Thursday, Oct. 17 is the first of the NO ONE’S WORLD discussions beginning with China!

The event is at 7 p.m. in the Main Dining Room (Moved from the quiet dining room for the first talk) of the PUB and is free for anyone to attend. It is put on by the Global Affairs Center.

The speaker will be Joseph J. Borich, who is the President of the Washington State China Relations Council. Prior to his current position, Mr. Borich was a career U.S. Foreign Service Officer. He has been closely associated with the China field throughout most of his career, serving under every president from Nixon to Clinton in a China-related capacity. His last assignment was as Consul General in Shanghai from October 1994 through June 1997; he previously helped open this Consulate General in 1980. He also served as Director of the Taiwan Coordination Staff in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the Department of State, and prior to that as the last Deputy Chief of Mission in the former U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu.

PLEASE NOMINATE A CURRENT OR FORMER STUDENT FOR THE TACTC (TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGES) 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 (1) 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 (SCC’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 current or former CTC nominees at a Transforming Lives Awards Dinner, held in conjunction with the January 19, 2014 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 19^thDinner and each of the 5 will also receive a monetary award in the amount of $500⁰⁰.

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-See attached for more information (including criteria) and the nomination form.  Nominations due to Lori Yonemitsu by 5:00 PM – Thursday, November 7, 2013.

Submitted by Lori Yonemitsu

TACTC TRANSFORMING LIVES AWARDS Criteria & Form

A few events on campus this week to check out:

Tuesday through Friday:

The Clothesline Project is happening in the PUB. Please make sure to support this great cause that brings awareness to domestic violence against women. The project offers those affected a chance to express their emotions by creating a shirt and hanging it on a clothesline for others to see as a testimony to the problems of violence against women.

Wednesday, Oct. 16:

The Japanese Cultural Festival will be taking place in room 3014 (downstairs in the gym). The event is free and will run from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Make sure to come to play Japanese games, try on clothing, learn to make origami figures and watch dance and martial arts demonstrations!

A free workshop for students about bridging ideas with transitions in writing. Head to room 1501 from 1-1:50 for the free workshop!

Thursday, Oct. 17:

The Great Shake Out is happening at 10:17 a.m. for one minute. Join us in preparing for an earthquake by practicing drop, cover and hold on! More information here!

Friday, Oct. 18:

In Her Shoes will be taking place in the Board Room in the 1000 building. In this workshop facilitated by New Beginnings, participants will experience the barriers to leaving an abusive relationship and the difficult decisions that are encountered along the way. This is an excellent workshop for those pondering a career in healthcare, human services and education. Please RSVP to Lynette Peters. Limited to 40 participants.

Talent Show auditions will be taking place from 11:30-3. Applications can be found in the SLC or on Echo. Make sure to show off your talents!

The Great Washington Shake Out is happening Thursday, Oct. 17th at 10:17 a.m.

At that time, Shoreline Community College will join more than 760,000 participants statewide for an earthquake drill. The drill should last at least 1 minute to practice “Drop, Cover, and Hold on!” in our classrooms, offices, or work sites. Your participation is strongly encouraged to promote awareness of what to do in the event of a large earthquake, and what might happen immediately afterward.

Shoreline is directly in line with the Whidbey Island Fault, an active fault line that is capable of generating earthquakes larger than magnitude 7. It represents a potential seismic hazard to residents of the Puget Lowland – Us! We need to be more aware of its potential and prepare ourselves at campus and at home. Everyone needs to know to Drop, Cover, and Hold on – and NOT Run outside a building in the event of an earthquake here.

Thank you!

Robin Blacksmith
Director of Safety & Security

College Council will meet Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. in the Board Room in the 1000 building and anyone is welcome to attend!