Please nominate a current or former student for the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges (TACTC) Transforming Lives Awards.

The TACTC Transforming Lives Awards recognize current or former students whose lives have been transformed by attending a Washington State Community or Technical College (CTC).

One current or former student from each of the 34 Community and Technical Colleges will be nominated by the college’s Board of Trustees. From the nominations submitted by the campus community, the Shoreline Community College’s Board of Trustees will determine the college’s nominee and forward the individual’s name and the reasons the Board selected the individual, to the TACTC.

The TACTC will honor all 34 nominees at a Transforming Lives Awards Dinner, held in conjunction with the January 28, 2015 TACTC Legislative Contact Conference. The TACTC Awards Committee will select 5 winners from the 34 nominations. The 5 award winners will be the featured speakers at the January 28 Dinner and each of the 5 will also receive a monetary award in the amount of $500.

CRITERIA:
• The nominee may be either a current or former Washington community or technical college student who has completed or made significant progress toward completing a degree or certificate that has helped him/her prepare for or be successful in their future endeavors.

• The nominee must share a compelling story in written format (maximum 500 words) about overcoming barriers to achieve higher education goals and how the education and support received at his/her community or technical college was life transforming (e.g. new employment, self-sufficiency, etc.).

Please note: all student stories will be published in the Transforming Lives Booklet. The booklet is widely distributed to Legislators, CTC Stakeholders and the Public.

Please send all nominations to Lori Yonemitsu no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014.

Here is a quick look at some of the things happening on and around campus this week!

Monday, Oct. 27:

Free writing workshop on learning techniques to construct strong argumentative papers. Remind students about this great resource happening at 11:30 a.m. in room 1501.

The Queer Film Festival continues with a screening of In God’s House: Asian American Lesbian & Gay Families in the Church at 12:30 p.m. in room 9208.

Students can come learn how to prepare for Dental, Medical, Pharmacy School with Amar Yahiaioui (chemistry faculty) and Joyce Fagel (SCC and UW Adviser) in room 2812 at 1:30 p.m.

Free Workshop! (For intermediate/advanced ESL students) Learn when to use “a”, “an” or “the” in room 1501 at 3 p.m. This workshop presents a strategy for deciding the correct articles in your writing.

Volleyball hosts Bellevue at 7 p.m. #GoPhins!

Tuesday, Oct. 28:

Free Workshop! Discuss the elements of fiction and how to find them in short stories and novels your professors assign in room 1501 at 11:30 a.m.

Admissions representatives from Smith and Mount Holyoke, two Massachusetts women’s colleges, want to meet women transfer students interested in obtaining a liberal arts degree in room 9201 at 3 p.m. Both schools have supportive programs for women veterans and non-traditional students, age 25+. Please RSVP by emailing Lynette Peters.

Wednesday, Oct. 29:

Free Writing Workshop! Does your writing lack coherence? Find out how, when and why to use the right transitions to smooth out your writing in room 1501 at 11:30 a.m.

Learn about the UW school of pharmacy with Micky Kedzierski (UW Pharmacy Faculty and Chair of Admissions) in room 2812 at 2 p.m.

Join eLearning services in the lab for free time to work on your Canvas, Panopto and other eLearning projects.  They will be available to answer questions, troubleshoot and help you in any way you need in room 1305 at 2 p.m.

2015 Opera Workshop auditions start at 3 p.m. in the theater

Volleyball travels to Everett for a 7 p.m. match. #GoPhins!

Friday, Oct. 31:

Join Shoreline faculty member Eric Hamako for a discussion about “Zombie Orientals ate my brain: Orientalism in contemporary zombie film & fiction” in room 9208 at 11:30 a.m.

The Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet with staff members from the state Auditor’s Office in a special meeting set for 1 p.m., Monday, October 27, 2014, in the Central Conference Room of the Administration Building, (Room 1020).

An audit is a new component of the accreditation process administered by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. It is anticipated that all colleges and universities seeking accreditation by the commission will need such audits and Shoreline is among the first to go through the process.

While the audit is not required by the state, Shoreline chose the Auditor’s Office to complete the work. Auditor’s Office staff members have been on campus for about a week as part of the month-long work.

Shoreline was granted initial accreditation by the commission in 1966 and has had successful compliance ever since. Shoreline’s accreditation was most recently reaffirmed on Feb. 3, 2012 in a letter from the commission following submission of the required Comprehensive Report. On Sept. 16, 2013, Shoreline submitted its Year One Self-Evaluation Report, the first step in the next seven-year accreditation cycle.

With Holly Woodmansee taking a position at Bates Technical College, her responsibilities have been assigned to Mary Kelemen, Executive Director for Auxiliary and Logistical Support Services.

At least for now, Kelemen will oversee the areas that had been under Woodmansee’s position as Executive Director of Budget, Capital Finance and Physical Plant. Kelemen will have help on budget and finance items from Ann Martin-Cummins who will continue in her role as Budget Analyst. Director of Facilities and Capital Projects Bob Roehl will report to Kelemen. For those on campus who would normally interact with Woodmansee on college business, those contacts should now go to Kelemen.

The plan is to fill Woodmansee’s executive director-level job. The details are being worked out now with a posting expected in the coming week. Once the position is filled, it is expected that some responsibilities will be reassigned.

Woodmansee’s final day at Shoreline was today, Friday Oct. 24, 2014. She’s taking the job of Vice President for Administrative Services at Bates.