived experiences and to challenge reductive frameworks and imperialist feminism that continue to shape global and local understanding of Muslim womanhood.
Session Objectives:
- Participants will explore how colonial histories, geopolitical interests, and hegemonic power structures influence dominant portrayals of Muslim women in media, policy, and public discourse.
- Participants will explore the motives and consequences behind framing Muslim women as voiceless or in need of rescue and consider how this narrative reinforces broader ideological agendas.
- Participants will gain an understanding of contemporary portrayals of Muslim women and how the image of the Muslim woman has shifted throughout history.
This workshop is open to all Staff, Faculty, and Students
Human Resources
Payroll Reminders
- Leave Reports are due Tuesday, 4/14/26 at noon (employee) and 5pm (supervisor)
- Timesheets are due: Wednesday, 4/15/26 at noon (employee) and 5pm (supervisor)
New Employees
Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to Shoreline College:
- Leslie Amaral – Customer Service Specialist 2 – Welcome Desk
Open Positions:
Do you know someone who wants to join our team? Visit: Job Opportunities at Shoreline Community College.
Updates from DAAG
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Shoreline Community College MISSION – Our Purpose
Shoreline Community College offers accessible, high-quality education and workforce training that empowers students for success. Rooted in our commitment to diversity, equity, and community engagement, we foster an educational environment that contributes to the enrichment of both our local and global communities.
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