Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs candidate Dr. Ron Liss to visit today, Mon., March 14

March 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment

As a reminder, this week, finalist candidates for the Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs (EVP-ASA) will be interviewed on campus on Monday, March 14; Tuesday, March 15; Thursday, March 16; and Friday, March 17. All Campus Forums on each of those days will occur in the Automotive Showroom from 3 to 4 p.m. Please plan to attend and participate

If you are unable to attend, DVDs of each EVP-ASA Campus Open Forum will available in the Library on the day of a candidate’s Forum.

  • Viewing of the DVDs will occur in the Library and will not be available for check-out.
  • Feedback forms (on paper) will be available for those viewing the DVDs to complete.  (A lockbox in which to place completed feedback forms will be in the Library.)
  • The deadline for viewing DVDs and submitting feedback forms is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2016.

Today’s EVP-ASA candidate is Dr. Ron Liss:

liss HeadshotDr. Ron Liss was the Western Campus president for Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) from July 2013 to July 2015 reporting to the college president. In this position he was the chief academic and administrative officer for a comprehensive campus and the Brunswick University Center totaling 11,000+ students per semester. The Brunswick University Center, owned by Tri-C, has partner universities on site offering upper level coursework. He then assumed the role of Vice President & Special Advisor for Workforce, Community, and Economic Development. He works with the Executive Vice President in this role.

He came to Tri-C from the position of vice president for academic affairs at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) in N.M., where he served since 2007. During his time in Santa Fe, Dr. Liss was a member of the High School Redesign Committee for the local school district, developed an early college charter school and served on the Quality New Mexico Board of Examiners and on the executive team for the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. He left there with a distinguished service award, the only award presented by the college Board of Trustees.

Prior to his work at SFCC, Dr. Liss held numerous positions at Montgomery College in Maryland, including dean of business, management, chemistry and information sciences; director of distance learning and academic innovation; and director of academic and student affairs. He spent 15 years at the Community College of Baltimore County as faculty, department chair, division chair and director of instructional technology. He started his career as a high school teacher.

Dr. Liss holds a Ph.D. in Education Leadership and Management from American University in Washington, D.C., a master’s degree in Instructional Systems Development from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a bachelor’s degree in education from the State University of New York College at Buffalo.

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Teams now forming for Bike to Work Month!

March 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment

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Bike to Work month is fast approaching and we’d like to start building teams now so we can get started on the right foot.

Please contact Alan Loveless at wloveless@shoreline.edu or Jonathan Betz-Zall at jbetz-zall@shoreline.edu to let us know if you are interested in riding or being a captain.

Also, if you know any students who want to help form the official Biking Dolphins student club, please send them our way as well.

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Metro Transit Alert: New Link light rail service and Spring service changes

March 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment

On Saturday, March 19, Sound Transit will extend Link light rail service to Capitol Hill and University of Washington stations, one week before Metro’s spring service change takes effect on Saturday, March 26. This extension of the Link light rail network features frequent, fast service between downtown Seattle, Capitol Hill and the University of Washington near Husky Stadium. Metro’s service change will revise bus service in several areas to provide reliable connections to Link at these two new stations.

Especially in areas with new Link service, transit customers need to know that they will continue to use current bus routes and schedules for one week before new ‘Link Connection’ bus service becomes available on March 26.

New travel opportunities
Metro’s spring changes and light rail expansion provide current and new transit riders with many more commuting and travel opportunities to and from many more places. Even if your bus service is not changing, you may want to take a fresh look at your commute.

Phased changes
For one week from Saturday, March 19 through Friday, March 25, the following Metro bus routes will serve the new Link light rail stations:

  • Capitol Hill Station – at Broadway & E John St: Currently served by Metro bus routes 8, 9, 10, 11, 43, 49, 60, and the First Hill Streetcar.
  • University of Washington Station – at Husky Stadium: Currently served by Metro bus routes 25, 31, 32, 43, 44, 48, 65, 67, 68, 75, 167, 197, 271, 277, 372 & 373, and ST Express routes ST 540, ST 542 & ST 556.

Starting Saturday, March 26, Metro’s spring service changes will take effect. These changes include a new network of bus service designed to connect riders with Link and to provide new neighborhood connections and service improvements you’ve told us you want.

Additionally, In partnership with the City of Seattle, Metro’s RapidRide C Line will be extended to serve South Lake Union, and will no longer continue as the RapidRide D Line to Ballard. The RapidRide D Line from Ballard will be extended to serve Pioneer Square, and will no longer continue as the RapidRide C Line to West Seattle.

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Cap and Gown orders for Faculty, Administrators, and Staff due April 29

March 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Commencement will be held on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium. All faculty, administrators and staff are invited to wear commencement attire. Your participation is encouraged as a tribute to the dedication and achievements of our 2016 graduates.

The deadline for ordering caps and gowns is Friday, April 29. You can go online to order your commencement wear. Our cap and gown vendor, Herff Jones Cap and Gown, has set up an online ordering system that is very easy to complete for PC users, and somewhat slower for Mac users. Access the Herff Jones website here.

All Users:
Customer number (46000591000) and the order number (3707646).

Your order must be submitted no later than Friday, April 29. The College covers all rental expenses for regalia ordered and returned by the established deadlines, but not thereafter.

If you ordered during the past year:

  1. Scroll down to your name under “Faculty Name” to verify or edit your size and degree information. (NOTE: Support staff and administrators are also listed under “Faculty Name”).
  2. If no changes are necessary, click on “”

For first-time orders:

  1. Anticipate a short system delay to place your order; there may be a delay from the time you select “New Faculty Member” and click “Continue.”
  2. Please be sure to click “Confirm” when you’ve completed and verified your order.

You may also order through Lisa Smith in the Student Leadership Center via email at lsmi@shoreline.edu. We do encourage you, however, to try the online order system first.

Please mark your calendar to pick up your commencement wear between May 31 and June 3, but no later than Friday, June 3 by 3 p.m., in the Student Leadership Center, PUB 3rd floor. After that time, you may pick it up on the day of Commencement at the Issue Room in the lower level of the gymnasium, between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.

After the commencement ceremony, we encourage you to wear your regalia to the reception for pictures with students. It is imperative that all caps, gowns and hoods be returned on Sunday, June 5, at the conclusion of the ceremony at the drop off area in the PUB, room 9202. We must ship the commencement wear the following day in order to avoid late charges.

Please contact Lisa Smith at (206) 546-5862 or lsmi@shoreline.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

Submitted by Nancy Marshall

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Save the date for Open Forums for Dean of Science/Math/Engineering

March 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Please save the date for Open Forums for the hiring of the Dean of Math/Science/Engineering. The tentative schedule for the forums is as follows:

April 20, 22, 25 from 12:45-1:45 p.m.
April 21 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

We’ll announce candidate names, room numbers, and additional information closer to the dates!

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