Employee Safety Survey – DES State Office of Risk Management

Dear Colleagues, 

Please take a few minutes to complete a short safety survey… 

Each year, the DES State Office of Risk Management, together with the State Agency Safety Professionals Alliance (SASPA), administers the safety survey. The 2023 Safety Survey will be open for all state employees through February 17, 2023. 

Because many state employees are now teleworking on a permanent basis, to some degree, the first question of this year’s survey allows employees to choose their current work environment from six options.  This will allow employees to answer survey questions that are only pertinent to their work environment. The six options are listed below. 

  • working from home 100% 
  • working in the field 100%* 
  • working in the office 100% 
  • hybrid home and office 
  • hybrid home and field* 
  • hybrid field and office* 

*Field is any work environment that is not a home or conventional office. (A few examples of field work at Shoreline Community College are science labs, security patrol, facilities/custodial/grounds, auto or machine shop, athletics) 

The intent of the survey is to enhance our culture of worker safety. State agencies use survey results to develop a safety action plan for addressing the issues identified. Survey information will help Shoreline Community College Safety Managers, Safety Officers and Safety Committee members evaluate our safety program, identify gaps and plan safety initiatives to enhance employee workplace safety. 

The survey is anonymous. Results will be collected by the DES State Office of Risk Management, then tallied and sent in summary form to each state agency. To complete the survey, please click this link or us the QR code below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023SASPASafetySurvey 

Please contact Director of Safety & Security, Gregory Cranson, with any questions. gcranson@shoreline.edu 

Respectfully, 

Your Department of Safety & Security 

Title IX Refresher Training 2/8 3-4pm

Title IX Refresher Training

Building 1500, Room 1515

All employees are required to complete annual training on Title IX. This session fulfills that requirement. We’ll review your rights and responsibilities under Title IX and talk about how to respond when someone discloses to you that they have experienced sexual violence or harassment. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and apply your knowledge to real-life scenarios. Please email TitleIXCoordinator@shoreline.edu to register for this live, in-person session.

Shoreline Art Gallery – Winter exhibition announcement and invitation to participate!

Greetings! 

The Shoreline Art Gallery would like to share some news on an upcoming event and a call for participation!

Upcoming event… 

Let’s get together and celebrate our students! 

This quarter, the Shoreline Art Gallery will be putting together an exhibit titled, Shelter in Place. This student-focused exhibition will feature creative works made during remote learning that illustrates what the experience was like for students and how the arts and creative projects provided a platform for community and connection. This exhibit is intended to honor and recognize the obstacles that our remote students had to overcome during this challenging period and to celebrate their achievements. 

As focus of this exhibition, a selection of photographic work from Shoreline Intermediate and Advanced students will be on display that highlights how arts-based practices can serve emerging student artists as a pedagogical tool for providing purpose and healing during times of crises. 

The tentative dates for this exhibition are March 3rd through April 7th. Reception date TBD. 

Call for faculty participation… 

The Shoreline Art Gallery is looking for samples of student work from faculty members who encouraged students in their courses to produce creative works under themes surrounding the shelter-in-place experience. These themes include but are not limited to: 

  • Reflections throughout Covid pandemic on the experience 
  • BLM movement, protest, social change, and anti-racist initiatives 
  • Themes surrounding mental health and healing 
  • Establishing community and belonging in innovative ways 

Exhibition media might include but is not limited to: 

  • Works of visual art (i.e. drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, etc.) 
  • Musical performances  or sound based media (filmed or recorded) 
  • Film/video productions or other performances 
  • Written or spoken word such as short stories or poetry 
  • Documented community projects or organized events

Interested…? Here’s what we need to know! 

Interested faculty should respond to this email confirming their interest in participating no later than Wednesday February 8th. Please include the following information: 

  • Description of media: Please include title, date, media, dimensions and whether or not any special display arrangements are necessary (i.e., electronic media, speakers, projectors, screens, television, computers, etc.) 
  • Description of working them and/or project context: A sentence or two on the contextual nature of the project conducted. For the exhibition, faculty may include a statement that reflects their process of working with these students and/or any prompts provided for the project or tasks assigned that led to the project’s creation. 
  • Photograph of submission: If possible, please include visual samples of the work/s you are considering. 

Following your confirmation of interest, you will be contacted with further details. 

Deadlines…

Deadline for confirming participation: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 

File Submissions for Literary, Performance and Sound-based works: Friday, February 24 (deliver hard drive OR email to SCC Gallery Director, Zach Mazur: zmazur@shoreline.edu) 

Delivery of visual art: Monday, February 27 8am-6pm. Visual Arts Building, 2052. 

I look forward to celebrating the creativity and perseverance of our students! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if there are any questions! 

Best, 

Zach Mazur  

Please join us on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 12:30-2:30 PM to celebrate the Lunar New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year! Please join us on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 during 12:30-2:30 PM to celebrate the Lunar New Year! 2023 is the Year of Cat in Vietnam and the Year of Rabbit in other countries celebrating Lunar New Year.

  • At 12:00 PM, there will be food, snacks, origami, and calligraphy stations hosted by International Education Department, Chinese Culture Club, Taiwanese Student Association, and Mahjong Club in PUB Main Dining Room.
    At 1:10 PM, we will have students singing on the stage.
    At 1:30 PM, we will introduce Asian & Pacific Islander Student Center followed with a Lion Dance performance!

You can follow the Lion Dance performers to our API Student Center in Room 1305 for more food and a Lion Dance Workshop during 2-2:30 PM.

Lunar New year event schedule lised on a graphic
Lunar New Year event info listed on a graphic

From J. Kahn: Video Campus Update 1/31/2023

Hi folks,

We took feedback from our campus community and made a video version of campus updates. This is in addition to the weekly all-staff email and delivers content in a different way to those who may prefer watching a video over reading an email. Video updates will be created with informational and operational topics and even special guests!

Take a listen and let me know what you think! Follow the link and press play to watch today’s update.

0:00 Intro

00:26 Enrollment

01:00 Assessments

03:16 New Vice President of DEI Melanie Dixon

04:20 Strategic Planning

05:55 Community Partners

09:15 Film “Buffalo Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts”

10:23 Outro