Shoreline Community College is a 2019 Tree Campus USA. An Arbor Day Foundation program, Tree Campus USA honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. Shoreline has earned the designation the past three years.

The College earned the Tree Campus USA distinction by meeting the five core standards for effective campus forest management: a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance, and student service-learning project.

“Tree Campuses and their students set examples for not only their student bodies but the surrounding communities showcasing how trees create a healthier environment,” said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Because of Shoreline Community College’s participation air will be purer, water cleaner, and your students and faculty will be surrounded by the shade and beauty the trees provide.”

“Ecological integrity is one of our College’s pillars of excellence,” said Dr. Cheryl Roberts, Shoreline Community College President. “We’re honored to be recognized for the hard work we do every day to be committed stewards of our beautiful campus and instill values of ecological integrity and conservation within our campus community.”

Arbor Day is April 24, 2020. The College will celebrate Arbor Day as part of its annual Earth Week celebrations. Keep an eye on the college calendar for Earth Week and Arbor Day event listings.

Please feel free to watch this short 2-minute video to further understand the motivation behind this new tool for our campus employee community.

‘Waves of Gratitude’ is a tool for peer-to-peer recognition to share above-and-beyond acts of service across the campus. This tool is also an opportunity to express a note of appreciation to colleagues who make a real difference to our students and community. Submissions will be shared with the campus on Day at A Glance (DAAG) each month.

You can access the submission form on the Intranet> Human Resources> Waves of Gratitude (listed under announcements) You can also find a direct link here and bookmark on your Internet browser.

Best,
The Recognition Committee

Dear Colleague,

The College has temporarily appointed Gavin Smith as Acting Director of Technology Support Services (TSS). Smith has worked in TSS since 2004 as Database/Web Applications Programmer and has authored several online tools including the class schedule system, the campus directory, and the student email sign-up system.  He will report to Executive Director Ann Garnsey-Harter up to the Office of the President. Garnsey-Harter expressed gratitude: “We are so appreciative of Gavin stepping into this role, especially at this sad time. Gavin similarly stepped into a different role last year, that of Acting Organizational Change and Project Manager for the ctcLink project, until we hired a permanent person into that role.”

Smith can be reached at extension 4792 in office # 4124.

The College will be working on a permanent staffing solution in the coming months.

Thank you,

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