The 19th annual Faculty and Staff of Color Conference offers a wealth of resources, contact, and support for faculty, classified staff, administrators and other employees. This year the conference will be at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Wash. from Nov. 5-7.

Participants will have opportunities to discuss issues and share strategies that promote student success, organizational development, and career opportunities and advancement. The issues addressed in this conference are central to the future of higher education in Washington and our campus communities. Please use the conference as a resource for learning about meaningful ways to define the vital ties between diversity and higher education in Washington.

If you would like to attend the Faculty and Staff of Color conference, The Center for Equity and Engagement will partially fund classified staff and faculty members. The Center has funding to pay the conference registration fee ($225) for a limited number of participants. To supplement the remaining cost of the conference, please request funds from your department/division along with Faculty Professional Development funds or Classified Training and Staff Development funds.

If you are interested in attending the FSoC Conference please contact Jamie Ardeña in the Multicultural Center (206) 533-6618 – jardena@shoreline.edu by noon on Friday, Sept. 26.  Early bird registration ends on Oct. 1.

For more information regarding the cost of the conference and registration deadline, please go to the conference website.

Here is a look at some of the events happening on and around campus this week:

Monday, September 8:

Men’s and Women’s soccer takes on Rogue at Twin Ponds Park. Women’s match starts at 12:30 and the men’s at 2:45 p.m. #GoPhins

Friday, September 12:

Women’s soccer takes on Lower Columbia in Longview at 4 p.m. #GoPhins

Being blind might be enough of a barrier to most people, but it didn’t stop Cyrus Habib from graduating from Columbia, Oxford and Yale Law School, becoming a Rhodes Scholar and professor at Seattle University Law School and getting elected to the Washington state House of Representatives.

See more photos from the overcoming barriers summit

During his keynote speech at the fourth annual Overcoming Barriers to Employment summit on Friday, Sept. 5, Habib told stories of how he was able to overcome his disability and achieve success.

Read more on the news site.