Heat Wave Safety Tips

July 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Good Morning All,

During the heat wave this week, please see the following tips and guidelines for staying safe while working:  

Heat Safety Tips

  •  All employees should make a conscious effort to ensure proper hydration and ventilation.
  • Drink plenty of water, and have a beverage with you at all times.
  • Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink.
  • Avoid drinks with caffeine and/or large amounts of sugar which can increase dehydration.
  • Take regular breaks as needed in cooler areas where possible.
  • On campus employees can visit the air-conditioned Bldg 9000 – PUB throughout the day.
  • If working at home, cover/close windows that receive morning and afternoon light to reduce heat entering your home.
  • Any employee who works is working without air conditioning may submit leave for any hours the individual is uncomfortable working due to the heat.
  • If the employee has a health condition that is affected by the heat, sick leave may also be used for necessary time away.

Additional Tips

graphic with red orange and yellow boxes highlighting safety precautions for heat. Vehicles, outdoorsm, job sites, and indoors.

More Resources

Still have questions? Contact HR at hr@shoreline.edu at any time.

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Campus Updates 07/21/22

July 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment

EVENTS AND NEWS 

Shoreline held an event on July 15, 2022, “Showcase of Learning,” led by Dr. Reitha Weeks, Dr. Jan Chalupny, and Dr. Dina Kovarik. The Showcase was the culmination of a 3-day camp, which included learning about Biotechnology Essentials, experiencing working in a lab setting, and analysis of individual biotechnology projects. The outcomes were presented by the students as poster sessions to parents, staff, and other students.  

This was an interactive camp where students were busy with lab experiments, bioinformatics lessons, and learning about careers in biotechnology!   

The faculty reported that they couldn’t have been happier working with the 24 high school students, including students from eight different school districts. President Kahn and Diana Dotter have multiple events scheduled with community partners, K12 contacts, and board members in both August and September. 

Showcase of Learning, SCC Campus, Dr. Dina Kovarik, Dr. Reitha Weeks and Dr. Jan Chalupny 

Showcase of Learning, SCC Campus, (L-R) Dr. Dina Kovarik, Dr. Reitha Weeks, and Dr. Jan Chalupny 

Foundation News 

SCC Foundation’s fall quarter 2022 scholarship application is now open! 

Events and Updates 

Please share with your students and campus community networks:  

ctcLink Updates 

Do you have questions about ctcLink? Are you looking for a refresher?  

If you have questions, please visit shoreline.edu/ctclink or our Support Center at support.shoreline.edu. 

RETURN TO CAMPUS/COVID-19  
Cases     

  • (4) new positive cases were reported in the last 7 days (9 fewer than the previous week).  

As of 7/19/22, according to the CDC, King County has reached a High Covid-19 community level. 

  • King County Public Health still has the county set at a Medium community level. This is likely due to a difference in how the two agencies count cases, as explained on the King County community level dashboard – excerpt below: 

7/18/2022: Our reported COVID-19 hospitalization rate at any given time may differ from the CDC’s reported rate because our data quality team excludes cases among people who are hospitalized for other reasons but also have COVID-19 (“incidental hospitalizations”), while the CDC includes those cases. 

  • Given the rise in prevalence of the BA.5 variant, we recommend getting a vaccine booster if you are eligible and wearing a well-fitting mask in situations where you will be in close contact with others, such as labs and crowded classrooms 

Questions?     

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Construction Update from Facilities

July 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Hello Campus Community,

It’s time to start another project.  We will have a contractor on site starting Monday, 7/25, through Friday, 8/12.  They will be completing roof repair work for the 2700 and 2900 buildings.  The 2700 repairs will consist of work in one section of the overhang and roof.  

The 2900 repairs consist of work on the roof and skylights.  Any skylight work that needs to be done within the 2900 building will be done on Fridays only.  

This work will have no impact to building access.  There will be intermittent noisy work and odorous smells associated with these repairs.  

If you have any questions, please email me directly.

Thank you,

Kimberlee Clark

Director of Facilities and Capital Projects

Shoreline Community College

16101 Greenwood Ave N

Shoreline, WA 98133

206-546-4514 (Office)

425-210-0534 (Cell)

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Employee accounts will start requiring login verification on Tuesday, July 26

July 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment

What’s Happening?

Starting Tuesday, July 26, all employee accounts will require secondary verification when logging in to Microsoft applications. That means when you log in you will be asked to answer a text, phone call, or a prompt in an app to verify that it is you logging in. We call this Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Most people will be familiar with this by now since many banks and other organizations now require verification when logging in. We already use it here for some employees.

Why are we doing this?

Scammers and other malicious organizations are intensifying their efforts to break into computers and networks, often by stealing usernames and passwords. Once this happens they can send malicious emails, lock network files, or take over whole systems. When a second prompt is required to log in, bad actors can’t make use of a login name and password because they can’t answer the second prompt. The federal government and the Chief Information Officer for the state of Washington have urged all colleges to quickly increase their security by implementing MFA given geopolitical and other threats, so we are proceeding as are other colleges.

How will this work?

The first time you log into a Microsoft application using your Shoreline network account starting Tuesday, July 26, you will be asked to set up the way you would like to do your secondary authentication. This could be with a text or a phone call, but we recommend using the Microsoft Authenticator app for most people since it will be the easiest to use. For complete details see this helpdesk article: What is Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for employee email and Microsoft products? – Shoreline Support

Note: some employees are already using MFA, so if you already do this you can expect to see no change.

What if I have trouble?

As always, if you need technology assistance you can get help by looking up a help desk article or submitting a support ticket at Shoreline Support.

Thanks,

Gavin Smith
Acting Director
Technology Support Services

Shoreline Community College
www.shoreline.edu  |  206.546.4792 
4000 Building Room 4124
Pronouns: he, him, his

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New Director of Learning Center Announcement and Summer Quarter Tutoring Services

July 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment

We are happy to announce MiSun Bishop will be joining Shoreline on August 16th as the new Director of the Student Learning Center. MiSun Bishop is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Rhetoric and Composition program at the University of Washington where she also teaches undergraduate writing. She researches how discourses of access, disability, literacy, and identity construct various writing ecologies. She has worked in writing centers both as a tutor and director for eight years. She enjoys shark documentaries and lives with her fiancé and two very mellow senior cats.

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