Dear Colleague,

The spring term is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of students, but it is also time to honor those who give of themselves day in and day out to help them achieve those successes.

Please mark your calendar for the 7^th Annual Anniversary and Retirement Celebration Luncheon on Thurs., May 25, 2017; 12:30 – 2:00 PM, in the PUB Main Dining Room. The event is an opportunity to acknowledge and honor our colleagues for their commitment to students and to the mission and vision of Shoreline Community College.

This year, there will be an amazing 80 anniversary awards presented at the luncheon, with recipients in all employee groups. The number of awards will include:

•  5 Years – 32
• 10 Years – 11
• 15 Years – 18
• 20 Years – 11
• 25 Years – 6
• 30 Years – 1
• 35 Years – 1

We also look forward to honoring five members of our campus community who have recently retired or are months away from retirement.

I look forward to seeing you there!
–Cheryl
Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D.
President

The venue for the Margin to Center event: film discussion of Walkout has been changed from 9208 to 9203. The event is now in 9203 on Wed., May 24, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Join Professor Maya Smorodinsky as she leads a discussion of the 2006 film Walkout, a dramatization of the historic 1968 walkout in Los Angeles, a Chicanx student-led protest responding to untenable learning conditions and systemic racism in the schools. The film will prompt questions about youth-centered and student-led activism, and the position of educational institutions within social justice work.

Join Shoreline Community College counselors as we host a happy hour with mocktails!

We’ll be outside in the main courtyard if sunny – inside in the PUB 9208 if it’s raining. Wed., May 24 11:30-1:30

Students and employees will be offered FREE non-alcoholic beverages as well as receive information about how alcohol may impact our bodies and how we can drink more safely!

Shoreline Police Department will be here to conduct field sobriety testing with vision impairment goggles and share information about driving while under the influence.

Call for Volunteers – faculty, staff, and administrators who are not planning to walk at the 2017 Commencement Ceremony.

This is an exciting time of year for our students. It takes the efforts of many to put on Commencement, so I am putting out a call for volunteers to serve as ushers as well as others to help set up before and/or clean up after the reception that follows the ceremony on Sun., June 11. Ushers are also asked to attend the beginning of the rehearsal on Fri., June 9 at 1:30 p.m. to listen to a short talk by Edwin Lucero, Acting Supervisor of Safety and Security. The time commitment on Sunday would be approximately 3-4 hours. Classified staff can earn overtime pay or work with their supervisors to flex the time later in the week.

Show your continued support for students by helping them celebrate this special day in their lives. If you are planning to volunteer, please email Nancy Marshall directly at nmarshall@shoreline.edu with “Call for Volunteers” in the subject line and what you would like to do to help out. Those who volunteer will hear back from me soon with more details about Commencement Day itself. If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (206) 546-4641.

Many thanks,
Nancy Marshall
Dean of Students Office