Events and News 

Well, it’s been a week.  It started out great, with a lot of wonderful events on campus. 

Last week we held our first Academic Appreciation event. The event invited faculty to share their sabbatical projects, classroom innovations, and research with the community. We also recognized our annual faculty award winners to a great crowd of faculty, staff, admin, and students! Thank you to Maiya and Ben in Instruction for this great event! 

I really enjoyed attending Ann-Marie Stillion’s gallery reception. Her beautiful images of the male form inspired a wonderful dialogue about art, gender, and community. Thanks to Zach Mazur and his great students who did all the set up and coordination of the show! 

Brian Ramos and I stopped by the Black Student Union (BSU), and we were able to meet Ijeoma Oluo who was presenting on her text “Be a revolution”. The students were so inspired and excited by the dialogue! Our BSU is awesome and growing! Thanks to the Multicultural Center and Rashawn Smith, advisor extraordinaire, for the event. We hope to have Ijeoma Oluo back to campus soon! 

The rest of the week was exhausting for pretty much everyone in higher education, and other organizations across the country, who were thrown through a loop with confusing directives from the Federal government about grant funding and pausing grant funding then pausing the pause etc.  Thank you so much to the leadership team and folks all around campus for acting quickly with ideas and communications as we navigate this current issue and prepare for others, particularly around supporting our grants that support equity – in particular, supporting our students and employees, who are really feeling it right now.  We have some ideas to help us continue to support this work and go forward – we will of course keep you posted. And we aren’t pausing our equity work around SCC. 

Here is a totally unrelated great update about a new partnership if you didn’t see it– between us and Arizona State University- more to come!  https://provost.asu.edu/academic-alliances/newsletter/arizona-state-university-and-shoreline-community-college-partner  

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/Council Updates:  

• Accreditation Committee 

• Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee 

• ctcLink Leadership Team 

• College Council Updates 

• Facilities Technology Committee 

• Strategic Planning Budget Council 

Accreditation / Program Reviews:  

• Join a Program Review Drop-In session to get support on your Program Review:  

• Wednesday, February 5^th, 12:30-1:30 pm, Zoom link 

• Tuesday, February 11th, 1-2 pm, Zoom link 

• Friday, February 21^st, Noon-1 pm, Zoom link 

• Thursday, February 27^th, Noon-1 pm, Zoom link 

• You should be implementing your goals for the 2024-25 year and documenting your actions in the “Progress on This Year’s Goals” section of the Program Review.  

• Instructional areas should be working on the “Student Success” section.   

• ProRata faculty position requests due by February 3: sections “Background,” “Equity” and “Activity / Workload” need to be finalized in the Program Review and this request form needs to be filled out. 

Enrollments: 

Winter enrollments are slightly higher than last year: 

• The winter 2025 10^th day enrollment report is available to all employees.  

• The winter 2025 daily enrollment tracking report is available to all employees. 

Technology Support Services (TSS) 

Windows 11 Upgrade: 

In line with Microsoft’s best practices and maintenance plan, TSS will upgrade all remaining computers currently using Windows 10 to Windows 11 in the coming weeks. As a reminder, Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. This upgrade will introduce a fresh look and feel to your operating system, along with enhanced features and improved performance. While the transition should be smooth and like a regular system update, you may notice some changes in the interface. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this update process. Microsoft has video tutorials for Windows 11 if you are new to this version.  If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out via ticket at support.shoreline.edu. 

Network Rewiring and Hardwiring Connection Project Update:   

Below is the updated building list of the rewired and hardwired network connections that have been restored and those in progress with expected completion dates. As mentioned at the beginning of this project, most of the building wiring has not been updated for over a decade or more (emphasis on more). During this project, we have already encountered several major issues in the buildings as we run new cabling and test the integrity of previous network connections.  We continue to utilize our third-party vendor (Milne) and expect to be fully completed in early 2025.    

Building	Expected Completion Date	Status
800	24-Jan	In progress
1000		Complete
1100		Complete
1200		Complete
1300		Complete
1400		Complete
1500		Complete
1600		Complete
1700		Complete
1800		Complete
1900		Complete
2000		Complete
2100		Complete
2300		Complete
2900		Complete
3000		Complete
4000		Complete
5000	7-Feb	In progress
9000	21-Feb	In progress

Foundation: 

The Scholarship Window for the 25/26 Academic year is OPEN! Please encourage students to apply.  

We are also offering info sessions for students: 

Tuesday, February 11 @ 2 PM (Virtual): Register 

Thursday, February 20 @ 2 PM (Virtual): Register 

Tuesday, March 4 @ 12 PM (In-Person): Register 

Thursday, March 6 @ 12 PM (In-Person): Register 

Thursday, March 13 @ 3 PM (Virtual): Register 

Wednesday, March 19 @ 3 PM (Virtual): Register 

FAQs about scholarships can be found here https://www.shoreline.edu/foundation/scholarships.aspx or email Kara  

Human Resources: 

Do you know someone who wants to join our team? Visit: Job Opportunities at Shoreline Community College.  

Professional Development 

We are excited to start off the year with so many opportunities for professional growth. Keep up to date by checking out the Professional Development Site and Calendar. Professional Development Monthly Updates are brought to you by the Professional Development Committee. Contact us at:  pro-d@shoreline.edu. 

This issue of the Professional Development Monthly Update includes: 

• Accessibility Training 

• Featured Training 

• How to Access Funds 

• Linked in Learning Feature 

• We Want Your Feedback 

Click here to view the full issue. 

Events and Updates 

• Miranda Levy Named Director of Student Accessibility Services 

• Update: Federal Funding Pause Rescinded 

• Cheer on the SCC Basketball Team v. Edmonds! 

• Press Release: Arizona State University and Shoreline Community College Partner to Launch Seamless Transfer Pathways Through MyPath2ASU 

• Follow-up: Temporary Pause on Federal Grants and Loans 

• Urgent Update: Temporary Pause on Federal Grants and Loans 

• Trauma-Informed Training 

• Do You Have an Open On-Campus Job? 

• Invitation to apply for NCORE 

• January Professional Development Monthly Update 

• Transform Your House, Apartment, or Dorm with Healthy Houseplants – Now 10% Off! 

• Explore the World with Shoreline Continuing Education’s Non-Credit Travel Program 

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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.