Nothing is as far away as one minute ago. – Jim Bishop

… a fine example of a saying that could be engraved on a brick.  More importantly, a notice that time is running out. You don’t want to wake up one morning next month and say, “I wish I had ordered a brick.”

Get your order in by the July 15 deadline to have you own engraved brick be included on one of the columns outside the Shoreline Community College Ray W Howard Library/Media/Technology Center. Cost is $100 and is a tax deductible donation.

Your brick can be engraved with your favorite saying, be in honor of a special event, or in honor or memory of a special person in your life.
Order forms can be found on the Foundation website or in the Foundation office in the 1000 Building, room 1005.

Questions? (206) 533-6783 or lyaw@shoreline.edu

Here is a look at some of the things happening on and around campus this week!

Monday, July 14:

Last day to add a class!

All-hazards training in room 9208 at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, July 15:

Applications for summer quarter graduation are due!

Deadline to order your brick of support for the Library at 5 p.m. in the foundation!

Wednesday, July 16:

All-hazards training in room 9208 at 12 p.m.

Thursday, July 17:

Quality matters faculty retreat at Dumas Bay Retreat Centre in Federal Way.

Friday, July 18:

Two All-hazards training sessions in room 9208 at 9 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Adrienne Houck, Amgen Biotech Experience outreach manager at Shoreline Community College, speaks during the July 11, 2014 culminating session of Project Biotech. Photo Gallery

Two dozen budding scientists just spent a week on the Shoreline Community College campus at the first ever Project Biotech.

“It was a huge success,” said Adrienne Houck, Amgen Biotech Experience outreach manager at the college. The camp, July 7-11, drew students ranging from graduating eight-graders to graduating high school seniors from schools around the Puget Sound region. “The students were terrific, very motivated. We packed a lot into the camp and they got a lot of experience in just five days.”

Houck said one student said after the first day that they’d done more hands-on lab work that day than in the previous year at high school. On the final day, another student, an incoming freshman, said she felt she was now four years ahead in just a week.

The camp was an exploration into the field of biotechnology and DNA sequencing. Campers got experience with DNA, DNA sequencing, polymerase chain reaction, electrophoresis, purification, data analysis and lab skills in pipetting. The camp sessions were primarily held in the college biotechnology lab classrooms.

The students also heard for panels of biotech industry representatives about career pathways. Industry sponsors included Amgen, Institute for Systems Biology, Dendreon, Illumina, Novo Nordisk, Amnis and Travel Leaders. While the cost of the weeklong camp was $400 per student, donations by industry partners and others provided funding assistance for students in need.

Parents, family members, school advisors and others attended a culminating session on the final afternoon. The students worked on a variety of lab projects during the week and then each gave poster and laboratory presentations during the culminating session.

Houck said she, biotechnology program director Guy Hamilton and others are already talking about how to build on the success of this initial effort. “There are a lot of students interested in this area and there is a need in the biotech industry,” Houck said.

Other partcipants included Dina Kovarik, Ph.D, from the Institute for Systems Biology, and Reitha S. Weeks, Ph.D, biotechnology educator an outreach coordinator.

Make sure to spread the word to students about this great service being offered:

Need a quick advising question answered? There’s a quick and easy solution! Just head to shoreline.edu/eadvising. On the right side of the page will be the option to live chat with an advisor, as well as a link to send questions even when an advisor isn’t live. This is a pilot program and if all goes well, the program will be expanded.

eAdvising is a service available to students whose goal is to obtain basic advising information and referral online. eAdvising via email is available Monday through Friday during the quarter. All emails received will be answered.

We also encourage students to find out who their advisor is and contact them. Advisors can help you with your concerns and develop your educational goals. You can find your Advisor by contacting Advising and Counseling at 206-546-4559, by checking Advisor Lookup or by going to shoreline.edu/findmyadvisor.

Jerry Owens will have an update on negotiations on Monday at the classified Lunch and Learn in room 9201 on Monday, July 14, at 11:30 a.m. Robin Ledbetter will bring pizza.

Management is supposed to give us a compensation package Thursday & Friday in Olympia. Under the new ground rules, Jerry will be able to verbally share those proposals with members. He can’t put anything in writing.