Shoreline hosts Overcoming Barriers Summit

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.

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.

Urgent appeal for musical instruments for Music4Life

Shoreline Schools Music4Life™ is issuing an urgent public appeal for the donation of clarinets and other “lovingly used” musical instruments by adults who no longer need them.

“School is just starting and many more young people than expected are telling us they would like to participate in the school district’s instrumental music programs,” Ken Noreen, President of Shoreline Schools Music4Life said. “Our greatest need is for clarinets, but others are, as well, and all musical instruments are welcome.”

Read more on the Shoreline Area News site.

Find Quarter Start Dates Easily

In an effort to make it easier to find quarter start dates on the college website, we’ve changed the way they appear in two locations:

  • shoreline.edu/calendarsquarter-start-dates
    (If you want to see only quarter start dates, just click those words, highlighted in yellow, on the left side of the page)
  • shoreline.edu/enrollment-services
    (Reach this page from any college webpage by clicking “Enrollment Services” in the top navigation menu.)

Do you like what we’ve done? Please let us know by leaving a comment on this post.

 

Don’t forget your blue and green!

The Seahawks are beginning a new season and that means it’s time for Blue Fridays (or in this case Thursdays!)

Don’t forget to show your 12 pride on Thursday, reminisce with these great photos from our flag raising ceremony and intermittently yell “go hawks!”

 

Faculty and Staff of Color Conference

The faculty and staff of color conference will be held November 5-7 in Vancouver, WA.

The registration site is now live and the Early Bird Registration Deadline is October 1st.  The Conference Hotel Group rates are available until October 20 or until the conference room block sells out.  Please register and reserve your hotel room today! Click Here for More Information

Conference highlights include:
Dynamic keynotes from:

  • Dr. Luz Maria Gordillo
  • Louie Gong
  • Dr. Johnny Lake

Variety of engaging workshops and networking with Faculty and Staff from across the State!  For additional information about the 2014 Conference please visit the Conference website.