The Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the 1964 Society Faculty Professional Development Scholarship is Jensina Oliver. There were many good applications and the Board expressed their appreciation for the Associate Faculty’s interest in this opportunity. Jensina will receive $1,100 this year to attend the Music Teachers National Association Conference and bring back to our college best practices and valuable information to assist with the newest technology and how to incorporate it into classroom and individual instruction.

The Scholarship review committee was comprised of three Foundation Board members, two of which are faculty. The Foundation Board decided to open the first year applications to Associate Faculty at the recommendation of the Federation leadership.

The 1964 Society Scholarship Fund honors the year our college was founded. It was designated to Faculty Professional Development because that was the original intention of the fund when the Foundation started a campaign in 2010.

The fund was then inactive for several years. The current Foundation Board made the determination to revitalize the fund and invest it as a Board Designated Fund with the Foundation’s investment firm. $25,000 was invested and $3,300 retained to provide Faculty Professional Development scholarships for three years while the invested funds accrue enough earnings per year to provide an annual scholarship. This will provide a scholarship for Faculty Professional Development in perpetuity unless a future Board of Directors changes the intention of the fund, which is unlikely.

The Foundation Board of Directors, again, welcomes any donations to this fund at any time and would like to see it continue to grow.

Please join the Foundation Board and staff in offering many CONGRATULATIONS to Jensina Oliver for this award!

Warm Regards,
Mary Brueggeman, VP Advancement
Executive Director, Foundation

The Shoreline Community College Foundation Board of Directors has established a new scholarship endowment called the 1964 Society Faculty Professional Development Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to provide funds in perpetuity for faculty to use toward their professional development.

In the 2017-18 inaugural year, the Professional Development Scholarship will be specifically for associate faculty. Instructors who have taught at Shoreline for at least two quarters and will be continuing at Shoreline are eligible. The award amount is $1,100, and one award will be made annually until the endowment earnings increase.

“We are thrilled to be able to support associate faculty in this way and to show our commitment to helping provide access to learning and growth opportunities,” said Mary Brueggeman, Vice President for Advancement/Shoreline Community College Foundation Executive Director.

“While professional development activities clearly benefit the faculty, they also benefit the college and students,” said Brueggeman. “By creating and promoting a culture of active learning for faculty and staff across our organization, professional development helps focus our community around the shared goal of student success. Supporting our faculty with growth opportunities is an excellent investment for our students and college.”

Professional development includes: attending conferences, workshops, and meetings or delivering presentations as a means to further a faculty member’s growth and expertise in teaching at Shoreline Community College. Donations to the fund are welcomed.

“We’d love to be able to offer more than one scholarship as well as larger amounts per scholarship,” said Brueggeman. “It would be wonderful if faculty, emeriti, alumni, or anyone positively affected by their experience with Shoreline Community College and Shoreline faculty contributed to this fund so we can support the professional growth of even more deserving faculty.”

Applications for the 1964 Society Faculty Professional Development Scholarship are due on November 3, 2017. Applications are available on the Foundation webpage.