Dear Colleague,

Governor Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman announced changes late last week to Washington’s phased approach to reopening. The changes target activities that data have shown provide a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure.

In addition, Secretary Wiesman announced an expansion of his face coverings order, effective Saturday, July 25. The expansion will require face coverings in all common spaces, such as elevators, hallways, shared spaces, and college housing.

As a reminder, the College will continue remote operations and remote instruction through fall quarter. However, some employees and some professional-technical programs will continue to be pre-authorized to participate in limited on-campus learning.

Please remember that if you are authorized to come to Shoreline’s campus for work or instruction, you will need to wear a mask in all common spaces to comply with the Governor’s order, as well as complete the Campus Access Form and follow all other health protocols appropriate to your level of authorization to be on campus.

Thank you for shifting your behavior to help all of us stay safe!

Gratefully,

Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D.
President
Office of the President

Do you have a performance talent that you can share from home? Singing, playing an instrument, magic, reading poetry, acting, even pet tricks are all examples of talent we would like you to share during our 30-minute lunch Zoom Unmute the Mic concert. You can contribute a short set, or just one song or trick: We’re easy! Nervous about performing Live? Record in advance and I’ll weave the video into the lunch-time broadcast.

Who can participate?: Anyone who works at Shoreline Community College.

Why participate?: Because we’re a creative community and it’s fun to learn about the gifts of our fellow Phins: WOW! I never knew…. You can do THAT?

How?: Email Rob Berg at rberg@shoreline.edu with “Unmute the Mic” as a subject and share your talent and how long you’re willing to perform on Zoom.

NOTE TO INTROVERTS: I typically only perform for my dog, but I will throw my hat into this proverbial ring to perform at least one song on the guitar for my fellow Phins. Now, who’s with me?

Mark the next UnMute the Mic series event on your calendar and join us Wed., Aug. 12 from 12-1pm via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/92692143132

Dear Colleague,

It is with a sense of reverence and a weary heart that I share the passing of our beloved Congressman John Robert Lewis this past weekend, a great Black American. I grieve deeply for this loss to his family and for the nation he loved so tenderly. Although he lived a full life devoted to dismantling discrimination, as a nation, we still need his moral guidance. He had a heart for service and was considered the Conscience of Congress. His work continued to be relevant to every generation across the decades, fighting for voting rights, human rights, and immigration reform to name just a few of the legacy causes he supported.

Congressman Lewis spent his life putting love at the heart his work, always standing up for what was right, and true, and fair. Lewis grew up in the Jim Crow South in Troy, Alabama, just 50 miles from Montgomery, where he joined the civil rights movement that took hold throughout the South. Inspired by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks, he became the national chair of the Student National Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at the age of 23. In 1963, he spoke at the March on Washington. He had a heart for service, always speaking up and speaking out for a nation we all want.

Congressman Lewis’ entire life was about what he called getting into “good trouble, necessary trouble” that would dismantle the shackles of segregation and discrimination. But that work is not done, as Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist, so aptly said, “Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.”

Congressman Lewis had a dream for our nation and it is now incumbent on all of us to root out racism and inequity wherever we find it. With that in mind, within our own College, we will be working to improve governance and other instructional policies, procedures, and practices that do not lean toward supporting our students and their success.

I look forward to that work with you this coming academic year.

With sincerity,

Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D.
President