Good Morning,
Due to office staffing shortages, the Safety & Security Office will be closed today, January 19th, 2024 with office services resuming on Monday, January 22nd, 2024. A uniformed member of Campus Security is still on patrol and available to respond to calls for service via the Duty Cell Phone at 206-235-5860. All other non-emergency requests can be directed to safetyandsecurity@shoreline.edu at any time.
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Events and News
Hello! I hope you are all doing well. This week has been slammed with meetings, with a disproportionate number of them focused on moving the strategic plan forward. They have been great, and I am learning a lot from listening to folks discuss different areas for improvement and growth.
Of course, the weather has been a challenge this week – not too bad in Shoreline proper but some of our surrounding areas have had more icy conditions etc. I commute in from up north and it wasn’t so bad the last couple of days- not as terrible as last year (so far!).
We had a really exciting meeting yesterday with Eileen Aparis, Senior Vice President of Mission at Goodwill Industries, and Chancellor Rosie Rimando Chareunsap, from the Seattle Community College District. We did a brief tour of the Cedar building and discussed some next steps around connecting workforce training at Goodwill more explicitly with King County Colleges for Credit for Prior Learning credit and integration of programming. Thanks to our local experts Lucas Rucks, Dalila Paredes, and Wendy Coates for assisting in this conversation. More on this soon!
This week I also want to include January’s Campus Update from the President’s Office. Thank you to Rob Berg and Ann Garnsey-Harter for helping with it.
So, as part of my list of New Year’s resolutions I am getting back into fitness etc. I am on a program of weightlifting and cardio, and next month will be (gulp…pun intended) doing a food cleanse of sorts. And people, it isn’t easy. I am out of shape but in the last month have noticed some meager changes in overall strength which is great. If others are doing similar things let me know and I’m glad to cheer each other on- it’s always humbling to do something that is personally challenging.
Stay safe and warm!
Best,
Jack
Winter Quarter Updates
Accreditation
Enrollments
Hurray! Winter quarter enrollments are up: 
Human Resources
Do you know someone who wants to join our team? Visit: Job Opportunities at Shoreline Community College.
Foundation
Hi everyone – We are thrilled to be partnering with the City of Shoreline in honoring Mr. Pratt’s legacy. The event is shaping up quite well, but we could use a few more volunteers to help us set up and check in guests. Let Wendy know if you would like to help wcoates@shoreline.edu January 30, 2024, from 5-7 in the PUB. Refreshments (from Shorecrest High School) will be provided.
Emergency Aid for Students: If you know of a student who needs assistance, please ask them to fill out the Student Emergency Aid Information and Application .
Technology Support Services
Emergency 911 calling is enabled in the new MS Teams Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) phone system; however, please be aware that the college’s 16101 Greenwood Avenue North physical address is associated with your Shoreline CC phone number. This means, if you are calling 911 from an off-campus location using the MS Teams VOIP system, the 911 operator will see the college’s address, not your actual off-campus location. Please alert the 911 operator of your actual physical location if you use the MS Teams VOIP phone system to place an emergency 911 call.
Events and Updates
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We serve the educational, workforce, and cultural needs of our diverse students and communities
The President has tasked a group of your peers to review the current bookstore model and course materials access at Shoreline CC and the working group needs your input! Please take a few minutes (estimated time < 5 mins) to fill out this anonymous College Bookstore Faculty and Staff survey.
Your feedback is essential for the working group’s recommendations about whether to renew the current contract, modify the contract, contract with a different company, or consider other options for the bookstore and course materials access at Shoreline CC. Survey closes February 14th.
The survey link can be found here.
We’d also appreciate your aid in getting the student survey out! Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/shorelinebookstore. Feel free to share with student employees! Instructors–if you could encourage students in your classes to fill out the survey—that would be enormously appreciated! Feel free to link to the student survey in your Canvas courses. Students that take the survey have a chance to win a $10 dollar GrubHub gift card. Student survey closes February 14th.
Beginning January 16, 2024, the English department is replacing the current Directed Self-Placement tool with an updated Informed Self-Placement questionnaire.
All other placement tools, such as transcripts, Smarter Balanced test scores, and Bridge to College English grades, etc., will remain as the primary placement methods for English courses, but for students who need an additional option, there will now be an updated ISP tool.
National research and data from our Washington state community college partners demonstrate that Informed Self-Placement tools that provide students with information and agency to select their first English course based on their previous experience and knowledge results in higher success rates and retention.
The new ISP tool includes:
If you have any questions or concerns about the new ISP tool, contact Dutch Henry at dhenry@shoreline.edu.
Dear Colleagues,
Please see the following campus updates in response to ongoing inclement weather.
WEDNESDAY (1/17/24)
Due to ongoing inclement weather, campus services (both online and in-person) will be closed today (January 17th) at 5:00pm. Faculty with classes this evening after 5:00pm on are asked to update class status in Canvas as soon as possible.
Supervisors should work with employees who may need to head home early (utilizing remote work or leave as appropriate) because of worsening conditions near their home areas. Employees should also plan bring home telework equipment/supplies as needed in the event additional remote work is necessary this week.
THURSDAY (1/18/24)
Due to anticipated inclement weather, campus services (both online and in-person) will open late on Thursday (Jan 18th) at 10:00am. Faculty with classes occurring before 10:00am tomorrow are asked to update class status in Canvas as soon as possible.
Supervisors should work with classified employees requesting a later start time (up to 1 hr) due to severe inclement weather impact on their travel where possible in accordance with WFSE-HE Article 17.4.
Please be sure to continue to check the College website for updates as they are made throughout the next several days. Please also ensure that you are signed up for Rave alerts to receive immediate notification of any upcoming College closures.
Thank you,
Veronica Zura
Executive Director of Human Resources
Shoreline Community College
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