It’s that time of year again! The annual Einstein Middle School tour of Shoreline’s campus is Fri., March 27 from 12:45-2:15 p.m. Approximately 400 Einstein 8th graders will be on campus to take a tour and see all that Shoreline has to offer.
So if you happen to be on campus and see the kids, wave and say hello!
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will live-stream findings from its recent research report, Solving the Equation: The Variables for Women’s Success in Engineering and Computing. This report will feature the latest data on girls’ achievement in subjects related to engineering and computing, how few women are working in these fields, and what can be done. All are welcome!
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in room 1102 of the Administration building.
Sad news today for the Shoreline community. Kevin Counard, a 2006 graduate of the Toyota/T-Ten Program, passed away unexpectedly Sun., March 15. He was 29.
According to his obituary in the Seattle Times, after graduating “Counard worked as an ASE Certified Auto Technician for Toyota of Kirkland for a number of years before deciding to forego his career and go to work as a produce handler at the Yakima Fruit Market.”
Counard’s obituary also reads, “Kevin lived life to its fullest. He was known for his warm heart, sense of humor, infectious laugh and a smile that made his eyes twinkle. He was loved by all that knew him and lives on in the memories we all share.”
A memorial service will be held Sat., March 28 from 2-6 p.m. at the Northshore Senior Center in Bothell, Wash.
Read Counard’s full obituary in the Seattle Times here. Condolences to all who knew Kevin, and to his family and friends in this sad time.
The SCC Community Book Read Committee is currently in need of your assistance in choosing a book for next year. We need book recommendations and volunteers to serve on the 2015-2016 Book Selection Committee.
Book Nominations for the 2015-2016 SCC Community Book Read are needed by Friday, April 10. We are looking for books that meet the following criteria:
Content is meaningful, relevant to our lives today and would be found relatable for a variety of readers
Length of book is 250 pages or less
Book is readily available in paperback, ebook and audio
When submitting your recommendation, please include the following information for consideration by the Book Selection Committee:
Brief Bio about the Author
Brief explanation of why you are recommending the book: What makes it relevant and relatable to our lives today? Why do you think this book will stimulate interesting and in-depth discussions of the book? Why do you like this book? (no more than 250 words)
If possible, suggest potential events that we could sponsor at SCC that relate to the book (i.e. speakers, films, presentations).
If your recommended book were chosen, would you be interested in facilitating one or more of the book discussions? Are you interested in leading or sponsoring an event? (participation is optional, not required for the adoption of the book.)
Have you used the book in one of your courses?
Are you interested in using the book in one of your courses?
The Selection Committee will consist of 5-11 representatives from faculty, staff, students and administrators of the college community. If you are interested in participating in the selection process for the 2015-2016 Community Book Read, Contact Lianne Almughirah, lalmughirah@shoreline.edu by Wed., April 8.
In order to streamline the process, the goal is for there to be only 3 meetings. Below is the tentative/suggested schedule of activities for the Book Selection committee:
initial meeting (week of April 13)
read all submissions and select top 3 books (week of April 20)
each member read one of the top 3 books
committee selects final (week of May 18)
campus community informed of the 2015-16 Community Read book selection (Week of May 25)
From left to right: Student Body President, Ashley Cowan; Executive Director of International Education, Diana Sampson; Shoreline Community College President, Cheryl Roberts; SCC Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Catherine D’Ambrosio; U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert Blake; SCC Board of Trustees Chair, Tom Lux; and Director of International Admissions and Student Services, Samira Pardanani.
The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert Blake, paid Shoreline students, staff and members of the Board of Trustees a visit Mon., March 23 as part of an outreach tour of the Seattle area.
Ambassador Blake visited with President Cheryl Roberts and Executive Director of International Education, Diana Sampson, before doing a meet and greet with several Indonesian students and their families.
During the visit, Ambassador Blake praised Shoreline’s reputation within the Indonesian community and said he firmly believes in the value of community colleges, as his own wife went to community college in New York before transferring to Brown University.
As part of the event, Shoreline students from Indonesia sang the Indonesian national anthem, “Indonesia Raya.”
To read the full article about Ambassador Blake’s visit, click here.
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