Nine Shoreline Honors students presented their work at the 21^st Annual University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium at Mary Gates Hall on May 18, 2018.

While this is not the first year Shoreline has been represented at the prestigious event, this is the largest cohort of students that has presented at the symposium. Participation is application based and competitive.

Student presenters and their research topics included: 
Cheri Coleman: Joking Not Joking: How Late-Night Humor Impacts Politics
Decker Eveleth: Worse than Nothing: Strategic Ballistic Missile Defense and Great Power Deterrence
Taylor Jacobson: The Elephant in the Room: How Inadequate Care and Zoonotic Disease Undermine the Benefits of Owning Exotic Animals
Eli Lotz: Diversity of the Human Experience: A Multidisciplinary Review of the Literature on Emotional Concepts Across Cultures
Lori MacPherson: Positive or Negative? Understanding Ultrasound Experiences
Natasha Meyers: Something About Weinstein: Rape Culture in Hollywood
Rim Salomon: Attributes of Resilience: A Look at the Lives of Immigrants
Sara Shojai: Diversity: The Missing Component of Universal Design
Jillian Thompson: The Hand That Feeds: How Policies for Pain Perpetuate Opioid Abuse and a Non-pharmaceutical Solution

The Honors College currently has 14 research track students, of which 9 participated in the symposium. All 14 research students will be presenting their work on Shoreline’s campus on June 11 and 13 from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. in PUB 9208. This event is open to all members of the campus as well as the larger Shoreline community.

Shoreline students joined more than 1,200 presenters from Washington and beyond in the day-long symposium at the UW, which aims to facilitate research experiences for undergraduates that motivate understanding of concepts through their application to real problems and helps students to develop a deeper understanding of more complex materials.

“What it really represents is an opportunity for Shoreline students to show themselves they can do the same level of outstanding work as their peers at University,” said Terry Taylor, a research track faculty member in the Honors College.

“For many students, the thought of presenting their work next to a UW student is intimidating–especially as the UW presenters are upper division (juniors and seniors), while our Shoreline students attend as sophomores,” Taylor continued. “But when they arrive at the event our students realize they are prepared, they know their topic front and back, and their work is as high-caliber as other participants’.”

Students echoed this sentiment. Presenter Cheri Coleman said, “When I first walked into the symposiums my heart started racing because the sheer amount of people and how loud it was. Once I received my easel assignment…I noticed everyone was equally as nervous. I also was able to see that there wasn’t much of a difference between the posters/preparedness of UW and Shoreline students.”

Presenter Eli Lotz said, “It was really cool to be able to see all of the other students at the symposium presenting an amazing array and diversity of research, and to be able to stand up next to them and present my own work after two quarters of working on my topic was extremely gratifying. It was…a really great opportunity to experience the research environment and engage with other like-minded students.”

“Having this large of a group present at this upper division research symposium is a great testimony to the quality of our students’ work in the Honors College at Shoreline,” said Taylor. “We’re very proud of all our students and their top-level output.”

Now is a good time to start thinking about potential outcomes assessment projects for next year.

The Office of Institutional Assessment and Data Management (IADM), in collaboration with the Learning Outcomes Assessment Steering Committee, will be sponsoring 3-5 faculty-led projects during the 2018-2019 academic year. The projects will focus on “closing the loop” with assessment; teams of faculty will “review, assess, reflect and act” based on student learning outcomes for one course or series of courses.

Each project will be led by one faculty member, with the expectation that at least one additional faculty member (full- or part-time) will participate in the project. The maximum amount available for each project is $2,000. Applications are due October 22, 2018.

Want some help getting started? The Learning Outcomes Assessment Steering Committee will be hosting a training event on June 14th, from 2:30 – 4:00pm in the Board Room (Room 1010M). The session will provide an opportunity to gain some background about assessment and see examples of previous projects. This session counts towards the required 10 hours of training for faculty (as “Other assigned training”).

If you have questions about the outcomes assessment project or training session, please contact Bayta Maring (bmaring@shoreline.edu, 206-546-6949).

Dear Colleague,

On Monday, June 4^th, a member of the public was vocally expressing his religious views in our campus courtyard. I want to acknowledge that some students and employees – including myself – may have experienced a range of emotions, including feeling hurt, being offended, or distressed by the person’s comments and sign. This individual’s messages do not align with our College’s Community Standard statement.

As a College community, we do not subscribe to hateful and/or disrespectful actions. We value creating an open and welcoming campus environment for all. As a public college, we also uphold individual rights to freedom of speech and freedom of expression, even if we disagree with a person’s ideology.

The College can also take action in accordance with our policies and procedures. This means that if a person’s behavior disrupts the teaching, learning, and/or business operations of the College, or threatens someone’s physical safety, a response team from Safety & Security and Executive Team will organize and respond to the situation accordingly. Depending on the circumstance, our actions and responses may vary and could include asking students and employees to follow directions from administrators in order to de-escalate a situation.

If anyone on campus takes an action that makes you or your students feel harassed, discriminated against, or threatened, you are encouraged to respond in one of two ways:

-If you are concerned for anyone’s physical safety, contact Safety & Security at 206-546-4633 (or 911 if it’s an emergency)
-If you witness or know of any incident that goes against our Community Standard, please report it to the Community Standard email address (communitystandard@shoreline.edu) to initiate an investigation and response

If you know of anyone, especially students, who were affected by the incident on Monday and may still be in need of support, please refer them to the Counseling Center for support (206-546-4594, FOSS Building 5000, Room 5245). And if you are personally feeling distressed and in need of any support, please make sure to access our Employee Assistance Program (877-313-4455).

Based on prior experience, we know this may not be the last time we see such an incident on campus, so I hope this information provides reassurance that the College has a response plan in place for situations like this, and that there are steps you can take to report and share information. The more we understand what’s happening on campus, the better we can respond with a collective action that helps us live into the values of our Community Standard, while ensuring we uphold First Amendment rights, as required by law.

Respectfully,
Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D.
President

This is an exciting time of year for our students. It takes the efforts of many to put on Commencement, and we are putting out a call for volunteers to serve as ushers as well as others to help set up before and/or clean up after the reception that follows the ceremony on Thursday, June 21. Classified staff will need to get approval from their supervisor to volunteer for the ceremony. Due to the Commencement Ceremony occurring within the work week, staff are encouraged to work with their supervisors to flex the time within the week.

Please sign up here for more information.

Every Wednesday, show your #PhinNation pride by wearing Shoreline attire. It’s a fun way to connect with colleagues and students each week. Don’t forget to take advantage of your employee discount at the Bookstore. Looking forward to seeing everyone decked out in Shoreline wear on Wednesdays!