Dear Colleague,

I am following up related to the College’s current remote status and commitment of service at the College. We have become increasingly aware of the time it is taking to work with our students in this new remote environment. The Executive Team (ET) and I have made the decision based on comments from administrators, faculty, and staff to suspend most of the committees and councils (we currently have over 60 active constituent groups). However, there will be a limited number of committees/councils that will continue to ensure that we can move forward critical outcomes for the College.

For the remainder of the quarter, the following will continue:

• Division Planning Meetings (DPCs)
• Appointment Review Committees (ARCs)
• Division Meetings
• Care Team (https://www.shoreline.edu/care-team/)
• Curriculum Committee
• Joint Union Management Committee (JUMC)
• Union Management Communication Committee (UMCC)
• Committee for the Resolution of Academic Grievances (CRAG)
• Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) (as needed)
• Student Conduct (as needed)
• Professional Development (as needed)
• Guided Pathways (paid roles and/or released positions)
• Learning Outcomes (paid roles and/or released positions)
• Accreditation (paid roles and/or released positions)
• Communicable Disease Team (CDT) (Organizing our COVID-19 response)

It is our hope that this time gained from these service commitments can be dedicated to your own learning, teaching, and support of your students. Although this may be an unusual measure, we feel it is necessary to ensure that all of us have the time needed to support our students and each other during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With care and consideration of you in your Shoreline roles,

Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D.
President
Office of the President

Self Care Tip
Practice self-compassion, by being kind and compassionate to yourself, much like you would for a friend or family member.

Quote of the week
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”

Shoreline Moments
Employee Engagement and Wellness Bingo starts next week!
Open to all employees! Earn up to seven “tickets” each week by choosing five different activities – bonus points if they make a Bingo! On Monday, June 8th the winners from the drawing will be posted and will be mailed their prize!

Click here for the full list and how to submit your activities each week.

Email Pilar Corder (pcorder@shoreline.edu) with any further questions or help in accessing the list.

MS Employee Connections Team:
Employees can engage in some off-topic chats and daily snapshots of employees’ work spaces by joining the “Shoreline Employee Connections” public Team on MS Teams. Go to Teams to join or contact Pilar Corder (pcorder@shoreline.edu) for more information.

Featured Professional Development:
Do you want to ensure that your Zoom meetings are secure for both you and your participants? E-Learning has created a recorded Zoom Security Session video where you can learn best practices for Zoom. There are also some quick FAQ’s included as well.

This Friday’s Featured Employee:
Name: Jenna Durney
Title of Employee: Interim Opportunity Grant Specialist
Length at College– 3 years— Time Flies 🙂
Something you want everyone to know about the work you do:
I would like everyone to know that my favorite part of the day is when I can:
-Help professional technical students figure out how to pay for school
-Help adult learners, low-income students, and first-generation college students navigate college

I appreciate all the faculty and staff that work with me in ensuring Opportunity Grant students are able to achieve their goals.

Whenever someone needs _____ they should contact you.
Strategizing paying for school or a pep talk

**Feel free to contact Jenifer by emailing (jdurney@shoreline.edu) or “saying hi” on Teams!**

Featured Tech Tip:
Stay informed with all things ctcLink by checking out their new website!