Events and News

Hey folks- hope all are doing well. It has been a busy week!

This week we hosted a wonderful groundbreaking ceremony for our new Bracken building- a building that embodies the best of what community colleges offer- career training, transfer, and inspiration! The building will house our stellar Math, Music, and Nursing programs! We were really happy to have State Representative Cindy Ryu give a brief welcome as well as Shoreline Community College trustees Rebecca Ringer & James Stark, and new Vice President of Instruction (VPI) Ben Weng. Thank you to Cat Chiappa and Wendy Coates and their teams for coordinating the event.

Did you hear Rashawn Smith won an award this past weekend from the Honda Professional Automotive Career Training (PACT)? The award is the “Challenging Spirit Award” which recognizes leaders for support and performance “exceeding Honda’s expectations in response to extraordinary requirements.” Rashawn has made major positive changes to the Auto program and has led during COVID and other College challenges. Even given those challenges, we reported the highest cert completions in the state! He’s the faculty lead for our Black Student Union (BSU) and just joined our Faculty Senate as the new vice chair. I am excited to work with him in that leadership role as well. If you see Rashawn, please congratulate him, and thank him for his inspirational leadership work for the College and especially for our students!

This week we also had a GREAT meeting with amazing leaders from King County, the City of Shoreline, the Shoreline Community College Foundation, Shoreline CC Board members and Blanton Turner (the property management firm for the student residence hall) to discuss our shared Housing Insecurity Pilot. Using funds from the county, we are fully funding housing for 3 (soon to be 4) housing-insecure students in our residence hall- right here on campus. This gives students access to wrap-around services provided by the county AND the College. We will be watching progress and hope to increase opportunities with more students soon. Keep an eye out for the press release…I’m just excited! While it’s a small step in this housing crisis, it matters. Thank you Guru Dorje and team for all your amazing work and leadership!!

I haven’t been sharing much of my weekend shenanigans lately- mostly because I have either been at events (which I do share) or I’m not doing much that is interesting!  However, I had an “interesting” thing happen on Saturday last weekend that I did want to share. My wife and I were in the car going to some yard sales (we like to do that kind of thing) when we saw a dog running around in the street. A couple cars had pulled over and it was one of those “oh my gosh should we do something or do others have this handled etc.” moments. Well, as many of you know, I am a bit of a dog fanatic (as is my wife) so we pulled over also. In the next few minutes, a group of about 8 diverse people (ranging in a variety of ways) cornered the pup in a parking lot so that she couldn’t run back into the street. Somehow without knowing each other at all, we all came up with roles and a plan (“I’m calling for backup, I’ll get the backside, I will try and get her to calm down,” etc.). We were there about 20 minutes and eventually connected her with her owner (she had got out from a hole in the fence). We smiled and thanked each other and went our separate ways.

I know it’s silly to use this metaphor as some grand metaphor for the possibility of people collaborating toward a common goal or vision. But it was a powerful few moments and it reminded me of the incredible work we have done together as a community at Shoreline, and how powerful it can be when we focus, coordinate, and act in the spirit of our vision for students and each other.   

Have a great weekend.  

Cheers,

Jack

Summer Quarter Updates:

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time
The Executive Team (ET) is now scheduling and holding virtual open office time via Microsoft Bookings: 

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time. 

Accreditation:

• Our institutional accreditation cycle with the NWCCU is a 7-year cycle (see details). 
• We are in Year 4 of the cycle and will: 
  • Write an Ad Hoc report on our new Bachelors of Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene. 
  • Make progress on two recommendations for improvement.

Enrollments:

• Fall 2024 enrollments are + 6.9% compared to the same day last year (as of 8/1/24)!
• The Fall 2024 daily enrollment report is open to all employees here.  
• The report has a new look and feel that we are still tweaking. 

Foundation:

Hi Everyone, 

Here is a quick snapshot of what donors have supported recently:

• $150,000 in support of students who are the most negatively affected by the FAFSA delays – this money was disbursed by Financial Aid office directly to students.
• $10,000 to support the Housing Insecurity Pilot
• $10, 000 to support the Benefits Hub summer funding gap
• Supported Employee efforts with a Mariners game raffle and doubled the number of winners from 25 to 50!

Thank you, donors, and thanks to all of you for your tireless service to our mission!

The Bracken Groundbreaking was fun, but the cookies were amazing…

Do you want to be a donor? It’s easy. Click Here!

Human Resources

Updates

• Summer public operating hours of Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with campus closed on Fridays will be in effect July 1 – August 31, 2024.   
• Classified & Admin Training Day! SAVE THE DATE – Thursday August 29^th!

Payroll Reminders

Timesheets are DUE: Wednesday July 31 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor. 

Leave Reports are DUE: Tuesday July 30 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor. 

Payroll questions? Join us online, Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.

New Employees

Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to Shoreline Community College:  

• Psalm Amos – Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 3, STEM
• Peggy Li – Early Childhood Program Specialist 4, Parent Child Center (PCC)
• Noah Santos – Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 2, Facilities & Capital Projects
• River Zorich – Library & Archives Paraprofessional 3, Library & Learning Resources  

New Job Postings!

• Program Specialist 3 – Strengthening Institutions Programs (SIP) (Temporary), DEIA
• Customer Service Specialist 2 – Enrollment Services

Do you know someone who wants to join our team? Visit: Job Opportunities at Shoreline Community College. 

Events and Updates

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Shoreline Community College MISSION – Our Purpose

Shoreline Community College offers accessible, high-quality education and workforce training that empowers students for success. Rooted in our commitment to diversity, equity, and community engagement, we foster an educational environment that contributes to the enrichment of both our local and global communities.