Shoubee Liaw resigns as college trustee

January 21, 2015 by 1 Comment

 

Shoubee Liaw introduces Gov. Jay Inslee, April 29, 2014, at an event in the college Professional Automotive Training Center to announce his Carbon Emission Reduction Task Force.

Shoubee Liaw introduces Gov. Jay Inslee, April 29, 2014, at an event in the college Professional Automotive Training Center to announce his Carbon Emission Reduction Task Force.

Shoubee Liaw has resigned her position on the Board of Trustees for Shoreline Community College.

Liaw, who is also legislative assistant to Rep.Cindy Ryu, D-32nd Dist, cited the pressing needs of her position in Olympia in a letter read by Board Chair Tom Lux at the board’s regular meeting on Jan. 21, 2015.

“It is with great regret that I find that I cannot fulfill my duties as a trustee while the current Legislature is in session,” Liaw wrote. “As I will not be able to attend any Board meetings and other related College functions till the end of April, my resignation is immediate …

“It has been a great honor for me to have served on the Board of Trustees … I would like to thank Dr. Cheryl Roberts for taking on the leadership mantel of Shoreline Community College. I see the potential for an even greater college under her guidance.”

Lux said, “I’m sorry about Shoubee’s resignation. She was a very good asset to the board and the college.”

College President Cheryl Roberts said the resignation caught her by surprise. “Shoubee’s action is a noble thing because we do need a fully functioning board, but I’m in shock,” Roberts said.

Liaw’s resignation leaves Shoreline with two empty seats on the five-member board. The remaining trustees include Phil Barrett, Catherine D’Ambrosio and Lux. Former trustee Tayloe Washburn resigned his seat July, 7, 2014. In Washington, community college trustees are unpaid positons appointed by the governor and can serve two consecutive five-year terms.

Liaw has a long history with the college. She was first appointed as a trustee in the late ‘90s, serving for six years before leaving the board in 2002. She was again appointed in December, 2005 and reappointed in October, 2010. Liaw’s term was due to expire in September, 2015.

Upon her reappointment in 2010, Liaw said, “This is one of the greatest colleges in Washington State, poised to enter a new phase in its history, and I’m looking forward to playing a role in guiding this effort.”

Liaw has worked for the Shoreline Public Schools, the Seattle Public Schools and the state Department of Social and Health Services. In addition to service with numerous local organizations, she served as an officer for the state Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges and on that group’s   Education and Awards committees and the Efficiency Bill Steering Committee. Liaw holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Washington.

Filed Under: Announcements, Board of Trustees

Campus Community Update this Friday

January 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment

President Cheryl Roberts sent the following message via e-mail to all employees:

I’m inviting you to join me and others from our campus community from 12:30-1:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23, for an update on a number of important projects and issues that will need awareness and engagement from all of us.

We will squeeze a lot into an hour, including items that touch on the four areas of focus outlined by our Board of Trustees this past fall:
• Increasing Enrollment, Retention and Completion
• Leveraging Community Engagement
• Developing Human Resources and Physical/Technical Infrastructure
• Strategic Planning

We’ll talk about our response to recent incidents of intolerance and hate aimed at several student groups. And, we’ll touch on some pending work that you’ll begin to see around campus intended to make for a more comfortable and welcoming environment for students.

I’ll also speak briefly about what we might expect out of Olympia and our approach to our legislators.

As we have in the past, we’re planning to live-stream video of the event on our website. The video will also be immediately archived and available for viewing at the same address.

However, if you are available to attend, I would love to see you there.

Gratefully,
Cheryl

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Shoreline Participates in Survey of Student Engagement

January 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment

This quarter, Shoreline Community College will be participating in the Community College Survey of Student Engagement or CCSSE (pronounced “Sessy”).  http://www.ccsse.org.

A random selection of 55 courses will respond to questionnaires during class time.  The questions focus on students’ Shoreline experiences both inside and outside of the classroom, and the results will inform the college’s upcoming strategic planning process.

The survey will be administered by Shoreline’s Institutional Assessment and Data Management staff during the period of January 26 – February 27.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Bayta Maring
Director, Institutional Assessment and Data Management
bmaring@shoreline.edu
206-546-6949
Room 1002A

Filed Under: Announcements, Faculty

Office 365 ProPlus available for faculty & staff

January 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Faculty and staff now have access the same Office 365 ProPlus benefit as their students.

Extending the Office 365 ProPlus benefit to faculty and staff ensures that teachers are using the latest versions of Office and the same feature set as their students. It will allow teachers to install full Office on up to five personally-owned PCs or Macs. It also gives them access to all their Office documents both at school and at home. With Office 365 ProPlus teachers can take advantage of great Office apps and add-ins like Office Mix to record and publish class lectures.

Benefits of this include:

  • Free Office Pro Plus 2013or Office Mac 2011 to install on up to 5 compatible PCs or Macs
  • Microsoft Office Online which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote
  • Microsoft Office Mobile apps enablement on up to 5 tablets including iPad, iPhone, and Android
  • Create, save, edit, & store documents in the cloud with OneDrive for Business

To install Microsoft Office on your personal computer:

Announcing Student Advantage

Office 365 provides students with cloud-based productivity tools that help them to communicate and collaborate more efficiently, access assignments in shared workspaces, have their notes synchronized in OneNote and the ability to use familiar applications such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel anywhere, anytime and across virtually any device.

For more information see: shoreline.edu/tss/office365

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Technology Support Services
Shoreline Community College

tss@shoreline.edu  | (206) 546-5872

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Sign up for mandatory Get Ready – Take Action: All-Hazards Training

January 17, 2015 by 11 Comments

All-hazard training is required by the College for all full-time and associate faculty and staff.

Those who did not attend one of these trainings last year, are asked to sign up below.

Preparation and training can make all the difference during a serious emergency.

Associate faculty members will be paid for their time at the contractual rate for non-instructional work, $39 per hour. (You’ll receive a form to fill out at the training).

All sessions are 90 minutes. Please sign up for one of the dates below. After signing up, you can visit the Employee Calendar entry for the session you choose and click “Add to my calendar”.

Filed Under: Safety & Security, Workshops & Trainings
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